The Be Fierce & Tri Podcast

The Be Fierce & Tri Podcast sits in the busy middle of endurance life: training plans, work schedules, race-day surprises, and the private scoreboard inside an athlete’s head. Jill Bartholomew anchors the show with a conversational coaching style that assumes listeners already know the feel of a trainer ride, a pool set, a corral assignment, or a long run that suddenly stops matching the plan. The episodes are practical first. They talk about how to structure the 90 days before a sprint triathlon, how to move winter fitness outdoors, and how to fit endurance training around a crowded life without pretending time is unlimited. The show also likes the messy stuff. IRONMAN Texas becomes a story about crashing, recalculating, and carrying expectations through a long day. Little Elm 70.3 turns into a debrief on cancelled swims, wind, and first-timer chaos. runDisney episodes linger on expo crowds, Princess Weekend logistics, weather, Magic Kingdom miles, and the social rituals around the races. The show has a strong community feel. Guests introduce themselves casually, compare notes, joke about recording setups, and let the conversation wander before landing back on something useful. That looseness is part of the point. It gives the training advice a lived-in quality rather than a clinic-room polish. The Ironman Foundation conversation adds another lane, showing how race participation, fundraising, local givebacks, and event operations can sit inside the same endurance culture. A race-data discussion with Brian Davis brings a sharper analytical edge, looking at corrals, crowd physics, proof of time, and cheating without making the sport feel sterile. The best moments are often small and recognizable: the moment where a goal slips away, the pool-swim drill that needs to happen before fatigue, the outdoor workout that feels bad even after consistent winter training. This is not a glossy hype show. It is a talk-through-it show for athletes who want specifics, context, and a little dry honesty with their race prep.