Final episode of Paris People and Maya Kingma joins the show! Maya shares how health in 2024 made for a less than ideal prep for the Games but how her specific race plan and a focus on tactics shaped outcome for the Dutch athlete in Paris. Maya also goes into what she has been up to in early 2025 in the cycling world and her plans for the year and beyond. 

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The second episode of the series that dives into the experiences of Paris Olympians features Beth Potter. After entering the Olympic year as World Champion and Test Event Champion, Beth ultimately departed Paris last summer with two bronze medals. She graciously allows the "unboxing" of some painful days and weeks in 2024 on this podcast and shares some lessons she'll take to 2028.  

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Before she became a 2x World Champion in 2024, Taylor went to Paris (in 2 sports!). This series will feature conversations with three different athletes that competed in the Olympic Triathlon this past summer. Episode #1 might be the most candid interview Chasing the Burn has done yet... Taylor opens up in a raw and honest way, letting us in on what likely were a few of the most emotionally and physically trying weeks of her life. No spoilers in this dramatic episode description, go listen for yourself!

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The self described "professional endurance athlete" has added another layer to his identity in 2025. Eric was the runner-up at the Black Canyon 50k race a few weeks ago in just his second ever ultra running race. Appearing to have a knack for the sport, he hopes to add more racing and a possible trip to test himself at one of the UTMB events this summer. Perhaps you've heard of TTL (https://thattriathlonlife.com/) ... the co-founder of the iconic brand in triathlon also tells us about his passion for storytelling and video and the opportunity that stems at the intersection of artist-athlete. 

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Riley sits down with Chelsea in Boulder just a few days after their commanding win at the Black Canyon 100k. The rare ultra running conversation on Chasing the Burn is well worth the listen. Riley describes how fitting pieces into the wildly complex puzzle of racing 100 milers has been a many year process and in 2025 finally has them believing that a win at Western States is possible. We chat puking, sponsorship, carbon on trails and how leading by example as a non-binary person in the running community feels even more important this year. 

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Kristin Armstrong is a legend of women's cycling in the USA. She is undoubtedly the greatest ever in the Time Trial, having earned Olympic Gold in Beijing, London and Rio before a (final) retirement launched her coaching career. Kristin was a neutral coach in Paris for USA Cycling and you'll quickly hear why her wisdom and experience holds such value. This conversation is filled with emotion and stories from the career of an all time great who has found her path channelling a relentless drive for competition into the pursuits of athletes she coaches. 

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You may know her best as the 24 year old world champion from 2013 or the sprinting Brit that narrowly missed a medal in Rio back in 2016 but Non Stanford has control of the stopwatch and now is assistant coach in command at the Leeds Triathlon Centre. The beautifully articulate Welsh-woman joins the coaching series and gives us some insight on her retirement, transition to coach and what life as British Triathlon staff looks like.  

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This coaching legend sits down in Boulder for a conversation on her racing career, retirement and transition to coaching. Julie has helped more athletes than we can name to Ironman podiums around the world. She shares some insight as a female coach in a sport largely dominated by male coaches as well as how working as one piece on one very successful athlete's team has made her a better coach.

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The second interview in the Coaching Series features a conversation with Nate Wilson. Nate is the performance director for the EF cycling team and has a coaching roster that includes Olympic gold medalists in triathlon and cycling. We discuss differences in his work with cyclists versus triathletes, falling short of performance expectations at an Olympic Games, work life balance for Nate and more. 

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Chasing the Burn is back. Season 2 kicks off with a conversation with Paulo Sousa, the first guest on a series of episodes featuring coaches in triathlon. After conquering academia several decades ago, the Portugal native turned his focus to coaching triathletes and took on the full commitment of running a daily environment squad of Olympic-focused athletes. Paulo had nine athletes compete at the Olympic Games in Paris last year and has learned more than a thing or two about training, people and politics of sport throughout his career. Listen to this conversation with Paulo 

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