Welcome to Norseman Radio!
This is the radio station for you, if you'd like to listen to interesting and intriguing stories and informative triathlon advice from the Norseman Xtreme Triathlon.
This radio station is not just for those who'd like to jump off the back of a car ferry into the freezing cold fjord waters of Norway, cycle across the endless barren plateau of Hardangervidda or run up Zombie Hill! Although, we have many athletes applying each year to do just that!
For 2020 we had over 5000 athletes apply to race in Norseman from 94 countries, vying for only 250 places in the hope to achieve the coveted black and white finisher tees.
In our first season on Norseman Radio we explore the beginnings of Norseman with founder Hårek Streinham and dive deeper into our athletes' journey’s and their best triathlon advice.
We hope you enjoy our conversations and if you’re curious about Norseman, check us out on Facebook and Instagram @NXTRI.
Zalaris Norseman Xtreme Triathlon is an expedition. Nadya is from Ukraine and her preparations for getting to the start line in Eidfjord were more than an expedition. Slava Ukraine!
28 Mar 2023
The race that will make you cry
The Norseman media team met the organizers of Formosa Xtreme Triathlon in Eidfjord, ahead of the Zalaris Norseman and XTRI World Championship 2022. If you are looking for a XTRI race that will make you cry at the finish line then listen to our chat with Joann and Rovi.
Formosa Xtreme Triathlon also gives you 150 X-Points if you finish this race.
29 Nov 2022
XTRI World Tour - a chat with CEO Stuart McInnes
Helen Webster from the Norseman media team met Stuart McInnes, CEO of XTRI World Tour, in Eidfjord ahead of the Zalaris Norseman and XTRI World Championship 2022.
XTRI World Tour consists of 16 different races with different sceneries and cultures. But there is one thing that ties them all together.
25 Aug 2022
Priceless Prise - To Norseman winner Eidilh Prise it`s all an adventure
There is no athlete that comes to Norseman without already having a long journey of training and hard work behind them. When the media team sat down with 26-year-old Scottish athlete Eidilh Prise ahead of the 2022 race though, we knew we had found someone special. Instead of following a training plan she goes on ‘adventures’… Instead of a coach driving her, it’s her pure love of the mountains that spurs her on. Instead of putting on a steely race face, she draws energy from cheering and laughing along with her supporters. Of course, on race day, we saw just how magical this approach could be – but for now, it was our opportunity to chat how it felt to be a double-record-holder at Celtman – and just how excited she was about facing the mighty mountains here in Norway.
6 Oct 2020
Mau Mendez on Youth and Family Ties
Mauricio Mendez is a 24-year-old professional triathlete from Mexico. Mauricio raced his first triathlon at age 10 with his father and they’ve been a fierce coach/athlete duo ever since.
Together, they’ve won multiple XTERRAs and half Ironman titles, including Mauricio becoming the youngest XTERRA world champion at just 21 and in 2018, Mauricio won our sister race Patagonman.
Mauricio has his sights set on winning the 2021 Norseman World Championship.
Brimming with passion, determination and unwaverable focus to be a world-class athlete, we can see why our sponsor SUUNTO say he’s a force to be reckoned with.
27 Aug 2020
Russ Corn ´s Parallel Journey
Ex-marine and 2019 Norseman black tee athlete, Russ Corn, shares parallel stories of his race with the epic journey of one of Norway’s national heros Joachim Rønneberg.
11 May 2020
Lars Christian Drivdal Vold on Staying Motivated
Lars Christian Vold is the reigning course record holder of Norseman, which he smashed in 2017 with a crazy fast time of 9 hours 52 minutes. Now a family man and clinical psychologist, Lars guide us through the key tactics and strategies on staying motivated, consistently performing at your best and finding the joy in training.
27 Apr 2020
From a Red Sofa to Norseman with Louise Minchin
BBC Presenter Louise Minchin gave up competitive sport at age 15, because she didn’t like the way she looked. Now thirty years later, she’s raced in World Championships and extreme triathlons, including Norseman. We talk about her incredible return journey into sports, from the BBC Breakfast sofa to GB Team Triathlete, and how she’s helping break down barriers into sports, especially for women.
20 Apr 2020
Turning the Impossible to Possible with Professor Greg Whyte
Former Olympian and Sports Scientist, Professor Greg Whyte, shares his best advice for achieving your endurance challenge and creating a high performing team.
15 Apr 2020
Lucy Gossage, the cancer doctor and triathlon legend
Ever felt you’re not a triathlete? Have you lost motivation to train in these strange times? Lucy Gossage, ex-pro triathlete with 16 IronMan wins, 2019 XTRI World Champion, takes us through her transformation from working and playing hard to become one of Britain’s most loved triathletes and cancer doctors.
2 Mar 2020
Two times winner of the Ironman World Championships, Tim DeBoom, on winning Norseman
Tim DeBoom is an ex-professional triathlete from America whose career spanned almost 20 years. In 2001 and 2002 he won the Ironman World Championships and in 2011 went on to win Norseman, becoming the first non-European to do so!
He’s since been a stay at home dad, personally training people and adventuring in the Colorado mountains!
Today Tim shares with us his triathlon journey and experiences, and best Norseman training and racing recommendations.
24 Feb 2020
Flora Colledge on training strategies that helped her win three extreme triathlon races
Pro extreme triathlete Flora Colledge may have come to triathlon later in her life, but that hasn’t stopped her from making waves and tearing up the trails. In just a few years, Flora has won three extreme triathlon races and came second in the 2019 Xtri World Championships at Norseman. In this episode, Flora shares her story and greatest training strategies for having your best race.
29 Jan 2020
Three times Norseman winner Allan Hovda shares his best training advice for racing
In 2008 Allan watched a video of Norseman and thought these athletes were insane. He’s now joined their ranks and achieved what he believed then to be the impossible.
Allan has gone from 44th place in his first ever Norseman race nearly 10 years ago, to winning the race three times and coming second in the first ever XTRI World Championships held by Norseman in 2019.
In this episode, Allan shares his triathlon journey, best training advice and how he fits training in with work and family.
29 Jan 2020
How the Norseman Xtreme Triathlon began with founder Hårek Stranheim
From 21 people on the start line in 2001 to over 3,500 people entering the ballot in 2019. It’s undeniable that the Zalaris Norseman Xtreme Triathlon has blazed the trial for extreme triathlons and now stands as the pinnacle of achievements in the triathlon world. Even at the Kona Ironman World Championships, those who have raced Norseman are revered.
Like all successful epic races, they have humble beginnings and Norseman is no exception. We sit down with founder Hårek Stranheim to uncover exactly how Norseman began and how this one small event, triggered the revival of triathlon in Norway.
28 Jan 2020
Introducing Norseman Radio
This is the radio station for you, if you'd like to listen to interesting and intriguing stories and informative triathlon advice from the Norseman Xtreme Triathlon.
This radio station is not just for those who'd like to jump off the back of a car ferry into the freezing cold fjord waters of Norway, cycle across the endless barren plateau of Hardangervidda or run up Zombie Hill!
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