Hey everyone, Andrew, host of the Tridot podcast here.

Look, before we get started with today's episode, we wanted to take a quick moment and talk

about what's going on in the multi-sport world in relation to the coronavirus.

We'll get into the new episode in just a minute.

But first, on behalf of the whole team from Tridot, I wanted to say that we are so so sorry to all the

many athletes out there that are facing race postponements and race cancellations look it's an

uncertain time for the entire sports world really and when you work so hard doing the right

training right and you're all ready to crush that race, it's disappointing

for sure to have the day you've been dreaming of taken away so quickly. I get it. Longtime listeners

will know that Iron Man, Texas on April 25th was supposed to be my very first full Ironman.

Training was going well. I was feeling healthy and I was really excited to rock

and roll on race day. And even beyond me, podcast regulars coaches Jeff Raines, Elizabeth James,

and John Mayfield were all hitting those race rehearsals and getting those key workouts in,

getting ready for 70.3 Texas that was just a few weeks away. You guys know

what came next because no matter what spring event you had lined up, the result was the same.

It was canceled or was postponed. I have seen a lot of different reactions from triathletes

all over social media. I've seen frustration. I've seen disappointment. I've

seen anger, anxiety, and confusion. I've seen some athletes concerned with getting their money

back. I've seen some athletes wondering how rescheduled races are going to impact their fall races.

I've seen athletes making jokes about it and just trying to spread a little humor along the way

and roll with the punches.

And then I've seen other athletes get mad at those athletes for being so lighthearted about a serious

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