Lydia O'Donnell is an elite level long distancing runner, running coach, founder of Femmi, a one-on-one personalised running coaching for females, by females. She's also an all-around nice human being.
Lydia and I talked through her long history of competitive running, from primary school to finishing 20th in the New York Marathon and beyond.
We explored the image pressures on female athletes and runners, in particular, body dysmorphia, mental health.
Lydia explained just how understudied the differences between male and female athletes have been and how female-specific understanding of physiology plays an essential role in performance.
It was super fun and exciting conversation; thank you, Lydia!