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The Kona Edge - Ironman Triathlon

The home of Ironman triathletes that dream of qualifying for the Ironman World Championships on the big island of Hawaii. Whether you're a triathlon veteran or an out and out newbie, this is THE triathlon podcast for you.
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853 Episodes
792 – 812

Is stroke correction the secret to becoming an Ironman World Champion?

You would assume that by the time you're winning Ironman Age Group title you would have your swim technique dialled in. Right? We caught up with the 2015 Ironman Age Group World Champion Malte Bruns to find out what he does in the water and if regular stroke analysis and…
1 Feb 2016 7AM 6 min

Ironman Age Group World Champion shares his passion

On this episode of The Kona Edge, we are joined by 2015 Ironman Age Group World Champion who won the 18-24 year olds and broke the record. Malte Bruns shares his passion for swimming and how he improved on his Ironman training to get to Kona and smash records.
1 Feb 2016 7AM 6 min

Ironman Age Group World Champion shares his passion

On this episode of The Kona Edge, we are joined by 2015 Ironman Age Group World Champion who won the 18-24 year olds and broke the record. Malte Bruns shares his passion for swimming and how he improved on his Ironman training to get to Kona and smash records.
1 Feb 2016 3AM 5 min

Bike handling skills - The key to a faster Ironman bike?

On this episode of The Kona Edge, we catch up with Michael Girard to find out what he has done to improve his Ironman bike performance. You may be surprised to find out what Michael believes has helped him get faster on the bike.
29 Jan 2016 2AM 5 min

Bike handling skills - The key to a faster Ironman bike?

On this episode of The Kona Edge, we catch up with Michael Girard to find out what he has done to improve his Ironman bike performance. You may be surprised to find out what Michael believes has helped him get faster on the bike.
29 Jan 2016 12AM 5 min

Ironman Run Secrets: Make your long runs shorter

Tom Ward talks running and shares two things that he has done to improve his performance on the Ironman run. He also reveals a run workout that will put you in the hurt box, big time (But will make you extremely mentally tough!).
25 Jan 2016 5AM 4 min

[SPECIAL EDITION] Bike Better featuring Timothy O'Donnell

Last Friday we hosted the next in our series of The Kona Edge live online seminars. This hour long live webinar featured Timothy O'Donnell. Timothy finished third at the Ironman World Championships in Kona in 2015 and he shared with us some of the things he did in 2015 to…
25 Jan 2016 5AM 1 hr 01 min

Ironman Run Secrets: Make your long runs shorter

Tom Ward talks running and shares two things that he has done to improve his performance on the Ironman run. He also reveals a run workout that will put you in the hurt box, big time (But will make you extremely mentally tough!).
25 Jan 2016 12AM 4 min

Ironman Nutrition Strategies with an Age Group World Champion

On today's edition of The Kona Edge, we chat to two-times Ironman Age Group World Champion Dan Stubleski who shares with us his strategy when it comes to nutrition in the build-up to and racing at Kona. We get some tips on what nutrition to take and how often in…
22 Jan 2016 5AM 5 min

Overcoming Obstacles - The Liza Rachetta Ironman Kona Story

Do you dream of qualifying for Ironman World Championship on the big island of Kona but you're faced with physical challenges? On this episode of The Kona Edge, we chat to someone who has been involved in the sport for some years now and started by racing at Kona then…
20 Jan 2016 12AM 33 min

Are cutting junk miles the secret to improving your Ironman run?

Junk miles - we're all guilty of running them. But do they harm you and impact your Ironman run performance? Should you just run for the sake of running or should there be an outcome for every run workout? It's an interesting debate and we touch on that in today's…
15 Jan 2016 10AM 6 min

Are cutting junk miles the secret to improving your Ironman run?

Junk miles - we're all guilty of running them. But do they harm you and impact your Ironman run performance? Should you just run for the sake of running or should there be an outcome for every run workout? It's an interesting debate and we touch on that in today's…
15 Jan 2016 12AM 6 min

2015 Ironman Age Group World Champion Malte Bruns

Malte Bruns was the first amateur home at the 2015 Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii. 24th Overall Malte's splits looked something like this: swim - 57:05, bike - 4:46:39 and run - 3:02:21 for a total time of 8:52:30. The young German also broke his age group world record…
12 Jan 2016 10PM 38 min

The one thing Tom Ward did to improve his Ironman Bike

Many Ironman triathletes will tell you the bike leg of an Ironman is the most important. Being first off the bike does not guarantee you'll win but if you don't pace you Ironman bike correctly you can blow horribly on the Ironman run. Today on The Kona Edge we chat…
8 Jan 2016 8AM 4 min

The one thing Tom Ward did to improve his Ironman Bike

Many Ironman triathletes will tell you the bike leg of an Ironman is the most important. Being first off the bike does not guarantee you'll win but if you don't pace you Ironman bike correctly you can blow horribly on the Ironman run. Today on The Kona Edge we chat…
8 Jan 2016 3AM 4 min
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