The #SVT Podcast: Recent Episodes
Swansea Vale Triathlon Club
In this episode we talk all things London Marathon with our absolute champion Emily Marchant and ask her about her training, mantras, and the big days. We also spoke to housewives fourth favourite Marc Barrow about his London experience.
This isn’t the best SVT club update but find all that info in the SVT CLUB info page or ask in the chats!
Full disclaimer: there’s a screech at the end of this one!
The lads are back with another episode of the SVT Podcast. In this episode the boys discuss the recent PTO and Ironman results, discuss the Swansea Sports Awards (We won!), how many watts you can save but not wearing the GB AG tri suit, wetsuit talk and an interview with the guys running Porthcawl Tri to discuss the amazing Zwift races between our clubs.
In this episode, we catch up with the best podcast team this month and meet our new co-host Rachael Draisey as Hannah the Hoff is too busy pushing sleds and squatting medicine balls in prep for Paris Hyrox. We go through the basics of the club, catch up with Josh Wallace for all things swimming and talk to Rachael about her upcoming season. Special guest Delilah pitches in her view of triathlon throughout the episode.
We're back for 2024! We are so sorry we haven't been able to record a podcast sooner. Sometimes life gets in the way.
In this episode, we welcome our new members and discuss how the club runs. We also cover what's been happening since the last podcast and there's even some tri talk about PTO T100 and Ironman 70.3 World Champs 2025!
We also give our treasurer a new nickname and discuss the forthcoming Zwift race between Just Stop Oil and the Bertie Bassetts.
In this episode, Marc and Dan are joined by Cath Roberts, the CEO of Welsh Triathlon. We ask Cath a number of questions raised by our members and other athletes in Wales. It's great to hear about her vision for Triathon in Wales going forward and we are really excited to be part of it.
We also get to hear all about Dan's epic NYC marathon along with the normal SVT club news.
P.S. buy your Christmas Party tickets.
P.P.S buy your Christmas Party tickets.
P.P.P.S buy your Christmas Party tickets.
You get the rest......
Tune in to listen to the Ironman Barcelona highlight for Pip and Emily who take on their first Ironman ever bringing you all the best and worst bits. We also spoke to Andrea on her back-to-back marathon in Marrakesh last week who brings in all hints and tips for running in heat and trip breakdown of her impressive weekend
In this episode, Dan and Marc discuss the momentous Ironman Wales 2023! What a day it was for everyone competing and supporting! Have a listen from a supporter's perspective and relive the day with the boys. They also discuss members' results at Ironman Copenhagen, Ironman Wales, Ironman 70.3 World Champs, Ironman World Champs, Nice and the Neath Valley Triathlon.
Firstly, we have to apologise for the sound quality of this one. Equipment issues meant the sound quality degraded. We thought we'd still publish as you can still make out what was said.
In this episode, Marc and Dan discuss the buildup to the biggest race of the year, Ironman Wales. The lads give first-timers some tips for the race week and race day. They share their experiences on the race and you might pick up some useful info for the big day.
In this month's episode Hannah and Beffo welcome new members, Hannah tells us about her Sharks Swim experience, what races are coming up and some kit updates.
In this episode the 4 hosts get together for the first time to discuss what was such an amazing weekend for the club at Ironman Swansea 70.3. Everyone gives their feedback on the event from supporting to racing. What a weekend it was! 134 members taking part, making SVT the club with the most amount of athletes in any Ironman event in Europe EVER!
We also discuss t-shirt gate and give shout-outs to almost every athlete in Swansea plus lots lots more (Yeah I forgot)
Keep listening to hear our brand new outro, recorded by the Mayor of Mumbles, Craig Jones. Its a belter!
Please excuse the language in this episode, not safe for the kids to listen.
Dr Emma Kavanagh is the better half of committee member Matthew Jones. Emma is an Author and Phycologist and we thought it would be the perfect time to get Emma on the podcast prior to many members "A" race, Ironman Swansea 70.3
In this episode, we discuss how we cope when we are standing on that start line, and how we deal with mid-race disasters. We also discuss imposture syndrome and how to deal with not being able to train due to injury. It really is a fascinating discussion and we hope you get something from it.
Huge thanks to Emma for agreeing to come on.
In this episode, Beffo and Hannah are joined by our newest member and Ironman Wales 2022 winner Hannah Saitch. There's also a Roth race recap with the Seppmans where Paul finally admits Neo is faster than him and if you listen closely, you can almost hear him smile.
In this episode we interview Sophie from Revive Wellness in Skewen, the boys chat about Dan's wedding and stag do, and the recent tragic events at Ironman Hamburg and Swansea Tri. They go through a million race results from the races since the last pod and welcome new members. There's also a cameo appearance on the pod by our No.1 supporter. Also, they release the date of the much anticipated SVT Christmas do!
