{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"#664 - Penny Slater","description":" Penny Slater shares her journey from off-road racing to becoming a top-tier long-distance triathlete. She shares how she navigates the challenges of injury, the importance of nutrition and the mental resilience required to excel at the highest levels.  Penny shares with us her work around Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs) and hormone health and the role of education in athlete health and performance  We also chat about the changing dynamics of pro and age group racing, race course design and the crucial role coaches play in athlete health.  Shay McLeod won the free race entry to IRONMAN 70.3 Geelong. We find out how his race went.  This weekend\u2026 IRONMAN Texas and IRONMAN South Africa. We give our thoughts. 0:00.00 \u2013 Xterra Rotorua 0:04.16 \u2013 Tim\u2019s off to Cartel Coaching 0:10:47 \u2013 Shay McLeod 0:19:46 \u2013 This weekend IRONMAN South Africa and IRONMAN Texas 0:29:47 \u2013 Penny Slater  LINKS:  Follow Penny on Instagram at https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pen_slater  Penny\u2019s research paper on RED\u2019s \u2018An Exploratory Survey of Education Needs and Preferences Regarding Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport for Female Triathletes and Their Coaches\u2019 at  https:\/\/journals.humankinetics.com\/view\/journals\/wspaj\/34\/1\/article-wspaj.2025-0029.xml  Xterra Rotorua at https:\/\/www.xterraplanet.com\/event\/xterra-rotorua-festival  IRONMAN Texas at https:\/\/www.ironman.com\/races\/im-texas  IRONMAN South Africa at https:\/\/www.ironman.com\/races\/im-south-africa  IRONMAN 70.3 Geelong at https:\/\/www.ironman.com\/races\/im703-geelong  Cartel Coaching at https:\/\/cartelcoaching.com\/  Shay McLeod at https:\/\/symmetry.physio\/staff\/hoppers-crossing\/ ","author_name":"Fitter Radio Triathlon Podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/www.fitter.co.nz\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/40862395\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/200764065"}