Michael Loszewski & the Ironman Lake Placid ft. Bill Pressprich
In S2Ep9 of the PRP, Adam gabbers with seasoned triathlete, proud husband and father of two, software salesman extraordinaire and 80’s rock connoisseur Michael Loszewski who has been preparing for Ironman Lake Placid on July 24th, 2022. Michael takes listeners on a deep dive (pun intended) of his fitness journey which began back in 2008 and shares insight into the importance of not being afraid to look silly when first starting out. Michael first showed up at a pool in board shorts, no community and absolutely no clue how to swim. With some curiosity and a touch of consistency, it wasn’t long before he had mentors taking him under their wings and showing him the ropes.
Bill Pressprich, leadership coach, former small business owner and remarkable retiree joins the show as guest host and offers his long-serving insight on all things endurance related. Bill gets vulnerable and shares the story of getting told by a doctor in 2003 that he was on the verge of being morbidly obese. For Bill, that was enough of a fire to begin building his fitness cabin, one log at a time. Now in his seventies, Bill is still competing in assorted triathlons and has plans to tackle a full Ironman sometime next year.
Michael sheds more light into how he got into triathlons, and admits that he didn’t start out thinking this is where he’d end up. The best part of training for tri’s? The ability to be intensely active with less of a chance of injury resulting from overtraining due to varied forms of movement. Michael then shares his unadulterated love for Strava and discusses why he loves encouraging people so much. Never underestimate the power of a kudos, because more often than not, it can be the difference maker for uplifting others in your community. Michael then explains his destination race mentality and explains why, for him, racing is really more about the experience than the results.
Why is a half Ironman completely different than an Ironman? Why does Bill think Michael is a bit crazy? Why are triathletes always writing on their calves?! What’s unique about Michael’s taper routine? Why is Michael dead set on redemption at Boston?! This, and so much more in this captivating and encouraging episode of the PRP.
Recorded Thursday July 14th @ 3:30PM EST
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