About this episode

Claudia Hollingsworth discusses her rise as a middle-distance runner and her experiences during a breakthrough season.

We’re joined by Claudia Hollingsworth, one of the most exciting rising stars in middle-distance running. At just 21, Claudia has already become Australian Champion across multiple events and established herself on the international stage. In this episode, she breaks down her breakthrough season, training evolution, race tactics, Nationals controversy, and what it takes to compete at the highest level. Fresh off a world-leading 3:58 1500m, another Australian title and major breakthrough performances, Claudia shares how her confidence, racing, and mindset have evolved this season. This episode brought to you by TriVelo Coaching, we help triathlete and endurance athletes train smarter to race faster. Your hosts are Australian Ironman Champion Gerard Donnelly and his son, Endurance Coach Jordan Donnelly. 0:00 – Claudia Hollingsworth introduction & rapid rise  0:55 – From 800m runner to 3000m breakthrough 5:28 – Training changes & mileage jump 7:42 – Breakthrough 1500m performances 12:30 – Race tactics: patience, positioning & aggression 17:18 – Championship racing vs paced races 24:07 – Tapering, fatigue & race…

People in this episode

Hosts: Gerard Donnelly, Jordan Donnelly

Guest: Claudia Hollingsworth

Topics covered

• middle-distance running
• training evolution
• race tactics
• Australian Championships
• mental mindset

Keywords

• Australian Champion
• 1500m
• race tactics
• training changes
• Nationals controversy

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TriVelo Coaching

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