Louise Hanley: Keep It Simple, Enjoy It — Lessons From 23 Years in Triathlon

Louise Hanley has been coaching and competing in triathlon for over two decades. She has worked with juniors, youth athletes and adults, helped build the Yorkshire triathlon community, and still races and wins in her age group.

She has built a coaching business entirely on word of mouth, with no complicated systems no data obsession, and training based around a set of simple principles.

What she does have is a philosophy that has stayed consistent across 23 years: keep it simple, and enjoy it.

In this episode, we talk about what that actually looks like in practice, for her as an athlete and for the people she coaches.

In this episode:

• How 20 years coaching juniors shaped the way she works with adults
• The athlete who went from 12:30 to 10 hours at Ironman on eight hours a week
• What a 16-year coaching relationship actually looks like
• The real barriers holding female coaches back in triathlon
• Menopause, training and what male coaches often miss
• Why she trains with no plan, no data, and no apology

 

Killer quote:

“I’m not actually training. I’m just doing what I like doing.”

Connect with Louise:

You can find more details for Louise on TheTriathloncoach.com website.

To contact louise directly email: [email protected]

Links and resources:

Louise recommended book is Endure: Mind, Body and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance by Alex Hutchinson

 

Alex was a guest on the podcast a while back. Check out the conversation here:

The Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance

 

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Find out why some triathletes keep improving into their 60s while others plateau in their 50s. Why Some Triathletes Keep Improving Into Their 60s

 

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