The Physical Performance Show: Benita Willis – 4 x Olympian & AUS Marathon Record Holder
Episode 20: Benita Willis – 4 x Olympian & AUS Marathon Record Holder
Brad Beer recently sat down with 4 x Olympian & AUS Marathon Record Holder – Benita Willis for Episode 20 of The Physical Performance Show podcast.
Brad has a fire-side chat with Benita, discussing the highs and lows of her journey to become a 4 x Olympian & AUS Marathon Record Holder.
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In this episode Benita shares:
- Why Benita is not a fan of planes
- Breaking the 2km National Record
- Growing up in Mackay and junior sports
- Going to AIS – Australian Institute of Sport
- Pursuing Running instead of hockey
- The burn out and nurturing of junior athletes
- Benita’s first trials for Sydney Olympics
- Benita’s Career and highlights
- Game plans and analogies
- Benita’s difficult year
- Managing expectations
- Final career highlights and progressing onwards
- Benita finishing up her professional running career
- Not competing in the Rio Olympics
- Benita’s current career post professional running and QRUN
- Why Benita admires Cathy Freeman
To follow Benita Willis
To follow Benita on social @benitawillis (Twitter), @bplusfitness (Insta), Facebook
Timeline
1:00 Welcome to Benita Willis
3:11 Why Benita is not a fan of planes
5:00 Breaking the 2km National Record
7:00 Growing up in Mackay and junior sports
9:30 Going to AIS – Australian Institute of Sport
13:40 Pursuing Running
15:00 The burn out and nurturing of juniors
19:50 First trials for Sydney Olympics
23:30 Benita’s Career
30:00 Athen’s Olympic Games
35:00 Game plans and analogies
38:00 Benita’s difficult year
40:00 Managing expectations
45:00 Talking about Analogies
50:00 Final Career Highlights and progressing onwards
54:00 Benita Finishing up her competition career
56:00 Not competing in the Rio Olympics
57:00 Benita’s current career post professional running and QRUN
58:30 Why Benita admires Cathy Freeman
59:30 What is on Benita’s bucket list
61:10 Finish
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Send to the show host @Brad_Beer (Twitter)
