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Yogi triathlete: Angela Naeth, Professional Triathlete on focus in the filed and fear as opportunity
Adventure Stache: Angela Naeth, Professional Triathlete - - Trajectory as a pro and never giving up
Angela is a Canadian triathlete and Red Bull athlete. She's won the North American Ironman championships, and completed the event in under 9 hours three times--including her improbable 8th place finish in the 2018 Kona World Championships after a year-long battle with Lyme disease. Angela caught up with Payson at Red Bull headquarters over the winter where they were participating in a training camp together. They talk about some of the highlights from the camp that pushed the boundaries of sports science, how Angela developed such an incredible capacity for suffering, her trajectory as a pro which included a stint living in a tent, her amazing comeback from Lyme disease and why giving up wasn't an option, her non-profit "I Race Like a Girl", and more.
Finding Mastery - Michael Gervais: Angela Naeth, Discovery and Acceptance
In 2018, Angela, while battling Lyme disease, placed 8th at the Ironman World Championships with a time of 8:57, which is just remarkable. So why compete with Lyme disease – why put her body through something that intense? For Angela, it’s about using sport as a means to help her better understand herself and discover what she’s capable of, what she’s made of. It’s about doing it for her own satisfaction rather than trying to appease others, which is something she’s had to work on. And that’s really what this conversation is all about: discovery and acceptance.
“Racing is an opportunity. It’s not something I’m clutching onto where I feel like I have to make world championships. These are opportunities in my life to see what I have inside, who I am, how I’m going to learn from it and grow from it.”
Online Media:
The Red bulletin - Angela Naeth
Vancouver Sun - Overcoming Lyme and Winning!
Angela Naeth - From barely walking to 8th in Kona Worlds
Ironman - Checking in with Angela Naeth
Triathlete - overcoming Lyme Disease with Angela Naeth