Not much club chat in this one sorry. In this special episode, Marc and Dan head to beefa to compete at the ITU Long Distance World Champs. The boys do a daily log of their trip, including watching the pros at the PTO European Open, becoming besties with Kris, Jan and a few other pros, the build-up to the race, post-race thoughts and discussing how much the beers cost at Pacha at the closing ceremony. Not only is Dan a decent athlete, but also fluent in Spanglish.
On this episode the girls have been joined by a very special guest. They do some race recaps including the iconic London Marathon (not sure if you heard that Hannah did it?), they talk about the pressure that comes with training for events, the recent Parkrun takeover and see who can fit the most amount of balls in their mouth.
The lads are back with April's edition of the SVT Podcast. You'll be chuffed to know we'll be bringing you 2 podcasts per month during the triathlon season!
In this episode, we discuss, Dans stag do, the new proposed Ironman Swansea 70.3 bike course, Barrows bike crash, the Swansea Sports awards, new club partnerships, club sessions, race results, and a Glynneath Lakes update. We also do live draw for 3 Ironman places and are joined by this months guest and SVT member, Rachael Draisey.
After the girls messed up the first attempt of the podcast, they are back with a better a funnier V2 version. In this months episode the girls dicsuss how amazing Marc and Dans podcast was, the Swansea Sports Awards, Show sponsors, welcome new members, Race recaps, Upcoming events, Zone 3 demo day, IM Tri club evening, GJ injury prevention seminar, Bike skills and the PassionFit seminar.
In this episode, we introduce our new co-host Mr Marmite himself. The boys chew the fat over everything Triathlon, Cycle Specific, the upcoming TT season, 2023 races, local triathletes, and Ironman slot allocation. As you can imagine, this one is a long one with not much club talk funnily enough but we do give a Brav kit update.
Just like to thank Tom Davies for everything he's done in helping setup this podcast. He'll be missed and we look forward to catching up at races over the coming year.
In this episode Hannah and Beff give us a rundown of the club, who's who, club sessions, do's and don't (like ask for the Sportsshoes code) and welcome a gazillion new members!
This episode is sponsored by the following member's businesses:
Jack Arnold
Registered osteopath & sports therapist
Based out of Neath port talbot chiropractic clinic and Swansea health solutions with flexibility for home visits if necessary
£5 off for SVT members
Owain Humphreys
Humphreys tree services
Cover all aspects of tree surgery, whether it's cutting a branch so you can have a better sky signal or removing the complete tree that's taking away all the natural light, we do it all.
Examples of the work we have carried out are available on www.htswales.com
Unsure of something just send me a WhatsApp or text message and I will help you the best I can.
No I won't cut your tree down for free so that I can sell the logs!!
10% discount for all members who provide us with a nice cuppa whilst carrying out your job!!
Suz Wallace
Snappers swim school
We Teach swimming lessons for children and adults. Take children from age 3, all abilities are welcome. Nervous, disabled, improvers, competent!
We deliver lessons at Crug Glas Hydrotherapy pool and Pentrehafod pool :) fees vary depending on how many weeks are in that school term.
In terms of discount, we offer adult sessions at discounted price for SVT members on Wednesday nights at Pentrehafod pool. Only £3 - need to book in advance :)
We can be contacted via our Facebook page or 07449536950
This episode we all get together for our Christmas episode! Hope you all enjoy and have a wonderful Christmas!
We start this weeks episode by paying tribute to Lucy John. Tragically, a few weekends ago, the Triathlon community lost one of its own. Lucy, a member with Pen Y Bont Tri & Tondu Wheelers was involved in a collision with a car whist riding her bike, resulting in her losing her life. A statement from Pen Y Bont tri said -
“Lucy had all the qualities you could ever hope to have. She was fiercely determined, enthusiastic and was dedicated to every aspect of her life. Family, work, friends, coaching and training. We have been inundated with messages relaying peoples memories of Lucy and each of them are example of what a truly incredible, inspirational and helpful person that she was. To say she will be missed is an understatement.”
Lucy who was only 35, was a mum, wife, a daughter. No one should ever go for a Sunday ride and not come home. Our thoughts and prays are with Lucy’s family, friends and club mates.
Some of us attended Porthcawl Parkrun on Saturday morning to show our support. In times like these, the whole triathlon community pulls together and rallies around each other and its so good to see, so thank you to all the triathlon clubs who turned up in Lucys memory. Its also amazing to see the many posts of athletes out riding their bikes on social media, to raise awareness of Safer Cycling. #SheWasJustRidingHerBike
Pen y Bont Tri and Tondu Wheelers have setup a Just Giving page to help support Lucys family during these difficult times. Please donate if you can. The link can be found on Pen y Bont social media platforms.
https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/aaron-davies-5?utm_term=GG9G6NrmG
We also chat to some of SVT's Kona Qualifiers who give us the low down on what its like to experience Kona, it was so inspiring!
