Fitter Radio Episode 558 - Race Reviews. Durability. Sam Osborne

Bev and Tim review the racing from IRONMAN 70.3 Oceanside plus we discuss the points system and what Taylor Knibb's win means for the rest of the female podium. We discuss the racing from Xterra Rotorua and bring you a finish line chat with winner Sam Osborne. Durability in an athlete is crucial to effective race performance. We share excerpts from The Science of Sport Podcast defining durability plus we discuss some test sessions that athletes can use to measure their own durability. (0:00:00) – Tim gives us an update as to how he is. (0:01:42) – The difficulties of trying to find a replay of the Oceanside race. (0:05:48) – IRONMAN 70.3 Oceanside recap (0:07:53) – The points system and how Taylor Knibb's win has affected the rest of the podium. (0:19:28) – Doping in sport (0:20:55) – Doping in Sport - Ross Tucker / The Real Science of Sport podcast (0:24:55) - Infinit Nutrition 10% discount for all listeners with the code FITTER10 (0:25:10) - ULTRO Earbuds 15% discount for all our listeners with the code ULTRO15 (0:25:25) – Xterra Rotorua and intro to Sam Osbourne  (0:27:32) – Sam Osborne finish line interview (0:40:11) – Kyle Smith is training on the IRONMAN 70.3 World Champs course (0:42:07) – Intro to durability (0:43:42) – Durability - Ross Tucker / The Real Science of Sport podcast (0:57:25) – Durability Test Sessions LINKS: Infinit Nutrition 10% discount using the code FITTER10 at  https://www.infinitnutrition.com.au/ Note: For the code to work you need to have created an account and be logged in. ULTRO Earbuds 15% discount using the code ULTRO15 at https://www.ultroaudio.com/ IRONMAN 70.3 Oceanside at https://www.ironman.com/im703-oceanside DAZN at https://www.dazn.com/en-NZ/home The Real Science of Sport podcast at https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/the-real-science-of-sport-podcast/id1461719225 Follow Sam Osborne on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/samosborne7/ Xterra Rotorua at https://www.xterraplanet.com/event/xterra-rotorua-festival