The Streak Triathlon Podcast

Here’s something loooong overdue. A breakdown of the rest of Ben Bright's 1992 season. I promised this episode when Luke and I did TSP14. About the 1992 Nice Triathlon.Ben was a role model for me. As I was also planning to have a triathlon adventure in France. Then I'd come back to the UK and regale my BTS team-mates with how epic it was. And how epic I was. I think Ben raced 13 times in Europe in 1992. Not a huge schedule. Most triathletes based in France do more. Maybe up to 20 races. But I might have missed one or two that the mags don’t show. And this was also a time when we raced often and all distances. Peaking and tapering wasn’t so much of a thing. We raced near-weekly and built fitness from race to race.But this is also a story of an adventure of a young athlete in a far away land. A subject that I debate at the end of the episode. Is this still an experience that young triathletes dream of?https://thestreakpodcast.com/podcast/25

Stage 3 of the 1995 France Irontour was the Team Time Trial in Vichy. As an athlete, this is my absolute favourite format. I love the hard effort, working out a strategy and ultimately the team work involved to do well.On paper Assystem, with Pigg, Riccitello and Metters showing good form on Stages 1 and 2, were probably stronger than St. Quentin. But don’t count out the Fit For Fun Germans. They were a solid bike team and with 6 athletes from the same nation, maybe they’d trained a lot together.But paper isn’t the road. And St.Quentin were the reigning french national TTT champions. The Vichy stage ended up being close. Very close!https://thestreakpodcast.com/podcast/the-1995-france-irontour-as-it-happened

Stage 2 of the 1995 France Irontour was in Bescancon on Monday 21st August. Simon Lessing was leading after Stage One. Of course. But this stage was an opportunity for the attackers and the bike daredevils to put Lessing under pressure.Mike Pigg was certainly planning something. And an on-form again Ben Bright would surely be happy to help.Let’s hear what happened!https://thestreakpodcast.com/podcast/the-1995-france-irontour-as-it-happened

Stage 1 of the 1995 France Irontour took place in Strasbourg, in the east of France on Sunday 20th August. The questions the pundits were asking were: Will Simon Lessing be as dominant as in 1994? Or will multiple contenders show themselves?The distances were: a 1500m swim in the Baggersee lake. A 40km draft-legal bike into town and back twice. And a 3 lap 10km mixed-surface run.Here’s how it went.https://thestreakpodcast.com/podcast/the-1995-france-irontour-as-it-happened

Yesterday I did a podcast about the 1993 and 1994 editions. So here’s a preview of the 1995 race. It’s a quick translation of an article that appeared in the August 1995 issue of Triathlete (FR). The main body of the article is an interview with Carole Gally. The FIT organiser. Then there’s side bars showing the jerseys on offer, the details of the stages and the composition of the 10 teams. Even though some of the line-ups changed before race day.https://thestreakpodcast.com/podcast/the-1995-france-irontour-as-it-happened

You know by now that I’m a huge France Iron Tour nerd. So here’s a podcast series about the 1995 race. The 2nd official version. I’m going to release one episode per day this week. Until I’ve covered all the stages. And then drawn some conclusions in the final episode. What does it all mean for modern triathlon?To give you some back-story, the first episode in this series will be a re-mastered, re-mixed, deluxe-vinyl box set of TSP7 and TSP8. With some newly-recorded bonus tracks. Part two will then preview the stages and introduce the teams taking part.I used 5 magazine articles to write this series. A race preview and a detailed race report from Triathlete (FR). A diary piece written by Jimmy Riccitello for 220 in the UK. And Ian Sweet’s preview column in 220 and his overview for Inside Triathlon in the USA.https://thestreakpodcast.com/podcast/the-1995-france-irontour-as-it-happened

Today I will explain the TSP podcast re-launch that I’m doing. And tell you how Mark Allen re-freshed his career in the winter of 88-89.I’m also back on Instagram and YouTube after short breaks there. So let’s also keep the vintage triathlon chat going on those platforms.Other changes at TSP include:Upcoming episodes on modern triathlon.A link to podcast scripts in the show-notes.A Buy Me A Coffee link above. For those who would like to support the project. Obviously there’s no obligation to do this. And at the moment everything we do will still be available to everybody.Speak to you again soon. Ross.https://thestreakpodcast.com/podcast/0

