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Tri Beginner‘s Luck

MichandaShines

We exist because we want you to Tri! We talk with coaches, professional athletes, beginner athletes, race and event directors and announcers, triathlon media, and other industry leaders who share their beginner stories, and what it takes to be successful in this sport - and life.

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196 episodes

  1. Build Slow, Race Fast | Jacob Capin on Learning to Swim and a Decade to Win Ironman 70.3 1:01:33
  2. Six Years Old, First Place | Zuri's First Triathlon and Tonya Gainey's 13-Year Comeback 55:44
  3. Beginning Again After 29 Ironman 70.3s | Tom Scheer on Recovery, Grief and His Next Guinness Record 1:09:11
  4. Go Big or Go Home | Tom Scheer on Racing as a Clydesdale, DNFs, and a Guinness Record 1:13:34
  5. Last Out of the Water, Still on the Podium | Tommy Struzzieri on Confidence, Community, and the Big Apple Triathlon 1:02:09
  6. From Shanghai to the Starting Line | Brandon Woolfolk on Depression, Purpose, and Becoming a Triathlete 58:03
  7. The Army Couldn't Break Her. The Pool Almost Did. | Betty Collins on Faith, Fear, and First Triathlon 55:19
  8. They Canceled the Race. He Finished Anyway: Mike Nyman on Family, Community, and Racing Through Fear 56:32
  9. Called to Serve, Built to Race | Michelle Christine on National Security, Team USA, and the Discipline Behind It All 1:04:34
  10. From Marathon Chaos to First Triathlon | Beatriz Sampaio on Starting Scared and Racing Anyway 51:47
  11. 46 Days After Surgery, He Ran a 10K | Scott Stanley on Cancer, Loss, and Ironman 70.3 57:30
  12. Still Racing, Still Growing | Leslie Knibb on 35 Years of Triathlon, Motherhood, and Never Stopping 1:09:11
  13. From “Non-Athlete” to Triathlon Coach: Hilary Topper on Redefining What an Athlete Looks Like 52:23
  14. Start Small, Stay Forever | Liz Kollar on Building Community, Kona Dreams, and Beginner Mistakes 52:24
  15. From PTSD to State Champion | Finding Purpose Through Endurance with Juanpablo Jimenez 50:09
  16. "That'll Never Work" to Sold Out in Months | Angi Klick's She Tris Story 57:45
  17. Choosing Family Over Podiums | Chelsea Sodaro’s Ironman World Champion Journey 1:09:20
  18. I Am Not Just Getting Fit, I Am an Athlete | Jini Thornton's Triathlon Mindset Shift 1:01:26
  19. Spinal Fusion to Ironman 70.3 | Farrin Saba Reinvents Herself Through Triathlon 57:55
  20. Women in Tri, The Blueprint: Changing the Race with Bianca Fernandez-Clark 56:03
  21. From Beginner to State Champion: Andrew Gray's Rapid Rise in Triathlon 54:08
  22. Shining Through the Storm: Starting Triathlon After 40 with Tammy Dotson 52:10
  23. From Service to Sport: A Mindful Path into Triathlon with Stuart Shine 57:07
  24. Friendship Is Fuel. Who Made Who Buy It? With Georgina “GeeTex” T. and Dr. RoJenia “RoJo” Jones 1:04:54
  25. Meaning in the Miles: The Power of Reset with Mark Allen 1:15:17
  26. Miles Apart, Always Together: Three Sisters in Triathlon 57:27
  27. The Quiet Road to Breakthrough: “Gradually Then Suddenly” with Pastor Mark Batterson 54:56
  28. You Do Not Know What You Do Not Know with Elise Serbaroli 57:01
  29. Adventure Meets Movement with Adam Bratton 56:28
  30. Finding Joy in the Journey From 5K Struggles to Ironman Confidence with Lia Belardo 1:04:28
  31. Eighteen & Unstoppable: Jahari Osborne, the High School Senior Who Crushed His First Ironman 50:17
  32. Suits to Saddles: Traded Law to Build a Purpose-Driven Brand with Ed Chang 50:15
  33. Pushing Limits: When Sports Meet Purpose with Logan Cunningham 55:25
  34. Defying Limits: One Athlete’s Mission to Redefine What’s Possible with Zachary Josie 1:08:12
  35. Fatherhood and Finish Lines with Ramsey Sybel 1:00:55
  36. Find Your Space with Bryan Frank 1:09:57
  37. Community, Comebacks, and Redefining Success with Colleen Bartling 1:04:00
  38. Triathlon Ways and May Days with Adventuretime Adam 1:01:37
  39. Volunteer Spirit: The Heart of the Race with Janie Langford 56:02
  40. Soundtrack to the Finish Line: Amplifying the Athlete Experience with Ann Wessling 1:12:22
  41. Trust the Process: Breaking the Tape After Breaking Down with Kate Donohue 55:42
  42. Beyond The Assumptions with Melissa Batum and Shane Smith 1:00:16
  43. From Fear to Finish Line: Late Start, Big Wins with Mary Hager 55:18
  44. Tri-Running on Purpose with Michael Shipp 1:05:51
  45. Team Z: Where Everyone Wins with Ed Zerkle 1:07:03
  46. TriFoxx Rising: I Don’t Know My Limits with Latifah Lowery 1:01:22
  47. From Pool to Podium: Beginner's Luck at Its Finest with Jillian Cantrell 46:11
  48. The Aunt-Niece Triathlon Takeover with Lisa and Camri Johnson 1:10:25
  49. 130 Ironmans and Counting: On my Own Terms with Susan Haag 1:16:35
  50. Olympic Trial to Ironman: Swim to Code with Nnamnse Ammons 57:53