In this episode Mark and Ben talk to the namesake of all things TRS, Mr. Andrew Starykowicz who is fast enough to be called champion. We discussed his amazing comeback, his victory at Ironman Wisconsin and we played a game called "Hot Takes".

TRS118 Ben Kanute + Doug MacLean (also Williams & Baucco)

Oct 27th, 2017 1h 51m

Aruba was a gong show. Join in on conversations with Aaron Webstey, Dark Mark, Doug MacLean, Brad Williams and AJ Baucco. Then join the Ben and Ben show, where Ben Hobbs talks with Ben Kanute about nothing among other things. They broke down h

TRS117 Ryan Hall + Will Clarke

Sep 9th, 2017 1h 29m

In this episode Ben interviews two Olympians. First, he spoke with American running legend, Ryan Hall, about bulking up, blocking wind, punching faces and more. Next up Will Clarke discussed his passion for the beer mile, getting crazy at Unive

TRS116 Rachel McBride + Jeff Symonds

Sep 8th, 2017 1h 20m

These interviews were recorded face-to-face in Penticton, British Columbia, Canada during the ITU Multisport Festival. First, Ben and Mark talked to the most interesting woman in triathlon, Rachel McBride. They discussed music, fire twirling, s

TRS115 Lionel Sanders + Helle Frederiksen

Aug 29th, 2017 1h 1m

These interviews were recorded face-to-face in Penticton, British Columbia, Canada during the ITU Multisport Festival. In the first segment, Ben and Mark spoke with Lionel Sanders for the 5th time on this podcast. They broke down his first plac

TRS114 Sam Appleton

Jul 31st, 2017 1h 11m

In this episode Ben hosts a listener edition of "joke me off" featuring Pescado Pelado and Anonymous Will. It will be either the most terrible or most amazing thing you have ever heard. Next, Ben interviewed the 70.3 phenom from Australia, Sam

TRS113 Lucy Charles

Jul 20th, 2017 1h 16m

In this episode Ben talks to Dark Mark and Emily Cocks about recent races in Roth and Frankfurt, course cutting, outside assisting, and other triathlon related total bullshit. Next, Ben talks with long course triathlon's latest star, Lucy Char

TRS112 Dave Scott

Jul 14th, 2017 1h 10m

In this episode Ben talks with Dave "The Man" Scott about the Dave Scott Multisport Institute at the Four Seasons, new attitudes about nutrition, his career, athletes today, the state of the sport, and more. Visit Dave's website and sign up f

TRS111 Tim Don

Jun 13th, 2017 1h 15m

In this episode, Ben catches up with AJ Baucco to discuss Eagleman 70.3, Challenge Aruba, and 2 instances of course cutting over the weekend. Next, Ben spoke with the new Ironman World Record Holder for fastest time over the distance, Tim Don,

TRS110 Lionel Sanders

Jun 11th, 2017 1h 36m

In this episode Ben announces a new partnership with Challenge Aruba and then he chats with Aaron Webstey, Dark Mark and Emily Cocks (aka #DarkWebCocks) about all of the recent news and controversy including but not limited to the Rapp-Dimond

TRS109 Jenny Fletcher

May 26th, 2017 1h 6m

In this episode Ben talks to Canadian pro triathlete and professional model, Jenny Fletcher, about life, Airstreams, her career, future plans and more. Follow Jenny on Instagram, and twitter. Bonus Content: If you want to hear this and other bo

TRS108 Jodie Robertson + Tommy Zaferes

May 15th, 2017 1h 7m

First, Ben rants about the total lack of pro Ironman race coverage. Then, Ben hosts another edition of Joke Me Off starring Dark Mark and Tommy Zaferes. Follow Tommy on instagram and check out their tiny house on a recent television appearance.

