Mental Health Disorders in Ultra Endurance Athletes with Jill Colangelo - CoachCast S5 Ep7

In this episode of the TrainingPeaks CoachCast, host Dirk Friel interviews Jill Colangelo, a researcher focusing on mental health in endurance athletes. Colangelo shares insights from her ultra endurance experiences, sports psychiatry work and research, highlighting the higher prevalence of mental illness among ultra endurance athletes.
She discusses the need for recognition and treatment of exercise addiction, as well as the importance of balancing athletic pursuits with a fulfilling life outside of sports. Colangelo also delves into overtraining syndrome, its symptoms and the challenges in diagnosing it. Offering practical solutions for maintaining physical and mental well-being, she stresses the role of coaches in promoting rest, nutrition and mindful training.
Tune in for an eye-opening discussion on mental health in the endurance sports community.
Jill's research paper on Mental Health Disorders: pubmed.ncbi.nl...
Learn more about Jill on her website: www.jillcolang...
And follow her on Instagram: / jillcolangelopsych
01:20 - Introductions
07:40 - Defining Ultra Endurance Athletes
09:40 - Thesis Research and Results
17:25 - Behavioral vs. Chemical Disorders
19:10 - Exercise Addiction
30:10 - Changing the Culture of Sport
33:55 - Overtraining Syndrome
37:55 - Elite Athletes & Influencers Impact
43:10 - NGBs and Learning About Mental Health
46:25 - Contacting Jill Online
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[@straintheory6598]

The number of people I meet doing high altitude mountaineering who’ve previously struggled with all manner of sensory addictions is staggering. Booze, drugs, gambling, etc etc 😮

[@trainingpeaks]

definitely hear a lot of anecdotes like this in the various sports. Thanks for watching.

[@jessicacampbell1903]

I want to read your thesis. How many respondents? Demographics? Did you ask about intensity?

[@trainingpeaks]

The link is in the description but here's the link just in case: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36976938/

[@jessicacampbell1903]

Thank you. You should get Renee McGregor and Jill together in a panel!

[@jessicacampbell1903]

I met with Jill before she got her Master's. She's amazing. Tells it to you straight. I learned a lot of storytelling communication strategy from her.

[@ciclismomexico6281]

What was the study number phq?

[@trainingpeaks]

Here's a link to the published paper: dash.harvard.edu/handle/1/37367600