Fitter Radio Triathlon Podcast · Bevan McKinnon

Kelly O'Mara: Feisty Media

·1 hr 24 min·5 clips

Braden Currie once stopped training for two weeks before Coast to Coast and still won Ironman New Zealand.

1. Fitter Radio Triathlon Podcast opens with the New York Marathon's sprint finish, a women's course record of 2:19.50, and a men's photo finish in 2:08.09. 2. Hosts Bevan McKinnon and Tim Brazier discuss Kelly O'Mara, who works with Live Feisty Triathlon and has covered Kona, triathlon media, and newsletter reporting. 3. The episode's core question is how Kona qualification, Ironman coverage, and women's representation in triathlon media are being handled right now. 4. The New York Marathon result included six Kenyans on the podium, which Bevan and Tim connect to ongoing Kenyan doping bans. 5. Aaron Royal's retirement after Noosa Tri is treated as a major loss for Australasian triathlon. 6. Braden Currie's retirement gets even more attention because of his wins at St. George, World Championships, and Ironman New Zealand. 7. The hosts revisit Currie's Coast to Coast background and his later move into long-course triathlon. 8. They describe how Currie once tried to combine Coast to Coast and Ironman New Zealand in the same build. 9. The story turns on an old PE teacher's advice that Currie trusted: stop training two weeks before Coast to Coast. 10. The episode also covers Noosa Tri, where Matt Hauser won in control from start to finish after celebrating his Wollongong world title. 11. Jessica Fullagar's bike leg stands out because she rode three minutes faster than any other woman. 12. Cassandra Beaugrand's drafting penalty becomes part of the women's race discussion. 13. The hosts note that Noosa had to manage hail, weather disruption, and several cancelled events. 14. Bevan and Tim explain that the Ironman qualification algorithm has produced a 95 percent male share of performance-pool slots across about 11 or 12 races. 15. They point to Ironman California, where 32 of 33 performance slots went to men and 17 went to men aged 50 to 59. 16. Kelly O'Mara's coverage of Kona and Live Feisty's reporting are used as examples of how triathlon media can focus on women's racing. 17. Kelly describes having worked in triathlon for almost 20 years, starting in college and later moving from local news into sports reporting. 18. The interview style is conversational, with Bevan and Tim moving between race analysis, retirements, and a longer media discussion. 19. Listeners interested in Ironman politics, Kona coverage, and elite triathlon results would likely follow this episode. 20. Listeners wanting only race recaps without media or qualification debate may skip it.

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A triathlon episode that moves from New York Marathon drama to Ironman qualification politics.

This episode opens with New York Marathon drama: the sprint finish, the women's course record, the men's photo finish, and six Kenyans on the podium.

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Kelly O'Mara on triathlon journalism and why Kona qualification still feels off.

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