Penny Slater shares her journey from off-road racing to becoming a top-tier long-distance triathlete. She shares how she navigates the challenges of injury, the importance of nutrition and the mental resilience required to excel at the highest levels.

Penny shares with us her work around Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs) and hormone health and the role of education in athlete health and performance

We also chat about the changing dynamics of pro and age group racing, race course design and the crucial role coaches play in athlete health.

Shay McLeod won the free race entry to IRONMAN 70.3 Geelong. We find out how his race went.

This weekend… IRONMAN Texas and IRONMAN South Africa. We give our thoughts.

0:00.00 – Xterra Rotorua

0:04.16 – Tim's off to Cartel Coaching

0:10:47 – Shay McLeod

0:19:46 – This weekend IRONMAN South Africa and IRONMAN Texas

0:29:47 – Penny Slater

LINKS:

Follow Penny on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/pen_slater

Penny's research paper on RED's 'An Exploratory Survey of Education Needs and Preferences Regarding Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport for Female Triathletes and Their Coaches' at https://journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/wspaj/34/1/article-wspaj.2025-0029.xml

Xterra Rotorua at https://www.xterraplanet.com/event/xterra-rotorua-festival

IRONMAN Texas at https://www.ironman.com/races/im-texas

IRONMAN South Africa at https://www.ironman.com/races/im-south-africa

IRONMAN 70.3 Geelong at https://www.ironman.com/races/im703-geelong

Cartel Coaching at https://cartelcoaching.com/

Shay McLeod at https://symmetry.physio/staff/hoppers-crossing/

Jack Moody's back in the hotseat… with a shoulder injury!

In a recent Slowtwitch article about 'fast age groupers beating pros' at IRONMAN 70.3 Oceanside, Ali Brauer was called out as one of those pros. Ali takes issue with this article and we chat to her about why she's absolutely right to do so.

Ali also shares her journey through health challenges, her return to professional racing, and her perspectives on recent changes in the sport, including race officiating and qualification rules.

0:00.00 – Jack's come off his bike

0:06.45 – Pro licence eligibility

0:22:14 – Ali Brauer

1:06:54 – The Open Wave and the Loan Market Half

LINKS:

Jack Moody at https://www.instagram.com/jacktmoody/

Ali Brauer at https://www.instagram.com/alibrauertri/

Slowtwitch article https://slowtwitch.com/news/some-fast-age-groupers-at-ironman-70-3-oceanside/

https://alibrauertri.substack.com/p/age-groupers-beating-pros-at-703

Loan Market Half at https://mountfestival.kiwi/events/tauranga-half/

Jack Moody's back in the hotseat and we catch up on the racing from Athletic Brewing IRONMAN 70.3 Oceanside at the weekend.

We chat with multiple IRONMAN champion MATT HANSON. Matt stormed home for a podium 3rd at the recent IRONMAN New Zealand race recording the fastest run split of the day with an incredible 2:34:49. In this episode Matt breaks down his race at IMNZ and shares his training strategies and thoughts on the evolving sport of long-distance racing. Discover how he approaches performance, the impact of the new draft rules and his plans for future races including Kona.

0:00.00 – Jack's now a married man

0:05.20 – IRONMAN 70.3 Oceanside

0:15:46 – T100 start list

0:18:26 – Matt Hanson intro

0:21:28 – Matt Hanson

LINKS:

Jack Moody at https://www.instagram.com/jacktmoody/

Matt Hanson at https://www.instagram.com/matthansontri/

IRONMAN 70.3 Oceanside at https://www.ironman.com/races/im703-oceanside

IRONMAN Cairns at https://www.ironman.com/races/im-cairns