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This week we caught up with Kyle Smith to talk about what is in the water in New Zealand and why they are just so good at triathlon. We discuss Kyle's career, what he has learned from training with Jan Frodeno and what he wants to achieve in the future. For more information about MX Endurance: http://www.mxendurance.com To find out more about Kyle Smith visit: https://www.instagram.com/kylesmithnzl  To sign up as a podcast member and get a whole bunch of benefits head to  https://www.mxendurance.com/podcast   To watch this podcast as a video visit: https://bit.ly/3vzSss2      Claim your free Off-Season Strength Training Plan: https://mxendurance.com/free-plan   Or check MX Endurance out on Social Media:  Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TeamMaccax/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mxendurance  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mxendurance    For any questions, comments or suggestions send us an email at podcast@mxendurance.com      You can follow James at https://www.instagram.com/bale.james85    You can foll

This week we bring in the big guns to get a pro athletes take on the 70.3 World Championship. Joe Skipper, host of the Triathlon Mockery Podcast gives us his analysis on the performances in St George and goes through in detail exactly why Sam Long's penalty was controversial. We discuss Kristian Blummenfelt's domination, Ben Kanute surprising us and just how much that forgotten helmet cost Magnus Ditlev. We look at just how dominant Taylor Knibb was, if anyone could have beaten her and how much did Kona take out of Lucy Charles-Barclay. We also look at all the action from Super League Triathlon's grand final and give some thoughts on the future of the sport as a broadcast package. For more information about MX Endurance: http://www.mxendurance.com   To sign up as a podcast member and get a whole bunch of benefits head to  https://www.mxendurance.com/podcast   To watch this podcast as a video visit: https://bit.ly/3vzSss2      Claim your free Off-Season Strength Training Plan: https://mxendurance.com/free-plan

With Kona in the rear-view mirror it is time to get excited about another World Championship with 70.3 Worlds happening this weekend. We preview all the action and give our predictions about how the races might unfold. Who we pick might surprise you! For more information about MX Endurance: http://www.mxendurance.com   To sign up as a podcast member and get a whole bunch of benefits head to  https://www.mxendurance.com/podcast   To watch this podcast as a video visit: https://bit.ly/3vzSss2      Claim your free Off-Season Strength Training Plan: https://mxendurance.com/free-plan   Or check MX Endurance out on Social Media:  Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TeamMaccax/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mxendurance  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mxendurance    For any questions, comments or suggestions send us an email at podcast@mxendurance.com      You can follow James at https://www.instagram.com/bale.james85    You can follow Tim at https://www.instagram.com/tford14    If you want the down low on the PTO

While the Kona buzz is still alive we thought we would wheel out two-time winner, Chris McCormack to chat about how the Kona race has changed since the first time it was raced. Chris talks us through all of the changes we have seen including the move to the big island, removal of the lead u-haul van, changes to technology, gear the course and even race tactics.  Chris gives his thoughts on some of the rule changes that he thinks have made the race worse and why we are seeing times get better and better. He also gives his thoughts on some of the key performances from this year's race and why he think Gustav Iden would be so hard to beat in Kona. For more information about MX Endurance: http://www.mxendurance.com   To sign up as a podcast member and get a whole bunch of benefits head to  https://www.mxendurance.com/podcast   To watch this podcast as a video visit: https://bit.ly/3vzSss2      Claim your free Off-Season Strength Training Plan: https://mxendurance.com/free-plan   Or check MX Endurance out on Soc

After 3 long years racing returned to the big island of Hawaii for the 2022 Ironman World Championship and it would seem that the sport has changed a lot since the last time the race was held there. This week we unpack all of the action from the race including the amazing victories from Chelsea Sodaro and Gustav Iden who both won on debut. We look at all of the incredible performances like Sam Laidlaw's second place on debut, Lucy Charles-Barclay 2nd a 4th time after a near career ending injury and much much more. For more information about MX Endurance: http://www.mxendurance.com   To sign up as a podcast member and get a whole bunch of benefits head to  https://www.mxendurance.com/podcast   To watch this podcast as a video visit: https://bit.ly/3vzSss2      Claim your free Off-Season Strength Training Plan: https://mxendurance.com/free-plan   Or check MX Endurance out on Social Media:  Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TeamMaccax/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mxendurance  Instagram: https://www.instagram.co

