MIKE REILLY Finding My Voice, Mike Reilly
MIKE REILLY Finding My Voice, Mike Reilly
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MIKE REILLY Finding My Voice
Tales From IRONMAN, the World’s Greatest Endurance Event

Author: Mike Reilly

Narrator: Mike Reilly

Unabridged: 7 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Steeplechase

Published: 03/15/2019


Synopsis

IRONMAN is a sports phenomenon that has come to symbolize the very best of human striving, achievement and excellence. And race announcer Mike Reilly is known throughout the endurance sports world as the “Voice of IRONMAN.”Every year, over three hundred thousand people around the world compete in a series of long-distance triathlons that test the outer limits of their physical abilities and mental toughness. Some do it for glory, some to test themselves, some to honor lost loved ones or colleagues, some to bring healing to their troubled lives.Over the years, hundreds of IRONMAN athletes have shared their tales with Reilly. In this book, he tells some of the stories that have touched and inspired him, in the hope that they will do the same for the reader.A young woman races in a contest against cancer that threatens her life. A soldier carries a flag through the full marathon distance to keep alive the memory of fallen comrades. Two of the sport’s most decorated champions do battle in the greatest head-to-head competition ever seen in any sport. Parents put their family back together after the loss of a child.Reilly has witnessed it all, and brings it to life in a series of riveting stories that will have readers re-thinking their notions of what people are capable of when pushed to their limits.
Quotes About the Book:
“Every day for six months of training before Kona, as I visualized crossing the finish line, I didn’t see an image, I just heard the sound of Mike Reilly’s voice declaring, “Sean Astin, you are an IRONMAN!” Just the thought of the sound of Mike’s voice, saying those words, in that way, at that time, was the beacon that kept me going.” SEAN ASTIN, actor-producer-director
“Whether it’s on race day or getting to the start line, nobody finishes an IRONMAN without a personal struggle. Mike Reilly does a masterful job of showing us why those struggles are so worth it in the end.” MIRINDA CARFRAE, three-time IRONMAN world champion
“As I hit the top of the finish ramp I heard that amazing voice and those unbelievable words, ‘Hines Ward…you are an IRONMAN!’ Like the touchdown pass I caught to win the 2005 Super Bowl, hearing Mike Reilly declare me an IRONMAN was one of the greatest moments of my life.” HINES WARD, Super Bowl XL MVP
“No one knows the Ironman spirit better than Mike Reilly, having witnessed firsthand countless athletes come through the finish line. This is a passionate and inspiring book that will mark the beginning of the journey for tens of thousands more.” LIONEL SANDERS, 2017 ITU world championship, four-time IRONMAN champion
“The voice and passion of Mike Reilly bringing you home lifts you up and fulfills dreams for a lifetime. You'll love discovering what’s behind that passion in this book.” DAVE McGILLIVRAY, Boston Marathon Race Director/DMSE Sports

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lynne on June 09, 2022

Why I read this book… my youngest son Tyler is an Ironman. I watched him successfully complete Ironman 2019 in Mont-Tremblant Quebec with great pride. My son told me to read this book to be uplifted because he said I read too many books that are depressing and sad which might be true but I will say......more

Goodreads review by Amanda on June 11, 2019

I'm not an Ironman, but my husband is. So even though I don't have first hand experience, I have some background on the strength and mental toughness that you need to complete an Ironman. If you are starting into triathlons and maybe eventually working up to an Ironman (2.4-mile (3.9 km) swim, a 112-......more

Goodreads review by GuGuss on March 16, 2020

Great audiobook read by the author. After completing this book, I don't want to participate in an Ironman race, I want to participate in an Ironman race announced by Mike Reilly. Extremely motivational.......more

Goodreads review by Heidi on March 31, 2021

I don’t think I ever would have given this book a chance had I not been in the right place at the right time. My husband and I have never been to an Ironman event, let alone any type of endurance sporting event. My husband plays baseball, and we work. But I was at one of his games, reading David Gog......more

Goodreads review by Chris on August 03, 2019

I picked up this book and the Ironman Lake Placid expo. I had just completed my 12th Ironman. In the morning I gave Mike Reilly a high-five as I entered the water on the swim. At the end of a tough day I heard Mike Reilly say, "...you are an IRONMAN!" Many months of hard work and a very hard long da......more