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A personal account written by Joe, founder of The Athlete Place in 2021, several months after quitting competitive sport. Why are you doing it? I …Read more
Distance runner Ella Revitt on body image in sport, disordered eating, and why young athletes need to shift focus from aesthetics to performance. Read more
Multi-sport athlete Tyrese Johnson-Fisher on the mental demands of track, rugby, American football, and football, and which one is toughest to master…Read more
Cerian Harries on losing her period as a teenage athlete, the warning signs she ignored, and how she recovered from Female Athlete Triad and RED-S. Read more
Jordanna Morrish on quitting athletics over undiagnosed BPD, the years she struggled, and why she came back to the sport that once broke her. Read more
Author Biography: Name: Eugene Amo-Dadzie Age: 30 Event: 100m (PB = 9.93s) Performance Level: International Contribution topic area: …Read more
Do athletes make good partners? From training camp lies to Fitbit-checking dates, here's the unfiltered truth about athlete dating. Funny, filthy, an…Read more
International gymnast Abi Woodliffe-Thomas on her type 1 diabetes diagnosis, the warning signs missed, and competing at the top since. Read more
📸 by Jodi Hanagan The NCAA experience is one that differs from person to person. You should never take one person's time in America as gospel,…Read more