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As we draw Season 4 of the TRIBEathlon podcast to a close, I am astonished by the quality of the guests we have had and the wealth of information and inspiration we have taken from them; Mark Allen, the top-rated endurance athlete of all time, Bob Babbitt, the godfather of triathlon, Sharron Davies the Olympic and broadcasting legend and Tom Evans, the breakthrough British ultra-runner to name just a few!  To commemorate an incredible season, we’ve put together an episode of our key highlights. If you’ve not listened to all of this series, why not dive into this episode to see what you’ve missed, and if you have been an avid listener this makes for a great refresher.  Finally, if you enjoy the podcast, the best thing you can do to help us is to follow/like the podcast on your chosen platform and spread the word. It really is appreciated. The TRIBEathlon Podcast will return with Season 5 soon!This episode was sponsored by 33Fuel.com - click here for discount on your purchase.

Eoin Everard is a former international runner with impressive achievements, including being a sub 4-minute miler and a five-time national champion. He has also won the 3k European Indoor Masters Championship. As a PhD holder in biomechanics and a chartered physio, he has a wealth of knowledge to share about injury prevention, including the most common causes of running injuries and key steps to avoid them. He also highlights the importance of preventing back pain when sitting and how it can affect training. Eoin provides insights into the nuances of training, such as why running too hard is the biggest mistake for distance runners and how to a simple 3 minute routine that can improve your running stride. Claire and I wanted to chat to him about how to avoid injuries, the importance of your shoe choice for race and training plus the art of marketing your business as the expert. Eoin Everard everardpilates.com Instagram: @everardpilatesphysio LinkedIn: @eoineverard Claire Fudge Website: www.4thdiscipline.com Instagram: @the4thdiscipline This episode was sponsored by 33Fuel.com - click here for discount on your purchase.

Tom Evans, a former British Army Captain, first made his mark on the ultra-running world in 2017, when he came third in the 251km desert ultra Marathon des Sables.Despite entering on the back of a bet with a friend, his third-place finish was the best result any European had ever achieved in the history of the race.Tom astounded once again in 2018, when he won the 101km CCC race at the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (UTMB) – the pinnacle of an incredibly successful racing year, which also saw him take the top spot (and break course records) at the Coastal Challenge Costa Rica and the South Downs Way 50. Since then he has podiumed at the 2 most iconic trail races in the world; The Western States and the UTMB, so he has achieved a huge amount in his short time in the sport.Claire and I wanted to chat to him about how his time in the army has helped him plan and execute races so effectively, how he focuses on tracking down the marginal gains and what data he does and doesn't find valuable in recovering from these monumental 100 mile runs. Tom Evans  Red Bull Page:  www.redbull.com/gb-en/athlete/tom-evans Instagram: @tomevansultra Claire Fudge Website: www.4thdiscipline.com Instagram: @the4thdiscipline This episode was sponsored by 33Fuel.com - click here for discount on your purchase.

Bob Babbitt's name is so synonymous with the sport of triathlon, he is known as its Godfather. Bob's first Ironman in Hawaii was the third in Ironman history and he has been hooked on triathlon ever since, both as a competitor and on the media side of it too. He's a passionate storyteller and is amazing at finding the real stories among the noise of the race. He is also  devoted to the Challenged Athletes Foundation, which he helped to co-found, through which he has raised over $140m to help  people with physical challenges enjoy sport and athletics.Claire and I wanted to chat to him about the early days of the sport, how both he and some of the characters that he hung out with went on to build amazing businesses within their passion, and how innovation in sport and business can create whole new exciting opportunities for the future. In this episode you will witness what a brilliant story teller Bob is, hear about the roots of the sport we love, as well as see how his genuine passion is infectious! Bob Babbitt  Website: babbittville.com Instagram: @babbittville Challenged Athletes Foundation: www.challengedathletes.org Claire Fudge Website: www.4thdiscipline.com Instagram: @the4thdiscipline This episode was sponsored by 33Fuel.com - click here for discount on your purchase.

Dede Griesbauer recently became the Ultraman World Champion at the age of 52. Not turning pro until she was 35, Dede is a veteran Professional Triathlete, being a 3-time Ironman Champion and a 2-time 70.3 Champion. She is the 2016 12-hour Time Trial World Champion, where she set the course record of 258 miles, beating all of the men as well. She won Ultraman Florida in 2020 where she set an Ultraman World Record and she is the 2022 Ultraman World Champion where she set a course record by over 45 minutes.  It was an honour for Claire and I to interview her and former TRIBEathlon co-host, Laura Siddall, who crewed for Dede in her Ultraman win. We chatted to them about the difference in strategy from Iron distance to Ultra distance triathlon, creating longevity in the sport through smart recovery and how to build a great support team around you.Dede Griesbauer Website: dedegriesbauer.com Instagram: @dedegriesbauer Facebook: @dedegriesbauer Laura Siddall Website: laurasiddall.com Instagram: @lmsid Lever Movement: levermovement.com/laura Claire Fudge Website: www.4thdiscipline.com Instagram: @the4thdiscipline This episode was sponsored by 33Fuel.com - click here for discount on your purchase.