With the women's race happening before we record our next episode we thought the time was right to preview the biggest race of the year. We are less than a week away from the 2022 Ironman World Championships in Kona and the first time in the history of the race that the men and women will compete on different days.  We go through who to watch, how we think the races will unfold and give our picks (even if some of us still aren't happy with our picks) as well. We also preview Super League Triathlon in Toulouse, the terrible news that Kat Matthews was hit by a car and some confirmed races for the World Triathlon Championship Series in 2023. For more information about MX Endurance: http://www.mxendurance.com   To sign up as a podcast member and get a whole bunch of benefits head to  https://www.mxendurance.com/podcast   To watch this podcast as a video visit: https://bit.ly/3vzSss2      Claim your free Off-Season Strength Training Plan: https://mxendurance.com/free-plan   Or check MX Endurance out on Social Med

Last week the news broke that Alistair Brownlee will not be racing in Kona this year after developing a stress fracture. We discuss what this will mean for the men's pro race and for the rest of the year. We also discuss the news that Lucy Charles-Barclay will race Kona, drafting in Italy, impressive performances in Malibu and then go through the highs and many lows from the PTO US Tour in Dallas over the weekend. For more information about MX Endurance: http://www.mxendurance.com   To sign up as a podcast member and get a whole bunch of benefits head to  https://www.mxendurance.com/podcast   To watch this podcast as a video visit: https://bit.ly/3vzSss2      Claim your free Off-Season Strength Training Plan: https://mxendurance.com/free-plan   Or check MX Endurance out on Social Media:  Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TeamMaccax/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mxendurance  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mxendurance    For any questions, comments or suggestions send us an email at podcast@mxendurance.co

With the PTO Tour happening this weekend in Dallas we thought the time was right to sit down with Sam Laidlow who caused quite a stir at The Collins Cup last month. We talk to Sam about what he learned from The Collins Cup and his side of what went down with Sam Long. We also get his insight into how the PTO is shaking things up and how he sees Kona shaping up in a couple of weeks. We also talk about the news that Flora Duffy has been given a wildcard to the 70.3 World Championships, IronMan decorating their race clothes with a penis and Cam Wurf racing Super League Malibu. To find out more about Sam visit: https://samlaidlow.com/  For more information about MX Endurance: http://www.mxendurance.com   To sign up as a podcast member and get a whole bunch of benefits head to  https://www.mxendurance.com/podcast   To watch this podcast as a video visit: https://bit.ly/3vzSss2    Claim your free Off-Season Strength Training Plan: https://mxendurance.com/free-plan   Or check MX Endurance out on Social Media:  Faceb

With Kona less than a month away people are starting to turn their attention to who they think is going to win and Mark Allen has gone out on a limb and predicted wins for Daniela Ryf and Kristian Blummenfelt. We joke, but is there anyone capable of beating them on the big island? Ryf has a proven record there and Kristian has taken the 'rules' of triathlon and torn them to pieces. We also unpack all of the action from Super League London, discuss a bizarre DNF in Mexico and once again 'discuss' what the PTO is up to at the moment. For more information about MX Endurance: http://www.mxendurance.com   To sign up as a podcast member and get a whole bunch of benefits head to  https://www.mxendurance.com/podcast   To watch this podcast as a video visit: https://bit.ly/3vzSss2      Claim your free Off-Season Strength Training Plan: https://mxendurance.com/free-plan   Or check MX Endurance out on Social Media:  Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TeamMaccax/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mxendurance  Instagram: http

Daniela Ryf has dominated nearly every race she has done in 2022 including the fastest time at The Collins Cup but the latest rankings update has seen her drop to world number 2? This week we try and wrap our head around how this makes sense. We also discuss The Collins Cup broadcast and the upcoming Super League Championship series and how we aren't really excited about it this year. For more information about MX Endurance: http://www.mxendurance.com   To sign up as a podcast member and get a whole bunch of benefits head to  https://www.mxendurance.com/podcast   To watch this podcast as a video visit: https://bit.ly/3vzSss2      Claim your free Off-Season Strength Training Plan: https://mxendurance.com/free-plan   Or check MX Endurance out on Social Media:  Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TeamMaccax/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mxendurance  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mxendurance    For any questions, comments or suggestions send us an email at podcast@mxendurance.com      You can follow James at

