Paul Jones and Kate Charlton talk to Annie Emmerson. Annie Emmerson is a former international athlete, who competed in triathlon, duathlon and running. Over a ten-year period she raced in all three sports for Great Britain winning five major medals. She retired at the top of her sport in 2006 as the World #1 Duathlete. Since retiring from professional sport she has worked in a multitude of rolls including lead ITU World Series race commentator for the BBC. She also w...

Another episode of the PK Triathlon Podcast, another amazing guest... this time Paul Jones and Kate Charlton are joined by Joel Filliol. Joel Filliol is internationally recognized as one of triathlon’s most successful performance leaders. From Olympic Games, to Elite World Championships, and across disciplines from Junior, Development, ITU, non-drafting, long distance and Ironman, Joel has guided athletes and Federations to world class success at the highest levels. Joel has recently been an...

Events are coming! In this PK Triathlon Podcast episode, Kate Charlton and Paul Jones are joined by race organiser Rob Wilkins from TriHard Events. Rob and his team organise, amongst other events The Helvellyn Triathlon – one of the toughest events in England, which was won last year by Alistair Brownlee and The Dalesman – a full distance Triathlon based at Ripon in Yorkshire. Just so our listeners know, you organise: · The Yorkshire Duathlon (European qualifier?)...

How do you follow the last episode? With another legendary character from the sport of Triathlon - Kate Charlton & Paul Jones talk to Steve Trew "A pioneer of the sport." Steve Trew is one of the best-known names in the world of triathlon as a coach, race commentator, broadcaster and journalist. He completed his first ever Triathlon in 1983. He’s a journalist, writing for triathlon, cycling & running magazines, he has had two fictional Triathlon books published. He has co...

Welcome to series 2! Boom - Kate Charlton & Paul Jones start this year of the PK Triathlon Podcast with an absolute legend! None other than 6x IRONMAN World Champion - Dave Scott. He first won the IRONMAN title in 1980. Over the next 16 years he won five more Ironman World Championship titles, became the first athlete to go under 3:00 hours for the Ironman marathon, then the first to go under 2:55 and the first to go under 2:50. He was also the first person to go under 10 hou...

This episode is full of everything, a history of British Triathlon, Triathlon in the North East, plenty of anecdotes and to be honest a pretty astonishing legacy in the sport! Kate Charlton & Paul Jones (PK Triathlon Podcast) sit down with a Triathlon legend... no not a Brownlee (although they do get a mention... "something about scrawny little kids from Leeds!"), nor is it Mark Allen or any other well know Triathlete. Paul & Kate are talking to Jem Lawson. Jem represented Gr...

In this PK Triathlon Podcast episode, Kate Charlton and Paul Jones are super lucky to be joined by former professional triathlete Leanda Cave. Leanda Cave was a British triathlete. World Triathlon Champion in 2002, she was also the 2012 Ironman Triathlon and Ironman 70.3 World Champion, the first woman in the history of the sport to win both titles in the same year. Leanda competed internationally for Wales and Great Britain. In 2001 Leanda became European Under-23 champion. A year later s...

In this PK Triathlon Podcast episode, Kate Charlton and Paul Jones are honoured to be joined by one of the most inspiring people in the sport of Triathlon, Nikki Bartlett. Nikki is currently training for the PTO Championship in Daytona and a full time pro-triathlete... although she is a little more than that! Nikki’s journey to turning pro is a little different, which is pretty inspiring! Not only will we hear about her journey, Recently, Nikki won the Helvellyn Triathlon,...

In this PK Triathlon Podcast episode, Kate Charlton and Paul Jones are honoured to be joined by one of the most inspiring people in the sport of Triathlon, Georgie Rutherford. Her journey through the sport, from age-group competitor, winning the age-group 70.3 Worlds to racing on the pro circuit… right back to the Teesdale Triathlon where it all began on a borrowed bike. Georgie is passionate about the sport of Triathlon. Alongside being a passionate athlete, Georgie fell in love with the ‘b...

The Catch in swimming is the key for a great propulsive phase in the freestyle swim stroke. In this second episode about swim technique, Paul Jones and Kate Charlton discuss this major part of the stroke. Couple of weeks back we started a little mini series about swim technique. In episode 1 we talked about body position in the water and touched on leg action. In this episode we build on that and discuss leg action and it’s the functionality of its action before we move on the to catch...

