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Send us a textOn today's episode of 515 The Ultra Podcast, we're joined by a true legend.  Bob Babbitt is the voice behind one of the most celebrated radio programs and podcasts in endurance sports – Competitor Radio and Breakfast with Bob.He is also a visionary community builder as a co-founder of Competitor Magazine and the Challenged Athletes Foundation.His impact on the sport is undeniable, earning him inductions into both the USA Triathlon Hall of Fame and the Ironman Hall of Fame. Find Bob Babbitt on social media:Website - babbittville.comTwitter: Bob BabbittFacebook: Bob BabbittInstagram: - Bob BabbittYouTube: Bob Babbitt videosResources mentioned in this episode:Competitor MagazineChallenged Athletes FoundationUSA Triathlon Hall of FameIronman Hall of FameBabbittvilleTugs Tavern Swin RunTugs Hall of FameABC Wide World of SportsRunning and Triathlon NewsCompetitor RadioMuddy Buddy Ride and Run SeriesCompetitor GroupRock and Roll MarathonsTriathlete MagazineWomen's Running MagazineMighty 690 RadioIronman St George Ironman Canada Ironman 70.3 World ChampionshipsChallenge DaytonaDanskin Triathlon SeriesChallenged Athletes FoundationOrange County Performing ArtsCenter Triathlon Tinley SportswearChallenge Bike RIdeCAF GalaTeam USA Paralympics Sportscenter Fundraise Your Way for CAFNikeToyotaEOS fitnessUM AustraliaIronman Oceanside 70.3 Ironman Pro SeriesProfessional Triathletes OrganisationT100Super League Challenge FamilyChallenge RothWe are Triathletes – Film IM Nice World ChampionshipsIM Kona WOrld ChampionshipsShout outs and mentions in this episode:Ned Overend Tom WarrenGordan HallerDave ScottDave McGillivrayKurt MaddenJohn Huckabee Lois SchwartzMark AllenPaula Newby FraserWill FerrellRod DixonLance ArmstrongSkye MoenchGraham FraserMark BurnettJim RyunKip KeinoDavid EppersonJelle GeensMenno KoolhaasMagnus Ditlev Daniela RyfMichellie JonesGreg RorkeKatie KellyJulie DerronJan FrodenoThomas HellriegelGreg WelchJim MacLaren Jeffrey EssakowRick KozlowskiJim KnaubLauren ParkerDeborah JacksonDesmond JacksonParker BergJJ Reader Scott MolinaKurt Madden (S5E3)Curtis TylarJane Bockus (S1E4)Heidi Support the showShow Contributors:Host : Larry RyanContributing Raconteur : Steve KingAnnouncer : Mary Jo DionneProduction : 5Five EnterprisesMusic : Run by 331 For show notes and past guests, please visit the Podcast Website: https://515theultrapodcast.buzzsprout.comFacebook: @515TheUltraPodcastInsta : @515theultrapodcastYoutube : @515TheUltraPodcastEmail : 515Ultraman@gmail.com

Mark Allen, known as "The Grip," is a legendary American triathlete who reigned supreme in the sport during the late 1980s and 1990s. Renowned for his six consecutive Ironman World Championship titles from 1989 to 1995, Allen showcased extraordinary endurance, mental fortitude, and skill across swimming, biking, and running. His 1989 victory, famously dubbed the "Iron War," saw him narrowly defeat his rival Dave Scott in an epic, grueling battle. In addition to his Ironman triumphs, Allen excelled in Olympic-distance triathlons, amassing numerous victories and solidifying his status as one of the sport's all-time greats. His remarkable achievements have earned him places in both the Ironman Hall of Fame and the USA Triathlon Hall of Fame.⚡️Personal Running Coaching ⚡️https://www.relaxedrunning.com/personalrunningcoach

Sisters. Champions. Hall of Famers. Karen and Donna Smyers have made triathlon history again and again, and we are excited to welcome them to TBL!     Karen Smyers, a professional triathlete for 26 years, has won the Ironman World Championship four times, as well as several other championship titles, including ITU, National Pro Champ, and Pan American Championships. Donna Smyers, currently the Super Sprint World Champion, set the IM Lake Placid Bike Course Record in 2000, was the USAT Triathlon Olympic Age Group National Champion 5 x and USA Triathlon Sprint  Age Group National Champion in 2023, and won the IM World Champion Age Group 1st place in Kona, among other achievements.   It's clear that they were born to be champions! They began their triathlon journeys in the 1980s and witnessed many changes in the sport, from gear to nutrition. However, one thing remains the same: we still have the opportunity to tri.    The Smyer sisters are the only siblings inducted into the USA Triathlon Hall of Fame. Karen won championships as a professional, and Donna as an Age Grouper. This episode is a must-listen, and we are honored to have them join us! Don't forget to leave a review, share it with your friends, and follow Tri Beginner's luck on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.  If you have any questions or feedback, send them to  tblpodbiz@tribeginnersluck.com.   __________________ Curious about triathlons? Look no further for answers! Introducing our new segment, “Ask The Coach,” designed to address all your triathlon-related questions. Click here to submit your questions and head over to subscribe to the TBL YouTube page for an exclusive first look when the segment is released. Your journey to triathlon expertise starts with a click!  

Mike Reilly, the official "Voice of IRONMAN" worldwide and a member of the IRONMAN Hall of Fame, the USA Triathlon Hall of Fame and the Running USA Hall of Champions, is the only person to have been inducted into all three. Mike has also done on-site announcing and television coverage for over a thousand other triathlon and running events in 10 countries. October 2022 will mark his 33 appearance as announcer of the IRONMAN World Championship. He's called 202 IRONMAN races worldwide, and his iconic call of “You are an IRONMAN!” has been heard by over 350,000 finishers. Find out more at https://mikereilly.net/

Bob Babbitt, is an icon and legend of the sport of triathlon, he fell in love with the sport when he completed his first IRONMAN in 1980 in Oahu, that day literally changed his whole life, for the better and he has never looked back.A member of the IRONMAN Hall of Fame, USA Triathlon Hall of Fame, Co Founder of Competitor Magazine and the Challenged Athletes Foundation, Bob has been involved in the sport of triathlon for almost five decades and shows no sign of stopping or hanging up his trisuit. Host of the hugely popular Breakfast with Bob he shares the incredible stories of athletes chasing their goals and dreams providing a much loved global platform to inspire others to take up the sport he so dearly loves and has dedicated most of the past fifty years to.Trailblazer, innovator, entrepreneur, storyteller, author and multiple IRONMAN, Bob is one of the greatest historians of our sport with a thirst for knowledge and a curiosity that sparks a flame within him,  his passion for triathlon isn't passive, its infectious and the entertaining stories shared about his own life in sport insights from the people he has interviewed through the years and those he has helped through the Challenged Athletes Foundation are truly inspiring. 

Mad Gravel was the place to be last weekend. We are talking MTB, Gravel, camping and more. Plus World Triathlon Cagliari recap, Mike Reilly joins TriDot and this weekend is the Without Limits Colorado Triathlon.   Show Sponsor: UCAN Generation UCAN has a full line of nutrition products powered by LIVESTEADY to fuel your sport.   LIVSTEADY was purposefully designed to work with your body, delivering long-lasting energy you can feel. LIVSTEADY's unique time-release profile allows your body to access energy consistently throughout the day, unlocking your natural ability to stay focused and calm while providing the fuel you need to meet your daily challenges.   Use UCAN in your training and racing to fuel the healthy way, finish stronger and recover more quickly!  Use the code 303UCAN for 20% off at ucan.co/discount/303UCAN/ or ucan.co   In Today's Show Endurance News - Mike Reilly CMO at TriDot, Lionel Sanders Performance Insights What's new in the 303 - Mad Gravel, Colorado Triathlon, IM Boulder 70.3 Coaching Tip of the Week -  Race Rehearsal Video of the Week - WTCS Cagliari Recap   Endurance News: Famed announcer Mike Reilly joins TriDot as “Chief Motivation Officer” May 31, 2023   Mike's iconic voice will celebrate and encourage triathletes as they train with the TriDot training app. DALLAS, TX – May 31, 2023 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Famed IRONMAN and endurance sports announcer, Mike Reilly, has joined TriDot, the leading triathlon training platform that uses advanced data analytics and artificial intelligence to optimize training for athletes and coaches. As the official “Chief Motivation Officer” of TriDot, Reilly will inspire and motivate athletes throughout their entire training experience within the TriDot training application.   Mike Reilly, for more than 35 years, has been an iconic figure in endurance sports, known as a Podcast Host, Author, and most notably, the “Voice of IRONMAN.” He is a member of the prestigious IRONMAN Hall of Fame, the USA Triathlon Hall of Fame, and the Running USA Hall of Champions. Having announced 214 IRONMAN races, Reilly's famous call of “You are an IRONMAN!” has motivated and inspired over half a million triathletes worldwide.   “I am excited to collaborate with TriDot, an organization that shares my passion for guiding athletes to overcome challenges and reach their full potential in endurance sports,” said Reilly. “Together, we will continue to motivate and empower the thousands of athletes who rely on TriDot's cutting-edge technology. Helping athletes enhance their performance and triumph on race day is my true calling, and I look forward to working with TriDot to achieve this shared goal.”   TriDot delivers Optimized Triathlon Training® powered by data & artificial intelligence that produces better results in less time. It can be used with or without a coach and has subscription levels to fit any budget. Embraced by tens of thousands of athletes of all levels and hundreds of coaches worldwide, including elite coaches like Mark Allen (6x IRONMAN World Champion), Michellie Jones (Olympic Silver Medalist and IRONMAN World Champion), and Mirinda “Rinny” Carfrae (3x IRONMAN World Champion), TriDot is the result of over 18 years of ongoing research and development and with patents-pending technology that is unparalleled in the training industry.   “Mike has had such an impact on the sport of triathlon over his storied career, and we're honored to have him, and his legendary voice, integrated into the TriDot app,” says Jeff Booher, CEO of Predictive Fitness, creator of TriDot. “Our athletes will love the encouragement and motivation he delivers as they strive to conquer their unique goals and strive to be their best.”   On related news, RunDot, Predictive Fitness's running platform has 2200 athletes after 2 weeks.   2 months of FREE training under what we're calling The RunDot Project - join here https://app.rundot.com/onboard/sign-up/richsoares?sub=73&type=53   Not sure where to start or want a coach to help, use this link to get connected to me: https://app.rundot.com/onboard/sign-up/richsoares     WTCS Cagliari 2023 results: Alex Yee gets off the deck to beat Wilde in a THRILLER By Tomos Land Alex Yee proved beyond reasonable doubt that he is the man to beat this season, after taking down rival Hayden Wilde in the last straight of the run to win a thrilling battle at WTCS Cagliari in Sardinia.   First the British superstar had to overcome a blip right at the start as he fell to his knees on the beach before rising to play catchup.   Yee and Wilde, who seemed to be joined by the hip after exiting the water side by side and spending the majority of the bike ride together, were inseparable throughout the first three laps of the run, before Yee eventually got the better of the Kiwi in a sprint to the line.   Defending world champion Leo Bergere of France got back on a podium with third, as Les Bleus swept 3-4-5 with Pierre Le Corre and Dorian Coninx enjoying strong races.   Swim – Dévay leads the way Over the course of a choppy sea swim off the coast of Sardinia, the men's race didn't follow the same script as the women's competition just hours earlier, with the majority of the field coming out of the water within touching distance.   Over the first lap, Frenchman Dorian Coninx led the way, with the South African duo of Henri Schoeman and Jamie Riddle hot on his heels coming out for the Australian exit at halfway. Hungarian athlete Márk Dévay, a former World Aquathlon champion, was also up there, as was WTCS leader heading into today, Vasco Vilaca.   By the end of the swim, things where more of the same at the front, with Dévay keeping things honest as he lead out of the water, with Riddle, Schoeman, Coninx, Vilaca and a number of others close by. Most importantly, Alex Yee and Hayden Wilde, two of the pre-race favourites, were just +0:15 down out of the water and in perfect position.   Further back, Olympic champion Kristian Blummenfelt was just over half a minute behind at the back of the second group, with compatriot Gustav Iden ten seconds further back at +0:47 and Richard Murray of the Netherlands the last out of the water a minute down after Spaniard Mario Mola withdrew.   Bike – Blummenfelt left stranded Out of transition, there was a mad scramble to make the front pack, as two dozen athletes, including Wilde, made it into the front pack, with the second group featuring the likes of Blummenfelt. The chase pack, sensing danger, worked hard over the first lap to close the gap, but was unable to, with the gap then quickly blowing out.   After three laps, the gap was well over half a minute, with Wilde drilling the pace at the front of the lead group, as the chase group struggled to make back any time despite featuring the firepower of the likes of Blummenfelt and Swiss Simon Westermann, who on multiple occasions tried to drag the chasers along.   By halfway, the gap was up to +0:50 with the front pack showing no signs of slowing, as Belgian Martin Van Riel, returning from a long period out with injury, returned to the front of a WTCS bike pack for the first time in close to a year.   Off the bike, the gap back to Blummenfelt and the rest of the chase pack was +1:15, with the front pack, thanks to the hard work of the likes of Van Riel and Wilde, enjoying a comfortable buffer coming into transition.   WTCS Cagliari 2023 Results Saturday May 27 2023 – ELITE MEN 1.5km / 38k / 10k   1. Alex Yee (GBR) – 1:36:28 2. Hayden Wilde (NZL) – 1:36:33 3. Leo Bergere (FRA) – 1:37:04 4. Dorian Coninx (FRA) – 1:37:15 5. Pierre Le Corre (FRA) – 1:37:21 6. Jonas Schomburg (GER) – 1:37:39 7. Csongor Lehmann (HUN) – 1:37:52 8. Vasco Vilaca (POR) – 1:37:58 9. Kenji Nener (JPN) – 1:38:00 10. Lasse Lührs (GER) – 1:38:04   WTCS Cagliari 2022 results: Classy win for Georgia Taylor-Brown By Helen Gorman 8 Oct 2022 Georgia Taylor-Brown added another WTCS win in Cagliari on Saturday to extend her lead in the 2022 Series.   Taylor Knibb had the extra factor on the bike, which dictated the outcome of the race in Sardinia, Italy.   Taylor-Brown benefited from Knibb's hard work and then used her superior run strength to secure her third WTCS win of the season and extended her lead in the overall Series.   Knibb was rewarded with bronze as Beth Potter and Cassandre Beaugrand found themselves on the wrong side of the beak and too far back to factor in the medal positions.   Georgia Taylor-Brown WTCS Cagliari 2022 Photo Credit: World Triathlon Swim – Lopes leads the way The beach run into the water split athletes up immediately. Beaugrand ran, dived and swam away from the rest in the choppy sea before Maya Kingma and Vittoria Lopes took over, particularly on the second lap.   Lopes was first to hit the timing mat after 1500m in 19:39 while Summer Rappaport, Beaugrand, Kingma and Sophie Coldwell and just about everybody else except Taylor Knibb, were bunched up with her. Potter and Taylor-Brown were 9th and 10th out, but there was really nothing separating them as they all burst into transition.   Bike – All aboard the Knibb train The short transition was executed cleanly and quickly by everyone and a huge bunch left transition. The pace looked to be on from the start, but Knibb overcame a 30-second deficit from the swim and caught them by the third of 10 laps.   She hit the front, blew the pack apart on the fourth lap and it was a rare moment that she wasn't on the front for the rest of the cycle leg. The British trio of Taylor-Brown, Coldwell and Waugh rode in the front group of 11 athletes, but Potter and Beaugrand were dropped.   By the time the leaders hit T2, the group had put 1 min 44 seconds into the chase group, which contained Potter and Beaugrand.   Advertisements Run – GTB takes control The group of 11 leaders were separated by no more than a second coming into transition, but it wasn't long before Taylor-Brown hit the front along with Knibb and Emma Lombardi.   By the third of four laps, Taylor-Brown hit the front and stayed there to cross the line in front to claim another excellent victory in 2022.   She said: “I just tried to run my own race and tried to stay in contact with that bike group. Taylor made it really hard but it worked in our favour because we got a really good gap.   “I forgot how hard she rides, but it's good, she really gets the group going and we're all trying to hang on to her wheel.   “I started speaking to the girls on the first two laps (of the run), ‘lets work together because this could be the podium.'”   On extending her Series lead over Flora Duffy, who wasn't there today, she said: “It's all going to come down to Abu Dhabi now.”   Lombardi was delighted to win silver, her first ever WTCS medal, she said: “I'm really enjoying racing against the best in the world, it's fantastic.”   Beaugrand ran up to eighth place and moved in to third position overall in the Series. Potter finished 10th, which moves her down one place to fourth in the Series.   WTCS Cagliari 2022 Results Saturday October 8 2022 – ELITE WOMEN 1.5km / 38k / 10k   1. Georgia Taylor-Brown (GBR), 1:47:42 2. Emma Lombardi (FRA), 1:47:54 3. Taylor Knibb (USA), 1:47:58 4. Taylor Spivey (USA), 1:48:32 5. Miriam Casillas García (ESP), 1:48:35 6. Kirsten Kasper (USA), 1:48:46 7. Sophie Coldwell (GBR), 1:48:56 8. Cassandre Beaugrand (FRA), 1:49:00 9. Maya Kingma (NED), 1:49:11 10. Beth Potter (GBR), 1:49:28   What's New in the 303: Mad Gravel https://madgravel.com/hemi/ Bill About Mad Gravel Mad Gravel is a creation of Rattler Racing. This was the third annual Mad Gravel Cycling Festival at the McNeil Ranch at Peaceful Valley in Elbert County over Memorial Day weekend 2023. Hosting mountain bike, gravel and cyclo-cross races since 2015 throughout Colorado.   McNeil Ranch at Peaceful Valley is in a scenic and unique part of Colorado. It was an easy decision for us to bring a gravel festival to the area and offer up a 3 epic days of events. Saturday gravel circuit and 3 epic Hemi course options on Sunday, all on 100% gravel! On the mountain bike side, we're bringing a classic XC race on Monday and adding a fast short track race on Saturday. We're excited to be hosting Mad Gravel again in 2023. Please be sure to contact us about any questions you have about the event.   Video of the Week: WTCS Cagliari ll my worst race ever

