Jackson Qualifies for the KONA Ironman World Championships!

Professional Triathlete and fellow RTS Pro Lisa Becharas joins the podcast as our new co-host in 2025! In this episode Lisa unleashes all of her controversial opinions about the triathlon world.   If you want to go above and beyond consider supporting us over on Patreon by clicking here!   Follow us on Instagram at @realtrisquad for updates on new episodes.    Individual Instagram handles: Garrick Loewen - @loeweng Nicholas Chase - @race_chase Jackson Laundry - @jacksonlaundrytri Lisa Becharas - @lisabecharas

Triathlon requires goals that are both process-based and outcome-based. On this episode the boys lay out their own goals. An episode of The Real Triathlon Podcast wouldn't be complete without questioning some of Nick's life choices, today that entails his perm. As you train, plan, and grow in 2025, please keep us on your playlist, and thank you for listening.    If you want to go above and beyond consider supporting us over on Patreon by clicking here!   Follow us on Instagram at @realtrisquad for updates on new episodes.    Individual Instagram handles: Garrick Loewen - @loeweng Nicholas Chase - @race_chase Jackson Laundry - @jacksonlaundrytri

Nick and Scott dive into some REAL issues that athletes speak about and often struggle with. Personally, this was a super fun episode and chat since Nick really loves all things Fuelin and specifically the work Scott does with all levels of competition. The EndureAll Coaching system which is part of Real Triathlon Squad takes exceptional care of the athlete community we have built and we are so lucky to have them within our Triathlon ecosystem.   If you want to go above and beyond consider supporting us over on Patreon by clicking here!   Follow us on Instagram at @realtrisquad for updates on new episodes.    Individual Instagram handles: Garrick Loewen - @loeweng Nicholas Chase - @race_chase Jackson Laundry - @jacksonlaundrytri

It's been almost 13 years since Joel Filliol uploaded one of Triathlon's most influential blog posts. Since its publication, the Top 20 Rules For Faster Triathlon Swimming has been foundational for many top triathlon swim programs. In this episode, the boys go through the second half of the rules to see if they still apply to the foundations of triathlon swimming today.    If you want to go above and beyond consider supporting us over on Patreon by clicking here!   Follow us on Instagram at @realtrisquad for updates on new episodes.    Individual Instagram handles: Garrick Loewen - @loeweng Nicholas Chase - @race_chase Jackson Laundry - @jacksonlaundrytri

Matt Sharpe; professional triathlete, Olympian, and author of the Tempo Newsletter, sits down with Nick and Jackson to discuss the current triathlon events. In this episode, they go in-depth about where the T100 and Ironman Pro Series seem to be heading for the 2025 season.   If you want to go above and beyond consider supporting us over on Patreon by clicking here!   Follow us on Instagram at @realtrisquad for updates on new episodes.    Individual Instagram handles: Garrick Loewen - @loeweng Nicholas Chase - @race_chase Jackson Laundry - @jacksonlaundrytri  

It's been almost 13 years since Joel Filliol uploaded one of Triathlon's most influential blog posts. The Top 20 Rules For Faster Triathlon Swimming has been foundational for many of the top triathlon swim programs since it was published. In this episode, the boys go through each rule to see if they still apply to the foundations of triathlon swimming today.    If you want to go above and beyond consider supporting us over on Patreon by clicking here!   Follow us on Instagram at @realtrisquad for updates on new episodes.    Individual Instagram handles: Garrick Loewen - @loeweng Nicholas Chase - @race_chase Jackson Laundry - @jacksonlaundrytri  

Sometimes, we're so focused on performance outcomes that we forget why we do this sport. In this episode, we're joined by Bobby, an age group athlete who shares his experience of finding joy in his triathlon journey while on the way to his first full-distance finish.    If you want to go above and beyond consider supporting us over on Patreon by clicking here!   Follow us on Instagram at @realtrisquad for updates on new episodes.    Individual Instagram handles: Garrick Loewen - @loeweng Nicholas Chase - @race_chase Jackson Laundry - @jacksonlaundrytri  

As the boys start to roll back into training after a couple weeks off training they discuss the realities of coming back to training, what your first few weeks back should look like and how to build back the hunger for training. The discussion then moves on to the T100 Dubai Grand Final and possible contract negotiations for 2025.   If you want to go above and beyond consider supporting us over on Patreon by clicking here!   Follow us on Instagram at @realtrisquad for updates on new episodes.    Individual Instagram handles: Garrick Loewen - @loeweng Nicholas Chase - @race_chase Jackson Laundry - @jacksonlaundrytri  

Ben Kanute is an American triathlete who competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics. In 2017 and 2022 he took second place at the Ironman 70.3 World Championship. Ben recently competed in his first Ironman World Championships in Kona Hawaii.    If you want to go above and beyond consider supporting us over on Patreon by clicking here!   Follow us on Instagram at @realtrisquad for updates on new episodes.    Individual Instagram handles: Garrick Loewen - @loeweng Nicholas Chase - @race_chase Jackson Laundry - @jacksonlaundrytri  

This episode is all about how race day went down for the 2024 IRONMAN World Championship in Kailua-Kona! What a day of epic explosions from most of the favorites. Jackson had a tough day but he sure did his best to pay honor to this course. The RTS team was in support of Jackson and Team ZOOT for this journey and overall, things went incredibly well...it even rained a bit. Have a listen and enjoy the recap.