The Streak Podcast

Apr 17 2024 21 ep. 19 mins 5
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TSP20: The 1991 St Croix Triathlon

Apr 17 2024 48 mins  
We’re back with Season 2. I’m hoping to do more and better in 2024. Maybe aiming for one episode every fortnight. I’m also reunited with my most popular guest slash co-host. According to the Buzzsprout statistics at least. My brother Luke. The last episode he was on was TSP14. When we spoke about the 1992 Nice Triathlon. Today we are going to do a similar thing. Looking at an

TSP19: Books To Start Your Triathlon History Journey

Dec 19 2023 14 mins  
I think all modern triathletes should be reading about our sport’s past. Especially the 80s stuff. To understand the history of the game. And decide where we should take it. So today I’m talking about 12 triathlon books to get you started on your triathlon history journey.Some of the books are modern look-backs. And some are books from the early days of the sport. That will giv

TSP18: My 1980s Tri Bike

Dec 18 2023 5 mins  
Over the last 18 months I’ve been putting together a 1980s tri bike. It was a fun project. I particularly enjoyed sourcing the bits and learning more about the groupsets of the day. I’m going to race it a few times in 2024. This episode is about what I like about the bikes from this period. The inspiration for the project. And the component choices I made.https://thestreakpodca

TSP17 : Some Munich Triathlon History

Dec 17 2023 10 mins  
In TSP16 I did a bit of triathlon history from near where I grew up in the UK. And today’s podcast is about some triathlon history from my current hometown. Munich in Germany. Our story is based at the Regattastrecke in Oberschleißheim. The facility was built for the rowing and flat water canoeing events at the 1972 Olympic Games. And it’s still in use for those sports today.

TSP16: The 220 Triathlon Series - Year 1

Nov 09 2023 30 mins  
In 1991 the team at 220 launched a 5 race triathlon series. It would last 5 years. Add a new narrative to the British triathlon season. And provide plenty of content to fill the pages of the magazine.One of the races on the docket was Windsor. As teenage tri-nerds, the Windsor Triathlon was a big deal for me and my brother. Because it brought a big race and top athletes to within 5

The Windsor Tapes

Nov 03 2023 3 mins  
I'm writing a podcast about the first year of the 220 Triathlon Series. It took place in the UK in 1991. I'll put the full episode out next Friday. But here’s some raw audio I recorded with Luke when we recreated the 1991 Windsor Triathlon. That was the 2nd race in the 220 Series. After Swindon.The Windsor Triathlon was a big deal for us as teenage tri nerds. Because it brought a

TSP15: The 1986 Triathlon International de Paris

Oct 12 2023 8 mins  
A couple of weeks ago I was pretty psyched to see what happened at the Olympic Test Event in Paris. Yet. Triathloning isn’t new to downtown Paris. The first Triathlon International de Paris took place on 13th September 1986. And the Triathlon Hauts de Seine on the Ile de Puteaux was earlier in the 1986 season. There were also ITU World Cup races in 1991 and 1996. And a few French

TSP14: The 1992 Nice Triathlon

Sep 07 2023 43 mins  
This episode is going to be the first of hopefully a three part series that will look at the Summer of 1992. 1992 was the first year that I raced in France on a family holiday. And from buying Triathlete magazines in French. Which I couldn't read at the time. I started to get interested in the triathlon scene over there.The idea for this series comes from a video recently posted by

TSP13: Tri-Athlete Magazine Postcards

Aug 31 2023 9 mins  
In 2021 I picked up a set of 10 Tri-Athlete Magazine postcards on ebay. From an anonymous person formerly involved in triathlon media and imports. He also helped me with TSP5: UK Triathlon Magazines 1986-1990. You could order them from Tri-Athlete for 20 French Francs. That was about 2 British Pounds. The postcards depict mainly triathlons in France. Nice, Avignon, Sallanches, Nant

TSP12: Tinley Lace Locks

Aug 24 2023 8 mins  
Recently I bought my first pair of running shoes in maybe 4 years. The Asics Evo Ride 3. They're great. Cushioned. Yes. But more importantly light. As I miss the old super-light racing flats of the 80s. To make my Asics Evo Ride 3s even better for triathlon I put on one of my pairs of Tinley lace locks. I got my first pair from Total Fitness in Swindon at the end of 1988. I probabl