Siri Lindley is a two-time world champion triathlete and winner of twelve ITU World Cup races. She retired as the #1 ranking triathlete in the world, a place she held for more than two years. Today, as the top female triathlon coach in the world, she's guided Olympic medalists and Ironman champions to not only become better athletes, but also better people.Siri is also a highly acclaimed life coach and one of Tony Robbin's 10 favorite motivational speakers. With an infectious and authentic passion, she empowers audiences to strive for peak performance, and to work through and ultimately conquer the demons of fear and self-doubt.Along with her wife Rebekah, Siri founded and runs Believe Ranch and Rescue, a local horse rescue program in Colorado that has directly saved almost 200 horses, and the national advocacy group Horses in Our Hands, which has been a key voice in decreasing by seventy-five percent the number of American horses slaughtered every year.Siri runs Equine Assisted Coaching programs bi-monthly from March to November. Sharing with hundreds the beautiful power of the horse to heal. The groups Siri works with are those battling anxiety, PTSD, fear, grief, disability, and those facing challenging diagnoses.In late 2019, Siri faced her most difficult battle yet when she was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia. Despite being given less than a 10% chance of survival at the time of her diagnosis, Siri won the battle and was pronounced cancer-free by her doctors in May of 2020.Whatever she does, Siri Lindley pours herself into the people around her and changes lives for the better, and her results can be seen all around the world. In 2020, after her successful battle against cancer, she launched two new coaching programs – the Sirius Squad for anyone looking to unleash their fitness warrior and find better health, and the Go First to Success Squad, a quarterly in-depth program of life coaching.Siri Lindley is married to Rebekah Keat, also a world class triathlete and coach. Together they run the Team Sirius Tri Club, a training program for triathletes. They live near Boulder, Colorado, with 40 rescue horses, 3 dogs, and a cat. Siri is a graduate of Brown University with a degree in Psychology. She was the only female in Brown History to play 3 varsity sports in one year. Field Hockey, Ice Hockey, and Lacrosse. Siri is in the Brown University Hall of Fame, as well as the USA Triathlon Hall of Fame and Boulder, Colorado's Hall of Fame. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/unimpressedpodcast. https://plus.acast.com/s/unimpressedpodcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bob Babbitt is widely known as one of the most influential people in the sport of Triathlon. Bob is the co-founder of Competitor Magazine and the Challenged Athletes Foundation. Bob has been inducted into the Carlsbad 5000 Hall of Fame, the LA Marathon Hall of Fame, the USA Triathlon Hall of Fame, and the Ironman Triathlon Hall of Fame.  As the ultimate storyteller of Triathlon, Babbitt has authored six books on endurance sports and conducted thousands of interviews with athletes and icons of the sport. Bob's contributions to Triathlon continue to this day through his interviews and articles featured on babbitville.com. The sport of Triathlon would simply not be what it is today, without Bob Babbitt.  Bob is also a great friend with whom I have shared many experiences. In this episode, you'll hear great stories, laugh a lot, and hear our perspectives on where our sport is headed. Listen in to the entire show on mikereilly.net/podcast     Follow Bob: Website: babbittville.com Facebook: facebook.com/BobBabbittPublic Instagram: instagram.com/babbittville

Tune in to the amazing Julie Moss on Soul Stories podcast!For more than 35 years, Julie Moss has been synonymous with excellence and performance, both as an inductee into the IRONMAN and USA Triathlon Hall of Fame, and as a public speaker with a message of empowerment and never quitting. From her stunning crawl across the finish line at the 1982 Ironman World Championship — the most famous moment in triathlon's 40-year history, viewed by millions on Wide World of Sports — to her third-place age-group finish at the 2018 Ironman, Julie has delighted and inspired millions throughout the world. Now, with the publication of her long-awaited memoir, Crawl of Fame (Pegasus Books), she inspires all over again. Hear these two powerhouses together- Dr Randall and Julie Moss- only on Soul Stories podcast!

Show Sponsor AnyQuestion - https://link.anyquestion.com/Greg-Bennett   Support the show at https://www.patreon.com/user?u=26936856 "The Greg Bennett Show"   In this episode of The Greg Bennett Show, Greg chats with icon and a legend in the world of Triathlon and endurance sports Mike Reilly.   Mike has done announcing and television for Running and Triathlon events worldwide since the late 70's. He's had a microphone in his hands for 1000's endurance events.   Mike Reilly is best known as the Voice of Ironman and has announced 100s of Ironman events around the world, including 33 Kona Ironman World Championships. 100's of thousands of triathletes worldwide have heard his famous phrase “You are an Ironman!” and he has called millions of athletes across a finish line.   An IRONMAN Hall of Fame, USA Triathlon Hall of Fame member and Running USA Hall of Champions. He's a a world-renowned race announcer, commentator, podcast host “Find your finish line podcast” and author to his inspirational book “Finding my voice.” Mike called his final race, Dec 10, 2022 at Ironman New Zealand. Over 40 years of calling events… this man is truly an Ironman!   Timestamps   3:40 - Interview with Mike Reilly begins 6:49 - Mike explains how he came to the decision to retire and the thought process involved. People identify me for what I've done ... but I identify myself by my family 10:37 - Walking away from his last race call in Kona was incredibly special and emotional. Mike explains how he felt and how it played out. It's not just you saying goodbye to the sport, it's the sport saying goodbye to you 15:11 - Are athletes still gonna hear the phrase "YOU are an Ironman"?   17:25 - It all started for Mike Reilly in San Diego, CA, where Mike found his passion for endurance sports while training and racing local events in Southern California. He ran the first of twelve marathons in 1978 and competed in his first triathlon in 1979. That was the same year he picked up a microphone for the first time. Two years later he announced the first ever professional triathlon in Solana Beach, CA. He also called the first ten years of the Rock ‘n' Roll Marathon, the most popular marathon series in the world. At the end I just said to myself ... it's just time! 22:00 - Mike explains the story on how he called his first race. It's about much more than standing with a microphone calling out finishers' names. Mike's 19-hour day typically starts before 5:00 am, where he presides over the swim-to-bike transition area as athletes rack their cycles and make last-minute adjustments. He provides critical information about late-breaking changes, course conditions, and the minute-by-minute schedule necessary to get the swim off to a smooth start. He's then responsible for guiding the athletes into the water and providing instructions about the particulars of the starting protocol, including “gentle guidance” about their positioning. After the swim gets underway, Mike keeps spectators informed about the relative positions of the leaders, and then announces the names of athletes as they complete the swim and head out on the bike portion. During the day, Mike positions himself in a variety of locations to watch the athletes as they come in on the bike and hit various spots on the run course, constantly updating the spectators as to the leaderboard as well as conditions out on the course. Then it's over to the finish line, where Mike will spend over nine hours bringing in every athlete in the race, providing nuggets of personal information about as many of them as it's possible to squeeze in. During the last hour or so of the race, as the clock winds down to the 17-hour cutoff mark, Mike will come down from the announcing booth and move right next to the finish line. At that point he'll do whatever it takes to keep the crowd energized and the last, struggling finishers motivated to make the cutoff: He'll shout, dance, wave a towel, and even run into the finishing chute to run alongside exhausted athletes and shout encouragement. When they step across the line, they're treated to the sweetest sound in the sport: Mike yelling “You are an IRONMAN!” at the top of his lungs, as he's already done as many as 2,500 times that day. 27:45 - Mike tells the story about how the phrase "You are an Ironman" came about. 33:29 - Mike's Instagram message announcing his retirement. Don't worry, you'll be an Ironman tomorrow ... 33:29 - Mike's Instagram message announcing his retirement. 35:59 - Mike has written a phenomenal book; Finding My Voice with stories from his career. He shares a few of the most memorable stories with us. 40:31 - The finish line at an Ironman is one of the most 'alive' places you can every experience. Mike and Greg discuss the stories and metaphors for life that exist around completing an Ironman race. 43:03 - Mike describes some of the low moments where he may have said things on mic that he now feels was not appropriate. You can't do that kind of stuff when you are publicly on a microphone 50:23 - Mike and Greg discuss the process of writing the book - Book: Finding My Voice 54:57 - Be sure to subscribe and listen to Mik'e podcast - Find Your Finish Line 58:30 - Mike and Greg discuss the sport of triathlon ... where it is now, where it's come from, and where they see it going in the future. Competition can only make you greater 1:04:11 - Mike and Greg wrap up with some fun rapid fire questions; One book you would recommend? The Power of One - Bryce Courtenay Two most-used apps on your phone? What 3 people would you want to have dinner with (nonfamily, living or dead)? GOAT triathlete of all time? Out of 10, how cool are you? Who would you want to play a movie of your life? Which decade of music is the best? Where is somewhere you haven't been, you'd like to go? Greatest movie of all time? On the Waterfront with Marlon Brando 1:12:52 - Interview concludes   Links Be sure and check out bennettendurance.com Find Greg on social media: Twitter @GregBennett1 Instagram @GregBennettWorld   And follow Mike Reilly Podcast: Find Your Finish Line Book: Finding My Voice Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ironmanvoice Twitter: https://twitter.com/ironmanvoice

