Jake Smith: The Champions Mentality - Olympic Standards, Uganda/NN, RED-S and the mental and physical rebuild

Ryan sat down with British distance runner Jake Smith to chat all things running, RED-S (& football).

It was an absolute pleasure to hear about Jake's journey, how he has rebuilt both physically and mentally.

- How his upbringing in Hong Kong shaped who he is

- His (unfortunate) passion for Reading FC

- Starting out as a triathlete

- Early career successes (60:31 HM / Olympic marathon QT )

- Signing for NN & Ugandan training camps

- RED-S, eating disorders and body image difficulties

- Heart rate and lactate training

- Rebuilding mentally and physically

- Getting back to top shape

- Running 2:11 at the London marathon

- Long term Olympic goals from early successes and rising to the top to how he

- Who he has beef with & who he thinks will win the 1500m gold

Hopefully you enjoy this chat and can get a lot from it.

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