Ironman Cairns Special - Nick Carling

Smurf & Smurfette are endurance sport athletes based in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. It is Ironman Cairns race week, which means for the Smurf & Smurfette Podcast, a week full of podcast episodes with special guests and lots of great advice from local Cairns athletes.

Today we talk to local Cairns athlete and coach Nick Carling. Nick has 5 Ironman distance finishes, two of which are at Cairns. He also has numerous Cairns 70.3 finishes and podiums to his name. We talk with Nick about;

Preparations for race day and some of the bumpTips for managing these final days and race dayThe build in to Ironman and 70.3 Cairns for his athletesBuilding the mental capacity of athletes to ensure success on race dayHow to manage the deep lows that race day bringsExpectations for Ironman Cairns and chasing that pro cardHow to celebrate post-race dayRaising awareness and funds for COUCH (Cairns Organisation United for Cancer Health)

And of course - the SUPER SPEEDY SMURF Round!!!

Smurf & Smurfette thanks all of their supporters;

OSSEM Cairns on Lake Street - Cairns premier orthopaedic and sports medicine clinicCruze Coffee on Grafton Street - the best coffee in Cairns!Wyn Racing - go see Luke, Beth and the team at the Wyn and Malo Republic pop up tent at the event expoSFuels - the go to LCHF endurance nutrition product for Smurf & SmurfetteRun Like A Girl - supporting women in running

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SFuels
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