The Koa Sports Podcast
The KOA Sports Podcast, brought to you by the KOA Sports coaches attempt to bring some sports entertainment to an otherwise dull endurance landscape. Championships, course records, beer miles, EPIC blow ups, after parties and data analysis… perform Sunday, dominate Monday. Coaching from A$249 a month
Episodes
Rhys Atterton is your quintessential age-group athlete. Full-time shift work, married with two young children, and he still gets it done. If you were looking for a Koa Sports athlete Rhys is it! Works hard and celebrates even harder.
With a background in national-level soccer, his endurance foundation was built early.
Rhys hit the Kona Q dream in Da Nang in May, and we go through a blow-by-blow of his prep and the race itself.
Next st...
Koa Sports conquered the mountain, 5 IRONMAN Cairns TriClub titles in a row (2022-2026)! The Michelle “Five Fa” Pfeiffer, with the shiny red Kookaburra held aloft at the presentation ceremony on Monday at Salthouse.
We unpack an incredible weekend in Cairns, including a few athletes’ interviews to hear straight from them on how the day unfolded.
But we know what you’re all here for…. the aft...
Feedback is a gift and chance to grow and be better, which is why Tim has put together a list, Gregs TOP 20 TRIGGERS. It’s a strong list, perhaps relatable for some?
Simon Mak is undertaking his first IRONMAN distance in Cairns on the weekend, and we catch up with a man set to ring the bell up the chute.
Pro tips and deep field analysis and course tips from those that have walked the walk.
The team is chasing 5...
What do you look for in your coaching? What are some considerations and ‘red flags’ when hiring a coach? Extensive due diligence is critical when making the decision to hire the person that will play a critical role in the journey you will take in endurance sports.
A call from one of Koa Sports favourite hype guys who recently tied the knot! A low-key ceremony followed by a romantic afternoon to celebra...
Will need to get a few things ‘ticked off’ by legals, but we could be onto something here. A Koa Calcutta or Sweepstakes, for charity of course.
We catch up with supercoach Caroline Steffen from Port Mac to chat about her Cairns experiences and training in Europe.
With the beer mile on ice for a few years, its time to push into a new activation, who’s in?
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Western Sydney 70.3, Busso 100, IRONMAN Vietnam and UltraMan Oz going down in the past few weeks and coaches on the road in all directions, it’s BAU for the Koa Sports Podcast.
Some would say Vietnam was a great triathlon, many would argue Vietnam was a great ‘footy trip’, you can decide. If you comment below for 2027, Greg will share with you his now infamous entry into the night club pool. Drink responsibly...
Greg gives Tim a very uncomfortable compliment, one that will have many fuming at such a wildly inaccurate opinion. It’s about to crank up again for athletes with racing on the horizon, T100 Singapore, IRONMAN Vietnam, Western Sydney 70.3, Busso 100…. The list goes on.
Outside assistance? Or just true human spirit and the Ohana of IRONMAN? Things get heated in the studio.
Email greetings, thumbs up emoj...
The competition to WIN a high quality PrimaLoft Cuore Puffer Jacket is off to a flying start, get in before entries close on April 12th.
We learn something new about Greg this episode, as we dive deeper on his obsession with airplanes and flight. He may never get to fly a plane himself, but it’s never too late to expand your skills and do a bit of ‘PD’.
IRONMAN events continue to sell out, the sport is o...
In our first ever triathlon focused podcast, IRONMAN and T100 battled it out for the hearts, minds and attention of the triathlon community on the weekend. The well established albeit boosted IRONMAN Pro Series Geelong 70.3 taking on the inaugural T100 Gold Coast, in what seemingly appears to be two belter events with no clear winner.
We caught up with Koa Sports Professional Female Laura Gillard to talk about her stunning Top...
It’s time Koa gave back, and that’s what we are all about! A bumper weekend of racing across Australia see’s a huge contingent of athletes taking on the T100 on the Gold Coast, Geelong 70.3 and 2XU Melbourne. Never has there been a more athletes racing across a single day in triathlon history, spread far and wide, which is of course the perfect day to put the Grand Final on the GC.
NZ airport security, ...
For the first time in Koa Sports history, we took the title at IRONMAN NZ 2026, but it wasn’t all smooth sailing. Did someone say global conspiracy? Tim is sounding more and more like Alex Jones.
A monster performance demands a monster pod, and we deliver here. Interviews with athlete post-race, and all the tales in and around, including an epic after party.
Congratulations to all athletes who performed on the day a...
Greg recounts tales from his days as an Uber Driver in Western Sydney driving A list celebs from A to B around town.
We go deep on IRONMAN New Zealand the 2026 season opener in the pro series, with our biggest ever AG team set to take on the iconic race and mass swim start.
Was there a “Bradbury’ type moment in IRONMAN in 2025?
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Let’s be honest, we’ve had a few letters over the years, and we feel with the help of the triathlon community we have become more inclusive and open minded. After all Greg himself is evidence of that!
‘West is best’ gets a visit, a police search is performed and another Casino review. Events across the globe and a deep dive into new drafting rules for professional triathletes, riveting!
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Greg heads to the Republic of Western Australia and catches up with the group out west.
All good podcasts have great takeaways and this is no exception.
- How to do an Ironman after a wedding and 12 beers.
- Rockingham's finest tourist attractions and sites.
- How to go from 110kgs to 10:30 in an Ironman.....in 12 months.
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A podcast that prides itself on life lessons and street smarts, you will come away from this episode much richer for the experience.
Greg teaches us about nature, Tim discovers how the ‘volunteer’ eco-system works after living an incredibly sheltered existence.
The podcast equipment in heading west for the weekend, apologies in advance...
In the interests of fair play, Tim puts in place all the lessons from the past to ensure Greg doesn’t become riddled with a vigorous and highly contagious bug, after all there is $1500 at stake here.
Caz joins us to chat about mass swim starts, open water swimming and recounts a few of her own experiences, good, bad and ugly. Some great tips, also some great race stories from Kona and Frankfurt IRONMAN.
Is it OK for middl...
It’s very rare when the sequel is better than the original, and we will let the critics decide if that’s the case. True to his word Tim dresses as a clown as we received confirmation that Zoot became the OMEGA division World Champions for 2025. CEO of Zoot Doug Vargo joined Tim for a serious and considered chat about the World Title as well as what lies ahead for the gorgon that is Zoot in 2026.
Gregs “...
We chased all year long and racked up almost 1 million points to earn our place onto the Division 1 global podium for 2025 and a massive congratulations to all our athletes who scored points across the season. In the words of Tim Shaw from Demtel….. ‘But wait there’s more!’
A story from the past when a car parked inside Tim’s house and Greg’s journey is headed in the right direction.
Another...
Patrick Roberts delivered an extraordinary AG performance at IRONMAN Busselton in 2025, the fastest AG performance in Australia for the year.
8:18
Swim – 49:22
Bike – 4:27
Run – 2:55
A complete performance and meticulous preparation. In this episode Pat and his Coach Greg unpack key elements of the preparation, milestones and race day strategies. You don’t’ need to be striving for an 8:18 for th...
Coach Tim Franklin falls victim to Ransomware and may now be compromised as the hacker as hours of footage… allegedly, we catch up LIVE with Tim from Day 3 of the Adelaide Test in the Ashes Series.
Koa Sports is all about the numbers and we run the numbers on what finishing time you needed to be offered a slot to Kona at Busselton in each AG. Uncle Greg continues to give his nephew sage advice about how to make ea...
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