Ep 37- Craig (Crowie) Alexander- five-time Triathlon World Champion

Matt is joined with Co Host Paul Hadfield to interview Crowie and Brett Davidson.

Crowie describes winning the Hawaiian Ironman as his life work. He talks about finding his niche in the US on the short course circuit, he raced as a pro for 14 years before winning Hawaii.

He talks about winning the 70.3 Half Ironman World Title in 2006 where he qualified to race at Kona the following year. He talks about the difficulty of trying to return and defend the title with more demands on time and added pressure. He talks about the challenges of the environment during the race including the heat and the Trade Winds.

He talks about how he trained and acclimatised in different locations under different conditions. He chats about external and internal pressure, the importance of positive psychology and how your attitudes and thoughts can impact on performance. He talks about his mantra that he uses during races.

He gives advice on recovery, nutrition, training at altitude, perceived exertion, managing illness with training, heart rate, core strength and stability, injury prevention, having fun to mix up the monotony of training and finally the importance of sleep.

We go to a short shoe review with Sean Tindale from Runnulla.

Crowie tells a funny story about his bucks’ night and having to meet with an ASAD Official for a drug test the following morning with no sleep, still wearing a Safari Suit from the night before!

Brett chats about his Coaching business Sansego that he works on with Craig. He also chats about their Sports Nutrition brand Koda.

I hope you enjoy this very informative, light-hearted interview.

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