Today we are watching and commenting on the 1990 Nice Triathlon video that’s on YouTube. It was probably the first Nice race that Luke and I saw on VHS. IMO. It’s the best English-language triathlon video on YouTube. Fullstop.The scripted commentary by Sarah Springman and Ian Sweet is ace. And some big athletes were coming off successful 1989 seasons. Ready to go again. Of course. There’s the usual tangents into iconic equipment and previous races.https://thestreakpodcast.com/podcast/26

This episode is Part 1 of a two-parter about Season Openers. The traditional races in the late-1980s that let us know that the tri-season had started. Both domestically and internationally.  The idea came from recently leafing through two triathlon magazines that had significance to my life. That brought back waves of nostalgia from the time when I first got interested in triathlon.These season opener races were important for the athletes. To validate their fitness after a winter of training. But for the magazine readers. These race reports were all we had. Before Eurosport or live streams or YouTube. This is how we got to understand the racing and to learn about the athletes. In articles written by familiar names like CJ Olivares Junior, Chip Rimmer, Richard Graham or Terry Mulgannon.There’d be backstory, play by play race commentary, athlete profiles and a discussion of what the results meant. Therefore building up a season-long narrative to follow along with.We’d find out if the Big 4 and Mike Pigg were still at the top. And who were the up and coming athletes? As nobody was vlogging or uploading their breakfast to instagram.And via the excellent photography that accompanied the articles we also got to see the new bikes and kit.So have a listen. And learn more about the 1988 Lanzarote Triathlon, the Gold Coast World Cup and the Swindon Triathlon in the UK.

In 1988 Valerie Silk and her Ironman company added two more franchise races to their roster. Ironman Europe in Roth. And Ironman Australia in Forster-Tuncurry. That brought the total number to six. With Hawaii, Canada, Japan and New Zealand.However, the first Silk-sanctioned race outside of Hawaii had already come and gone. It was the Ricoh Los Angeles Ironman. In 1983. In this episode we’ll dive into that race. And go over some vital Hawaii Ironman backstory. That sets up a few more episodes about the race.https://thestreakpodcast.com/podcast/23

In this episode Luke and I do another 1990s race watch-along. This is our 3rd one. Check out TSP14: The 1992 Nice Triathlon and TSP20: The 1991 St. Croix Triathlon. To listen to what we said about those two races.Today we are looking at the 1993 Bordeaux Indoor Triathlon. An event that TED magazine called. A turning point for the sport. A day as historical as the first Hawaii Ironman or first Nice triathlon. Knowing what we know now I don’t quite agree with this. The format did go somewhere. But not far.https://thestreakpodcast.com/podcast/22

I’m back on the mic for TSP21. It’s all about wetsuits. I tell you about my first triathlon wetsuit. That I bought from total Fitness in Swindon at the end of 1989. And go over my favourite wetsuit ever. There’s also plenty of triathlon history. Including a 1986 international wetsuit kerfuffle story. Based in Milton Keynes. And you'll find out which 1980's wetsuit I like to find on eBay one day.https://thestreakpodcast.com/podcast/21

In August 1989. On a family, sports and shopping holiday to Florida. I watched an episode of Running & Racing on ESPN. A magazine show that covered running, cycling and triathlon. I’ve recently found one episode on YouTube. Also from 1989. But it’s not the one that I saw in Florida. But let’s analyze it and talk a bit more about that Florida trip.

We’re back with Season 2. I’m hoping to do more and better in 2024. Maybe aiming for one episode every fortnight. I’m also reunited with my most popular guest slash co-host. According to the Buzzsprout statistics at least. My brother Luke. The event we are focusing on today is the 1991 St Croix Triathlon. Starting in 1988 St. Croix was one of a few early season races where a lot of the best athletes showed up. And in 1991 the event was the first ever stop on the new ITU World Series.https://thestreakpodcast.com/podcast/20

In 1971, Chris Brasher, Olympic Gold medallist, 4 minute mile pacer and future co-founder of the London Marathon, was heavily involved in the developing sport of orienteering. Realising that British orienteers were finding it hard to get hold of the specialist equipment. Like off-road running shoes and compasses. Chris started sourcing, importing and selling the stuff out of his car boot at events. This is the birth of The Sweat Shop.Later in the 1970s a brick and mortar store was established in Teddington. And other forms of running were catered for. Not just orienteering. The shop I started visiting in the mid-1980s was at 10 The Causeway, Teddington. In 1987 they moved into larger premises just 200m away at 33 Broad Street. As a teenage runner, a trip to The Sweat Shop was always a special day out. With pocket, birthday and Christmas money saved up. And short and long lists of possible purchases carefully curated. Join me the day before the 2025 London Marathon to learn more about The Sweatshop. With relevant and random tangents into my history with the shop and the London Marathon. https://thestreakpodcast.com/podcast/bonus-the-sweat-shop-in-teddington

