you are a professional triathlete I don't know anything about Triathlon please tell
me all about your kit should we start with the basics of a triathlon swim bite run
I haven't got my swim kit here although for Triathlon we do where the race suit all the
way through so this is my race suit it's a brand new one from trimtech just literally
released this week with these new uh turbulators I was actually been wearing this suit all year
but they're just a few added little additions on turbulators this is what these are called
on the uh on the shoulder so uh yeah so for all that aerodynamic so that's when we're in on the
bike in that time touch so time at trial position but also the fabric is almost like paper thin so
um in Hawaii in the heat it's going to be super beneficial to keep us cool soak up that water but
keep the body temperature down which is going to be really key for that well not only on the bike
but the marathon as well so I'll wear this um In The Swim I'll have it down by my waist and have us
what we call a swim skin over the top just to help you trim faster through the water and then I after
the swim 3.8 miles or no not 3.8 3.8 K 2.4 miles and do a bit extra if you want yeah I know I don't
need to do any extra for the swim um coming to T1 and we take the Swim School swimsuit off and then
this will come up over my shoulder zip up and then we come to the bike which is 180 K's 112 miles
uh Factor slick here with my parkour Chrono Wheels I ride with a cask Utopia helmet
um I would normally ride with the Bambino Pro Evo but just in the heat here in Hawaii I've
gone for the Utopia it's got more vents so I can like just the priority for me is to keep my body
temperature down and to keep cool on the bike may lose a few Watts for those you know the Aero Geeks
out there but if I'm not getting to the Finish Line because I've overheated on the bike then
it's not going to be very helpful either director zero Aero bars set up
this I have a arrow bottle water bottle here for for hydration and a Garmin computer there so
normally for the race we'll have a plan of power heart rate for different segments of the course so
I kind of can keep check on that obviously you've still got to adapt to the the race conditions and
what everyone else is doing in the race but that kind of is there to keep me in check
uh di2 on here and I've got a kogel colossal oversized pulley at the back so hopefully super
efficient energy saving there and then as I said these are the new parkour Chrono Wheels 68 and a
75 and I've been fortunate enough to be riding them all year they've been awesome I love them
and obviously just released so now everybody gets the opportunity to ride them not just
us so we don't feel still special but everyone can be special as well you just get that extra
uh not just like the control and the stability but you just get that extra zip I actually
um rode this bike set up for race in a like we do a race simulation in our training camp which was
in Kansas a couple of weeks ago and um with the my coach and the bike coach that we had out there
um yeah it was very exciting going fast on the wheels so uh that was pretty good and that kind
of gives you confidence a little bit on race day shoes wise I look at the uh they're pretty cool
looking these are my uh race shoes uh custom painted by Caitlin Fielder she's a friend from
Girona which are awesome so they're my bike shoes they've got like a uh the yellow and blue you can
see is kind of a theme of mine which I've taken through the years but they have a my phrase don't
die wondering and then on the back they've got uh the Catalan kiwi and Aussie symbols and obviously
they're Union Jack Flag on the back they've got a few spares in here nutrition goes in the bento
box and also in the back pockets of my race suit I said I have an aero bottle here I'll have one on
the frame with hydration in and then I will pick up water through the aid stations as we go so 180
K's hopefully pretty fast but within control not overcooking myself coming to T2 when we get to the
run and again same suit keep the suit on I just exchanged the helmet for a visor and sunglasses
I've got a a new visor with a cooling system in called omius which is pretty cool so hopefully
that's going to be good in the Heat and I'm going to flash these up some new uh awesome prototype
poker shoes and that's all I can say I love those crazy shoes the carbon fiber they are yeah they're
carbon carbon sole but they've got um I'm pretty sure there's some magic in there somewhere as well
a secret ingredient why aren't you riding a disc wheel isn't that faster yeah good question it is
and uh if we go back to St George which was the the First World Championships of the year in uh in
May uh had a disc and then the Chrono front wheel in Kona the disc is actually banned so no one's
allowed to ride a disc wheel um I think due to the even though and you can go on the parkour website
and we've done a Blog about why a disc in the wind is actually okay and you can ride it as long as
you have that you know shallow front but um here there's a lot of Crosswinds and the trade winds
in Kona especially coming down from Harvey so I think just with the number of people um the race
is just always always banned a disc so but it's good because we've got like a pretty pretty deep
um set of wheels which will still be super super fast and be able to control them in the wind
anyway so yeah that's yeah no disc in Kona so this is the Iron Man World Championships yes what are
your goals for this race my goals for the Iron Man World Championships this year um as cliche
as it sounds I just want to have a race where I can show my training and execute my plan and
cut across that Finish Line knowing that I gave it everything executed to the best of my ability
um and I guess did myself and my team my coach proud in terms of the work we've put in I have
I guess if think cards fall the right way sort of position wise where it would be nice but it's
just this race is such it's so up in the air so much can happen the heat the conditions there's
more women on the start list than usual which is fantastic as well and the women have their own day
of racing which is also very new it's the first time that's happened so it's quite exciting that
the first person across the line at the Iron Man World Championships in 2023 is going to be a 2023
ahead of myself super fast in 2022 is going to be a female a lot of professionals are here for their
first time as well so that's going to change the dynamic but for me where I'm at it's just I know
what work I've done I've know what numbers we can do it's being sensible on the day and still being
strong at the end putting all that work to good use executing the plan and Crossing
that line feeling proud that I did everything I could and that puts me up somewhere near
the pointy end that would be great well I wish you all the best thank you thank you very much