Jess and BJ sit down with triathlete Sebastian Radilla, who recently captured the overall win at the now-infamous Ironman 70.3 Morro Bay. This year's race will go down in triathlon history as having some of the most chaotic conditions, which resulted in DNF rates close to 400. Most of these occurred during the swim due to a current that we heard was about 5 knots.

The conversion is 1.15 miles per hour x 5—almost 6 miles per hour, which is faster than most people can swim.

Sebastian, who swam competitively throughout high school and has continued to work on his swim through triathlon, came out of the water first in his age group and then moved through the field to capture the W on the day.

Jess and BJ dive in with this champion to get a first-hand recount of his day and insight into what it takes to be a champion.

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In this episode:

- riding the highs and lows of racing

- what have you learned about yourself so far on this triathlon journey

- healing yourself through movement via InnerRunner

- going slow in order to get faster

- stop thinking and do what you gotta do

- how do you navigate when to push and when to hold back

- the only way to trust your intuition is to practice training your intuition

- breathing for mindfulness training

- Ironman 70.3 Morro Bay race recap

- prep for his first Ironman that didn’t happen

- what life was like growing up in Mexico City

- how did he choose the sport triathlon

- nutrition changes to boost run performance

- nullifying the nerves of the unknown by practicing it over and over

- the swim experience in Morro Bay

- ambitions and dreams in the sport for the future

- self-coaching process