Miles From Ordinary Podcast
Miles from Ordinary Podcast, hosted by Bex Milnes and Jess Learmonth. Bex is an Endurance Coach, specialising in all things triathlon. Bex has coached cross the breadth of the sport working with ITU, Paralympic and Commonwealth games medalists. Bex now coaches Pro Triathletes and AG athletes over the 70.3 and Ironman distances. Jess is a professional triathlete having competed in the 2020 Olympic games, winning gold in the Mixed team relay. More recently she has moved to long course triathlon and can be frequently seen tearing up the rule book and impacting the race dynamic in T100 racing. This podcast is aimed to engage with the sporting community, involving ‘weekly topics’ and ‘coaches corner’ where listeners can send in their stories, experiences and questions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
On this weeks episode we begin by hearing Jess's racing reflections from her 7th place finish at T100 San Fran. We discuss the behind the scenes logistics of boarding a party boat at 4am, what its like racing at the front end of a T100 race and why a sprint finish was not ideal! We then discuss our topic of the week 'Travel disasters'. Bex shares how she nearly took out the Paralympic triathlon team ahead of the Tokyo 2020 games an...
On todays episode we are joined by the amazing Cameron Main. We chat in-depth about Camerons decision to move from short course racing to long course racing. How as a self coached athlete he's adapted his training philosophy as he's matured through the sport. We touch on the importance of mindset and Cameron shares his views on the importance of self confidence when it comes to racing. We explore trauma and how that relates to 'fin...
In this episode we begin by addressing why we nearly didn't make it to episode 2 and what is Jess's go to carpool Karaoke song. Bex shares an exciting life update which could see Jess running the show solo for a while! We also have a board discussion on motivation where we share a real insight into what makes us tick..... and it may not be quite what you would expect. Alongside that we hear from our amazing listeners who share thei...
Season 2..... We are back!
In this episode we welcome Yorkshires finest.... Jess Learmonth to the pod! We settle Jess's nerves on becoming the new co-host on Miles from Ordinary. We delve into everything from her first race of the season at T100 Singapore to chatting about listener race experiences and we finish off with listener questions on coaches corner.
00:00 - Introduction to the podcast and Co-Host dynamics
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In this episode we are joined by Performance nutritionist George Robinson. We delve deep into the issues of gastric distress when running and look at how to prevent and avoid the need to poo plaguing your every run.
Chapters
00:00 - Introduction to Gastric Distress in Running
02:08 - Understanding the Physical Mechanisms
06:34 - The Impact of Training Intensity
10:52 - Post-Run Nutrition and Recovery
13:40 - Strategies for Manag...
In this episode are super excited to welcome our first guest onto the podcast! Non other than the winner of the 2025 Montane Spine race, the vicar at our wedding...... the incredible Lucy Gossage!
Within our catching up we speak through
- The various reasons why she decided to return to the spine
- The strategy and value of being able to build on the knowledge from the previous year
- What she ate, when she slept
- Camaraderie within...
In this episode we begin by sharing some epic training tails from our time over Xmas and what will be the key to unlocking Nikki's swimming in 2025!
From there we bring you the listeners into our World 70.3 Champs debrief. Although a few weeks have past since the race, we haven't as yet managed to sit down and discuss the race so we figured the pod would be the perfect place to do it!
After chatting all things racing we go th...
In this episode we begin by sharing some epic training tails from our brilliant listeners. Trail running in the dark, bike routes that don't quite go to plan and Bex manages to hit the deck running on her first week in NZ!
From there we delve into detail around
- How to manage training around an injury.
- We specifically look at how to get the right diagnosis and the importance of this.
- How to modify your training and then crit...
In this episode we begin by sharing some epic training tails from our brilliant listeners. Gym mishaps, cycling the length of NZ, training made better with friends and more toilet chat from Goss the Chopper!
From there we explore we delve into detail around the key principles that underpin a great training plan. We discuss how the fundamental parts of writing and executing your own training plan leading up to a key race.
And...
In this episode we begin by sharing some epic training tails from our brilliant listeners. First triathlon errors, dicky tummies, wetsuit malfunctions and bike mechanic errors!
From there we explore Nikki's racing mindset, what she thinks about in the weeks leading into a big race. How she calms her nerves and manages the uncertainty of racing and much more.
And to finish we tackle the very relatable question of solving the I...
On our very first episode we dive right in! We both share out training tales form the week. Nikki then shares some insights from her Oura ring in relation to Ironman recovery. We then discuss the priorities between now and the upcoming Ironman 70.3 World Championships in Taupo, New Zealand. And to finish we answer some listener questions in Coaches Corner.
Enjoy!
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