Michellie Jones was an Australian triathlete who won two ITU Triathlon World Championships, an Olympic silver medal when triathlon made its Olympic debut and the 2006 Ironman World Championship. She also won a gold medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics as a guide for Katie Kelly, when paratriathlon made its debut at the Paralympics. She now spends her time coaching other triathletes and around her other passion, horses. Claire and I wanted to chat to Michellie about race day mentality, how she focuses on controlling the controllables, the power of artificial intelligence in coaching, quietening the 'chimp brain' and the power of visualisation.www.trainingpeaks.com/coach/michelliejonesInstagram: @michellie_jonesClaire Fudge4thdiscipline.comInstagram: @the4thdisciplineThis episode was sponsored by 33Fuel.com - click here for discount on your purchase.

Julian Dean is a former professional road racing cyclist from New Zealand who competed as a professional between 1999 and 2013. He last rode for UCI World Tour team Orica–GreenEDGE, where he now works as sporting director. Some of his achievements include racing in and completing 7 Tour de France, 4 times Olympian and winning the 2007 and 2008 New Zealand National Road Race Championships. At the peak of Julian's career he was considered the best lead out rider in the world, so Claire and I wanted to chat to him about the mental discipline of repeatedly setting up others for the win, racing in the Olympics vs the Grand Tours, being shot whilst in the Tour de France and the future marginal gains in cycling. www.procyclingstats.com/rider/julian-deanInstagram: @juliandeannz Twitter: @juliandeannz  Claire Fudge4thdiscipline.comInstagram: @the4thdisciplineThis episode was sponsored by 33Fuel.com - click here for discount on your purchase.

I met Leon Chevalier when sat next to him on the flight back from Kona, Hawaii, after he had finished 7th in the Ironman World Championships (in a year where he had also completed his Masters in Chemical Engineering). Leon has been racing long distance triathlons across the world since 2021, and has already won Ironman Mallorca and Embrunman, came 3rd at Ironman UK and rose from 420th to 22nd in the PTO World Rankings. He is most definitely one to watch among the rising stars of the long course, so Claire and I wanted to chat to him about the incredible start to his professional career, what Chemical Engineering can teach us in triathlon, the unexpected pressures of turning pro and how he can use the sport to create positive change in the world.www.leonchevalier.comLeon on Instagram: @l.chevalier Claire Fudge4thdiscipline.comInstagram: @the4thdisciplineThis episode was sponsored by 33Fuel.com - click here for discount on your purchase.

Sabrina Pace-Humphreys is an award-winning businesswoman, an ultra-runner, a social justice activist, a mother of four and grandmother of three. She is co-founder and trustee of the fast-growing community and campaigning charity, Black Trail Runners, and is also a well-known ultra-marathon runner. Sabrina took up running in 2009 as a tool to manage her post-natal depression and, nine years later, completed the Marathon des Sables - a 250km multi-stage ultra-marathon across the Sahara Desert. She has run many ultras since, including perhaps Britain's most brutal, The Spine Race - a 268 mile race along the length of The Pennine Way.  She is also now the author of  the book, Black Sheep: a story of Rural Racism, Identity & hope. Claire and I wanted to chat to her about her running 'why', running for mental health, experiencing 'rural racism' and The Spine vs Marathon Des Sables! sabrinapacehumphreys.comInstagram: @sabrunsmilesblacktrailrunners.runInstagram: @blacktrailrunners Claire Fudge4thdiscipline.comInstagram: @the4thdisciplineThis episode was sponsored by 33Fuel.com - click here for discount on your purchase.

Mark Allen is the arguably the most successful triathlete of all time having won the IRONMAN World Championships® 6 times, the Nice International Triathlon 10 times, and the first recognized Olympic Distance Triathlon Championship. He went undefeated in 21 races for an astounding two-year winning streak from late 1988 thru 1990. He has been inducted into the Halls of Fame for IRONMAN, USA Triathlon, and the International Triathlon Union. In 2012 Mark was voted “The Greatest Endurance Athlete of All Time” by ESPN. Post retirement Mark has devoted his career to coaching athletes of all levels and to sharing the lessons he learned about preparation, perseverance, and living up to their full potential. Claire and I wanted to chat to the legend that is Mark Allen about his infamous performances in Kona, which of course include the race known as the 'Ironwar', about quietening the mind, how Shamanism helped him reach his potential and finally about how he is using artificial intelligence to coach athletes.1989thestory.commarkallensports.comtridot.com/mark-allen-edition Mark on Social Media:Facebook: @markallencoachingInstagram: @markallengripLinkedIn: @markallen08Twitter: @markallengrip Claire Fudge4thdiscipline.comInstagram: @the4thdisciplineThis episode was sponsored by 33Fuel.com - click here for discount on your purchase.

