Episode Details
Back to EpisodesFrom partier to pro athlete: how cyclist Orla Walsh became one of Ireland's top athletes
Description
Orla Walsh's journey to professional cycling was far from ordinary. She was a self-described party girl who was smoking up to 20 cigarettes a day, but that all changed when she started biking to work. She quickly transformed her life and is now one of Ireland's best athletes, winning three straight national championships in women's sprint. She sits down with Jeremy Powers to discuss her journey to sport (3:13), her competitive spirit (8:46), getting into racing (11:28), her vegan diet (15:31), being a woman in cycling (25:06), how she uses WHOOP (31:08), her respiratory rate story with COVID-19 (32:29), rest and recovery (34:06), and the performance mindset (37:17).
Follow WHOOP:
Sign up for WHOOP Advanced Labs
Follow Will Ahmed:
Follow Kristen Holmes:
Follow Emily Capodilupo: