From elite LD triathlete to sailor * The weird world of Emirates NZ America's Cup Cyclor Dougal Allan
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Triathletes like to call themselves multi-sport athletes. In a manner of speaking, they are. They have generally mastered 3 disciplines and combine them all in one single race. Today's guest, Dougal Allen, is a true multi-sport athlete of the highest order. He’s won the NZ Coast to Coast twice (run/kayak/MTB), had many victories and top 10 finishes in both IM & Challenge events, and completed many multi-day adventure races around the world. As well as running and cycling, these events have included, kayaking, rafting, inline skating, horse riding,  as well as rope work for climbing and abseiling.   Dougal is a very strong cyclist and in the last 2 years he has put these skills to good use with a complete change of direction. He is now a Cyclor on board the 8 man crew defending America’s Cup for Emirates Team New Zealand. And if you're wondering what a Cyclor is, you can find out HERE.   In this episode we chat about: Building a team and racing without ego Training to race, or racing to train. Which are you? Over-racing and losing fitness Boring high performance habits to ensure best performance   If you’d like to find out more about Dougal Allan please visit the following sites: Website - http://DougalAllan.com Instagram: dougal_allan  Facebook: Dougal Allan Dougal Allan Mini documentary Trials for the role of Cyclor on board Emirates team New Zealand Dougal at the 2019 NZ Coast to Coast event YouTube video of NZ Team Emirates Cyclor’s   Dougal is an ambassador for Precision Fuel and Hydration. He has written many articles for them which you can find HERE, including: How to balance training, work, family and life The art of gut training How a pro athlete strategically uses caffeine   To contact Beth regarding Life Coaching, please visit her website at BethanyWardLifeCoaching.uk.   Sports Nutrition questions - if you have a sports nutrition question that you would like answered on the podcast, please email it to me via [email protected]. Join our SWAT/High Performance Human tribe using this link, with a happiness guarantee! You can watch a brief video about the group by going to our website here, and join our SWAT High Performance Human tribe here. Purchase a copy of my High Performance Human e-book featuring more than 30 top tips on how to upgrade your life. If you would like to help offset the cost of our podcast production, we would be so grateful. Please click here to support the HPH podcast. Thank you! Visit Simon's website for more information about his coaching programmes. Links to all of Simon's social media channels can be found here.  For any questions please email [email protected].
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