Ep. #43: Amber Ferreira Race for the Love of Racing; Sport is Way More Than Just Winning & Losing

Being a shy little girl, Amber was held back to repeat Kindergarten for an extra year. That summer, she remembers her mom encouraging her to sign up for the summer track & field program. She shook her head & stomped her feet all summer until she was finally convinced to just go & watch. Well, she ended up participating in the 100-yard dash. Her nervous little 5-year-old body toed the line nearly in tears. But something funny happened when the gun went off. All the nerves vanished. She crossed the finish line & they gave her a 'Thanks For Participating' ribbon. That day instilled in her a confidence and spark which led to her running track for Northeastern U. She's now a pro-triathlete with more than 60 Ironman events under her name with multiple wins and podium finishes. Given her pure love for racing, she also does a whole range of other races, especially during the winters - snowshoe racing, ultras, speed skating, skiing, Winter triathlons, etc! She also faces the challenges of juggling her full-time job as a physical therapist and coach. Whenever she's having a tough day/week/month of training, she remembers that little 5-year-old girl beaming after her "thanks for participating" ribbon & realizes that sport is way more than winning & losing. - SPONSOR: check out the Triathlon training series with the Pros at - use code 'humansoftriathlon' for 20% off! -

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Ep. #43: Amber Ferreira Race for the Love of Racing; Sport is Way More Than Just Winning & Losing is an episode from Humans of Triathlon (H.o.T) Podcast by Humans of Triathlon.

This episode is 00:52:40 long.

This episode was published on Apr 8, 2019.

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