The ’Professional’ Athlete Podcast

Episode 9 - Cairns Ironman Recap

Welcome back to episode 9 of the 'professional' athlete podcast. 
This week we talk (almost) all things Cairns Ironman. Jarrod recaps his first Ironman and Alec talks about milk. 
Sorry about missing a week. Travel and work schedules got the best of us but we will be returning to the usual schedule. Thanks again. 

Episode 8 - Ironman Cairns Preview

Welcome back to episode 8 of the 'professional' athlete podcast. 
 
This week we talk (almost) all things Cairns Ironman. Not only is it the Ironman Pro Series first race in Australia but it is Jarrod's first full distance race. We provide a quick recap of our week, the week in triathlon racing and then discuss all things Cairns IM. 
 
Thanks again for listening.  

Episode 7 - James Thorp

Welcome back to episode 7 of the 'professional' athlete podcast. 
 
This week we host our first guest. James Thorp is a former collegiate tennis planner turned pro-triathlete. After a hiatus - James is returning to the top level of triathlon racing while managing his own business. In this interview, we discuss his background, starting a triathlon coaching squad, battles with injury, returning to racing and how he will manage it all (plus a new addition) to his return to the top.  
 
 

Episode 6 - Our training calendar

Welcome back to episode 6 of the 'professional' athlete podcast. In this episode we discuss our training weeks in detail straight from the training peaks account. 
 
Alec talks about adding another bike session to the week along with a 2km swim test and a new (unofficial) 10km world record. Jarrod talks about his Ironman race simulation day. 

Episode 5 - The $3,000 Challenge

Welcome back to The 'Professional' Athlete pod. 
 
This week we set ourselves a challenge - buy all the gear needed for a 70.3 triathlon for $3000 or less. We also discuss a Alec's mini holiday, Jarrod's Ironman Cairns prep and his new bike. 
 
Thanks again for listening! 

Episode 4 - Your questions - Our answers

Welcome back for episode 4 of The 'Professional' Athlete Podcast.
Our first Q&A episode. We’ve summarised a whole bunch of recent questions into a few broader ones. 
Thanks again for listening!  

Episode 3 - IM Australia and 5km World Champs Recap

Episode 3 of The 'Professional' Athlete Podcast.
This week we give a brief recap of Ironman Australia (Port Macquarie, NSW), the 5km World Championships (Canberra, ACT), Jarrod updates us on being hangry and Alec on ERG mode. 
 
*Apologies for some minor audio issues on this one. We will fix it going forward. 
 

Episode 2 - Our training environment, the last six months and plans for winter.

Welcome back for Episode 2 of The 'Professional' Athlete Podcast.
In our second release we talk about our training environment, what we've been up to so far this year, and our plans for winter.  Jarrod talks about prepping for Ironman Cairns 2024 and Alec talks about trying to improve on the bike. 
This is our first week of podcasting, so we have prepared three episodes this week. Then expect weekly episodes. Please let us know what you would like to hear about or who you want to hear from!
 

Episode 1 - The Beginning

Join us for Episode 1 of The 'Professional' Athlete Podcast. Hear about who we are and what the podcast is about plus one big ice-breaker. Mentioned links: 
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/20/world/asia/chinese-swimmers-doping-olympics.html 
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-26/wada-independent-review-of-chinese-swimming-doping-case/103771530