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

The Texas Target - All eyes on IM Texas

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In Ironman, every overtake and uncalculated surge is a match you should not burn.

1. All in Triathlon with Jelle Geens and Aaron Royle centers on Jelle’s Geelong analysis, Texas pacing, and a Gold Coast broadcast debrief. 2. Jelle Geens and Aaron Royle host the show, and Jelle’s race data plus Aaron’s commentary work drive the episode. 3. The episode asks what Geelong and a recent Adelaide wind tunnel session mean for Jelle’s IM Texas preparation. 4. Jelle says his main Geelong takeaway is to avoid “creep[ing] into the rat” and forcing overtakes in Ironman. 5. Aaron compares that to Christian’s steadier style, saying Christian rides outside the zone and avoids unnecessary spikes. 6. They frame the effort cost in triathlon as “a box full of matches,” where each surge burns energy needed later. 7. Jelle says the last few weeks before Geelong showed a “significant” fitness jump after a week where he trained about 12 hours while sick. 8. He says he felt better in the days after the race and that Texas is now “three and a half weeks” away. 9. Jelle uses Google AI to estimate his Geelong bike power by comparing 54 kph at 296 watts with 46 kph over the same 90-kilometre course. 10. He says the AI told him 316 watts, which he then entered into TrainingPeaks as his race power. 11. Aaron argues that 5-minute, 20-minute, and 60-minute power reveal more than the overall average for a 90-kilometre ride. 12. Jelle says the final 20 to 25 minutes of Geelong would have been useful for judging how much he slowed when Hayden rode away. 13. He explains that his power pedals showed jumps like 330 to 300 watts, which made the file harder to interpret. 14. Jelle says he traveled to Adelaide for the wind tunnel and tested his MANA suits, bottle placement, and frame storage options. 15. He says the tunnel handled 25 runs in four hours and that his father built the statistics-based testing program. 16. Jelle also says the new MANA suits were “almost to say maybe a little bit quicker” than his Hoop One suit. 17. The tone is technical and conversational, with the hosts interrupting each other while unpacking race data and broadcast logistics. 18. Aaron’s Gold Coast commentary story adds a behind-the-scenes format shift, including a cameraman, an earpiece, and a 8 p.m. deadline to find interviewees. 19. Listeners interested in Ironman pacing, aero testing, and race analysis will get the most from this episode. 20. Listeners wanting a polished recap or a light chat will probably skip it.

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A loose but useful Texas check-in that turns aero testing and training nerves into easy listening.

This episode reads as a race-week check-in, staying grounded in practical details around Texas, a threshold swim, and the sense that panic training begins tomorrow.

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Press play for a blunt, inside-baseball Texas prep check-in.

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