60 - Lisa Stelly

Everyday Ironman Podcast

In this episode we hear from Lisa Stelly. I was introduced to Lisa by Brian Valparaiso who was a guest in episode 50.

We learn that Lisa is engaged to be married, has 2 adult children, and works at her local bike shop. Lisa describes herself as an athlete but not necessarily athletic.

She shares how she got introduced to endurance racing and confesses that she considered herself a race junkie for a period of time. She believes that prior to the pandemic, she has competed in 200-300 long races. She recognizes that racing gave her the confidence to dig deeper and push herself forward.

We talk about benefits of racing with others and the importance of finding your tribe. Lisa shares her experience in Coeur d’Alene at both the full and 70.3 distance races.

We talk about how Lisa modifies her training schedule to fit her life and not her life around her training. We share our thoughts on the relay option of triathlon and on the self-seeding swim start format.

Lisa shares how triathlon helped her make changes in her life and provide her the strength that she didn’t know she needed.

During our required bike talk, I acknowledge that I have painted myself into a corner with a bike build that I should never have started.

Lisa ends the conversation giving sage advice.