Ordinary Marathoner

Dean Karnazes put the sport of ultrarunning on the map back in 2006 with his New York Times Bestselling book, Ultramarathon Man.  One of the only books I have ever personally read more than once, I found it to be incredibly motivating and inspirational. As such, I am honored that Dean would take the time … Continue reading "Podcast #53 – Dean Karnazes"

After 11 months of training, the final victory is oh so sweet.  It took me almost 16 hours, but this past Sunday I became an Ironman. 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike, and one full marathon complete and to hear Mike Reilly’s voice say, “Scott Riecke – You are an Ironman,” was certainly a great … Continue reading "Podcast #52 – I Am An Ironman"

I owed you a report on my “traincation” from a few weeks back.  We start this week’s solo podcast there and I’ll give you my three keys to a successful traincation. Then we move onto the elephant in the room.  In five days, I’ll be lining up at the start of the Lake Placid Ironman. … Continue reading "Podcast #51 – Ironman – It’s Time"

So what do you do when you’re about to turn 70 and decide you want to commit yourself to something great?  You run a marathon, of course!  Glenn Eisenstein stumbled onto the Ordinary Marathoner discussion group a month or so again and we began to track his progress.  When I heard he was about to … Continue reading "Podcast #50 – Glenn Eisenstein"

Waking up this morning felt a little different.  Things just felt a little more real.  Today marks the 30-day point.  In thirty days I’m going find out whether or not all the training I’ve been doing was enough.  It’s the perfect time to buckle down on things like diet, hydration, and strengthening up my weaknesses … Continue reading "Podcast #49 – 30 Days To Lake Placid"

So how does one go about winning their age group in an Olympic triathlon?  For Jenna Austin, it just might be spending the winter on the bike trainer and doing some open-water swimming in 48-degree lake temperatures. Initially a swimmer, Jenna discovered a passion for triathlon three years ago, shortly after the birth of her … Continue reading "Podcast #48 – Jenna Austin"

Let’s play a game.  He’s a 40-something year-old father of a young daughter.  He has run a half-dozen marathons or so, all in the last five years.  Then he decided to branch out into triathlon, and has visions of finishing his first Ironman.  Who is he? If you said, “Why that’s Scott… host of the … Continue reading "Podcast #47 – Christian Lee"

Nobody said training for the Ironman would be easy. I never expected it to be. But I’ve been having some issues lately – especially with the bike portion of this beast.  With only 51 days remaining, I’m going to need to dig deep. On this podcast, I talk about the obstacles ahead of me and … Continue reading "Podcast #46 – Ironman Update"

For five months she hung up her running shoes and tried a new challenge – entering a bikini contest!  With a strictly precise diet plan, Stefany Lyn Schaefer summoned all of her will power and stuck to it.  Running was replaced with weight training and walking.  On competition day, Stefany took the stage down over … Continue reading "Podcast #45 – Stefany Lyn Schaefer"

What do you do when you have less than 70 days to go until your first Ironman and you start to get a little nervous about it?  You find a guy who has done it a couple times and invite him on your podcast. Joe Bartlett has finished the Ironman Lake Placid… twice.  He’ll be … Continue reading "Podcast #44 – Joe Bartlett"