Kate Strong discusses her career as a world champion vegan triathlete.

 

 

 

Kate Strong talks to Danielle Bussone about her transformation from a struggling asthmatic runner to World Champion Triathlete after transitioning to a whole foods plant-based diet!

 

 

 

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Super-Charged Athlete in Chicago!

 

Competing for Australia in triathlon permits me to travel far and wide for competitions and this year, I had qualified for five World Championship Triathlons, three of which were held in the same city, in the same week: Chicago!

I packed my bike, my trainers and my passport and headed towards the Windy City for a whistle-stop 6-day trip.

Arriving two days before my first race, my focus was on race preparation: Registering for the competitions and getting to know the course, as well as waking up my legs from a long overnight flight from London, UK.

 

Kate Strong-1 Swim

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The Super-Charged Athlete — Kate Strong’s Ironman 70.3 World Championships Race (& Life) Report


by Kate Strong

Sunrise On Race Day

Sunrise On Race Day

 

Where to begin?

It would be easy to start with something positive, such as “you never lose, you only learn” or “your greatest challenges hide your greatest lessons”, but this wouldn’t be just. I doubt that anybody during their ‘greatest challenge’ ever boasts a huge smile and says “I’m so happy to be in the midst of some brilliant future lesson.”

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Kate Strong Reports On ITU Long-Distance World Championships


by Kate Strong

 

There’s a special buzz in the air when competing in a World Championships. I adore mixing with the international competitors, flying to a new country and also, of course, competing in a triathlon!

There is a down-side which is the displacement from my home adds extra pressure in packing & transporting my bike, having limited equipment with me and also the pressure of correct nutrition.

I follow a whole-food plant-based diet, which comprises eating less processed foods, such as pasta, breads, gels and pre-packed bars and more fruits, vegetables, nuts, grains and seeds. It is always a challenge finding a supermarket that offers a complete range of produce that I require to eat a balanced diet.

I was surprised to find that Sweden offered a limited range of whole-foods and due to this, I was obliged to compromise my diet leading up to the race and eat more pasta and bread than I would normally do.

 

Kate Strong: PIC 1a

 

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The Supercharged Athlete — Fulfilling Foods

Fulfilling Foods

by Kate Strong

 

Nutrition is a key building block for everyone. We really are what we eat!

In the past, when I ate more processed foods, such as bought patties, pasta, potato chips, biscuits etc. I noticed my energy levels varied quite dramatically: initially I felt a buzz from the processed food and full of energy. My thoughts, however, jumped around and quite scattered. Shortly afterwards, maybe 30-90 minutes later, I’d feel sluggish, tired and unmotivated. I’d also start feeling hungry again.

 

Kate Strong: Pic 1

 

My old food was filling me, but not fulfilling me.

Today, with better knowledge and understanding how food can work with, or against, your body, I eat only plant-based wholefoods that are rich in all the vitamins, minerals, amino acids and energy I require to maintain my active lifestyle.

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The Supercharged Athlete — Stretching

by Kate Strong, World Champion, Long-distance Women’s Triathlon

 

The Importance Of  A Great  S-T-R-E-T-C-H  Routine

 

Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going – Jim Ryun

Kate Strong: Pile of Books

 I am a sucker for books, not downloaded content from iTunes or on your kindle, but the real paper variety. I love visiting independent bookshops and scrolling through the titles randomly selecting my next companion for my trips, to sit loyally on my bedside table and sneak into my handbag whilst out dining alone. I adore the smell of a new book as I turn the first page and the feeling of a well-loved book where the stains and marks on the pages are as completing a story as the content.
I digress… I’m losing myself in another passion!

 

Kate Strong: Book Shelf

 

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