Peter Hardcastle - Triple Olympian - Head Rowing Coach Imperial College - Strength Training - Mental Approach To Racing - Keeping Training Interesting

Peter (Pete) Hardcastle, is well known in
Australian and World Rowing. Pete represented Australia at the
Sydney, Athens and Beijing Olympic Games in different boat
classes. After the olympics, Pete moved to the UK in
2008, where he coached at Dulwich College, Emanuel
School and London Rowing Club, and coached the men's four at
the Coupe de la Jeunesse in 2014.  In 2017, Pete joined
Imperial College as the Head of Rowing and in his first
season at Imperial, he coached the crew that won the Prince
Albert Challenge Cup at Henley Royal Regatta.


Pete is an amazing athlete, and still continues to amaze mere
mortals, with his Ironman Triathlon exploits, and marathon
running. In this episode, Pete and I explore what got him into
rowing, and how he progressed to the U23 World Championships and
then the Elite team under 4-years. We talk about personal
motivation, and challenging others to explore what is possible.
We review what is really going on with some of the rapid crews we
are watching today, and he shares his tips on how to get yourself
ready to race as well as preparing your race mindset.


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