#208 - Robbie Deckard, Professional Triathlete - Identity, Aging, and When the Dream Starts to Change

Robbie Deckard is a professional triathlete, coach, and someone I’ve gotten to know well over the last few years through shared training blocks, Tucson winters, and long conversations about sport and life. In this episode, we talk about everything from mustaches and dogs to Olympic dreams, burnout, self-coaching, and the quiet identity shifts that happen when you realize a decade has passed faster than you expected.We dig into what it’s like to dedicate your life to endurance sport without the financial security people assume comes with being “pro,” how curiosity can both elevate and derail performance, and why so many athletes struggle when it’s time to let a version of themselves go. Robbie opens up about aging, purpose, family, writing a book, and what it means to build a life around being outside rather than chasing a single result.Robbie’s SubStack: https://substack.com/@robbiedeckard?r=2d6gzd&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=profile&shareImageVariant=lightRobbie’s IG: https://www.instagram.com/robbie_deckard/Ways to Support the Show:Nothing Novel: https://nothingnovel.life Socks: https://stupidquestions.show/pages/sq-merch Newsletter: ⁠https://stupidquestions.show/pages/newsletter-signup