Dina Asher-Smith | Want to Go Fast? Be Patient

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🗓️ 28 May 2020

⏱️ 38 minutes

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A few months ago, sprinter Dina Asher-Smith was coming off her first individual gold in the World Championships and had her sights set on Tokyo. But now that the 2020 Olympics are the 2021 Olympics, she’s had to adjust her training on the fly. On this episode, the fastest British woman ever tells us how she’s negotiating her new normal while training at home, why she mentors young girls—but won’t let them beat her in a race—and why sometimes taking things slow is the best way to get faster.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Ryan Flaredy, Nike Senior Director of Performance.
0:04.9	For two years, I've been making this podcast, talking to experts in every aspect of training,
0:10.3	both mental and physical.
0:12.4	This season, with all of our lives turned upside down by the coronavirus, I'm calling up
0:16.8	some of those same experts, and ones you haven't heard from yet, to find out how they're
0:20.8	staying strong while staying home, and how we can do the same.
0:25.0	You're listening to Trained at Home.
0:30.5	I just can't wait to compete.
0:32.1	I always think sometimes when you take a step back from something, it reaffirms why you do
0:36.8	what you do, and I love running, I love racing.
0:40.4	I love the feeling of being powerful, so I've really missed it.
0:44.4	Yeah, I can't wait to get back to doing what I love to do.
0:50.1	That was 200-meter world champion, Sprinter, Dina Asher Smith, fastest British woman ever.
0:55.8	Talking about how the postponement of the 2020 Summer Olympics has given her a new perspective
1:00.4	on competition.
1:02.2	She's not alone.
1:03.7	Just a few weeks ago, athletes around the world were following carefully planned timelines
1:08.2	as they trained for the most important moment of their careers.
1:11.5	Now, they're an uncharted territory, adjusting those timelines and their mindsets on the
1:16.5	fly.
1:17.5	Today, we'll find out how Dina is putting the mental techniques she's learned on the
1:21.3	track to use center everyday life, and how she's making sure she'll be ready to exit
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