Hosts Charlie Redding and Claire Fudge of 'The Business of Endurance' reflect on the impactful episodes of their sixth season, featuring inspiring guests such as triathletes Indie League and Claire Danson. They revisit key takeaways, including Indie's rapid ascent in the racing world and Claire Danson's remarkable comeback from a tragic accident to para-athlete success. They also delve into personal insights from interviews with each other, discussing goal-setting, growth mindsets, and achieving athletic milestones. As they look forward to season seven, they urge listeners to subscribe and leave feedback to help continue bringing top-tier guests to the show.
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Hosts Charlie Redding and Claire Fudge of 'The Business of Endurance' reflect on the impactful episodes of their sixth season, featuring inspiring guests such as triathletes Indie League and Claire Danson. They revisit key takeaways, including Indie's rapid ascent in the racing world and Claire Danson's remarkable comeback from a tragic accident to para-athlete success. They also delve into personal insights from interviews with each other, discussing goal-setting, growth mindsets, and achieving athletic milestones. As they look forward to season seven, they urge listeners to subscribe and leave feedback to help continue bringing top-tier guests to the show.
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Welcome to the Business of Endurance. We have come to the end of season six of the podcast and I think it's been a brilliant, brilliant season of episodes. We've had some incredible guests on there, and what I'd love to do is spend a bit of time just going. We look back at the amazing episodes that we had in the season six, and one of those episodes was Indie League. What did you make of the interview with Indie Claire and also what's been going on with Indie since that episode?
Speaker 2:
I think, again, an absolutely, absolutely great episode and I think every person that we interview has always got such great stories to tell. I actually met Indy in the airport. I didn't actually know at the time, so it was really great for me to actually speak to her when we were doing the episode. But I think for me, like she has really just accelerated to the forefront. You know, from the challenge world championships back in May 2023 to now we're seeing her now really come to the forefront of racing. So that's really exciting, having listened to her story. So, if you haven't listened, definitely go back in and listen to her story. And again, I love the fact that she can she just literally deals with her bike. She can, she can deal with anything when it comes to her bike. So that for me as a girl, listening to that, I was like I want to be like that.
Speaker 1:
So, um, yeah, she was inspiring and I loved, I loved her story and I would agree I think you know she, obviously she she won the 2100 in in Miami after we did the episode, but she's just going from strength to strength. She's becoming a phenomenal triathlete and I think we said this. Actually, I think we we can give ourselves a pat on the back. I think we said this when we were interviewing and saying this is somebody that is on the brink of of big things and we're now seeing that, um, in the short time since, which is absolutely brilliant. Forget being motivated as a girl to be a bike mechanic. I'm trying to put myself I've actually genuinely tried to put myself onto a bike mechanic course. Uh, because I think actually it makes so much sense. It really does.
Speaker 1:
But I think she was brilliant. I think I love, I loved her growth mindset approach to you know, whether it is the bike or whether it's other aspects of racing, it was like a real, proper growth mindset. Um of right, I don't know it now, but I can learn it and I can get better at it and I can improve as a result. So, really, really brilliant episode, and we'll just listen to a snippet of it now, but I really think it would be worth going back and listening to this full episode of Indie League well, I went through the whole university in America thing and fortunately I had my coach at the time, a guy called Nick Anderson.
Speaker 3:
He'd coached me since I was 13 and he always coached me until I went to the US and then I threw myself into the US thing, but he was always kind of keeping an eye on me in the background. And then when I came back I was just completely done with running because I'd done too much of it. I was a bit broken, I was yeah, I was just I wasn't interested. And he said to me which now when I look back, I'm so grateful for because he was just trying to keep me like in he said to me why don't you have a look at having a go at a triathlon? And so I was like, oh, not really sure, haven't swam in years, don't ride a bike. And he said why don't you just give it a go? So then off I went and entered Blenheim and then got a bit carried away once I started training because I realized I really loved it. And then got a bit carried away once I started training because I realized I really loved it and then got competitive and then wanted to do really well at Blenheim. And then, yeah, and then it all snowballed from there. I was a bit overwhelmed in the swim, but then after that, yeah, I think it was motivating for me because after the swim I was moving through the field and that's quite a fun feeling, isn't it? When you're going past people, when you're in the moment it, there's not enough time to be angry about it. So I was just trying to solve it and fortunately I've got quite a good. I've got quite a good handle on all my bike mechanics, because I do all I do have all myself. So I went to the mechanics at the edge of transition, took my bike out of transition and went to the mechanics and I was like, look, all we need to do is get it into. It was in the hardest gear as well, so that was going to be a like non-starter. So I said all we need to do is get it into the middle of the block, and so we just used the limiter screw to get it up three gears. And then I was like, right, that's my gear.
