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.
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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