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Caroline Steffen
Profession: Iron Woman |
Website: Caroline Steffen |
Athlete Feature VideoQuestionnaireWhat does your standard training week involve? 26km swimming, 300-500km riding and 80-100km running Favourite training venue/environment: Swiss mountains Favourite 2XU garment, when you use it and why: Compression Race Sock. On long runs they stop my calf muscles getting overworked! Favourite training accessory (ie. heart rate monitor, power meter, pool buoy): My paddles for the pool. Toughest experience in your career & what you learned from it: Racing Ironman in 10 degrees with rain and wind all day. If it doesn’t kill you it makes you stronger. What’s the most common training mistake you see on the circuit? Any suggestions on how to avoid it? Quantity before quality. Don’t listen to how much other people train. Just do what you have to do to get faster. What motivates you to train and race harder? Simply, I want to be the fastest in my sport. Describe your diet/meal plan in the week leading to a big race: Until two days before the race I eat normally - healthy and lots of protein. In the final two days I include more carbs plus less fruit and vegetables. How do you balance out your training/racing regime with life outside sport? At the moment there’s no life outside of sport. But that’s fine for now. What type of nutritional supplement do you find most helpful (either for training or competition)?My daily “PRO RECOVERY” protein shake and Burgerstein vitamins. Best and worst thing about being a professional athlete: Travelling the world. Travelling with a bike! In five years time, I’ll be: A mum. |
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