In episode 116 of The Physical Performance Show Brad Beer has a conversation with Brad Kahlefeldt - Dual Olympic, Commonwealth Games Triathlon Champion (2006).
Brad Kahlefeldt was a Dual Olympic Games representative competing for Australia in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and also the 2012 London Olympic Games. Following Brad’s short course triathlon career he transitioned to the world of 70.3 Half Ironman Triathlon and during that time included some successful add-ins across the Ironman distance. Brad really excelled though by racing across the Olympic distance 1.5km swim, 40km bike, 10km run. Of the 90 starts on the World Triathlon Series, Brad podiumed a remarkable 42 times and won 16 times.
During this episode, Brad shares the highs, the lows and the learnings from his incredible professional triathlon career which spans 20 years. He shares around overcoming some serious injuries including stress reaction, stress fractures and even multiple bouts of pneumonia. Brad discusses the start of his career which included the catch up that he had to play with his swim in order to be competitive on the world scene. We also touch on the first road marathon that Brad will embark on at the Gold Coast Marathon in 2018 where Brad will be looking to take out the Kahlefeldt Marathon PB over his six siblings and 2 marathon parents who between them have run 40 road marathons.
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In episode 115 of The Physical Performance Show Brad Beer has a conversation with Ken Wallace - Olympic Champion, K1-500m Sprint Kayak (2008), OAM.
At the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, Ken Wallace won a gold medal in the K1 500m Kayak Sprint, prior to that Ken won a Bronze Medal in the K1 1000m Kayak sprint. This was Ken’s favourite event. Since his Beijing Olympic success, Ken has represented Australia at the London Olympic Games and then again in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games where he won a bronze medal by pairing up in K2 1000m with Lachlan Tame.
During this episode Ken Wallace takes us through his formative years and discusses growing up in the world of surf lifesaving where he discovered the sprint kayak. He recounts the story of the first time he went paddling before going on to forge a stellar career in the kayak by taking multiple world titles and of course what’s been numerous Olympic medals.
Ken is looking forward to Tokyo 2020 which will be his fourth Olympic Games and during this episode shares the highs and lows and learnings of his remarkable career to date.
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In episode 114 of The Physical Performance Show Brad Beer has a conversation with Nicole Bunyon - Founder Running Mums Australia.
Nicole Bunyon is a mother of three, the founder of Running Mums Australia and an avid runner who has just recently completed the Ultra-Trail Australia Race through the beautiful Blue Mountains.
On this episode you will hear the highs, the lows and the learnings of Nicole Bunyon’s story to date. We talk about how Nicole got started in running and what life was like growing up.
The pinnacle moment that saw Nicole start Running Mums Australia, the origins of the logo, the challenge of overcoming injury and what it is that spurs Nicole on to continue with the Running Mums Australia Network. Nicole also shares around why you should never feel guilty training and that doing something for yourself is a good thing. Listen in now to this inspiring and uplifting story.
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In episode 113 of The Physical Performance Show Brad Beer has a conversation with Cam Dye - Professional Triathlete.
Cam Dye is well known in the US and abroad in the world triathlon scene as a specialist none drafting triathlete across the Olympic distance comprising 1500m swim, 40km bike and 10km running.
Cam’s resume is impressive and contains many podiums in some of the biggest events in the world triathlon scene including second place in the coveted Escape from Alcatraz triathlon in San Francisco
During this conversation Cam references how, he would like to have taken the title in the Escape from Alcatraz triathlon however it came in just a week short of previous podcast guest Ben Kanute also a US triathlete. During this episode Cam discusses the highs, the lows and the many learnings of his career. He shares some great stories from his home in Boulder, Colorado as well as his experience in the Super League series. We hope you enjoy this insightful and fun episode.
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