Ep. 13: 11x Ironman Finisher, Creator of "Ironstruck" and Author of 7 Inspirational Books, Ray Fauteux

Ray Fauteux grew up in Vancouver, BC and now resides in Calgary, AB, Canada.

A heavy drinker and smoker for much of his youth, Ray was inspired by the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal to take up the sport of running at the age of 27. The completion of his first marathon the following year was the beginning of a career in endurance racing that would last over three decades. During that time, Ray completed over 30 marathons, 2 fifty-mile running races, countless 10km races, and 11 Ironman Triathlons.

Through his "Ironstruck" website and inspirational books, Ray has inspired hundreds - if not thousands - of people around the world (including yours truly) to take on the challenge of the Ironman.

His invitation to his readers and to listeners of this podcast: "Become more than you ever thought possible."

Ray Fauteux Links:

Author Page on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Ray-Fauteux/e/B07BYXFF84?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1663369685&sr=8-1&_encoding=UTF8&tag=inspiredliv02-20&linkCode=ur2&linkId=7c3ea8928057e4229d3a3f08c484050e&camp=1789&creative=9325

Ironstruck website: https://ironstruck.com/

Ironstruck Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Ironstruck

Contact Ray: ytriguy@yahoo.com

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Chapters

• 0:00 The Person You Want to Be intro
• 0:38 Introducing Ray Fauteux
• 3:41 A very dysfunctional home life
• 8:16 Boys Clubs of Canada
• 11:00 Reading as an escape
• 16:03 Thoughts on compulsive behavior
• 17:44 On track to follow in his father's footsteps
• 21:00 Ray's superhero origin story
• 26:20 On quitting smoking
• 30:10 A runner, unleashed
• 32:27 Calgary Roadrunners
• 38:59 Lessons learned from training
• 40:46 A miracle procedure
• 44:03 A second superhero origin story
• 51:57 Getting accepted to compete in the 1984 Hawaii Ironman
• 54:45 "I questioned my sanity"
• 56:25 It's Kona Calling
• 1:00:20 How the Ironman experience changed Ray
• 1:06:16 The average person alongside the best in the world
• 1:09:17 "So, You Didn't Finish"
• 1:11:09 How Eric became Ironstruck
• 1:17:29 Thoughts on DNF experiences
• 1:26:09 Limits and comfort zones
• 1:32:53 What ended Ray's racing career
• 1:37:50 Failing into new successes
• 1:41:27 The birth of the Ironstruck website
• 1:43:26 Overtraining syndrome
• 1:49:14 Feedback from around the world
• 1:51:01 What goes around comes around, including inspiration
• 1:59:31 Thoughts on aging and Ray's goals now