About this episode

Eric discusses his upcoming hip labral repair surgery and shares insights on broader triathlon topics.

This week Eric tells us all about his hip labral repair surgery, recorded the very morning he heads into the operating room. He’s been dealing with this chronic injury throughout his triathlon career for nearly a decade and is finally getting it fixed. In addition to talking through the surgery, we also dove into some broader triathlon questions. This week we discussed: The consequences of crashing on the bikeNavigating the pressure of body image in sportHow to use your arms while runningStra...

People in this episode

Guest: Eric

Topics covered

• hip labral repair surgery
• chronic injury
• triathlon
• body image in sport
• running technique

Keywords

• hip labral repair
• triathlon
• chronic injury
• body image
• running technique

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