Episode: 350 - The Susie Orcutt Case Study: Lessons in Coaching & Coachability
Purple Patch Podcast
Matt Dixon
4.8 • 647 Ratings
🗓️ 19 February 2025
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
Matt Dixon hosts the Purple Patch Podcast from the Hawaii IRONMAN training camp, featuring Susie Orcutt, a busy Mother and Physician's Assistant from Atlanta. Susie discusses her journey with Purple Patch, highlighting her coaching relationship with Nancy Clark and the challenges they faced initially. Susie emphasizes the importance of communication and trust in coaching, noting her significant improvements in performance, including winning her age group in an IRONMAN 70.3 and improving her rankings at the 70.3 World Championships. She also credits the team environment and the bike classes for her growth, particularly in bike handling and fueling strategies. Susie advises athletes to define their goals and be open to feedback clearly.
Susie explains her decision to join Purple Patch after outgrowing her previous coaching relationship, focusing on longevity and avoiding injuries. Susie's journey involved multiple conversations with different coaches to find the right fit, emphasizing the importance of finding a coach who sees potential in her. The relationship evolved, with Susie learning to adjust workouts based on her feelings and not just metrics, fostering a more holistic approach to training.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Today's show is shot on location at the Hawaii Iron Man Training Camp and I have a wonderful |
| 0:04.9 | interview with the Purple Patch athlete Susie Orcutt. It's a great show but as you're going to |
| 0:10.5 | find out we talk a lot about coaching relationships where you also even dive into her journey |
| 0:16.1 | into Purple Patch which included a host of external consultations and other components like that. |
| 0:21.7 | So as you listen to the show, if you'd like to get in touch at all, and if for any reason whatsoever, |
| 0:26.3 | it's info at Purple Patch Fitness. We do offer consultations to athletes that are not coached |
| 0:31.3 | by Purple Patch, but want a little bit of guidance and support, just as Susie did at the start |
| 0:35.2 | of her journey, or of course, one of our coaching |
| 0:37.8 | programs. We referenced both her start of her journey, which commenced with the tri-squad |
| 0:42.7 | program, very, very popular, where the majority of Purple Patch athletes are, and where we |
| 0:47.2 | really dig in, which is one-to-one coaching. It is an inspirational show. Susie does a great job |
| 0:53.2 | in the interview, really interesting stuff that emerges a lot around what it takes to be coached to get to |
| 0:59.4 | the outcomes that you're looking for. |
| 1:01.6 | I hope you enjoy the show. |
| 1:02.8 | It is the Purple Patch podcast. |
| 1:04.6 | Cheers. |
| 1:05.4 | I'm Matt Dixon and welcome to the Purple Patch podcast. |
| 1:08.4 | The mission of Purple Patch is to empower and educate every human being to reach their athletic potential. |
| 1:14.7 | Through the lens of athletic potential, you reach your human potential. |
| 1:18.2 | The purpose of this podcast is to help time-starved people everywhere integrate sport into life. |
| 1:33.8 | Thank you. great sport into life. And welcome to the Purple Patch podcast, as ever, your host Matt Dixon. |
| 1:37.9 | And today, well, if you're watching the show and not listening, you'll see behind me |
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