Parys Edwards's guest appearances

Parys Edwards

Tough Girl Podcast

The Christians in Sport Podcast

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Sarah Williams

Alice Morrison

Namira Salim

Polly Vacher

Amelia Boone

Mirna Valerio

Fiona Oakes

Elspeth Beard

Tiffany Coates

Jacqui Furneaux

Lowri Morgan

Ragen Chastain

Katherine Knight

Jen Bricker

Danielle Brown

OwlTail

PARYS Edwards has competed at the top level in two different sports over a 20-year career that is still going strong.Starting off as junior hockey international in her native Zimbabwe, she then represented South Africa at under 21 and student level. A move to England saw her win three national titles with Leicester before a new challenge dawned. Parys took up triathlon aged 30 after being prompted by a housemate in London and was soon winning global amateur titles. Then aged 37 in 2014, she turned professional to race in the half ironman discipline. Faith has played a role in her life since she and twin sister Dallah went away to boarding school aged 12, but her Christian journey has been far from plain sailing. In this podcast, Parys talks to Graham Daniels about her highs and lows in sport and how she realised she can honour God by the way she competes. Listen in to hear Parys speak about: • Juggling hockey, partying and studying at university• The pain of being dropped from the South Africa squad before she could win a full cap• The influence of her sister and how her witness helped Parys fully commit to God• Tactics for a night out with her teammates• The difference committing her sport to God has made• And much more… Produced with Effie Productions

PARYS Edwards has competed at the top level in two different sports over a 20-year career that is still going strong. Starting off as junior hockey international in her native Zimbabwe, she then represented South Africa at under 21 and student level. A move to England saw her win three national titles with Leicester before a new challenge dawned. Parys took up triathlon aged 30 after being prompted by a housemate in London and was soon winning global amateur titles. Then aged 37 in 2014, she turned professional to race in the half ironman discipline. Faith has played a role in her life since she and twin sister Dallah went away to boarding school aged 12, but her Christian journey has been far from plain sailing. In this podcast, Parys talks to Graham Daniels about her highs and lows in sport and how she realised she can honour God by the way she competes. Listen in to hear Parys speak about: • Juggling hockey, partying and studying at university • The pain of being dropped from the South Africa squad before she could win a full cap • The influence of her sister and how her witness helped Parys fully commit to God • Tactics for a night out with her teammates • The difference committing her sport to God has made • And much more… Produced with Effie Productions

E7 - Parys Edwards: South African triathlete and physio

Out this Friday - Danno has a chat with top triathlete Parys Edwards. Listen to this teaser now. Produced with Effie Productions

Out this Friday - Danno has a chat with top triathlete Parys Edwards. Listen to this teaser now. Produced with Effie Productions

Coming Soon - The Christians in Sport Podcast with Parys Edwards

Parys is an age group athlete, who has won the World Championships at both the Olympic and 70.3 distances, along with European, British and English National titles. At the age of 38 she decided to turn her passion for triathlon into her profession. Parys is originally from Zimbabwe before she moved over to the UK 14 years ago.  Show notes  Parys introduces herself and shares more of her life growing up in Africa Being a professional hockey player, and the frustration about never quite making it to the national team Handling that frustration and what she learned on the way Why she decided to give triathlon a try! Even though she could hardly swim, and hadn’t ridden a bike since she was a child  “Thriving on overcoming the pain and digging deep”  How she has improved her swimming and why its a labour of love. Parys also provides top tips to help you improve your swimming. Borrowing a bike and a trisuit for her first race and what she remembers from the experience Making the decision to turn professional and why she decided to go for it Grey zone training and why you need to avoid it The benefits of getting a professional coach involved The mental strategies she’s uses to help her cope with the pressure of racing at a professional level Being on the start line and how she channels her thoughts  How she deals with challenges while she’s out racing.  “Power, Love &amp; Self-discipline”  Why she wants to be tough - Why she wants to be the egg &amp; not the potato! How to cope with injury and getting back to full fitness and why you need to focus on what you can do, and not what you can’t Advice for women who want to get into triathlon and why you need to break it down and not be afraid of it The bucket list races she wants to do Top tips for racing in hot conditions The role models who have inspired her throughout her life  Check out her website and blog here - www.parysedwards.com Parys is on twitter at @parysedwardstri I’m also on twitter @_TOUGH_GIRL Become a Patron! Support the Tough Girl Podcast - CLICK HERE! Don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode!

Parys is an age group athlete, who has won the World Championships at both the Olympic and 70.3 distances, along with European, British and English National titles. At the age of 38 she decided to turn her passion for triathlon into her profession. Parys is originally from Zimbabwe before she moved over to the UK 14 years ago.  Show notes <ul> <li>Parys introduces herself and shares more of her life growing up in Africa</li> <li>Being a professional hockey player, and the frustration about never quite making it to the national team</li> <li>Handling that frustration and what she learned on the way</li> <li>Why she decided to give triathlon a try! Even though she could hardly swim, and hadn’t ridden a bike since she was a child</li> </ul> “Thriving on overcoming the pain and digging deep” <ul> <li>How she has improved her swimming and why its a labour of love. Parys also provides top tips to help you improve your swimming.</li> <li>Borrowing a bike and a trisuit for her first race and what she remembers from the experience</li> <li>Making the decision to turn professional and why she decided to go for it</li> <li>Grey zone training and why you need to avoid it</li> <li>The benefits of getting a professional coach involved</li> <li>The mental strategies she’s uses to help her cope with the pressure of racing at a professional level</li> <li>Being on the start line and how she channels her thoughts </li> <li>How she deals with challenges while she’s out racing.</li> </ul> “Power, Love &amp; Self-discipline” <ul> <li>Why she wants to be tough - Why she wants to be the egg &amp; not the potato!</li> <li>How to cope with injury and getting back to full fitness and why you need to focus on what you can do, and not what you can’t</li> <li>Advice for women who want to get into triathlon and why you need to break it down and not be afraid of it</li> <li>The bucket list races she wants to do</li> <li>Top tips for racing in hot conditions</li> <li>The role models who have inspired her throughout her life</li> </ul> Check out her website and blog here - <a href="http://www.parysedwards.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.parysedwards.com</a> Parys is on twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/parysedwardstri" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@parysedwardstri</a> I’m also on twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/_tough_girl" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@_TOUGH_GIRL</a> Become a Patron! Support the Tough Girl Podcast - <a href="https://www.patreon.com/ToughGirlPodcast?ty=h" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>! Don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode!

Parys Edwards - Professional triathlete representing Great Britain.