Performance Insight - Claire Weller, Pro Triathlete
02/13/24 • 35 min
Claire Weller only turned pro in 2019 and since then has achieved some amazing performances.
She’s won races such as:
- Top age group (Holkam, Ironman 70.3)
- Turned pro in May 2019 after winning Outlaw Half (4:38:36)
- Got pro licence in 2019 but did not race due to the pandemic
- Regained her pro licence in 2022 winning Outlaw full (09:36:37)
- Third at Spanish Long distance 2022 championships
- ·Won Celtman Extreme Triathlon 2023 in a time of (13:08:57)
In this episode we:
- take a look at Claire ’s sporting history and what motivated her to get into triathlon
- hear about how she became a profession triathlete and how she balances this with working full time
- learn what lessons she’s learnt turning pro that we can all apply
Claire Weller only turned pro in 2019 and since then has achieved some amazing performances.
She’s won races such as:
- Top age group (Holkam, Ironman 70.3)
- Turned pro in May 2019 after winning Outlaw Half (4:38:36)
- Got pro licence in 2019 but did not race due to the pandemic
- Regained her pro licence in 2022 winning Outlaw full (09:36:37)
- Third at Spanish Long distance 2022 championships
- ·Won Celtman Extreme Triathlon 2023 in a time of (13:08:57)
In this episode we:
- take a look at Claire ’s sporting history and what motivated her to get into triathlon
- hear about how she became a profession triathlete and how she balances this with working full time
- learn what lessons she’s learnt turning pro that we can all apply
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Performance Insight - Injury Prevention and Prehab
Mairi Cumming is a Senior Chartered Physiotherapist who has also completed additional training in Orthopedic Medicine, Pilates and Acupuncture.
She is the owner and founder of M-Power Physiotherapy and Pilates based in Auchterarder, where she treats high performance athletes and the general public.
Mairi has a keen interest in cani-cross with her sidekick Tina the dog and is an accomplished triathlete.
She has competed in events Full Distance and Middle Distance triathlons such as the Outlaw, Aberfeldy and Castle Howard where she podiumed.
In this episode we:
- discuss why injury prevention is important
- hear about the common injuries Mairi has seen with athletes involved in sport and triathlon
- learn about what we can do as triathletes to prevent injuries and practical prehab routines we can do to stay injury free
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Neil Edge is a Triathlon Mental Performance Coach and an ultra-endurance athlete.
He has played sports for most of his life where he began to understand the benefits of sports psychology in terms of performance.
Realising that the mind plays an important part in the success of an athlete’s performance, he has created solutions to overcome the specific mindset challenges that triathletes face.
These solutions have been tried and tested with the triathletes that he works with ranging from age groupers to professionals.
In this episode we:
· discuss why mental performance is important
· hear about ways to reduce stress and create sustainable habits to become mentally tougher
· learn how you can arrive at race day feeling calmer whilst still focused and primed to perform
For more information on the triathlon mental performance programs Neil has developed, please visit his website www.neiledge.com
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