Coaching Series Episode 3: Sheila Burrell – San Diego State University and Women’s Running Coaches Collective (IHA Episode 449)

Today on the coaching series, I am so excited to bring Sheila Burrell onto the podcast! Sheila is a two-time Olympian in the heptathlon, she is a five-time US national champion, she is a world championships bronze medalist and in the 2004 Olympics she placed 4th. She is an alumni of UCLA and is now the Head Track and Cross Country Coach for San Diego State University. In this episode, we talk about her own career as a heptathlete in the first half of the episode and then we get into her coaching career. It was so great to hear about what got her into coaching, her coaching philosophy, and the people that influenced and inspired her to be the coach that she is today. Sheila is also the president of the Women’s Running Coaches Collective which is a really cool organization that she shares about in this episode! They’re doing really great work so make sure to go check them out! Thank you to V.O2 for sponsoring this series of the podcast! Go to VDotO2.com and use the code “Lindsey” for 20% off the Adaptive Trainer service. If you want to learn more about utilizing V.O2 for coaching, email me at Lindsey@sandyboyproductions.com. What we talked about: 4:10- How she got into heptathlon 5:25- Being recruited as a heptathlete 6:50- A rundown of the heptathlon 7:25- Her own heptathlon career 9:05- How to get more fans following the heptathlon 9:55- The story of her going pro 15:55- Where her drive came from and people that have had an influence on her 20:00- Influences on who the coach she is today 24:05- Her current coaching career at San Diego State 31:40- Changes in the NCAA 33:05- Working with athletes as they walk through changes with their body image 37:00- The Women’s Running Coaching Collective 42:50- Diversity in coaching 49:30- End of podcast questions Show notes: Women’s Running Coaches Collective on Instagram Sheila on Instagram Women’s Running Coaches Collective Website 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 The Ready to Run Podcast Sponsors: V.O2 Use code “Lindsey” for 20% off the Adaptive Trainer service. If you want to learn more about utilizing V.O2 for coaching, email me at Lindsey@sandyboyproductions.com