Sika Henry recently became the first African American female triathlete to get her pro card. She competed in the 2019 Ironman World Championships in Kona and she focuses on the 70.3 distance of triathlon. She has been blogging about her triathlon journey since 2013 so you can go back and read from the time she started the sport until she realized she could possibly get that pro card.Sika was in a traumatic bike accident in 2019 and in this episode she shares about that experience and how she overcame it. Sika is passionate about increasing diversity in the sport of triathlon and in this episode she shares about ways that we can help make that happen and what she is doing to make that happen.This was a really fun conversation and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.What we talked about:Show notes:Finding My Voice by Mike ReillySika on InstagramConnect with Lindsey: Lindsey on InstagramLindsey on TwitterLindsey on Facebook Join the I’ll Have Another Facebook GroupSupport the I’ll Have Another Podcast on PatreonFollow SandyBoy Productions:Sandyboy Productions on TwitterSandyboy Productions on InstagramSandyBoy Productions Shows: Why is Everyone Yelling?The Up and Running PodcastThe Illuminate PodcastThe Herban Farmacy PodcastSponsors:Athletic Brewing CompanyCode “ANOTHERATHLETIC15” for 15% offGoodrUse code “another15” for 15% off your orderBEAMUse code “another” for 15% off your orderThe post Episode 319: Sika Henry; Hard work and self belief – first African American female triathlete to get pro card appeared first on Lindsey Hein.