For over 40 years Bob Babbitt has influenced the world of Triathlon for the better. He started racing triathlons way back in the late 1970s. He did his first Ironman Triathlon in 1980 on the island of Oahu and ended up completing five more when the event moved to the Big Island.   He has been inducted into both the Ironman Hall of Fame and the USA Triathlon Hall of Fame. He also co-founded Competitor Magazine and the Challenged Athletes Foundation, plus he created Competitor Radio, and Babbittville radio. He's traveled the world interviewing the greats of the sport with his show Breakfast with Bob.   His passion for the sport and willingness to always put others first and help them achieve greatness is truly inspiring.   He also co-founded Competitor Magazine and the Challenged Athletes Foundation, plus he created Competitor Radio and the Muddy Buddy Ride and Run Series.   When people ask about his best finish in the Ironman World Championship, he is quick to tell them that back in 1980 he finished in the top 60. Hey, who needs to know that there were only 108 people in the race?   Show Sponsor AnyQuestion - anyquestion.com/BobBabbitt   Support the show at https://www.patreon.com/user?u=26936856 "The Greg Bennett Show"   Timestamps 2:02 - Interview starts 5:46 - You can be faster - Bob's passionate description about why triathlon is the ultimate aging sport for everyone! Triathlon is an equal opportunity abuser 6:57 - Why it's imperative why we need to show young people the benefits of triathlon. 11:49 - The Journey of triathlon from Bob Babbitt's eyes. (listener warning; Sit back, and prepare to laugh and learn) Bob participated in the third ever Ironman Triathlon in 1980 – there were only 108 entrants in that race, and there were only 15 in the field the year before. Bob purchased a second hand bike for $75 from a local police auction. Mile 90 I got a root beer snow cone for a food hand-off 24:36 - Through passionate people like Bob Babbitt the sport of Triathlon grew exponetially through the 80's. Bob explains the day Julie Moss captivated television screens across America. This is the video that Bob explains from that event in 1982. 34:06 - After 40 plus years, Bob self reflects on the greatest highs he has experienced. Bob describes a wonderful story about Dave Scott and Mark Allen. 40:47 - Book reference: Mark Allen's Total Triathlete - written by Mark Allen & Bob Babbitt. 43:37 - The Mark Allen and Dave Scott rivilry is beautifully explained by Bob who had a front row seat and friendship to it playing out. 46:03 - Bob explains his involvement and how it all started in the Challenged Athlete Foundation. Most insurance companies do not cover adaptive sports equipment and many individuals with physical challenges simply cannot afford it. The Challenged Athlete Foundation has raised over $123 million. It is the mission of the Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF) to provide opportunities and support to people with physical challenges, so they can pursue active lifestyles through physical fitness and competitive athletics. The Challenged Athletes Foundation believes that involvement in sports at any level increases self-esteem, encourages independence and enhances quality of life. If you are in a position to donate to this amazing cause, please do. The person who wins the race isn't the one who goes the fastest ... it's the person who slows down the least ... 52:48 - All the details about The Million Dollar Challenge. 55:00 - Bob explains some of the biggest impacts he has seen through the Foundation over the decades. One particular athlete - Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah has a tremendous and inspiring story. Emmanual was born in Ghana missing his tibia in one leg. In the Country of Ghana, 20% of the population is disabled. In Ghana, your family is 'cursed' when born with any kind of disability, and his mother was told to abandon her son in the jungle. 1:03:32 - Bob describes the challenges and highlights he has experienced through the Foundation. 1:07:56 - Greg abd Bobbie have some fun and talk through their opinions on the following; GOAT Triathletes - men and women Predictions for 2022 Kona 70.3 Worlds WTS 1:23:07 - Interview concludes.   Links Be sure and check out bennettendurance.com Find Greg on social media: Twitter Greg Bennett Show Instagram The Greg Bennett Show   Find Bob Babbitt on social media: Website - babbittville.com Twitter: Bob Babbitt Facebook: Bob Babbitt Instagram: - Bob Babbitt YouTube: Bob Babbitt videos

SUMMER RE(P)LAY SERIES: Replay with Gwen Jorgensen    It's officially Summertime! While some of ya'll will race through to fall without even a little break, TBI will take a break from making fresh episodes, as we rest, recover, and rejuvenate before we hit the fall season strong.     Our team has voted and we are bringing you all a replay of the  IG Popup lives and our most popular episodes.    Gwen Jorgensen is a  mom, wife, and Olympic Gold medalist who has become the master of transitions.  From new career to new move to new coach!  So much new is happening with Gwen and we are here for it!    During this interview, we learn so much about Gwen.  How she truly got her start in Triathlon.  Can you imagine, going to a Division 1 school for Swimming and Running only to be recruited for Triathlons?    Thank you Barbara Linquist for that magic eye.  But wait, learning how to ride a bike, clip in for the first time, and handle a bike was just a small hurdle to overcome to get to the Gold Medal.  Now we can add to her list of accomplishments, USA Triathlon Hall of Fame!    You already know this is a good one, so sprint to your favorite listening platform and get into this episode!   Don't forget to leave a review, share it with your friends, and Follow Tri Beginner's luck on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.  And send any questions or feedback you have to  imreadyto@tribeginnersluck.com.     Cheers to defying the odds and being trailblazers,  Let's Tri this! 

Today I am joined by the most recent USATriathlon Hall Of Fame inductee ... my lovely wife, mother of our two children, and Olympian and former professional triathlete, Laura Bennett.   Laura is a four-time World Championships medalist, four-time US National Champion, and multiple US Olympic Triathlete, She's an NCAA championship-winning swimmer from Southern Methodist University and she had almost 20 years at the top of the sport of Triathlon as a professional. She spent some time as the world's number 1 ranked triathlete and narrowly missed winning the world series title in 2003.   In this episode Greg and Laura recap her journey, looking at the highs and lows of Laura's career and the lessons she has learned along the way.   Career Highlights 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Member 2011 USAT Elite National Champion 2010 USAT Olympic/ITU Triathlete of the Year 2010 USAT Elite National Champion 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Member 2008 USAT Olympic/ITU Triathlete of the Year 2007 USAT Olympic/ITU Triathlete of the Year 2006 USAT Olympic/ITU Triathlete of the Year 2004 Olympic Team Alternate 2003 USAT Elite National Champion 2003 USOC Triathlete of the Year   Show Sponsor AnyQuestion - anyquestion.com/laurabennett   Support the show at https://www.patreon.com/user?u=26936856 "The Greg Bennett Show"   Timestamps 1:48 - Interview starts 3:21 - Laura describes what it feels like to be inducted into the USA Triathlon Hall Of Fame. 7:47 - What is scarier, standing on the Olympic podium, or giving a speech at the awards night? 9:50 - Finding sport is within you. Laura describes her journey to Triathlon through her early years. 16:11 - Laura began at the age of 12, and now as a mum of 2, she explains how parents can foster the love of sport in young teenagers. 21:34 - Laura and Greg rewind the clock and talk about her full journey through her younger years. 24:48 - If you are a young pro athlete, The Bennett's give their experienced opinion on how to develop. Race! Race often, build up your calendar to ensure you are racing often. Even a bad race is better than a great training day 27:06 - When you look back at your 20 year career, what are some of your greatest highs? 29:38 - Laura explains her journey to the Olympics. 26:08 - The low's of a pro athletes career can often be defining moments. Laura describes her career low points and how they allowed her to focus (and achieve) on what was truly important. 38:38 - Hintsa have a core model titled The Circle of better life. Sleep & Recovery, Nutrition, General Health, Mental Management, Bodywork and Biomechanics, and Physical Training. The Bennet's have added a 7th core, Relationships and Team and they explain how they integrated it together into their own professional training and life. It takes as much effort to win a $250,000 race as it does a $2500 race 47:07 - Laura has a unique story of her biggest mistake in a race in her career. 51:12 - Do you believe athletes are born, or made? Nature vs. Nurture? 54:29 - Should Triathlon at the Olympics be sprint distance or Olympic? 59:39 - The Bennett's conclude their chat with a rapid fire Q&A   1. Best and worst subject at school? 2. What are you currently watching on Netflix? 3. First car you owned. 4. Two most used apps on your phone? 5. What time of day are you most productive? 6. First job? 7. Music or no music during workouts? 8. Number #1 pet peeve? 9. Which decade of music is the best? 10. Best after-party in Triathlon?   1:04:01 - Interview concludes.   Links Be sure and check out bennettendurance.com Find Greg on social media: Twitter Greg Bennett Show Instagram The Greg Bennett Show   Find Laura Bennett on social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/laurarbennett Facebook: Laura Bennett Instagram: - Laura Bennett

Whether you are new to the triathlon/swimming/cycling/running or a seasoned veteran, no doubt you have made mistakes in your training and racing. Today Bill and I are putting our pride aside and sharing our top training and racing mistakes, what if anything we changed to not repeat that mistake, and hopefully we'll have a few laughs along the way.   Don't run with scissors, don't fry bacon naked and don't under any circumstances pee on the bike without being sure there's not a competitor in your draft.   Show Sponsor: VENGA CBD Venga provides a better way to use CBD to help fight pain, train longer, race harder and recover faster. Venga has created a SYSTEM of CBD products that cover 100% of your CBD needs. Each product is specifically made to support an area of your endurance life. Ultra Gels and Balm are great for training recovery and fighting inflammation Gummies and Energy Drink are great while racing Sleep Gels help you get the sleep you need for that overnight recovery   All Venga CBD products are 100% THC Free and water soluble!    Just go to https://vengaendurance.com/303podcast to order yours today. First-time order is 30% off with code (303PODCAST).  We've also added 50% off your first month's subscription with code (303SUBSCRIPTION).     In Today's Show Feature Discussion - Our Funniest Training and Racing Mistakes and What We Learned Endurance News Olympians Gwen Jorgensen, Laura Bennett among four triathletes to be inducted into USA Triathlon Hall of Fame PTO announces Age Groupers at Collins Cup PTO and USAT announce PTO US Open What's new in the 303 Wholesome Sweeteners and Why it Supports Boulder Roubaix and Cycling   Interview Sponsor: UCAN Take your performance to the next level with UCAN Energy and Bars made with SuperStarch®  UCAN uses SuperStarch instead of simple sugars to fuel serious athletes.  UCAN keeps blood sugar steady compared to the energy spikes and crashes of sugar-based products.  Steady energy equals sustained performance!   Right now you can get free Electrolytes For 3 Months. This month only, when you sign up for a new UCAN subscription, we'll include a free jar of Hydrate for the next 3 months.   Use the code 303UCAN for 20% off at ucan.co/discount/303UCAN/ or ucan.co   Feature Discussion: Funniest Training/Racing Mistakes Rich: Bike/Racing: Harvest Moon at Aurora res. Just past Bennett, CO I look around and think I'm by myself, I pee on the bike and hear a female voice "did you just pee on me?" Lesson Learned: Look twice, any doubt pour water over your back to mask the splash, keep cool and wash yourself at the same time Lesson Learned - Don't stop on the uphill, where the shoulder is gravel and narrow. Bike/Training: Riding up Deer Creek Canyon I decided to stop on the uphill to wait for a training partner and chose a spot without a paved shoulder and slowed to a stop as I pulled onto the gravel shoulder, the gravel gave away and I rolled down the hill scraping up. Have a detailed checklist, never skip the checklist, only check things off that actually go into the tri bag, then put the bag in the car the night before the race. Pre/Race: Boulder 70.3 2018 walking to the transition area the morning of the race, it occurs to me that I did not pack my goggles. Lesson learned - if you're going to cool yourself during a race, there are better ways than pouring water carelessly on your head and having it go into your shoes. Sunscreen, ice under the cap, ice down the suit, ice in the hand, Run/Race:  5430 Long Course, it was my 2nd half Iron distance race. I had poured water over my head at the aid stations and water had found it's way into my shoes and they were squeaking with every step. Traffic cone at the front of the garage that I pull out when I back out of the garage Eventually removed the top rack Bike/Training: Driving into the driveway with the bike on the roof; twice Spare pair of jammers in my glove box Swim/Training: Driving to the pool without and forgot my swimsuit. Sometimes I don't figure it out until I'm in the locker room. Then it's a drive back to the house or skip the workout. I must have done this 3+ times   Bill: Cozumel pedal came loose Tighten all your bolds and screws before your race     Our News is sponsored by Buddy Insurance. Buddy Insurance gives you peace of mind to enjoy your training and racing to their fullest.  Buddy's mission is simple, to help people fearlessly enjoy an active and outdoor lifestyle.    Get on-demand accident insurance just in case the unexpected happens. Buddy ensures you have cash for bills fast.  This is accident insurance not health and life insurance.  Go to buddyinsurance.com and create an account.  There's no commitment or charge to create one.  Once you have an account created, it's a snap to open your phone and in a couple clicks have coverage for the day.  Check it out!   Endurance News:   PROFESSIONAL TRIATHLETES ORGANISATION ANNOUNCE  PARTNERSHIP WITH USA TRIATHLON AND DALLAS SPORTS COMMISSION TO ESTABLISH THE PTO US OPEN The Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO) today announced the first ever stateside PTO Tour event – The PTO US Open – in partnership with USA Triathlon, the Dallas Sports Commission and the City of Irving on 17-18th September in  Las Colinas-Irving, Texas.   The inaugural PTO US Open is the 3rd race of the PTO Tour which also consists of the PTO Canadian Open, the Collins Cup, the PTO Asian Open and the PTO European Open. This US stage of the PTO Tour will see the world's greatest non-drafting professional male and female triathletes competing in Irving, Texas for a prize purse of $1,000,000.   The professional men's race and women's race, are each a 100km distance which comprises a 2km swim, 80km bike leg and a 18km run. The PTO US Open will also introduce age group racing over both the 100km and 25km distance, as well as a relay option, giving amateurs the opportunity to meet and race alongside the PTO professionals in the centrally located Las Colinas-Irving district, a short distance from downtown Dallas.   PROFESSIONAL TRIATHLETES ORGANISATION ANNOUNCE AGE GROUP RACING AT THE COLLINS CUP Second annual Collins Cup on 20th and 21st August 2022 at the extraordinary x-bionic®sphere in Šamorín, Slovakia.   This year, the Collins Cup will also introduce age group racing over the 100km distance as well as a relay option, giving amateurs the opportunity to meet and race alongside the world's best PTO professionals from Team Europe, Team US and Team Internationals. Competitors will be able to absorb all the hair-raising, heart thumping and inspirational action from the professional race on Saturday 20th August before taking to the closed-roads course on Sunday to experience it for themselves.    The Collins Cup is the 2nd race of the PTO Tour which also consists of the PTO Canadian Open and the PTO USA Open in 2022 with The PTO Asian Open and the PTO European Open being added in 2023 and will see the world's greatest non-drafting professional male and female triathletes competing in Slovakia for a prize purse of $1,500,000.   The inaugural Collins Cup, the game-changing new race format for triathlon, modeled after the Ryder Cup saw three teams of Internationals, European, and USA athletes pitted against one another in 12 race matches in some of the most dynamic racing ever seen in the sport. The new format resulted in phenomenal viewing figures moving it closer to long established properties like tennis and golf.   The professional men's race and women's race will take place on Saturday 20th August, are each a 100km distance which comprises a 2km freshwater swim in the Danube river, a 80km fast and flat bike leg and a 18km run over a variety of different terrain in the beautiful countryside surrounding the x-bionic®sphere in  Šamorín.   Olympians Gwen Jorgensen, Laura Bennett among four triathletes to be inducted into USA Triathlon Hall of Fame COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Olympic gold medalist Gwen Jorgensen, two-time Olympian Laura Bennett and age group multisport athletes Lesley Cens-McDowell and Robert Plant today were announced as the 11th induction class of the USA Triathlon Hall of Fame.   The USA Triathlon Hall Fame serves to recognize, honor and commemorate those individuals and groups who have demonstrated excellence in every aspect of multisport — thereby inspiring others to elevate their own performance, participation and community involvement. Founded in 2008, it has recognized the best performances and contributions in the sport's nearly 50-year history. This year's class brings the total number of inductees to 47.   “We are so excited to add these iconic athletes to the USA Triathlon Hall of Fame,” said Steve Sutherland, Chair of the USA Triathlon Hall of Fame Executive Committee. “Gwen's incredible rise to becoming an Olympic gold medalist is a story for the ages, Laura twice represented the U.S. at the Olympics and has given back to the multisport community following her professional career and Lesley and Robert's age group performances throughout their long triathlon careers show us multisport is truly a lifelong sport. On top of their individual accomplishments, each of our inductees impart a love and passion for triathlon that continues to greatly influence the triathlon community.”   The four inductees will be honored at a premier gala hosted by the USA Triathlon Foundation on Thursday, Aug. 4 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in conjunction with the 2022 Toyota USA Triathlon Age Group National Championships Aug. 6-7. The gala will be hosted at Discovery World, in the Roger & Judy Smith Family Pilot House, starting at 6:15 p.m. CT.   What's New in the 303: Wholesome Sweeteners and Why it Supports Boulder Roubaix and Cycling Recently the Boulder Roubaix announced its title sponsor, the Wholesome Masters Racing Team. In its 30th edition the Boulder Roubiax is a classic race in the backroads of Boulder County. It's held every other year and according to race director Chris Grealish, “having Wholesome Sweetners AND the masters club involved has taken a lot of pressure off trying to get the race paid for as well as securing knowledgeable volunteers!  Our bill with the Boulder County Sheriff's Department for traffic control is north of $8,000 paid in advance. That's just one cost.   When asked what is new this year, Chris said, “we've added a lap to both the pro 1-2 and Collegiate cat A groups so they do almost 100 miles in the 5 laps”. He added when asked about the every other year format, “We only hold the race every other year in an attempt to preserve the fragile relationship with the 500 homeowners along the race course”.   We then caught up with President and founder of Wholesome Sweeteners and of Wholesome Masters Racing Team, Nigel Willerton to ask as few questions about sponsoring this event and cycling in general.   Specialized - direct to consumer USAT Gravel Triathlon Series Will Murray mental skills coach   Upcoming Guests   Bill Garrels, host of the Mental Healthlete   Video of the Week   Battle of the Best | Announcing the PTO Tour   Closing: Thanks again for listening in this week.  Please be sure to follow us @303endurance and of course go to iTunes and give us a rating and a comment.  We'd really appreciate it! Stay tuned, train informed, and enjoy the endurance journey!

