The ’Professional’ Athlete Podcast

Fresh of an 8th place at Ironman Pro Series Cairns, Jarrod walks us through his race week.

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Welcome back! It has been awhile. This week we discuss what it means to be a pro, a few hot topics in the world of triathlon, and everything Ironman Pro Series Cairns.

We also discuss the ethics and legitimacy of the enhanced games and the uses of AI in coaching

Welcome back to episode 2 of Couch To Pro, our mini-series where we talk through everything from starting triathlon to racing at the pointy end of the pro field. 

Hot(ish) off the press. 

No description needed - both of the boys raced this past weekend. This week we breakdown Alec's race Wollongong and Jarrod's in Texas. Enjoy.  

Ep 32. Texas Preview and Couch to Pro (Part One). 

Welcome back to another episode. This week we reflect on the past few weeks since Geelong 70.3, discuss Jarrod's upcoming Ironman Texas and Alec's Wollongong Standard. We then go into discussing Couch to Pro, a mini-series where we talk through everything from starting triathlon to racing at the pointy end of the pro field. 

Geelong 70.3 Recap is here. 

The boys have been busy the last week since Geelong but we finally got together to give you our recaps and thoughts on Geelong 70.3 Pro Series Race 1. 

Let's welcome Tom Page to the pod. 

Tom is the 25-29 Ironman 70.3 World Champion, he's becoming a Doctor and is an old round top bloke. Tom makes his pro debut in 2025 at Geelong 70.3. We sit down and talk through his approach to training, and balancing medicine and triathlon. 

Ep 29. 

We are back! Its been a busy few weeks for the boys, but we are back to discuss what we have been up to, Husky Sprint Relay World Champs Recap, reflecting on our goals, discuss Geelong 70.3 and journalism in triathlon...

Welcome back to Ep 28. 

This week we talk about goals. We discuss how we go about setting them and outlining our long term and 2025 goals. We hope you take can emulate our process and set yours for 2025 and beyond. Let us know how you go. 

The Professional Athlete Pod is back for 2025. 

We catch up with each other on the start to 2025, discuss our race calendars, the future of the podcast, and start to finalise our in and out list. 

We have some exciting multi episode series to look forward to, stay tuned and follow our Instagram page to stay up to date. 

Listen in as we recap our first year of the pod. From the highs to the lows and everything in between we hit rewind on 2024 and discuss our year of racing and what to expect on the calendar for 2025. 

Thank you to everyone who has tuned in throughout 2024. We will be back and ready to hit the ground running in 2025. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

This week we discuss our results across swim bike run, and why we think we are performing. 

Enjoy and thanks for listening 

Welcome back to another ep. of the Professional Athlete Podcast. 

This week we recap on the Challenge Canberra weekend. Silver medals for both boys, and Jarrod took the tape on Sunday morning. We had a few of the fastest splits over the weekend, touch on the Men's elite drama and then quickly talk about our upcoming races. 

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Welcome to episode 24 of the Professional Athlete Podcast. 

Jarrod has won Melbourne 70.3. We recap his unexpected win, breaking down the prep, race day and initial reactions. We also discuss the upcoming Challenge Canberra weekend and what to expect for the rest of the year. 

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Welcome back to Ep. 22 of the PAP. 

We discuss all things Kona World Champs, including another straw poll of how many of the Pro male athlete's work outside of triathlon. 

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Welcome back to Ep. 21 of the Professional Athlete Podcast

It has been a big fortnight. The boys have started summer crits and more intensity is back on the training plan, this leads us to talk about all things nutrition. 

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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. 

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? 

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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. 

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