As we journey through life we encounter such a vast array of people from so many walks of life. I met Chris Price at Find Your Feet here in Hobart a few months ago and after a short discussion, I knew he had insights and stories that needed to be shared. I wanted to go for a run with him and show him more of our backyard.
After a recent sea change for Chris and his family to Tasmania from the bustling city of Melbourne, in this podcast we connect over our mutual love of the mountains, trails and perspective on performance. Throughout his own sporting career in stair running and co-founding Stair Running Australia in Melbourne, Chris’ balanced and humble approach to his sporting endeavours whilst achieving impressive results on an international level, is completely inspiring to me.
I was eager to discuss:
- His 4-year racing career in stair running
- His psychological approach to overcoming pain
- How he manages pressure
- Co-founding Stair Running Australia and managing this as a volunteer for eight years,
- How he is negotiating his transition to trail running whilst balancing being a father
- His approach to training and recovery
- And whether he had any new insights for me on how to keep my old (haha) body happy ☺
Topics Covered
- Stair Running as a sport and competing in it as an athlete
- Chris’ Training Philosophy
- Stressors (The 5 Stressors)
- Whole Body Vibration Therapy for warm-up and recovery
- Bounded and unbounded hydration
- Chris’ sports nutrition evolution – stair running vs. trail running.
- Training is about planning the recovery not the hard sessions
I hope you enjoy listening to this episode!