Whether you are new to the triathlon/swimming/cycling/running or a seasoned veteran, no doubt you have made mistakes in your training and racing. Today Bill and I are putting our pride aside and sharing our top training and racing mistakes, what if anything we changed to not repeat that mistake, and hopefully we'll have a few laughs along the way.   Don't run with scissors, don't fry bacon naked and don't under any circumstances pee on the bike without being sure there's not a competitor in your draft.   Show Sponsor: VENGA CBD   Venga provides a better way to use CBD to help fight pain, train longer, race harder and recover faster. Venga has created a SYSTEM of CBD products that cover 100% of your CBD needs. Each product is specifically made to support an area of your endurance life. Ultra Gels and Balm are great for training recovery and fighting inflammation Gummies and Energy Drink are great while racing Sleep Gels help you get the sleep you need for that overnight recovery   All Venga CBD products are 100% THC Free and water soluble!    Just go to https://vengaendurance.com/303podcast to order yours today. First-time order is 30% off with code (303PODCAST).  We've also added 50% off your first month's subscription with code (303SUBSCRIPTION).     In Today's Show Feature Discussion - Our Funniest Training and Racing Mistakes and What We Learned Endurance News Olympians Gwen Jorgensen, Laura Bennett among four triathletes to be inducted into USA Triathlon Hall of Fame PTO announces Age Groupers at Collins Cup PTO and USAT announce PTO US Open What's new in the 303 Wholesome Sweeteners and Why it Supports Boulder Roubaix and Cycling   Interview Sponsor: UCAN Take your performance to the next level with UCAN Energy and Bars made with SuperStarch®  UCAN uses SuperStarch instead of simple sugars to fuel serious athletes.  UCAN keeps blood sugar steady compared to the energy spikes and crashes of sugar-based products.  Steady energy equals sustained performance!   Right now you can get free Electrolytes For 3 Months. This month only, when you sign up for a new UCAN subscription, we'll include a free jar of Hydrate for the next 3 months.   Use the code 303UCAN for 20% off at ucan.co/discount/303UCAN/ or ucan.co   Feature Discussion: Funniest Training/Racing Mistakes Rich: Bike/Racing: Harvest Moon at Aurora res. Just past Bennett, CO I look around and think I'm by myself, I pee on the bike and hear a female voice "did you just pee on me?" Lesson Learned: Look twice, any doubt pour water over your back to mask the splash, keep cool and wash yourself at the same time Lesson Learned - Don't stop on the uphill, where the shoulder is gravel and narrow. Bike/Training: Riding up Deer Creek Canyon I decided to stop on the uphill to wait for a training partner and chose a spot without a paved shoulder and slowed to a stop as I pulled onto the gravel shoulder, the gravel gave away and I rolled down the hill scraping up. Have a detailed checklist, never skip the checklist, only check things off that actually go into the tri bag, then put the bag in the car the night before the race. Pre/Race: Boulder 70.3 2018 walking to the transition area the morning of the race, it occurs to me that I did not pack my goggles. Lesson learned - if you're going to cool yourself during a race, there are better ways than pouring water carelessly on your head and having it go into your shoes. Sunscreen, ice under the cap, ice down the suit, ice in the hand, Run/Race:  5430 Long Course, it was my 2nd half Iron distance race. I had poured water over my head at the aid stations and water had found it's way into my shoes and they were squeaking with every step. Traffic cone at the front of the garage that I pull out when I back out of the garage Eventually removed the top rack Bike/Training: Driving into the driveway with the bike on the roof; twice Spare pair of jammers in my glove box Swim/Training: Driving to the pool without and forgot my swimsuit. Sometimes I don't figure it out until I'm in the locker room. Then it's a drive back to the house or skip the workout. I must have done this 3+ times   Bill: Cozumel pedal came loose Tighten all your bolds and screws before your race     Our News is sponsored by Buddy Insurance. Buddy Insurance gives you peace of mind to enjoy your training and racing to their fullest.  Buddy's mission is simple, to help people fearlessly enjoy an active and outdoor lifestyle.    Get on-demand accident insurance just in case the unexpected happens. Buddy ensures you have cash for bills fast.  This is accident insurance not health and life insurance.  Go to buddyinsurance.com and create an account.  There's no commitment or charge to create one.  Once you have an account created, it's a snap to open your phone and in a couple clicks have coverage for the day.  Check it out!   Endurance News:   PROFESSIONAL TRIATHLETES ORGANISATION ANNOUNCE  PARTNERSHIP WITH USA TRIATHLON AND DALLAS SPORTS COMMISSION TO ESTABLISH THE PTO US OPEN The Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO) today announced the first ever stateside PTO Tour event – The PTO US Open – in partnership with USA Triathlon, the Dallas Sports Commission and the City of Irving on 17-18th September in  Las Colinas-Irving, Texas.   The inaugural PTO US Open is the 3rd race of the PTO Tour which also consists of the PTO Canadian Open, the Collins Cup, the PTO Asian Open and the PTO European Open. This US stage of the PTO Tour will see the world's greatest non-drafting professional male and female triathletes competing in Irving, Texas for a prize purse of $1,000,000.   The professional men's race and women's race, are each a 100km distance which comprises a 2km swim, 80km bike leg and a 18km run. The PTO US Open will also introduce age group racing over both the 100km and 25km distance, as well as a relay option, giving amateurs the opportunity to meet and race alongside the PTO professionals in the centrally located Las Colinas-Irving district, a short distance from downtown Dallas.   PROFESSIONAL TRIATHLETES ORGANISATION ANNOUNCE AGE GROUP RACING AT THE COLLINS CUP Second annual Collins Cup on 20th and 21st August 2022 at the extraordinary x-bionic®sphere in Šamorín, Slovakia.   This year, the Collins Cup will also introduce age group racing over the 100km distance as well as a relay option, giving amateurs the opportunity to meet and race alongside the world's best PTO professionals from Team Europe, Team US and Team Internationals. Competitors will be able to absorb all the hair-raising, heart thumping and inspirational action from the professional race on Saturday 20th August before taking to the closed-roads course on Sunday to experience it for themselves.    The Collins Cup is the 2nd race of the PTO Tour which also consists of the PTO Canadian Open and the PTO USA Open in 2022 with The PTO Asian Open and the PTO European Open being added in 2023 and will see the world's greatest non-drafting professional male and female triathletes competing in Slovakia for a prize purse of $1,500,000.   The inaugural Collins Cup, the game-changing new race format for triathlon, modeled after the Ryder Cup saw three teams of Internationals, European, and USA athletes pitted against one another in 12 race matches in some of the most dynamic racing ever seen in the sport. The new format resulted in phenomenal viewing figures moving it closer to long established properties like tennis and golf.   The professional men's race and women's race will take place on Saturday 20th August, are each a 100km distance which comprises a 2km freshwater swim in the Danube river, a 80km fast and flat bike leg and a 18km run over a variety of different terrain in the beautiful countryside surrounding the x-bionic®sphere in  Šamorín.   Olympians Gwen Jorgensen, Laura Bennett among four triathletes to be inducted into USA Triathlon Hall of Fame COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Olympic gold medalist Gwen Jorgensen, two-time Olympian Laura Bennett and age group multisport athletes Lesley Cens-McDowell and Robert Plant today were announced as the 11th induction class of the USA Triathlon Hall of Fame.   The USA Triathlon Hall Fame serves to recognize, honor and commemorate those individuals and groups who have demonstrated excellence in every aspect of multisport — thereby inspiring others to elevate their own performance, participation and community involvement. Founded in 2008, it has recognized the best performances and contributions in the sport's nearly 50-year history. This year's class brings the total number of inductees to 47.   “We are so excited to add these iconic athletes to the USA Triathlon Hall of Fame,” said Steve Sutherland, Chair of the USA Triathlon Hall of Fame Executive Committee. “Gwen's incredible rise to becoming an Olympic gold medalist is a story for the ages, Laura twice represented the U.S. at the Olympics and has given back to the multisport community following her professional career and Lesley and Robert's age group performances throughout their long triathlon careers show us multisport is truly a lifelong sport. On top of their individual accomplishments, each of our inductees impart a love and passion for triathlon that continues to greatly influence the triathlon community.”   The four inductees will be honored at a premier gala hosted by the USA Triathlon Foundation on Thursday, Aug. 4 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in conjunction with the 2022 Toyota USA Triathlon Age Group National Championships Aug. 6-7. The gala will be hosted at Discovery World, in the Roger & Judy Smith Family Pilot House, starting at 6:15 p.m. CT.     What's New in the 303: Wholesome Sweeteners and Why it Supports Boulder Roubaix and Cycling Recently the Boulder Roubaix announced its title sponsor, the Wholesome Masters Racing Team. In its 30th edition the Boulder Roubiax is a classic race in the backroads of Boulder County. It's held every other year and according to race director Chris Grealish, “having Wholesome Sweetners AND the masters club involved has taken a lot of pressure off trying to get the race paid for as well as securing knowledgeable volunteers!  Our bill with the Boulder County Sheriff's Department for traffic control is north of $8,000 paid in advance. That's just one cost.   When asked what is new this year, Chris said, “we've added a lap to both the pro 1-2 and Collegiate cat A groups so they do almost 100 miles in the 5 laps”. He added when asked about every other year format, “We only hold the race every other year in an attempt to preserve the fragile relationship with the 500 homeowners along the racecourse”.   We then caught up with President and founder of Wholesome Sweeteners and of Wholesome Masters Racing Team, Nigel Willerton to ask as few questions about sponsoring this event and cycling in general.   Specialized - direct to consumer USAT Gravel Triathlon Series Will Murray mental skills coach   Upcoming Guests   Bill Garrels, host of the Mental Healthlete   Video of the Week   Battle of the Best | Announcing the PTO Tour     Closing: Thanks again for listening in this week.  Please be sure to follow us @303endurance and of course go to iTunes and give us a rating and a comment.  We'd really appreciate it! Stay tuned, train informed, and enjoy the endurance journey!

Gwen Jorgensen won the triathlon gold medal at the 2016 Rio Olympic games after a pair of ITU World Triathlon Series championships in 2014 and 2015. She has since retired from professional triathlon and is focused on marathon running. She will be inducted into the USA Triathlon Hall of Fame in August of 2022.  After contracting COVID-19 recently, she and elite athlete coach Bobby McGee reset her goals and plans for the year. The situation has given them both a new perspective on training and racing. Listen in as Dirk Friel talks about the various challenges of recovering from the illness and how running form and surface impact runners.

Mike Reilly, the official "Voice of IRONMAN" worldwide and a member of the IRONMAN Hall of Fame, the USA Triathlon Hall of Fame, and the Running USA Hall of Champions, is the only person to have been inducted into all three.Mike has also done on-site announcing and television coverage for over a thousand other triathlon and running events in 10 countries. October 2021 will mark his 31st appearance as the IRONMAN World Championship announcer in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii.He's called 194 IRONMAN races worldwide, and his iconic call of "You are an IRONMAN!" has been heard by over 350,000 finishers.

Mike Reilly, the official "Voice of IRONMAN" worldwide and a member of the IRONMAN Hall of Fame, the USA Triathlon Hall of Fame and the Running USA Hall of Champions, is the only person to have been inducted into all three. He's called 194 IRONMAN races worldwide, and his iconic call of “You are an IRONMAN!” has been heard by over 350,000 finishers. For more, visit our show notes at https://loveworksleadership.blog/2021/05/17/episode-59-finding-your-voice-with-mike-reilly/.

