The Slowtwitch Podcast

It’s XTERRA’s World, We Just Live In It

We're going off the beaten path this week, talking Xterra's World Tour stop in Avon, Colorado. We're joined by some of Xterra's pro athletes and staff, including Josiah and Sullivan Middaugh, Susie Snyder, and Steve Andru. Let's get dirty.

Purple Power: Skye Moench

We're joined by Skye Moench for this week's wide-ranging conversation. Skye's been racing professionally since 2016, and with that experience, gives us insight into her financial decision making when building a race calendar. We also talk through the PTO's alignment with World Triathlon to build a new Championship Series, her recent coaching change, her laser-focus on Kona, and our collective love of FORM Swim goggles.
To learn more about Skye, visit her website: https://skyemoench.com

The Man, The Myth, The Beard. Mr. 105, Sean Conway

Sean Conway is no stranger to massive adventures. His most recent exploit: complete a full-distance triathlon, within cutoff times, for 105 straight days. He joined us to talk about how he sets big goals and goes about achieving them, the routine of doing 140.6 miles every day in a row, and more.
Learn more about Sean Conway at his website, https://www.seanconway.com/
And learn more about his charitable ventures here: https://www.trueventure.org.uk/

Back From Hiatus and Talking Lake Placid, Maine, Zippers, and More

We've been traveling and that meant we took a small break. Whoops. But that also means a longer episode as we talk about our various exploits covering IRONMAN Lake Placid and 70.3 Maine. It also means we've got to talk about zippers and the troubles of Justin Metzler and Matthew Sharpe with them. We also chat through the importance of saddles through the lens of two different product reviews we have live on site. 

Andrew Messick Retires. What’s Next for IRONMAN?

The big news of the week is that IRONMAN CEO Andrew Messick will retire at the end of the year. We look back at his tenure, the social media reaction to the news, and then start to ponder -- who might be next in line for the role? Is it a case of "be careful what you wish for?" Eric also recaps his experience at Odyssey SwimRun Casco Bay. 

The One and Only Ken Rideout

Ken Rideout is our guest this week. Ken is an absolute character in the best sense of the word. We talk about his racing the Gobi March (a 7 day, 155 mile adventure race in central Mongolia), how he's married his business background to his athletic endeavors, attitude, and the art of training and racing with a young family. It's a trip -- we hope you enjoy the ride.

Recapping Roth and a Real Big Weekend of Racing

It was an incredibly busy weekend in triathlon. We cover off the weekend that was, leading off with IRONMAN CDA and the cancellation of events in Canada. We also dive into the news that the PTO won't be adding to their race calendar in 2023; where do they go from here? Then it's off to the center of the long course world in Roth and the record breaking performances there.

Challenge Roth CEO Felix Walchshoefer

We are in Roth Germany to sit down with long time friend Felix to talk about the History of Roth and why it's considered the biggest triathlon race in the world. 

Your Feedback, Boulder 70.3, and Getting Ready for Roth

We spend some time revisiting what the podcast is (and isn't) in light of feedback from our episodes last week. Then we're onto a Boulder 70.3 recap, with our big takeaway: Can Taylor Knibb be beat? We wrap up talking about our plans for Challenge Roth and Eurobike next week. 

Catching up with Ben Kanute

Ben Kanute joins the program. We lead off discussing the events at IRONMAN Hamburg and get perspectives from our collective experiences as athletes, media members, race producers, and more. We then pivot to Kanute's 2023 race season and looking forward to Challenge Roth.