The Physical Performance Show: Madeline Hills – 3000m Steeple & 5000m Olympic Finalist
Episode 45: Madeline Hills – 3000m Steeple & 5000m Olympic Finalist
Brad Beer recently sat down with 3000m Steeple & 5000m Olympic Finalist – Madeline Hills for Episode 45 of The Physical Performance Show podcast.
Brad has a fire-side chat with Madeline who unpacks a story that is quite unique. Madeline was an up and coming aspiring runner but then fell on some tough times. After taking an 8 year hiatus from the sport, she found her love again of the sport and unpacks how she went within 18 months of her first return run to representing Australia at the Rio 2016 in 3000m and 5000m Steeple Chase.
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In this episode Madeline shares:
- What scares Madeline the most
- Growing up in country NSW
- Joining a running club at 15
- Missing selection for Commonwealth Games, Melbourne 2006
- Becoming a pharmacist
- Taking an 8 year break
- Madeline’s sense of guilt in retiring early
- How Madeline found her passion again
- Coping with Work, Study and Running commitments
- Running the 5000m steeple chase
- Who Madeleine most admires
- Madeleine’s physical challenge – Pilates Circles
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To follow Madeline on social @madheinerhills (INSTA) @madheinerhills (Twitter)
Timeline
0:00 Start
5:50 What scares Madeline the most
8:00 Madeline thinking that she had a little more in the tank
11:00 Growing up in country NSW
15:00 Joining a running club at 15
20:30 Missing selection for Commonwealth Games, Melbourne 2006
24:00 Becoming a pharmacist
26:00 Taking an 8 year break
32:00 Madeline’s sense of guilt in retiring early
35:52 How Madeline found her passion again
42:00 Moving back to NSW
48:00 Cutting down work hours leading up to Olympic Games
53:20 Running the 5000m steeple chase
55:30 A favourite Rio Olympic story
58:00 Power Questions
61:00 Who Madeline most admires
64:45 Bucket list
67:20 Running Parallel careers – running and pharmacy
73:00 Goals for the next few years
79:20 Best advice
82:00 Listener’s Questions
87:40 Madeline’s physical challenge – Pilates Circles
94:15 Finish
For questions and comments about this Episode
Send to the show host @Brad_Beer (Twitter)
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