As part of our ongoing Kona coverage, we are joined by pro triathlete Dr. Tamsin Lewis, who volunteered for medical at the Ironman World Championships this year. We’re going to hear from Tamsin the most common problems and issues she saw in participants, from mild to extreme, with her advice on solutions to prevent such Read More

Kona lives on at EP! On this special episode we’re joined by professional triathlete and business owner Kim Schwabenbauer to talk about her experience racing in the Ironman World Championships this year (her third time racing Hawaii, but first as a pro). Kim was one of the final women to make the cut off in the Read More

We catch up with triathlete Mark Zanker of Australia, who recently went 9:43 in the Ironman World Championships, his first time racing Kona. Mark is a vegan athlete; he trains intuitively and doesn’t use HR, power or pace; and he manages a full-time job and big family. Just this year he turned vegan, and also Read More

I sat down with elite amateur triathlete and Team Timex member Samantha Mazer before the Ironman World Championships, while we were still in Kona, to hear about her journey getting to Kona for the first time, with details on past races, how she trains, her diet and also how she manages balancing triathlon with law Read More

While we were still in Kona, Ben, Tawnee and Brock (from the BGF podcast) got together Sunday evening after the race to talk about Ben’s last Ironman in Kona. We kept it light and had some fun, while also getting some great details from Ben on his nutrition (and what went wrong and what he Read More

We are joined by Coach Jim Vance to recap the 2013 Ironman World Championship pro race, going into detail about both the men’s and women’s field. We’ll talk about the folks who made it on the podium and much more. Vance was at the race this year and did some cool data analysis that he’ll Read More

We’ve been among all these folks who made it to Kona, and we wanted to find out what they use for fuel. On this show, we feature 13 triathletes – 12 amateurs and 1 pro – who qualified or got a spot for Kona sharing their sports nutrition details for the Ironman World Championships. Specifically, Read More

On Friday evening, Ironman World Championships eve, we caught up with elite age grouper, Max Biessmann, 28, who’s racing in Kona for the second time today, Saturday, Oct. 12. We hear about Max’s journey to figuring out Ironman racing after some tough races early on in his career, his race execution at IMAZ where he qualified, Read More

We are joined by professional triathlete Hillary Biscay for some excellent insight into the women’s pro race here at the Ironman World Championships this year, including details on the key contenders, the dynamic of the women’s race and much more (as well as a few tangents of course). Hillary’s experience and relationships in the sport Read More

Six-time Ironman World Champion Mark Allen shares some exclusive news with Endurance Planet about his new book, “The Art of Competition,” including the inspiring story of how the book was developed as well as some quotes you’ll find in the book and the stories behind them, as well as a little more fun chat at Read More