Where Triathlon Becomes Woodstock: The Wildflower Experience

The TriDot Triathlon Podcast

TriDot Triathlon Training

Running, Fitness, Sports, Health & Fitness

4.9 • 629 Ratings

🗓️ 9 June 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

The Wildflower Multisport Festival is the "Woodstock" or "Coachella" of triathlon. Where the Countryside of California hosts a weekend endurance festival with triathlon, running, open water swimming, and so much more! After a hiatus, Wildflower returned in 2025 and TriDot was there in a big way! Host Vanessa Ronksley brings Coaches Ryan Tibball, Kurt Madden and Brandy Ramirez to the podcast to break down the epic weekend. They discuss everything from the course to the comradery and even share their favorite stories from the weekend. This podcast episode will make you want to be the first to sign up for Wildflower 2026, and will make sure you know how to conquer this iconic California course!

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0:00.0	This is the TriDOT podcast.
0:03.9	TriDOT uses your training data and genetic profile combined with predictive analytics
0:09.1	and artificial intelligence to optimize your training, giving you better results in less time
0:15.5	with fewer injuries.
0:17.3	Our podcast is here to educate, inspire, and entertain.
0:21.6	We'll talk all things triathlon with expert coaches and special guests.
0:26.6	Join the conversation and let's improve together.
0:29.6	Together.
0:31.6	Welcome to the TriDOT podcast, everyone.
0:40.2	Thank you for tuning in and spending some time with us today.
0:44.5	We have a very special episode lined up here as every guest with me is a TRIDOT staff member.
0:51.8	And we were all involved in the Wildflower Experience. So we're going
0:56.8	to share what went down in the middle of the California desert not too long ago, and I'm pretty
1:02.7	certain that if you didn't get some serious fomo from our social media content during the event,
1:08.6	you will be putting this race on your bucket list in less than
1:12.2	one hour.
1:13.1	That's the goal.
1:14.5	So without further ado, I would like to welcome a few key members of our TriDOT family, all of whom
1:20.9	are coaches and basically rock stars.
1:24.4	First up, we have coach Kurt Madden, who is the director of coach development and a 50-time Ironman
1:31.2	finisher. He is one of the OGs of Trafflon. Welcome to the show, Coach Kurt. Thank you so much.
1:38.7	And I brought flowers, believe it or not, right here. Aw. Wildflowers.
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