Show Notes
Paige Dana joins the podcast to share her journey from professional dancer to content creator, coach, marathon runner, HYROX athlete, and Ironman finisher.
We dive into how she built a fitness career online, trained for her first marathon, learned to swim as an adult for an Ironman, balanced coaching with high-level competition, and developed the mindset needed to chase elite performance.
00:00 Intro 01:00 Growing Up Playing Football & Discovering Dance 02:00 Training as a Professional Dancer 04:40 Covid, PT Qualifications & Entering Fitness 09:40 Starting a Food Page & Building Social Media 12:30 First Marathon Journey: London Marathon 21:56 Berlin Marathon & A Huge PB 26:25 Discovering HYROX 29:23 Signing Up for an Ironman Without Being Able to Swim 48:00 HYROX Success, Elite 15 Goals & Athlete Mindset 53:30 Balancing Content Creation With Serious Training
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