Jodie Cunnama [née Swallow] - High performance triathlon coach

• British Olympian and 3 time World Champion
• 2010 70.3 Ironman
• 2009 and 2016 ITU World Long Course World Champion.

Add to that multiple full Ironman wins and 15 x 70.3 victories it truly is a remarkable resume.

 

Known for her honesty and integrity Jodie combines a lifetime of training experience and sports knowledge with a Sports Science degree from Loughborough University and years of age group coaching experience.

 

Jodie transitioned from professional athlete to become a Mother of three, and coach and mentor to numerous athletes through Cunnama Coaching

 

Part-mum, part-athlete, Jodie sometimes nurtures her athletes, and sometimes pushes them on, but always gives 100% focus to the task at hand, a skill she's cultivated through a lifetime in sport.

 

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Find Jodie at:

Web: https://www.cunnamacoaching.co.uk/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jodie-cunnama

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jodieswallowcoaching

Twitter: https://twitter.com/jodiecunnama

facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jodie.swallow/

 

Timestamps

0:00 - Introduction to show

1:40 - Interview starts

6:11 - When you decided to have children and 'pause' your triathlon career, you were coming off peak form. How was that transition for you?

12:39 - How did you find the sport of triathlon and how did that passion grow?

18:24 - Talk us through how the eating disorder in your teens affected your training and performance and obviously mindset and emotions.

23:01 - So many things had happened while you were in your late teens. How did 'finding' triathlon feel, did it help?

36:22 - You were such a talented youth in sport. How did you handle the expectations when you moved into your professional career?

39:11 - Did you ever work with a mental performance coach or sports psychologist?

44:42 - Tell us about the highest high in your career.

49:06 - Tell us about the high performance triathlon coaching you and your husband James now do.

55:18 - After almost 22 years around the sport, what changes have you seen?

1:00:53 - What's next for Jodie Cunnama, what's on the horizon?

1:06:49 - Interview ends