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LEGENDARY IRONMAN ANNOUNCER MIKE REILLY HANGS UP THE MIC AFTER MAKING HIS FINAL CALLS AT NUTRI GRAIN IRONMAN NEW ZEALAND<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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– After calling approximately half a million athletes across the finish line, the \u201cVoice of IRONMAN\u201d retires following a career of 33 years and 214 IRONMAN events – Giving back to the IRONMAN community, Reilly and The IRONMAN Foundation auctioning autographed rally towel used by Reilly at IRONMAN finish lines throughout 2022 and finish line tapes from 2022 IRONMAN World Championship events signed by male and female champions – Auction now open through December 16, 2022 by visiting, www.ironmanfoundation.org\u3000\u3000\u3000Photo by: Cameron Mackenzie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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[YouTube] Mike Reilly\u2019s Final Event \/ Interviews \u3000\u3000Credit: IRONMAN\u00ae<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

TAUP\u014c, New Zealand \/ TAMPA, Fla. <\/strong>(Dec.12, 2022) \u2013The IRONMAN community has bid an emotional farewell to Mike Reilly, the most famous voice in the sport of triathlon, after a storied career spanning 33 years, 33 IRONMAN World Championship events, and a total of 214 IRONMAN events all over the world. Throughout his career, Reilly\u2019s iconic call of \u2018You are an IRONMAN!\u2019 welcomed nearly half a million IRONMAN athletes across the finish line. Acknowledging his importance not only to IRONMAN but also the endurance industry as a whole, Reilly was inducted into the IRONMAN Hall of Fame in 2011, Running USA Hall of Champions in 2017 and USA Triathlon Hall of Fame in 2018.<\/p>\n

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Reilly, known as the \u201cVoice of IRONMAN\u201d, officially hung up his microphone on Saturday, December 10 as the clock struck midnight at the 2022 Nutri-Grain IRONMAN New Zealand triathlon, calling his now iconic four words, \u2018You are an IRONMAN!\u2019 to last finisher Ron Skelton, to the cheers of the hundreds of spectators who stayed up late to be at the finish line to witness the celebration.
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Skelton was a last finisher befitting of Reilly\u2019s last call, with the 63-year-old himself completing his 35th<\/sup>IRONMAN New Zealand in 16:52:52, just under the 17-hour cut off.
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After the 17-hour cut off rolled over on the stroke of midnight, it was time for Reilly to officially call time on his incredible career. Minutes later, Snow Rameka from M\u0101ori iwi T\u016bwharetoa presented Reilly with a special pounamu and iwi members performed a haka in the finish chute as a final show of respect, thanks, and farewell to the man who has given so much to the endurance industry.<\/p>\n

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IRONMAN New Zealand was the first IRONMAN outside of the United States that Reilly announced, and it is an event he says is one of his favourites in the world.
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\u201cI couldn\u2019t have written the script any better, the passion and the knowledge of New Zealand for IRONMAN, and the love for it, no other place in the world I think displays that as much as this place, so that\u2019s why I wanted to be here,\u201d said Reilly.
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Reilly is stepping away from his announcing career to spend more time with his family. Though he knows his decision is the right one, he says he\u2019s going to miss being at finish lines sharing the camaraderie with his second family; the IRONMAN athletes, supporters, volunteers, and everyone else associated with these events.
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\u201cI feel elated, I feel loved, I feel passion and I feel I gave it everything I had for 33 years for the athletes because that\u2019s what it\u2019s all about. I feel it\u2019s time, it\u2019s definitely time, because I wanted to make sure that every time I called someone an IRONMAN it was like the first one, and tonight proved that to me,\u201d he said.
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Throughout his last day on the mic, Reilly spoke about what\u2019s kept him going for so many years and why he loves the sport as much today as he did 33 years ago, the people and the challenges they have overcome to make it to an IRONMAN start line.
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\u201cI want to say that I\u2019ve seen it right before my very eyes at finish lines all over the world, that truly \u2018Anything is Possible,\u2019 it\u2019s not just three words. People have overcome so much to get to an IRONMAN start line and an IRONMAN finish line, and what I say to you, if you think you can, you will. Do it and watch how your life will change for the rest of your life. I can\u2019t wait to see you do it from afar.\u201d
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Reilly will always be known as the \u2018Voice of IRONMAN\u2019 and for the four words every athlete in the world now hears when they cross an IRONMAN finish line \u2013 whether it\u2019s their first time, or in the case of 2022 IRONMAN New Zealand last finisher Ron Skelton, 35 times.
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\u201cMike Reilly is a legend, it\u2019s so cool to have him here,\u201d said Skelton. \u201cAwesome, totally awesome, fulfilment, achievement, I\u2019ve knocked this thing off as they would say. There were lots of people at the finish this year, bit louder, this is the latest finish I\u2019ve ever had \u2013 five minutes to spare. I\u2019m getting older and it just hurts more but it\u2019s still just as good.\u201d
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Athletes from across New Zealand and all over the world flocked to Taup\u014d to be a part of Reilly\u2019s last call. Wendy Parker flew from Victoria, Australia so she could be called home by Reilly one last time.
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\u201cIt\u2019s what I came over here for, when I found out this was his last race it was on my bucket list to do that, it\u2019s pretty special. To be honest that\u2019s why I came over here. The weather wasn\u2019t in the brochure but I\u2019m so excited, so, so excited, I\u2019ve ticked that off now,\u201d said Parker.<\/p>\n

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In celebration of his career and to give back to the IRONMAN and IRONMAN 70.3 race communities Reilly, along with The IRONMAN Foundation which Reilly serves as an IRONMAN Foundation Captain, is auctioning one-of-a-kind IRONMAN collectibles to benefit race communities around the globe. The auction will showcase a rally towel used by Reilly during his final season as the \u201cVoice of IRONMAN\u201d before his retirement, as well as official finish line tapes from the 2022 VinFast IRONMAN World Championship and Intermountain Healthcare IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship presented by Utah Sports Commission autographed by the top professional men and women finishers.
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In the mid-90s, Reilly started waving a rally towel at the IRONMAN World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawai`i\u00a0to energize the crowd as much as possible. \u201cThe louder I make it for each finisher in the final hours of their race day, the better,\u201d said Reilly.
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The rally towel up for auction has been used by Mike Reilly at nearly all of the IRONMAN races he has called for the past ten years; it has \u201cAnything is Possible\u201d inscribed on the front, embroidered with Mike Reilly\u2019s signature and will be placed in a shadow box display provided by Fond Memories Graphics. Bidding on these items is open now through 11:59 p.m. ET on December 16, 202 by visiting www.ironmanfoundation.org<\/a>.
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\u201cI\u2019ve been fortunate to be a part of The IRONMAN Foundation as its Ambassador Captain for the last six years,\u201d shared Mike Reilly. \u201cOne of the only regrets I have in my career is not getting involved with The IRONMAN Foundation sooner. I\u2019m excited to get to give back to all the amazing IRONMAN and IRONMAN 70.3 race communities around the world that have welcomed me with open arms, by gifting this special rally towel to The IRONMAN Foundation to raise money for the important work they do.\u201d
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For more information on Mike Reilly, visit www.mikereilly.net<\/a>.

For more information on Nutri-Grain IRONMAN New Zealand visit www.ironman.com\/im-new-zealand<\/a>. For more information on the auction and The IRONMAN Foundation, visit www.ironmanfoundation.org<\/a>.\u00a0For more information on IRONMAN and events in The IRONMAN Group portfolio, visit www.ironman.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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