TRS107 Ben Hoffman

Apr 28th, 2017 1h 43m

In this episode Ben talks to Emily Cocks and Dark Mark about Ironman Texas, the amazing comeback of Andrew Starykowitz, and the Rapp versus Dimond legal drama. Next up, Ben Hobbs interviewed Ben Hoffman, the Ironman South Africa champ and reig

TRS106 Publius Valerius, Desert Dude & Ex-cyclist

Apr 16th, 2017 1h 5m

In this episode Ben talks to Kiley Austin-Young, Brian Stover and Heath Dotson also known as Publius Valarius, Desert Dude and Ex-cyclist about their independent super-bike wind tunnel test scheduled for Tuesday April 18 at the A2 Windtunnel in

TRS105 Jocelyn McCauley, Matt Hanson & Tim Floyd

Apr 14th, 2017 1h 30m

This episode was recorded face-to-face in Houston, TX. First, Ben talked with the 2 x Ironman Champion, Jocelyn McCauley and triathlon's greatest swim coach, Tim Floyd of Magnolia Masters and the new podcast, Coffee, Beer, Coaching and Dogs. T

TRS104 Mauricio Mendez, Xterra World Champion

Apr 5th, 2017 1h 12m

First, Ben is joined by Dark Mark, Aaron Webstey and Emily Cocks to discuss a big weekend of races. To wrap things up, Aaron faced off against Emily Cocks in a game show for no money and zero prizes. Tune in to see who won. Next, Ben talked wi

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Mar 30th, 2017 4m 2s

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TRS103 Uli Fluhme

Mar 19th, 2017 1h 18m

To start things off, Ben is joined by the ex-pro co-host of the Triathlon Preview Show, Emily Cocks. They discussed the weekend's race results, did some voice impressions and praised Chris McCormack regarding Super Leage Tri. Next up Ben talke

TRS102 Joe Maloy

Mar 14th, 2017 1h 33m

First, Ben and Dark Mark discuss grizzly bears, homicide investigations, text etiquette, the 20 minute 5k, verbal abuse and more. Then, Ben interviews the very recently retired 31 year old Olympian, Joe Maloy. Joe is a world champion, an Escap

TRS101 Andrew Starykowicz

Mar 6th, 2017 1h 32m

In this episide Ben talks with co-host of the Triathlon Preview Show, Emily Cocks about ITU Abu Dhabi, Ironman New Zeland and the kick-off to the pro race season. Then Ben and Dark Mark chat with Andrew Starykowics about his terrible bike acci

TRS Episode 100

Feb 27th, 2017 1h 28m

This was recorded on a Saturday night over many beers. Ben, Dark Mark and Aaron Webstey reminisced about the first 99 episodes, broke down workplace relaxation, and later made phony phone calls to members of the triathlon community. Thank you

TRS99 Flora Duffy + Howard Jacobs

Feb 16th, 2017 1h 42m

This episode features two tremendous interviews. The first is with Howard Jacobs, one of the world's leading athlete doping defense attorneys. He has represented high profile athletes like Floyd Landis, Maria Sharapova and Marion Jones. More re

TRS98 Mary Beth Ellis

Feb 10th, 2017 1h 17m

First Ben talks about SARMageddon and a new development with WTC regarding the handling of this case. Then, Ben interviews the recently retired 11 time Ironman Champion, Mary Beth Ellis. They discussed her career, her proudest accomplishment, t

TRS97 Positive Tests + Brad Culp

Feb 4th, 2017 1h 9m

In this episode Ben and Dark Mark discuss 2 positive tests for Ostarine, a banned anabolic PED, that resulted in suspensions for Beth Gerdes and Lauren Barnett. They also discussed Macca's new SuperLeague Tri Series and whether or not Ben will

TRS96 Ben Kanute + Clips from the Drinking Episode

Jan 10th, 2017 1h 33m

In this episode, we begin with a dramatic reading of an actual race report. Then, Ben and Dark Mark review 2016, course cutting at Ironman Bahrain, the year end prize money totals for the sport and more. For the interview portion of the show, B