#128 - Ironman Texas Preview with Lizzie Rayner and Mark Threlfall

#128 - Ironman Texas Preview with Lizzie Rayner and Mark Threlfall

From Talking Triathlon by Tim Ford

April 17, 2026 · 56 min · Episode 128

About this episode

James discusses the upcoming Ironman Texas with guests Lizzie Rayner and Mark Threlfall, covering their seasons and the gender split races.

James is joined this week by Mark Threlfall and Lizzie Rayner. They start with Lizzie's season, how it's played out so far and what's coming next. The conversation then turns to the T100 gender split races and the reaction to how those events are being structured. From there it's into Ironman Texas, which delivers one of the biggest races of the season so far, before finishing with Ironman South Africa. BUY ONE GET ONE FREE WITH HUUB: https://huubdesign.com/collections/easter-sale ENTER THE ULTIMATE TRIATHLON RAFFLE: https://2026tcslondonmarathon.enthuse.com/pf/james-bale To support the podcast please head to: patreon.com/talkingtriathlon To watch this podcast as a video visit: https://bit.ly/3vzSss2 Or check us out on Social Media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkingtriathlon You can follow James at https://www.instagram.com/bale.james85 You can follow Tim at https://www.instagram.com/tford14 Follow Lizzie - https://www.instagram.com/lizzierayner97 Follow Mark - https://www.instagram.com/markthrelfallgtn

People in this episode

Host: James

Guests: Lizzie Rayner, Mark Threlfall

Topics covered

  • Ironman Texas
  • triathlon preview
  • gender split races
  • Lizzie Rayner
  • Mark Threlfall
  • Ironman South Africa

Keywords

  • Ironman Texas
  • Lizzie Rayner
  • Mark Threlfall
  • triathlon
  • gender split races
  • Ironman South Africa
  • sports news

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