The Kona Edge - Ironman Triathlon

Kona World Champs happened and it was awesome! Coach Steve recaps the pro race and the dynamics that occured! Coach Steve also talks about how to develop short term and long term goals and how to develop a season within using your goals for swim, bike, and run.  If you have any questions reach out! steven.brandes@outlook.com www.insidethebigring.org/coaching

How do you know what to work on this off season? What kind of athlete are you? 7 or 14 day training cycles? You have to have an idea of where your strengths and weakness are to become a better athlete! Thanks for listening! If you are looking for a coach, if you have any questions you want answered, please DM me at Instagram or email Steven.Brandes@outlook.com https://www.instagram.com/konaedge/?hl=en  

  Thanks for listening! If you have any questions you want answered, please DM me at Instagram or email Steven.Brandes@outlook.com https://www.instagram.com/konaedge/?hl=en  

In this podcast we talk about 2 athletes, MIchael and Leah and how they trained to earn their big races at IM Lake Placid and IM Wisconsin.  Michael had his career best IM Race, running a 3:11 Marathon and Leah raced her first IM and came away with a 4th place and Kona Slot! Both trained very different and we dive into their training. 

This podcast is filled with training talk on how athletes won overall races and podiums, Key 70.3 sessions in swim, bike, and run, and QnA on specific training topics! Thanks for listening! If you have any questions you want answered, please DM me at Instagram or email Steven.Brandes@outlook.com https://www.instagram.com/konaedge/?hl=en  

This was a great podcast with one of the best sports dieticans ive met and worked with. Kyla thrives on the performance of endurance athletes and her results with athletes speak for themself   Learn more about Kyla Here! Nutritional Revolution Instagram Nutritional Revolution Podcast ------------- KYLA CHANNELL FOUNDER, MS Nutrition & Human Performance BOOK 1:1 COACHING PACKAGE BOOK PREMIUM PACKAGE Credentials MS Nutrition & Human Performance BS Clinical Nutrition UC Davis Owner and Founder of Nutritional Revolution 2 year Sports Nutrition Diploma from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Degreed Sports Nutrition Practitioner VIS Expert™ Nutrition Advisor for HeroFuel Kyla is a Degreed Nutritional Practitioner, specializing in elite athlete fueling for each unique sport and sex differences between athletes.   Sports Nutrition is a constantly changing field due to all the new scientific research coming out.  It’s important to know which journal article results are actually relevant and s

Thanks for listening! If you have any questions you want answered, please DM me at Instagram or email Steven.Brandes@outlook.com https://www.instagram.com/konaedge/?hl=en  

Learn more about Kristen here!   Clear Path Counseling and Wellness: https://www.clearpathmadison.com/   Mental Edge Racing: https://www.mentaledgeracing.com/   Kristen Radtke is a Licensed Professional Counselor, High Performance Coach, and competitive triathlete dedicated to holistic, body-centered psychotherapy and high performance for sport, work, and life. Kristen owns and directs two practices in Madison, Wisconsin: Clear Path Counseling and Wellness and Mental Edge Racing. In both practices, she focuses on helping people optimize their mind-body connection to promote healing and personal change. As a therapist at Clear Path, Kristen specializes in treating trauma, attachment disturbance, mood disorders, and relationship dynamic issues. In her work with endurance sport athletes at Mental Edge Racing, Kristen trains individuals, groups, and teams in psychophysical techniques to optimize performance. In both her clinical practice and her athletic coaching, Kristen frequently employs meditation and mindfu

Episode 3 if 2024, Kristen Yax comes on the podcast and talks about how she won IRONMAN California! Thanks for listening! If you have any questions you want answered, please DM me at Instagram or email Steven.Brandes@outlook.com https://www.instagram.com/konaedge/?hl=en  

Thanks for listening! If you have any questions you want answered, please DM me at Instagram or email Steven.Brandes@outlook.com https://www.instagram.com/konaedge/?hl=en  

Episode #1 coming up! We focus on 3 topics,  1) Setting a new 5k and 10k Personal Best! 2) How to change your training as you get older 3) Is Zwift Racing benefical for triathletes? If so, how do you incorporate it?  