Another episode of the PK Triathlon Podcast, another amazing guest... this time Kate Charlton and Paul Jones are joined by Kevin Goldberg from Training Peaks. This episode we have another special guest, and he is a little bit nuts! This one is a little bit different. Our guest this week has been working with me for a many years now and is also working with Kate as we build PK Triathlon. We use Training Peaks as our online diary system for our athletes. So this week we have Kevin Goldberg fro...

Body position in swimming is the foundation for any freestyle swim stroke. Paul Jones and Kate Charlton are talking about freestyle swimming technique. Episode 1 is all about body position in the water. We see so many triathletes struggling with their swim technique, desperately trying to keep up with their piers through the water. Killing themselves to hang on to the group in front of them. It is one those things as a coach, when we are not coaching we sit on a poo...

Kate & Paul talk to Craig Johns. It's a really enlightening episode for Triathletes, Business people and even people just trying to get through their daily lives at the moment. We talk about managing time, split tri-suits, dodgy hair cuts, working with the Dalai Lama and a golfing handicap! Craig has 25 years global experience working in the sport, health, mind, education and hospitality industries where he has thrived on helping people become high performing leaders. He is relent...

In this slightly bonkers episode, Kate Charlton turns the tables and interviews Paul Jones (F4L Triathlon Coaching). Paul is passionate about Triathlon - you can hear it in his voice as he talks and if you listen to him with about an athlete it comes across in droves. Paul and Kate talk all about his journey through Triathlon. From athlete, to competitor, to working for British Triathlon and then into coaching. Just listen as he talks about his passion for racing, but for him i...

This episode we have ANOTHER legend of the sport... this guys is one of Paul's heroes... this week we welcome Craig Alexander. Wow! When we started the PK Triathlon podcast, Kate Charlton & Paul Jones didn't expect so many legends of the sport of Triathlon to be as willing to come on and talk so passionately about the sport. "Crowie" has been racing as a pro for 25 years! Throughout the episode, Craig reveals his passion for the sport and his knowledge of the sport. We talk about t...

Another episode of the PK Triathlon Podcast, another amazing guest... this time Kate Charlton and Paul Jones are joined by a young superstar in the North East of England: Sophie Mutch In a slightly different interview, Kate, Sophie and Paul talk about how Sophie got into the sport, her determination to succeed even after a not so great first race... her competition with her brother, being an Ambassador for Sundried... of course we find out what Sophie thinks is "Bad but she likes it"... she ...

Another episode of the PK Triathlon Podcast, another amazing guest... this time Kate Charlton and Paul Jones are joined by Paul Newsome from Swimsmooth. In this candid chat we talk about everything, Paul's history in the sport, what beer you shouldn't drink, wedding photography (yes we went there), how Swimsmooth came about, how Paul ended up in Perth Western Australia and how football really should not be called soccer in Yorkshire! As a typical swim kid at his swimming club, he hammered o...

Kate Charlton and Paul Jones are joined by Martyn Brunt in this latest episode of the PK Triathlon Podcast. In his own words as the world's most mediocre Triathlete, Brunty tells us all about his journey through Triathlon. How he came to write a book entitled, "Accidental Ironman - How Triathlon Ruined My Life" Available HERE Some of the stuff which wasn't allowed in the 220 Triathlon Magazine And his top tips for beginners, ranging from Blackberries, Pinning on your number properly and s...

Kate Charlton and Paul Jones are joined by Drew Box in this latest episode of the PK Triathlon Podcast. Drew is an Australian former elite triathlete, who has finished on ITU World Cup podiums, is now a Triathlon Australia Performance Coach and assistant to Joel Filliol. It was fantastic to catch up with Drew and listen to his journey through Triathlon, what he is doing now and how he got there. Well worth a listen, with some fascinating insights into some of the decisions he has faced in ...

In this PK Triathlon Podcast episode, Kate Charlton and Paul Jones are honoured to be joined by one of the legends of the sport of Triathlon. He won the Hawaii IRONMAN SIX times, he won the Nice International Triathlon TEN times, he also won the Triathlon World Championship in Avignon in 1989. Folks we are talking to none other than IRONMAN Legend: MARK ALLEN I'll be honest, and say I was quite nervous talking to Mark. He is one of my coaching and sporting heroes. But wi...