Everyday Ironman Podcast

In episode, I go solo. I give an update on the past 2 weeks and talk about upcoming plans.Support the show

In this episode we hear from Lisa Stelly. I was introduced to Lisa by Brian Valparaiso who was a guest in episode 50. We learn that Lisa is engaged to be married, has 2 adult children, and works at her local bike shop. Lisa describes herself as an athlete but not necessarily athletic. She shares how she got introduced to endurance racing and confesses that she considered herself a race junkie for a period of time. She believes that prior to the pandemic, she has competed in 200-300 long races. She recognizes that racing gave her the confidence to dig deeper and push herself forward. We talk about benefits of racing with others and the importance of finding your tribe. Lisa shares her experience in Coeur d’Alene at both the full and 70.3 distance races. We talk about how Lisa modifies her training schedule to fit her life and not her life around her training. We share our thoughts on the relay option of triathlon and on the self-seeding swim start format.Lisa shares how triathlon helped her make changes in her life and provide her the strength that she didn’t know she needed.During our required bike talk, I acknowledge that I have painted myself into a corner with a bike build that I should never have started.Lisa ends the conversation giving sage advice.Support the show

The weekend of October 15th and 16th of 2022, the city of Waco, TX will host it’s second annual Ironman Festival. Saturday October 15th the city will host the full-distance Ironman race and on Sunday October 16th they will host the Ironman 70.3 race.To bring awareness to the sport, The Great Waco Sports Commission, with the help of several generous sponsors, provided 6 deserving athletes with scholarship to pursue their Ironman dreams. Those scholarships included, but was not limited to, race entry fees, access to coaching and training facilities.In this episode we hear from two of the deserving athletes. Jessie Patterson and Makayla were kind enough to take a break from their training to share how things are going and some insight into how we all can make a difference.Because she is very passionate about the environmental impact of everyday actions, Makayla gives us a lesson in sustainability. She explains some of the efforts that they are making to reduce unnecessary waste from ending up in landfills. She breaks it down for us in 3 simple steps: Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.We talk about training, how they are feeling, bikes and they take a few minutes to thank those that have provided support.To listen to all the initial interviews of Team Waco, click on the link below.https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/greater-waco-sports-commission/id1627113662To purchase Team Waco gear or donate to The Greater Waco Sports Commission click the follow link.https://wacosports.org/Support the show

In this episode, I speak to Tiffany and Caitlin Saunders. Together they are known as Team Saunders.They were so much fun hanging out with. I learned how they first met, talked about potential, training, their favorite races, qualifying for worlds, posting quality social media content, and of course bikes.If you aren't already, be sure to follow them on Instagram @teamsaunderstriAnd checkout their amazing content on their YouTube channel: Team Saunders TriSupport the show

In this episode, we hear from the author of the new book From Coach Potato to Endurance Athlete, Hilary Topper. Hilary shares her inspiration for writing the book and we talk about some of the stories that she wrote about.Hilary currently lives in New York and besides being a published author, she is a wife and mom as well as a business owner and endurance athlete. I ask Hilary about her experience when she learned to swim when she decided to start triathlon training. She shared a funny story about her coach teaching her to blow bubbles in the pool. Not only did she learn proper technique, Hilary loves to swim with open water swimming being her favorite.In her book, Hilary references a run-walk strategy that she learned from Jeff Galloway. She explains that Jeff personally trained her for the New York City Marathon in 2017 and she has been coaching that technique ever since. I take the opportunity to ask Hilary to explain the technique to me.Hilary talks about some of her recent “marathon” swims. We discuss the importance of navigation. And we talk about the pros and cons of “going” in the water.We talk about her book, goals for 2022 and of course, we compare notes on bikes. Support the show

In this episode, we hear from Carey Cribbs. Carey is a wife, mother of 4 adult children, grandmother of 5, ER Physician and multiple time Ironman Finisher. While giving her background Carey shares that after competing as a gymnast in college, she took 30 years off for her career and to raise her family. When her youngest turned 16, she took up running. Before too long, she had “caught the triathlon bug” and was signed up for a full-distance race.When I ask her about her when she knew she wanted to be a doctor, Carey explains that she originally got her degree in Physical Education and became a High School Coach before going back to school to get her medical degree.We spend a few minutes talking about how Carey and her coach communicate her training schedule for the week. We discuss the advantages and disadvantages of outdoor bike riding.At the time of the recording, Carey had recently won her Age Group at the European Championships in Hamburg Germany. She explains how she came to race in Hamburg, gave some insight into how difficult it was to travel around Europe after the race while dragging a bike case and shares that she had already secured her Kona slot in Cozumel earlier in the season so didn’t even have thoughts beyond a PR at this race.Not only will Carey be racing in Kona this year, but she also reveals that she has already crossed the red carpet once before. We talk about her travel plans and she confirms the water is as clear as it looks in the YouTube videos.Carey shares her plan to give back to the community and she crushes my dream of “waiting everyone in my Age Group out.”Carey will be racing both the Ironman World Championships and Ironman Arizona later this year, be sure to track her on course using the Ironman Tracker.Support the show

