Episode 460: Adelle Tracey – Competing for Team Jamaica, Career Aspirations Outside of Running

Adelle Tracey runs for Hoka and she now competes for Team Jamaica after years of competing for Great Britain. She has been competing on the international stage for over ten years. She focuses on the 800 and 1500 and in this podcast we talk about the decision to run for Team Jamaica and her goals and aspirations in the sport of running. She is a silver medalist in the 1500m and a bronze medalist in the 800m at NACACs. During her first season representing Team Jamaica, she became a world semifinalist in the 1500 and 800. Adelle is also a hair and makeup artist. She has worked in film, TV, and photography and has been a model. Photo credit: @rich_seow_sports What we talked about: 3:05- What a training day looks like for her 4:45- What she is training for 7:50- The development of her running career 9:20- All of her careers outside of running 13:35- Adelle’s sponsorship with Hoka 14:10- Switching to running for Team Jamaica 17:35- Her childhood 22:50- Running for Team Great Britain 26:15- Working on the mental side of sport 33:00- Racing both the 800 and 1500 37:50- Training in Kenya 42:15- Her coach 45:00- Being an ambassador for The Dyslexia Foundation and her dyslexia diagnosis 49:45- What she plans to do after running 50:55- What she is excited about with competing for Team Jamaica 51:55- End of podcast questions Show notes: Deliciously Ella Girl Gurl Grrrl by Kenya Hunt Adelle on Instagram 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: Goodr Use code “another” for free shipping