TrainingPeaks CoachCast

Season 5 Ep 7 — Mental Health Disorders in Ultra Endurance Athletes With Jill Colangelo

Jul 19, 2023

50:34

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Episode notes

Introduction

2min

How to Talk About Mental Disorders

2min

How I Overcame Overtraining Syndrome

2min

How to Be a Runner for a Lifetime

2min

Ultra Endurance: What Is It?

2min

Prevalence and Type of Psychopathology in Ultra Endurance Athletes

1min

The Prevalence of Mental Illness in Alternate Athletes

5min

The Role of Ultra Endurance Sports in Mental Disorders

3min

How to Recognize Exercise Addiction

5min

10.

The Signs of Addiction

2min

11.

How to Overcome Substance Addictions

2min

12.

The Limits of Exercise

2min

13.

The Evolution of Ultra-Endurance

4min

14.

The Different Symptoms of Over Training Syndrome

3min

15.

The Importance of Longer Courses

2min

16.

The Importance of Judicious Training

2min

17.

The Importance of Self-Identification

3min

18.

The Importance of Mental Health in Sports

2min

19.

How to Get Out of a Negative Relationship With Sport

4min

In this episode of the TrainingPeaks CoachCast, host Dirk Friel interviews Jill Colangelo, a researcher focusing on mental health in endurance athletes. Colangelo shares insights from her ultra endurance experiences, sports psychiatry work and research, highlighting the higher prevalence of mental illness among ultra endurance athletes.

She discusses the need for recognition and treatment of exercise addiction, as well as the importance of balancing athletic pursuits with a fulfilling life outside of sports. Colangelo also delves into overtraining syndrome, its symptoms and the challenges in diagnosing it. Offering practical solutions for maintaining physical and mental well-being, she stresses the role of coaches in promoting rest, nutrition and mindful training.

Tune in for an eye-opening discussion on mental health in the endurance sports community.