Episode #58 - Gina Sereno, Professional Triathlete



Gina talks about her recent swimming and racing experiences, including a World Cup event in France where she didn't perform as well as she had hoped. She discusses the importance of pack riding confidence in triathlons and how it can impact race outcomes. Gina also shares about her childhood, growing up in Madison, Wisconsin, and participating in various sports with her twin brother. She talks about her introduction to running in high school and her decision to pursue it in college. Gina then discusses her career as a systems engineer at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), specifically working on the Psyche mission, which aims to study an asteroid thought to be the core of an exoplanet. Gina discusses her work at JPL and her passion for triathlon. She explains her role in fault protection for spacecraft and the deep space network. She shares her experience working on the Psyche mission and her excitement for future missions, including the Mars sample return mission. Gina also talks about her relationship with her boyfriend Chase and their shared interests and activities. She reflects on her mindset in dealing with setbacks and offers advice for aspiring professional triathletes.

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