The Triathlon Age Group Journey
As triathletes, we love watching and racing with the pros. However, what they do is not always possible for us. This podcast is for age group triathletes that want to be part of a conversation on being the best triathlete they can be with their time, talent, resources, and level of effort. Being age group triathletes, coaches, parents, and full-time working professionals, your hosts, Jillian Carlson, Jay Cougnet and Matt Sommer will be your guide on this adventure. Each podcast, we will discuss topics pertinent to you with other age group triathletes of varying capabilities in order to have some fun and hopefully share some insights that might make your training and racing just a little bit better! We all have something to learn and share while on the journey of our individual triathlon adventures!
Episodes
With the racing season for North America in full swing, Matt, Jillian, and Jay discussed how they experience pre-race jitters and handle their preparations for race day in the 24 hours leading up to the race. For Matt and Jillian, when recording this pod, are 12 hours away from starting their race at Ironman 70.3 Coure d'Alene. Jay also shares a race recap of his finish at Ironman 70.3 Pennsylvania.
We are all creatures of habit and the things we love in triathlon. Matt, Jillian, and Jay go around the horn of swim, bike, and run and talk about their routines, favorite warm-ups, nutrition, and other tidbits of training and racing. We are getting pumped up for the heart of our triathlon season so we hope your training is going well and that you might pick up a tip or two in this episode!
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It's been a few weeks since your hosts Jillian, Matt, and Jay could get together to record, so this week we are dropping two episodes! In Episode 27, we recap the amazing weekend Matt and Jillian had competing at the Triple T Triathlon in Ohio. Then they put a cherry on top of this episode by diving into their Zwift stats, favorite courses, badges, and their pizza scores! We had a little fun with this one so w...
Where are you in your journey related to managing expectations? Your own? Others of you? Does social media motivate you to perform better or worse? Have you experienced expectations robbing you of the joy of triathlon? Matt, Jillian, and Jay expose all of their inner thoughts on this topic in the hopes it might help you learn from the ever-evolving battle between our ears.
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Matt, Jillian, and Jay compiled a list of ten triathlon related questions that they have received from athletes of varying experience level. We had fun sharing our perspectives and we hope you enjoy listening and maybe learn something too!
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We all have them. Those sessions that make us question our life decision of participating in triathlon. What do you do when your mind and body say, "QUIT!" Matt, Jillian, and Jay discuss their approach to those tough sessions as well as some grit building mindsets that might help you take it to the next level! If all else fails, just get started... you might surprise yourself!
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We are excited to introduce you to Jeffrey Sankoff, better known as The Tri Doc. We talk with Jeff about his journey into the world of triathlon and how he is serving the age group community with his podcast, The Tri-Doc Podcast! We dive into topics like heart health, what works and what doesn't in terms of supplements, and even discuss why people might dope in age group triathlon.
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If it isn't on Strava, it didn't happen, right!? No way! You put in the work and you know it, that is all that matters, right!? Well, both are kinda right. Data is a tool that helps us get the most out of our training and racing. It keeps us in check and it motivates us too. Matt, Jillian, and Jay discuss the data fields on their devices that mean the most to them for each of the disciplines of triathl...
Matt, Jillian, and Jay attempt to unpack the gigantic topic of nutrition for triathletes. We are not professionals in this area but our combined experience in the sport provides a pretty wide array of approaches to daily nutrition as well as race day. This is definitely not the last episode we will devote to this topic. We hope that something we discuss might click with your training and eating goals!
In episode 5 of this season, Matt, Jillian, and Jay discussed tons of topics about bikes. Unfortunately, we didn't get to everything we had hoped to cover, so we are back again to try and cover more dimensions of the longest leg of triathlon. We cover saddle selection, shoes, helmets, eye wear, kits, and nutrition set-ups. Guess what though, we didn't get to everything, so part 3 is in our future!
In the Northern Hemisphere, we are in the middle of the dog days of winter. Many of us are sequestered to our "caves" to get our training done. What can we do to make it more tolerable or engaging? How can we remain purposeful and not let our moods influence our desire to train? Matt, Jillian, and Jay take you on an indoor ride with them discussing all their tips and tricks to getting the triathlon work ...
We pick up where we left off with Jillian, Matt, and Andy Holland last episode about their experience at the 2024 70.3 and Ironman Championships in Taupo and Kona. We were just getting to the start of their races last episode, so listen about their race experience through the finish line!
Happy 2025 everyone! In this very special new year episode, Matt, Jillian, and Jay welcome back a previous guest, Andy Holland. 2024 went out with a bang for Andy, Matt, and Jillian with visits to the Ironman and Ironman 70.3 World Championships! We journey through the lead-up and finish lines of both races in this special two-part episode! If you are a Kona dreamer or have a big goal to qualify for a world champi...
Who knew gift ideas for triathletes would be such a popular topic?! So, we are back for another rendition of triathlon gift ideas by season of the year. We hope you enjoy this one as much as part one. Matt and Jillian are off to New Zealand next week for 70.3 World Championships, so we will be back after the New Year! We hope you have an amazing holiday season! Cheers!
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'Tis the season! Matt, Jillian, and Jay breakdown their gift ideas for triathletes in this festive episode. We tackle all budget ranges from unlimited down to stocking stuffer essentials. You may want to share this episode with someone special! ;o)
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On the eve of Thanksgiving, Matt, Jillian, and Jay share what they are grateful for as well as the lessons they have learned thus far in 2024. Jay also shares a race recap for the JFK 50 Miler that he completed recently. We hope you all have an amazing and restful Thanksgiving!
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Have you ever missed a race due to injury or some other reason that left you frustrated? What about the dreaded DNF (did not finish)? Bouncing back from these disappointing situations or even a performance that did not meet your expectations is tough. Matt, Jillian, and Jay provide some ideas on how they approach adversity when it comes to triathlon racing and training.
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It has been four months since we recorded a podcast!! We are so sorry, but we promise it was for good triathlon and life reasons that we were absent for so long! From Africa to Norway and across the United States, Matt, Jillian, and Jay were busy juggling life as age group triathletes and have no shortage of stories during this episode. Catch-up with us as we recommit to getting back on track with our podcast!
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Boy are we excited for Matt and Jillian!! Hear about their race experience at 70.3 Coeur d'Alene which we turn into a tutorial about the process of qualifying and planning a trip to a world championship race!
What? This is a triathlon podcast, why are we talking about strength training? Don't we just care about getting faster at swimming, biking, and running? Well, yes we do! But we also want to stay healthy doing what we love and maybe get faster in a more efficient way! Between the three of us, we cover the full spectrum of excuses of why we can't seem to do as much strength training as we would like, but ...
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