<p>Kate Bevilaqua returns to Sparta Chicks Radio this week!</p><p>Kate is an endurance coach, triathlete, an Ultraman Triathlon World Champion and the first woman in history to win an Ultraman triathlon event overall. She shared her story in episode 3 of the podcast. </p><p>However one topic we didn’t explore in that conversation is that Kate is also a coach. </p><p>In fact, the idea for this conversation came from one of her athletes who also happens to be one of our most popular podcast guests - ⁠Melissa Urie⁠!</p><p>So this episode, Kate shares her experience as a coach and we discuss, from a coach’s perspective, working with athletes towards ultra events.</p><p>Even if you aren’t training for an ultra-distance event, I have no doubt you’ll benefit from Kate’s wisdom regardless of what distance or event you are training for.  </p><p>In this conversation Kate shares:</p><p>* how to find the right coach,</p><p>* some of the biggest mistakes athletes make when setting goals or choosing races, </p><p>* the importance of having a strong ‘why’ (and how to work out if your ‘why’ is strong enough)</p><p>* how you only need to do 85% of your program and why you shouldn’t feel guilty if you don’t or can’t tick every box on your program</p><p>* how to decide when to push through your fatigue and train versus when you should rest, </p><p>* how to make sure you can fit your training around your life, </p><p>* the biggest mistakes athletes make in training, and</p><p>* her advice on how to handle pre-race nerves (and yes, Kate still struggles with them too after 16 years of racing as a professional!).</p><p>* how to prevent spiralling mentally when things get tough on race day.</p>

Sparta Chicks Radio: Mindset | Confidence | Sport | Women

Jen Brown

#176: Kate Bevilaqua on Coaching Endurance Athletes

SEP 19, 202562 MIN
Sparta Chicks Radio: Mindset | Confidence | Sport | Women

#176: Kate Bevilaqua on Coaching Endurance Athletes

SEP 19, 202562 MIN

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<p>Kate Bevilaqua returns to Sparta Chicks Radio this week!</p><p>Kate is an endurance coach, triathlete, an Ultraman Triathlon World Champion and the first woman in history to win an Ultraman triathlon event overall. She shared her story in episode 3 of the podcast. </p><p>However one topic we didn’t explore in that conversation is that Kate is also a coach. </p><p>In fact, the idea for this conversation came from one of her athletes who also happens to be one of our most popular podcast guests - ⁠Melissa Urie⁠!</p><p>So this episode, Kate shares her experience as a coach and we discuss, from a coach’s perspective, working with athletes towards ultra events.</p><p>Even if you aren’t training for an ultra-distance event, I have no doubt you’ll benefit from Kate’s wisdom regardless of what distance or event you are training for.  </p><p>In this conversation Kate shares:</p><p>* how to find the right coach,</p><p>* some of the biggest mistakes athletes make when setting goals or choosing races, </p><p>* the importance of having a strong ‘why’ (and how to work out if your ‘why’ is strong enough)</p><p>* how you only need to do 85% of your program and why you shouldn’t feel guilty if you don’t or can’t tick every box on your program</p><p>* how to decide when to push through your fatigue and train versus when you should rest, </p><p>* how to make sure you can fit your training around your life, </p><p>* the biggest mistakes athletes make in training, and</p><p>* her advice on how to handle pre-race nerves (and yes, Kate still struggles with them too after 16 years of racing as a professional!).</p><p>* how to prevent spiralling mentally when things get tough on race day.</p>