Taren's MōTTIV Method Podcast
The Taren's MōTTIV Method Podcast is the place to go if you're an age group triathlete, runner, cyclist, swimrunner, or any other type of endurance athlete. Every Friday on the Taren's MōTTIV Method Podcast you'll hear fun, engaging and informative endurance-related conversations led by Taren, proving that ordinary people CAN accomplish extraordinary things.
For more resources from MōTTIV including blogs, training plans and beginner's guides go to https://mymottiv.com/
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 56 minutes
- Episodes
- 344
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
How to Build Endurance & Get Faster Running
In part-two of our two-podcast conversation between Taren and co-host Jamie, we continue to talk more about running. Now that we know how to get started, what are the next steps? How do you build e…
Learn To Run From Scratch
We talk about the basics of learning to run on the podcast this week, featuring Taren and new co-host Jamie Dellimore. We talk about which gear you need and don't need, beginner technique, heart rat…
Time Saving Triathlon Training Tips
Zwift Academy athlete Karrie Stewart is one of the busiest people you could meet in triathlon. Not only is she a successful Zwift Academy triathlon athlete, she owns and runs a tavern/bottle shop/cof…
Endurance Exercise During and After Pregnancy with Pro Triathlete Katie Zaferes
Katie Zaferes is a decorated Olympic medalist, and one of the USA's top female professional triathletes. She recently had a baby, and on this week's podcast, she talks about how she handled training…
How to Get Over Swimming Fears with Cat Heimburger
Like so many aspiring amateur triathletes, Cat Heimburger had a fear of the water and could not swim. But she wanted to do a triathlon so she set her mind to learning -- and now, just a few months l…
Endurance Athletes Need To Eat with Rachel Rutherford
Rachel Rutherford (aka @pocketrocketrach online) is a three-time IRONMAN competitor, including having competed at the IRONMAN World Championship in Kona. She has had to put training aside while she r…
Everything Beginner Runners Need To Know About Heart Rate Running
Taren and NTK are back, this week talking about running using Heart Rate. HR running is one of the best ways to get faster at running, but there's a lot of confusion surrounding it. On the podcast …
3 Steps to Get Over Open Water Swimming Panic
In this podcast, Taren discusses how to not panic in when open water swimming. Beginner triathletes and anyone learning to swim as an adult will often get scared in open water, here's the three steps…
3 Key Workouts for a Successful Trail Running Plan
In this podcast, Taren explains the three key workouts runners need to do when constructing and trail running plan or program for a 50k, 50 mile, ultramathon, 100k, or 100 mile, or any trail running …
8 Triathlon Tips From a Successful Beginner Triathlete
Joanne Courtney is a world champion and Olympian curler who just retired and has decided to become a beginner triathlete. She just completed the sprint distance PTO Canadian Open in a time of 1:14 wh…
Feel Like Your Race Times Could be Faster? Here's Why They Aren't
Taren talks about the MōTTIV Method of Training which focuses on giving athletes triathlon training plans, run training plans, and other endurance race training plans that always allow the athlete to…
Our Triathlon Journey with Lauren, Kevin, and the Return of NTK!
Kevin and Lauren run the @OurTriathlonJourney Instagram page. They went from beginner triathletes to runners and remain passionate endurance athletes who want to spread fun and positivity in the worl…
Triathlete Gillian Roberts' Battle With Cancer & Recovery
Triathlete Gillian Roberts, best known as @tri_gill on Instagram, has now battled cancer three times and maintains one of the most positive outlooks on recovery of anyone I've ever met. In this podca…
Triathlon Mom MōTTIVation with Ashley Hankamp
Ashley Hankamp, best known as Tri_Mom_of_4 on Instagram, is a mother of four kids, a teacher, and manages to fit in being a triathlete and accomplish her fitness goals despite being such a busy paren…
Milo James is Runderestimated and Spreading Positivity
Milo James is best known in the running world as @Runderestimated on Instagram. He has dreams of qualifying for the Boston Marathon and believes in spreading positivity and representation in the runn…
Triathlon Training MōTTIVation for Overweight Beginners with Jonathan Perez
Triathlete Jonathan Perez is a MōTTIV MōVER who lives in Puerto Rico, and despite struggling with weight loss and weight gain his entire life, he grew from a beginner triathlete into a passionate end…
A New Direction for Me, MōTTIV, and The Endurance World
Over the last few years Taren has struggled with what the future of endurance sports will bring him. We're really proud to announce that we plan to launch the MōTTIV MōVERS who are brand ambassadors …
Pros & Cons of Dopamine in Endurance Athletes
In this podcast, Taren discusses the book The Molecule of More and how it relates to motivation for triathletes, runners, cyclists, and all endurance athletes. Dopamine plays a large role in motivati…
10K to Half Marathon Training Plan
In this podcast, Taren provides a 10k to half marathon training plan for runners who are considering doing a 10 kilometre running race or a half marathon. Taren discusses the differences in training …
From Olympic Curler to Amateur Triathlete with Joanne Courtney
Joanne Courtney has an impressive sporting resume, ranking among the top curlers in the world. She's won a World Championship and competed at the Olympics for Canada. Now that she's retiring from cu…