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 his career, how he ended up working with one of the best coaches in the world... couple of little anecdo ..read more

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, came second at Outlaw X, Nikki is also a race guide for Paralympic Silver Medalist – Alison Peasgood ..read more

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 within a few moments, nerves went as he was so easy to talk to.  Kate and I could have gone on talking ..read more

How to keep your diet on track when training is curtailed/limited and you are a bit frazzled In this episode of the PK Triathlon podcast, Kate and I welcome our first guest, Liz Johnston-Trow.  Liz is a sports nutritionist, based in France.  Throughout this episode Liz offers some excellent nutritional advice for Triathletes.  We are talking about beginners through to intermediate triathletes, although much of the advice applies to the more experienced athlete too. If you need more specific advice, then please contact a specialist. Liz also runs a small holiday retreat, Les V ..read more

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?) ·        A Day in the Lakes ( ¼ & ½ Ironman Distance) ·      &nb ..read more

Triathletes and endurance athletes are usually motivated by having a goal, such as a race or event to work towards as it gives them something to focus on, a structure and plan to follow. So what happens when that goal/race is taken away from you like at the moment.  Paul Jones (Professional Triathlon Coach) and Kate Charlton (Chartered Physiotherapist, Strength & Conditioning Coach and Triathlon Coach) bring you the next episode of the PK Triathlon Podcast. REVIEW and RESET YOUR GOALS. What goals can you keep workings towards What can you change slightly for them to fit within the c ..read more

"How to return to full training in the most optimal way." Paul Jones (Professional Triathlon Coach) and Kate Charlton (Chartered Physiotherapist, Strength & Conditioning Coach and Triathlon Coach) bring you the next episode of the PK Triathlon Podcast. Its about YOUR RETURN to full training that will enable you to perform at your best on the day of your big race/event. Your return is about progressively building up your training to a level that you are able, to maintain. It needs to be Consistent, Sustainable and Balanced. It is not about PLAYING CATCH UP as you risk getting sick or injur ..read more

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 Great Britain as an Age-Grouper.  He was Chair of Tyne Triathlon Club and then a leading club coach ..read more

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 from Training Peaks to talk about the benefits of Training Peaks, some new stuff that is coming out and how ..read more

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 announced by Triathlon Australia as their Podium Centre Head Coach. Through his independent elite multi-n ..read more