Episode 511: Amy Frostick – Race Director for the Shamrock Marathon
I'll Have Another with Lindsey Hein Podcast
SandyBoy Productions
4.9 • 2.1K Ratings
🗓️ 2 February 2024
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
Happy Olympic Trials marathon weekend! Such an exciting weekend.
Today on the podcast, I am interviewing the race director for the Shamrock Marathon and the co-owner of J&A Racing, Amy Frostick. I am so excited to connect with the Shamrock Marathon this year. I’ll be at the race hosting a meetup and doing some fun stuff at the expo. This race is the weekend of March 15-17. It is festive and it is fun! Use the code LindseySham10 for 10% off your registration of any of their races!
In this episode, Amy tells us all about the Shamrock Marathon, what it looks like to be a race director, and her history with running. She has run 20 marathons and has a marathon PR of 3:10. She has completed four Ironman triathlons. She has owned J&A Racing with her husband, Jerry, since 2003 when they took over the Shamrock Marathon. They have 10 races total as a part of their business!
We kick off the conversation with our excitement for the Olympic Trials this weekend!! LOVED talking with Amy today!!
What we talked about:
3:00- Her race directing business
6:00- Olympic Trials talk
9:00- The Shamrock Marathon
12:50- Her passion for women in this sport
14:05- Behind the scenes of being a race director
17:40- Her history with running
21:25- Her adventures with their airstream trailer
23:50- Her career before J&A Racing
26:00- Virginia Beach
31:10- Favorite thing about race directing
32:25- The Leprechaun at the race
34:10- Shamrock Marathon
38:10- End of podcast questions
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| 0:00.0 | This is a Sandy Boy Productions podcast. Hey everybody. Welcome to all have another podcast with Lindsay Hine. |
| 0:23.2 | I'm your host Lindsay. |
| 0:24.2 | Thanks so much for joining us today. |
| 0:26.5 | Happy Olympic Trials Marathon Weekend. |
| 0:30.2 | Such an exciting weekend. Today on the podcast I'm interviewing the race director for the Shamrock Marathon and the co-owner of |
| 0:41.0 | JMA Racing Amy Frostick. |
| 0:43.8 | We kick off the conversation with our excitement |
| 0:46.4 | for the trials this weekend. |
| 0:49.2 | And I want to let you all know that I am so excited to connect with the Shamrock Marathon this year. |
| 0:55.0 | I'm going to be at the race doing some fun stuff at the Expo, posting a meetup, and I hope that you all will join us. |
| 1:02.0 | This race is the weekend of March 15th through the 17th. |
| 1:07.7 | The 8K is on Saturday and the Half Marathon is on Sunday the 17th of March. |
| 1:14.6 | It is festive, it is fun, and you all can use the code |
| 1:18.1 | Lindsay Sham, L-I-D-S-E-Y, Sham. 10. So Lindsay Sham 1.0 for 10% off your registration of any of their races. |
| 1:29.8 | Now Amy, my guest today, she's going to tell you all about the Shamrock Marathon, what it looks like to be a race director, |
| 1:35.4 | and a little bit about her own history with running. |
| 1:39.6 | She has run 20 marathons. |
| 1:41.8 | She's a marathon PR of 310. She's done four Iron Man |
| 1:46.4 | Triathlon and she has owned JNA racing along with her husband Jerry since |
| 1:52.1 | 2003 when they took over the Shamrock Marathon, |
| 1:55.4 | they have 10 races under J&A Racing. |
| 1:58.8 | So they are very immersed in their running culture. |
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