I think all modern triathletes should be reading about our sport’s past.  Especially the 80s stuff. To understand the history of the game. And decide where we should take it. So today I’m talking about 12 triathlon books to get you started on your triathlon history journey.Some of the books are modern look-backs. And some are books from the early days of the sport.  That will give you a cool feel for the era. Decide what you’re more into and go and get hold of some. https://thestreakpodcast.com/podcast/19

This is the first in a series of episodes called The Slough Demos. Mainly about what it was like growing up in Slough in the 1980s as a teenage triathlon nerd. TSP2: The Speed And The Sweat was about the first triathlon I ever did. In May 1989 in Wokingham. And these episodes will kind of follow on from that. With some prequel stuff too.Part 1 is a running tour of Slough that you can do to get an overview of the triathlon history that exists there. The inspiration for this episode came from a YouTube video on the Ginger Runner channel. It’s with Ben Gibbard from the band Death Cab For Cutie. And he describes a 46 mile run he did through Seattle visiting famous local music landmarks.Enjoying learning more about Slough! Note: I had a few technical problems with this one. I've got a new portable recorder. And I'm not yet accustomed to setting the correct levels for different situations. I'll probably re-record it. Cheers. Ross.

Over the last 18 months I’ve been putting together a 1980s tri bike. It was a  fun project. I particularly enjoyed sourcing the bits and learning more about the groupsets of the day. I’m going to race it a few times in 2024. This episode is about what I like about the bikes from this period. The inspiration for the project. And the component choices I made.https://thestreakpodcast.com/podcast/18

In TSP16 I did a bit of triathlon history from near where I grew up in the UK. And today’s podcast is about some triathlon history from my current hometown. Munich in Germany. Our story is based at the Regattastrecke in Oberschleißheim. The facility was built for the rowing and flat water canoeing events at the 1972 Olympic Games. And it’s still in use for those sports today. It’s a super place to visit for some Olympic history. The boat sheds and grandstands at the Regattastrecke really look like they are stuck in 1972. However the tarmac on the rectangular nearly 5km circuit around the lake was brand new in the spring of 2023. This makes the venue an ideal and popular venue for local triathlons. I’ve done quite a few events here.But probably the best field ever assembled here was for a round of the European Golden Cup Circuit on the 23rd July 1989. In this episode we’ll learn what happened on the day nearly 34 years ago.https://thestreakpodcast.com/podcast/17

In 1991 the team at 220 launched a 5 race triathlon series. It would last 5 years. Add a new narrative to the British triathlon season. And provide plenty of content to fill the pages of the magazine.One of the races on the docket was Windsor. As teenage tri-nerds, the Windsor Triathlon was a big deal for me and my brother. Because it brought a big race and top athletes to within 5km of our house. In this episode find out more about the first year of the 220 Triathlon Series and what the Windsor race was like back then.https://thestreakpodcast.com/podcast/16

A couple of weeks ago I was pretty psyched to see what happened at the Olympic Test Event in Paris. Yet. Triathloning isn’t new to downtown Paris. The first Triathlon International de Paris took place on 13th September 1986. And the Triathlon Hauts de Seine on the Ile de Puteaux was earlier in the 1986 season. There were also ITU World Cup races in 1991 and 1996. And a few French Grand Prix events. I’ll cover all of those triathlons in the future.Today let’s look at what happened at the first Triathlon International de Paris. Before covering those other races in future episodes.https://thestreakpodcast.com/podcast/15

This episode is going to be the first of hopefully a three part series that will look at the Summer of 1992. 1992 was the first year that I raced in France on a family holiday. And from buying Triathlete magazines in French. Which I couldn't read at the time. I started to get interested in the triathlon scene over there.The idea for this series comes from a video recently posted by Ben Bright. It’s a must-watch for anybody interested in triathlon history. Following Bright’s career in France from 1992 onwards was one of the inspirations for me to figure out how to move to France and find a French triathlon club to race for.Today we are going to look at Nice, which took place on 14th June. Then Grenoble from the 28th June and Ironbridge which was organised on the 18th July. Ben Bright did all three. So the logical conclusion to the series would be to try and contact him to ask if he would agree to come on the podcast. To take us through those 5 crazy weeks in 1992.https://thestreakpodcast.com/podcast/14

