Setting and adjusting goals-Ruth Astle
So often when you think everything is going well in life, something comes up that puts a spanner in the works. Perhaps you get injured training for a big race, something happens to a close friend, or work suddenly becomes mega stressful. But do you adjust your goals as a consequence?
This week we hear from someone who has become an expert at setting and adjusting goals and managing expectations.
Over the last few years, Ruth Astle has juggled a really busy job in the City alongside training to be one of the best Age Group triathletes in the world. This year, she set herself a goal of becoming overall Age Group World Champion at the Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii.
But earlier in the summer, Ruth had a bike crash and had to re-adjust her target. But she actually went on to achieve her original aim.
In this episode, I travel to London to get Ruth’s perspective on
- Getting into the Zwift Academy and being mentored by Sarah True and Tim Don
- Becoming age group World Champion
- Finally turning Pro
- The decision to continue working one day a week
- The benefits of working with Alan Murchison to dial in on her nutrition
She also reveals her guilty pleasure on the turbo!
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INTERVIEW TIME LINE*
*interview times, not the whole episode
01.00 Juggling full time work and training to become the best Age Group athlete in the world. I don’t think it is that hard when you know what it is that you want. I think if you organised about it and you know what your priorities are.
02.30: I get up between 4.30-4.45 and it’s working out how I can fit things into my day and I have a really understanding boss.
03.30 I have had times when busy training weeks have coincided with busy work weeks and when that happens, it is...