This week we are joined by the incredible Belinda Granger. Belinda had an incredible pro career and now is the voice of triathlon working in commentary for some of the biggest races in the world. We go through all the action from The Collins Cup breaking down the highlights from each match up over the weekend as well as Alistair Brownlee securing his Kona slot.  We discuss the Lionel, Sam and Sam dramas, Daniela Ryf's domination, how dominant the Norwegians are and why the Danes aren't too far behind them. For more information about MX Endurance: http://www.mxendurance.com   To sign up as a podcast member and get a whole bunch of benefits head to  https://www.mxendurance.com/podcast   To watch this podcast as a video visit: https://bit.ly/3vzSss2      Claim your free Off-Season Strength Training Plan: https://mxendurance.com/free-plan   Or check MX Endurance out on Social Media:  Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TeamMaccax/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mxendurance  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mxendu

This week we are joined by one of the best athletes on the planet. The current WTCS and Xterra World Champion and Olympic and Commonwealth Games gold medallist, Flora Duffy. We discuss how things have changed for her since her Olympic win, what it is like to achieve the biggest goal of your life and what keeps you motivated to keep going afterwards. We also preview all the action from The Collins Cup this weekend and discuss the news that Jan Frodeno will not be racing in Kona in 2022 and 2023 will be his last year in the sport. To find out more about Flora Duffy visit: https://www.instagram.com/floraduffy  For more information about MX Endurance: http://www.mxendurance.com   To sign up as a podcast member and get a whole bunch of benefits head to  https://www.mxendurance.com/podcast   To watch this podcast as a video visit: https://bit.ly/3vzSss2      Claim your free Off-Season Strength Training Plan: https://mxendurance.com/free-plan   Or check MX Endurance out on Social Media:  Facebook https://www.faceboo

As is becoming quite the pattern, when we start to doubt an athlete they make a triumphant return and prove us wrong! That was certainly the case over the weekend in Swansea where Alistair Brownlee put together an amazing performance to comfortably win. That is just one of the races we recap this weekend as well as the new transgender athlete policy from World Triathlon, the return of Lucy Charles-Barclay and whether racing categories like cycling could work for triathlon. For more information about MX Endurance: http://www.mxendurance.com   To sign up as a podcast member and get a whole bunch of benefits head to  https://www.mxendurance.com/podcast   To watch this podcast as a video visit: https://bit.ly/3vzSss2      Claim your free Off-Season Strength Training Plan: https://mxendurance.com/free-plan   Or check MX Endurance out on Social Media:  Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TeamMaccax/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mxendurance  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mxendurance    For any questions, commen

Considering a big part of our audience probably doesn't know (or care) what the Commonwealth Games are, we are going to pretend like we don't spend a lot of time talking about the Commonwealth Games this week. If we did talk about the Commonwealth Games though we would probably discuss all the drama from the men's race and the absolute domination of Flora Duffy in the women's race. We do talk a lot about the announced captains' picks for the European and US Collins Cup teams and the controversy around the absence of Emma Pallant-Browne! For more information about MX Endurance: http://www.mxendurance.com   To sign up as a podcast member and get a whole bunch of benefits head to  https://www.mxendurance.com/podcast   To watch this podcast as a video visit: https://bit.ly/3vzSss2      Claim your free Off-Season Strength Training Plan: https://mxendurance.com/free-plan   Or check MX Endurance out on Social Media:  Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TeamMaccax/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mxendurance  Instagram: h

We wanted to see a battle between Kristian Blummenfelt and Gustav Iden in Edmonton and in the end, both races turned out to be action packed events that came to a head on the run! This week we look at all the action from Edmonton, preview the Mixed Team Relay at the Commonwealth Games and spend an alarming amount of time talking about the Brownlee brothers! For more information about MX Endurance: http://www.mxendurance.com   To sign up as a podcast member and get a whole bunch of benefits head to  https://www.mxendurance.com/podcast   To watch this podcast as a video visit: https://bit.ly/3vzSss2      Claim your free Off-Season Strength Training Plan: https://mxendurance.com/free-plan   Or check MX Endurance out on Social Media:  Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TeamMaccax/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mxendurance  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mxendurance    For any questions, comments or suggestions send us an email at podcast@mxendurance.com      You can follow James at https://www.instagram.com/

