Kate has something to share.

After nearly a year of training for Ironman California — her first full — Kate made the decision to DNS. In this episode, she walks us through what actually happened: the weekend she couldn't force herself to get out the door, the trail run that turned into a hike, the two-week illness that broke the build, and the moment she realized the joy was gone. Plus what it feels like to step back from a goal when you have an audience watching.

April holds space, asks the hard questions, and then admits she's counting down the days to her own off-season after XTERRA Worlds.

We also talk morning routines (Kate is a phone scroller and she knows it), April's Air Force triathlon team group chat (the LTs did a full intel briefing on race-eve entertainment options — including Keanu Reeves' band), and we debut a new Girl Dinner dish: Would You Rather, triathlon edition. Kate is a lawyer who cannot stop defending her answers. It's a five-course meal.

If you've ever had to let go of a goal — by choice or not — this one's for you.

In this episode:

• Kate's decision to DNS Ironman California — the full story
• What burnout actually feels like when it meets a bad week
• The identity piece: if you're not training, are you still a triathlete?
• Girl Dinner: Would You Rather (rain vs. heat, goggles vs. shoes, and the great "train alone" debate)

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Two friends. Three sports. Zero gatekeeping.

Last episode we told you to go sign up for the thing. This one is everything we wish someone had told us after we did.

Kate and April break down the tri terms nobody explains (T1, T2, brick workouts, wave starts, body marking — yes, someone draws on you with a Sharpie), then spill their own first-race stories: the borrowed touring bike, the bar-exam summer, the gear they thought they needed vs. what they actually showed up with. We're talking real money, real mistakes, and the exact moment each of us knew we were coming back for another one.

Plus: Kate confesses "The Emergence" in Girl Dinner: Shift & Giggles, and April reveals the wrong-way DNF she's never fully recovered from.

If you just signed up for your first race and you're quietly panicking — this one's for you. You already did the hard part.

In this episode:

• The tri words nobody explains (and what actually matters on race day)
• Our first-race origin stories — the full, embarrassing truth
• What we spent, what we borrowed, and what you can absolutely skip
• Girl Dinner: Shift & Giggles — the fails and confessions

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Two friends. Three sports. Zero gatekeeping.

Two friends, three sports, zero gatekeeping. In episode one, Kate and April spill how they got into tri — driveway transitions, bike shops, a brutal Galveston sunburn — plus Kate's first Ironman, April's XTERRA Worlds qualification, and why your first race is less scary than you think. No lactate spreadsheets. Just the on-ramp we wish we'd had.

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Real talk. We’re building the kind of triathlon space we wish existed. If triathlon has ever felt like “not for me,” this is for you. We’re Kate and April, and we’re here for the open water fear, the bike nerves, the sports bra panic, the period questions, and the chaos in between.
🚫 No prosplaining
☕️ Just race stories, beginner tips, and the tea
🚴‍♀️ For the women who want to get to the start line, not be perfect at it
Because sometimes the hardest part is just believing you belong there. Maybe this is your sign to give it a tri. Listen to Girls Talk Tri wherever you get your podcasts and give it a tri!