I'm Jan Frodeno. Retired triathlete. Current professional question-asker.

After twenty years of racing at the front of the pack, I stepped away from championship competition and realized something: I'd spent my entire career learning how to push through pain, but nobody taught me what to do when the finish line disappears.

This podcast is my attempt to figure that out – by talking to people who've navigated their own transitions, built something meaningful, or simply have interesting perspectives on performance, purpose, and the gap between who we think we should be and who we actually are.

Some guests are athletes. Some aren't. All of them have wrestled with the same questions: What drives you when nobody's keeping score? How do you rebuild when your identity shifts? And why is sitting still somehow harder than racing an Ironman?

Between episodes, I write a weekly newsletter with the thoughts that don't fit neatly into conversation. Essays on procrastination, solitude, JOMO, and whatever else I'm working through that week.