Aussie Joe Gambles was third at the recent Wildflower long course triathlon and he now is ready for a bunch of North American events starting with Rev3 Quassy. We also learned that it is best to not mess with his dog Coop. In this video chat Smokin Joe talked about the early season, plans for the summer, the mailman and confirmed that Kona is on hold until 2014.

Coop made sure during our interview that the mailman would not interfere.

Flying along during the 2013 Wildflower long course triathlon.

Pushing up hard the Nasty Grade at Wildlower.

Joe Gambles running during the 2013 Wildflower Triathlon.

Hanging with Fraser Cartmell in Europe. Oh, the good life.

You can follow Joe Gambles on Twitter at @joegambles