Triathlon & Nutrition with World Champion Michellie Jones - Ep. #128

We sit down with Michellie Jones, whose lengthy athletic resume includes winning the Silver Medal in triathlon in the 2000 Sydney Olympics, Ironman World Championships, ITU World Championships (twice!), and many other accomplishments in her 30+ years of racing competitively. We learn lots more about her background, nutrition journeys and experiences, and guidance she has as a triathlon coach. Our discussion includes:  How Michellie got into the sport of triathlon, how she fit in Xterra and moved from short course to long course triathlon Her experience at the 2000 Sydney Olympics where she won the silver medal in triathlon How she navigated her nutrition learnings Current racing passions and how she honors nutrition as a masters athlete Mistakes that triathletes are making from her coaching perspective More about our guest: Michellie Jones is the head coach at GiddyUp Multisports Coaching, based out of southern California. She is a Certified Ironman Coach, USAT Level 1 Coach, Training Peaks Level 1 Coach, and TriDot Coach. Her philosophy revolves around the belief that dreams are meant to be lived and her motto is “Dream It! Believe It! Live It!”. Her athletic accomplishments include 2-time ITU World Champion, Ironman World Champion, Olympic Silver Medalist, and Paralympic Gold Medalist. She is in the Sport Australia Hall of Fame, Triathlon Australia Hall of Fame, and the ITU Hall of Fame. You can learn more about her and her coaching at https://giddyupmultisports.com/.  Quotes from Michellie:  “Everyone trains hard. It’s the small details that set you apart.” “You gotta find that fun because why else do we do it? If you’re not having fun, you won’t last.” --- Connect with the podcast on Instagram @isnpodcast and on Facebook @insidesportsnutrition This episode is brought to you by All Around Snack Co. which features tasty snacks that are low in added sugars, contain zero dyes, colorings or additives and help control blood sugar for steady energy levels throughout the day.  Use code ISNPODCAST24 to save 15% on your purchase. Want to try the deltaG products to provide your brain another fuel source? Check out their products and save 10% by using the code ISNPODCAST and you’ll also help support our podcast!  We’d love to connect with you on social! Follow Dina on Instagram at @nutritionmechanic and Bob at @enrgperformance. You can learn more about Bob’s services at www.enrgperformance.com and Dina’s services at www.nutritionmechanic.com.