This weekend we will get to see some of the best athletes in the world go head to head at the PTO Tour in Canada. Will we see Laura Philipp continue her incredible run of performances this year or will see her knocked off the top spot by someone like Emma Pallant-Browne or Ashleigh Gentle? The men is set to see world number 1, Kristian Blummenfelt face off against world number 2, Gustav Iden but they might not have it all their own way with a long list of triathlon superstars there to stage an upset. Will the return of Alistair Brownlee show us what we missed at Sub7 last month? Has Lionel Sanders learned all of the Norwegian secrets? Whatever happens we are guaranteed some exciting racing this weekend! We also preview next week's Commonwealth Games triathlons, the news that Frodo has a new secret weapon and Superleague Triathlon's crazy broadcast numbers. For more information about MX Endurance: http://www.mxendurance.com   To sign up as a podcast member and get a whole bunch of benefits head to  https://w

Last week, minutes after we finished recording, the PTO released the points from Challenge Roth (last week we interviewed the winner) which saw Magnus Ditlev receive the most points of any male performance in history. The PTO called this the greatest ever performance!  So this week, we discuss this in detail. Was it the best ever performance? Or is that something that cannot be decided based purely on numbers and algorithms? We also discuss the news that Jonny Brownlee will miss the Commonwealth Games, lots of baby news in the world of pro triathlon and some serious domination from Flora Duffy, Hayden Wilde and Danila Ryf over the weekend! For more information about MX Endurance: http://www.mxendurance.com   To sign up as a podcast member and get a whole bunch of benefits head to  https://www.mxendurance.com/podcast   To watch this podcast as a video visit: https://bit.ly/3vzSss2      Claim your free Off-Season Strength Training Plan: https://mxendurance.com/free-plan   Or check MX Endurance out on Social

What better way to recap all the action from Challenge Roth than speak with the winner of the men's race, Magnus Ditlev! Magnus talks us through his race, how it unfolded and what this result means for the rest of his year and goals moving forward. We also discuss recent changes made by British Triathlon for transgender athletes, what Frodo pulling out of Roth means for Kona later this year and much much more! To find out more about Magnus Ditlev visit: https://www.instagram.com/magnuselbaekditlev/  For more information about MX Endurance: http://www.mxendurance.com   To sign up as a podcast member and get a whole bunch of benefits head to  https://www.mxendurance.com/podcast   To watch this podcast as a video visit: https://bit.ly/3vzSss2      Claim your free Off-Season Strength Training Plan: https://mxendurance.com/free-plan   Or check MX Endurance out on Social Media:  Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TeamMaccax/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mxendurance  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mxendurance 

It is one of the biggest races in the world and this year we will see two of the greatest long course athletes go head-to-head in Roth with Jan Frodeno coming up against Patrick Lange. They won't have it easy though with young guns, Sam Long and Magnus Ditlev there to cause an upset! We discuss all the action from WTCS Montreal, IronMan Frankfurt, Elsinore 70.3, Mont Tremblant 70.3 and IronMan Nice and why IronMan should give Flora Duffy a wild card entry to 70.3 Worlds this year. For more information about MX Endurance: http://www.mxendurance.com   To sign up as a podcast member and get a whole bunch of benefits head to  https://www.mxendurance.com/podcast   To watch this podcast as a video visit: https://bit.ly/3vzSss2      Claim your free Off-Season Strength Training Plan: https://mxendurance.com/free-plan   Or check MX Endurance out on Social Media:  Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TeamMaccax/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mxendurance  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mxendurance    For any questio

The PTO have promised us that their tour races will see the best of the best race each other and it looks like they might be coming good on their promise as the first names are announced for their PTO Tour event in Canada. Will we see more Norwegian domination or will a local favourite take the win? We also look at the ridiculous amount of races this weekend and wonder whether it would be better to have one pro race this weekend that everyone races at rather than many races with some good names at each? For more information about MX Endurance: http://www.mxendurance.com   To sign up as a podcast member and get a whole bunch of benefits head to  https://www.mxendurance.com/podcast   To watch this podcast as a video visit: https://bit.ly/3vzSss2      Claim your free Off-Season Strength Training Plan: https://mxendurance.com/free-plan   Or check MX Endurance out on Social Media:  Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TeamMaccax/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mxendurance  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mxenduran