In 2021 I picked up a set of 10 Tri-Athlete Magazine postcards on ebay. From an anonymous person formerly involved in triathlon media and imports. He also helped me with TSP5: UK Triathlon Magazines 1986-1990. You could order them from Tri-Athlete for 20 French Francs. That was about 2 British Pounds. The postcards depict mainly triathlons in France. Nice, Avignon, Sallanches, Nantes and Lyon. As well as two photos from the 1988 European Middle Distance Championships in Stein, The Netherlands.The images really capture the triathlon aesthetics of the day. France is IMO the best country in the world to be a triathlete. And is still a unique place to go and race. Make sure you do it one day. So in this episode I take you through the images on the cards while offering some backstory and tangents. See the postcards at:https://thestreakpodcast.com/podcast/13

Recently I bought my first pair of running shoes in maybe 4 years. The Asics Evo Ride 3. They're great. Cushioned. Yes. But more importantly light. As I miss the old super-light racing flats of the 80s. To make my Asics Evo Ride 3s even better for triathlon I put on one of my pairs of Tinley lace locks. I got my first pair from Total Fitness in Swindon at the end of 1988. I probably had them until the plastic wore out.Having these dangling from your Londons or Mariahs in the 1980s would certainly distinguish you as a triathlete with some class.Now I’ve got two pairs. A yellow pair that was a present from my brother a few years ago. And some orange ones that I bought on ebay recently.Hear a bit more about lace locks and Tinley Performance Wear in this episode.https://thestreakpodcast.com/podcast/4

I'm writing a podcast about the first year of the 220 Triathlon Series. It took place in the UK in 1991. I'll put the full episode out next Friday. But here’s some raw audio I recorded with Luke when we recreated the 1991 Windsor Triathlon. That was the 2nd race in the 220 Series. After Swindon.The Windsor Triathlon was a big deal for us as teenage tri nerds. Because it brought a big race and top athletes to within 5km of our house. And the 220 series brought anew narrative and professionalism to the British triathlon calendar. After the GP ended in 1989.Leave a comment under the show-notes if you were there!https://thestreakpodcast.com/podcast/the-windsor-tapes

Before 1989 and the formation of the International Triathlon Union. If you offered enough prize money and the best athletes in the world showed up. Then why not call your race a World Championship. There was nobody with any authority to tell you not to.Both The Nice International Triathlon and The Hawaii Ironman were promoted as World Championships from 1982 onwards. But today we’re talking about the self-titled World Sprint Triathlon Championships that took place in Perth, Australia on 17th January 1987. https://thestreakpodcast.com/podcast/11

When I did TSP24 I mentioned that in December 1987 Sarah Springman had organised for 6 time Hawaii ironman winner Dave Scott to come to Cambridge and give a triathlon training seminar.Sarah knew Dave from the circuit. And Dave’s coaching credentials made him perfect for the task. Even before discovering triathlon he’d been an on-deck coach at Davis Masters. Then via his Ironman fame he started giving lectures and clinics. Finally, long before online coaching and pro-triathlete side-hustles, Dave was offering postal training plans and consultations. Dave would also be bringing some Californian triathlon vibes to the UK winter. As well as some mystique. Attendees probably knew far less about Dave than they did about Mark Allen, Scott Molina and Scott Tinley. He raced less. Travelled less. And did fewer magazine interviews. But at the end of 1987 I was just discovering triathlon. So wasn’t in the loop enough to find out about his Cambridge clinic. But I would have loved to listen to The Man. Ask The Man questions. And train a bit with The Man.Yes. His nickname was The Man.In this episode find out more about how Dave’s two days in Cambridge went.https://thestreakpodcast.com/podcast/france-diaries-4-1987-dave-scott-clinic-in-cambridge

I’ve never been into sunglasses. But I need to get some before my eyes get even worse. Actually I had an eye test in April. My eyes are fine. But I now need reading glasses in the evening or in low light.But. In TSP13 I mentioned that athlete 703 on one of the postcards was maybe wearing Oakley Factory Pilot sunglasses.A keen listener, Doug, picked me up on my use of the word sunglasses. He was right. Oakley stated in their magazine ads that sunglasses were good for nightclubs and press conferences. But for triathlon you need Eyeshades.France Diaries 3 has some more history.https://thestreakpodcast.com/podcast/france-diaries-3-eyeshades

