The ’Professional’ Athlete Podcast

Episode 20 - Staying motivated when starting a job and other listener questions

Welcome back to another week. 
The boys are pretty tired this week. Yet we bring you a shorter listener question episode this week. We discuss how to stay motivated and disciplined while starting a new career, getting a TT/Tri Bike and tri specific shoes, and a hypothetical moving to part-time work scenario. 
We'll be back next week with some more energy and enthusiasm following some much needed adaptation. 

Episode 19 - Women's Ironman World Champs

On this week's agenda we discuss Ironman World Champs in Nice, the surprise results, discuss if pro series is as big a deal as it should be?
We also DM'd some of the pro women that raced at Nice to understand if they have to work to make ends meet while racing as a Pro. Which led us to discuss is Long course a professional sport? 
Thanks for tuning in 

Episode 18 - Sunny Coast recap and Chinese disc wheels

Welcome back to ep. 18 of PAP. 
 
On the pod this week Jarrod recaps Sunny Coast 70.3, another testing week, crap influencer advice and chinese bike gear. 
Thanks for tuning in. 

Episode 17 - Sunny Coast preview & should you become a pro?

Welcome back to ep. 17 of the Professional Athlete podcast 
 
This week we do a brief preview of Ironman 70.3 Sunshine Coast and discuss a listener question about being a top level Age Grouper or becoming a back of the pack Pro. 
 
https://stats.protriathletes.org/race/im-703-sunshine-coast/2024/participants

Episode 16 - Tom Driscoll

Welcome back to ep. 15  16 of the Professional Athlete podcast. 
We welcome our friend, trail runner and AIS data analyst Tom Driscoll to the pod. We discuss his background in triathlon, transition to trail running and his work. 
Thanks again for listening. 

Episode 15 - We can all learn something new

Episode 15 - We sit down with a few more beers and discuss our testing weeks, TUEs, calling yourself a world champion, and Jarrod learns a thing or two about power meters. 
Thanks for listening.  

Episode 14 - World Champs Week

Welcome back again, this week we discuss the "World Championships" held in Townsville, doping, the end of Paris 2024, testing in training and tumble turns.  
 
Tomas Hernandez - https://www.triathlete.com/culture/news/tomas-rodriguez-hernandez-provisionally-suspended-for-anti-doping-rule-violation/ 

Episode 12 - We're back

We are back. Jarrod has returned from Europe so we are back recording and releasing weekly. We discuss cycling, Jarrod's European odyssey, the Tour, Olympics and doping.  
 
The 2004 Athens race of the century. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8YP7vU_UQQ 
Challenge Roth Age Group Doping Study - https://www.sportschau.de/regional/br/br-challenge-roth-jeder-zehnte-amateursportler-dopt-102.html (German)

Episode 11 - Training overseas, TT bike mobility and THE beer mile

Episode 11-  Training overseas, TT bike mobility and THE beer mile. 
This week we discuss how to balance training overseas or while traveling, answer some questions on TT bike mobility and the famous beer mile. 
 
 

Episode 10 - More Questions - More Answers

Episode 10 - More questions, more answers. 
Jarrod starts his European tour and Alec learns some geography, goes out more and ends up sick. This week we provide a recap of our week and answer some more listener questions. 
 
Thanks again for listening!