Stay ConnectedThe WITSUP, women in triathlon, podcast is a lot more than just swim, bike and run. It’s all about getting to know the person behind the triathlete. What makes them tick. Who or what inspires them. What has driven them to be the person and the athlete they are today.
So imagine yourself joining me and your favourite triathlete for a chat over a coffee, or a wine if you prefer, and plenty of laughs.
Meredith Kessler is a busy woman, but never one to disappoint. So she knocked on our hotel room door at 11pm after the Ironman New Zealand awards function, to sit down and record this episode with us. Still reeling from her surprise on stage, Kessler fills us in on the emotional roller coster of a Kona roll down, and we compare notes on laid back husbands, team sports as kids, and dumbbell shaped uteruses (that one is all hers). Enjoy our chat with Meredith Kessler, a fan favourite, who is open to discussing anything!
After a solid hiatus behind the mic, we are back, and we've started with an absolute cracker of an episode. We caught up with Sarah True just days after the Ironman World Championship in Hawaii, where we were both dealing with the Kona comedown. Regardless though, our chat with Sarah is hilarious, ridiculous, raw, insightful - all of the descriptors! We discuss everything from coffee, life after triathlon, donkeys and even taxidermy. We don't really know where to start with this episode, we just know that by the time we finished, we knew we'd want to record a part two, with Sarah True.
How do you begin to describe a podcast with a woman who not only help put triathlon on the map, but who has inspired so many people within the sport, and many swim, bike, run civilians as well. Julie Moss was not only one of the first women I heard about when I started to fall in love with triathlon (hit pause and watch this clip now if you haven't already: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVKqFAPdjIA), but she was also the first person I heard interviewed on a podcast. So to have the opportunity to sit down with Julie and be the one interviewing her felt like things had come full circle. Whoever you are, whatever you're up to, I guarantee you'll be inspired by Julie and her stories - of which there are many. Crawl on my friends!
What happens when you catch up with a triathlete the day after an iron-distance? You spend the majority of a podcast talking about food! I chatted and laughed a lot with Jocelyn McCauley the day after this year's Ironman New Zealand in March, and the conversation always seemed to come back to food. So much so, that she told me about a holiday her family invented called "Pie Day," and boy do I want a piece of that day! We also chat about how her daughter thinks that all Mummies spend time on their bikes, and all Daddies spend time in front of the computer. That's her norm, and we love it! Plus we find out why she doesn't train or race on Sundays either. Enjoy!
Aileen Reid met up with me in November last year while I was on the Gold Coast, and she brought me a coffee and food - so hands down, this was my favourite episode! I could have chatted to Aileen for hours, not just because I love an Irish accent, but because she loves a tangent as much as I do, and she's got some great stories - like her unique proposal/wedding, what her siblings do, travel f**k ups, retirement and much much more.
Did you know that Kate Bevilaqua has been in triathlon for over 20 years?! And there's a fair chance that she's smiled her way through every one of those 20 years - as noted in this podcast thumbnail. I've known Kate for years now, but I really enjoyed spending some time with her while we were at Ironman New Zealand, and finding out more about what makes her tick as an athlete, a coach, and a human being. We discuss things from being the first female Physical Education teacher at an all boys school, to marrying Captain Awesome, and everything in between. Enjoy all of the laughs!
We are very excited to welcome coach, Danielle Stefano, to season four of the Witsup Podcast! Between you and us, you'll be seeing her appear on our website as a new contributor as well - bringing a wealth of knowledge and insight to your viewing pleasure. Danielle is a high performance coach who now runs her own business ELOTIK PRO TRIATHLON - https://www.elotikprotriathlon.com She comes from an impressive background as a Sports Scientist which has seen her working with a variety of sports, eg. Track and field, cycling, men's hockey, and also included the role as a physiologist for the Australian Swim Team. She eventually took on the role as the Triathlon Head Coach at The Victorian Institute of Sport, but unfortunately was faced with a rough road ahead in this position. Danielle ruffled a few feathers when she earned this title, receiving a lot of backlash, threats and bullying, all from those who didn't feel she deserved the role. BUT, she stuck it out. We were a little gobsmacked with this part of her story, and Danielle doesn't want to dwell on it, but we both felt it was an important topic to discuss. Onto more positive notes, Danielle now works for herself with elite triathletes, and is looking into improving junior development within the sport. Have a listen to her story, her insights and what she's learnt about herself over her years in elite sport.
We kick off Season 4 with Corinne Abraham, who we caught up with in Kona last year. In amongst the nonsense chatter and laughter we cover topics such as injuries, the theatre, and end up singing Puff The Magic Dragon - go figure! Enjoy these random insights from Corinne!
Camilla Pedersen - prepare to be inspired. In the first half of this episode we speak to Camilla about her 2013 bike accident that landed her in a coma for 19 days. She speaks about the physical and emotional side of her recovery which incredibly saw her return to racing, and also how she was a frustrating/naughty patient! (The first part of this episode was also recorded on FB live at the time). In the second half, we try to take a lighter approach to our chat as the first 30mins is quite intense. So enjoy the laughs and the swearing in English and Danish. NB. I spoke with Camilla in the lead up to the Ironman World Championship last year, so a couple of things have changed, but mostly, I was drinking a beer at the time of the interview, which I can't really do in the state that I'm in right now (6months pregnant)
This is an extremely special edition of the Witsup Podcast as we welcome our first Supportive Dude to the series. Delly Carr. It's a name that's synonymous with the word, triathlon. For 30 years he's been behind the lens of some of your favourite swim, bike and run images, but he's also been by the side of young triathletes as they grew into world champions, sporting a wicked sense of humour and a cheeky grin along the way. He's an internationally acclaimed sports photographer, not just in triathlon, a Nikon ambassador and was the AIPP Australian Sport Photographer Of The Year 2017, but more importantly, he is a close friend of mine and was one of the first people I confided in when I wanted to launch WITSUP. So we can thank him for his continual guidance. Have a listen as we discuss his time within the sport, how much he sold his first photo for, other sports and photography projects he's been involved in, and we get quite emotional as we discuss a rough time he went through last year when he suffered a stroke, but how that life changing moment has impacted him in ways he would never have imagined. I loved this chat and learnt even more about the man behind the lens. We love you Delly x
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