E1: Average Age Groupers: Beachside Kickoff + Oceanside 70.3 Race Recap

Recording from a California beach, hosts Laura, Maggie, and Holly launch the pilot episode of Average Age Groupers, a podcast focused on everyday age-group endurance athletes balancing training with full-time jobs and life, across running, triathlon, gravel, and more. They share their backgrounds in endurance sports, explain their goal of spotlighting “normal people” stories (and eventually guests on topics like nutrition and strength), and emphasize community and practical advice. Maggie recaps her 70.3 Oceanside race: nervous pre-swim energy, a flat saltwater bay swim, an unusually long transition, a narrow and rough bike course with fog, climbs and Camp Pendleton, and a sunny, no-shade two-loop run where early ice shortages and skipped nutrition hurt late miles; she still finished with a PR. They also preview upcoming plans including Unbound 200, a 100K relay, Ironman Lake Placid, and Laura’s evolving motivation after Ironman.00:00 Beachside Welcome00:29 Meet The Hosts02:03 Why This Podcast03:13 Community And Guests04:54 Backgrounds And Experience08:00 Oceanside Race Setup09:39 Swim And Transition13:02 Bike Course Highlights18:16 Run Course Heat19:28 Run Course Impressions20:12 Crowds and Loop Energy20:45 Run Mistakes Shoes and Fuel22:26 PR Talk and Course Dependence23:44 Would We Race Again24:15 Podcast Mission and Pros26:48 2026 Plans Gravel and Races30:29 Training Life and Athlete Stories33:58 Ironman Blues and Sacrifice36:58 Lowering Barriers Practical Tips37:37 Wrap Up and Call to Actionhttps://www.youtube.com/@averageagegroupershttps://www.instagram.com/averageagegroupers?igsh=a250eG81dWg2bG4x&utm_source=qr