Louise Hanley: Keep It Simple, Enjoy It — Lessons From 23 Years in Triathlon
Be Battle Ready Triathlon Podcast - Performance and longevity for endurance athletes over 50 | Simon Ward
Louise Hanley has been coaching and competing in triathlon for over two decades. She has worked with juniors, youth athletes and adults, helped build the Yorkshire triathlon community, and still races and wins in her age group.
She has built a coaching business entirely on word of mouth, with no complicated systems no data obsession, and training based around a set of simple principles.
What she does have is a philosophy that has stayed consistent across 23 years: keep it simple, and enjoy it.
In this episode, we talk about what that actually looks like in practice, for her as an athlete and for the people she coaches.
In this episode:
How 20 years coaching juniors shaped the way she works with adults
The athlete who went from 12:30 to 10 hours at Ironman on eight hours a week
What a 16-year coaching relationship actually looks like
The real barriers holding female coaches back in triathlon
Menopause, training and what male coaches often miss
Why she trains with no plan, no data, and no apology
Killer quote:
“I’m not actually training. I’m just doing what I like doing.”
Connect with Louise:
You can find more details for Louise on TheTriathloncoach.com website.
To contact louise directly email: louise@thetriathloncoach.com
Links and resources:
Louise recommended book is Endure: Mind, Body and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance by Alex Hutchinson
Alex was a guest on the podcast a while back. Check out the conversation here:
The Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance
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