Paul Jones and Kate Charlton talk to Annie Emmerson.

Annie Emmerson is a former international athlete, who competed in triathlon, duathlon and running.  Over a ten-year period she raced in all three sports for Great Britain winning five major medals. 

She retired at the top of her sport in 2006 as the World #1 Duathlete.  Since retiring from professional sport she has worked in a multitude of rolls including lead ITU World Series race commentator for the BBC.   She also works as the main reporter in the new, exciting and innovative Super League Triathlon Series!

Annie has worked at the Olympics as a presenter and commentator of the triathlon races.

In 2020 she launched the Her Spirit Podcast with Louise Minchin – interviewing an incredible list of amazing women, which have included the likes of Mel C, Dame Kelly Holmes, Claudia Hammond, Jo Whiley and Dame Sarah Storey to name just a few.

That’s just some of the highlights, she is also coach. 

This is well worth a listen... Annie talks about different coaches, Super league Triathlon, working for the BBC, the "Her Spirit podcast" and wine!

You can listen to the Her Spirit Podcast HERE

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-national triathlon squad #JFTcrew, consisting of Olympic athletes focusing on the ITU World Triathlon Series.

Joel has supported athletes to achieve more than 30 World Triathlon Series winning performances as part of more than 90 World Triathlon Series podiums, and 6 overall World Triathlon Elite World Championships Titles.

We really enjoyed this conversation with a coaching legend.  We talk about kids, accents, moving to Australia, Yum Yums and of course coaching!

Sit back and enjoy this conversation.

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)

·        Redcar Sprint Triathlon (European qualifier)

·        The Dalesman (Full / ½ / ¼ Distance) – support from The Brownlee Brothers

·        Helvellyn Triathlon (One of the toughest in the world)

Sit back and enjoy... pick a race!

If you want to enter one of these fantastic events, then sign up via the TriHard Website

Not sure if you want to race, then you can volunteer via TriHard too and get a different experience.

Looking for a training program to help you through the event and enjoy the whole experience then check out the F4L Triathlon Coaching website

How do you follow the last episode?  With another legendary character from the sport of Triathlon - Kate Charlton & Paul Jones talk to Steve Trew "A pioneer of the sport."

Steve Trew is one of the best-known names in the world of triathlon as a coach, race commentator, broadcaster and journalist. 

He completed his first ever Triathlon in 1983.

He’s a journalist, writing for triathlon, cycling & running magazines, he has had two fictional Triathlon books published.

He has coached at European and World Championships and has been at the last five Olympic and Commonwealth Games as coach, team manager and/or commentator for triathlon and swimming. 

Steve was BBC commentator at the 2012 London Olympic Games for the sports of triathlon. 

In other words, he has seen it all in Triathlon 

Kate & Paul are incredibly grateful to Steve for giving up his time and talking so passionately.  Its an inspiring tale and full of historical anecdotes about legends of the sport, Helen Jenkins, Simon Whitfield, Simon Lessing, Flora Duffy and many many more.

Seriously, you don't want to miss this one!  Sit back and listen.

Welcome to series 2!  Boom - Kate Charlton & Paul Jones start this year of the PK Triathlon Podcast with an absolute legend!  None other than 6x IRONMAN World Champion - Dave Scott.

He first won the IRONMAN title in 1980.

Over the next 16 years he won five more Ironman World Championship titles, became the first athlete to go under 3:00 hours for the Ironman marathon, then the first to go under 2:55 and the first to go under 2:50.

He was also the first person to go under 10 hours, 9 hours and 8:30 in Kona.

The 1989 race is known simply as IRONWAR, “The Man” went 8:10:13 that day and broke his course record by over 18 minutes.

At the age of 40 he went on to finished 2nd, after a 5 year break and then finished 5th in 1996 aged 42.

He has been in the sport more than 40 years… still looks fit and like he could kick ass too…

[Paul] I'll be honest, I am a little nervous as this is one of my coaching & sporting inspirations...

This episode is full of passion, emotion, entertainment, knowledge.  Dave is incredibly open in this interview... which is fabulous to listen to. 

All this made even more incredible, when you consider, he crashed his bike a couple of weeks ago and broke his leg in four places...

Kate & Paul are incredibly grateful to Dave for giving up his time and talking freely and so passionately.  Dave has a newsletter, which is informative and inspirational... if you want to sign up for that go to: Dave Scott Inc.

Seriously, you don't want to miss this one!  Sit back and listen.

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.  Jem also chaired the North East Regional Committee.  He set up the North East Children’s Triathlon with Phil Davies.

Jem has been a board member of British Triathlon, becoming Vice-Chair in 2005.  In 2007 he became Chair of the newly formed Triathlon England.  

At an international level Jem has served as Secretary General to the Board of the Association of Commonwealth Triathlon Nations.

Listen in as we talk through some of the changes we have seen in the sport, how Jem was feared (mainly by Paul) as a referee, the evolution of the sport, bringing in development officers,  how the North East Children's Triathlon was developed and the history of Tyne Triathlon Club. 

We talk about Jem's legacy to the sport of Triathlon and how he ended up wrestling!

We also discuss why you should have a Gin and Tonic before every race and why Jem thinks we should all go to Turkey!  Oh and he is still racing today...  this is full of entertainment, history, passion and knowledge.  Grab a cuppa (or a G&T) and enjoy.

In this PK Triathlon Podcast episode, Kate Charlton and Paul Jones are super lucky to be joined by former professional triathlete Leanda Cave.

Leanda Cave was a British triathlete. World Triathlon Champion in 2002, she was also the 2012 Ironman Triathlon and Ironman 70.3 World Champion, the first woman in the history of the sport to win both titles in the same year. Leanda competed internationally for Wales and Great Britain.

In 2001 Leanda became European Under-23 champion. A year later she would internationally break through at the senior level as she won the silver medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester. She won another silver medal at the European Championships, then had greater success when she took the gold and the World title in Cancún, Mexico in November 2002. 

In 2007 she won the ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships in Lorient, France. 

She also has won the iconic "Escape from Alcatraz" Triathlon in San Francisco.

In 2012 she won the Ironman 70.3 World Championship, then the Ironman World Championship

Sit back and enjoy

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.  

In the episode we discuss not just her career, how she came to Triathlon and loves what she does... but that she has learned you do need a bottle cage on the bike, its probably best to have breakfast before a race, how far north Scotland is, the best ways to recover and that Sticky Toffee Pudding and Ice Cream is the food of champions!

Oh and if you are interested Nikki's predictions for the big race in Daytona!

Sit back and enjoy... this is a lot of fun!