France Diaries 2. Near-daily short podcasts from my holiday. I’m still at La Plage du Gurp. On the Atlantic coast. About an hour north of Bordeaux. Today we are looking at a kit flat-lay from 1988. Triathlete Magazine used to do a lot of these. Mainly around Christmas time. With a variety of products and brands. But this one seems to be driven by the magazine’s own stuff, their spin-off Winning Club merch or their main advertisers products.There's also no holly or bells or stockings. Like there often was. Even though it's still from a November & December issue.I’ve posted the German version in the show-notes. And as this is a visual podcast. You should go and check out the image now. While I describe what’s on offer. At the end I’ll tell you my favourites.https://thestreakpodcast.com/podcast/france-diaries-2-the-absolute-must-for-triathletes

I’m on holiday in France. So I’m going to record as many very short podcast episodes as I can. As I've been inspired recently by listening to the Cycling Podcast and Escape Collective Tour de France dispatches.I’m going to record everything on my evening walks in nature. I don't want to be that guy sitting around the accommodation trying to shush people because I’m recording my very important podcast.Today I’m at La Plage du Gurp. On the Atlantic coast. About an hour north of Bordeaux. And I’m talking about Ron Hill Club Special Vests.https://thestreakpodcast.com/podcast/france-diaries-1-ron-hill-club-special-vests

I’m working on a podcast episode about the French Grand Prix Series. I’ll include some history, details about the current format and memories of my first year racing it in 1996 for GT Vesoul 70. I should have it done in a few weeks. But it’s taking longer than expected as I really want to get the details right about the wacky points system that they used in the mid and late-1980s.But to get you ready, today I’m covering some back story about how I got interested in the French triathlon scene. Essentially by reading two articles published in Tri-Athlete (UK) in 1988.https://thestreakpodcast.com/podcast/10

The Heineken Southport Triathlon took place on 18th June 1989 and highlights of the race were shown the following week on BBC Grandstand. It was the first British Triathlon shown on television. 220 Magazine called the event, “a truly historic day in British Triathlon.” Although I’d read plenty of triathlon magazines, watching the Southport race was the first time I’d actually seen top athletes in motion. I also recorded the race using the family Betamax. And made sure to push out the tab on the underside of the cassette so nobody could record over it.Most weekends after that would involve getting home from my Saturday job at Thompson’s Garage and MOT Centre, watching the tape and then heading out on my bike to recreate the day in Burnham Beeches or Windsor Great Park. In this episode of The Streak Podcast I look back at the 1988 event, explain some controversy from 1989 and then present my favourite parts of the BBC Grandstand coverage and encourage you to watch it.https://www.thestreakpodcast.com/podcast/9

In June 1993 the 2 day Trophee SNCF was organised as a kind of proof of concept for sponsors, the federation, the athletes, and towns that might consider hosting a stage of a future France Iron Tour.The triathlon press presented the organisational problems but also the successes. I went through all of that in Episode 7. But the overriding hope was that the race would be back (and longer)in 1994.Well. Spoiler alert. It was.On 31st August 1994 eleven teams of six men toed the line in Vichy to race four times in five days. Scott Molina was there and collaborated with me on this episode to help tell the story of the race.https://www.thestreakpodcast.com/podcast/8

Maybe you’re a fan of the Tour de France. For the gripping three weeks of racing. Or like me, for the scenery and the parallel stories.Well. There also used to be a triathlon stage race modelled on cycling’s Tour de France. It was a big deal in the triathlon world. It was unique. Some experimental race formats were used. And many top athletes attended.The 1993 Trophee SNCF was organised as a triathlon stage race proof of concept for sponsors, municipalities, the federation and the athletes. The event consisted of a Sprint Distance Team Time Trial on Saturday in downtown Grenoble. And then a Middle Distance race on Sunday with the finish at the top of Alpe d’Huez.In this episode I look at what happened on the 26th and 27th June 1993 and look ahead to what the event became, the 1994 France Iron Tour. https://www.thestreakpodcast.com/podcast/7

