Malindi Elmore - Three-time Olympian | EP#456

That Triathlon Show

Mikael Eriksson

Health, Swimming, Endurancesports, Run, Cycling, Health & Fitness, Fitness, Ironman, Swim, Bike, Sports, Running, Sportscience, Triathlon

4.9 • 596 Ratings

🗓️ 26 February 2025

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Summary

Malindi Elmore is a Canadian runner and three-time Olympian. She raced the 1500 in Athens 2004, and the Marathon in Tokyo 2021 and Paris 2024, finishing in the top-ten (ninth) in Tokyo. In between her middle-distance and marathon careers, she also raced as a professional triathlete from 2015 to 2017, including six podiums in IM70.3 and Ironman races. We discuss her marathon training, how she manages to perform and continue to improve into her 40s and as a mother, her short but successful professional triathlon career, and more.

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0:00.0	Welcome to episode 456 of That Triathlon Show, the podcast presented by Scientific Triathlon.com.
0:30.2	My name is Michael Erickson, and today I interview Melinda Elmore.
0:33.7	Melinda is a Canadian runner and three-time Olympian.
0:36.8	I won't go into any more details, and I will let her introduce herself in more detail, but just quickly, if this is your first time here, or just in case you missed our last episode.
0:46.6	A quick reminder that on the last episode, I interviewed Professor Francois Maudav, who is a professor in artificial intelligence, and he's also a triathlete,
0:55.8	and we discussed key concepts of AI and how it could be applied in a triathlon context and to what level of success.
1:03.7	So a very relevant and current topic, and Francois had fantastic insights to share on it, in my opinion.
1:10.1	So I think you'll find it very,
1:11.6	very interesting and a great listen. So go and check it out. You can find it on that triathlon
1:17.8	show wherever you get your podcasts, of course. Now let's quickly thank our sponsors,
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2:12.6	interview with Melinda Elmore.
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