From the Pool to the Podium: Kaitlin's Road to Ironman (triathlete_kaitlin)

At Your Own Pace · Jun 17, 2026 · 1h 22m

Kaitlin started out as a swimmer. These days, she's an Ironman finisher—but the road between those two points is where the real story lives.

In this episode, Kaitlin walks us through her journey across all three disciplines: swimming, biking, and running, and what it actually takes to put them together over an Ironman distance. We talk about the training and the discipline the sport demands, but also about the quieter stuff—the humility that keeps you grounded, the mental resilience that carries you when your legs won't, and the lessons that only show up after you've raced more than once…