#664 - Penny Slater

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… IRONMAN Texas and IRONMAN South Africa. We give our thoughts. 0:00.00 – Xterra Rotorua 0:04.16 – Tim's off to Cartel Coaching 0:10:47 – Shay McLeod 0:19:46 – This weekend IRONMAN South Africa and IRONMAN Texas 0:29:47 – Penny Slater LINKS: Follow Penny on Instagram at Penny's research paper on RED's 'An Exploratory Survey of Education Needs and Preferences Regarding Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport for Female Triathletes and Their Coaches' at Xterra Rotorua at IRONMAN Texas at IRONMAN South Africa at IRONMAN 70.3 Geelong at Cartel Coaching at Shay McLeod at

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#664 - Penny Slater is an episode from Fitter Radio Triathlon Podcast by Christina Collyer.

This episode is 01:23:49 long.

This episode was published on Apr 13, 2026.

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