Chris Lieto

Dealing with Identity, training, and a little more insight

“You finish no matter what… but Sometimes in life you have things that you have to look at and you need to correct or you need to withdraw or just need to reevaluate...” - Chris Lieto

This episode I wanted to share a little more about myself and my journey racing. I go into a little more detail why I stopped racing and why I was quiet when I slipped into retirement. What injuries I had to deal with and how I am managing those things still to this day. I wanted to share a little more of my life outside of racing and why my family decided to move to Hawaii full time. I also go into some race stories and my philosophy of training and my mental approach to racing. I also answer the question why I enjoy consulting and coaching people and the time it takes to really help see someone succeed. It has a lot more to do with having a relationship and understanding of that person besides just giving them physical workouts. I hope you enjoy this episode and get to know a little more about me beyond just my racing results and awards. Thank you for listening and giving me feedback and questions for future episodes. Aloha!

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In this episode, we discuss:

Why and how we moved to the Big Island of Hawaii
What we love about living in Kailua Kona Hawaii
What I have been up to since I stopped racing
Consulting, Coaching, Real Estate
Being a parent and raising our kids in Hawaii
Pressures of racing and expectations
Finding what’s important and focusing on family
Racing stories from Ironman World Championship and other races
My training philosophy for over all training and cycling training
Mindset in racing and in life
Dealing with Injury and why I stopped racing
Retirement from professional racing and what training looks like now
What is the toll on the body from racing Ironman professionally for so many years
Patience in training and racing
Coaching and my approach to teaching and motivating people physically and mentally
My biggest meltdown racing Ironman
Why and what motivates me to help and coach and inspire people