All in Triathlon with Jelle Geens and Aaron Royle · All in triathlon

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March 12, 2026·59 min·1 clip

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The show starts with a location check from Devonport. One host is in northern Tasmania for a race in two days, while the other is on the Gold Coast feeling a bit healthier than the week before. They catch up quickly. The opening stretch covers the crit update, the messages coming in from listeners, and the reminder that the race story needs the full podcast, not a quick throwaway mention. Tasmania gets a bit of affection. They name-drop Jake Birtwhistle territory, then drift through a few local references before settling into the bigger race discussion. The conversation then moves to a specific athlete's recent Ironman New Zealand run. They work through how that athlete had looked like a real threat at one point, how close the gap got to Trevor Foley, and how the faster run still was not quite enough to swing the result. There is also the training angle. One host says he had done sessions, long runs, and long rides with the athlete in the Gold Coast build, which makes the whole performance feel less abstract and more personal. A little self-own slips in. He admits one shared session went badly enough that he DNF'd it, which becomes one of those small training stories that makes the whole conversation feel lived-in. The pair keep circling back to how the athlete framed the race beforehand. It was meant to be a first Ironman, a learning experience, and a step toward Kona qualification in Frankfurt, so the near-win makes the result even more interesting. They sit with that tension. An early-season effort can be both undercooked and still wildly impressive, and the episode spends a lot of time in that exact space. The chat stays practical. They talk about why watching a race is different when you have trained with the athlete, why the numbers land differently, and why a close finish can change the way you read the whole day. The closing stretch turns to schedules and stream info. They point listeners to triathlonlive.tv for Friday morning, give the Hobart and Queensland times, and wrap with a quick good-luck send-off before the next race week takes over.

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A race-week catch-up that settles into a grounded, insider look at a near-win at Ironman New Zealand.

The episode opens with race-week logistics and a clear read on recent racing: one host is in Devonport, the other on the Gold Coast, and a health check sets the tone early.

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You want race-week triathlon talk that still gets into the splits.

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