The podcast that talks to the South African endurance community. Shining a light on local stars, telling inspiring stories and promoting domestic races to grow the local endurance community.
The podcast that talks to the South African endurance community. Shining a light on local stars, telling inspiring stories and promoting domestic races to grow the local endurance community.
In this week’s episode, we are joined by Wez Gilchrist — IT engineer, South African triathlon coach, and former swimmer and triathlete. The boys dive into Wez’s journey from Olympic trials to Ironman racing, sharing insights from both sides of the sport. The main focus of the chat is the upcoming Mossel Bay 70.3, where they unpack what to expect from the racecourse, and which age-group athletes to keep an eye on this year.
The hosts will be out on the Mossel Bay race course, so if you’re around, come and say hi!
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In today’s episode Brad and Colin are joined by the goat in the eyes of the Endurance Club ZA - Matt Ralphs. Matt chats to us about what he’s been up to the past years, about the changes in his mental approach to racing, and of course about the upcoming 70.3 World Championship. We chat about the course, the contenders, and of course Matt’s training leading in. We’ve got good Saffa representation this weekend with 4 (!) pro’s racing. Mariella Sawyer and Biddi Theunissen will represent on Saturday in the women’s race, and Matt Ralphs and Jamie Riddle will rip up the course on Sunday.
Make sure you tune in this weekend, and support our local stars!
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Today’s episode is recorded during a training camp where Colin and Matthew van Coller are out in Mossel Bay doing a course recce. While out there they are joined by John Middlewick to dial in a race nutrition and hydration plan for Matt. We’ve recorded the whole thing for you, the listener, to (hopefully) be able to follow along and build your own evidence-based nutrition and hydration strategy.
Including a bit of an easter-egg at the end!
You won’t want to miss today’s episode of the Endurance Club ZA!
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Holy moly!
What did we just witness?
A country sweeping the podium at the Ironman World championships, in a stellar field. Outrageous performances across the board. A Saffa in the Top-10. A sub-2:30 marathon off the bike.
The 2025 men’s Ironman World Champs was one to remember. Here to chat all about it.
The Endurance Club ZA.
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We’re a few days out from the Nice men’s Ironman World Championships. Here to give you the insights on the course, the competitors, and the Pro Saffa’s racing!
Including a few questionable opinions and race predictions.
Tune in at 7.05am SA time Sunday morning for a ripper of a race.
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It’s Ironman World Champs race week baby! Today we chat with Brad Weiss, one of two pro Saffa’s racing in Nice this weekend. Brad tells us all about his season so far, his buildup to Nice, last year’s race dynamics, and how he reckons this year’s race might unfold. Brad shares some amazing insights.
Make sure you don’t miss this one, and back our boy on Sunday!
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On today’s episode of the Endurance Club ZA we chat with Richard Lawrie, head coach at Matrix Multisport. The PE based coach is a huge figure in our sport, so it was great to get him on the pod to chat all things triathlon. From one of his athlete’s upcoming races, to starting Matrix Multisport together with Carl Mangan, and the role of Matrix in the SA triathlon scene. Richard also chats to us about what it was like getting- and subsequently recovering from long COVID, and what is next for him in his journey back to full health.
What a great chat this was with Richard Lawrie!
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The boys are back together. After Colin spent time in Europe with the squad he coaches, and Brad took a well earned holiday they reconvene in the studio for the first time in what feels like months. They chat about their times away, and the upcoming racing plans. Thomas going to World Champs, Brad running the Otter Trail run, and Colin spending time on the mountainbike.
PLUS! A big announcement from the Endurance Club!
Tune in to this week’s episode of The Endurance Club ZA to find out!
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On today’s instalment of the Endurance Club ZA we sit down with Mariella Sawyer. Mariella is a mom, a pro triathlete, and a dietician. She breaks down what ‘good’ nutrition may look like for triathletes, as well as some common pitfalls and tips and tricks to optimise your daily nutrition. Mariella marries an incredible blend of an academic background with an anecdotal first-hand experience of what it is to be a pro triathlete, which allows her to share great advice on nutrition for triathletes.
You won’t want to miss this one!
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Asker Jeukendrup blog post on Insulin -> https://www.mysportscience.com/post/slow-carbs-during-exercise
On today’s episode we chat to Travis Johnstone; 8x national champ, ex-pro triathlete, and of course the founder of the Cape Town based Maverick Athletics Club. Travis tells us what it was like racing in the peak Brownlee era, how intimidating it was to not have the best swim in the field. He tells us what drove him to start Maverick AC, and how he tries to impart knowledge on his athletes. He also tells us about his crazy stint of doing an indoor/virtual Tour de France for the Qhubeka foundation that puts kids on bikes to help with their education.
Travis is an amazing man of many vocations. Don’t miss today’s ep to hear all about it!
