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Episode 35

10 Ironmans in 10 Days + My Life After the Military: The Hardest Transition I Ever Made

· 41:10 · Host: LuRae Lumpkin

LuRae sits down with JD Tremblay, an ultra-endurance athlete and former military member who's completed feats only three people in the world have achieved—including the Epic Deca (10 Ironmans in 10 days across Hawaii).

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Chapters

  1. 00:00:00 — Introduction and JD's Military Background
  2. 00:03:00 — The Fear of Leaving Structure Behind
  3. 00:05:00 — When Your Identity Is Wrapped in a Uniform
  4. 00:08:00 — The Wolf vs. Dog Story That Changed Everything
  5. 00:12:00 — Breaking Free from Corporate and Military Control
  6. 00:17:00 — From Divorce to Ultra-Endurance: The Turning Point
  7. 00:19:00 — Transcending Pain: The Epic Deca Experience
  8. 00:24:00 — When Discipline Alone Isn't Enough
  9. 00:27:00 — Stop Comparing and Start Small
  10. 00:32:00 — The SWIM Framework: Sleep, Water, Intake, Move
  11. 00:38:00 — Turning Trauma Into Your Superpower

Show notes

LuRae sits down with JD Tremblay, an ultra-endurance athlete and former military member who's completed feats only three people in the world have achieved—including the Epic Deca (10 Ironmans in 10 days across Hawaii).

JD opens up about the terrifying transition from a highly structured military life to entrepreneurship, the financial devastation of divorce, and the moment he realized his entire identity was wrapped up in a uniform.

He shares raw stories of pushing his body so far that he lost all sensation from the waist down, the discipline vs. freedom paradox, and how he turned trauma into a superpower that now helps other men break through their mental barriers.

This conversation is for anyone standing at a crossroads, questioning their identity, and wondering if it's too late to start over. Spoiler: it's not.

Chapters:

  • (00:00:00) - Introduction and JD's Military Background
  • (00:03:00) - The Fear of Leaving Structure Behind
  • (00:05:00) - When Your Identity Is Wrapped in a Uniform
  • (00:08:00) - The Wolf vs. Dog Story That Changed Everything
  • (00:12:00) - Breaking Free from Corporate and Military Control
  • (00:17:00) - From Divorce to Ultra-Endurance: The Turning Point
  • (00:19:00) - Transcending Pain: The Epic Deca Experience
  • (00:24:00) - When Discipline Alone Isn't Enough
  • (00:27:00) - Stop Comparing and Start Small
  • (00:32:00) - The SWIM Framework: Sleep, Water, Intake, Move
  • (00:38:00) - Turning Trauma Into Your Superpower

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About And Then I Did This

And Then I Did This shares the unfiltered stories of people who reinvented their lives in the middle of them. Host LuRae Lumpkin sits down with guests who changed careers, started over, or finally did the thing — and walks through the moment everything pivoted. Proof that your next chapter doesn't care how old you are.

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