Feisty Triathlon

This week: How Festival is It? You’ll Get There Someday Tips for First Timers - Strike a Pose and Soak it In Peak Training Moods Pontevedra Preview You Ate That During Your Race?! Join us at Feisty Fest - September 18-20, 2026: https://feisty.co/events/feisty-fest/ Leave us a Voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/feistytriathlon Follow us on Instagram: @feistytriathlon Feisty Media Website: https:/...

This week, we had the pleasure of interviewing pro long course triathlete Jodie Robertson! Jodie recently took the win at ironman Coeur D'Alene, and will be making another trip to Kona this fall. In this episode, she told us about her recent coaching and mindset shifts that she attributes to her stellar results, as well as how she handles unexpected challenges, like in her recent race at ironman L...

This week: Jelly for Jellyfish Kelly’s Tips for Nice - hilly rides, heat acclimation Don’t Cook Your Ego Homeschooling for Triathlon Performance? We have thoughts. It's Time to Watch The Women Join us at Feisty Fest - September 18-20, 2026: https://feisty.co/events/feisty-fest/ Leave us a Voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/feistytriathlon Follow us on Instagram: @feistytriathlon Feisty Medi...

On this week's episode we have a special intro guest, Sara Gross! She came on to tell us about Feisty Media's work with Kona this year, and their Watch the Women campaign. Sara is working to produce various podcasts and events surrounding women's Kona this year, which we are so excited about, and you can learn more at https://www.feistytriathlon.com/watch-the-women. Next, for our main interview, w...

This week: Airline Roulette Being Super Swedish Kelly Wants Her Stones Our Favs in Nice The French said, “Non” to the Underpants Run Join us at Feisty Fest - September 18-20, 2026: https://feisty.co/events/feisty-fest/ Leave us a Voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/feistytriathlon Follow us on Instagram: @feistytriathlon Feisty Media Website: https://feisty.co/ Support Feisty Triathlon Partners:...

Lauren Brandon is a pro long course triathlete currently based in Park City Colorado. She recently had an impressive performance at the PTO US Open, with a dominant swim leg! This is currently her thirteenth season racing professionally, so she certainly has some great perspective on the sport. In our conversation with her, she told us all about her training and racing this season, including what...

This week: Athleisure for Work A 2:36 800?! Someone’s Gonna Die The Imaginary Center Line Snarky Officials First Bike Crush Kelly’s Getting Shanked Join us at Feisty Fest - September 18-20, 2026: https://feisty.co/events/feisty-fest/ Leave us a Voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/feistytriathlon Follow us on Instagram: @feistytriathlon Feisty Media Website: https://feisty.co/ Support Feisty Triat...

This week on the show we had the absolute honor of interviewing a rising icon in the Ironman world, Mel McQuaid! Mel recently placed third at Ironman Coeur D'Alene, which mad her the first woman to qualify for the Ironman world championships at the age of fifty. In this episode we got to hear all about Mel's journey as an athlete, including what she credits various highs and lows to. As well, she...

This week: Microwaved Cookie Dough vs. Chocolate Croissants Sid Talks Paris Test and 70.3 Worlds Preview Incestuous Pools Wrestling and Triathlon, They're Kinda the Same Thing Sexy Homestays Golf Pants and Dickies Join us at Feisty Fest - September 18-20, 2026: https://feisty.co/events/feisty-fest/ Leave us a Voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/feistytriathlon Follow us on Instagram: @feistytriat...

Things are getting exciting in the racing world this week! With Alyssa away racing One Water, Haley hosted solo, and interviewed Natasha Van Der Merwe, and got the low down on all things 70.3 worlds. In this episode we discuss the topography of the course and how that might impact the race dynamics, as well as all of the top contenders, and what their recent race results could tell us about how th...

This week: Check-ins from Paris and Singapore! Potty Training Bribery Swimming in Sketch Situations Oh, the Places We Go IRONMAN gets a Competitor We Knew She Would Qualify! Join us at Feisty Fest - September 18-20, 2026: https://feisty.co/events/feisty-fest/ Leave us a Voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/feistytriathlon Follow us on Instagram: @feistytriathlon Feisty Media Website: https://feist...

Heini Hartikainen is a Finnish triathlete who competes primarily at the full ironman distance, but has also performed exceptionally well in extreme events like Norseman. She tells us all about her upcoming race plans for this season, and how she has developed the grit and determination to succeed as a long course athlete. We also got to hear her insider tips on visiting and racing in Finland, whic...

This week: First Loser or Vice Champion? Surprise! Milwaukee's a cool town! Taylor, the Machine Bumbling a Broadcast Dudes Who Think They're Helping Join us at Feisty Fest - September 18-20, 2026: https://feisty.co/events/feisty-fest/ Leave us a Voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/feistytriathlon Follow us on Instagram: @feistytriathlon Feisty Media Website: https://feisty.co/ Support Feisty Tria...

