In this episode, I open up about the emotional crash that hit me after completing the Melbourne 70.3 Half Ironman. After months of training 12–15 hours a week, I expected to feel proud, fulfilled, and fired up. Instead, the moment I got home after the race, I felt flat… even depressed. This feeling is far more common in endurance sports than people realise. Today, I’m breaking down why post-race blues happen, how I navigated them, and what athletes recreational or professional can do to protect their mental health after a big event.

• My Melbourne 70.3 experience: from structured training to the emotional crash

• Why athletes experience post-race depression or post-event crashout

• The psychology behind the “all time high → sudden low” feeling

• How losing routine, structure, and identity can impact your mood

• The dopamine drop after a major goal

• Why finishing a race can feel strange, lonely, or anticlimactic

• How to manage emotional fatigue, burnout, and post-race emptiness

• Healthy ways to recover mentally and physically

• Practical steps to support your mindset after a big event

• Why talking about mental health in endurance sport is so important

• Post-race depression is normal—you’re not broken or ungrateful.

• Your brain and body experience a massive hormonal shift after a peak event.

• A strict training block gives your life structure; once it’s gone, you feel lost.

• You need space to recalibrate before jumping into the next big goal.

• Building non-sport identity and routine helps buffer the emotional drop.

• Triathletes, runners, cyclists, HYROX athletes

• Anyone training for marathons, half Ironmans, Ironmans

• Recreational athletes and first-timers

• Coaches, personal trainers, and endurance enthusiasts

• Anyone struggling with motivation or mental health post-event

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