Laura Siddall has been a professional triathlete since 2013. She is a multiple Ironman Champion and although she comes from Great Britain, she lives and trains abroad and has spend time in the USA, New Zealand and Spain. At the age of 42, Laura finished twice in the top ten at the Ironman World Championships in 2022.
You'll hear:
05:00 Laura talks through the tough time she has had since an accident during the bike leg of Ironman Brazil 2023, which resulted in a head injury. She doesn't remember what happened, and while she didn't break any bones, a CT scan showed she had a bleed on the brain.
11:00 Some of the side effects of the traumatic injury Laura sustained and how she has been dealing with those and why it's been so challenging.
15:00 Why saying to people 'I have a brain injury' is so hard.
26:00 Sharing her recovery journey Vs not sharing her recovery journey
30:00 We talk about meeting for the first time and why Sid has a heart of gold and always does stuff for other people.
37:00 Some of the ways that I've been inspired to do adventures following the podcast.
39:00 Some of Sid's highlights of her career as a professional triathlete.
42:00 How does Sid find life in Boulder?
45:00 DNF and DNS
48:00 Sid asks which have been the hardest interviews for me to do?
50:00 How do we think triathlon has changed in the past decade?
Find out more about this week's guest:
Laura Siddall Instagram
Laura Siddall website
MOVE Charity website
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