As usual we welcome New members, outline the current training available through the club and listen to barrow waffling for the entire episode!
Please can we say a massive thank you to Dr Natalie Brown, she can be found on instagram as optimal.period. All info was provided by the awesome Natalie.
Thank you to Rebecca Bennet, Emma Richards, Hannah Saitch and Hannah Munday for helping us out with some great advice and information.
Link to article from Hannah’s coaches corner https://www.cyclinguk.org/article/guide-saddle-comfort-women
September Newsletter - This month we look back at IronMan Wales 2022 which has been 3 years in the making! We chat about members race results, the conditions, the Queen's passing and everything else that surrounded a superb weekend of racing!
This month we chat about one of the biggest races in the calendar, IRONMAN WALES! We are also joined by a special guest, Lydia Dant, who reflects on her season, her experience at IronMan Swansea and chats about 2023 and what's to come!
We're also proud to announce that we are teaming up with BRAV Endurance who are going to be our main supplier going forward. For those who live in a cave or are not on socials, Brav endurance are becoming the go to brand for triathlon and cycling clothing in the UK. We’ve had a brilliant relationship with Adam and have supported his brand since the beginning in 2017.
Welcome to our new members, Enjoy the pod and don't forget to get involved in the group chats!
This episode we chew the fat over the weekends highly anticipated 70.3 race in Swansea. Some great talking points and great to see so many SVT Athletes rocking the kit over the weekend, we chat about some outstanding results, the ins and outs of the race and also some of the rumours that surround the race for next year!
June Newsletter Podcast brought to you by JOPO Customs and JOPO Festival!
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This is a bit of long and well overdue Pod! We chat all things SVT, our recent Club of the year award, welcome new members and recap on some amazing races and results that have happened since the last pod in March.
Big shout out to this months show sponsor JOPO Customs - https://www.jopocustoms.co.uk. JOPO does some amazing work on VW Transporters, Transit Customs and various other vehicles.
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Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/JoPoCustoms
Twitter - https://twitter.com/jopocustoms
To Be a member of the club of the year 2021 which happens to have the best kit in Wales, you can find us - https://clubs.britishtriathlon.org/SWANSEAVALETRI/Membership/Join
March Episode - Talking all things 2022 races, some race results from the wildflower duathlon and other updates from the club.
February's edition of the podcast!
We are joined by our Chairman, Mr Ian Lloyd, who made his best effort to destroy the podcast!
We make the Draw for the Free IronMan place, talk about our last podcast with Nathan Ford ( What a legend ) and generally chat about some of the upcoming races and the season which is literally just around the corner.
This episode is a pretty special one!
We sit down with Nathan Ford who most of you know primarily for his talent and performances but more recently perhaps because of what he's gone through as a result of his crash in Aberfeldy during the British Middle Distance Championships. We were lucky to share a beer with Nathan and catch up on how he's getting on.
Nathan is so open and honest with his current situation and it was extremely humbling to listen to him talk so open and honestly about where he's at and what the future will look like.
We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did, it really was an honour to chat to Nathan and it's so so great to see him progressing so well.
Episode Number 10 - Happy new year to everyone at SVT, this episode we chew the fat on whats been happening over the festive period, announce the winners of the 2021 awards which were presented at the Christmas party. We also chat about some of the plans for 2022 and various topics which have kept us from training! Ha Sorry in advance!
This months episode reflects on the last few races of the season and thats to come from the remainder of the year,
Our Xmas Party is scheduled for the 11th December and we would love you to attend!
A round up of the season, we chat about what would have been at IronMan Wales 2021 and an Athlete and Friend of SVT, Nathan Ford who's accident has touched the hearts of triathletes and people across the globe.
We also introduce a new ' Random Member of the month ' feature which I'm sure will be a great talking point before future episodes.
Nathans go fund some page can be found here - https://www.gofundme.com/f/nathan-ford
July Newsletter.
This months episode we are joined by Chris Waygood who is attempting to swim the channel. We were both blown away with the things chris has had to go through to prepare for this event and have been completely inspired by Chris' Ambition.
We ( Mainly Marc ) also chat about Race Results, Club champs, new members and up and coming races!
Monthly newsletter presented by Marc Barrow and sometimes Tom Davies( Can't get a bloody word in edge ways )
Find out what you can expect from future episodes, how the club will be using the Podcast to deliver our members Information and news.