Fern Gardner: Inside Elite 15 Doubles - How to Stay Consistent at the Top

About this episode

Fern Gardner shares her journey as an Elite 15 athlete and discusses the challenges and strategies for success in competitive sports.

This week we’re joined by Fern Gardner, an Elite 15 athlete competing at the top level of Hyrox alongside doubles partner Kate Hutchinson. Fern shares her journey through sport—from swimming at a national level to competing in triathlon on the international stage—and how those experiences shaped her as an athlete today. After a series of setbacks, including a bike crash and a diagnosis of Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport, Fern had to step away, rebuild, and completely rethink her approach to training, recovery, and fuelling. We talk about: Transitioning from swimming and triathlon into HYROX What it takes to compete in the Elite 15 The realities of racing on a global stage Managing pressure, expectations, and imposter syndrome Why fuelling properly became a game-changer And as a bonus… we couldn’t not cover her title as World Coal Carrying Champion Follow Fern over on instagram : fern.fitness If you enjoyed this episode please consider following the show and leaving a review, it helps us reach more people and speak to more incredible guests! Find us @weareatalanta and remember to tag us when you listen! Thank you, see you next week! As always, a huge thank you to our sponsors…

People in this episode

Host: Atalanta

Guest: Fern Gardner

Topics covered

• elite athletes
• HYROX competition
• training and recovery
• sports transition
• mental health in sports
• nutrition for athletes

Keywords

• HYROX
• elite athletes
• training
• recovery
• nutrition
• imposter syndrome
• sports transition

Sponsors

LSKD, MyProtein

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