Can an Average Runner Become an IRONMAN?

Hi! I'm Amy Riley. I'm an average runner - or at least an average marathoner. I'm not a stellar athlete, yet I tend to jump in with both feet. I started running 6 years ago and within 15 months was doing my first marathon. I then completed 6 marathons over the next 4 years (once doing 2 marathons in 1 month - because I wanted to be efficient and get 2 marathons out of 1 marathon training season). I'm not sure how Continue Reading

I registered! Phew, there was a long line of people waiting to register. A long line of people with their volunteer shirts! I quickly surmissed that you were supposed to bring your volunteer shirt. I didn't. I thought "Okay, if I need it and I don't have time to get it - so be it. I'll be fine either way." Then I charmed my way in and the registration process went so fast. (Shouldn't we talk about this? Or hold Continue Reading

I had a plan. I was going to spend 2015 setting myself up to be able to register in September for Ironman Wisconsin 2016. 2015 was to be the year that I bought a bike, got other cycling equipment, started to figure out how to swim all bilateral like a real swimmer, deepen existing and develop new profitable business partnerships so I'd have a financial cushion... really set the infrastructure and build things up in a Continue Reading