The RunRunLive 4.0 Podcast Episode 4-448 – Dave McGillivray Boston Marathon to Covid Vaccination  (Audio: link) audio:http://www.RunRunLive.com/PodcastEpisodes/epi4448.mp3] Link MarathonBQ – How to Qualify for the Boston Marathon in 14 Weeks - Intro: Hello my friends and welcome to episode 4-448 of the RunRunLive Podcast.  How we doin?  Here we are flipping the page to February of 2021.  How about that?  Big news from my side of the world, that being New England, is the cold.  Cold, cold, cold.   It was zero degrees F this morning.  I just got back from 7ish miles in the woods with Ollie.  We waited until after lunch and the temp came up over 20.  Nice day, sunny, windless, cold.  It's really good running in the trials right now.  With the freeze, the ground is nice and hard.  We got a couple of light snowstorms earlier in the week, maybe 3-5 inches of fluffy snow.  With so much traffic in the trails these days it's all packed down and hard and fast.  It's only icy where the spring come up.  I had a pretty good week of running coming off the end of the infected toe.  The antibiotics cleared the infection up.  I took a bout a week off, but was back on it this week.  I bought some silicone toe caps,  toe protect that toe while it heals.  They work really well for me.  For some people they fall off, but for my big toe they fit great and keep the toe safe.  I got back to training.  Had a pretty good weekend, despite the cold weather.  Friday I did a set of long hills in the cold, which were awful while I was doing them, but when I looked at the data were a decent effort.  Yesterday I did a long 16 miler in the trails.  Most of it was pretty sucky, but that's how ultra training is supposed to go.  You run until it sucks and then you run more.  That's the name of the game.  And Ollie and I knocked out another 7 just now so that's close to 30 miles in 3 days.  That's encouraging.  I didn't take Ollie yesterday for the long run.  I thought it might be too cold for him.  I didn't want to chance him hurting his feet.  For myself, I had to figure out how to carry water.  The challenge with this weather is that your bottles freeze in under an hour in any handheld. And the bite valves freeze even faster on your packs.  What I ended up doing was wearing my Aonjiie vest with the two 500ML bite valve bottles under my outer layer.  I had my phone in an inner layer as well.  That worked well.  The bite valves didn't freeze and I could unzip my outer layer to get a drink.   I brought an old spring energy recovery gel from my ultra-bag; that bag where I keep all the ultra stuff, for fuel.  But when I opened it up at the halfway point it tasted like it had gone bad.  So – basically 3 hours in the cold with no fuel.  My balaclava froze to my head.   But I got it done and felt fine today.  After the antibiotics and taking a week off I was noticeable chubby so I've been watching my food this week and have already knocked 5 pounds off.  Today we chat with out old friend, director of the Boston Marathon, Dave McGillivray.  He is a case study in resilience and the power of a positive attitude.   This pandemic knocked his business of race directing right out from under him.  He had to pivot.  And he did.  He's now running the vaccinations at Fenway and Gillette stadium. Of course we also sneak in some Boston Marathon talk.  In section one I'm going to talk about what to expect and how to counter the effects of aging as an athlete and in section two I'll talk about work stress.  Because I've had a really stressful week of work.   And I got through it.  Next week might be worse or better – but I'll get through it.  I try to show up with a positive attitude, have empathy and lead as best I can.  I also know I'm not going to get everything done and I make choices about what to not get done based on what's important to me.  Getting my workouts in is important to me. Writing and communicating is important to me.  You, you're important to me.  We're in this together right?  That's what they keep telling me anyhow… On with the show. About Zero ZERO — The End of Prostate Cancer is the leading national nonprofit with the mission to end prostate cancer. ZERO advances research, improves the lives of men and families, and inspires action. Link to my ZERO page: (for Donations) … I'll remind you that the RunRunLive podcast is ad free and listener supported.  What does that mean? It means you don't have to listen to me trying to sound sincere about Stamps.com or Audible.. (although, fyi, my MarathonBQ book is on audible) We do have a membership option where you can become a member and as a special thank you, you will get access to member's only audio. There are book reviews, odd philosophical thoughts, zombie stories and I curate old episodes for you to listen to.  I recently added that guy who cut off is foot so he could keep training and my first call with Geoff Galloway.   “Curated” means I add some introductory comments and edit them up a bit.  So anyhow – become a member so I can keep paying my bills.   … The RunRunLive podcast is Ad Free and listener supported.  … Section one – The Aging Athlete - Voices of reason – the conversation DAVE MCGILLIVRAY– DMSE Sports     WHEN DAVE MCGILLIVRAY FOUNDED DMSE SPORTS IN A MEDFORD, MA, STOREFRONT IN 1981, RUNNING WAS KNOWN AS JOGGING, WICKING MATERIAL WAS A TERRY CLOTH HEADBAND, AND SPORTS DRINKS AND RUNNING SHOES WERE IN THEIR INFANCY.   OUR MISSION DMSE Sports is an industry leader in event management operations and logistics. From road races to charity walks, we pride ourselves on producing safe and technically excellent events by creating trusted relationships, paying attention to every detail, and executing flawlessly. DMSE strives to produce the highest-caliber experience, whether consulting on existing events or building and managing them from the ground up.   OUR COMMITMENT Black Lives Matter.   We at DMSE Sports have always supported that sentiment internally, but stayed silent externally. However, we  want to be part of the change for good, and to do that, we recognize it's necessary to speak out and stand in solidarity with those who are fighting for equality and racial justice.   It's time we become better allies. To externalize our internal anti-racist beliefs, to learn from those who have lived the experiences, to listen when they point to injustices and prejudice. Black and brown lives matter, and they deserve to have an equal opportunity for happiness, success, and long life.   As a start, we will be donating all funds raised by the DMSE Foundation during the Medford2Medford race to organizations that directly support communities of color.   This is just the beginning of DMSE's effort to effect real change. We know we have a long road ahead.   OUR EVENTS The company and its 75+ consultants manage more than 30 major road races and charitable events per year, including:   New Balance Falmouth Road Race   Eversource Walk for Boston Children's Hospital   Camp Harborview Citython 5K   Run to Home Base   Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk   Delta Dental Mount Washington Road Race   BAA Half-Marathon   BAA Boston Marathon   lululemon San Diego 10K   TD Beach to Beacon   Dick's Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon   BAA 5K   Feaster Five Thanksgiving Day Run   Harvard Pilgrim Finish at the Fifty at Patriot Place   BAA 10K   “There are 3 rules I never break—No questions asked. 1) Call my mom back within an hour. 2) Tell someone every day that I love them. 3) Always say yes to Dave McGillivray.” — DAVID BROWN, CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER OF THE MASSACHUSETTS ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND & VISUALLY IMPAIRED THE EARLY YEARS Since 1981, DMSE has organized or consulted on more than 1,000 events, raising millions for charity and earning a reputation as one of the most thorough, well organized race management firms in the U.S.   DMSE's first event – the Bay State Triathlon at Wright's Pond in Medford, Mass. – attracted 100 participants and was one of the first triathlons ever held in New England and the nation. McGillivray had competed in the 1980 Ironman Triathlon in Hawaii and brought the concept back to his native Northeast. A triathlete for years, McGillivray competed in eight Ironman triathlons and introduced the inspirational father-son team of Rick and Dick Hoyt to the sport. In January of 2011, he was inducted into the USA Triathlon Hall of Fame.   Triathlons were just the beginning for DMSE. As the group organized more athletic events, McGillivray and his staff quickly earned a reputation as detail minded, safety oriented and creative thinkers in the competitive arena of event management. In 1988, the B.A.A Boston Marathon noticed and appointed McGillivray technical director of the world-famous marathon, and in 2001 he was appointed race director – a title he still holds today.   PICKING UP SPEED As DMSE grew, McGillivray added to his team, hand picking the best in start and finish line management, lead vehicle programs, runner registration and results, while working with local volunteers, race committees and police and fire departments to create a smooth operation come race day. So when Olympic Gold Medalist Joan Benoit Samuelson had an idea for a road race in her hometown of Cape Elizabeth, Maine, she reached out to McGillivray and his team.  The TD Bank Beach to Beacon 10K was launched in 1998 and is now among the most popular on the U.S. road race circuit, attracting some of the world's fastest elite athletes and drawing rave reviews from participants.   Others noticed as well. From the Bellin Run in Green Bay, Wisconsin and the Lady Speed Stick® Women's Half Marathon Series throughout the U.S. to Run to Home Base at Fenway Park and Run For The Dream in Williamsburg, Va., a DMSE race is known for being safe, organized, technically advanced and produced without flaws. No wonder that in 2000, McGillivray and his team received the prestigious Race Director of the Year award from Road Race Management.    MAINTAINING THE PACE In 2014, DMSE added another high-profile event to the portfolio as the team was brought on to manage the Across the Bay 10K in Annapolis, MD, which has had more than 20,000 runners in each of the first two years!   PHILANTHROPY DMSE Sports also is a pioneer in what is now one of the most important aspects of the athletic industry – combining athletics with philanthropy. Nearly every DMSE endeavor has that unbeatable combination of fitness and fundraising, giving back to the Jimmy Fund and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston Children's Hospital, Lazarus House and many others.   MILESTONES DMSE has been involved with more than 900 major events over the 30+years, but here are a few highlights:   1980 Dave McGillivray Running and Sports Center opens in Medford, Massachusetts   1981 Dave McGillivray Sports Enterprises (DMSE) is born, sets up offices in Medford   1982 DMSE directs first triathlon, the Bay State Triathlon at Spot Pond in Medford   1983 DMSE produces Cape Cod Endurance Triathlon, first Ironman-distance triathlon in the continental U.S.   1984 Dave McGillivray Sports Enterprises, Inc. is incorporated, April 19, 1984   1988 DMSE is hired as the Technical Coordinator of the BAA Boston Marathon.   1989 DMSE manages Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk   1990 DMSE directs the Triathlon World Championship at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida   1993 DMSE manages Feaster Five Thanksgiving Day Road Race in Andover, Massachusetts   1996 DMSE assists with 100th running of the B.A.A. Boston Marathon with a record 38,000+ official entrants   1996 DMSE consultants hired to assist with venue management of all road events for Atlanta Olympic Games   1998 DMSE directs Goodwill Games Triathlon in New York City   1998 DMSE asked by Olympic Gold Medalist Joan Samuelson to manage the first TD Bank Beach to Beacon 10K (then the People Beach to Beacon 10K)   2003 DMSE creates its own foundation: The DMSE Children's Fitness Foundation   2004 DMSE manages USA Women's Marathon Olympic Trials in St. Louis   2008 DMSE assists BAA in managing USA Women's Marathon Olympic Trial in Boston, Massachusetts   2010 DMSE launches four new races – Spring Training 10K Classic in Jupiter, Florida; Run to Home Base at Fenway Park in Boston; Harvard Pilgrim 10K at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough; and the Run Gloucester 7-Mile Race in Gloucester   2010 DMSE Foundation launches “Running in Places” program for Boston-area school children   2010 DMSE hired as consultant to the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon   2010 DMSE hired to manage 2011 Run for the Dream half marathon in Williamsburg, Virginia, and 2011 Mt. Washington Road Race   2011 DMSE celebrates "30 Years Running" March 12 with more than 450 dignitaries, consultants, and athletes; DMSE hired to serve as the race director of the New Balance Falmouth Road Race in Cape Cod in time for its 40th running   2013 DMSE manages the 25th Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk   2014 DMSE assists with the Across the Bay 10K in Annapolis, Maryland   2015 DMSE hired to direct the USA Invitational Half Marathon in San Diego, California   2016 DMSE manages the Runner's World Half & Festival in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania   2017 DMSE celebrates 20 years of managing the TD Beach to Beacon in Cape Elizabeth, Maine   2017 DMSE hired to manage the inaugural Fenway Park Marathon   Section two – Managing Work Stress -   Outro Ok my friends we have lined up in the parking lot between the barriers to get our shots through the end of  Episode 4-448 of the RunRunLive Podcast.   So I watched “the Dig' on Netflix.  I've been excited to see it.  Because I'm a big history buff.  And if you don't know ‘the Dig' is a period piece about the excavation of an Anglo Saxon ship burial in , on the coast of Suffolk in England.    I won't disparage the program but I was hoping for some archaeology and it turns out it's more like ‘the English Patient'.  Lots of feelings and relationships and very little actual Anglo Saxon.   They don't even show the helmet or mention king .  So if you like British period dramas go for it.  If you like archeology, not so much. The other wonderful discovery I've made in the last couple weeks are some very entertaining science fiction podcasts. Since I have my own “After the Apocalypse” podcast now – which you should go like and comment remember – I did some searching and found some others to listen too.  There are three I've been listening to on my runs.  The first is podcast that reads stories form Asimov's magazine.  The second is , another science fiction story podcast.  And finally my favorite is .  I think I like that one the most because the editor always sounds exhausted.  They are all nice, little 20-30 minute chunk-size stories.  Perfect company for running in the dark, snowy trails.  Some are better than others.  The good ones make the so-so ones worth it.  Other than that I'm working my way through a Jimmy Buffet novel called “” which is refreshingly easy to digest.  A bit of a palette cleanser – so to speak.  Cowboys, boats, lighthouses – typically breezy Jimmy Buffet style.  Cringe-worthy at time but unapologetic. And that's what I have for you this week. A decent week.  The days are getting longer fast now.  4+ minutes a day.  The vaccinations are rolling out.  We might even be getting on airplanes and gettiggn back out into the world soon.  Stay warm.  Stay strong.  Be a leader, And I'll see you out there. MarathonBQ – How to Qualify for the Boston Marathon in 14 Weeks - Rachel -> Coach Jeff ->  

A conversation with Mike Reilly, the official "Voice of IRONMAN" worldwide and a member of the IRONMAN Hall of Fame, the USA Triathlon Hall of Fame and the Running USA Hall of Champions, and is the only person to have been inducted into all three. He's famous for his call of “You are an IRONMAN!” which has been heard by over 350,000 finishers of the iconic endurance event.We talk about Mike's life as the IRONMAN announcer amidst COVID-19 and the cancelation of events and Mike gives his perspective on changes athletes might expect with IRONMAN racing in the immediate post COVID-19 world when racing returns.We talk about the growth and popularity of IRONMAN racing over the past couple of decades and Mike gives his take on what drove the interest of what is considered to be the world's toughest endurance event.We talk about his book “Finding My Voice” and the message he wanted to convey to readers and we talk about Mike's origin story and how he got into announcing and the famous “you are an IRONMAN” phrase. We talk about some of Mike's most memorable experiences as an announcer from age-group to pro racers. Mike gives his perspective on the IRONMAN World Championship and whether the spirit of the race still remains for non-qualifiers.About Mike Reillyhttps://mikereilly.net/about/Mike Reilly's book Finding My Voicehttps://mikereilly.net/findingmyvoice/About IRONMANhttps://www.ironman.com/Follow Us:Facebook: https://Facebook.com/EventHorizon.TvTwitter: https://twitter.com/EventHorizonTvInstagram: https://instagram.com/eventhorizon.tvYouTube: https://youtube.com/c/EventHorizonTvSupport Us:https://Patreon.com/Endurancehttps://paypal.me/EnduranceExperience

