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The third and final part of the series that firstly took us through "Back in the Day" as a personal retrospective, then onto "It's Not About The Bike" as a deep look into perhaps the discipline that can evoke the most passion in us as triathletes. The Future of Triathlon explores where we feel the sport is headed. From PTO, to the Ironman WC Kona / Nice split, to the impacts it will have on high performance and indeed participation itself. We discuss what lies ahead.  The future is here and it's exciting.  (please excuse a small audio issue at the start only)

Klint Hoare has done it all it seems. Working at the highest level developing elite NRL teams and also 10 years as HP Manager for the NRL Referees he has become a master at leading people towards performance and getting the absolute best out of them. He literally has skin in the game and gets his hands dirty across all facets of development. Not to mention his experience in endurance sport in Triathlon, Running and Cycling.  I'm both excited and proud to present this chat to you. Make sure you have a notebook next to you as we take you through the many pathways to success.       

In this episode I firstly take you through my 3 key loads i use when coaching an athlete. Then I explain a bit about load measurement and management. Lastly I put that together for you in a scenario to help you use these loads in training.  Show notes can be found on my website here

The 2022 version of the Ironman World Championships in Kona was a watershed moment for the sport. Short Course athletes taking the last 2 crowns in the men's race. 2 rookies taking first place. A new Mum winning the women's event. Top 10 under 8 hours in the men and Top 6 under 9 hours in the women. The future is here.  In this podcast I speak briefly about the event itself but really let loose on what I changes I see and how we can access those changes to be better athletes and coaches ourselves. 

This is a solo episode as I get out my thoughts on how we can think about educating athletes in a world where we have better and more access to knowledge than ever. 

Steve checks in again to discuss bikes. We talk history of bikes, best equipment choices, how to improve and we both give our thoughts on what it is we both love about cycling.

Jeff Davis brings a wealth of experience in high performance environments to the table.   As an experienced endurance athlete and high level business person he knows what it means to "do the work" required so that when the times get tough he is ready with the necessary tools to get through it.  Jeff's framework for success is about knowing who you are, knowing what you want ,and having a team around you to help you get there. 

Matt Bazzano has had a storied life and career in cycling. National Road Champion, winner of the "Bank Race", 8th in the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland are just a few of Matt's results.  Matt is still a keen rider but balances it with a busy life of family, career (he is Managing Director of Shimano Australia - Cycling) and working on the Board of NSW Cycling.  I hope you enjoy our chat where we discuss the early days of hard work and simple training methods. Matt's motto is "you learn how to ride on the bike". 

Steve Mackay is both a veteran and student of the sport. He loves nothing more that a chat about the "old days" of triathlon where bikes were simple and training methods were even simpler. It was great to sit down and chat about his history in the sport and the people that were a part of that along the way. 

Darren Alchin has been with HPT for 4 years now and in that time he has gone from runner and part time triathlete to pushing his way to the pointy end of his category. Daz is a tireless athlete with a work ethic that makes him one of the most consistent and disciplined trainers in the squad. In this episode we take things from his days as a goalkeeper and life as a single figure handicap golfer to pushing the limits of endurance sport the only way he knows how. The hard work way. 

In this episode we find out about how Chris has developed from being a professional soccer player and accountant into a trainer, fitness studio owner and triathlete. We discuss how Chris sees the role of strength and nutrition in endurance sport and life in general. 

In this episode I share an experience I had recently where I realised the difficulties athletes face these days understanding all the different training protocols popping up in our sport lately. I pull it all down into 5 major areas to think about and debunk a couple of myths. 

In this episode I have an interview with Dom Mydanjich, Head of Coffee at local coffee merchants White Horse Coffee. Dom takes us through how his passion for coffee saw him start from the humble beginnings of making coffee for his friends in his garage to now being a leader in his community and one of the owners at White Horse. We rip into what processes Dom follows when seeking excellence in his work. We also chat about his other passion which is Rugby League. 

A special podcast that is brought to you from isolation headquarters. Big question and answer session this one. 

On this podcast I have taken you through a coaching reflection I had recently as we head into the main part of the 2019/2020 Aussie Season. In the podcast I discuss 5 main concepts that I have reflected on. 9:12 Coach Well-being and recovery 17:38 Coaching the Person Before the Athlete 21:29 The Concept of Mastery in our Sport 25:38 The Four Pillars of Performance 29:26 Delivering Mental Skills Development A written version of this podcast is available on my blog at http://theperformanceproject.com.au/a-coaching-reflection/

Join us for our 10th podcast where we are joined by Kylie Jessop. Kylie takes us through her life from being born in England, raised in New Zealand and now moving to Australia. Kylie has a fascinating history with food and nutrition, turning her life around from an eating disorder whilst in Uni to now being a nutritionist working in the important area of public health. We have a great chat about her progression in endurance sport and go into her favourite race which was the 2018 ITU Age Group World Champs in the standard distance. We also chat about the latest squad results and catch up on what’s happening in and around the squad. 

In this episode of the podcast I get Matt Lester back from Episode 5 to guest host the show. I really enjoyed being much more in the conversational space than preaching solo. Adds a fun element to it that makes it easier to record but also easier to listen to. As usual, we hit the latest squad results up and discuss the preps for those events from a coaching perspective. We then go into a random question and answer piece where we discuss training load builds, mental preparation and what makes us want to endure .... plus more. Matt Lester can be found on Instagram at @lester_endurance My Instagram is @hptcoachpete In the Q&A Matt mentions a great book on mental skills by Angela Duckworth - it’s called “Grit - The Power of Passion and Perseverance"  

On this show I discuss the 2019 Port Macquarie Ironman, chat about the squad’s recent results and what’s coming up. The main topic for this episode is "Precursors to Performance" with a big Q and A session at the end. Transcript of main topic can be found here : http://theperformanceproject.com.au/precursors-to-performance/

A deep look into how an athlete can develop their mental skills.    Transcript can be found here -  http://theperformanceproject.com.au/mental-skills-podcast/

In this Podcast Paul Humphreys comes back from Episode 1 to interview me. Most people I Coach haven’t been around long enough to know about my experience in the sport of triathlon... so Paul encouraged me to have a chat and talk about what brought me to triathlon and what lead me on my journey to be a coach.  In the show we also talk about the history of Cronulla Triathlon Club. He is a link to some interesting facts about that.  https://www.cronullatriclub.com.au/club-history