Marni On The Move

366. Ezra Swell, Team Every Man Jack, Winning Age Group Triathlete, and Former College Basketball Player Talks Racing & Training

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Today, I’m syncing up with Ezra Swell, Age Group triathlete that is CRUSHING it in the 25-29 age group, which he just entered this year.  He recently won Challenge New Jersey, where he earned a spot to Challenge Roth. In June he came in first in his age group  at IRONMAN 70. 3 Happy Valley, where I was race announcing and watched him come through the finish line, which was pretty cool. He has also won 1st AG IRONMAN 70.3 Eagleman. In his spare time Ezra works in finance and played college basketball at University of Chicago. During our conversation, we chat about how Ezra got his start in triathlon and what he loves about the sport, how he has evolved as an athlete from his first IRONMAN to winning in his AG at the Ironman 70.3 distance , when he was self coaching and why he decided to hire a coach ( podcast guest) Matt Hansen, when and why he joined Every Man Jack, similarities and diff between basketball and triathlon, what Ezra does when he isn’t racing and training, his super cool bike and when/who he fi