If you're familiar with Ironman, then you've surely heard the voice of Mike Reilly.  The four words, "You are an Ironman" are some of the most powerful words uttered at the finish line of endurance sports.  Mike has been announcing Ironman events since 1989 and is fondly known as "The Voice of Ironman."  He has been inducted into the IRONMAN Hall of Fame, the USA Triathlon Hall of Fame and the Running USA Hall of Champions, and is the only person to have been inducted into all three.  He has connected with hundreds of thousands of athletes, making each one feel individual and special as they cross the finish line, but also at the start line and throughout the grueling 19 hour day of announcing.  Mike's book, Finding My Voice was published about one year ago and is an inspiring and fun read about some of the most incredible moments through Mike's career with Ironman.  You'll laugh, you'll cry, and you'll feel inspired when you read it.  It's about how Ironman changes people for the better.   Throughout this episode, you'll immediately notice Mike's positivity and his passion for attitude.  He says, "You're the cause of your own experience."  He says that it has been his privilege to see people cross every Ironman finish line. It's always hard to pick just one quote for the intros of these episodes.  Here's one from the end that I loved and can't agree with more: "No matter what happens today, you've got control over one thing and one thing only- that's your attitude.  If you take care of it, it will get you to the finish line. You can't worry about all the external stuff that will come your way, and it will. It could be raining, it could be heat, it could be a perfect weather day and you get 3 flat tires. But if you control your attitude and keep it positive, it'll get you to the finish line. If you don't, it may fail getting you to the finish line."  We talked about a lot in this show and thanks to those of you who sent in your questions too!  Topics Discussed in the Podcast  how Mike got into announcing how he announces for 19 hours straight the life-changing importance of getting to the start line how goal setting in endurance sports forever changes you what a typical day of announcing looks like what it means to be an Ironman favorite finish line stories how he manages his energy with all the travel and long days announcing Ironman tattoos how make stays so positive  why Mike believes family and community are the most important thing Listener Qs oldest ironman finisher? does Mike like swim, bike, or run best? how has the sport changed and how does he see it evolving? does he go on vacation? best advice to a 1st timer Ironman starter on race morning favorite venue  where would you like to go ride     Listen Now   Resources MikeReilly.net Get Mike's book: Finding My Voice ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   2 Ways to Give Back to the Show           ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Don't Miss an Episode: Subscribe!                                 

In this episode we chat to Mike Reilly, the voice of IRONMAN.  Having commentated at over 30 IRONMAN World Championship events, 2020 will see Mike commentate on his 200th IRONMAN.  We learn how Mike accidentally began race commentating and how since the 70's he's gone from teaching, retail, sales and author in an ever evolving multi-sport world.We dig a little deeper into the world of race commentary, discuss what it means to be inducted into the IRONMAN Hall of Fame, USA Triathlon hall of fame and the Running USA hall of champions.  And best of all we look at the inspiration he gets from all of the IRONMAN athletes who cross that finish line and he offers some great advice for those who might experience a dark place during that special day.

A special bonus episode where Siri tells her story to Tony Robbins on his podcast about her journey to World Champion Triathlete and coach. You can listen to the original recording here https://www.tonyrobbins.com/podcasts/letting-go-fear/Where do you go from failure? The most successful people in the world have recorded massive failures, and, for many of them, failure was the greatest influence in their ascent to greatness. Why?It comes down to perspective; failure is only the end if you choose to see it that way.We all have the power to choose. We can't control events, but we can choose what to focus on, we can choose what those events mean, and we can choose what to do now. These three decisions control our lives. So it is not the conditions of our lives, but rather the decisions that determine our destiny.In this episode of the Tony Robbins Podcast, hosts Tony Robbins and Mary Buckheit explore how to shift your focus to being true to yourself, bouncing back from defeat, and embracing who you are.They speak to their friend and hero, Siri Lindley. A former 2-time ITU World Champion, Siri was recently inducted to the USA Triathlon Hall of Fame. She is a Brown University graduate and has coached field hockey and lacrosse at Ivy League schools.In her coaching career, Siri has helped a number of Olympic and Ironman athletes win championships, including Mirinda Carfrae. While we were fascinated by her incredible success, we invited her to the podcast to learn more about her unique life experiences.In this episode, Siri opens up about fear, suffering, recruiting, training, triathlons, coaching and love. She explains to Tony and Mary how these life challenges ultimately became her greatest gifts.Siri and Tony help us to understand that to be truly great at anything, you must always start with yourself.Show Notes[00:30] Tony Robbins on hunger, drive, and emotional strength[06:00] Introduction to Mary B[06:30] An introduction to Siri Lindley[11:50] The allure of a triathlon[12:10] Team sports vs. individual competition[12:50] Starting out (“I couldn't swim.”)[13:58] Siri's first triathlon (“I was a disaster”)[17:00] Failure either destroys you or drives you[18:20] Where does the hunger comes from?[19:30] Desperate to feel good; wanting to like herself[20:30] Keeping the fear at bay[22:30] From “crappy” to World No. 1[24:30] Lesson: “You as a human being are far more important than you as an athlete”[25:45] Coach Brett Sutton gets into the mind of the athlete[26:30] Olympic trials 2000[28:30] No excuses: “I choked.”[30:25] “Impossible” training in Switzerland[31:20] Tony on Wantrepreneur vs. Entrepreneur[32:15] Training in Converse and travel clothes…in the Alps[34:30] “Jane supposedly sucks”…and she kicked my butt[36:20] Mom: “If you can't hack it, come home.”[36:50] Everyday he was scaring me to death. It was brilliant.[37:50] Tony: “A belief is a poor substitute for experience … your coach gave you an experience.”[38:42] Champion mentality, self-sabotage, bad patterns, doubt, commitment[39:51] TR on the psychology of extraordinary athletes[40:05] Recruitment: “I saw the angel in the marble and I carved until I set it free.”[40:55] Why failure can actually set you up for success[41:45] Tony Robbins on facing your fears and the analogy of sports[42:55] Why recruit 42nd place?[43:38] Be better than you were yesterday[44:24] Appreciation for the everyday[46:30] A manager's right to be picky[46:55] Tony Robbins: I hate the term self-esteem; the only way to get inner pride is to earn it[47:30] Coach John Wooden's definition of victory[49:15] We alone are the creators of our life[49:35] Mary B: Accountability, junk miles, purpose, and the human factor[50:43] Tony Robbins on humility and the human factor[51:37] Siri's ultimate fulfillment, and reading Tony's books[52:14] Life after competition[52:05] I could have retired after I won my first world championship…but I didn't want to be a fluke[53:32] An athlete puts their dream into a coach's hands[55:15] As an athlete, I hadn't accepted who I was fully…I came out after I retired from the sport[55:10] Siri falls in love[56:30] “Love messes with anything you've learned before.”[59:00] Siri Lindley and Rebekah Keat[59:55] Taking care of myself makes me a better coach[1:01:15] What makes Siri's life story the classic fairytale[1:02:40] Siri's gratitude[1:03:55] Siri's advice: Be brave. Be relentless. Look how far you've come.[1:05:51] The gap between where you are and where you want to be[1:06:57] The Science of Achievement vs. The Art of Fulfillment[1:08:48] The female college athletes curse…now what?[1:09:33] USA Lacrosse cut/extreme disappointment[1:10:53] There's nothing worse than starting something and not finishing[1:12:00] We all find our path[1:12:36] How a sponsorship changed her life's direction[1:16:06] Basing a life's identity on others' expectations[1:17:45] The world champion had no sponsors[1:18:28] The lasting effect of an image you're not[1:19:12] The ultimate success: being who you really are[1:19:50] Mary B on coming out and limiting beliefs[1:21:00] Being true to who you are allows you to give all of yourself to others[1:21:50] The Ellen Degeneres effect[1:24:05] Unleash the power within[1:25:10] Tony: “It's hard to love yourself when you're not being yourself”[1:25:30] Freeing yourself of limitations can rejuvenate and revitalize you[1:28:45] Tony's goodbye

