Find Your Finish Line with Mike Reilly

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 author...

On this episode, I'm joined by professional Triathle Linsey Corbin. Linsey had a successful 17-year career in the sport of Triathlon. Linsey was a multi-top 10 IRONMAN finisher and eight-time IRONMAN champion.  As she was going for her 16th year at the World Championships in Kona (the most for a pro), she injured herself and was unable to participate. But that's not the whole story.  Linsey shares...

Mike Trees is a seven-time masters world champion, has the British Masters Mile record, and was part of a 4x800M European record-breaking team in the M50 category in 2015.  Mike understands what is involved to succeed at many distances, which led him to his next passion - coaching beginner, age group, and novice runners and triathletes. Mike discusses several training topics that runners can benef...

In this episode, I speak with the father-daughter triathlon duo Tad Weiss and Maggie Swanson. Maggie's story is an incredible journey of hope, healing, and recovery. After her sophomore year in college, Maggie went overseas to study abroad and train for her upcoming cross-country season. While training, Maggie was hit by a bus that ran a red light going nearly 40 miles per hour. Maggie shattered h...

Lynn Keane is a speaker, author, athlete, and passionate advocate for suicide prevention and mental wellness. She has spent over a decade educating the public about the devastating reality of people in crisis and suicide. Lynn lost her son to suicide in 2009 and has dedicated her life to sharing his story, the causes and contributing factors in depression and suicide, and the importance of treatin...

Ryan Kinder, is a Soulful Country/Pop singer and 2022 IRONMAN Hawaii finisher. Ryan started playing in bars and touring when he was fourteen years old. He has shared a stage with incredible artists like Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Bonnie Raitt, John Fogerty, ZZ Top, and Santana. During the pandemic, Ryan rode his stationary bike for twenty-four hours straight to raise money for the IRONMAN Founda...

Alex shares his battle with drug addiction and how it led him down a destructive path. His addiction nearly took his life, but he turned his life around through faith, family, and a commitment to endurance sports. Alex was raised in Chicago. He is an Ordained minister with the Assemblies of God and a graduate of SUM Bible College with a Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Studies. He is married to Megan,...

Six-time IRONMAN World Champion Mark Allen joins the Voice of IRONMAN, Mike Reilly to discuss the upcoming IRONMAN World Championship in Kailua Kona, HI.    Mark Allen shares his favorite memories of other IRONMAN finishers crossing the line. 03:49 Mike asks Mark what the most significant challenges will be for the 2022 KONA Pros. 10:56 Mark talks about who has an advantage on the KONA course, and...

In this episode of Find Your Finish Line, Siri Lindley and Mike Reilly go back and forth, asking each other questions about their experience in triathlon, business, and life.  Siri Lindley is a former professional triathlete, triathlon coach, author, speaker, and color commentator. Among her accomplishments as a coach is coaching  Susan Williams  to an Olympic Bronze medal at the  2004 Olympics ,...

Barrie Shepley is a professional Coach, Olympic and World Cup Triathlon Commentator, mentor to many professional athletes, and a true Canadian and Triathlon legend. Barrie Shepley has been to 6 Olympics & 30 World Tri Champs as coach or commentator. For over 30 years, Barrie Shepley has influenced the world of Triathlon for the better. Starting the  Kids of steal Triathlon s in Canada, we’re the f...

Dede Griesbauer is an American Triathlete who currently lives and trains in Boulder, CO. In 2011, Dede had a near career-ending crash during IRONMAN Germany. She broke six bones; an elbow, two ribs, her pelvis in two places, and her hip. She was told she'd never run again.  However, Dede had other plans and was back on the race course, competing in 2012. Dede is a three-time top ten finisher at th...

By 2013, Andrea Peet had run a marathon and done nine triathlons, including a 70.3-mile half IRONMAN. In 8 months, she went from the strongest she'd ever been to walking with a cane – as she was diagnosed with ALS in May 2014, at 33 years old. ALS is a debilitating disease for which there is no treatment or cure. Andrea realized that if there was something she wanted to accomplish, the time was no...

Joanne Murphy is a native of Cork, Ireland, now living and working from Galway, Ireland. The former professional fundraiser turned professional speaker spent 11 years working in the charity sector with Enable Ireland and the Irish Cancer Society before taking the plunge in 2016 to follow her passion for sport and work full time in the industry. Coupling her interest in marketing with her love of s...

