Episode 511: Amy Frostick – Race Director for the Shamrock Marathon

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 Show Notes: Demon Copperhead Maybe Someday Moloka’i Connect with Lindsey: Lindsey on Instagram Lindsey on Twitter Lindsey on Facebook Join the I’ll Have Another Facebook Group Support the I’ll Have Another Podcast on Patreon Follow SandyBoy Productions: Sandyboy Productions on Twitter Sandyboy Productions on Instagram SandyBoy Productions Shows: Why is Everyone Yelling? The Up and Running Podcast The Illuminate Podcast The Herban Farmacy Podcast The Ready to Run Podcast Sponsors: UCAN Go to ucan.co/another to get 4 EDGE samples for free! All you pay is the shipping costs. You can get the full variety of UCAN products at ucan.co and use the code “another” for 20% off