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On today’s episode we chat to Jacques Badenhorst. Jacques has recently come back from Pontevedra, where he became the AG 25-29 cross duathlon World Champion, as well as having secured a silver medal in the cross triathlon. We chat to him about his experience in Spain, as well as his stoke on Hyrox (and what the components are that make Hyrox so challenging). Jacques takes us into his hiatus from racing, and how he re-found his love for competing.
This was a great chat with laughs, great insights, and some amazing lessons with Jacques.
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On today’s episode we are joined by Biddi Theunissen. Biddi narrowly missed out on the Paris 2024 Olympics, after a full-gas points chase. She chats to us about the qualification system, what she did to get her swimming up to standard, and her future in the sport and how that includes long-course triathlon.
This episode is guaranteed to bring a smile to your face, so don’t miss this episode.
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Many Saffa’s have gone abroad to warmer climates, away from the grim SA winter. In search of better weather, and more races. Today, in absence of Bmac, the boys are joined by Cameron Macnair, to chat about his recent stint in Europe, and to have a look back at what some of the other Saffa’s have gotten up to over the past weeks.
We chat about Colin’s squad trip to Europe, giving the European Cups a crack, about Jamie Riddle’s phenomenal IronMan stint, about the Pontevedra Multisport World Championship, and much more.
Don’t miss today’s episode, and catch up with all the recent racing happening in Europe!
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On today’s episode we chat to South African AG legend Benji Jansen van Rensburg. He chats to us about what caused his DNF at IronMan Nelson Mandela Bay a few months ago, what has subsequently happened with his health, and what the recovery process looks like for him.
He tells us about how he nearly pursued a career as a tennis player. And of course he sheds some light on how set the fastest amateur bike split in Kona.
Benji is such a great character in our sport, with some of the strongest bike legs in the country!
Don’t miss today’s episode to hear about Benji’s story, and get a few nuggets of cycling gold.
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In today’s episode, we’re joined by South African Sprint Elite Champion and Durban 70.3 winner, Pieterjan van der Merwe.
We talk through his recent victory in Durban — the highs, the lows, and how the day unfolded on the tough 70.3 course. Pieterjan shares insights into his race strategy and what it took to come out on top.
We also dive into the gap between age-group and professional racing, and the long, often underfunded road many athletes walk to make that leap.
A real look behind the scenes of elite racing in South Africa.
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In today’s episode we chat with the female overall winner of the Durban 70.3 Jess Hayes-Hill. Jess tells us all about how her race unfolded, and the joys of flying with a bike. She also brings us in to her history in sports, including her artistic swimming background, and how she nearly went to the 2024 Tokyo Olympics. She brings us in to how she balances training with a busy job and a partner (listen for a golden tip!), and about her triathlon plans for the rest of the year.
Make sure you don’t miss this week’s episode of the Endurance Club ZA Podcast.
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In today’s episode we chat with SA long course pro athlete Dehan Louw. Dehan lives an unorthodox pro athlete life, as he works as a full time engineer. We chat about how he balances his life/work, and his thoughts on the grindset. We also pick his brain about his ‘soviet with a side serving of science’ style of training, as well as using his engineering mind to find a hierarchy of aero upgrades to make.
What a great chat this was with Dehan - don’t miss this week’s episode of the Endurance Club ZA Podcast.
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In today’s episode’s it’s just your three hosts. Back in the studio again for some banter, and trying to preview the upcoming Durban 70.3 race. With Brad’s experience from last year, and Thomas’ insights in to the course they try to give you some last minute tips, and get the listeners hyped for the race.
This is going to be a great race in the AG field, and if managed well, sure to be a quick day out!
Don’t miss this week’s episode of the Endurance Club ZA Podcast.
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This week we are joined by Dylan Nortje.
Dylan is a Saffa triathlete, mostly known for his 21st place at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. In today’s episode Dylan tells us about how he got in to the sport, about his struggles with mental health during Covid, and what got him on top of things again, about Commie Games, and about his recent switch to long course racing (including being coached by Brad Weiss).
Dylan shares some great stories from his time in the sport, and a brief glimpse in to what’s in store for his next races. What an amazing chat, with an amazing athlete!
Don't miss this week's episode of the Endurance Club ZA!
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This week we are joined by top SA long distance AG athlete Connor Mercer.
Connor is a medical doctor, currently doing his community service year in rural Eastern Cape, where he walks a tightrope balancing a very busy job in a place without heaps of triathlon facilities, and racing at the front pack of age-group racing.
We chat about some of the crazy sessions he’s done in his time to accommodate his work and competitive racing, including a 3am long run. We speak about how Connor managed to train for Ironman NMB without direct access to a pool, yet still managed a 2nd place in his AG. He tells us about his connection to Italy, and how he went 8:42 over the full distance there last year.
Don't miss this week's episode of the Endurance Club ZA!
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