09 - Cowboy Troy Clifton

In this episode 14X Ironman Finisher Troy  Clifton shares how he transitioned from his athletic career in High School of playing Football, Baseball and running Track into training for his 1st Marathon.I friend of his encouraged him to take up road cycling and before he knew it, or what it even was, he was registered for a Triathlon. Besides his 14 full distance races, he has completed 24 half distance races and more short distance races to count. He credits his wife of 22 years as being supportive of his passion.Troy completed his 1st full distance race in 2008, has a sub-10 hour finish to his name and has finished in the Top 10 of his Age Group 3 times.Troy shares how he got the opportunity to race Kona through the Legacy Program. He explains how he was notified and how his Kona race date was moved forward. Troy completed Kona in 2019 right before the COVID-19 pandemic caused the cancelation of racing for over 18 months.Troy explains how he transitioned from researching and writing his personal training plans to becoming a certified coach and helping others realize their own Ironman dreams. Troy stresses that everyone and everyone’s schedule is different and having a training plan that is built around your life versus your life being lived around training is paramount to success.We learn the origin of the nickname Cowboy Troy and how he has continued to embrace it through the years.To connect with Troy, see if he is available for coaching and/or check out one of his many Race Reports visit: http://www.c4endurance.com/Support the show