The RunRunLive 4.0 Podcast Episode 4-406 – Dave McGilvary - How to Run Across the Country (Audio: link) audio:http://www.RunRunLive.com/PodcastEpisodes/epi4406.mp3] Link MarathonBQ – How to Qualify for the Boston Marathon in 14 Weeks - Hello, my endurance compatriots, companions and comrades and welcome to the RunRunLive Podcast episode 4-405.  Had a bit of a scare or a potential set back in my training after the last episode.  You could hear it in my voice that I was had a little something going on and sure enough I woke up that Sunday sick as heck! I was really looking forward to my long run that day.  It was just a plane Jane 3-hour and 15 minute surge run that would get me 21-22 miles.  Nothing complicated.  And I woke up with a fever headache.  After a few seconds of indecision, (you know me), I said ‘you'll hate yourself if you don't go try'.  I met my buddy Tim who was only doing 2 hours and we got out.  I could tell I was hurting so I called it at 2 hours.  Got a solid 13miles in.  Went home.  Took a shower and laid in bed the rest of the day.  I was concerned because I had a busy week with a 2-day road trip.  I figured I'd be out on the road, sick in airplane - you get the visual.  It turned out better than I thought.  Coach had me scheduled for a recovery week anyhow.  There weren't any monster workouts to add to being sick and traveling.  I was able to drug myself up and made the travel and meetings look easy.  And, most importantly it didn't turn into something awful.  You always run into some blips in your training cycle.  My training cycle has been going so well that I was due.  A couple more big weeks would be good for my confidence, but for the most part ‘the hay is in the barn'.   Today I called up our old friend Dave McGilvary, head of DMSE sports and race director for the Boston Marathon.  I had a simple question to pick his brain about.  “What does it take to run across the country?”  We also chat a little about that other race… Section one – the hay is in the barn… What to do when you have late-cycle training issues. Section two – continuing homilies on being … Speaking of the Boston Marathon, they released the bib number assignments.  If you want to track me I'm 18,543.  Think about that.  As hard as I train, with my finishing time around a 3:30 I'm nowhere near the mid-pack of this race.  There's 30,000 runners in the race but only around 25,000 are qualified.  That means close to ¾ of the pack is in front of me.  You'd have to run my old Boston PR of 3:06 just to make it into the first wave.  When they changed the standards by 10 minutes people wondered if the runners could keep up.  There's your answer.  They certainly can.  The entire curve just shifted by 10 minutes and the race is still over-subscribed.  Amazing.  This will be my 21st running of the race and I pulled out all the stops for this one.  I think I'm going to have a good race.  Regardless of what happens it is and has been an honor to be part of this thing, this slice of local history.  On April 15th this year, Patriot's Day in Boston, my buddies and I have done the work and earned the right to play – and play we will! On with the show. … I'll remind you that the RunRunLive podcast is ad free and listener supported.  What does that mean? It means you don't have to listen to me trying to sound sincere about Stamps.com or Audible.. (although, fyi, my MarathonBQ book is on audible) We do have a membership option where you can become a member and as a special thank you, you will get access to member's only audio. There are book reviews, odd philosophical thoughts, zombie stories and I curate old episodes for you to listen to.  I recently added that guy who cut off is foot so he could keep training and my first call with Geoff Galloway.   “Curated” means I add some introductory comments and edit them up a bit.  So anyhow – become a member so I can keep paying my bills. M … The RunRunLive podcast is Ad Free and listener supported.  We do this by offering a membership option where members get Access to Exclusive Members Only audio and articles. Member only race reports, essays and other bits just for you! Links are in the show notes and at RunRunLive.com … Section one – The Hay is in the Barn! - Voices of reason – the conversation Dave McGillivray, Founder DMSE RACE DIRECTOR, PHILANTHROPIST,  MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER,  ACCOMPLISHED ATHLETE. DAVE MCGILLIVRAY IS A PROFESSIONAL WITH A PURPOSE. From his extraordinary 1978 run across the U.S. to benefit the Jimmy Fund and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute to serving as technical director then race director of the BAA Boston Marathon since the 1980s, McGillivray has helped organize more than 900 mass participatory events since founding DMSE Sports in 1981, while raising millions for worthy causes close to his heart. Here are a few of his many career highlights: In 1978 and over the course of 80 consecutive days, McGillivray ran across the U.S. from Medford, Oregon, to his hometown of Medford, Massachusetts, covering a total distance of 3,452 miles. He finished to a standing ovation of 32,000 fans in Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox. His effort raised thousands of dollars for the Jimmy Fund, a charity that supports research toward eliminating cancer in children. The 1980 East Coast Run to benefit the Jimmy Fund consisted of 1,520 miles from Winter Haven, Florida, to Boston, Massachusetts. McGillivray was joined by Bob Hall, one of the pioneers of wheelchair marathoning, and raised thousands of dollars for the Jimmy Fund. He also met with then-President Jimmy Carter at the White House during the trek through Washington, D.C. In 1980, McGillivray competed in the Hawaii Ironman Triathlon, the premier individual endurance event in the world. He finished 14th overall and was only the 30th person to have ever competed in an Ironman. The Ironman consists of three back-to-back distance events: a 2.4 mile rough, open ocean water swim, followed by a 112-mile bike race, and finally finishing up with a 26.2-mile marathon run. He completed the event again in 1983-1989 and 2014, for a total of nine times. The Wrentham State School 24-Hour Run was designated as the "Run for Our Dreams Marathon." In 1980, this run traversed 120 miles in 24 hours throughout 31 cities within southeastern Massachusetts, ending in Foxboro Stadium during half-time of a New England Patriots football game. Held to benefit the Wrentham State School for the Mentally Retarded, this particular run raised more than $10,000 for the handicapped. 1981 brought an invitation to participate in the Empire State Building Run-Up. The course consists of 86 stories, 1,575 steps, 1050 feet in elevation, 40" stair height. Finished 10th place overall in a time of 13 minutes, 27 seconds. His 1981 New England Run was a triathlon (running, cycling, and swimming) of 1,522 miles throughout the six New England states. He raised $55,000 for the Jimmy Fund. Unusual segments included running up and down Mount Washington and swimming two miles across Lake Winneapesaukee, both in New Hampshire. In addition, highlights included swimming one mile from Woods Hole toward Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts and running three miles with inmates inside Walpole State Prison. Officially completed his New England Run by swimming more than seven miles from Martha's Vineyard to Falmouth, Massachusetts, again raising more money for the Jimmy Fund. McGillivray was greeted by thousands on shore including some of the world's greatest runners, including Alberto Salazar. In 1982, McGillivray ran the Boston Marathon in 3:14 while blindfolded and escorted by two guides to raise more than $10,000 for the Carroll Center for the Blind in Newton, Massachusetts.. He traded his running shoes for swimming shorts in 1983 for the Jimmy Fund 24-Hour Swim. He swam for 24 consecutive hours in the Olympic-size Medford High School pool, swimming a total of 1,884 lengths and covering 26.2 miles (distance of Boston Marathon), again raising funds for the Jimmy Fund. Over the course of 14 days in 1983, he bicycled more than 1,000 miles throughout six New England states to raise money for a scholarship fund for McGillivray's alma mater, Merrimack College. In 1986, he formed the first sanctioned running club inside a maximum security institution at Walpole State Prison. He also conducted and ran in numerous distance races inside the prison yard, including completing and winning a full 26.2 mile marathon against inmates. Also in 1986, he biked for 24 consecutive hours around a five-mile loop course in Medford while simultaneously directing the annual Bay State Triathlon, which was being held on the same course at the same time. He covered a total of 385 miles, again raising money for the Jimmy Fund. Since 1988, he has been the Technical and Race Director of the Boston Marathon. He manages and oversees all technical and operational aspects of the oldest and most prestigious marathon in the world. McGillivray's many endurance events for charity are legendary, including running 120 miles in 24 hours thru 31 Massachusetts cities; an 86-story, 1,575-step run up Empire State Building in 13 minutes and 27 seconds; and running, cycling and swimming 1,522 miles thru six New England states while raising $55,000 for the Jimmy Fund. In 2000, he was chosen as Race Director of the Year by Road Race Management/Running Times Magazine. That same year, he received the Lifetime Achievement Award by Competitor Magazine for more than 30 years of service to the sport of road racing and triathlons. In 2003, McGillivray created the DMSE Children's Fitness Foundation to support non-profit organizations that use running to promote physical fitness in children and help solve the epidemic of childhood obesity. In 2004, McGillivray and a team of veteran marathon runners journeyed across the country following the same path he took in 1978. Trek USA raised more than $300,000 for five charities benefiting children. The race director of the Boston Marathon as well as an accomplished runner, McGillivray has run the marathon each year since 1973. For 16 years he ran it with all the other runners and since he began working with the race in 1988 he has run the course afterwards. His 2006 book, The Last Pick, which he co-wrote with Linda Glass Fechter, chronicles his childhood and career as the last pick for team sports because of his small stature, motivating readers to never underestimate their own ability to set and achieve goals. Order here on Amazon. In 2009 he was awarded the prestigious “Jimmy Award” from the Jimmy Fund of Boston for his 30-year association and his work with helping to raise money to fund cancer research at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. A skilled motivational speaker, McGillivray has displayed his signature ability to engage and inspire listeners to more than 1,600 audiences from corporate executives to high school students. McGillivray has received numerous awards –  valedictorian at both his high school and college, 2005 Running USA Hall of Champions, 2007 Runner's World Heroes of Running Award, the 2010 Fleet Feet Lifetime Commitment to Running Award, 2010 Ron Burton Community Service Award, the 2011 Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center's 2011 100 list, inducted into the USA Triathlon Hall of Fame in 2011 and also received the prestigious "Jimmy Award" by the Jimmy Fund and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute for 30 years of contributing time and expertise to help raise millions for cancer research and treatment. In 2015, he received the MarathonFoto/Road Race Management Lifetime Achievement Award, and was named One of the 50 Most Influential People in Running by Runner's World - tied for 6th place. In 2017 he was inducted into the Road Runners Club of America Long Distance Running Hall of Fame, joined by Ryan Hall, Desiree Linden, and George Hirsch. In 2018, he completed the World Marathon Challenge: seven marathons on seven continents in seven days. McGillivray has logged more than 150,000 miles, most for charity, raising millions for worthy causes.  He's completed 155 marathons, which include 46 consecutive Boston Marathons (with 31 run at night after his race director duties are fulfilled). In 2018 he published his first children's book, Dream Big: A True Story of Courage and Determination, co-authored with Nancy Feehrer. The illustrated book is based on his 2006 autobiography, The Last Pick. Dream Big may be ordered here on Amazon. His personal bests? Marathon: 2:29:58 and for the Ironman: 10:36:42. Each year he runs his birthday age in miles, starting when he was 12, and has not missed one yet. He was born on August 22, 1954 – you can do the math. McGillivray, DMSE Sports and his DMSE Children's Foundation have raised more than $50 million for various charities, including: The Jimmy Fund, Carroll Center for the Blind, Cystic Fibrosis, Lazarus House, Massachusetts Dietetic Association, Massachusetts Special Olympics, Moth- ers Against Drunk Drivers (MADD), Muscular Dystrophy Association, Sports Museum of New England, Wrentham State School.   Section two – Future, Past and Now - Outro Well, my friends you probably have not run 3000+ miles across the country to the end of the RunRunLive Podcast episode 4-406, but maybe you will some day.   One thing I would encourage you to do is to look at Dave's resume.  He has accomplished so much in his life.  But, that's not what's special about Dave. What's special is that most of his accomplishments are focused on helping others, he lives his life in service to the greater good.  And even with all he's done he's extremely approachable and humble. A good role model for us.    I've had a great couple weeks since we last spoke.  I did get that quick fever/flu/cold whatever it was but I got through it in a week.  I had a bit of a anxiety spot when I bailed on that long run.  As you may remember I did most of my long runs on the treadmill in February and early March.  I was hitting my paces but in the back of my mind I was always cognizant of the fact that the treadmill is not the road.  Until I road tested some of those paces I was going to be tentative.  Last week was a rest week but coach gave me a nice long tempo run for Saturday.  And of course, the weather didn't cooperate.  We had 20 MPH gusting, swirling winds and I was almost ready to drive into work and knock it out on the treadmill again, especially coming off that cold.  But, I stuck my head outside and it wasn't too bad so I suited up and hit the workout.  The workout was to warm up for 20 minutes then run 50 minutes at faster than race pace. The out and back I run these on starts out as a rolling downhill.  This means that when you make the turn-around, the second half of the run is a rolling uphill.  Which, in theory is a great workout, but in practice sucks as you climb those hills at the end of the tempo session.  It turned out that the wind was a tail wind on the way out and a head wind on the way back.  I don't really look at real-time splits as I'm doing these workouts.  I try to run them by feel.  When I hit that tempo I try to ease into what I think feels like, in this case a 7:50 mile.  I get feedback on my pace every mile.  I was a bit horrified when the first mile split was a 7:30.  Too fast.  I tried to ease off a bit and the second split came in at 7:30 again.  Going into the turn around I really tried to ease up and managed a 7:45. The challenge here is now I was turning back into the wind and up the hill.  In previous training cycles this is where my legs would have gone on me.  But I was able to hold the pace at a 7:39 a 7:49 and a 7:58 up the hill into a stiff headwind without my legs failing at all.  And when I made the turn to be running with the wind for the last half mile I averaged a 7:25. A number of positives.  I was able to go out too fast and recover without failing.  I was able to do the hard work up hill and into the wind and my legs felt great.  I was able to close it hard.  All good signs.  And I followed up this week on Tuesday with a similar step up run, on the same route without the wind, with 30 minutes at 7:50's and closing with 30 minutes at 7:30's.  Last night I knocked out a set of 200-meter hill repeats at sub-7 pace and it felt easy.  How is this possible?  Am I just lucky or gifted to be able to pull this kind of speed out of my butt at the ripe old age of 56 going on 57?  No, I mean, yeah of course there is some underlying DNA involved, but this is the result of 20 years of consistent effort over the long run and 6 months of focused effort on this cycle. What have I done differently this cycle to get such great results?  Near as I can figure it comes down to the following: Consistency – I do the work with consistent focus and effort over time. This isn't different from previous cycles, but it's the baseline.  Nutrition – I have dropped close to 20 pounds over the last 6 months. I usually shed 10 pounds in a marathon cycle. The last few cycles I haven't really focused on going the extra 10 pounds.  The combination of less weight and cleaner eating early in the cycle allowed me to have higher quality training and faster paces. Stretching and core – Another difference in this cycle is an early focus on daily flexibility stretches. This allowed me to train harder and probably kept the injuries at bay.  Finally – good sleep – I haven't been traveling as much and my commute isn't bad. I've been getting that full 8-9 hours of sleep every night and I'm sure that contributes to my ability to execute. Turns out the secrets to success are no secrets.  You just have to do it! Which is the hardest thing, right? It's easy to say these things, it's another to actually do them. But, if you do, I guarantee you'll see the results. Next time we talk will be the weekend before the Boston Marathon.  I've got one more long run and I'm into my taper.  Remember, my number is 18543, If you want to steal it you need to be able to run a sub-3:30 marathon.  Your etymology for the week is the word “compass”.  This is a combination of two Latin words.  ‘Com' meaning with and ‘passus', which means pace or steps.  So following your compass means bringing together your paces. And I'll see you out there.   MarathonBQ – How to Qualify for the Boston Marathon in 14 Weeks - Rachel -> Coach Jeff ->  

Carrie interviews Boston Marathon Race Director, Dave McGillivray! Dave discusses running his first Boston Marathon, the depth of the 2018 elite field, running the World Marathon Challenge and much more. Show notes for this episode can be found at ctollerun.com. Dave McGillivray Dave McGillivray, Race Director of the B.A.A. Boston Marathon, the B.A.A. Half Marathon, the B.A.A. 5K and the B.A.A. 10K, manages and oversees all operational and logistical aspects of these world-class events. He also directed the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Women's Marathon in Boston. In 1996, Dave established himself as one of the world's premier race directors with his successful coordination of the 100th Boston Marathon, which attracted a field size of nearly 40,000 participants, the largest in B.A.A. history. Dave is President of Dave McGillivray Sports Enterprises (DMSE), Inc., an event management company which creates, markets, and produces mass-participatory athletic events throughout the U.S. DMSE directed the U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Women's Marathon in 2004, the 1990 ITU Triathlon World Championship, and consulted on the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. DMSE also directs the TD Beach to Beacon 10K, the New Balance Falmouth Road Race, and the Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk, as well as numerous other world-class events. Athletically, Dave first gained national prominence in 1978 when he ran across the U.S. to raise money for the Jimmy Fund. In 2004, he ran cross-country again as part of a relay team event called TREK USA, which he founded. Dave has run 144 marathons including 43 consecutive Boston Marathons, completed 9 Hawaii Ironman Triathlons, run up the East Coast of the U.S., run for 24 hours, biked for 24 hours, and swam for 24 hours – all to raise money for numerous worthwhile causes. In 2003, the DMSE Children's Fitness Foundation was established with a focus on funding nonprofit organizations that use running as a vehicle to promote physical fitness in children. In 2005, Dave was inducted into Running USA's Hall of Champions. Among other recognitions he has received are Competitor magazine's Lifetime Achievement Award for more than 30 years of service to the sport of road racing and triathlons. In 2000, he was named Race Director of the Year by the running industry's Road Race Management, Inc., and in 2007 Runner's World named him one of their Heroes of Running. In 2011, he was inducted into the USA Triathlon Hall of Fame, and a year ago he was awarded the Road Race Management Lifetime Achievement Award. Dave resides in North Andover, Massachusetts, with wife Katie. He has five children: Ryan, Max, Elle, Luke, and Chloe.

Bob Babbitt, Ironman Hall of Fame and USA Triathlon Hall of Fame inductee, and co-founder of Challenged Athletes Foundation and Competitor Magazine joins THE BRINK OF MIDNIGHT PODCAST.  Bob Babbitt is the ultimate connector, cheerleader, and seeker - of great ideas, people, and causes. His name is a part of triathlon and endurance racing history in the United States, and while he's helped grow anything run-bike-swim, he's also made it accessible to all levels and abilities. Bob co-founded Competitor Magazine, which just celebrated it's 30th anniversary, with the goal of shining a light on the sports of triathlon, cycling, and running while bringing people together for fun and competitive events. Out of Competitor, he co-founded Challenged Athletes Foundation, which has raised over 80 million dollars in grant money for challenged athletes and helped so many discover sport again or even go on to compete and medal in the Paralympics. His group bought and grew the entire Rock n Roll Marathon Series to become one of the coolest running and music experiences out there. He also created the Muddy Buddy series, a fun and challenging adventure obstacle race to benefit charities. Bob has truly done it all and he's not done yet!  Bob teaches us to stick with our big ideas, especially when they might seem impossible, and to seek out the experiences that will change our lives. Taking a leap of faith is the most important step to grow, learn, and make an impact in your life and in your community.  For full show notes, visit: Contact: Connect: @brinkofmidnight (twitter, instagram, Facebook)

Where do you go from failure? The most successful people in the world have recorded massive failures, and for many of them, failure was the greatest influence in their ascent to greatness. Why? It comes down to perspective; failure is only the end if you choose to see it that way. Step 1: Make the decision. We all have the power to choose. We can't control events, but we can choose what to focus on, we can choose what those events mean, and we can choose what to do now. These three decisions control our lives. So it is not the conditions of our lives, but rather the decisions that determine our destiny. In this episode of the Tony Robbins Podcast, hosts Tony and Mary B. shift the focus to being true, bouncing back, and being all of who you are. They speak to friend and hero, Siri Lindley. The former 2-time ITU World Champion who just this year was inducted to the USA Triathlon Hall of Fame. She is a Brown University graduate. Siri has coached a number of Olympic and Ironman athletes to championships, including Miranda Carfare  but why we really wanted to have Siri on the podcast was for the chance to listen to her unique life experiences. In this episode, Siri opens up about fear, suffering, training, triathlons, coaching, recruiting, Neighbors, and love. She explains to Tony and Mary B. how these life challenges ultimately became her greatest gifts. Siri and Tony help us to understand that to be truly great at anything, you must always start with yourself. Listen to the podcast and get the message: Be true. Be you. Be brave. Be relentless. Love is love.   This episode is brought to you by Tony Robbins Unleash the Power Within. Are you ready to create real, lasting change in your life? Whether you are looking to make a massive breakthrough in your business, your relationship, your career, your health or anything else in your personal life — Unleash the Power Within can help you unlock and unleash the forces inside you and let you create the quality of life you desire and deserve. Learn more about UPW and how you can surpass your own limitations to achieve your goals those goals by visiting www.tonyrobbins.com/unleashed.  

