Balance and perspective: Helen Jenkins - a podcast by Helen Murray

This is the inspirational story of a British triathlon legend, https://helenjenkins.co.uk/ (Helen Jenkins).
Helen is a 2x ITU World Champion and 3x Olympian and is preparing to make her middle distance debut at Ironman 70.3 Dubai in February. 
But Helen hasn't raced since 2016.   
Over the last four years, Helen has had 2 children, but she also feared her triathlon career would be over for ever when she had https://huubdesign.com/blogs/news/helen-jenkins-presurgery-blog (intensive back surgery in 2018).  
I think you'll love the interview, as Helen is really relaxed, funny and brings a refreshing perspective to life as a professional triathlete.
You'll hear:
*Why she is excited and nervous in equal measure ahead of her first race since 2016 after such a long break*Her fears that she would never stand on a start line again
*How she has come to terms with the disappointment of finishing 5th at the London Olympics, when she was one of the favourites to take the win*Why listening to your OWN body is the best piece of advice for new mums and mums-to-be.
* If she'll be signing up for Ironman Wales any time soon
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Who is Helen Murray?It's a good question! https://www.helenmurray.net/ (Head over to her website) and you'll find all you need to know.
HELEN GETS INTERVIEWED!Listen to the recent interview Helen did with https://soundcloud.com/tri-oraklet (Tri Oraklet) here: https://soundcloud.com/tri-oraklet/helen-murray-inside-tri-show (https://soundcloud.com/tri-oraklet/helen-murray-inside-tri-show)
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INTERVIEW TIME LINE* (not the whole episode)
Mixture of nerves and excitement about racing for the first time since September 2016."I know I’m nowhere near the levels of where I was when I was qualifying for the Olympics or winning a World Triathlon series, I’ve just not had enough time, but I’ve been training since Max was a month old , so in 7 months, and I am happy with where I have got to."01.15 I had to commit to a goal, I had to commit to something. I was just training and doing bits and and pieces. Without a goal, say the kids had had a rough night and I was tired,...

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