In episode 28 on Find Your Finish Line, six-time IRONMAN World Champion Mark Allen joins the show to discuss the upcoming IRONMAN World Championship on May 7, 2022, in St. George, Utah. Mark and Mike discuss the depth of talent, the grueling course, and many of the dynamics athletes might face in this pressure-packed early-season Championship.   #FindYourFinishLine #CURADPerformanceSeries #ActivIC...

Dave McGillivray is known as one of the most inspirational and respected names in the sport of running. As part of his annual tradition, on April 18, 2022, Dave will run his 50th consecutive Boston Marathon. Dave has worked with the  Boston Marathon  since 1988, first as technical director, and then as race director beginning in 2001, which he currently still directs. McGillivray created DMSE Spor...

Cherie Gruenfeld is an eighteen-time IRONMAN age group champion, thirteen-time KONA World Champion, four-time IRONMAN 70.3 World Champion, and a member of the USATriathlon Hall of Fame. Cherie Gruenfeld is considered KONA's golden girl in the sport of triathlon.  Cherie's passion for the sport of triathlon has propelled her across twenty-eight IRONMAN finish lines and continues to drive her today...

Tim Don is a professional triathlete from the United Kingdom. Tim has four world championship titles, 3 Olympic games selections, two IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship podiums, and 1 IRONMAN World Record. Tim was struck by a car while riding along the Queen K highway in Kailua Kona, HI, in 2017 - just days before the 2017 IRONMAN World Championship. Tim spent the next three months recovering in a ne...

Lauren Parker is an Australian World Champion and Commonwealth Games medalist paratriathlete. After a serious accident in April 2017 while training for IRONMAN damaged her spinal cord, she turned to paratriathlon. Within months her determination to return to racing saw her take the Commonwealth Games bronze in the PTWC category, and in 2019 Parker was crowned World Champion at the Lausanne Grand F...

Nikkola Mathews joins us to talk about the incredible mental and physical challenges of overcoming a 15-year eating disorder and becoming an age group champion in the sport of triathlon. Listen in to Find Your Finish Line Episode 23 live.   Follow Nikkola https://www.instagram.com/nikkoladawn/

Sam Long is a professional triathlete who is quickly moving up the ranks in the sport. Sam was second place at the IM 70.3 World Championship last September (2021). Sam has two IRONMAN wins and four 70.3 wins and his most dramatic 70.3 was in St. George last May vs Lionel Sanders. Listen in to my conversation with Sam Long on Find Your Finish Line! Follow Sam: Instagram YouTube Listen to the full...

In our inaugural year for the Find Your Finish Line podcast, I'd like to thank every listener that took the time to listen or watch the show! We hope you've been inspired, motivated, or entertained by the stories and passions that our amazing guests shared with us. Thank you to all of the guests for telling their stories and inspiring hope in others to achieve more in sport and life.  In this show...

Heather Jackson is a current American professional triathlete and track cyclist. She grew up in New Hampshire and attended   Princeton University , where she served as two-time captain of the women's ice hockey team. Heather got involved in triathlon while teaching in Malaysia in 2007 when she met some triathletes participating in IRONMAN Malaysia. Jackon would eventually return to the USA to begi...

Many of us struggle to keep a strong mental balance as we navigate the challenges of everyday life. Jill Koski was an accomplished triathlete seemingly on top of the world, but on the inside, she was battling severe mental issues. She, like so many, ignored the signs and negative thoughts that grew in her head. Those thoughts eventually took over and sent her life into an uncontrollable spiral, le...

Shannon Spake is an NFL reporter and NASCAR host for FOX Sports. She previously worked for ESPN on Sportscenter and the Speed channel, where she co-hosted NASCAR Nation. Shannon is a mother of two boys and a triathlete who participates and fundraises for the IRONMAN Foundation. Shannon has completed seven half-IRONMANS and was training to participate in Kona's 2021 IRONMAN World Championship when...

The Kyle Pease Foundation was founded in 2011 by brothers Kyle & Brent Pease upon completion of their first triathlon in April of that year. Kyle wanted to share the experience of inclusion with others, so the idea of KPF was born. After a few months of work, the group received their IRS determination as a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization, and off they went. In March of 2012 they supported thei...