HOKA and IRONMAN Beyond Podcast - Ben Kanute and Patrik Nilsson

“This race is to honor my dad. When I’m hitting those tough moments, I’m thinking about him and what he went through. That’s gotten me through some pretty tough training sessions,” says outdoorsman and professional fisherman Conway Bowman who joins Coach Morgon Latimore to discuss his journey preparing for his first IRONMAN 70.3, race day preparations, and the importance of family and the athlete community in his training. You can watch the Final Episode of Conway’s race here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nqfe5kHITbQ And see his entire journey here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rg7_GXcOHfw&list=PLxTcXRgYJnfS7y12ielDmmjbHvVaMO438

“If you are able to be present and adjust your expectations in the moment, you can overcome a lot of things. If you dwell on what your expectations are when they’re not met, it really easily derails you.” Nikki Bartlett and Rebecca Milnes join Coach Morgon Latimore to discuss how triathlon affects their relationship, racing during COVID-19 precautions, and how both give back to the sport of triathlon, with Nikki as a guide for paralympic athletes and Rebecca coaching them.

“For me, what Sam is doing is making parents out there that have a child who has challenges, or family members with challenges, see that sport is an important part of healing.” Tony Holness is the father to Sam Holness, an athlete with autism who recently competed in the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship. Tony joins Coach Morgon Latimore to discuss how by meeting Sam where he is, they defied some experts opinions on Sam, who has gone on to earn a college degree and is continuing to train to become an elite triathlete. To see Sam’s amazing IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship journey, CLICK HERE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iX1Qu4ptgR8&t=10s)

“I had the worst race on the most important day of my career. I was devastated and I didn’t know what was next. Triathlon is a second chance for me in this, which I think is very rare.” Chelsea Sodaro, a multiple IRONMAN 70.3 winner and Four Time All-American in track, joins Coach Morgon Latimore, to discuss being a mother, pursuing perfection, and how a major failure in the Olympic Trials lead to her becoming an elite triathlete.

"It’s not just about the training, it's about really rediscovering who I am, who my family is. It’s awesome,” says noted outdoorsman and professional fisherman Conway Bowman in a wide-ranging conversation with Coach Morgon Latimore, an IRONMAN coach, US Marine, and triathlete who brings his unique perspective and energy to the Beyond Podcast series. Conway and Coach Morgon dive into Conway’s triathlon training, the importance of family, and lessons learned from his father.

“When people are passionate, they will respond, either negatively or positively. If they don’t respond at all, that means they didn’t give a crap. Be yourself, keep writing content that drives response,” says Bob Babbitt, the IRONMAN Hall of Fame inductee while reminiscing on the best advice he received as a young triathlon journalist. In a wide ranging conversation with Eric Gilsenan on the Beyond Podcast, the two friends discuss Bob’s childhood in North Chicago, racing his first IRONMAN in Hawaii in 1980, and how he became involved with supporting challenged athletes.

“As a young boy, I wanted to be one thing only—a professional athlete. What I was learning at that young age is the concept of rejection, that no one wanted me. It’s the worse feeling in the world so I started to run, because no one can cut you from running,” says Dave McGillivray, in a conversation with Eric Gilsenan on the Beyond Podcast. The two longtime friends discuss Dave’s early motivations to begin endurance training, his history with IRONMAN, and his memories as long-time race organizer.

“Once you’re out on a training session or once you’re out on a race course being a father has been a huge motivation, an extra motivation on a hard day to keep going and try to turn it into a good day,” says Patrik Nilsson, who, along with Ben Kanute, join Eric Gilsenan on the Beyond Podcast to discuss their lives as professional triathletes while also being the fathers of young children. Ben and Patrik also go into detail on how being a parent changed how they view training and racing, the influences their own parents played in their careers and their best dad jokes.

“I no longer have Coach Dan, now I have Coach Baby True and Coach Baby True is like today yeah a swim is okay, we can go for a swim. Today, I think you should take a nap instead and I think alright Baby True you’re the boss and for me that has been a huge shift.” Sarah True is getting ready to join the long list of IRONMAN Athletes who have recently become parents. Sarah sits down with Chelsea Sodaro to discuss how training schedules fluctuate during pregnancy amongst a long list of topics in this episode of the Beyond Podcast.

“I think that somehow the physical competences that we get through pursuing sports and athletics builds an amazing amount of confidence. That confidence allows us to succeed in other aspects of life.” Chelsea Sodaro caught up with her favorite triathlete, Dr. Marci Snodgrass. Dr. Snodgrass also happens to be Chelsea’s mom. They discuss Marci's life in sport, and the barriers that she was able to break in this episode of the Beyond Podcast!