Ari Klau | Transitioning from Elite Runner to Professional Triathlete

Convos Over Cold Brew with Emma Abrahamson

Emma Abrahamson

Running, Sports

5 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 21 April 2022

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Emma sits down with Ari Klau, elite runner turned professional triathlete. Ari used to work full-time as a software engineer while pursuing a professional running career but eventually he quit his job and became a professional triathlete. Ari talks about the training struggles he's been through recently, why he decided to transition to triathlon, what inspired him to start a YouTube channel, the effects that a plant-based diet had on his training, future goals, and more. Follow Ari on Instagram - @archmdz and check out his YouTube Channel. You can find Emma on Instagram at @emmaabrahamson and on her YouTube Channel. Follow Convos Over Cold Brew Podcast on Instagram at @convosovercoldbrewpod.

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0:00.0	What's up, fellas? Welcome back to Converse Over Cobra with me, your host, Emma Abrahamson.
0:05.7	Today we are talking to fellow YouTuber and professional triathlete Ari Klau.
0:11.2	You may know him. He's been in a lot of Spencer Brown aka the athlete specials videos. He created
0:15.6	his own YouTube channel back in 2020. He ran for University of Virginia before becoming a professional
0:22.0	triathlete. In this episode, we talk about YouTube, his path to professional triathlon,
0:27.2	after being a competitive runner for so long, struggles of triathlon and pursuing your dreams,
0:33.1	the highs and lows of the sport, and much more. So stay tuned. Today's episode is brought to you
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0:54.5	and I am literally obsessed. When their box comes to my door, I get so excited. Right now,
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1:39.5	Okay, Ari, I'm excited to have you on the podcast. Welcome to Combos over Colbru.
1:45.0	To start off, do you want to just tell us a little bit about yourself, who you are, what you're
1:49.3	about? Yeah, I'm Ari. I guess I'm a professional triathlete. That's like the only thing I do these
1:58.8	days. I also like making music and those two come together. Sometimes on YouTube videos where I
2:05.3	exercise to my own music. To be perfectly honest, it's like a bit of not an identity struggle right
2:13.1	now, but definitely in an ebb of sport and life. Sure, everyone has been through that before,
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