The Streak Podcast

Like a lot of you I’ve been planning what races I’m going to do this year. I was initially thinking about staying in Europe and focusing mainly on the new Le Coq Sportif - Arena - Peugeot series in France.

But I weighed everything up and I’ve decided to race the 1985 Bud Light USTS. In this episode I tell you a bit about the short history of the series. And other things I’ll be doing in the USA this summer.https://thestreakpodcast.com/podcast/12

Just a short episode to check that my equipment is still working.
In the next episode I’ll explain more about what I’m now doing with the project and what you can expect to find at thestreakpodcast dot com in the future.
It’s certainly not going to be an attempt to be a player in the triathlon podcast space. I just like researching, writing and recording stuff.
So. I was 50 in October. It makes you think. About a lot of things. Especially Triple Fitness. So here are 10 triathlon goals starting now.
https://thestreakpodcast.com/podcast/0

Let me tell you about the triathlon history podcast that I’m starting.
It’s only taken me nearly 15 years to hit the record button after reading a book called Podcast Solutions back in 2008.
I’ve also had 2 or 3 false starts but with a re-organised work schedule I’ve got way more time to dedicate to research, writing and recording.
And once again I'm enjoying the process of preparing the shows, tinkering with the gadgets and experimenting with audio quality and editing.
So on this podcast I’ll mainly be using my collection of vintage triathlon magazines to take a deeper look at the articles inside.
Stories that inspired me as a young triathlete and some that I’ve discovered recently. Whenever possible I’ll be talking to people who were there as well as exploiting the triathlon history resources available on YouTube.
So expect future episodes about the big races, the different race series that existed, the athletes, the bikes, the clothing and kit; and occasionally triathlon politics and controversy.
I’ll also be building my own experiences into the narrative to help explain the triathlon scene at the time. And although I’m starting with the late-1980s and early-1990s I'll definitely be exploring other periods.
At the moment I’ve got 12 episodes finished. So I’ll get them out as soon as possible. Before trying to drop into a weekly schedule. On Fridays.
https://www.thestreakpodcast.com/podcast/1

In this episode Luke and I do another 1990s race watch-along. This is our 3rd one. Check out TSP14: The 1992 Nice Triathlon and TSP20: The 1991 St. Croix Triathlon. To listen to what we said about those two races.
Today we are looking at the 1993 Bordeaux Indoor Triathlon. An event that TED magazine called. A turning point for the sport. A day as historical as the first Hawaii Ironman or first Nice triathlon. Knowing what we know now I don’t quite agree with this. The format did go somewhere. But not far.
https://thestreakpodcast.com/podcast/22