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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We return to a topic from an April episode on Chasing the Burn: women's triathlon in the NCAA. Arizona State University's head coach Cliff English joins the conversation to update us on the progress of the sport and some issues they are facing. We also discuss the upcoming National Championship for the women which is heading to Clermont, FL on November 9th and the big news of the recent House-NCAA Settlement and what it might mean for triathlon.

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Cool human alert on this episode. Lucy is a professional ultra runner and "recreational" triathlete that just completed her second UTMB/Ironman World Champs double (just 3 weeks apart this year!). The Aussie proves to be an excellent storyteller as she explains how triathlon entered her life in 2020 and what balancing the two huge events looks like. We also get to hear a few Western States tales and some extra wisdom that Lucy has picked up during her decade-long career racing ultras. 

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The first ever Chasing the Burn-gone-rogue episode is the October podcast you didn’t know you needed. Abby Levene joins as my co-host and I allow her to take the mic, turn the tables and interview me. After the long overdue introduction we take a stab at our own rendition “SportsCenter endurance blotter” and finish out with a dive into the Grand Final/T100 double header coming in hot this weekend. 

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After nearly two decades of World Triathlon racing, Vicky Holland will start the final race of her career at the Grand Final in Spain in two weeks. Undeniably a legend in short course who has evolved through several eras of the sport, Vicky joins Chasing the Burn to take us down memory lane with her distinctly captivating style of storytelling. From nearly three hour runs in Kenya to a sprint down the blue carpet in Rio where she earned the first ever women’s medal in triathlon for Great Britain, this woman is simply fun to listen to. 

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After earning a silver medal for the relay in Paris, Taylor is trying her best to get aero quickly for Ibiza and beyond. Includes Olympic talk, long course talk, a few life lessons and very impressively, Chelsea manages to conduct a professional interview with her best friend

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Jackie Hering joins the chat on this episode to get me excited for Ironman season. The current leader of the Ironman Pro Series shares a short education on this series of the extremely long distanced racing and provides some insight into her life, perspective on the sport and thoughts on current issues in triathlon. 

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It takes a village to stand on the top step of a professional podium in triathlon and often times a very supportive partner. Josh and Ashleigh are a married couple both pursuing big goals in the sport as individuals but support each other in undeniably critical ways. On this episode we talk about their relationship, from early days as teenagers pursuing totally different paths in triathlon all the way to now now where they have very similar schedules and lives. From immigration horror stories for Josh to the emotional decision to step away from an Olympic dream for Ash, this was a fun conversation with two great people. 

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The Paratriathlon races kick off in Paris in just over one week! Kendall Gretsch joins Kevin and Chelsea on the show to share a bit of her impressive story. She owns FOUR Paralympic gold medals across both the winter and summer games. Most notably to us, Kendall won a sprint finish in the PTWC category in Tokyo and is heading to Paris as the reigning Paralympic Champion in that classification. She also educates us on classifications, even more about the Seine, funding in Paralympic sports and more!

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Kevin and Chelsea traveled to the City of Love to secure the most important details for this 2024 Triathlon Olympic Games recap episode. We debrief the races and focus on a few big topics that headlined the stage of these Games.... of course the water quality in the river, the venue debate, domestiques and more. For a special segment on river currents we hear our friend Flora Duffy discuss her experience and swift navigation of the Seine. 

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