A Peek Behind the Coaching Process with Marni Sumbal, MS, RD, CSSD (Episode 141)

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Health & Fitness, Education, Self-improvement, Mental Health

4.9 • 696 Ratings

🗓️ 16 August 2023

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Summary

At this point, you may have been doing your sport for a decade, maybe two…or more. It’s easy to fall into a rut or lose your spark. The hormonal changes that come with the menopause transition also can make training more challenging and put a dent in your motivation. Trying a new challenge and/or working with a new coach can help you find your why and feel fired up again. This week, we pull back the curtain and talk about what that coaching process looks like as host Selene Yeager sits down with triathlon coach Marni Sumbal to talk through how they got Selene Ironman 70.3 ready after a 15-year hiatus from triathlon.

Marni Sumbal is co-owner of Trimarni Coaching and Nutrition, a coaching and nutrition company based in Greenville, South Carolina, which she runs with her husband and RETUL bike fit expert, Karel Sumbal. Marni is a 3x author, board-certified sports dietitian, master of science in exercise physiology, 19x Ironman finisher, and 5x Ironman World Championship finisher. She was 5th in her age group at the 2021 Ironman World Championships in St. George and was 2017 Ironman Chattanooga First Place Overall Female Amateur. You can learn more about her and her work at trimarnicoach.com.

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0:00.0	You are listening to Hit Play, Not Pause, a feisty menopause podcast for active performance-minded women.
0:14.6	I am your host, Celine Yeager. Each week, I bring you advice from athletes, scientists, researchers, and other experts to help you feel and perform you best no matter what your hormones are doing.
0:25.0	This show is a production of Live Feisty Media.
0:31.0	Hello, strong feisty women.
0:33.7	So as many of you know, I waited back into the triathlon waters last month at the Ironman 70.3
0:40.7	Pennsylvania Happy Valley event.
0:43.5	The half distance Iron Man was based in State College, which is the home of Penn State, where I went to school.
0:50.3	And we got to finish by running through the tunnel at Beaver Stadium, which for those who don't know, is ginormous.
0:58.3	It holds like 110,000 people for real.
1:01.3	And not that it was packed for our event, but it was still really pretty electric.
1:05.2	We got to finish up on the 50-yard line while they broadcast our image on the big Jumbotron.
1:12.2	And it was just a very, very special finish line. And if I'm honest, being at my alma mater
1:17.6	and that really cool finish was a big part of what inspired me to dive back into
1:22.5	swim bike run after 15 years away from it. And I knew when I signed up that I was going to need a coach to do it right.
1:31.2	Because if I tried to coach myself, I would get impatient and probably push myself too far,
1:36.8	too early, especially in the run where you're more likely to get injured.
1:40.7	So I contacted Aaron Carson, who has been on her show. She trains many high,
1:46.9	high level triathletes. And we have had her do her amazing mobility sessions and our
1:52.8	level up membership. And I just love her. So called her up and I said, hey, do you know
1:57.2	anyone good? I'm doing this thing again. And she connected me immediately to
2:01.4	Marni Sumbal of Try Marni coaching and nutrition. And holy shit, what an amazing coaching experience.
2:09.1	I did my strength and mobility work through Aaron Carson's EC Fit, which I highly recommend
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