You are listening to Hit Play, Not Pause, a feisty menopause podcast for active performance-minded women.

I am your host, Celine Yeager. Each week, I bring you advice from athletes, scientists, researchers,

and other experts to help you feel and perform your best, no matter what your hormones are doing.

This show is a production of Live Feisty Media.

Hello, Strong Fisty Women.

So my goal with this show each week is to leave you with a few nuggets of knowledge and or inspiration that you can take away, something that makes you nod along and think.

I spend a lot of time talking to trainers and researchers and elite athletes, but it's important to me that I don't spend all of my time focusing on the front of the pack.

There is plenty to be learned from elite athletes for sure, but they're not the only ones with wisdom to share,

which brings me to this week's guest, Adina O'Neill. Adina is a self-described back-of-the-pack

athlete. She didn't finish her first triathlon until age 40, which was an

accomplishment that was transformative for her. And she has made it her mission to share how a

quote-unquote regular person can learn and grow through the sport regardless of age or changes

that occur during the menopausal years.

Adina is also an aspiring marathon swimmer, who has gone from not being able to run a mile to completing over 50 triathlons and endurance events, including Ironman, a marathon,

multiple 10K swims, and a double century on her bike.

Though she's usually at the back of the pack, she has reached the podium in her age group

three times, which she says is proof that simply showing up is the way to success.

We talk about all of that and more.

It was a really thoughtful conversation, and I hope you like it as much as I did.

To help others like herself,

Adina works as an Ironman certified coach and is the founder of Real Fitness and Team Be Real,

which is a multi-sport team for athletes of all ages, sizes, and abilities, and you can learn more

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