Speaker 3:
And then didn't have time to warm up, so I was running to the swim start, getting my wetsuit on, got and I just thought I'm just gonna give it a go. I might get on my bike and might not like I might not be able to ride at all because it might be too hard. And then, once I got on my bike, I had a terrible swim, got on my bike and I could ride it. It was just a bit hard coming out some of the corners, so I was trying to carry my speed as much as I could. And then once I started riding, I was like, oh right, this is actually, it's actually all right.
Speaker 3:
And then I was more relieved than anything to get off the bike. I was like, wow, well, my legs feel a little bit heavy, but everyone's legs are going to feel heavy like it's a middle distance triathlon. And then I had a bit of a lead going on to the run. So I thought just, you know, don't do anything silly and you might be able to hold this, but I enjoy racing a lot and doing an Ironman. You can't race too much. So, doing middle distance, you can do more races in a year. But then there's the new Ironman series that's been announced and so, yeah, I don't know. I don't know what I'm going to do. To be honest, yeah, I'm doing Bahrain 70.3 in December.
Speaker 1:
Okay, another catchup of season six, and one of the episodes I thought was truly inspiring was the interview with claire danson. What an incredible lady, but what a unbelievable story too. What did you make of the interview with claire danson?
Speaker 2:
hearing somebody come from absolute tragedy and I won't give it away, but definitely have a, have a listen to find out her story but from absolute tragedy having, you know, won the European duathlon to be able to turn things around and actually get back into sport. But not just get back into sport, get back into sport at a really high level as a para athlete. So just such an inspiring story.
Speaker 1:
I mean, it's a shocking story. Uh, you know, when she has the accident, it's very yeah, it really is shocking, but amazing that she survived. I'm very lucky that she survived, but also, I mean a bit like Sebastian Bellin where also about the training that you have. That kind of helps you get through that sort of situation. But, yes, we'll leave the story for people to go back and catch up on properly, but it is, it is incredible. But I think what is also incredible is when you see people like Claire's determination to to go right, I am going to go back to the sport I love, I am going to go and achieve things, and obviously what she's doing with hand cycling now is is absolutely phenomenal. So, yeah, genuinely brilliant and inspiring episode.
Speaker 4:
So here's a little snippet of the Claire Danson episode had some breakfast, said to my mum, I'm off out on my bike, I'll be out in an hour or so took a route that I have ridden hundreds of times because the route out of my house go the same way every time, but it wasn't like every other day. And actually on that day, as I came around a corner, a tractor came around the corner at the same time that I came around and we collided and obviously collision with the tractor. The tractor came off a bit better than we did. So in terms of what I remember, my memory is very limited. I don't really remember very much at all of that day.
Speaker 4:
Generally, really having the right people around you and feeling like you're safe is really important and, as I say, I can't really remember how I felt in that moment, but I can only imagine that having him there made me feel like everything was under control, like someone was looking after me. He did actually also get in contact with the ambulance that was coming and cancelled the land ambulance and said we need an air ambulance, and that gain was vital in terms of getting me to hospital quickly. I'm not convinced the outcome would have been the same In terms of time and also in terms of the medical care that you can be given. So, for anyone that doesn't know, air ambulance will carry well, they have a doctor with them to start off with and they also carry a lot more medications. They carry blood, so they transfused me on the way there. So in terms of the treatment that they can give, it's actually a lot more than an ambulance will be able to do.