Sam Bewley is a racing cyclist from New Zealand who, until recently, rode for UCI World Team BikeExchange–Jayco. Bewley also competed for UCI ProTeam Team RadioShack with Lance Armstrong and twice won an Olympic bronze medal on the track. He has raced in nine Grand Tours, including five starts at the Vuelta a España, three starts at the Giro d'Italia and the Tour de France in its 2020 edition.   Sam is a podcast host and also known as ‘the stand-up cyclist’ for bringing humour to the peloton, so I wanted to chat to him about his transition from mountain to track to road cycling, the highs and lows of his grand tours, cycling with Lance Armstrong and the importance of culture in the team.Profile on Green Edge CyclingSam on Social Media: Twitter: @sam_bewleyInstagram: @sambewley Claire Fudge4thdiscipline.comInstagram: @the4thdisciplineThis episode was sponsored by 33Fuel.com - click here for discount on your purchase.

Ryan Stramrood is one of South Africa's top extreme adventurers and ice swimmers. He quietly travels to the planet's most inhospitable waterscapes where he seeks out extreme cold water swimming experiences. He swam the first official “Ice Mile” in -1°C water in Antarctica, completed a swim in the Jokulsarlon Glacier Lagoon in Iceland and is the only person to have swam west to east across the shark infested waters of False Bay; all of which is just the tip of the proverbial iceberg of his swimming achievements. Ryan is also a TED speaker and author of the book 'Push Past Impossible', so Claire and I wanted to chat to him about setting goals that allow him to push past the impossible, conditioning the body for the extreme cold and how to avoid becoming an excuse magnet. ryanstramrood.com Check out Ryan's book, Push Past Impossible here Ryan on Social Media: Twitter: @strammieFacebook: @strammieInstagram: @ryan_stramrood Claire Fudge4thdiscipline.comInstagram: @the4thdisciplineThis episode was sponsored by 33Fuel.com - click here for discount on your purchase.

Sharron Davies MBE is an English former competitive swimmer who has represented Great Britain in the Olympics and European championships and England in the Commonwealth Games.   Sharron has attended 12 consecutive Olympic Games, competing in three and then working in the media for the BBC Sport, and she has earned a silver Olympic medal, 2 gold and 2 bronze medals at Commonwealth Games and 2 bronze medals at the European Championships.  In addition to working for BBC Sport, she was also a Gladiator and a breakfast TV presenter, but in recent years has received most coverage for being outspoken in the discussion around transgender athletes in sport.  Claire and I want to chat to her about fairness in sport in relation to drugs and gender, the science behind the transgender discussion and the abuse she received for speaking out about what she believes in.www.sharrondavies.com Sharron on Social MediaTwitter: @sharrondaviesukFacebook: @sharrondaviesukInstagram: @sharrondaviesuk Claire Fudge4thdiscipline.comInstagram: @the4thdiscipline This episode was sponsored by 33Fuel.com - click here for discount on your purchase.

Charlie and Claire end season 3 of the TRIBEathlon Podcast by recapping their favourite moments of the season with excerpts of their interviews with guests Wanda Summers, Keri-anne Payne, Dr Nicky Keay, Charlie Spedding, Mimi Anderson, Jodie Stimpson, Elisabet Barnes and Morgan Pearson  TRIBEathlon Podcast will return for Season 4 in September!If you enjoyed the TRIBEathlon Podcast, please share, subscribe and rate it on your chosen podcast platform. TRIBEathlon Website: tribeathlon.comTRIBEathlon Instagram: @tribeathlon_appTRIBEathlon Facebook: @tribeathlonClaire Fudge4thdiscipline.comInstagram: @the4thdisciplineThis episode was sponsored by 33Fuel.com - click here for discount on your purchase.

Jodie Stimpson did her first triathlon at age 8, and went on to a massively successful career on the short course, winning 2 commonwealth gold medals and was a 4 x World Triathlon Series winner. She has now moved up to the 70.3 middle distance triathlon, and has already notched up wins and iconic races. Claire and I got to chat to Jodie about the challenge of moving up to the longer distances, the iconic races she is targeting given her more flexible race selection and missing out on the Olympics, something she worked so hard for and came so close to.www.jodiestimpson.co.uk Jodie on Social Media:Twitter:@jodiestimpson Facebook: @GB.Triathlete.JodieStimpson Instagram: @jodiestimpson  Claire Fudge4thdiscipline.comInstagram: @the4thdiscipline This episode was sponsored by 33Fuel.com - click here for discount on your purchase.

