Chelsea Sodaro on motherhood, anxiety, regaining fitness, and the Collins Cup

This week I’m back to talking triathlon as we're joined by one of the top ranked long distance female athletes in the US, Chelsea Sodaro.

This discussion is highly topical as we approach the final selections for the inaugural Collins Cup which takes place this August.  For Chelsea Sodaro, qualifying to secure her place on the US team is a race against time as she works to regain fitness after the March birth of her first child. Obviously this means no racing for a short time, but it's not over yet.

 

Chelsea's return to fitness and then racing is now being documented in a new mini series, “Greater Than One”.  Because of her high ranking in 2020, Chelsea needs to race once this year to put her in contention for one of the six female places on the US team.

 

Chelsea might not be so well known in Europe, but when you listen to this conversation I’m sure you’ll find her as I did:  A warm, engaging, socially aware athlete who has a great future as a long distance triathlete. In fact, her coach, Dr. Dan Plews, rates her as having real Kona potential.

 

Topics in today's show include:

• Chelsea's previous athletic career as a full time runner aiming to qualify for the 2016 Rio Olympics
• A steep learning curve after switching to triathlon in 2017
• Why the ITU circuit didn't work for Chelsea despite World Cup victories
• The PTO maternity policy and why it’s a gamechanger for female professional triathletes
• Training during pregnancy and how to (safely) regain fitness after childbirth
• The value of having a support team
• Postpartum anxiety, mental health, and the power of talking
• The Greater Than One mini-series
• How the PTO really stepped up to the plate in 2020

If you would like to follow Chelsea on her journey please visit her website

https://chelseasodaro.com/

 

She also hangs out at the usual social media channels

Instagram: @chelseasodaro

Twitter: @chelseasodaro

 

Chelsea’s podcast Beyond. This one with “Rinny & Tim’ - Tim O’Donnell & Miranda Carfrae, click HERE to listen

 

To watch the first episode of "Greater Than One “ - “Dreams” please go HERE

 

Chelsea recommends the following books

Unwinding Anxiety - Judson Brewer - Train your brain to heal your mind

Man’s search for meaning - Viktor Frankl - a classic tribute to hope from the Holocaust

 

 

Links for other topics that we discussed in the show

Unwinding Anxiety App

The GrowthEQ podcast Steve Magness & Brad Stulberg talk about Unwinding Anxiety with Judson Brewer

High Performance Human Podcast with Radka Kahlfeldt

The PTO Maternity Policy

Everything You need to know about the Collins Cup

 

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