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
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
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 quality podcast to sign off in 2025 after a quality year of results.
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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 this podcast to be relatable, take a listen.
Pat leaves no stone unturned and well and truly earns his qualification for the IRONMAN World Championship in 2026 on October 10.
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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 easy money fast, #bincoin
While most are searching for the line in 2025, Koa Sports is galloping to the line wanting more!
Bring on 2026, but a few episodes to go yet, as the rest of the world put the queue in the rack and rests.
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Koa Sports are the 2025 IRONMAN Asia Pacific Champions with an enormous team performance in Busselton on the weekend. The fastest male age grouper Pat Roberts lead all day for an 8:18, 39 starters and 39 finishers, 11 to Kona, but who would have thought the highlight would come Saturday.
That’s right, perhaps the highlight was an extraordinary punting performance from Tim at The Meadows, so much so The Esplanade Hotel TAB have requested a profile head shot so they can hang it in the toilets.
The Busso Beer Mile was run and done, check out our socials for all the great content!
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Caz has joined Koa Sports as a full-time coach, and we are thrilled to have her on the team with an athletic resume to behold, and coaching philosophy that is proven to get the best out of any athlete.
2 x Triathlon World Champion
2 x IRONMAN Hawaii World Championship
6 x IRONMAN Champion
30 x IRONMAN 70.3 Champion
Challenge Roth Champion
Noosa Triathlon Champion
Caroline believes everyone’s journey is unique, whether you’re a beginner lacing up for your first run or a seasoned athlete eyeing a personal best. Her coaching philosophy is simple: start where you are, work hard, and celebrate every milestone. She’s not here to push you to be her; she’s here to help you be your best. From crafting training plans to sharing mental toughness tips, Caroline’s guidance is relatable and tailored, ensuring you feel empowered, not overwhelmed.
Welcome Caroline and if you’re looking for a coach you know where to find us!
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The team took out the Melbourne 70.3 on the weekend, to add to a ripping 3 months with Sunshine Coast, Western Sydney and Melbourne 70.3 TriClub Championships. Standby as AusTri really start to get around us!
Talkback is becoming a thing and not just on Australian shores, we’ve gone global. The 70.3 World Champs was run and done, incredible Pro Racing it must be said.
IRONMAN Busselton is nearing with every week, Greg’s partially torn rotator cuff has just recovered from 2024, we go again.
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They say life begins at 40, but Tim sees that a little differently as he joined the 40 club last week, pondering what little as been achieved and really the point of it all. At least he has his hair…..
Noosa Triathlon, Melbourne 70.3 and IRONMAN 70.3 World Championships to name a few events previewed and reviewed.
Andy is in trouble, the story collapsed as 4 pythons are dragged from a neighbours roof.
Lots to learn kids, be careful when telling fibs, it never ends well.
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Greg unlike many Australians decided to explore the unknown, that is Southeast Asia. A true pioneer, going off the beaten track where few have gone before. Ho Chi Minh, Phnom Penh and Siem Reap to name a few, but it wasn’t all smooth sailing and police detention at the border crossing is just the start.
Noah Finnimore M18-24 AG Champion IRONMAN Malaysia tells the tale of his race and the after party, as he punches his ticket to Kona in 2026.
After a few weeks as Greg selfishly left the audience behind, we are back for the big run up to end 2025 with a BANG!
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We say a prayer for Greg as he soon heads to Southeast Asia to ride his bike between historical temples and famous night spots.
Kona is ON and we chat to Bianca Connor who is on the island just 48 hours away from the cannon sounding along with 1500 AG females from around the world ready to take on the hardest single day endurance event on the planet, the IRONMAN World Championships Hawaii.
Talkback is back, Melbourne Marathon, The Gong and Laidlow for Busso IRONMAN?
Cast your votes people, which theme song are we running with 1 or 2?
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For the first time in Koa Sports Podcast history we opened the lines to the audience in our first edition of “talkback”, and thankfully we got a few brave souls to pick up the phone.
The Zoot X Koa Sports party shirts make their debut in the studio, as well as Greg lowering his shorts to show off a new sample product coming soon.
15% of the podcast content was about the sport we all know and love.
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It was a whirlwind few weeks for Koa Sports athletes and coaches around the world, including the successful defence of both Sunshine Coast and Western Sydney 70.3 crowns, making it back-to-back titles as a club, pushing the trophy cabinet out to 15.
We reflect on all that the riff has to offer, plus catching up with Koa Sports M18-24 AG Champion Ben Barby from WS.
With two feet firmly planted Tim shares a draft acceptance speech and invites feedback, and Greg continues to push back towards 150 in time for his pedal around Cambodia.
