Macca & Azza go over all the latest in the triathlon world and do an interview with x-pro surfer Clint Kimmins who tells his amazing story of how he went from making hundreds of thousands of dollars to travel the world and surf/party to being a top age group athalete and now coach at Thanyapura in Phuket aiming to get his pro card. 

Also how to blend the right type of training sessions to build your own triathlon training plan by Chris "Macca" McCormack. 

Great interview with age group triathalete Tim Ford who’s gone from 120kg (165lbs) to 71 kg (156lbs) and qualified for the 70.3 World Championships in 2016.

We also discuss ….

• Triple crown and how this now looks
• Stand out performances of 2015 (Jan Frodeno, Gwynsanity, Daniele Ryf)
• Off season training, common mistakes to avoid.

View the free training sessions here ... 

http://www.maccax.com/26-from-fat-to-fit-tim-ford/

Big announcements this week with the Chinese buying the WTC and the 70.3 World Championships wrapping up. 

Chris discusses how Asia is embracing and going crazy for sports while going over his Kona picks and the 70.3 Worlds results from the weekend where Jan Frodeno and Daniella Ryf were on fire. 

Talks of Daniella being the fist triathalete to potentially make $2,000,000 USD in 1 year and if she can back up her dominating 10 min + victory over the weekend with a win in Kona + Bahrain. 

Off season triathlon trainning plan advice avaliable on www.MaccaX.com

• European travels
• 70.3 Worlds - Men's & Woman's Favourites
• Triple Crown - $1,000,000 will go to ...
• New Triathlon Union
• Chinese to buy WTC for 850,000,000
• Tapering - Common mistakes you need to avoid. 

Honourable mentions, links ... 

Joanne Baxas Best and worst thing about living in Thailand

Noel Fenn Why does life get in the way?

Tim Ford Norseman... How is it looking? Competing or completing?

Mike Robinson Is the burning sensation a good or bad thing?

Noel Fenn What's your best recovery tips for a iron distance race completed by someone who is barely conditioned to sprint distance race. **Spreecast must be done before Port Mac!**

Adrian O'brien Dehydration problems. How to hydrate before race day. I suffered again at mile 16 doing a marathon yesterday. Any tips? As I've another marathon in a few days

Brett Murray Are you going to have a cracked at any more big races? Bahrain, Oman, triple crown, or have we seen the last of Macca at the elite level and now just going to dominate the same bloody age group as me!!! For the next 20 year's I'll bet.

Deirdre Robbins How much electrolytes do you take per hour and is there a way to tell how much is best for each person

Caroline Steffen How organized are ya before a big A race? ... 

Adrian O'brien Who will be your support crew at Norseman

James Bale Any specific tips for Ironman Lanzarote? I'm going long sleeve top on cycle and run.

Dai Roberts How about the fast cadence swim vs slow cadence swim stroke current topic of heated debate?

Anthony Holdsworth Bike choice for Alcatraz. Any advice for the run.

Jim Martin Dealing w/ extreme heat & humidity when racing.
I recently raced and had a terrific bike leg, got off the bike and thought...I feel great, time to run! About 2/3 of the way into the first of 3 loops, I was forced to walk. You know the rest of the story...See More

Stuart Gray Should we ditch the technology now and again? I've found myself chasing numbers and not enjoying racing thus ending up in an ambulance!! If we train with power/HR would it be possible to race without the Garmins etc?

Joanne Baxas Best after party

Bryan Dever how tall are you  I'm normaly good with the inter-webs but i couldn't find it on google

Jason Ripkey What would you consider your weakest discipline? And how did you overcome it?

Tim Ford when will the Bahrain announcement happen?

Phil Jarvis Nutrition (On site) prior to a race. How do you get around getting quality nutrition in when the local food being offered isn't up to standard . Especially important if you have arrived 1/2 weeks before!

Jones Karlström El Ouard Are you going to race under the Bahrain team banner in the Norseman Chris McCormack?

Chris and Azza sit down to discuss the latest coverage from the first big races of the year ... 

• Melbourne
• South Africa
• Oceanside
• Auckland
• Malaysia

Chris answers the question about What is the Bahrain Endurance 13 Team?

Special guest Nick Gates the director of the cycling academy at Thanyapura swings by to tell a funny story from the Tour de France days (he did it twice) and also gives details on 3 key bike sessions you can do if you are a time crunched age grouper and preparing for a half ironman or full. 

• Challenge Dubai 2015 Preview
• Bahrain Endurance Team
• Thanyapura Super Coaches Nick Gates + Miguel Lopez
• Announcement of the Bahrain Endurance Team
• Tapering do's and dont's
• Racing angry, getting out the negative thoughts, mental training

Podcast #25 (next) with be with x-Tour de France rider Nick Gates who now heads up the cycling team at Thanyapura. We'll get them together for some epic story telling from the cycling scene and get all the dirty details on how nuts it really was.