The term 'gut training' is thrown around a lot these days, but what does this actually mean?  We share excerpts from the podcast “The Long Munch: Fueling Endurance - Nutrition podcast for runners, cyclists & triathletes” where sports dietitians Steph Gaskell & Alan McCubbin take us through what we mean by gut training, why would runners, cyclists or triathletes want to do it, what is the evidence that it works and how you go about gut training. Clive Asplen won the free entry to IRONMAN 70.3 Geelong. We find out more about him. We chat to professional triathlete and 2 x Olympian Aaron Royle about his swim training. Aaron shares with us his weekly load and details the specific work and consistency required to maintain and improve your swim including stroke rate, force production and feeling comfortable in the water. (0:00:00) – Tim’s training for the IRONMAN 70.3 Taupo in March. (0:01:52) – The Moreghetti Fartlek Session (0:04:16) – Wollongong to host the World Champs final in 2025 (0:06:05) – Our world cup moves from Plymouth to Napier (0:06:37) – The Italians will be racing in Wanaka for the Friday night event. (0:07:39) – Cairns and the damage to the bike course (0:10:26) – The changing landscape in triathlon events and the opportunities opening up  (0:14:38) – Clive Asplen (0:22:42) - ULTRO Earbuds 15% discount for all our listeners with the code ULTRO15  (0:23:00 - Infinit Nutrition 10% discount for all listeners with the code FITTER10 (0:23:19) – Improving your race day fuelling via gut training (0:26:11) – Gut training excerpts from the Fueling Endurance podcast (0:45:56) – Hayden Wilde’s swimming improvements and intro to Aaron Royle interview (0:50:00) – Aaron Royle on swim training (1:11:39) – The use of sponges, towels and parachutes in swimming.  LINKS: Infinit Nutrition 10% discount using the code FITTER10 at  https://www.infinitnutrition.com.au/ Note: For the code to work you need to have created an account and be logged in. ULTRO Earbuds 15% discount using the code ULTRO15 at https://www.ultroaudio.com/ Stephen Moneghetti at https://twitter.com/steve_mona   The Long Munch: Fueling Endurance - Nutrition podcast for runners, cyclists & triathletes at https://thelongmunch.podbean.com/ Episode 41A - What is gut training and how do I do it? At https://thelongmunch.podbean.com/e/ep41a/ Purchase the Fueling Endurance e-book at https://fuelingendurance.com/shop/   IRONMAN 70.3 Geelong at https://www.ironman.com/im703-geelong Hayden Wilde on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/hayden_wilde/ Aaron Royle on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/aaronroyle/