Having won races like Marathon Des Sables, the Oman Desert Marathon and the Big Red Run in Australia and setting multiple course records, Elisabet Barnes was an accomplished ultra-runner by anyone's standards; but why, having grown up in Scandinavia, has she achieved her success in the desert? Elisabet retired from ultra-running during the pandemic and is an ultra-coach, but she has added a new (and very different) string to her bow by qualifying as a sexologist and is aiming to help people transform their relationships and upgrade their sex lives! Claire and I wanted to get to the bottom of the secrets to succeeding at desert races, how to make a living from running, and how endurance sport affects our relationships.Elisabet's Coaching/Running Website and Social Media: Website: ultra.coachInstagram: @ultra.coachFacebook: @UltraCoachEli Elisabet's Relationship Website and Social Media: Website: elisabetbarnes.comInstagram: @elisabetbarnesFacebook: @ElisabetBarnesTherapy   Claire Fudge4thdiscipline.comInstagram: @the4thdisciplineThis episode was sponsored by 33Fuel.com - click here for discount on your purchase.

Jan Sibbersen broke the Kona swim record in 2018, recording an incredible 46.29 at age 43, many years after being first out of the water at his first race there. With German national swim team experience, he embraced triathlon initially in the off season, but it soon became his passion.  After multiple Kona appearances, he went on to manage a young promising Ironman athlete by the name of Patrick Lange! He also decided to step away from the corporate investment banking world at set up his own wetsuit brand, Sailfish, which now sponsors many top athletes from around the world. Claire and I wanted to chat to Jan about 'the energy of leading the race', how to choose the right wetsuit and how triathletes can improve their swim race times.   www.sailfish.comSailfish Social Media:Instagram: @sailfish_triathlonFacebook: @sailfish4thdiscipline.comInstagram: @the4thdisciplineThis episode was sponsored by 33Fuel.com - click here for discount on your purchase.

Dr Nicky Keay is a leading expert in endocrinology, having gained extensive clinical and research experience in hormones and their impact on the human body. She has focused much of her research on both athletes and dancers and has done a lot of research on how what we eat affects our hormone balance, and how this not only impacts our performance in sport, but also our long-term health.   So, Claire and I got the chance to chat to Dr Nicky about the impact of hormonal balance on our sport, how we can test and improve it to maximise our results, and also the hidden side effects of under fuelling in our training. nickykeayfitness.comwww.forthedge.co.ukNicky's Socials:Instagram: @nickykfitness  Facebook: @nickykeayfitness LinkedIn: @nickykeay Twitter: @nickyKfitness 4thdiscipline.comInstagram: @the4thdisciplineThis episode was sponsored by 33Fuel.com - click here for discount on your purchase.

Mimi Anderson is one of the world’s most inspirational female distance runners, having made an incredible journey from stay-at-home mother of three to multiple Guinness World Record Holder.  Mimi has taken part in extreme races around the world, running across deserts, mountains, enduring the freezing temperatures of the Arctic, the heat and humidity of the Peruvian jungle and the extreme heat of Death Valley in America - setting course records, World Records and, on occasion, beating the men!  Mimi has shown that it’s never too late to fulfil your dreams and achieve the impossible, so I wanted to chat to her about bringing the family into the endurance challenges, grieving the loss of ultra-running and fuelling her adventures in light of her previous eating disorder.marvellousmimi.comTwitter: @MarvellousMimiInstagram: @marvellousmimi4thdiscipline.comInstagram: @the4thdisciplineThis episode was sponsored by 33Fuel.com - click here for discount on your purchase.

Wanda Summers has an incredible story that demonstrates the power of the mind; she got into running by signing up to Marathon Des Sables (MDS), billed as one of the toughest races on earth…certainly not an easy start, but life was about to get much harder.   Soon after MDS she was paralysed in a paragliding accident back in Cornwall and was told that without surgery she had 0% chance of walking again. But Wanda ignored the advice, defied the odds, and is now not only walking, but back to running ultra-marathons!  Claire and I got the chance to chat to Wanda about mental strength both through racing and recovery, going from couch to MDS, the iconic races she has done since, and the secrets to running longer and faster.wandasummers.co.uk Wanda on Instagram: @wsummersWanda on Facebook: @PTWandaSummers 4thdiscipline.comInstagram: @the4thdiscipline This episode was sponsored by 33Fuel.com - click here for discount on your purchase.