From “Non-Athlete” to Triathlon Coach: Hilary Topper on Redefining What an Athlete Looks Like
Hilary Topper didn't run until she was 48. She didn't know how to turn on a treadmill. Five years later, she signed up for her first triathlon in Florida without realizing there were races in her home...
22 Apr 52min
Start Small, Stay Forever | Liz Kollar on Building Community, Kona Dreams, and Beginner Mistakes
What does it mean to be a triathlete? For Liz Kollar, Director of Constituent Engagement at USA Triathlon, the answer is simple: you're a triathlete the moment you cross any finish line, whether it ta...
15 Apr 52min
From PTSD to State Champion | Finding Purpose Through Endurance with Juanpablo Jimenez
What happens when you’re ready to quit the sport you once loved? And what if the answer isn’t more training, but more community? Juan Pablo, known as "the People's Principal" in Plainfield, New Jersey...
8 Apr 50min
"That'll Never Work" to Sold Out in Months | Angi Klick's She Tris Story
What happens when someone tells you your idea will never work, and you build it anyway? What does it look like to create a space where trying matters more than finishing first? Angi Klick didn't jus...
1 Apr 57min
Choosing Family Over Podiums | Chelsea Sodaro’s Ironman World Champion Journey
What does it look like to chase greatness without losing yourself along the way? How did Chelsea Sodaro win the Ironman World Championship just 18 months after giving birth? In this episode, the tri...
25 Mar 1h 9min
I Am Not Just Getting Fit, I Am an Athlete | Jini Thornton's Triathlon Mindset Shift
What if the thing that scares you most is actually the doorway to your next chapter? And what if beginning again at 56 is exactly where your triathlon journey is meant to start? In this episode, we...
18 Mar 1h 1min
Spinal Fusion to Ironman 70.3 | Farrin Saba Reinvents Herself Through Triathlon
What happens when a Division I swimmer suffers a career-ending spinal injury and decides to try triathlon anyway? Twenty-two months after spinal fusion surgery, Farrin Saba crossed the finish line of ...
11 Mar 57min
Women in Tri, The Blueprint: Changing the Race with Bianca Fernandez-Clark
Listeners meet Bianca Fernandez-Clark, a seven-time Ironman finisher, co-founder of Women in Tri UK, and a tireless advocate for inclusion in endurance sport. What begins as a conversation about one w...
4 Mar 56min
