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Tinley Talks 2022

Once upon a time, there was a kid from California who didn’t really fit in well with the “stick and ball” sports that seemed to dominate the high school sports scene.

Like many of you, he found running to be more of his thing. And like many of you who tune in to these podcasts, he got pretty good at it. And just like you, he also started cycling and swimming. Maybe unlike you though, he was able to avoid having a real job for decades as he lived off the avails of a new sport called triathlon. Not only did he win some prize money, he also became one of our sport’s first “personalities” with a regular magazine column and his own line of sportswear.

This week on the show we spend a half hour with triathlon pioneer and legend, Scott Tinley. We Fitspeek about his transition from jock to egghead and from competitor to grandfather. And yes, we also have drinking stories!

And if that’s not enough, we also serve up a hot dish of training advice on Mikey’s Top Five. With more weeks of 30 degree plus temperatures in the forecast, Mikey has a way (5 of them!) of coping with training in the heat. Dive into the latest Fitspeek by pressing play below.

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ST on Tek

And the size of those early heart rate monitors, I swear… like toasters.

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The phrase, “win on Sunday, sell on Monday” originally came from the car industry but these guys gave it a triathlon connection. Back in the 1980s and 1990s both of them were not only battling each other for the top of the podium but having their own lines of performance clothing meant the sales race was also on during the week.

And although these 2 were never rivals (as Dave Scott was with Mark Allen) they were competitors. Nowadays their relationship is much more sociable. Tune in now to a snippet of the upcoming interview with Dr. ST.

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Fitspeek 150: Catching up with Cody Beals

Emerging out of the Covid quagmire from Guelph, Ontario is Cody Beals. He’s one of our top Ironman-distance triathletes & most honest YouTube content creators.

This week on the program we spend 20 minutes with the defending Ironman Mt. Tremblant champion. We chat about his relationship with Kona, his passion for racing, and his approach to dataless training.

Also on the show this week is Abbotsford Triathlon Club head coach Mikey Ross. And even though we are in the middle of the 12 week Canadian summer, he knows, and we all know that those September triathlons can be wet races. Mikey gives us some advice for when we race in the rain. 24 minutes of too hot for Slowtwitch podcast is yours with the press of this button.

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Fitspeek 149: From the ditch to the podium with Martin Caron

This past Victoria Day weekend while many Canadians were camping or travelling, one of Canada’s top age group triathletes, Martin Caron, was sitting… in a ditch collecting his thoughts and brushing off the trauma of a bike crash. After a trip to the hospital, he was told he had a broken collarbone.

Not one to take setbacks lying down, Caron embarked on an ambitious recovery plan that involved rest, nutrition, and patience. The plan worked exceedingly well and in late June he placed 2nd in his age group at the 70.3 race in Couer D’ Alene, Idaho.

He followed that up this past weekend with a trouncing of his competitors at the Salem 70.3 event. His winning margin of almost 20 minutes was a solid indication that his recovery was complete. This week on Fitspeek, we chat with the champ on the ups and downs of the past 18 months leading up to his win in Salem.

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Fitspeek 148: Victoria’s Uber-Biker – Paul Auton

Like most of us, Paul Auton liked to ride around on his bike as a kid. Like some of us, Paul also became fairly sedentary as he got older and took on the responsibilities of life and a career (in his case getting up to 300 pounds.)

Like a few of us, Paul got back on his bike as an adult and really enjoyed it. Like none of us, Paul found himself second only to Canadian tri-legend Jeff Symonds at the Oliver Half-Iron back in June.

How do you get from 300 pounds to being one of the fastest age-group triathletes in the province? The bike, of course! Paul uses his not-so-secret weapon to compensate for a rather average (or worse) swim. A bike is just a hunk of carbon fibre & metal, however, and it takes a human heart and lungs to turn those pedals, and to get Uber Biker status not only takes desire and talent, but it also takes miles and miles.

Thankfully for Paul, he enjoys his time on his bike, or should we say on one of his 5 or 6 or 7 bikes. This week on the podcast we introduce a triathlete who is doing things his way and is enjoying perhaps his best season ever.

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Fitspeek 157: A well-designed debut.

If you were a TV geek back in the 1980s, the quote, “I love it when a plan comes together” is probably quite familiar. And although Danielle Fauteux is not part of the A-Team, she is an A-level triathlete.

Danielle is fairly new to triathlon but she is solid proof that surrounding yourself with the right people, having a solid plan, and sticking to that plan can produce some amazing results.

In her 1st triathlon, Danielle was able to check off a bunch of things from every triathlete’s “must-do” list. Finish a triathlon – check. Finish an Ironman – check. Qualify for Kona – check. Survive a crash with a turkey vulture? Well, maybe that wasn’t on your list… Hear our conversation with this successful business owner and up-and-coming triathlete by pressing that play button below.

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Fitspeek 156: BC Backyard Ultra

This week on the program we take another dive into the world of ultra-running and if you’ve never heard of a Backyard Ultra you are not alone. It turns out that it involves a lot of running. How much running depends on your mind and body. It sort of is a “last person standing sort of affair.”

Our feature guest this week is Agassiz Ultra Runner Marina Striker. She is going to give us a 1st-hand account of what a Backyard Ultra is. She was the top female! Marina is also going to let us in on some of her training and motovational secrets. Giving us the perspective of what it is like to be a crew member for one of these around-the-clock events is Fitspeek and Tri*Joy regular contributor Jamie Imal.

Ending off the show & fresh off his win at the Oliver Sprint Triathlon, Abbotsford Triathlon coach, Mikey Ross returns for another Top 5 List. If you are like most athletes, you’ve suffered a running injury, Mikey will go through a self-checklist to ensure that your return to running & racing isn’t too early. Hear it all now by pressing play below

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Fitspeek 155b: A tale of 2 tri-towns (part 2)

This week the gloves come off as Tri-Warrior Head Coach Kevin Cutjar, representing Penticton and Pinnacle Fitness Head Coach, Paul Regensburg, representing Victoria square off to determine which is BC’s top triathlon town.

Also on the show is Mikey’s Top 5 List. The ATC coach offers advice on improving your swim stroke and efficiency for your next trip to the lake or the pool. Hear it now by pressing play below

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Fitspeek 155: A Tale of 2 Tri-Towns

When it comes to having excellent places to be a triathlete British Columbians are very fortunate. Our combination of geography & climate means not only do we have more months of the year to train outdoors but also we have lakes and trails that are challenging and inspiring.

Many folks consider Penticton to be the triathlon epicentre of the nation. Almost 20 years before Simon Whitfield became the poster boy for Canadian triathlon, this south Okanagan city was synonymous with endurance sports, not only here but around the world. Having a city park that features plaques commemorating all the Ironman’s winners is metal proof that this town takes triathlon very seriously.

And then there’s Victoria, the place a lot of Canadians, and almost everyone over 40 would love to call home. With our national triathlon training centre there, an abundance of training venues, and unarguably the best climate in Canada, it has everything a triathlete would want, maybe except an Ironman.

This week on Fitspeek we have a bit of a tri-town smackdown. What is our province’s best place to be a triathlete? Representing Victoria is race director of the Victoria Half and head coach of Pinnacle Fitness, Paul Regensburg. Representing Penticton is Ultraman champion and head coach of Triathlon Warriors, Kevin Cutjar. In this, the 1st part of our 2 part feature, the coaches talk about how their triathlon communities have emerged out of the Covid pandemic as well as the cycling and running opportunities their towns have. And speaking of running, Mikey Ross just bought a pair of carbon soled running shoes. You can hear his revelations in a new Top Five List. Run over and press play below to hear this week’s episode.