WEBVTT 00:12.517 --> 00:14.544 - [Master Of Ceremonies] The Athlete of the Year, 00:14.544 --> 00:16.791 2016 Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, 00:16.791 --> 00:20.953 sponsored by our sponsors at USAA Athlete of the Year 00:20.953 --> 00:22.870 to Colonel Steve Armes. 00:23.796 --> 00:25.416 Then it's Captain Selects, 00:25.416 --> 00:28.325 Molly Hebda, Athlete of the Year for 2016. 00:28.325 --> 00:29.158 (applause) 00:29.158 --> 00:30.491 Congratulations. 00:31.261 --> 00:33.503 ^Being named Marine Corps Athlete of the Year 00:33.503 --> 00:35.253 ^is such a huge honor. 00:36.764 --> 00:40.515 ^I'm so grateful to MCCS for the sports program 00:40.515 --> 00:41.972 and all of my teammates, 00:41.972 --> 00:44.174 and I know a lot people who've received this award 00:44.174 --> 00:45.174 in the past, 00:45.564 --> 00:46.835 and look up to them. 00:46.835 --> 00:48.455 They're all phenomenal athletes, 00:48.455 --> 00:50.775 so I'm very honored to receive it. 00:50.775 --> 00:53.275 ^- It feels absolutely awesome. 00:53.653 --> 00:56.278 ^There's a lot of people this could have gone to. 00:56.278 --> 00:58.068 Obviously, there's a lot of great Marines out there-- 00:58.068 --> 00:59.148 a lot of great athletes, 00:59.148 --> 01:01.398 so for me to get this honor 01:01.440 --> 01:02.940 truly is humbling. 01:06.810 --> 01:09.977 Since it's kind of a lifestyle for us, 01:10.797 --> 01:13.380 the training is as I can do it. 01:13.617 --> 01:14.926 I gotta get up at four in the morning 01:14.926 --> 01:17.426 to get a swim in or a workout. 01:17.829 --> 01:18.950 And that's what I do, 01:18.950 --> 01:21.330 and then I'm ready to go for the rest of the day, 01:21.330 --> 01:23.226 so on the weekends is usually when I put my 01:23.226 --> 01:25.121 biggest blocks of training in, 01:25.121 --> 01:26.121 and usually, 01:26.256 --> 01:28.739 that's three or four hours on Saturday, 01:28.739 --> 01:31.568 and then a couple hours on Sunday. 01:31.568 --> 01:34.856 - Triathlons, specifically, is a very time intensive 01:34.856 --> 01:37.656 sport with multiple workouts a day. 01:37.656 --> 01:40.712 I'll do about 10 to 12 workouts a week, 01:40.712 --> 01:44.462 getting up at 4:30 in the morning to go swim. 01:45.527 --> 01:47.255 I'll bike a couple times a week, 01:47.255 --> 01:49.672 and a lot of running as well. 01:51.841 --> 01:54.008 - Best piece of advice I was given was, 01:54.008 --> 01:55.517 just like anything, 01:55.517 --> 01:56.741 if you make it a habit, 01:56.741 --> 02:00.908 it will be, it will be something you continue to do. 02:00.911 --> 02:03.380 It's gotta be something that's a routine, 02:03.380 --> 02:04.935 and you're not always gonna be able to 02:04.935 --> 02:08.018 do it exactly like you have on paper, 02:08.037 --> 02:09.204 but it's okay. 02:09.252 --> 02:10.862 If you, you know, target a few races 02:10.862 --> 02:11.844 out of the year, 02:11.844 --> 02:13.216 and it's something that's enduring 02:13.216 --> 02:17.383 and just, til you get in the habit of doing all the time, 02:18.346 --> 02:19.465 then it'll just be part 02:19.465 --> 02:22.680 of your routine and part of your lifestyle. 02:22.680 --> 02:24.448 - I would say, "Have fun." 02:24.448 --> 02:27.531 If you're not having fun working out, 02:27.796 --> 02:30.506 then it's gonna be a lot harder to do that. 02:30.506 --> 02:34.502 Find a good group of people that you can train with. 02:34.502 --> 02:36.252 And have fun with it.