The TriDot Triathlon Podcast

Ken Presutti, a Pittsburgh-based triathlon and running coach and TriDot product leader, explores how middle-of-the-pack athletes can level up. They discuss personalized training, realistic goals, breaking plateaus across all three sports, strength and mobility, smart gear upgrades, race-day pacing, and dependable fueling. A practical conversation about balancing ambitious racing with work, family, recovery, and real life.

Michellie Jones, an Ironman champion, Olympic silver medalist, and endurance coach, joins Mark Allen, a multiple-time Ironman champion and renowned coach. They explore race-day pressure, pre-race nerves, visualization, preparation, staying focused on controllables, and finding purpose beyond results. Hear candid stories from championship racing and practical ways to perform when conditions are far from perfect.

April Spilde, a TriDot coach, Girls Talk Tri podcaster, and U.S. Air Force Academy senior enlisted leader, champions athletes who take their time. She discusses race cutoffs, course logistics, longer-distance goals, fueling and hydration for long days, durable strength training, comfortable gear, and building confidence through consistent, personalized preparation.

Dr. B.J. Leeper, a physical therapist and founder of Leeper Athletic Bioperformance, helps endurance athletes stay healthy. He explores why some triathletes are more injury-prone, common overuse injuries, and how to distinguish soreness from warning signs. They discuss movement assessments, mobility, recovery tools, coaching strategies, chronic shin splints, and his virtual consultation service, Leeper Labs.

Elizabeth James, a professional triathlete and endurance-sports coach, shares how beginners can thrive in triathlon. They discuss asking questions, purposeful training, coaching, swim technique, bike confidence, smarter running, race selection, and practicing race-day logistics. Elizabeth also explains which gear and supportive habits matter most, and why racing less can lead to better results.

Julie McPhilomy, a flight attendant and TriDot coach, and April Spilde, an Air Force leader and IRONMAN athlete, reveal how they train around unpredictable schedules. They discuss travel-friendly workouts, military duty, family and social life, sleep, portable nutrition, and planning for key sessions. A practical, motivating look at making triathlon work anywhere, from hotel rooms to deployment.

Chris Navin, a Chicago-based triathlon and cycling coach, shares his journey from cycling into multisport. He explores why swimming is the steepest learning curve, how cadence connects bike and run performance, and the dangers of ramping up running too fast. They also discuss time-trial positioning, pacing the bike to protect the run, and choosing single- versus dual-sided power pedals.

Matt Bach, a triathlon coach, endurance athlete, and Ironman Maryland champion, shares his journey from competitive running to triathlon. He discusses rookie bike mishaps, learning swim technique, balancing run volume with new sports, and building an efficient training foundation. The conversation also explores pacing, fueling, equipment, and how runners can turn their discipline and resilience into multisport success.

Florentina Spindler, a beginner-turned-competitive triathlete (@desktotriathlete) who qualified for 70.3 Worlds in her first 70.3 race. Will Usher, a data-driven TriDot coach who guided her training. They discuss setting a bold qualification goal, structured data-led training and monthly time trials, race-week nerves and bike-run execution, and plans for marathons and a full Ironman.

Triathletes come to the sport from all kinds of backgrounds. Some discover it from scratch, while others bring years of experience in another discipline. For Coach Will Usher, that foundation was swimming. In this episode, Will shares how his background as a swimmer shaped his journey across all three disciplines. He breaks down the advantages and challenges that come with a swimming background, including how those strengths translated to cycling and running and where he had to adapt. Whether you're a lifelong swimmer or completely new to the sport, this episode is packed with tangible tips to help you balance swimming, cycling, and running and prepare for your next race.