We bring on one of the greatest of all time with Craig Alexander. 3x IRONMAN World Champion, 2x 70.3 World Champion, Previous Kona Record Holder... We cover alot of topics today and it felt like a conversation about triathlon. From training, to mindset, to St George, to new tech, previous and current generation of athletes. Give Craig a follow, he's one of the best ever to do this sport https://www.instagram.com/crowiealexander/?hl=en

Marni is back on the podcast and we finish up our talk. This is a huge conversation where we talk about quite a few topics! You can find more about Marni and her blog and coaching here! https://www.trimarnicoach.com/about-marni  

Hello and welcome back to The Kona Edge Podcast! This is the 2nd half of the interview that we did with Andy Blow! We talk through  1) How many carbs for racing? 2) Symptoms for lack of sodium 3) Sodium Preloading 4) Race Fueling Mistakes YouTube Link https://youtu.be/HwFiC4Z3njg Useful Blogs / Talking Points: The 3 Levers for fueling endurance performance Why sodium is crucial to athletes performing at their best Why do athletes suffer from cramp? How much carbohydrate do athletes need per hour?  Which energy products are right for you?  Discount Code: Use the code KONA15 to get 15% off your first order of fueling and hydration products at the checkout at www.precisionfuelandhydration.com.    Links for Shownotes: Quick Carb Calculator   Free online Sweat Test Book a free 20-minute hydration and fueling strategy video consultation Didn't catch the discount code to get 15% off your first order at www.precisionfuelandhydration.com. Drop the team an email at hello@precisionfuelandhydration.com and they

Natia came on the podcast and talked through many good topics.  1) Life as a professional triathlete 2) How training has changed as a professional 3) Her experience with Zwift Academy Triathon Team 4) Winning her age group at the 2019 IRONMAN Kona World Championship 5) How her training has changed to become a better runner 6) How technology is effecting athletes. Good or bad?  

We chatted with a fantastic coach, Arild Tveiten. He is the coach of Olympic Champion Kristian Blummenfelt, Gustav Iden, and Casper Stornes.  We talked on: Specialization vs Generalization for Training Usage of Lactate Monitoring How to improve LT1 and LT2 Best practices for Age Group Athletes looking to have great IRONMAN and 70.3 performances Double Interval Days

World Ranked #15 Rasmus Svenningson comes on and we have a great talk on his progression from an age group triathlete to one of the best in the world Specific training he does and doesn't do to get himself in peak shape Goal Setting as a professional How much vo2 max work does Rasmus do in his training Returning from injury Follow Rasmus here! Youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DvhpYTsfag Instagram https://www.instagram.com/rasmusstri/?hl=en  

Marni Sumbal and I had a great talk and this is Part 1 of 3! In this episode, we talk through body image, mental health, negative self talk, red flags, and misconception about fat adaptation Find more information about Marni here! http://www.trimarnicoach.com/about-marni

Listen to Vanessa Murray talk through... 1) her development in triathlon 2) how she was once burned out 3) How she goes FULL IN when it matters 4) The Zwift Tri Academy 5) Wind Tunnell Testing and St George course prep 6) Key training for each sport

Hello and welcome back to The Kona Edge Podcast! This is the 1st half of the interview that we did with Andy Blow! We talk through  1) Training and Racing Nutrition 2) Heat Acclimation 3) Sodium Changes and requirements YouTube Link https://youtu.be/HwFiC4Z3njg Useful Blogs / Talking Points: The 3 Levers for fueling endurance performance Why sodium is crucial to athletes performing at their best Why do athletes suffer from cramp? How much carbohydrate do athletes need per hour?  Which energy products are right for you?  Discount Code: Use the code KONA15 to get 15% off your first order of fueling and hydration products at the checkout at www.precisionfuelandhydration.com.    Links for Shownotes: Quick Carb Calculator   Free online Sweat Test Book a free 20-minute hydration and fueling strategy video consultation Didn't catch the discount code to get 15% off your first order at www.precisionfuelandhydration.com. Drop the team an email at hello@precisionfuelandhydration.com and they'll be happy to hel