The Hill Pursuit Podcast

- Today's episode is a LIV’s Promise takeover!!

- RUCK Cancer 2026 is TODAY!!

- Car Casting and Car Listening

- BIG NEWS!! 

- After 3 years of RUCK Cancer, we've raised over $30,000!!! And we haven't even made it to today's start line yet!

- THANK YOU

- Volunteers

- Sponsors

- Progressive Strength Project

- Ameriseal

- VICTORY MULTISPORT

- Full Send Fitness

- GCXC Race Timing

- Pro Bike + Run

- Hill Pursuit

- Photographers

- Aid Stations

- Family

- Friends

- Ruck Sack Filling

- Athlete Check-In

- Guarding the Gate

- Parking

- Top-3 Male/Female Awards

- We are awestruck by your generosity and compassion!

- Let's make today GREAT!

- Thank You!

- Contact us on X, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram @livs_promise, @hillpursuit, and email at livspromise@gmail.com and hillpursuit@gmail.com

- Welcome into the Hill Pursuit Podcast!

- Ohio 70.3 Race Recap

- Black Coffee

- Sandusky x 4 ; 70.3 x 10

- Swim CANCELED

- Smart decision from IRONMAN

- Swim fitness feels "wasted"...but is it?

- Bike PR

- 2nd best run in a 70.3

- Overall my BEST 70.3 finish relative to the field - top 23%

- Every race is different. How did you do relative to the FIELD?

- Thank You!

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- Ohio 70.3 Race Preview

- Still Powered by Alani (not a sponsor)

- 4th Time Racing Sandusky

- Do we have ANY run fitness this time around?

- Wetsuit or No Wetsuit...that is the question

- Sip from the Alani

- 57 miles vs 56 miles

- Expectations

- Good luck to everyone racing this weekend!

- Thank You!

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- Eagleman 70.3 Recap

- Powered by Alani (not a sponsor)

- The city of Cambridge x 5

- Swim Efficiency

- Bike Potential

- Sip from the Alani

- Did I mention this race was HOT?!

- Run fitness lacking

- Walk the aid stations, trot inbetween

- Recommendations for your next 70.3

- OH 70.3 you're next

- Thank You!

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- Good Luck to everyone racing the Rabid Raccoon 100 this weekend!

- Why I'm bailing on the RR100 start line

- Brief PGH Marathon Recap

- Description of my RR100 prep

- It's better to make the start line UNDERTRAINED, than to NOT make the start line

- I am addicted to PROBLEM SOLVING, that's the honest truth

- I am committing to the 100-mile race next season, despite having conflicting goals

- Eagleman 70.3 in 2 weeks, need to RECOVER

- Thank You!

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- Coaching and USAT L2 Update

- Why I Quit "75 Hard"

- Training and Race Season Schedule

- Pittsburgh Marathon in ONE WEEK!

- Expectations vs Reality

- LIV's Promise Athletes - Donate Here!

- Cancer Sucks

- RUCK Cancer

- Thank You!

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- Here is my presentation from my recent USAT Level 2 Coaching Certification

- Full Athlete Description

- Needs Analysis

- SWOT Analysis

- Coaching Philosophy

- Unique Challenges

- Annual Training Plan

- Mesocycle

- Microcycle

- Daily Training Considerations

- Make Training Fit Into Your Life, Not the Other Way Around!

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- Speaker Series with Andrew Repasky

- Hectic, but work is good!

- Who is "AR"?

- Endurance Sport and COVID

- 7 Step Process: How to Set a Goal 

- PUT IT ALL OUT THERE...SET THE GOAL...DO IT

- What drives you?

- Andrew's favorite workout begain after we all went to bed

- Toughest training moment = 1000m swim TT

- Toughest racing moment = Rehobeth Marathon

- Recent success!!

- 17min MARATHON PR at Akron Marathon!

- How does training prepare you for everyday life?

- SET THE TONE

- What's your WHY?

- Lessons learned

- LISTEN TO YOUR COACH! 

- What's next?! 140.6?? 

- Contact andrew_repasky87 IG

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- Speaker Series with Dave Capitano

- 2025 began with Chatty 70.3 in May

- Cancelled swim?! Oh no... 

- Oh we're doing this, and we're going to get great experience!

- Directly into Ohio 70.3

- Tough swim, but strong and confident

- BOOM, Chatty FULL in September!

- Followed IMMEDIATELY by AZ FULL! 

- Them boats were circling in AZ..

- IT IS WHAT IT IS! Keep swimming

- Who is "Cap"?

- Husband, Father, Grandfather

- Competitive Bodybuilding journey

- Competed in 15 shows at the age of 50, won 14 out of 15!

- Turned Pro at 45 years old in Bodybuilding

- Stepped on stage for the last time at the age of 55

- 2.5 years on the tattoo journey?! 

- When facing mortality, what's on the bucket list??

- Perhaps we don't have much to offer in life except for our word

- FOLLOW THROUGH

- Be true to your word, it's part of your legacy

- Still can't figure out what a REST day looks like

- Understanding and balancing priorities

- Dave competed in a bodybuilding show with ALL THREE of his sons!! INCREDIBLE

- Mental toughness > Physical toughness

- The mind wants to do things the body can't do anymore...how to cope

- BIGGER, FASTER, STRONGER, isn't always possible

- Difficulties in life stem from career, family, stress...

- We CHOOSE to train! 

- "I'm an Ironman. I can handle the boardroom."

- What's next for Dave in 2026?!

- When we meet in 2027, it'll be a heck of a story

- Contact Linkedin Dave Capitano, Instagram dave_cap327

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- Speaker Series with Tyler Thomas; Silver All-World Athlete

- Catching up a bit

- After the Marines, said "I'll never run another day in my life"

- Been in triathlon roughly 6-7 years

- Went from first Sprint to Full Ironman Chattanooga within 1 year!

- What's the biggest difference with the training? 

- What are your biggest sacrifices now that you're a parent who still has performance goals?

- How much sleep is enough

- Kids see their parents making sacrifices, look up to us as role models

- 2025 started with a phone call

- Oly, Mich 70.3, Cali 140.6, NYC?

- Family adversity prior to Michigan 70.3

- Ankle roll within 3 seconds of the Michigan start!!

- sub-5 hour 70.3

- How important is the mental game?

- Family adversity prior to Cali 140.6

- First time ever completely SOLO for a big race

- Race Day is PAY DAY!!

- You simply WON'T believe the adversity experienced during Cali 140.6

- STILL a PR!!

- What happened with NYC?

- 2026 Plans

- Practice like you play

- Flexibility and Mobility can completely change the game for many people

- email: tylerathomas9@yahoo.com

- Contact us on X, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram @hillpursuit, and email at hillpursuit@gmail.com