Coach Parry The Kona Edge - Ironman Triathlon

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
480 – 500

Ironman Bike - Working the hills with Power for mental and physical strength

Podcast  |  Coach Parry | The Kona Edge - Ironman Triathlon
On this edition of The Kona Edge we touch base with Wendy Mader. She shares her secret to building strength on the bike and tells us why she loves biking. We learn why doing hill training is so important and she reveals the change in performance since using a Power…
3 Feb 2017 7AM 4 min

Don Oswalt's Tips to improve your Ironman open water swim

Podcast  |  Coach Parry | The Kona Edge - Ironman Triathlon
On this edition of The Kona Edge we catch up with Don Oswalt who shares the benefits he's gained from spending more time doing open water swims. He reveals things that he's done that's helped improve his swim dramatically with the chance to focus on improving his speed and technique…
2 Feb 2017 7AM 6 min

Girls day out leads to Ironman career - The Kathy Winkler Story

Podcast  |  Coach Parry | The Kona Edge - Ironman Triathlon
On this edition of The Kona Edge we chat to Kathy Winkler who tried her first Ironman minimal training and learned valuable lessons in the process. Having gone on to win her age group in most of her Ironman challenges she reaps the rewards of training. Kathy talks to us…
1 Feb 2017 7AM 32 min

Ironman Nutrition - It can go horribly wrong if you don’t get it right

Podcast  |  Coach Parry | The Kona Edge - Ironman Triathlon
On this edition of The Kona Edge we touch base with Steve Day and chat about Ironman nutrition. He touches on tying all the pieces together and we discover why he made little changes in his diet and became more fat adapted. He shares his battle with cooler races vs…
31 Jan 2017 7AM 7 min

Ironman Run - Where rubber meets the road

Podcast  |  Coach Parry | The Kona Edge - Ironman Triathlon
Today on The Kona Edge we chat to Aida Wasilewski and find out what makes her a strong runner. The greatest advice we get from her is knowing and accepting the fact that it's going to hurt when you run. You can't run without the pain. She chats about speed,…
30 Jan 2017 7AM 9 min

Ironman Bike - Race simulations make you so much stronger

Podcast  |  Coach Parry | The Kona Edge - Ironman Triathlon
On this edition of The Kona Edge we chat to Barry Lewis and find out what it is that makes him stronger on his Ironman bike. We learn the secret to training over and under your threshold effort and how to simulate specific conditions to help us to physiologically adapt…
27 Jan 2017 7AM 6 min

Ironman Swim - Learn the mechanics for better endurance, strength and speed.

Podcast  |  Coach Parry | The Kona Edge - Ironman Triathlon
On this edition of The Kona Edge we take a look at age group swimmer Wendy Mader. She shares some awesome tips and hints with us on what to do, how to do it and what we should not be doing in the water. She places emphasis on the different…
26 Jan 2017 7AM 10 min

You can't get ahead if you don't take a chance - The Don Oswalt Ironman Story

Podcast  |  Coach Parry | The Kona Edge - Ironman Triathlon
On this edition of The Kona Edge we meet up with Don Oswalt who takes us through his Ironman journey. From building up slowly, having joined some friends that were doing triathlon and decided he wanted to give it a go. He started with sprints over big distances and worked…
24 Jan 2017 5PM 29 min

Ironman Nutrition - Get ahead because you can’t play catch up

Podcast  |  Coach Parry | The Kona Edge - Ironman Triathlon
On this edition of The Kona Edge we look at Ironman nutrition and Sydney Tervort shares her disappointments due to nutrition with us. She tells of cramping and reinforces the importance of using your nutrition on the course as set on your watch. Take it when the buzzer goes off…
24 Jan 2017 3AM 6 min

Frequent, shorter runs build economy and efficiency for your Ironman Run

Podcast  |  Coach Parry | The Kona Edge - Ironman Triathlon
Today on The Kona Edge we catch up with Steve Day who shares all his running knowledge with us. Having changed his run strategy we learn how he now benefits from shorter more frequent runs to avoid the never ending injuries that plague all runners.
23 Jan 2017 3AM 6 min

Ironman Bike - Courage rewards you with confidence

Podcast  |  Coach Parry | The Kona Edge - Ironman Triathlon
Today on The Kona Edge we catch up with Aida Wasilewsky and chat about her Ironman bike. Having suffered several injuries on the bike she shares with us how she conquered her fear of getting back on the bike after an accident. We find out the importance of fit and…
20 Jan 2017 7AM 7 min

Shave time off your Ironman swim by unlearning bad habits

Podcast  |  Coach Parry | The Kona Edge - Ironman Triathlon
On this edition of The Kona Edge we touch base with Barry Lewis who doesn't come from a swimming background. He shares with us how he had to unlearn the bad swim habits and re-learn new habits.
19 Jan 2017 3AM 8 min

The sport for mental and physical well being - The Wendy Mader Ironman Story

Podcast  |  Coach Parry | The Kona Edge - Ironman Triathlon
On this edition of The Kona Edge we touch base with Wendy Mader who has a strong swim background and comes from a family of marathon runners and who took to triathlon quite naturally. Wendy takes us on the journey of her achievements and struggles and shares with us how…
18 Jan 2017 3AM 34 min

Ironman Nutrition mistakes - Don't make this one

Podcast  |  Coach Parry | The Kona Edge - Ironman Triathlon
On this edition of The Kona Edge we look into nutrition needs with Christian Haupt. He reveals his strategy of a different kind and shares with us the mistakes he has learned from.
17 Jan 2017 7AM 6 min

Making the change from marathon running to Ironman triathlon

Podcast  |  Coach Parry | The Kona Edge - Ironman Triathlon
On today's edition of The Kona Edge we chat to Sydney Tervort about her running career. Being a strong runner with about 30 years experience she shares the change in run training with us. She chats to us about the consistency of her running schedule and the importance of listening…
16 Jan 2017 7AM 7 min

Ironman Bike Gains - Quality vs Quantity

Podcast  |  Coach Parry | The Kona Edge - Ironman Triathlon
On this edition of The Kona Edge we chat to Steve Day. Having started out mountain biking to cross train, Steve now shares what he has learnt about biking and tells what his favourite workout is to give him the greatest gains and improve on his Ironman bike.
13 Jan 2017 3AM 4 min

Ironman Swim Tips: Work with the water, don't fight it

Podcast  |  Coach Parry | The Kona Edge - Ironman Triathlon
On this edition of The Kona Edge we touch base with Aida Wasilewski and discover what her strategy is to improve on her Ironman swim. Not being a swimmer she shares with us the struggle she's had in learning how to improve her technique and what her favorite swim workout…
12 Jan 2017 7AM 7 min

Fast at Fifty - The Barry Lewis Ironman Kona Story

Podcast  |  Coach Parry | The Kona Edge - Ironman Triathlon
On this edition of The Kona Edge we meet up with age grouper Barry Lewis who shares his journey a a runner through to racing at the Ironman World Championships in Kona. Barry also reveals what it takes to qualify for and race in Kona at the age of 50…
11 Jan 2017 9AM 37 min

The hurt box that is the Ironman Run - Mantras get you out of holes

Podcast  |  Coach Parry | The Kona Edge - Ironman Triathlon
Today The Kona Edge takes a look at Christian Haupt's Ironman run strategy. He shares his pride and pain of completing his Ironman run in 3:05 at Kona 2016. We find out what his favourite run workouts are and what strategy he uses to pull himself out of those dark…
8 Jan 2017 7PM 6 min
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