#683 - IRONMAN Lake Placid Race Review. Under-Fuelling in Triathlon.

We review all the racing from IRONMAN Lake Placid. Charlotte McLauchlan is a Master's student in nutrition and dietetics at Auckland University. In this in-depth interview Charlotte shares insights from her recent research on energy balance and low energy availability in age-group triathletes. We discuss key findings, implications for athlete health and practical advice for optimizing performance and well-being. **TIMESTAMPS:** 0:00:00 – Kate and Guy are at the Cable Beach Triathlon 0:03:10 – Josh Kerr breaks the mile world record 0:06:03 – Lake Placid race review 0:07:39 – Paula Findlay's performance 0:09:45 – Is Paula Findlay a threat in Kona 0:11:13 – Rest of the Lake Placid female pro field 0:11:43 – Chelsea Sodaro 0:15:11 – Marten Van Riel's performance 0:17:25 – Matthew Marquardt 0:18:27 – Marten van Riel… the 'twist' 0:20:19 – Rest of the Lake Placid male pro field 0:21:20 – Back-to-back IRONMAN racing 0:25:51 – Plasmaide 0:27:00 – Plasmaide Competition 0:31:28 – Fuelling for endurance sport 0:32:40 – Charlotte McLaughlan interview 1:14:46 – 41% of athletes in a significant energy deficit 1:25.00 – The tracking of calories challenge **LINKS:** Jack Moody at https://www.instagram.com/jacktmoody/ Kate Bevilaqua at https://www.instagram.com/katebevilaqua/ Guy Crawford at https://www.instagram.com/guyrcrawford/ Charlotte McLauchlan can be contacted by email at [cmcl126@aucklanduni.ac.nz](mailto:cmcl126@aucklanduni.ac.nz) Cable Beach Triathlon at https://www.cablebeachtri.net/ IRONMAN Lake Placid at https://www.ironman.com/races/im-lake-placid