This week The Voice of ironman, Mike Reilly, returns to the show to talk about his new book, Finding My Voice.  Mike has been the announcer at the Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii for almost 40 years.  His iconic greeting, "You Are An Ironman", has welcomed over 350,000 finishers across the line at more than 180 ironman races worldwide.  Now, Mike has decided to put pen to paper and share some of his favourite stories from the last 40 years.  When you read this book be prepared to laugh, cry, be amazed and inspired.

 As you can imagine we covered a lot of ground including:

How Ironman competitors are Reilly’s 2nd family, and what it’s like to have your family show up at every race

Ironman, and why it’s not about what you did but who you became

When the normally quiet and introverted Ironman World Champion gave Mike’s 7 year old son Andy his sweaty, smelly race shoes that he wore when winning Ironman Australia a few days before

MIke’s walk-on music "Baba O’Riley” by The Who, and the bet that got out of hand

“That" moment when you ask your best mate to stand in on the mic while you take a comfort break

Sarah Reinertson, Scott Rigsby, and the inspiration of the para-athletes

Why triathlon and Ironman in particular is a metaphor for life and the way you live your life

To find out more about Mike Reilly and to purchase his book, Finding My Voice please go to mikereilly.net

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