Advice from a triathlete: 'If you want to do it, make the time'

Olsen was inspired to try triathlons after watching a friend complete an Ironman a year after recovering from a catastrophic accident. Photo: Carolyn Olsen/Instagram

Carolyn Olsen hasn’t always been the ultimate athlete.

Her husband can recall a time when she cried before an Ironman competition in Las Vegas in the United States because she knew she wasn’t ready.