How hard can you push yourself in a competitive situation? In this interview with World Championship Silver Medallist, Alex Manly, we talk about how even her introduction to track cycling at 14 years of age involved her pushing herself so hard

S02 E08 The Hard Road

Apr 20th, 2017 1h

Sometimes, just sometimes, taking the hard road is actually more rewarding. It exposes you to challenges that you wouldn't have faced otherwise, and it therefore makes you a better athlete. In this interview with triathlete Nick Carling, he ta

S02 E07 Sport For Life

Apr 4th, 2017 46m 8s

According to research, more people are getting involved with self organised sport (such as gyms), but as we will find from the interview with David Vallance, perhaps the true value of club sport is the lifelong friendships that are created. As

S02 E06 Adversity Is A Great Teacher

Mar 21st, 2017 47m 13s

I've always admired athletes who succeed after the odds are stacked against them. In this interview we talk to Grace Abbey about how she missed out on two opportunities to train and play with the young Matildas soccer team. In spite of some maj

S02 E05 Love The Sport

Mar 4th, 2017 29m 48s

What is your motivation for doing sport? Do you do it for the thrill of competition, or do you simply love it because it is fun? In this interview with Australian teenage snowboarder, Cora McCloskey, we discuss why it is important to love what

S02 E04 Determination Will Prevail

Feb 18th, 2017 47m 11s

Imagine qualifying for the Olympics, and then missing out on the team. How would that make you feel? In this interview, Australian Rower, Olympia Aldersey shares her story on a gut wrenching few months where she wasn't sure if she was going to

S02 E03 Take The Race To Your Competitors

Feb 3rd, 2017 50m 42s

Do you try to anticipate and react to what your competitors are doing, or do you keep them guessing and try and take them by surprise? In this week's interview Australian Triathlete Tamsyn Moana-Veale discusses her attitude to racing and her "h

S02 E02 Managing Nerves Before Big Events

Jan 21st, 2017 58m 42s

To represent your country just once would be a massive honour, but to represent your country over 20 years and in 5 Olympics shows what a phenomenal athlete Anthony Edwards is. In this episode, he relives some of his most exciting races, as wel

S02 E01 Nathan Sayed

Jan 6th, 2017 38m 37s

What could a Personal Trainer teach you about preparing for a triathlon? In this week's interview, we talk with Nathan Sayed about he got into the sport, how he prepares for it with his busy work and home schedules, and how he manages to still

S01 E08 Self Talk and Performance

Dec 22nd, 2016 25m 58s

How much do the conversations in our head affect our performance? In this episode we look at the different explanation styles each of us have and how we can control our self talk to improve our results, and ultimately, our enjoyment of our spor

S01 E07 The Fire Within

Dec 7th, 2016 53m 18s

What's it like to compete in a professional cycling team in Europe? This week's guest, Bart Duraj, gives us a rare insight and a unique perspective on this profession. It is confronting at times, talking about deaths in racing (and nearly his o

S01 E06 Always Make Time

Nov 23rd, 2016 54m 24s

Have you ever made an excuse not to do training because you were too busy, and then felt bad about missing it? Well today's guest is a Personal Trainer, uni student now teacher, mum of two young kids, and competes in netball, basketball, and tr

S01 E05 Preparation Is Everything

Nov 10th, 2016 43m 3s

I chose to interview Pete Thoren because in all my years of training across various sports, he is one of the hardest trainers I have ever come across. He also happens to be my rowing pairs partner. I'm just glad that he rows with me, because I

S01 E04: Don't Get Too Serious

Oct 27th, 2016 44m 29s

In this episode ex Australian and AIS swimmer, Gene Kubala, talks about the challenges of going from a small town in Far North Queensland to competing at a national level. According to him, his attitude made all the difference.If you would li

S01 E03 Competing At The Highest Level

Oct 13th, 2016 39m 55s

In this episode, I talk to Paul Henwood who shares some interesting insights on playing at the highest level that you can. I'm sure all of us have experienced the rapid improvement that you make when you play at the next level up. Whether that'

S01 E02 A Wake Up Call

Sep 16th, 2016 46m 3s

Clare McMenamin has played for one of the most successful teams in the ANZ Netball Cup, but they weren’t always that way. As under performers, the team received a wake up call from one of their own players, which helped turn the their attitude

Introduction

Sep 14th, 2016 7m 29s

In this introduction episode, I give an overview for the reasons for doing the inSPORation podcast series, and what I hope that you, the athlete, will get out of it. - See more at: http://insporation.com.au

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