In this episode of The Physical Performance Show I have a fire-side chat with Dane Bird Smith - AUS Olympian: Bronze Medallist Rio 20km Race Walk. Dane unpacks his preparation and training as well as the triumph of winning a bronze at the Rio Olympic Games.

Listen in as we delve into the following:

How Dane got into Race Walking.
Dane picking up Race Walking naturally and winning nationals all within a year
Training for World Juniors
Setting a 10km record
Gaining qualification to Rio Olympics
Unpacking the Rio Olympic Games
The last 3km of the race and the challenge set
The emotion of finishing third in Rio
Working and training on technique
Dane’s Dad on the emotion of the win.
Where the nickname ‘Birdman’ came from
The medal – weight and heaviness and what it means to him
Dane’s future goals
Dane’s physical challenge – L Sit for 5 seconds

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