The Kona Edge - Ironman Triathlon

Ironman bike gear with head Dimond designer Matt Cymanski

On this edition of The Kona Edge I chat to Matt Cymanski about the biggest advances he's seen in bicycle design and what he thinks can give you the biggest improvement on their Ironman bike.

10 Nov 2017 4AM 10 min

Swimming Faster: How Lewis Ecclestone improved his 400m times by more than 25%

On this episode of The Kona Edge we catch up with Lewis Ecclestone who has only been swimming for 5 years and has made huge improvements in his Ironman swim.

9 Nov 2017 10AM 10 min

Weight - Should it be something you're concerned about when doing Ironman?

On this edition of The Kona Edge we catch up with Rob Mohr again to talk about his Ironman nutrition strategy. In particular we talk about 'race weight' and whether or not you should be concerned about it.

7 Nov 2017 2PM 12 min

Building mental strength for your Ironman run

On this edition of The Kona Edge we catch up with Tina Eakin to talk about building your mental fortitude for your Ironman run.

6 Nov 2017 3PM 12 min

Ironman Bike Training in a big city - Ben Boyd's bike tips

On this edition of The Kona Edge we head back to Sydney, Australia to catch up with Ben Boyd to discuss the challenges of cycling training in a big city like Sydney.

3 Nov 2017 3AM 12 min

One big off season swimming block - The secret to Matt Cymanski's Ironman swim improvement

This edition of The Kona Edge sees us catch up with Matt Cymanski to discover what the secret has been to him improving his Ironman swim. In the off season in the year, prior to Matt's Ironman World Championship appearance, he swam close on a quarter of a million yards…

2 Nov 2017 4AM 10 min

From Building Site to the Big Island - The Lewis Eccleston Ironman Kona Story

We head to Manchester in the United Kingdom to catch up with Lewis Eccleston to learn about his journey to the Ironman World Championships on the big island.

1 Nov 2017 10AM 37 min

Balance - The secret to Kelly O'Mara's Ironman Nutrition Strategy

On this edition of The Kona Edge we catch up with Kelly O'Mara to chat about her approach to Ironman nutrition.

31 Oct 2017 5AM 9 min

The work that is required to maintain a strong Ironman run

We catch up with Rob Mohr on this edition of The Kona Edge. Rob's strength is his run and he reveals what is required in order to keep your strongest discipline as your strength.

30 Oct 2017 3PM 12 min

Climbing to Kona - Why Tina Eakin prefers hills

Today on The Kona Edge we catch up with Tina Eakin to find out why she has a soft spot for climbing and what it has done for her Ironman bike performance.

27 Oct 2017 4PM 10 min

Pushing your Ironman swim limits with Ben Boyd

We head down under today on The Kona Edge to catch up with Ben Boyd and discover what he has done to improve his Ironman swim and get faster in the water.

26 Oct 2017 3AM 11 min

Racing the bike you designed at the Ironman World Champs - The Matt Cymanski Kona Story

Imagine designing your dream time trial bike; and then getting to race it at the Ironman World Championships in Kona. On this edition we chat to head design engineer for Dimond Bikes Matt Cymanski who did EXACTLY that. This is his story.

25 Oct 2017 4AM 33 min

Common sense fueling strategies for Ironman triathletes

Ironman nutrition should not be rocket science, at least according to Colin Cook. Colin reveals his common sense Ironman nutrition fueling strategies that'll help you race better.

24 Oct 2017 8AM 9 min

Blowing up on the Ironman run? This is what Kelly O'Mara did to finish strong

We are joined by self confessed trail junkie Kelly O'Mara on this episode of The Kona Edge today and Kelly reveals what she has done to prevent herself from blowing up on The Ironman Run,

23 Oct 2017 4AM 9 min

Don't miss the roll down ceremony - Ben Boyd's Ironman Kona Story

We head down under on this edition of The Kona Edge to catch up with Ben Boyd who raced in his maiden Ironman World Championships this year. Ben is living proof why you should never miss a roll down ceremony if you have any ambition of qualifying for the Ironman…

21 Oct 2017 8AM 34 min

The one thing that helped Rob Mohr become a well rounded triathlete

On The Kona Edge today we chat to Rob Mohr about moving from being a runner who owns a bicycle and swims occasionally to an all-round triathlete. Rob reveals THE biggest tweak to his training that made all the difference.

20 Oct 2017 2PM 12 min

What does it take to shave 20 minutes off your Ironman Kona swim?

We catch up with Tina Eakin who's swim has improved drastically since she took up the sport of triathlon. On The Kona Edge today we find out what has brought those improvements about.

19 Oct 2017 4PM 10 min

Ensure Meal Replacement Shakes - Barry Oelofsen's Ironman Nutrition secret

We catch up with Barry Oelofsen on this episode of The Kona Edge to chat about his Ironman nutrition strategy. Barry reveals how he uses Ensure as a part of his Ironman race day nutrition strategy.

17 Oct 2017 3AM 12 min

What to do on the backend of your Ironman bike to ensure a good Ironman run

On this edition of The Kona Edge we chat to Colin Cook and discover what he does towards the backend of his Ironman bike that sets him up for success on his Ironman run.

16 Oct 2017 4AM 11 min

Using high intensity bike sessions to improve your Ironman bike

We are joined by Kelly O'Mara on this edition of The Kona Edge to chat about her Ironman Bike. Kelly reveals how high intensity bike workouts in the off season has really improved her Ironman Bike.

13 Oct 2017 4AM 12 min