#328 Emily Bond: Operation Ironwoman, Performing TedX Talks, Learning Personal Growth from Rocket Science

About this episode

Emily Bond shares her journey from aerospace engineering to becoming an endurance athlete and public speaker.

This week on the Any Given Runday Podcast, we welcome Emily Bond (@operationironwoman), an endurance athlete, aerospace engineer, PhD researcher, and public speaker with a TEDx talk to her name. Emily shares her journey from engineering and overcoming compartment syndrome on both her legs to completing her first Ironman and setting her sights on completing all UK Ironman races in one year. 23:00 Introduction to Emily Bond 25:47 Journey into Engineering and Sports 28:42 Overcoming Physical Cha...

People in this episode

Host: Any Given Runday

Guest: Emily Bond

Topics covered

• endurance sports
• personal growth
• engineering
• public speaking
• Ironman races

Keywords

• endurance athlete
• aerospace engineer
• TEDx talk
• Ironman
• personal growth

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: TEDx

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