An interesting thing happened 20 minutes before the Fitspeek microphone was turned on. I just heard that the Ironman race in Arizona was being discontinued after this year – bummer. Not just for me, as I had planned on doing it in 2026 but for my guest Danielle.
From Kamloops Danielle Fauteux has been ripping it on the North American long course triathlon scene for about 5 years now and has an ambitious fall lined up. She is doing Ironman Chattanooga later this month and then 6 weeks later is lining up for (sadly) the last Ironman Arizona race. 2 Ironmans in 6 weeks? How wise is that? I had to ask!
Also in our conversation, we chat about the injury that took her out of Challenge Roth, her search for a compatible coach, our affinity for Precision Nutrition Gels, her battles with guys on the run course in Oliver, her role as a prof at Three Rivers University. We end the podcast on an awkward moment, when I asked her “what is a question you have always wanted someone to ask you, but nobody ever has?” – she/me/we couldn’t think of one. Fitspeek listeners, help us out! E-mail me your Danielle question at kknnheinze@yahoo.com
