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Elizabeth is the President of the Huski Tri Club in Seattle and Jaimi is the Safety Officer. In this episode they share their experience with the club! Elizabeth shares how the triathlon community means so much to her even outside of the sport. Jaimi talks about how her love for “Lord of the Rings” led to organizing movie themed spin sessions and how she’s adapted the sport to herself to make it f...

Jeron is the Vice President of the Huski Tri Club in Seattle and Jeron is the club Treasurer. In this episode they share their experience with the club! From Jeron’s competitive spirit and experience to Noah’s love for swimming and new found joy for biking, we cover what keeps them going, what achievements they’re proud of and what the community experience means to them. They also share their word...

Hello TryAthlete community, Welcome to a new episode of the podcast with an old college friend Raghav Goel! In this episode, Raghav takes us through preparing for his first IM70.3 in Goa. He walks us through his approach to preparation and how he chose his coach. Since he also runs a business and has a family with 2 kids, he also shares the trade-offs he had to make to prepare for the event and ho...

Hello TryAthlete community! Welcome to Episode 12 of the show where our guest is Stephen Chowning! Stephen is one of the go-to guys for advice and mentorship in the Seattle Green Lake Triathlon Group. He’s helped many beginner triathletes, including yours truly, get their journey started. His current fitness is a product of over a decade of consistent and disciplined effort which aside from provid...

Dear TryAthlete Community, I hope this email finds you in great spirits and ready for some more inspiration in your fitness journey. Today, I'm thrilled to share a recap of our latest episode featuring Sushil Mishra. In this episode, he takes us through his remarkable journey from a diagnosis of diabetes to summiting Mount Rainier. Here are some highlights from our conversation: * Starting Point :...

Hello Dear Listeners, Happy New Year to each one of you! 🎉 I hope you all had a fantastic start to 2024 and are geared up for an amazing journey ahead. In our first episode of the year, I had the pleasure of hosting the incredible Guila Muir from Say Yes to Life Swims. Guila is not only an adult onset swimmer but also the founder of the only open water swim excursion company in the Northwest – Sa...

Jaggi grew up in India playing sports competitively, but as with many youngsters in his generation, he ultimately ended up becoming an engineer and doing his MBA and pursuing a global career. His love for sports remained consistent however as a adult, he had devastating injuries to his back and knee that made it difficult to walk even a hundred meters. While the medical community was telling him t...

In this episode, Jonathan talks about his history of health and social challenges from childhood through to adulthood. When he was told that he was likely to lose his hearing by the age of thirty it took a toll on his mental health. One day, his father, who was a marathoner, suggested going for a run. The simple suggestion started at 1 mile but then led to longer distances and became a habit. Thro...

Lance shares how personal fitness and challenging himself to do a triathlon helped him get over depression and changed the trajectory of his life. It rebuilt his confidence and led him to realize his dream of opening his own running store! He has been a triathlon coach for 20 years and is also the wetsuit designer for Blueseventy. He runs his own blog where he shares a weekly post on various ideas...

In this episode Grace shares how she focused on fitness and swimming after retirement and initially needed to take swimming lessons to improve her form. She takes us through her journey of building confidence in open water what motivated her to sign up for a triathlon. She shares her concerns with running and biking and how her goal for the future is to ensure she does not need to walk her bike! K...

In this open-hearted chat, Christal shares her personal story covering a range of topics including her childhood, dealing with hereditary health issues, coming out of an abusive marriage, being a fitness instructor and raising 3 children. As a fitness instructor for HIIT and other classes, she talks about encouraging her students, especially women, to express themselves freely and to be aware of h...

Steven signed up for an Ironman 70.3 with his more experienced buddy and trained from June to August for the event in early September. They happened to finish only a few minutes apart which was a great experience! He talks about geeking out on his swimming training data, the steps he took to not freak out in the water and other learnings from his biking and running training. This is a public episo...

Santiago has been doing triathlons for over a decade and he takes us back to the start of his journey. He shares his early mistakes and embarrassing questions and how the community supported him throughout. He talks about how physical activity has a positive impact on his family life! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes...

Niyati is an Engineering Director at Cummins Inc. in Columbus, Indiana. She’s the author of Unafraid: A Survivor's Quest for Human Connection and also has a TedX talk on Cultural Bias and Stigma Associated with Cancer . She and her husband are parents to two wonderful kids. In this episode we speak about how fitness has played a role throughout Niyati’s life. She shares her fitness journey growing...

Vivek shares his fitness journey and the story behind completing his first triathlon. He also shares his advice for folks thinking of doing their first triathlon! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tryathlete.substack.com