This week's guest, Lucy Byram, impressed us all this past weekend with her stellar 4th place finish in a stacked field at the PTO US Open! We had the pleasure of interviewing her a few weeks before the race, and she may be just as impressive of a human as she is an athlete. In the episode, she tells us about her training and coaching set up in leads, as well as the variety of long course races she...

Kelly O'Mara is LIVE with Sara Gross, pro triathlete Haley Chura, and USAT CEO Vic Brumfield from the Expo at USAT Nationals. These four women discuss The current state of the sport Why it's an exciting time for women in triathlon What they wish they knew when they first started How we can continue to grow triathlon And, they even dispense race-day advice and wisdom Join us at Feisty Fest - Septem...

This week we have the pleasure of hearing from Brittany Higgins, who recently had an excellent race at Ironman Brazil! She has raced numerous 70.3s, but actually started her career with short course racing, which her dad got her into due to his own enthusiasm for the sport. In this episode she tells us about her career as a beach lifeguard prior to being a full time triathlete. As well. we got to...

This week: Kelly's Alaska Trash Bear The "Inflection Point" for Women's Sports Inspiration Porn Orca’s Wetsuit Science Asian Head Shape is a Thing Barbie vs Oppenheimer Join us at Feisty Fest - September 18-20, 2026: https://feisty.co/events/feisty-fest/ Leave us a Voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/feistytriathlon Follow us on Instagram: @feistytriathlon Feisty Media Website: https://feist...

There have been some seriously professional photos coming from our fellow athletes recently, and it seems as though many them are being credited to The Nordica Photography. We wanted to get to the bottom of this, so this week we welcomed Nettey Nygard - co-founder of The Nordica Photography. Running this company with her partner, Mark Evans, Nettey shares how it all began. Diving into her own jour...

*Note: This episode originally dropped on May 19, 2023* This week: Forget Breakfast in Bed Knocking on Creepy Vans A Beef with Beef I’m Racing in the Rain Rookie Tips An Adult Thunderblanket Join us at Feisty Fest - September 18-20, 2026: https://feisty.co/events/feisty-fest/ Leave us a Voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/feistytriathlon Follow us on Instagram: @feistytriathlon Feisty Media Websi...

100-milers and IRONMANs are VERY different. In terms of training, mindset, and distance - these races are nowhere alike. So what would it look like to be an athlete for both? Well, Lucy Bartholomew is. Looking at the 2023 season, it seems like Lucy may race both Kona in October, and UTMB in September. Lucy is an Australian Ultra Trailrunner - Haley and Alyssa welcome her onto the podcast to talk a...

*Note: This episode first dropped on May 12, 2023* This Week: The group ride starts rolling I rock because…right out of the gate! What are you looking forward to? Nice child-rearing! Sid recaps an exciting weekend of racing! (Yes, triathlon IS exciting!) Trash-Talking and Rabid Commentators Heroes or Villians?! Join us at Feisty Fest - September 18-20, 2026: https://feisty.co/events/feisty-fest/ L...

This week we had the pleasure of welcoming Christine Yu to the podcast! The recent publication of her book "Up to Speed - The Groundbreaking Science of Women Athletics" has us very excited about her approach to the science behind many sports science topics, specifically with women in mind. We got to hear about her insights from her recent attendance to the Female Athlete Conference, where she hear...

This Week: High School Hookups Sarah Breaks the Tape in Frankfurt, But Does She Keep It? Looping Like a Lunatic in the Woods There’s Something to Be Said for Good Snacks Jocelyn Tempts Fate and Wins Sid and Kelly Talk Female-Only Races Dealing with Loop 2 Energy Bucket List Races A Debbie Gibson Dirty Dancing Weekend Join us at Feisty Fest - September 18-20, 2026: https://feisty.co/events/feisty-f...

We often hear triathlon referred to as a lifelong sport, and this week's guest, Mariana Andrade, is a great example of that. From beginning her journey in the sport as a teenager in Brazil, to then racing professionally in the 2000s, Mariana was a prominent name on the long-course scene. She then decided to step away from the sport in order to focus on her health and grow her coaching business, du...

This Week: Casual Holiday Racing Everything’s a Go at Walmart Roth Hysteria  Women Crush Weekend The Secret Lives of Sarah Stop Being So American Sesame Street Alter-Egos Join us at Feisty Fest - September 18-20, 2026: https://feisty.co/events/feisty-fest/ Leave us a Voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/feistytriathlon Follow us on Instagram: @feistytriathlon Feisty Media Website: https://fei...