TRANSCENDING LIMITS: ELLEN HART PEÑA, USA TRIATHLON HALL OF FAMER

Inducted into the USA Triathlon Hall of Fame in 2025, Ellen Hart’s triathlon journey began at age 46. Before that, she was an accomplished distance-runner who set world records and competed in the U.S. Olympic Team Trials. Today, at age 67, Ellen endures as one of the most decorated age-group athletes in the sport. Her triathlon achievements include 18 World Age Group Titles, along with 6 consecutive Ironman 70.3 World Championships from 2008 to 2013, and another in 2015. She’s a two-time USA Triathlon Athlete of the Year and was ranked in the top 3 nationally every year from 2008 to 2018, including five years ranked #1 in both triathlon and duathlon. A multiple-time member of Team USA, Ellen – an attorney and the former First Lady of Denver – has earned numerous national podiums, including four 1st-place finishes at the USAT Duathlon National Championships and eight podiums at Ironman Kona. Ellen Hart – whose battle with eating disorders was portrayed in the hit movie Dying to be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story – talks with CHASING THE CUTOFF’s Troy Eid about her remarkable journey of family, faith, courage, and resilience. USA Triathlon: https://www.usatriathlon.org/Dying to be Perfect: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1eWEzTfJ7UYou can learn more about Troy Eid here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠DU⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter/X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠You can learn more about Greenberg Traurig, LLP here:Website⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter/X