In this episode we hear from Kim Nicholsen. Kim is a husband (in spirit), father, grandfather and Ironman Finisher. Kim lives in Denmark and finished Ironman Copenhagen in 2014. He grew up playing soccer and tennis. Before getting into triathlon talk, Kim provides some insight into how the current war in Ukraine is affecting his area. While they are not experiencing any direct military movement, they have received a few refugees. He says the biggest impact is in the price of petrol.Because of the time difference between Texas and Denmark, we recorded this episode at 1:00am local time the night after several big triathlon events. Both the Ironman European Championships and the Sub-7/Sub-8 Project had just taken place in Germany, so we took a few minutes to discuss.We question the fairness of how one performance can be considered for World Record qualification and another is not. World Record aside, we agree that everyone involved had an impressive performance.Speaking of impressive, Kim has worked out every day since August 18, 2019. At the time of the recoding, he had a 1023-day streak of consecutive workouts. Kim shares that he does more than just swim, bike and run. To stay healthy, he has incorporated core workouts with yoga and focused stretching. Social Media has come under a lot of scrutiny, but we spend some time talking about the good things it provides. Kim shares his opinion of the impact of his Ironman Family. And because he was following me in Chattanooga, I acknowledge that I outsmarted myself by talking it too conservative on the bike. Kim shares how his race went when he completed Ironman Copenhagen. He came in just over the 11-hour mark. His daughter, who was also racing that day, won her Age Group and qualified for Kona.I ask Kim about a statement in his Instagram profile, and we get into a deep conversation about death and limiting fears.We talk about the importance of getting real medical advice versus self-diagnosing and I share how I missed out in being in another Triathlete's YouTube video while in Chattanooga.Kim shares his weekly workout schedule, and we discuss the advantages of both road and TT bikes.Support the show

In this episode, we hear from 2X Ironman Finisher, Jon Welty. Jon is married, recently transitioned from being a collegiate cross-country and track and field coach to a corporate recruiter and is currently training for Ironman Florida. Jon lives in St. Louis, MO with his wife and since our recording have celebrated their 2nd wedding anniversary.Jon provides some details about his athletic background starting in high school; he played football, basketball and ran track. He explains that he discovered that his natural ability was running and when it came time to decide where to continue his education, he choose Manmouth College for a few reasons.Jon reveals that his inspiration for looking at the sport of triathlon stems from a childhood memory. We talk about how he followed the “traditional” path from Sprint distance to full Ironman and Jon points out another reason I should race a local Olympic distance race this summer.When talking about his experiences at Ironman Boulder and Ironman Couer d’Alene, Jon admits that he learned lot from both races. He talks about the change in his nutrition plan. Taking in what he can by himself, Jon has decided to use services of a coach while training for his next race.Jon provides a perfect analogy of how a coach can help you correct the things we can’t see. We talk about what made he choose Couer d’Alene as his 2nd race. He also talks us through what drew his to choose Ironman Florida as his next race. We talk about some of the things that Jon’s coach has him focused on during this time.We talk about Jon’s thoughts on his potential if all things go well. We discuss what at the time of the recording was the upcoming Sub 7-hour project and I acknowledge a previous guest’s accomplishment that I didn’t fully appreciate at the time of the original recording.Jon shares some fantastic final thoughts, and we agree that it’s ok to not be ok sometimes.Support the show

It's hard to believe that it's been 1 year since we started this journey.In this episode, I take time to thank a few individuals, I provide the story behind how I got into podcasting in the 1st place and share what's on the the horizon.Support the show

In this episode we hear from Doug Broughton. Doug recently completed his 1st full distance race at Ironman Tulsa last month. Doug shared that he and his wife celebrated their 22nd Wedding Anniversary 2 days before the race.Doug lives in the Southern part of Wisconsin and when not working from home commutes to Chicago, Illinois. He shared that he has several jobs that he is balancing along with Ironman training.  Because Wisconsin is still relatively cold this time of year, I ask Doug how that impacted his training.Doug gives us an overview of his experience and causally reveals that Ironman Tulsa was his very 1st triathlon of any distance. We discuss the idea of the “ideal” weight and I offer to diagnose the listeners’ aches and pains.Because Doug had described himself as a “cheapskate” I ask his how the conversation went with his wife regarding the Ironman registration fees. After giving Doug a hard time about his digital footprint, we get into conversation about his training plan. Doug followed the 6-month plan that I available on the Ironman website. We go into detail about his long training sessions and Doug is honest about 1 component of training he would do different.We get into breaking down Doug’s race and the Ironman Tulsa venue. Doug shares some does, and some don’t as we learn how his day went. But in the end, Doug shows that with perseverance and determination he can overcome anything that is thrown his way.Support the show