Get Fast Podcast - Triathlon, Ironman & Cycling Coaching Advice

Oct 30 2024 266 ep. 54 mins 59
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A Triathlon and Cycling podcast dedicated to help improve you as an athlete. If you're a triathlete competing in Ironman, Ironman 70.3 or Olympic triathlon this is for you. Hosted by expert Triathlon coach and Australian Ironman Champion Gerard Donnelly, listen in to help you Train Smarter to Race Faster

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The Biggest Beginner We've Ever Coached Just SMASHED Her First Ironman

Oct 30 2024 25 mins  
Join us in this case study episode as we dive into the incredible story of Sarah, who saw an Ironman event, thought it looked fun and signed up... with absolutely zero triathlon experience. Discover how she overcame her fears, embraced the sport, and achieved extraordinary results. Timestamp:00:00 - Introduction01:15 - Training an Absolute Beginner07:20 - Learning The Equipment12:3

Every Mistake You’ll Make Training For An Ironman

Oct 24 2024 67 mins  
It’s Ironman World Champs week! The men are taking on Kona and so it’s time to revisit the Ironman. We recently did one of our most popular episodes ever, which was a case study on every mistake you can make training for a 70.3 - so now we’re back with an episode specifically for the Ironman! As always, while we’ll be focusing on the specific of the requirements of an ironm

How To Execute The Perfect Marathon

Oct 16 2024 42 mins  
For today’s case study episode, we just had 5 athletes complete a marathon and 3 athletes a half marathon, and we want to analyse want went well, what went wrong and everything in between. Timestamp:00:00 - Introduction00:30 - Key Lessons for Marathon Training03:10 - Race Day Execution Patterns05:30 - Can You Start Too Slow?10:45 - Melbourne Marathon Preparation15:00 - Athlete Fe

Top 10 Triathlon Race Day Mistakes To Avoid

Oct 13 2024 58 mins  
In today’s episode; power meter failures and the most VITAL Triathlon Race Day Mistakes To Avoid As always this episode is brought to you by Giant. For all your bike training and racing needs, ride life, ride giant. Timestamp:00:00 - Introduction and Gratitude01:45 - Mail Bag Questions: Power Meter Not Working on Race Day08:50 - Mistake #1: Trying Something New on Race Day09:50 -

We Were Wrong About RPE

Oct 02 2024 64 mins  
BIG episode today! We're diving deep into the world championships of cycling and women's triathlon in nice, plus we're finally setting the record straight on RPE and why Pogacar is proving us all wrong. As always this episode is brought to you by Giant. For all your bike training and racing needs, ride life, ride giant. Timestamp:00:00 - Introduction00:35 - Gratitude04:15 - Mail Ba

Epic 56km ‘Snow Marathon’ Challenge with Mitch Lorkin

Sep 23 2024 58 mins  
On August 10th at 3:50am, Mitch set off in darkness in the snow to ski, run and mountaineer his way across a 56km course in hopes of breaking the 11hr39min record. The course runs from mountain peak to mountain peak, he needed to cross country ski up and down, run in sections, cross freezing rivers nakes and do it all while self navigating. He took 30 gels, with the aim of taking o

Zone 2 Is IRRELEVANT For Most Triathletes

Sep 12 2024 46 mins  
Zone 2 training is all the rage in endurance sports right now, with people swearing it’s the secret sauce for better performance, often hailed as a cornerstone for building aerobic capacity. While there’s no denying its overall benefit, especially for elite athletes, at TriVelo Coaching, we believe it’s nearly irrelevant for most amateur athletes. For those with busy schedu

Low-Oxygen Lies! How This Ironman Races While Missing a Lung

Sep 05 2024 18 mins  
In today’s episode, we share the inspiring story of Dan, an athlete who defied the odds to train for an Ironman despite being born without a left lung and rib cage. For years, Dan believed he couldn’t pursue endurance sports—until he challenged that lie. This episode is for anyone battling self-doubt, imposter syndrome, or the fear of failure. Dan’s journey reminds us tha

The Training Program That Won Her Olympic Gold! With Grace Brown

Sep 01 2024 75 mins  
Join us as we chat with Paris Olympic Gold Medalist Grace Brown. In this episode, Grace reflects on her remarkable career, from winning her first Australian TT title in 2019 to securing Olympic Gold in Paris 2024. We’ll discuss her epic 2024 season on top of her Olympic gold including her fourth Australian National Time Trial Title, victory at Liege-Bastogne-Liege, and the highs

From Near Death Crash to World Age Group Champion

Aug 29 2024 55 mins  
Today’s case study is an athlete who wasn’t just going for a PB, or a time, he was going for the win. And not just any win, a world age group title. That’s a bit more pressure than most age groupers would normally put on themselves. And last week - in a wild and weird coincidence - 6 years to the exact day since he joined us, it all came together and he became world age group