To kick off Women's History Month celebrations, Sika Henry chats with Sarah True and Matt Lieto about her ambitious dreams to be the first African American female to become a pro triathlete. She talks about how she got into triathlon, her impressive recent work as an ultra runner's pacer and how the life changing bike crash she suffered has not dampened her athletic dreams. Tune in at the end of the month when we talk to Malindi Elmore!

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WRRS Special: Sika Henry's Historic Journey

With about 30 years of experience, it's no wonder that Jim Manton has gained the title of one of the best bike fitters in the world. So it was only fitting that he sat down with Matt Lieto and Sarah True to retell the tale of how he started his company and how bike fitting has changed over the years. He also drops a bombshell when he reminds Sarah that they had met before and that he actually observed one of her bike fits, and still thinks he could have done a better job! 

Episode 36 - Jim Manton on Bike Fits and Aero Gains

Matt and Sarah bring in one of the hottest names in triathlon at the moment Paula Findlay on the show to talk about everything she's been up to lately. Hint, it's a lot. Fresh off of a win at the PTO Championship in Daytona, Paula talks about how her prep for this race was different than most, and what lessons she learned that she'll move forward to races in the future. We also get first dibs on talking about her new bike sponsor, Specialized!

Episode 35 - Keeping Up with Paula Findlay

A new year often brings with it a newly dedicated focus to our training and racing, but sometimes we overlook the the little things that could benefit us most. In this episode we bring in world renowned bio-mechanist, author, and cookie connoisseur, Jay Dicharry to enlighten us on what we really need to focus on structurally, and as he explains, posturally to have our best shot at hitting our training healthy and efficiently. Listen in if you want to be faster and stronger this year, and if you want some laughs along the way!

Episode 34 - Jay Dicharry, World Renowned Bio-Mechanist

For the first Catch-Up episode of the year, Matt sits down with Australian Sam Appleton after his impressive 6th place performance at Challenge Daytona in December. The two catch up with what Sam has been up to, mostly coffee and home furnishings, but also fit in some good tri talk and laughs as well!

The Catch Up With Sam Appleton

It's been a crazy year to say the least, but we are lucky enough to have still had all star guests join us for some great chats. We pick some of our favorites from the last 12 months to give you a little something to listen to to finish out the year. Maybe you'll find an episode you haven't heard yet, or you'll be inspired to listen again!

Best Of 2020

In this Catch Up, Matt gives calls in a very special guest... Jordan Rapp! The two Power Up Tri hosts catch up on what Jordan is up to, including a career shift, and Matt gets some insight on Jordan's experiences at his 4 years at Zwift! 

Farewell To Jordan Rapp

In what may be the understatement of the decade, 2020 has been a challenging year for everyone—athletes included. Making goals. Checking them off. Finding the next event. 2020 is, ahem, the worst. But Canadian pro triathlete Lionel Sanders has kept the negativity of this year at relative bay, managing to set a new Canadian Hour Record on the track, chased down a 5K personal best, won the Z Pro Tri Series, and recently finished 4th at the PTO Championships in Daytona. This episode, we chat with Lionel about how important these missions are for an athlete in 2020. Oh, and Matt welcomes on his new co-host, Sarah True!   Photo credit: @milossavicvisuals

Episode 33: Lionel Sanders’s 2020 Achievements

It's that time of year: Zwift Academy Tri! In this episode, ZA mentor extraordinaire Sarah True and coach of the stars, Dan Plews, talk about this year's Tri Academy with Matt. Lots of good banter as usual with this crew. There’s also amazing information about the program Dan designed. He even shares some great training advice. Give it a listen to learn more about Dan, the training, and the potential benefits of completing the program!  

ZA Tri Special with Sarah True and Dan Plews

In this podcast special Matt Lieto brings in Sean Jefferson to talk about the inaugural Zwift Academy Run program. The training camp is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to join Zwift’s new top end run team, and explore some killer workouts to improve your fitness. Matt and Sean bring on Terrence Mahon, a world renowned coach and runner in his own right, to chat about the coaching program he created. Some really good banter and running history covered in this episode, give it a listen.

Zwift Academy Run Special Episode with Coach Terrence Mahon

Jess Learmonth is an ITU star who has had great success in a relatively short time within the most competitive levels of triathlon with both European Championships gold and silver medals as well as a WTS World Series silver.  She was hoping to build up to and compete in the 2020 Olympics but has pivoted, along with a lot of us, to adding some E-racing into her resume. She's come off a recent win at the inaugural Super League Triathlon Arena games as well as highlighting our Z Pro Tri series field earlier this year. We get some insight into her experiences with these new formats as well as chat about her move from swimming into triathlon and the current state of ITU racing.

Episode 32 - The Effect of E-racing on Professional Triathlon with Jess Learmouth

Matt and Heather sit down for a quick chat about how Heather has been spending her time this year. Spoiler alert, she's been spending a lot of time on her gravel bike, she's been camping a lot, and oh yeah, she even did a "race"! Listen in for details and to find out what, exactly, a kitty puppy is. 

The Catch Up with Heather Jackson

Jesse Thomas had a surspisingly quick rise to the top of triathlon, and he stayed there right up until his recent retirement announcement. Jordan and Matt get Jesse on the podcast to catch up on what Jesse has been up to sice, and well, just remenisce about some great times shared in the sport. Some good engi-nerd talk between jesse and Jordan in the tech corner and lots of good laughs in this one, so give it a listen!

Episode 31 - A Look Back At Jesse Thomas's Unique Triathlon Career

Matt jumps on the line with good friend and American long distance triathlon star, Ben Hoffman for this episode of The Catch Up. The two have a casual chat about what Ben has been up to this summer and what adjustments he's been making in his life and training. Ben fills us in on how he's mentally getting through this summer and living in the moment, and gives some great advice to the listeners on how to take advantage of the silver linings available during this time off of racing. Be sure to checkout the episode we did with Ben last year on the Business Side of Being a Pro. 

The Catch Up With Ben Hoffman

We are stoked to have a pillar of the endurance industry, Dirk Friel, with us for this episode. Dirk shares the history behind founding TrainingPeaks and what it's like to be the son of a true legend of the coaching world, Joel Friel.    We also talk about how to use metrics while training to stay on point during these strange times as well as some things to try and avoid.

Episode 30 - Using metrics to stay on task!

The PowerUp Tri Podcast will be hosted by former pro triathletes Matt Lieto and Jordan Rapp, lending their in-depth knowledge of the multisport to the Zwift Tri audience.

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