#132 - The Pro Series is Still Stacked with Henry Räppo
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This week Henry Räppo joins James. They start with 70.3 Gulf Coast before the conversation turns to Lionel Sanders and then Jelle Geens, whose form continues to be one of the biggest talking points in the sport right now. The discussion then moves to the T100 Series and the direction it’s heading before previewing Ironman 70.3 Aix-en-Provence and looking at the latest Ironman Pro Series standings. T100 Spain and WTCS Yokohama also feature, before finishing with a look at Henry Räppo’s season so far and what’s ahead. GET 25% OFF HUUB USING THE CODE "getwelltim" AT To support the...
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#131 - Is T100 Taking Over Middle Distance with Emil Holm
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This week Emil Holm joins James. They start with Ironman 70.3 Western Sydney before getting into Jelle Geens and the form he’s carrying at the moment. The conversation then shifts to short course athletes stepping up in distance and whether we’re going to keep seeing more of it across the sport. Challenge Wanaka being rebranded as T100 Wanaka and Ironman Aix-en-Provence both feature, before finishing with T100 Spain. GET 25% OFF THE FASTEST TRIATHLON GEAR WITH HUUB! USE THE CODE "getwelltim" AT To support the podcast please head to: To watch this podcast as a video...
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#130 - Marathon World Record & T100 Singapore
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James is joined by Andy Horsfall-Turner this week. They start with Ironman South Africa, focusing on Andy’s race and how it played out across the day. London Marathon is next, where the two-hour barrier goes and James reflects on the experience and the build up. T100 Singapore follows with the focus on Hayden Wilde and how the race unfolded. WTCS is back with results to run through, before finishing with Lucy Charles-Barclay’s winning return. BUY ONE GET ONE FREE WITH HUUB: To support the podcast please head to: To watch this podcast as a video visit: Or check us out on...
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#129 - Ironman Texas Review with Tim Hemming
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James is joined by Tim Hemming this week. Ironman Texas takes centre stage, with Kristian Blummenfelt putting down a ridiculously fast time to take the win ahead of Marten Van Riel and Casper Stornes. In the women’s race, Solveig Løvseth takes the win over Taylor Knibb and Marta Sánchez. That leads into the Ironman Pro Series standings and how Texas has already started to shape things. There’s also some inhaler chat, before moving on to T100 Singapore, where Hayden Wilde lines up against Matt Hauser in the men’s race. WTCS returns in Samarkand with Olympic qualification now underway....
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#128 - Ironman Texas Preview with Lizzie Rayner and Mark Threlfall
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James is joined this week by Mark Threlfall and Lizzie Rayner. They start with Lizzie’s season, how it’s played out so far and what’s coming next. The conversation then turns to the T100 gender split races and the reaction to how those events are being structured. From there it’s into Ironman Texas, which delivers one of the biggest races of the season so far, before finishing with Ironman South Africa. BUY ONE GET ONE FREE WITH HUUB: https://huubdesign.com/collections/easter-sale ENTER THE ULTIMATE TRIATHLON RAFFLE: https://2026tcslondonmarathon.enthuse.com/pf/james-bale To support...
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#127 - Oceanside 70.3 Catch Up and Crazy Ironman Texas Start List
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We finally get to Oceanside 70.3 after Tim was away last week, breaking down the men’s race with Kristian Blummenfelt, Casper Stornes, Sam Long and Jonas Schomburg all in the mix. On the women’s side, the focus turns to Taylor Knibb and what her performance means heading towards Kona. We then move to the T100 Singapore start list, which is loaded with short course names. The question is whether it’s a straightforward win for Hayden Wilde or if athletes like Matt Hauser and Leo Bergere can challenge him. A one-off running segment this week. Cassandre Beaugrand sets a French 10k record,...
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#126 - Kristian Blummenfelt
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This week James sits down with Kristian Blummenfelt. They start with how he’s approaching 2025, including Nice and 70.3 Worlds, before looking ahead to Ironman New Zealand in 2026 and the early season races in Geelong and Oceanside. They get into 20m drafting and the current Ironman Pro Series standings, before talking through T100 vs the Pro Series and how he’s trying to balance both. Ironman Texas is a big focus, what he expects there and what comes after, including how 70.3 Worlds 2026 and Kona fit into his plans. They finish with bucket list races and whether winning the Tour de France...
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#125 - TUEs in Triathlon
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Sam Laidlow has kicked off a proper debate around TUEs, pushing for transparency and launching a petition to make the information public. We weigh in with our thoughts on TUEs in pro triathlon. At T100 Gold Coast, Taylor Knibb is back doing what she does, taking the win ahead of Jess Fullagar and Imogen Simmonds, even with the field already starting to thin out. Geelong 70.3 was ridiculous. Kristian Blummenfelt ran 1:06 to beat Jelle Geens and Hayden Wilde in a crazy, genuinely entertaining race. Kat Matthews was just as solid on the women’s side and never really looked under pressure....
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#124 - Geelong 70.3 is STACKED (T100 Gold Coast Isn't)
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We kick things off with The Ultimate Triathlon Raffle, where James is closing in but still needs another £500, so the prize list has stepped up again. Lucy Charles-Barclay potentially racing the Commonwealth Games leads into a wider conversation, before we touch on Sam Laidlow’s marathon. At 70.3 Dallas, Lionel Sanders is back to winning, which is impressive in itself, but even more so given he managed to lose 40 seconds in a 350m swim and still take the race. In Lanzarote, Georgia Taylor-Brown, Laura Lindemann and Sophie Evans were all back racing, which is a good sign as the short course...
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#123 - Ironman New Zealand Wrap Up
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We start with an unusual story involving Brayden Currie after he had an incident with a cow. From there we review Ironman New Zealand, starting with the broadcast before getting into the racing itself. In the men’s race Trevor Foley took the win ahead of Pierre Le Corre, while Kristian Blummenfelt had a tough day that could now put his Ironman Pro Series campaign in a difficult position. We then move to the women’s race where Kat Matthews delivered a dominant performance to take the win ahead of Hannah Berry. Attention then turns to the T100 Gold Coast where injuries are already starting...
info_outlineThis week on Talking Triathlon we start with Alex Yee’s unbelievable 2:06 marathon and what it means for the sport. We talk about how performances like this show that triathletes are not just competent across three disciplines but genuinely world-class athletes. We also ask the big question: should Alex consider focusing on the marathon for LA 2028?
From there we head to La Quinta 70.3 where Lionel Sanders made his long-awaited return, Sam Long took the win and Kirsten Kasper impressed in one of her first real attempts at the 70.3 distance. In Bahrain, Vincent Luis delivered another outrageous run that made us question why he thinks he should retire next year, and Georgia Taylor-Brown continued to look better every time she steps up to middle distance.
Ironman Western Australia gets some brief but deserved attention, including a strong showing from Lotte Wilms.
Then we dig into the T100 Grand Final picture. The men’s title looks almost locked up with Hayden Wilde, while the women’s race remains wide open with Lucy Charles-Barclay, Kate Waugh and Julie Derron all still in realistic contention heading into Qatar.
We also look at the newly announced T100 2026 season schedule and discuss whether we think the series will genuinely follow through on the plan next year.
To close out the episode, we give our nominations for the 2025 Podcast Awards.
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