Today I’m going to talk about a  piece of equipment that was super-important to me in the 1980s. The Timex Triathlon watch. I remember buying my first one from Argos in Slough. Maybe in 1985 or 1986. It really was a technological leap forward at the time. You could store lap times and the buttons were easy to see and press. Features you only previously got on classic hand-held stopwatches.So here’s a bit more about the history of the device and my plans to go back to using one with a pen and paper training diary in 2023.https://www.thestreakpodcast.com/podcast/6

I started buying Tri-Athlete UK in July 1988. Then early editions of 220 Magazine and British Triathlon Scene. On a family holiday to Florida in 1989 I even picked up a few copies of the US version of Triathlete.Over the last couple of years I’ve been buying up vintage triathlon magazines on eBay. Some of them I’d previously owned. But they hadn’t survived multiple international house moves and a few loft purges.Then I started researching the early UK triathlon magazines.This episode is therefore just a gathering of my resources rather than an in-depth historical study. But I hope it sets the scene. Starting in 1983 with the emergence of the first two triathlon titles in the USA.https://www.thestreakpodcast.com/podcast/5

In 1988 I started buying Tri-Athlete UK magazine to follow the Le Coq Sportif Grand Prix Series. There were 10 events that year. The venues were Swindon, Barry Island, Otley, Ripon, Milton Keynes, Redbridge, Keswick, Wakefield, Leicester and Bedford.For the 1989 season the series was sponsored by Carlsberg. I also had club-mates at Berkshire Tri Squad who were driving up and down the country to do as many Grand Prix races as possible. Finding cheap B&Bs or camping at lake complexes and beach towns. They wore fluorescent clothing and had the new Scott DH aerodynamic handlebars bolted onto their Dave Russell Bikes. As far as I was concerned they were living the late-80s triathlete lifestyle that I aspired to.In the spring of 1990 I passed my driving test and bought my first car. A Skoda Estelle. The engine was at the back which left a bike-shaped space under the bonnet.  So my plan was to do a mediocre job with my A-Levels to take on the Grand Prix.https://thestreakpodcast.com/podcast/4

In 1987 The Scott DH handlebar became the first aerobar to achieve popularity in triathlon. The improved aerodynamic advantage from the hands forward position instantly took minutes from your bike split.So in early-2021 I bought 4 sets on eBay. Long story. Then I started to trace the history of the bars and how they first made their way to triple-effort start lines in the USA and the UK.Thanks to Brad Kearns, Scott Molina and Phil Gable for all your help on this episode and your overall enthusiasm for the project!https://www.thestreakpodcast.com/podcast/3

In this bonus recording you’ll hear about a short bike trip that I took to Roth in August 2022. I was there to trace the history of the Challenge Roth Triathlon.I’ve also included tips if you’re planning your own Roth racing and spectating weekend. And we look closely at the 1988 race. The best ever edition. IMO.https://thestreakpodcast.com/podcast/bonus-a-short-trip-to-roth

In this episode I tell you about my first triathlon. The race was held on 7th May 1989 at Martin’s Pool in Wokingham. It was organised by Thames Valley Triathletes. Britain's first triathlon club. As I crossed the finish-line I knew this was the most exciting sporting thing I’d ever done. And by the end of the season I’d already made the decision that I wanted to be a professional triathlete.https://thestreakpodcast.com/podcast/2

Let me tell you about the triathlon history podcast that I’m starting. It’s only taken me nearly 15 years to hit the record button after reading a book called Podcast Solutions back in 2008.I’ve also had 2 or 3 false starts but with a re-organised work schedule I’ve got way more time to dedicate to research, writing and recording.And once again I'm enjoying the process of preparing the shows, tinkering with the gadgets and experimenting with audio quality and editing. So on this podcast I’ll mainly be using my collection of vintage triathlon magazines to take a deeper look at the articles inside.Stories that inspired me as a young triathlete and some that I’ve discovered recently. Whenever possible I’ll be talking to people who were there as well as exploiting the triathlon history resources available on YouTube.So expect future episodes about the big races, the different race series that existed, the athletes, the bikes, the clothing and kit; and occasionally triathlon politics and controversy.I’ll also be building my own experiences into the narrative to help explain the triathlon scene at the time. And although I’m starting with the late-1980s and early-1990s I'll definitely be exploring other periods.At the moment I’ve got 12 episodes finished. So I’ll get them out as soon as possible. Before trying to drop into a weekly schedule. On Fridays.https://www.thestreakpodcast.com/podcast/1