Renee Kiley: Be Better Than Ordinary

Today's guest is Australian Pro Triathlete Renee Kiley. Up until 10 years ago, Renee was living a completely different life.  In January 2014, Renee was 230lbs, smoking a pack of cigarettes a day, and the owner of multiple successful small businesses. But she was not happy, and definitely not healthy. After watching a triathlon, she decided to give it a go.  In March 2014, she competed in her first triathlon, walking the whole 5k and basically coming in last in her age group. She did another tri in April 2014 and was able to run the whole 5k. She raced a few more that year and started to see progress.  One year later, she placed 8th in her age group in 70.3 Geelong and then 18 months after she started the sport, she won her age group at Ironman Japan. Since turning pro in June 2017, she has had many strong races, including racing in both Ironman world championships at St George and Kona in 2022. Renee's motto is "Be Better than Ordinary", the title of this podcast. We were truly inspired talking to her and we hope you will feel the same. Have a listen!