Episode 355: Chari Hawkins – Team USA Heptathlete on Mental and Physical Training

Chari Hawkins is a heptathlete for Team USA. In the heptathlon, there are 7 events in the competition: hurdles, high jump, shot put, 200m run, long jump, javelin, and the 800m. Chari explains all of that in this conversation as well as how she got into the heptathlon. She went to Utah State University, she is a 2x USA Bronze medalist, and she competed in Doha for the 2019 World Championships. In this episode, she shares about mental health, anxiety, and how she has worked really hard to overcome race day anxiety. What we talked about: 4:15- Introduction to Chari 5:30- The coach that Chari works with 8:30- How she got into the heptathlon 10:45- How the heptathlon works 15:25- The performance anxiety that she has dealt with and how she has overcome it 30:15- Competing at the 2019 World Championships for Team USA 38:15- Sponsorships in heptathlon and how that lead her to grow her social media following 46:50- Processing not making the Olympic team and where she is at now 52:40- End of podcast questions Show notes: Chari on Instagram The New Toughness Training for Sports by James Loehr Connect with Lindsey: Lindsey on Instagram Lindsey on Twitter Lindsey on Facebook Join the I’ll Have Another Facebook Group Support the I’ll Have Another Podcast on Patreon Follow SandyBoy Productions: Sandyboy Productions on Twitter Sandyboy Productions on Instagram SandyBoy Productions Shows: Why is Everyone Yelling? The Up and Running Podcast The Illuminate Podcast The Herban Farmacy Podcast Sponsors: Previnex Use code “another” for 15% off your order Donna Marathon Race Series Use code “another10” for 10% off any of their races