Jake Smith: The Champions Mentality - Olympic Standards, Uganda/NN, RED-S and the mental and physical rebuild
Description
Ryan sat down with British distance runner Jake Smith to chat all things running, RED-S (& football).
It was an absolute pleasure to hear about Jake's journey, how he has rebuilt both physically and mentally.
- How his upbringing in Hong Kong shaped who he is
- His (unfortunate) passion for Reading FC
- Starting out as a triathlete
- Early career successes (60:31 HM / Olympic marathon QT )
- Signing for NN & Ugandan training camps
- RED-S, eating disorders and body image difficulties
- Heart rate and lactate training
- Rebuilding mentally and physically
- Getting back to top shape
- Running 2:11 at the London marathon
- Long term Olympic goals from early successes and rising to the top to how he
- Who he has beef with & who he thinks will win the 1500m gold
Hopefully you enjoy this chat and can get a lot from it.
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