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Hurricanes, Floods and Fitspeek 147

Another day at the office for the Fitspeek Staff (top of Yellow Lake)

It’s been far too long since we got the Fitspeek folks together for a good ole fashioned roundtable.

On the program today we talk to co-host Kevin Watt about his experiences being an outdoorsy construction guy and working in the unsavoury Fraser Valley weather that we have been having.

Also, along with KW, is our guy for all things cycling and pro triathlon, Roy McBeth. Roy is a rockin’ fast guy and raced at the recent World 70.3 (that’s Half-Ironman) Championships in St. George Utah. He’ll be telling us about his experiences on that day.

As if the high level of competition and difficult topography wasn’t enough, Mother Nature decided to throw Roy and the other racers a major curveball in the form of a short little hurricane. Thankfully Roy, unlike some of his competitors, didn’t get thrown into the ditch.

Roy, who is on the Spaero and F2C elite teams will also be talking about some of the cyclocross events that have been happening here in the Fraser Valley and around the world. Fitspeek 147, with all the news that is fit to podcast is yours with a button click below.

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Fitspeek 140 – Nathan Killam: Never Just a Pretty Face

A lot has happened since we last chatted with Canada’s triathlon gladiator from the West Coast: Covid-19, a new home in North Vancouver, and a battle between a Ventum and a bear!

Also in our feature interview Nathan explains what he has been doing to keep both himself and his athletes motivated while they wait and wait and wait for racing to finally resume out here in BC.

We end off the interview with Nathan taking off his cycling helmet and putting on his hardhat and we talk about tips on home renovation. As a trades kinda guy, Nathan is just as comfortable on his band saw as he is on his aero bars. 45 minutes of intensity, hilarity, and bear-ity comes your way by pressing play below.

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Is there a French word for Shitshow?

After suffering a bike crash during a 70.3 triathlon in France last year, Vancouver’s Rach McBride needed to heal their body & fix their bike for a follow up race in Lanzarote. Some things don’t go according to plan. It was not a comedy of errors.

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The value of a Plan B: Fitspeek 114 With Ben Rudson

Ben Rudson’s an engineer, a pro-triathlete, and a pretty wise dude. He was a latecomer to triathlon but once he found the sport he excelled at it quickly. Although he’s originally from Nanaimo, he moved to Kingston for university, and then to Calgary for employment. And although Ben is a super-quick guy who specializes in the 70.3 distance, he knew the challenges of being a full-time pro would be daunting. Then along came Covid, and the chances of earning a living in the sport with a name that isn’t Gomez, Ryf, or Sanders, were pretty slim. No problem for Ben as that degree in engineering has him at a demanding job that both pays the bills and also allows him to train at the elite level. Hear part one of Ben’s story from his days as a hockey player in Nanaimo to his surprisingly fast Ironman debut that qualified him for Kona.

Speaking of debuts, be listening after Ben’s interview for Between the Ears with Dr. E. With the start of the “dark season” in the Fraser Valley a lot of folks can get seasonal affect disorder. In Dr. E’s debut, she speaks about the causes of SAD and ways you can go about overcoming it. Hear it all now by pressing play below.

With the fall running season here, make the most out of all your running opportunities with effective and challenging workouts. The coaches at Tri*Joy} The Spirit of Multisport can guide you to your first marathon, or your fastest. We are your Fraser Valley based multisport coaching connection. Click the link to get in touch with us for your free introductory assessment & goal-setting session.

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Now that we have your attention

Fitspeek is getting experimental! Fitspeek guy Kevin Heinze is teaming up with local multisport phenom Roy McBeth to produce a new mini-podcast. What’s it about? Whatever Roy wants!

This time around we chat about the wouldda coudda shouldda Kona that never happened this month. Roy & Kevin also talk pro cycling, Lionel Sanders, ZWIFT racing league, and caffeine abuse. The ideal podcast for that 15 minute commute to Abbotsford or Maple Ridge. Hit that play button now.

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Multi-tribal, multi-sporting, multi-talented. Roy McBeth: Fitspeek 112

Yes, that’s a disc wheel cover. Yes it really is fast! Yes it is only about 150 bucks.

Fitspeek celebrates the start of season four with a blockbuster of an interview with an athlete who defines multisport, Maple Ridge’s Roy McBeth.

Roy’s core tribe with him through thick and thin. His wife Anne & his son Connor.

Little did the young Roy know, while he was playing pond hockey in Prince George that he’d become one of the most competitive aquabikers and off-road triathletes in the provinces. Nor would he know about the challenging path he’d have to travel to get there.

Roy saw the Covid crisis an opportunity to work on his run. The work, worked! He is off to the 70.3 World Championships!

Being diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease early in life meant it was only a matter of time before Roy would either need to have dialysis or a kidney transplant. Rather than live life on the sidelines Roy grabbed life by the horns and excelled both in his professional & his athletic life. In Fitspeek 112 you’ll hear the first part of Roy’s engaging story about his transformation from bodybuilder to cyclist to triathlete.

Also on program 112, our regular contributor, Coach Mikey Ross from the Abbotsford Triathlon club stops by for another Top Five List. You can hear it all now by pressing play below.

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Lessons in the Key of Tri: Fitspeek #110 with Sarah Piampiano

We are excited about introducing all our Canadian listeners to a world-class athlete and business person. Originally from Maine, Sarah Piampiano was an athletic phenom in her school years and bound for greatness.

As life would make it, her greatness came but in the world of corporate finance, travelling the world, making big bucks and burning all ends of the candle. And burning through a couple of packs a day as well.

As life would make it, she returned to high-performance athletics as a result of a bar bet and has clawed her way to the upper echelons of long-course triathlon. How does that story go? What do her folks think of her life of tri? What sucks about being a pro-triathlete? Find out by pressing play below!

Whether you win or lose a bar bet, with our low client to coach ratio, Tri*Joy can help you reach your finish line of your next endurance event. E-mail me for your free Zoom consultation & goal-setting session. kknnheinze@yahoo.com

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All Trained Up With Nowhere To Go: Fitspeek 108 Jen Annett

Penticton has always been a hotbed of triathlon & triathletes, There’s been Tom Evans, Jeff Symonds, Barb Scatchard, and Kevin Cutjar. The latest to be ripping up the triathlon scene from that city is Jen Annett. Last year, she came placed second female overall at Ironman Canada and third at Ironman Frankfort.

Now with Covid 19 cancelling all races, including the Ironman return to Penticton, what’s a pro to do? Well, for Jen it means being even more of a supermom to her son Nixon, doing some less structured training sessions, and enjoying the great outdoors.

In Fitspeek 108 we speak with Jen about her emotional introduction to the sport, her emotional end to her race in Kona last year, and everything in between. Hear the interview now, along with the latest edition of Mikey’s Top Five List by pressing play below.

Based in Mission. BC, Tri*Joy} is your Fraser Valley Multisport coaching connection. To do your first or fastest endurance event e-mail us at kknnheinze@yahoo.com to book a free Zoom consultation.