The Virtus Podcast Episode 003 - Hazel Baughn - a podcast by Virtus WLC

Hazel Baughn, who was an international 1500m medallist as a teenager and ran with Mo Farah, talks to us about mental health in elite sport, the impact of training too hard as a 'recreational' athlete, how to spot the warning signs of unhealthy obsession and her experiences as an elite runner pushing her body and mind to the limit.

Timings:

01:30 - Hazel's intro

4:50 - "I haven't had a period for 11 years", REDs, Hormones

7:20 - All in mindset, nutrition, injuries

8:40 - Taking care of your body

13:00 - Hardcore mindset in recreational athletes

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16:05 - Resources to help you out, @train_brave.

19:30 - Female athlete triad

22:40 - Signs of unhealthy exercise habits

24:30 - Obsession

27:05 - Injuries happen

31:18 - Training hard is very close to sickness

33:10 - High intensity training protocols (running, CrossFit, weightlifting)

35:50 - Getting depressed when you're forced to stop training

40:00 - "Hazel", not "Hazel the runner"

41:00 - There is more to life than training

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