About this episode

Lily Godding shares her journey of completing her first Ironman and the nutrition strategies that helped her succeed.

What does it actually take to finish your first Ironman at 22 years old - and cross that finish line with a smile? Lily Godding is a TNA athlete, a rugby rep player and a chef who had never raced a triathlon three years ago. On the weekend, she crossed the finish line of Ironman Cairns 140.6 in 13 hours, 21 minutes and 54 seconds. In this episode, Taryn sits down with Lily just days after the race to talk about what it took to get there — the brutal washing-machine swim, the six-and-a-half-hour bike leg, and the moment on the run where Lily quietly reminded herself: I can do hard things. What you'll hear in this episode: What Lily's nutrition looked like before TNA - and how far off the mark it was How her race nutrition plan held up across 140.6km (spoiler: to a T) The biggest mistakes younger triathletes make with nutrition and training Why she almost didn't join TNA because of the price — and what changed her mind How good recovery nutrition had her collecting her own bike the morning after the race What Lily wishes she'd known sooner, and her advice for anyone tackling their first Ironman   TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Lily opens: race nutrition to a T — gut…

People in this episode

Host: Taryn Richardson

Guest: Lily Godding

Topics covered

• Ironman training
• nutrition for triathletes
• athlete recovery
• sports performance
• young athletes

Keywords

• Ironman
• triathlon
• nutrition
• athlete recovery
• sports performance
• young athletes
• TNA

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: TNA

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