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43: Caster Semenya, Race Prep Psychology, Racing After Injury, Late-Night Baby Duties

43: Caster Semenya, Race Prep Psychology, Racing After Injury, Late-Night Baby Duties

FromWork, Play, Love with Lauren Fleshman and Jesse Thomas


43: Caster Semenya, Race Prep Psychology, Racing After Injury, Late-Night Baby Duties

FromWork, Play, Love with Lauren Fleshman and Jesse Thomas

ratings:
Length:
75 minutes
Released:
May 13, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Spring training is ramping up, and Lauren is riding high from recent workouts with her athletes. Meanwhile, Jesse wonders whether he set a world record for fastest 5K on crutches. This week, Jesse and Lauren discuss gender in sport, and the challenges that DSD athletes face in light of the recent the Caster Semenya case. They share how they mentally prepare for races, and talk about wisdom from coaches throughout their careers. Lauren talks about racing after injury, and how she worked with Mel Lawrence to recover from a string of injuries and come back to set a 5K PR at Payton Jordan 2019. They also dig in to who does what when it comes to late-night baby duties. Don't forget that June 5th is Global Running Day! Head over to globalrunningday.com/workplaylove and celebrate moving your body by pledging to run! This week's episode is sponsored by Jaybird wireless earbuds for athletes. Visit jaybirdsport.com and use promo code workplaylove to get 20% off your order.  
Released:
May 13, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (89)

Lauren Fleshman and Jesse Thomas are world class professional endurance athletes, authors, speakers, and co-own a nationally distributed food products business called Picky Bars. They also happen to be married, still, and are raising two small children. They use their experience, stories, writing, and humor to answer to answer listener questions about sports, family, business, and the balance between all three! It's a circus, but hey, we're all in it together!