Speaker 4:
Because I think it's like anything in life, if you can't see it, you can't be it, and I think there can very much be a misconception that somebody in a wheelchair, somebody with whatever disability, an amputee or whatever perhaps can't do things, and particularly something like sport. You kind of feel like you need to be physically at your peak and potentially the attitude or the feeling is that you know, if you can't walk, how can you be physically at a peak? Some of the fittest people I know now are para-athletes. But yeah, I definitely think that, having seen it, knowing that there were possibilities there, not necessarily knowing exactly what there were my view of para-sport was still limited as to the options, but knowing it was a possibility and knowing that I was fortunate enough that I did have the use of my arms was really important.
Speaker 1:
As we reflect back on season six one of the things we did differently this season because we had rebranded to the business of endurance we decided that it was time for a bit of a catch up on your hosts. So it was brilliant, fun. Firstly, I think. Actually, you turn the table on me and you interviewed me as one of our guests for season six. And then we turn the table on you, claire, and put you back on the hot seat, which I know you were way back early in the Triathlon podcast days, but to be able to interview you. So I'm going to throw you on the spot first and say what did you get out of interviewing me? What was, what was, what was interesting about that?
Speaker 2:
Well, I always like to listen to your story because I think you tell a story in a great way and I think how you've got to where you have in your business and actually now how that's playing out in terms of you helping other entrepreneurs and other business owners, and also I always learn something. So when I listen to you although we talk a lot and work a lot together, really hearing about your take on goal setting we talk a lot about goal setting and mindset with some of the people that we have on but really hearing your take on it and again, how you've kind of discovered your own way of teaching goal setting as well, but not just teaching it, actually being able to achieve those goals. So, yeah, so that I would say you know that's one of the biggest takeaways that I have from it. And if you haven't listened to the interview with Charlie, then do go on and listen, because if you want to know how to goal set, really this is the episode to listen to.
Speaker 1:
I'm glad that was useful and just kind of by way of a short update to my to that interview. So since we did that, obviously I've managed to go and hit my main sporting goal, which was to qualify for Kona.
Speaker 2:
so amazing it must be somewhere it absolutely does work.
Speaker 2:
I wasn't going to give it away, but now you have fantastic and absolutely fantastic achievement. I think that absolutely proves that you not only know about goal setting, you don't just talk about it, you're living proof and you do it and you get to where you need to be, and I'm sure we'll hear an update soon about another goal that you've already set. Beyond that, you don't just stop it, reaching it. You're always like reaching above that and I think that is, you know, truly inspiring for everybody that's listening and people that are working with you as well, to see that you actually are living it, breathing it, doing it well, like I think I probably said it at the time because I say it quite often but it's not just about the goals that you set, it's about the systems that help you achieve those goals.
Speaker 1:
But I also love turning the tables on you. I loved actually hearing your when we did the first episode where we interviewed you. We never really heard the true story behind Claire's and I really enjoyed listening to how you know your family, you know family business in creating biscuits and food, and that love of food plus your love of endurance sport has really helped you become. We actually doing a piece in the, in the, in the trusted team called the talent tapestry, which is where we think about all of our different talents and we kind of create this unique blend, the only only we can bring to the table, and I think it really highlights fantastically well how your love of science, your love of food, your love of sport put you in a unique position to really help people at a different level, and I think we got loads out of that episode.
Speaker 1:
I know I always take loads from speaking to you about nutrition and understanding it and I have no doubt that one of the reasons why I've qualified for Kona is because we got a nutrition strategy absolutely nailed on and I know for a fact that you know, know you've been a massive part of that. So, and it's just talking to you often, but also getting the chance to interview you again and ask you some specific questions was was really brilliant for me and I think that's a fantastic episode. We're not going to play any snippets of these two. I think you should just go back and listen to Claire's interview in particular. I think, just to finish off, I know you've got some exciting plans ahead with your business. So, you know, just continue the amazing work thank you.
Speaker 2:
That's really kind. I love, love helping athletes, and love helping athletes, particularly like yourself, that are in business, but also that you want to achieve something, so that makes my job pleasurableurable, and it also makes it fantastic that people really want to achieve that goal. So, yeah, so fantastic and well done on your Kona qualification.
Speaker 1:
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