The lone star state, where the stars shine!  We have arrived in the great state of Texas in the USA for the 2024 IRONMAN Americas Championship, in The Woodlands, Houston. 

Coach Tim is taking to the IRONMAN start line for the first time since Kona 2022 (How Many Fingers), we preview a bit of his prep and expectations for race day, following a blistering bike split in Taupo New Zealand in March. 

Greg is along for the ride, never one to miss a road trip, let alone to a place where he feels right at home, they call him “captain skinny” here.

We are deep into MAGA territory, has anyone ever done an MTGA hat?

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The Koa Sports Podcast delivers yet again.  Has there ever been a podcast in history where Jesus, The King and a Champion have been on the same episode? 

We celebrate taking out the Geelong 70.3 TriClub Championship and chat with Gavin Slater M55-59 AG Champion about his day, his training and what’s next.  The King has committed to a Marathon, and Greg sits in a confessional with the great man after a gruelling 4 days over Easter.

Turning our attention to IRONMAN Australia, we are well and truly on the runway for the big race on the first Sunday in May.

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What a day for Koa Sports athletes, coaches and supporters!  34 starters, 17 x Top 10 AG Finishers, 7 x AG Podiums and 2 x AG Champions, numbers you’d often see across an entire season, let alone at one race!  Good conditions made for some close racing and the Aussie Long Course Championship ensured the fields were stacked deep with talent.

Thanks again to IRONMAN we take you into the recovery area and post-race with many of the athletes to talk with them about their day and how it all unfolded.  The good, the bad and the ugly.

Raw content, unfiltered and super motivation for those just needing that little push to know what it feels like to get the job done.

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IRONMAN 70.3 Geelong looms large for the upcoming weekend, as a full charged and ready to fire Koa Sports Team descends on the Victorian Regional town with expensive waterfront homes.  We catch up with a few warriors ready to take on the race for the first time.

We welcome new podcast partner ROKA to our journey and talk about the reasons why and of course there is something in it for the listeners…. Discount code KOA20 for 20% storewide at checkout roka.com

Koa Sports is hosting 3 x 20 Hour Challenges in 2024, we talk about them in detail, the who, the how and the why.  Get in-vol-ved.

Plus all the regular chat, has Tim picked up his lip since his Taupo mechanical?  How are Greg’s 2022 weight loss goals progressing?

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We wrap up IRONMAN New Zealand weekend and provide detailed insights on the course for those qualified for 70.3 World Championships in December 2024.  It’s one thing to attend the race, another thing to race the race, and our coaches have that all covered, swim, bike, run and transitions.

Kona Roll Down gives us all the emotions as a few more boys punch their tickets to the big island in October, yiewww!  Tim runs a 1:15 OTB, after completing the bike course on a ‘fixie’, with some lessons on racing and staying in the hunt to the end. 

IRONMAN Podium beer showers, post-race parties, Sky City Casino and a look up the road to another huge month of racing in March for Koa Sports athletes across the world.

What a weekend, what a location and what a town Taupo is.  Put it on the bucket list!

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Koa Sports Podcast on location for the 2024 IRONMAN & 70.3 New Zealand in Taupo! You can understand why this race is celebrating its 40th anniversary, a simply stunning course and location.

We set the stage for a huge day of racing both AG and Professional, as well as course insights for anyone thinking of racing here or may have qualified for the 70.3 World Championships in December this year. 

Tim is racing for the first time since “How Many Fingers” (The Highest rating KSP ever), and Greg rides around the lake looking for shade and treats.

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Love is in the air as well as hats, bidons and swim caps!  After 8 long years Greg finally cracks Tim and concedes to sending care packages to athletes across the world from his garage… times have changed! Listen in for the code throughout the show to grab yourself a discount. 

We wrap up a hugely successful training camp in Lennox Heads hosted by hometown hero CF, with Greg acting as chief tyre changer and cold beverage supplier.  Did we mention the camp was free?  More announcements to come in the following weeks on future dates and locations for 2024.

Tommy Meredith is an actual doctor, he can write scripts and cuts skin (that’s the bar), he also qualified for 70.3 World Championships at Tasmania on a hectic race day in Hobart, we chat to him about the race.

All that and more on the endurance podcast, without the boring bits.

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It’s all happening in the world of endurance sports, with the 2024 IRONMAN Season calendar set to kick off in Tasmania, Australia this weekend, we chat to Clint Flood who returns to his home state to try and take the crown after breaking his neck in a cycling accident in 2023.

Did someone say camp?  West Ballina plays host to a stunning bunch of triathletes oozing with talent and dedication.  We walk through the pilot, and hint at what’s to come in for the year, CF and Greg escorting the athletes around the countryside in their luxury European vehicles.

The PTO announce the new T100 Triathlon series, some of which is TBA, TBC and TBD, but get excited there’s no better time to be a Professional Triathlete with $7M USD on the line for world class athletes and an exciting concept.  IRONMAN announce a new CEO Scott De Rue, and what a time to be taking the wheel.

Greg survives Willunga Hill and cheats the KOM, extraordinary scenes. 

All that and more on the Koa Sports Podcast.

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There is no denying CF is starting a cult of merrymen, we ask some hard questions of it’s leader and the responses are cause for concern! 

Ben Walker Koa Sports athlete and first time Kona Qualifier joins us to tell us about those feelings and his plan of attack as he starts his 2024 towards the big dance.

How did you do with training over the holidays period?  Fear not the coaches break down the reality, and highlight the importance of accountability.

Oh and by the way, we won the IRONMAN TriCLUB World Championship for 2023 Div II.

Go Red.

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What a year it has been on the Koa Sports Podcast!  We look back on some on the many highlights, and also reflect on an extraordinary year of racing by our Koa Sports athletes across the world.

107 finished an IRONMAN, 288 finished a 70.3 and 71 finished on an AG Podium in IRONMAN and 70.3 racing.  Thats some sort of strike rate!  We conquered fondos, shredded gravel and swam a few channels too.

We dive a little deeper on AI, of course the annual 'sacking of the year' and whats in store for 2024?

Thanks for all your support, feedback and sharing of the Koa Sports Podcast in 2023.  Good, bad and ugly.... we love yous all!

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Koa Sports are your 2023 IRONMAN and 70.3 Club Champions!  The dynasty continues.  

On a record breaking day, mens and womens, our athletes and coaches willed themselves across the line to remain on the train stopping all stations to victory town.

The after party was extravagent, with rainbow slushies nearly running the town of Busselton out of ice.  We tell some tall tales without names, and talk a little bit about some race data and athlete results.

What an episode, we will be back in a few weeks to dissect 2023 and the history making GRAND SLAM of Aussie IRONMANS.

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