Chasing the Burn

Eric Lagerstrom Feb 27, 2025

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 Brady Feb 20, 2025

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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Coaching Episode #5 | Kristin Armstrong Feb 13, 2025

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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Coaching Series #4 | Non Stanford Feb 06, 2025

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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Coach Series #3 | Julie Dibens Jan 30, 2025

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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Coach Series #2 | Nate Wilson Jan 23, 2025

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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Coach Series #1 | Paulo Sousa Jan 16, 2025

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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The NCAA Dilemma Part 2 Nov 01, 2024

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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Lucy Bartholomew Oct 25, 2024

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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Chasing the Burn Remix Oct 16, 2024

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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Vicky Holland Oct 07, 2024

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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Taylor Spivey Sep 18, 2024

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 Sep 11, 2024

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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Ashleigh Gentle & Josh Amberger Sep 05, 2024

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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Kendall Gretsch Aug 23, 2024

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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Tales from Paris! + River Currents 101 by Flora Duffy Aug 11, 2024

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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Les Jeux Olympiques Preview Jul 26, 2024

A once every four years podcast! All things Olympic Triathlon in Paris preview with returning co-host Kevin McDowell. Kevin brings his Olympics experience and expertise from Tokyo to help set the stage for the men’s, women’s and mixed team relay events next week. We also discuss water quality, the pontoon draw and the swirling insanity that is high performance prep in the village atmosphere.
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Heather Jackson Jul 15, 2024

The first ever non-triathlon episode on Chasing the Burn features triathlete converted to ultra trail runner and gravel cyclist Heather Jackson. After running a section of Western States as a pacer for Heather a few weeks ago, Chelsea is beyond eager to discuss the insanity of the iconic 100 mile event. This conversation was just really fun- we chat women's sports, the infamous river crossing, nutrition as a New England hockey star and more.
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Emma Snowsill Jul 05, 2024

Sixteen years since she became Olympic Champion in Beijing, Emma remains one of triathlon's all-time greats. Listen to this conversation as we discuss her career and experience with both Olympic selection and non-selection - lessons that remain relevant in 2024. Emma also talks about her mentoring role with Triathlon Australia and the future. One of the best episodes to date on Chasing the Burn
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Kenji Nener Jun 26, 2024

Just one month out from the individual races in Paris, Japanese triathlete and math star sits down to talk about his unique journey in triathlon. Kenji goes into the highs and lows of his development under the Australian system, his nationality switch before the Tokyo Olympics, and the recent form and peace he has found training with the Norwegian gang. He is articulate, intelligent and clearly a hard worker.... it will be hard not to root for this guy in Paris.
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Selection Chatter with Stapley Jun 11, 2024

Max Stapley features on this episode where we discuss discretionary Olympic selections, how some of those decisions were reached and the health of World Triathlon amid the glory of the Olympics. Discussion on some nations has been omitted due to public announcement timings and sensitivity to personal affiliations.
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Jess Learmonth Jun 06, 2024

An excellent interview during the dramatic week of Olympic Selection announcements. Jess Learmonth brings Yorkshire charm to this interview and speaks on some big highs and big lows since earning her relay gold medal three years ago in Tokyo. Tune in to hear details on a massive hip injury, pregnancy, return to racing and her thoughts on the current Olympic climate.
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The Official Encyclopedia of Olympic Triathlon May 28, 2024

Brilliant mind and Belgian Olympian Claire Michel comes to my rescue for this episode. We chat racing in WTCS Cagliari and the final weeks of the qualification period following the relay event in Huatulco. When and how do nations decide? What is a New Flag spot? A Tripartite spot? Learn it all

Yokohama.... Finally! May 11, 2024

The Olympic year is off and rolling as a WTCS race has finally happened! Paula Findlay and Eric Lagerstrom join Chelsea to chat on the racing in Japan and the storylines and qualification scenarios unfolding beneath the surface.
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Holly Lawrence Apr 29, 2024

She's pregnant! Holly sits down for a chat on pregnancy, women's support in the T100 and the recent murmurings on the role of anti-doping testing pools in the series.

Mortal Hydration Apr 23, 2024

Becca Schepps is the founder of Mortal Hydration, Ironman's new hydration partner. She explains the recently announced alliance, the product and being a woman-owned company in the endurance world. Listen till the end for her take on Olympic selection, politics and funding from her experience with USA Cycling.

Taylor Knibb Apr 14, 2024

The 26 year old star joins Chelsea in Boulder for a slice of banana bread and a chat on Olympics, her new coach and more...

The NCAA Dilemma Part 1 Apr 08, 2024

Chelsea is joined by NCAA coach Kyle Joplin to begin a multi-part conversation on NCAA triathlon. 2024 is the tenth year of the sport's status as "Emerging Sport". We reflect on the progress and consider the future

Morgan Pearson Mar 31, 2024

Paris-bound American Morgan Pearson joins to chat as he prepares for his second Olympic Games this summer.

Not So Little Races Mar 25, 2024

Matthew Sharpe joins the show to analyze the races in Hong Kong and Quarteira and their overtone on the Olympic year

India Lee Mar 18, 2024

The first ever female winner of a T100 race dials in to Chasing the Burn all the way from England. One week after Miami, we dig in to who Indie is and how her unique path in triathlon has shaped her

The Race That Wasn't Mar 10, 2024

Kevin McDowell joins as co-host to discuss what happened in Abu Dhabi and the implications of its cancellation.

Flora Duffy Mar 04, 2024

The Olympic Champ from Tokyo joins the first ever episode of Chasing the Burn to discuss the details of her lengthy injury and more

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