Triathlon Podcast - The Story Behind Time: Recent Episodes
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Welcome to the Triathlon Podcast: The Story Behind Time.
Each episode reveals the story of a triathlete who crossed the finish line just before the cut-off time, did not make it to the finish line at all or has another special story to tell about his/her race.
There is a story behind every athlete. This is the Podcast: The Story Behind Time.
The podcast can be found on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts.
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Today, we have Dennis on the show. Dennis was planning to race Iron Man Vichy in France in 2021.
2 weeks prior to race day he travelled to France to have a relaxed preparation.. guess what?
On a training ride he got hit by a car from behind.. his bike was broken..
What happened thereafter? We will figure it out in this chat.
Have fun!
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Marloes is a Dutch triathlete who spent multiple years in a wheelchair due to a muscle disease. In August 2021 she completed her first full distance triathlon.
How she made it from wheelchair to full distance triathlon. You will figure it out in this chat.
Have fun!
Robert is a 70-year triathlete from the US. He participated at the Iron Man 70.3 in Cascais, Portugal. Robert completed the swim (1.9 km/1.2mi)and minutes later we found him sitting on the ground covered in blood with a foot wound. What happened? You will find it out in this podcast.
Today, we have Eoin on the show. Eoin is a triathlete from the UK who participated at the full distance Iron Man in Cascais Portugal in October.
Eoin had a tough and long day, but made it to the finish line just under 16 hours.
Eoin has some interesting stories to share about holes in his wetsuit during the swim and being at the front of the race with pro athletes overtaking him..
The swim cut-off time in an Iron Man is 2 hours and 20 minutes. The Gulf of Mexico was WILD on race day. Dennis his swim time was 2 hours 20 minutes and 11 seconds. Did he time it correctly? Was he disqualified? Did the Iron Man dream die because of 11 seconds?