Couch to Kona Podcast
Welcome to the Couch to Kona show with Todd Wakefield and Drew Jordan—two rookie pro triathletes sharing their journey from the starting line to the podium. In each episode, we dive into the pro racing scene, offering insider insights, lessons learned, and the real challenges of being a professional athlete. Whether you're a seasoned racer or just getting into triathlon, we also share practical tips, training strategies, and tricks to help you level up your game. Join us as we learn, race, and grow—together!
Balancing Life & Triathlon
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We review our week of training, testing a new training schedule & getting excited for the warmer weather. What we're watching this weekend, Ironman Texas & London Marathon.
Oceanside 70.3 Recap
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Pro race #2 was a success! Seeing improvements across the disciplines we were excited to unpack this race. Took awhile to recover after a killer day at Disneyland the day after the race, but we finally found the energy. Cold water, bike power, penalties, and 5 minute miles; this race had a bit of everything for us!
Race Preview: Ironman Oceanside 70.3
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The curtains raise & the cannon goes off this weekend at Ironman 70.3 Oceanside, as the North American triathlon season gets underway! We preview the course, what we expect to (or guess might) happen & review where we're headed to celebrate.
What is a Niggle?
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12 days out from Oceanside we recap out last couple weeks of training. Big confidence boosting sessions in all disciplines were had. Start list for Oceanside is out, but we will get to that next week. Also, does Drew have the most kids in the professional field?
Training First, Rest Later
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Life changes & so does our recording dates, we review our key workouts in the past week, discuss some rule changes in triathlon & the latest triathlon drama, or there lack of it,
Tribute to a Friend, bike legs are coming back, and swimming is hard!
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Were are back (again) after a 3 week hiatus and training is going great. A mini camp in AZ got the bike legs back in gear, running is rolling, and we did our first swim meet. Lots to catch up on this week and we are only 4 weeks out from Oceanside 70.3.
Ready For Winter To End
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Drew discusses how he manages his efforts & expectations in returning to training and Todd experiments with his training week.
Bumps in the Road
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Training went off the rails for a few weeks due to sickness, but we are getting back into the swing of things. Todd has been crushing the swimming and Drew had a trip to Urgent Care. All part of the Professional Triathlete/Dad Life.
We Are Back!
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After a few weeks away from the microphones, we're back and better than ever. We discuss the biggest change to our training since starting triathlon & what we're focussed on during this macrocycle. 12 weeks out from our target first race of the year, Oceanside 70.3!
Indian Wells 70.3 Race Recap
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First Pro race is in the books and it was awesome! Though neither of us had the races we hoped, we find many redeeming moments in the race and are excited to learn heading into the next one. Catch the full race recap and plans for the next few weeks!
