In our 50th episode, in celebration of International Women's Day, Coaches Denise and Rita bring together a panel of our female athletes who bring together a range of experiences and insight in racing and training. As a male or a female athlete, this will be a fascinating conversation.
Read MoreIn this episode, we talk to coached athlete Milly Pelmore. Milly worked with her coach Philip for about a year and is looking towards completing her first IRONMAN this summer. Milly has Endometriosis, which means she has to manage her training around her symptoms, and this episode looks at how she manages that, her work-life balance, and her training.
Milly has Endometriosis, which means that uterus cells and tissues are found outside the womb. Like the womb, the tissue will shed its lining during every menstrual cycle. Unlike the womb, where there is somewhere for the bleeding to escape, the blood has nowhere to go, often becomes scar tissue and can be excruciatingly painful at random times, not just when a woman is menstruating. This is relatively common yet can take a long time to be diagnosed. Milly has to manage her training around her symptoms, and this episode looks at how she manages that, her work-life balance, and her training.
Milly has an extraordinarily positive outlook on her situation, and her ability to pivot problems into opportunities is inspiring. Listen to this episode and learn more about Endometriosis and how you can take her skills and apply them to your own training or life problems.
If you, or someone you know, has Endometriosis or think that you do, please check out the charity page below, or speak to your doctor.
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Find out more about endometriosis and the impact it can have:
UK charity: https://www.endometriosis-uk.org/
A recent piece 220 Triathlon did on an end triathlete: https://www.220triathlon.com/training/women/exercising-with-endometriosis-a-triathletes-story/
A 2021 BBC piece on Endometriosis and sport: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/56276626#:~:text=When%20endometriosis%2C%20a%20condition%20that,on%20her%20life%20and%20career
In his episode, we meet Coach Sorrel Williams: a passionate and extroverted coach that tells us her story of how she changed her past from generally not a sportsperson to become a Triathlon Coach and a full-distance triathlon finisher. Sorrel never had any background in sports and didn’t even know how to swim when she started, but that didn’t stop her from changing the direction of her life. Her can-do attitude and positive outlook on life are infectious. As one of our senior coaches, there are always nuggets of information that she can impart from her work with the Academy juniors to her work in other areas of triathlon and coaching. Tune in and have a listen.
Read MoreIn this episode, we chat to Coach Soraya. Soraya is enthusiastic with a huge passion for the sport. She came to Triathlon coaching after some time working as a PT. For our coached athletes, she’s famous for her Strength and Conditioning workouts and if you met her on one of our camps, you will know her for her big smile and positive outlook on the steepest of climbs! Today, we find out more about her as the coach and the athlete.
If you want to read more about Soraya, check her profile here. This year, Soraya moved from the UK to New York where she has to face a totally different experience in triathlon and huge challenges and is now our US-based coach and representative.
Read MoreTriathlon is often modelled as the perfect sport for gender equality. But is it? In this episode, Coach Philip and Coach Alan, alongside Dr Lisa Ingarfield and the recent BBC Sports Personality of the Year, Unsung Hero (London) winner Katee Hui, discuss the gender balance in endurance sport. Should we put triathlon on that pedestal? Or should we look for further opportunities to improve? What is the fight between Women and Men equity in endurance sports? How do the cultural differences in our society impact sports, what can other sports learn from triathlon and what can endurance sports learn from them?
Enjoy this challenging episode where we expose some raw truths and make a step towards levelling up the balance of women in the sport.
Read MoreOn today’s episode of Coaches on the Couch, Coach Philip has guest speakers: Susie Cheetham, Angela Jameson and Emma Hatzis. The aim of this conversation was to educate and empower pregnant and postpartum female athletes in an informed manner while attempting to clarify and dispel any myths or misunderstandings around pregnancy and endurance sport. In this honest, transparent and enlightening episode, we cover a whole range of experiences and lessons that these three experts want to share with you.
Susie Cheetham is a GB runner turned professional triathlete: Course record holder at IRONMAN Hamburg, a frequent contender on Alii drive with 6th places at the World Championships. Both Susie and her husband Rob are coaches themselves. Susie is expecting her first child shortly!
Angela Jameson runs Physically Fit UK. Angela is overly qualified: after a degree in sports science, she turned her hand as a physical trainer and pilates instructor where she is a leading expert on pre and postnatal pilates, health and well being. Her brother-in-law is ex-professional triathlete Joel Jameson and so she understands the sport of triathlon.
Emma Hatzis is a top age-group triathlete, after being the fastest AG at Staffordshire 70.3 in 2018 and the overall winner at IMUK in 2019, she competed at her first World Championships in 2019. She also has been dragged into this episode as she has the pleasure of being coach Philip's wife! They are expecting in early January.
Read MoreHeather is one of our coached athletes who after doing a wide variety of different sports when she was young, ended up falling in love with triathlon. In this episode, Heather shares with us how she managed her expectations for her first full IRONMAN race and how her mindset helped her recover from a stress fracture. Now, focusing more on cycling, she tells us her story.
Read MoreHarriet is the longest-standing coached athlete in Tri Training Harder. In this episode, she tells us how she conquered her terror of swimming and her journey from a Black Belt athlete in Kickboxing to race the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championships. A fascinating, relatable insight into overcoming fears and organising a daily routine of training around work and general life.
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