RunRunLive 4.0 Episode 4-301, Dave McGillivray and Heart Disease in Runners (Audio: link) [audio:http://www.RunRunLive.com/PodcastEpisodes/epi4301.mp3] Link epi4301.mp3 Intro Bumper: Intro:  Prelude: When I started the RunRunLive Podcast in July of 1857 it was a different world.  I know it hasn't been 150 years but it does seem like a long time ago.  Now here we are at the sharp and dangerous blade edge of another season or edition or chapter – whatever you want to call it.   I chose the meme of running plus living not to show the dichotomy or separation of the two but to highlight the synergy and union of them.  When you combine endurance sports into your life one plus one equals 3.   Running has opened up worlds for me.  I like to say it has transformed me, but that isn't quite the right way to put it.  I wasn't a 300 pound diabetic asthmatic on the edge of physical extinction.  I was a normal, family guy stuck instead in the corporate grindwheel of modern existence.   Maybe that's a form of existential extinction.  Running didn't so much transform me as it enabled me to realize my own potential.  It snapped the strictures that tied me down and allowed me to transcend.  It broke my frame of reference and allowed my light to leak out into the world in a new way.   And that, my friends is what I still want to do.  I want you to come see the light.  We live in a time of great epidemic.  I don't mean Ebola or Aids.  I mean the epidemic of people not believing in themselves, not believing in positive change and not trying because they are constantly being told that they can't make a difference.   You can make a difference.  You can make a difference in your own life and in the lives of others by what you do, what you say and how you approach life.   I can make a difference too, for you, for me and for those tiny humans that I brought into this world.  Frankly, I don't care if you run or jog or walk or wriggle like a snake to Elvis love songs.  What concerns me is that you do nothing.  That you think small.  That you feel like you have nothing to give.  That it has all been done.  That you're not smart enough, not fast enough, not rich enough or not talented enough to make a difference in this world of ours.  What scares me is that you are afraid to try.   If all you can offer is a smile or a hug then please for God's sake give it today, give it now, because that is a tremendous gift that is in short supply.  90% of my days go by without either! What can I give?  What can RunRunLive give?  What small stone can we toss into the shimmering pool of humanity?  What ripples can we make?   For this version of the Podcast we will continue in mostly the same vein as version 3.  I'll structure it to fit in to a less-than-one-hour envelope.  I'll retain the 20+ minute interview with someone who can show us the achievement of honest synergy.  I'm going to move the running tips segment to the front half of the show and try to make it useful to you.   Likewise I'll retain the life skills segment that I think many people like and move that to the back half.  I'll keep up the intro and the outro comments.  Not that you care so much about what is going in on my life, but just some context and frame and storytelling to glue it all together.   I'm not going to drop in any more music, even though I can't for the life of me understand why some of you apparently hate punk rock and ska… That's it, no big changes, just a little shuffling.   Then why would I pause and take this time to ponder a new format?  This is topic that deserves more ink, but in short, because I believe in the power of introspection.  At some point as we draw into the New Year you should pause for introspection on your life and goals and direction too.  It can ignite an epiphany.   I reserve the right to change my mind.  I reserve the right to change your mind as well.  Are you ready to get out there?   Intro: Hello, my friends and welcome to the RunRunLive 4.0 podcast.  My name, is Chris, actually Christopher, which, if you want to talk about morphemes, is Greek for Christ Carrier and I've missed you.  Seems like ages since we have chatted.  What have I been up to?  There is so much that It's hard to summarize.   On the life front I quit my job, left my family and moved to a 50 acre ranch in Pioneer Kansas to raise yaks full time.  It's a peaceful plot of land amongst the industrial farms straddling Spring Creek.  I got myself 50 head of good breeding yaks.   The running is good too and I've constructed some interesting trails but there aren't a whole lot of hills.  The professional hit man business was fairly frantic throughout the fall so I spent a lot of time on the road.  Unfortunately, while I was gone the yaks went feral and now I have to be careful because they've organized and plot attacks against me when I leave the house.  It can be startling when you're lost in the peaceful reverie of a long run and one of those crazed, shaggy-headed beasts comes crashing out of the alfalfa at you.  ‘Yak Attack' would be a good name for a band. But – that's all personal fluff and stuff – you don't care about that.   On the running side I've just been working on maintaining my base and staying healthy since my 15 minutes of fame at the New York City Marathon.  I tried an experiment a couple weeks ago to see if I could run or more than an hour every day for 7 days straight.  Just to see if I could take the load.  The runs felt pretty good but my old and angry nemesis the plantar fasciitis flared up by day five and I aborted that flight of fancy.  Kudos to me to be able to set that quest aside and not hurt myself.  I've been logging most of my runs in the woods with Buddy the old Wonder Dog.  Including a nice nighttime headlamp run for 1:30 the day after the Thanksgiving snow storm.  I've got a good base and I'm not injured.  We're going to talk a bit about running in the snow in the first bit of today's episode.  Poor Buddy was pretty beat up by that run. He's definitely slowing down.  He was standing at the top of the stairs looking at them the way I look at them the day after a hard marathon.  He still gets pissed if I don't take him.  I won't take him on the road anymore, only the trails, off lease so he can pace himself.   If the hikers want to yell at me for having him off leash they can bite me.  That dog is 80 years old and still gets after it like a pro.  They should be so lucky when they're his age.  The other big adventure I've had this fall is around my own advancing decrepitude.   I know, it's all relative, you're rolling your eyes, here's this running geek who does back to back marathons in October complaining about fitness and performance. Truth is I haven't been able to muster a qualifying race since, I think, Boston 2011.  That's a long time ago.  I'm still; looking for race fitness since taking the 18 months or so off with the plantar fasciitis.   This fall I've taken the time to schedule all my general maintenance and upkeep appointments.  I got a physical, had my bloodwork done and got my eyes checked.  Basically checking the tire pressure and the oil.  Since I'm past the half-century mark my doctor scheduled me for a colonoscopy.  Which is a funny story.   Meanwhile, I've been bugged by my heart rate wigging out on me in long hard efforts so I asked him to set me up with a cardio appointment as well.  Not because anything is overtly wrong, just to make sure.  I don't want to go out for a run and not come back.  I owe to the yaks.  If the answer is “you're old” I'm ok with that, I just want to be safe.  Which plays into our interview of Dave McGilivary today about his adventures with heart disease.  I spent a week ‘prepping' for the colonoscopy, which is fairly miserable and involves a diet that is antithetical to what I'm used to, then slamming a variety of laxatives in large doses.  They want your colon to be squeaky clean when they go in there with their camera on a stick.   In the hospital, lying naked on a gurney, waiting for the anesthesiologist, I'm a bit nervous.  My resting heart rate, as you know is normally around 40 beats per minute.  Since I'm nervous I start doing some breathing meditation and it drops to 34-35.  Alarms are going off from the leads they have stuck on me.  The anesthesiologist does an EKG to make sure I'm not dying.  My heart, they tell me, stops beating for up to 2.5 seconds at a time.  I'm like, ‘yeah, so?'  What do you want it to be?  I can control it by thinking about it.  The colon guy wants to go ahead but the cardiologist on call says ‘no'.  4 days of prep, 3 hours of lying around naked in the hospital with leads stuck on me, and they send me home.  The irony here is that I was by far the healthiest person in that place.  They're wheeling in a parade of sick people, but I'm too fucking healthy to get a camera stuck quip my ass.  The world is a crazy place.  Since then I've been to the cardio and had the stress test and echo cardiogram that show there's nothing wrong with my heart.  I think I have a bit of an arrhythmia in one of my valve when I surge after 40 minutes of running.  That's what my data shows but they don't want to see my data.  Their 20 minute stress test was a nice hill workout but hardly long enough to stimulate the symptoms I'm seeing.  We'll see what the clowns in this circus think when I go back for my consult before Christmas.  Until that point I'm just going to keep doing what I do.  Every day above ground is sacred.  Every footfall crunching the snow, clutching the ground and driving me forward is a sacred act that I savor.  On with the show! (feels good to say that again my friends) Section one - Running tips Cold and snow running - http://runrunlive.com/snow-ho-ho Voices of reason – the interviews Dave McGillivray Dave McGillivray is a U.S.-based race director, philanthropist, author and athlete. In 1978, he ran across the U.S. to benefit the Jimmy Fund and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.[1] Presently he is race director of the B.A.A. Boston Marathon and his team at DMSE, Inc. have organized numerous mass participatory fundraising endurance events since he founded it in 1981. Here are a few of his many career highlights: In 1978, McGillivray ran across the U.S. from Medford, Oregon to his hometown of Medford, Mass., covering a total distance of 3,452 miles and ending to a standing ovation in Fenway Park. His effort raised thousands of dollars for the Jimmy Fund and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Two years later, he ran 1,520 miles from Winter Haven, Fla., to Boston to raise money for the Jimmy Fund, even meeting with President Jimmy Carter at the White House during the run. In 1982, McGillivray ran the Boston Marathon in 3:14 while blindfolded and being escorted by two guides to raise more than $10,000 for the Carroll Center for the Blind in Newton, Mass. McGillivray's many endurance events for charity are legendary, including running 120 miles in 24 hours thru 31 Mass. cities; an 86-story, 1,575-step run up Empire State Building in 13 minutes and 27 seconds; and running, cycling and swimming 1,522 miles thru six New England states while raising $55,000 for the Jimmy Fund. In 2003, McGillivray created the DMSE Children's Fitness Foundation to support non-profit organizations that use running to promote physical fitness in children and help solve the epidemic of childhood obesity. In 2004, McGillivray and a team of veteran marathon runners journeyed across the country following the same path he took in 1978, raising more than $300,000 for five charities benefiting children. Each year he runs his birthday age in miles, starting when he was 12, and has not missed one yet.  He was born on Aug. 22, 1954 – you can do the math.  The race director of the Boston Marathon as well as an accomplished runner, McGillivray has run the marathon each year since 1973. For 16 years he ran it with all the other runners and since he began working with the race in 1988 he has run the course afterwards.  His 2006 book, “The Last Pick”, which he co-wrote with Linda Glass Fechter, chronicles his childhood and career as the last pick for team sports because of his small stature, motivating readers to never underestimate their own ability to set and achieve goals. Order here on Amazon.  A skilled motivational speaker, McGillivray has displayed his signature ability to engage and inspire listeners to more than 1,600 audiences from corporate executives to high school students. McGillivray has received numerous awards –  valedictorian at both his high school and college, 2005 Running USA Hall of Champions, 2007 Runner's World Heroes of Running Award, the 2010 Fleet Feet Lifetime Commitment to Running Award, 2010 Ron Burton Community Service Award, the 2011 Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center's 2011 100 list, and inducted into the USA Triathlon Hall of Fame in 2011 and the prestigious "Jimmy Award"  by the Jimmy Fund and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute for 30 years of contributing time and expertise to help raise millions for cancer research and treatment.  McGillivray has logged more than 150,000 miles, most for charity, raising millions for worthy causes.  He's completed 126 marathons and competed in eight Hawaii Ironman Triathlons. His personal bests? Marathon: 2:29:58 and for the Ironman: 10:36:42 Section two – Life Skills Working on the important stuff - http://runrunlive.com/the-efficiency-trap Outro And so it goes.  It's a momentum thing, isn't it my friends?  If you can start you can keep going and soon repetition becomes habit and habit becomes a body of work.  I have to admit it was hard to get this jump started again – but now that we have it should get easier.  Just finished the book “Running with the Buffaloes”.  It documents a season of the Colorado University cross country team.  It is the year that Adam Goucher won the NCAA meet beating out Abdi Abdirahman and Bernard Lagat.  What I found interesting was the training they went through.  These are 20 year old kids, mind you.  They were running 100+ mile weeks, in singles all through the summer leading into the season and held that volume in the 80's and 90's right through the season.  As they came into the racing season they layered on a bunch of high quality anaerobic work as well.   Really shows you what you can get out of your machine if you do the work. On the flip side most of these guys were injured.  Adam made the Olympic trials but ended up having to retire early.  Abdi is still out there and ran the Olympic marathon with Meb in London 2012 – he DNF'ed.  Adam's wife Kara is still out there too.  She came in 11th to Shalane's 10th in London.   It was a good book if you're a running geek and readable in the sense that it has a real narrative vs just the technical bits.  I raced the Mill Cities Relay last Sunday with my club and had a great race.  I did a warm up of 2.5 miles at around an 8:05 pace then raced the 9.5 mile leg at a sub 7:30 – which I felt pretty good about.  I don't race that much anymore so it's hard to gauge my fitness.  Next weekend, Dec. 21st Brian and I are putting on the 2nd annual Groton Marathon.  This is a self-supported 26.2 mile run around my home town of Groton Mass.  No big thing just a bunch of us out having a long run and having fun.  You folks are more than welcome to come and run all or part of it with us.  Shoot me note if you're interested.  I was going to go down to Atlanta for the Jeff Galloway ½ this weekend but my life is just too busy to pull it off and I've been spending too many weekends on the road this fall.  I'm a bit fried.   I have, believe it or not a cruise coming up in January.  We'll see how I can navigate that and my training.  I'm going to have to miss my favorite New Year's Day race – the hangover classic up in Salisbury with its ocean plunge in the Atlantic.   The ‘How to qualify for the Boston Marathon in 12 weeks' is in editing.  Thanks for all the inquiries. I'm shooting to get a promotional copy out by the end of the calendar year and you all can help me promote it and then a launch in February.  It's been fun writing all this down, but challenging as well, because I really don't have room for more projects in my life! But, I have to follow my own advice and get something done.  The Groton Marathon will be my 48th marathon.  Currently I'd love to find another race in January or February to be my 49th marathon so I can run Boston this year as my 50th.  It's got a nice symmetry to it, right?   As for Boston I got a charity number again and I'll be running for the Hoyts even though Dick has retired from Boston.  I'm not sure if someone else is going to be pushing Ricky this year or not.   Those are my plans, as nebulous as they are, for now.  Remember celebrate every day and live in the now because this could very well be as good as it gets.  And I'll see you out there.  You can reach me, if you need to, at my website, which is due for an overhall, www.runrunlive.com and on all the social media platforms as cyktrussell.   Tagline Chris Russell lives and trains in suburban Massachusetts with his family and Border collie Buddy. Chris is the author of “The Mid-Packer's Lament”, and “The Mid-Packer's Guide to the Galaxy”, short stories on running, racing, and the human comedy of the mid-pack. Chris writes the Runnerati Blog at www.runnerati.com. Chris' Podcast, RunRunLive is available on iTunes and at www.runrunlive.com. Chris also writes for CoolRunning.com (Active.com) and is a member of the Squannacook River Runners and the Goon Squad Runners. Email me at cyktrussell at mail dot com Twitter @cyktrussell All other social media “cyktrussell”