Show Notes
Gabby Moriarty joins the podcast to share her journey from a young athletics athlete in Northampton to becoming one of the UK's top HYROX competitors.
We dive into her running background, marathon success, the coaches who shaped her career, why she stepped away from competitive running, and how she eventually found her way into HYROX. Gabby also opens up about resilience, training alone, competing at the elite level, and what it takes to keep improving when you're constantly chasing the athletes ahead of you.
00:00 - Intro 02:00 - Childhood Athletics, Running & Learning To Compete 12:00 - Why Resilience Became Her Greatest Strength 19:00 - University Running, Travelling Australia & Starting Again 28:00 - The Coach Who Changed Her Life 34:00 - Sub-18 5K & Sub-3 Marathon 41:30 - Discovering HYROX 54:00 - From Open Division To Elite 15 Athlete 01:12:00 - Health Scares, Phoenix & Life Perspective 01:45:00 - Elite Racing, Mindset, Community
5% off 247 Represent - Use code: JAKE247 https://uk.representclo.com/collectio...
BPN supplements - 10% off, Use code: JAKE: https://www.bareperformancenutrition.com
Whoop — 1 month free: https://join.whoop.com/gb/en/Jakedearden Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
More from The Jake Dearden Podcast
Josh Brownhill joins Jake Dearden to discuss his journey from the Manchester United academy to senior football, captaining teams, the pressure of Premier League football, dealing with fan criticism, and his move to Saudi Arabia.
In this episode, Bobby Rich joins us to discuss his journey through elite judo, narrowly missing the Olympics, and transitioning into performance coaching for world-class athletes and high-profile clients, including David Haye.
Jake sits down with Ste to break down the science of sports nutrition, from calories and macros to hydration, electrolytes, supplements and recovery. They discuss creatine, caffeine, collagen, carbohydrate fuelling, low energy availability (RED-S), weight management and why eating more might be exactly what your training needs.
In this episode, Jake sits down with Keith Barlow, founder of XENOM, to discuss the future of functional fitness and his ambition to build a competition that combines strength, power, endurance and gymnastics across 10 events in two days.
Lucy Proctor opens up about life as an Elite 15 HYROX athlete, from qualifying for the world’s best field and chasing faster running times, to the mental challenges that come with training at the highest level.