Katie, Joanne, and Kelly are back with your front row seat to triathlon — diving into an exciting weekend of global racing, spotlighting Lucy Charles-Barclay’s Ironman Lanzarote win, Jeanne Lehair's victory on a rainy WTCS Yokohama course, and Slovakian Nikola Korbova making history by becoming the first woman to win an Xtri overall!

We then get their views on the growth of the sport and how the U.S. can prepare to take advantage of LA2028 — with Katie Zaferes' inside look at what it was like after medaling in an Olympics.

USA Triathlon CEO Vic Brumfield joins the show in the second half to share her vision for the sport’s future and what USAT's strategic plans are to grow triathlon in the U.S., with a "day in the life" look at her complex role—from grassroots racing to bold moves in marketing, community engagement, support for race directors, and even comments she hears from people at races across the country.

Catch all the action, inspiration, and expert takes on where triathlon is headed—and how you can be part of the movement.

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The Feisty Triathlon podcast is back and we're getting to know our new hosts, Olympic medalist Katie Zaferes, Ironman announcer Joanne Murphy, and Feisty content director Kelly O'Mara. They're joined by special guest 4x World Champion Mirinda "Rinny" Carfrae. And we're kicking off with a deep dive into their early journeys in triathlon — plus where they want the sport to go.

Each week, the new Feisty Triathlon show will showcase women’s voices and stories in the sport, as well as cover the latest news and results.

Episode 1 is all about beginnings and these four women share their surprising, inspiring, and sometimes messy stories of how they each found their way into triathlon, and how the sport has changed in the decades since they first found their way into swim-bike-run.

Then, they make their tri picks for the year. Including:

• How the sport of triathlon has evolved, especially the opportunities for female athletes and the changing landscape of competition
• What they would still like to see change in the sport
• How to attract more women at all distances
• Key match-ups and events to look forward to in the 2025 race season

Every champion starts somewhere and it's our hope that you'll be inspired by the passion, resilience, and personality behind these trailblazers of triathlon.

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After a long off-season, our new Feisty Triathlon podcast relaunches with a live episode next week. We’ll have a special guest, we’ll be talking about all the latest races and news, and we’ll take questions from you.

Mark your calendars for May 14 at 3 p.m. ET and join us on the Feisty Media Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/feistymedia

In the meantime: Our new hosts have a message for you. Can you guess who they are?

After Ironman's announcement yesterday that the World Championship race will return to one day with men & women in the same event, and that age-group women's qualification spots will return to a system of proportionality based on participation rates, we had to call an emergency podcast.

Don't worry, the new Feisty Triathlon podcast will be re-launching in two weeks. Mark your calendars for a live launch event on May 14 — and can you guess who the hosts are?

But, until then, Kelly & Sara got back together to:

• Explain why so many women feel so tired and frustrated
• Breakdown the most common arguments against giving women equal spots to the world championship
• Dive into what Ironman should be learning both from what's worked in other sports and from what's worked in Olympic triathlon racing
• Look at those polling survey results Ironman's been sharing around: If 42% of your female customer base already says they prefer the new split format v. your flagship historic event after just two years, you should be asking why...

And, what happens now?

Be sure to subscribe on the Feisty Tri feed so you don't miss the new relaunched podcast coming.

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Here we go again with the bombardment of “New Year, New You” ads and messages to “eat this, not that,” or “do this specific workout for 30 days to get amazing abs.” You know the drill and they’re probably in your feed as we speak. 

In this first-of-its kind episode, Feisty Media podcast hosts Kathryn Taylor (Girls Gone Gravel), Sara Gross (Women’s Performance Podcast), Kelly O’Mara (If We Were Riding), and Selene Yeager (Hit Play Not Pause) unite for a candid conversation about these societal pressures of New Year's resolutions and the pitfalls of Fitness Challenges within women’s fitness culture.

Building positive new habits isn’t a bad thing, but the problem is that most of the challenges, diets, and cleanses often lead to underfueling, which can sabotage your goals as an active woman.

Sharing their own personal experiences with diet culture and disordered eating, Kathryn, Sara, Selene, and Kelly advocate for more self-acceptance and celebrating what the body can achieve, emphasizing overall health over aesthetics. Quite simply - they want you to be fueled for your 2025 goals. 

That’s why we’re launching the Feisty Fueled Challenge in January to foster healthier food and fitness dialogues. This FREE five day challenge will help you dive deeper into some of the internalized messages that we all struggle with, and feel empowered to make smart and mindful decisions about how to fuel in 2025.

Starting January 6th, you’ll receive daily emails from leading fueling & mindset experts that will reframe your mindset around fueling and cover some practical ways to fuel your 2025 goals.

With just 10 minutes each day, you’ll be ready to be your best feisty, fueled self in 2025 and redefine health and fitness on your own terms. 

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In this final episode of If We Were Riding the whole gang returns, including a visit from "Old Sara" and an introspective voicemail from Kelly's Mom.

Today, we say "goodbye" to this iteration of the show by looking ahead and sharing dreams and goals for 2025 and beyond.

Also, in today's show:

• Khadijah's Experience in New Zealand
• The Norms Have Shifted in Our Sport (Thanks, in part, to Feisty's work)
• Where Can We Best Contribute to Change?
• Where to From Here?
• Our Final "We Rock Because"

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This week we have reached our final episode of the IronWomen podcast. Haley and Alyssa spend the intro discussing what this show has meant to them, and how they plan to keep the IronWomen spirit alive moving forward. Then, we are excited to bring you all an interview with Melanie Baumann, who is a pro triathlete who dabbles in just about everything. She tells us about her wide variety of adventures and how she balances them with more traditional racing, and well as giving her insights on injury recovery and so much more.

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Laura Siddall (Sid) hops into this week's group ride to chat about IRONMAN 70.3 World Championships, random athlete surveys, and more!

• News From New Zealand
• Can Taylor Be Beat?
• Podium Picks
• IRONMAN Secret Surveys
• This Happened to A Woman in A Race?!
• Well, If You're Soliciting Advice...

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We are so excited to welcome an endurance athlete extraordinaire to the show this week in our interview with Emma Pooley! Emma is a multi time world champ and olympic and commonwealth games medalist on the bike, and a multi time duathlon world champ. In addition to all of that, in more recent years she has taken to gravel biking and mountain running, and even has a memoir coming out soon! In this interview we dug into all aspects of Emma's career, from fueling, to injuries, to travel, and everything in between. She has so many stories to tell as well as wisdom to share, and we are so lucky she was able to come on the show!

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This week:

• If We Were Riding is Riding Off Into the Sunset
• True Turkey Trottin’
• Women Go 1-2 at Ultraman World Champs
• The IM Rumor Telephone Game
• A Hijab and a Sports Bra
• Help Us Decide What's Next!

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