Spring has the Australian racing calendar in full swing…. LFG!
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As the team recovers from its Sunshine Coast 70.3 triumph, there is no rest for the wicked, as Western Sydney, Belgrade, Maryland, and Cozumel play host to a raft of Koa Sports athletes ready to launch!
We are joined by National Boxing Superstar Lachlan Rose, who will be on debut at Western Sydney 70.3 for Koa Sports. What make him more nervous, stepping into the ring or stepping into the 70.3? Tim and Lachie share some great stories around the technique and history of boxing, both students of the sport.
Greg is taking control of a tour of Western Sydney, if this is our last ever episode.. take care…. It’s been a great ride!
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Pete Murray joins us in the Koa Sports Studio for the first time fresh off his Sydney Marathon World Major Race Call, getting selfies with Bruce and Kipchoge, Pete just got swept up in it all!
Plenty of laughs as we rewrite Australian triathlon history and look forward to a bumper few weeks of racing with the IRONMAN World Championships in Nice, Sunshine Coast and Western Sydney 70.3.
Did you know Qantas has an alcohol curfew of 11am… outrageous!
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As in 2024, Coach Tim was invited back (much to our surprise) by IRONMAN to brief athletes in the course for the IRONMAN World Championships this time in Nice, France, alongside kiwi counterpart Rob Dallimore. A detailed look at race week and race day, plus some questions from the recorded audience following. If you’re racing, be sure you’ll get some handy coaching insights.
With the IRONMAN World Championships returning to Kona as a single day from 2026, this will be the last IRONMAN outside the big island for both men and women.
Thanks to the team at IRONMAN for the opportunity once again.
Ohana.
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After the bye week, we are back and refreshed ready to take on the remainder of 2025 and the racing calendar is stacked across the endurance world!
Constructive feedback is the life of a coach, and we always have plenty for others and ourselves, it’s a two-way street. Clayonti Fettilaniece joins us from a sodden Ballina and hands the phone to an IRONMAN 70.3 World Champion, what a boon!
Not sure when Greg is starting his breaking 85 journey, but we can be sure it hasn’t started just yet.
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It was a week for the popcorn eaters this week on socials, a nasty break up in the world of Triathlon, more to follow we suspect!
Greg ruins his track record and has a nasty public encounter on two wheels, and he was doing so well. These things happen and we hope just a minor setback on his road to peace and tranquillity.
Tim has increased his social media by 3000%, no doubt will lose interest and return to his ‘hermit’ lifestyle soon enough.
City to Surf, Cebu 70.3 and much more!
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No better way to warm up those cold and dark southern hemisphere mornings than the Koa Sports Podcast. Nothing is off the table in this week’s episode, and we stick to our golden rule of politics and sport should never mix.
A phone call from the world’s most powerful politician, is it AI or legit? You decide!
The Busso Beer Mile collab is locked in, Greg talks about his behavioural changes on the road as a cyclist, perhaps he is starting to hit puberty?
All that and more. Zoot store closes in a few days, get in!
Doug Vargo the CEO of Zoot Sports joins us on the Koa Sports Podcast, an Aussie leading the charge for the most dominant brand in Triathlon Apparel globally by some margin! They’ve undergone some recent changes and are now (again) the Official Partner of IRONMAN for Season 2025 and beyond.
With an IRONMAN TriClub boasting over 6,500 members worldwide (12x Koa Sports), we chat about the program and how being the “Pride of Jenni” fits for their brand moving forward.
Not without plenty of hot topics, fishing, Costa Rica, ayahuasca, Collingwood and what’s a podcast without a good bet!
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Claytonalia Fettallienae joins us as he prepares to take on the Queenstown slopes and like all parents survives the school holidays. What has the king been up to?
Greg is locked in for Langkawi IRONMAN, but is choosing to take a different route to arrive on the island, a monsoon season bike ride through Southeast Asia and he fights his way to Break 85 by IRONMAN Busselton in December, he doesn’t appear to have left the starters gates just yet? Concerns?
Doping Bans, Le Tour, New Points System for the IRONMAN TriClub program, just some of the topics on this week’s episode.
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EXCLUSIVE never before seen footage of Greg McDermott cutting up the d-floor circa 1993, and we hate to admit it…. the kid could dance! There are two ways you can look at this story, what an amazing skill or what a waste of talent.
It’s marathon season and coach Tim Franklin joins us in the studio to chat about his own marathon experience from the Gold Coast and also the 14,000 others! Also shares a few more stories from his Run Around the World.
For those athletes in the Southern Hemisphere looking to take this season up a notch, it’s the season of gains, for those athletes in the north, it’s race time!
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