Last week we had Australia’s number 1 ranked male athlete on the show, this week we have the number 1 female ranked triathlete, Ellie Salthouse!

With 17 x half ironman wins to her name since turning her focus to 70.3, and a further 10 podiums, she is one of our most dominating athletes.

She’s achieved a best place of 5th at the world champs, but as you’ll find out in the episode, that is not good for her. She has her sights set on a higher target.

Timestamps:

00:00 - Introduction

03:09 - What does the sport of triathlon mean to Ellie?

03:41 - Pulling out of Geelong 70.3

05:10 - Thinking long term: Ellie's first DNF

06:34 - How is Ellie managing her injury now

09:47 - How to manage form leading to your A race

13:20 - Falling short on the mental side (striving for perfection)

20:00 - How does a base block fo training look for Ellie

26:10 - Managing injury and rehabilitation

27:46 - How long do your endurance sessions need to be

29:30 - What does a Race Ready block look like

30:46 - Examples of speed sessions

31:38 - 70.3 specific sessions close to race events

34:30 - Training and racing without data: entirely perceived effort

37:00 - Reliving what happened during the world champs

41:26 - Her perspective on her coach's coaching approach

51:05 - Trusting the process towards success

55:05 -  Insight into Ellie's nutrition strategy

1:01:08 - Race morning strategy

1:10:35 - Tapering strategy

1:12:50 - Would data work well with Ellie?

1:18:35 - Life lessons from Ellie

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