Lucy & Reece Charles-Barclay - Professional athletes

Welcome to The Greg Bennett show, an AnyQuestion podcast hosted by Former Professional Olympic and World Champion Athlete Greg Bennett.   Greg chats with the world's greatest athletes and high performers to find out how they got to the top of the world and how they are able to sustain it.   Reece and Lucy Charles-Barclay are the most professional team I’ve witnessed in the sport. Their approach to being the best athletes they can be, their professionalism with brands, and how they present themselves to the world with how much they share with their fans … they are absolutely crushing it.   It hasn’t all been smooth sailing. In February of 2022 Lucy was diagnosed with a stress fracture in the femoral neck. From the Number 1 world ranking, the world championship title and all the glory to injuries and having to rebuild. It’s all a part of the rollercoaster journey of being a professional in sport, and they have embraced it with class.   Go to anyquestion.com/lucy or anyquestion.com/reecebarclaytri to ask Lucy & Reece follow-up questions and hear other answers from Lucy & Reece, and all the other Experts on the platform.   Support the show at https://www.patreon.com/user?u=26936856 "The Greg Bennett Show" -   timestamps 2:09 - Interview begins 3:46 - Congrats with the signing recently with Asics, what was that decision process like? Were there other suitors? 2:09 - Interview begins 3:46 - Congrats with the signing recently with Asics, what was that decision process like? Were there other suitors? 6:02 - As an elite athlete, Lucy is incredibly in-tune with her body. She describes the first moment and feeling when she noticed this new injury and the pathway through to diagnosis. 14:45 - Lucy explains what her day consists of since she was fully diagnosed in mid-March 2022. From the soft tissue treatment, to nutrition and training. 18:22 - From Sponsors, to telling the rest of the world, Reece explains how they went about talking to each stakeholder and then sharing their news through their social channels. 21:34 - There is always a grieving process when elite athletes are struck with serious injury. Lucy describes how she has navigated the process from initial injury to her current day-to-day mental health. 28:58 - Greg rewinds the clock with Lucy & Reece discussing how they met, to how they have manage to work so closely together as husband & wife. 38:15 - Success changes peoples lives. Lucy & Reece describe how their dual success has changed their lives forever. 40:51 - Reece explains how stepping back from the full-time coaching of Lucy and bringing in Dan Lorang has impacted their day to day. 46:26 - Greg concludes with some Rapid fire questions:   1. Best and worst subject at school? 2. What are you currently reading or watching? Reece - The Obstacle is in the way Lucy - This is going to hurt 3. First car you owned. 4. Two most used apps on your phone? 5. What time of day are you most productive? 6. First job? 7. Summer or winter - which do you prefer? 8. Who would you want to play a movie of your life? 9. Which decade of music is the best? 11. Where is somewhere you haven’t been, you’d like to go? 12. Greatest movie of all-time? 13. Who does the most chores around the house?   56:53 - Interview concludes.