Passion For Performance

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Passion for Performance is a podcast hosted by Coach Peter Clifford from High Performance Tri about high performance sport. The show will give you advice, tips and thoughts around improving your performance to world class levels.

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September 1, 2025Episode 41 hr 30 min

Chris Visvis

Chris Visvis is an athlete with a rich sporting background at quite an early age. His experience includes gymnastics, cycling and now triathlon. Chris is also a talented content creator with a vibrant YouTube channel and is super active and creative on his Instagram account also. I highly recommend you to his socials. He can be found at @chrisvisvis This episode takes you through a lot of Chris's experiences with many of the local cyclists and his experiences in the bunches, as well how he has managed his crossover to triathlon. I hope you all enjoy getting to know one of the most energetic and down to earth athletes I have ever coached.

May 27, 2025Episode 31 hr 4 min

Jon Odams

Jon Odams is a veteran Australian mountain biker known for his versatility across XC, enduro, downhill, and e-MTB. Jon is a recently crowned Masters World Champion and multiple-time national champion. Jon's skill and endurance have made him a standout in events like Port to Port and Cape to Cape, while he balances elite racing with family life and a professional career. In this Podcast we discuss his training approach in depth including what his weekly structure is and how he approaches seasonal periodisation.

April 10, 2025Episode 21 hr 0 min

Chasing Kona Episode 9 : Testing & Race Execution

In this episode Jeff and Pete are joined by Jarrod Crump, coach and performance analyst at HPT. Pete, Jeff and Jarrod discussed testing and race performance analysis, emphasizing the importance of proper planning and attention to detail. They also explored race dynamics, mental focus, and the balance between data-driven insights and the art of coaching in triathlon.

March 12, 2025Episode 138 min

Coach's Corner Episode 1 : The Art of Coaching

In this special sub-series, the roles are reversed—Thomas Leuchten takes over as host, while the Coach steps into the guest seat. In this episode, you'll get a deeper look at the coach's journey as we discuss what exactly is the art of coaching. How did it all begin? Who were the key influences? What have been the highs and the challenges along the way? And where is coaching headed in the future? Tune in for an insightful conversation.

November 25, 2024Episode 61 hr 1 min

Chasing Kona - Ep.8 - The Aero Trilogy Parts 2 & 3

In this episide the team discusses the importance of aerodynamics in triathlon, with a focus on testing and repeatability, and shared their learnings from recent testing sessions. They also discussed the complexities of aerodynamics, the need for individualized testing, and the potential pitfalls of overthinking and over-researching. The conversation ended with discussions on the importance of mental work, avoiding perfectionism, and the value of coaches, as well as the importance of aero testing in triathlon racing matching the psychology of the athlete.

October 21, 2024Episode 558 min

Chasing Kona - Ep.7 - T -2 Years

In this episode, Jeff and Pete pull apart what has been a solid year in the quest for chasing what for some is the Holy Grail - racing the Ironman World Championships on the big island of Hawaii in Kailua-Kona. We pull apart a race year so far that has had a close call in Port Macquarie Ironman, a "winter" race in Townsville at the World Triathlon Multisport Champs and most recently a successful qualification for 70.3 Worlds achieved at Western Sydney.

October 7, 2024Episode 434 min

Harry Wiles

In this episode we speak with Harry Wiles who has just returned from his second European racing block. We chat about the journey of getting around Europe, finding races and chasing prizemoney. This year Harry did 5 races including a 14 day block with 3 races in it.

September 28, 2024Episode 351 min

Chasing Kona Ep. 6 - The Victory Lap

Chasing Kona is back and in a big way ! In this latest episode Jeff grills HPT's 5 Kona qualifiers, Darren Alchin, Paul Linton, James Knight, Edward Quartly and James Martin on what their secret sauce was for their well deserved achievements of qualifying to race Ironman World Champs on the Big Island this October.

September 27, 2024Episode 253 min

Sammy Taylor & Josh Revell

There are no more passionate athletes in our squad than Sammy and Josh. We sat down and had a chat across a broad range of topics including what their original sporting history was, doing their first Ironman last year, a 6 month European trip and their triathlon "super fan" status. We also delve into the topic of gender equity in sport as well as do some predictions for this year's Kona race.

September 20, 2024Episode 148 min

Thomas Leuchten

Welcome to a chat with long time HPT athlete Thomas Leuchten. Tom is a passionate endurance athlete and has a rich history cramming a lot of change into his life. He grew up in Germany and Turkey then moved to England and finally settled in Australia. Listen in to hear about his huge career change, moving across the world and back again to study, riding the Paris-Roubaix Challenge event, mountaineering in Germany and his latest experience dealing with the trauma of a catastrophic shoulder injury which has ruled him out of 70.3 Worlds in December. This one has it all.