In today's episode Andy and Mark (Richard is on Holiday) speed through a number of interesting subjects. These include ironman's decision to give Matt Russell a Kona slot, Tim Dons successful Kona qualification and the news that convicted DOPER Alexander Nikolayevich Vinokourov will also going to Kona 2018 after qualifying at IM Denmark. We also discuss the Irish Times article which basically ridiculed and mocked triathletes across the world...... Finally we answer a question from a listener all the way from NY about how best to train if you have a manual job. Oh and a great triathlon excuse and race review as always - enjoy!