Thorsten Radde of trirating.com joins for another edition of TriNews to get you up-to-date and in the know on the latest in greatest in Ironman news. Get Thorsten’s KPR Observer here to keep up with points rankings and how the season is shaping up heading into Kona this year. On this show: Ironman Trivia & Read More

Jesse Thomas is a professional triathlete, including 6x Wildflower champion, co-founder of Picky Bars, husband to pro runner Lauren Fleshman, and a dad to a little boy. He’s fresh off his sixth consecutive Wildflower win, training for Ironman (and Kona hopeful), managing Picky Bars as it turns into a multimillion-dollar business, and at the end of Read More

Welcome to a brand-new series on Endurance Planet: “So You Wanna Go Pro” with Matt Bach. Matt has made the decision to follow his dream of becoming a full-time professional triathlete, and EP will follow Matt during his transition from amateur to pro triathlete, documenting what it’s really like to go pro in this sport. Matt currently Read More

On this special episode of TriNews with Thorsten Radde we dive into the topic of going pro and what it really entails. “I want to go pro, what do I need to do?” Criteria: U.S. vs. other countries’ requirements on achieving pro status Variables to consider: current lifestyle vs. lifestyle as pro, will you still be working part- Read More

Our Kona coverage continues with two legend of the sport, six-time Ironman World Champion Mark Allen and Ironman Champion Tim O’Donnell, who’s fresh off a third-place finish in Kona. Both of today’s guests have made appearances on EP before: Click here for Mark’s appearances; and TO’s visit here. On this show you’ll learn what went Read More

During this year’s annual Ironman Sports Medicine Conference, Dr. Bob Murray, FACSM, and Dr. Rod MacKinnon, a Nobel prize-winning neuroscientist, presented groundbreaking research on exercise-induced cramps, including work that’s years in the making and has led to a better understanding on the origin of cramps and, more importantly, how to cure them. On this show, Read More

Three weeks before the Ironman World Championships, professional Haley Chura was just getting into her long Sunday ride when disaster struck–she was hit by a car. The accident knocked her from the road and into a ditch, doing some damage to Haley and her new bike, but, thankfully, it wasn’t the worst possible scenario. She’d Read More

Thorsten and Tawnee recap the 2015 Ironman World Championship pro race in Kona, Hawaii. In this show: – Highlights and what stood out in 2015? – A 32 % DNF rate among the pros (13 women, 17 men); up from 22% last year – New generation of athletes dominating Kona (Frodo, Ryf, etc.) – Crazy Read More

Meredith Kessler: We blast MBK with a bunch of questions on everything you’d want to know about her and some: her favorite wines and wineries, whether she uses heart rate for training, does she want kids, her kona goals, breaking 3 hours in the marathon, her secret to success at the races and much more. Read More

Thorsten and Tawnee are joined by pro triathlete Tim Berkel for a fun chat. The big news is Tim’s awesome debut performance at the Ironman World Championships this year where he was 7th overall and top Aussie. Plus we also catch up on what’s going on with Tim, including his “fun run” with Macca at Read More