If you told two us when we started the Crushing Iron Triathlon podcast that we’d have someone like Mike Reilly, “The Voice of Ironman” want to hang out with us for an hour, we would have probably laughed. But, then again, we have really believed in what we’re doing and the mission, so it’s more proof of Ironman’s motto, “Anything is Possible.”
Mike Reilly needs no introduction to triathletes and today we had the pleasure of learning what Ironman means to him. He told moving stories, funny anecdotes, and took us on a humble journey of how it feels to be an inspiration to so many athletes.
He’s uttered the phrase “You Are an Ironman” hundreds of thousands of times and shares what those special, life-changing words mean to him. He also shares his positive perspective on what we’re all going through and the unwritten rule he has with IRONMAN.
Mike’s self-published book, “Finding My Voice,” is available at www.MikeReilly.net.
Some of the topics we covered in the interview:
- How many days is he on the road
- The unwritten rule between him and Ironman
- His emotions on the finish line . . .
- What it’s like when he steps on the red carpet near midnight
- His awesome story about Frank Farrar
- 3 Young Girls at the Finish Line that Cried
- Will he back at the first return Ironman?
- Will He Tell Us His favorite Ironman?
- Where would he like to see another Ironman?
- His morning before the race routine
- His philosophy on race day morning
- Crazy weather scenario at Ironman Wisconsin
- His Race Wisdom . . .
- Why he wrote and self-published his book
- What he thinks of when you says “You are an Ironman”
- His perspective on how some positives may come out of the pandemic
- Coping, staying fit, working out and the stress relief
- It’s a new game every morning
- What IRONMAN means to him
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