{"id":170548,"date":"2021-06-29T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-29T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/?p=170548"},"modified":"2021-06-30T14:17:47","modified_gmt":"2021-06-30T21:17:47","slug":"a-triumphant-return-to-triathlon-with-sika-henry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/a-triumphant-return-to-triathlon-with-sika-henry","title":{"rendered":"A Triumphant Return to Triathlon with Sika Henry"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"cb-itemprop\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"200px\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/a93f599e-2364-4d2a-a758-f1bcab068220?dark=false\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wild-ideas-worth-living.simplecast.com\/episodes\/a-triumphant-return-to-triathlon-with-sika-henry\/transcript\">Transcript<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sika Henry recently accomplished a huge goal: she became the first U.S. Black female professional triathlete in history. Sika set this goal 6 years ago and was aiming to achieve it in 2019. But nothing could have prepared her for the bike accident she experienced in that year during a race in Texas. Sika isn\u2019t one to let any obstacle stand in her way and she trained hard to come back stronger than ever. Now, she uses the experience of her accident and the success of getting her pro card to talk to youth, particularly Black Americans, about getting involved in triathlon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Connect with Sika:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sikahenry.com\/\">Website<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sika.henry\">Facebook<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sikahenry\/\">Instagram<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ironman.com\/\">Iron Man<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/blackmarathoners.org\/\">Black Marathoners<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Season Sponsor:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ford.com\/\">Ford<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Episode Sponsor:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonos.com\/en-us\/home\">Sonos<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/b\/hoka-one-one\">HOKA One One<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transcript Sika Henry recently accomplished a huge goal: she became the first U.S. Black female professional triathlete in history. Sika set this goal 6 years ago and was aiming to achieve it in 2019. But nothing could have prepared her for the bike accident she experienced in that year during a race in Texas. 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