Keeping it Riel this week as Marten Van Riel joins us to talk about his pursuit of the Olympics this year and his plans for middle distance success afterwards with the T100 Series.

Marten came back last year from a long term injury to remind the world just how good he is at middle distance. 

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This week we go through the start lists of T100 Singapore, Oceanside 70.3 and Challenge Roth and discuss the names that pop up a lot and the athletes that are missing.

Is this the first real time we are seeing the packed 2024 season causing scheduling issues for the pros? Why are T100 athletes still not racing T100 events? We also look at the changes to start lists for WTCS events and discuss if the T100 should have larger fields (they shouldn't)

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We have finally seen the launch of the T100 series in Miami over the weekend where the athletes put on a show with some amazing performances.

But where the athletes let down by the event? This week we discuss all aspects of the T100 launch and the highs and lows from the Miami event. We discuss the positives like incredible performances by Magnus Ditlev, India Lee, Sam Long and Lucy Charles-Barclay. We then turn our attention to the obvious problems with the event and broadcast.

We also discuss changes to the Ironman rules and why they are problematic.

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This week we are joined by New Zealand professional triathlete to preview all the action at the T100 Miami event happening this week.

Mike gives us his thoughts on how the races will unfold, which athletes you should watch out for and who are his picks for the win. We also discuss how athletes could balance all the demands on them this year and how Mike is looking to race for the rest of 2024 after his 4th place at Ironman New Zealand.

We also discussed Abu Dhabi WTCS which has now been cancelled but still plenty of good stuff about how this year will unfold.

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Lots to catch up on this week as we preview Ironman New Zealand. Chelsea Sodaro headlines an impressive women's field while defending champion Mike Phillips faces off against Brayden Currie both going for their 3rd title.

We also discuss Hayden Wilde's second place finish in Napier and the confirmed start lists for the T100 Miami race with a number of impressive wildcards.

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