Life After Sports: Recent Episodes
Ainslie MacEachran
Many athletes struggle with "retirement" from their sport. Who are they now? What will they do in the next phase of their lives? This is an audio series interviewing different ex-pro athletes and their experience with retirement.
Today I interview sports psychologist Ryan Hale to get his perspective on why "retirement" from athletics can be so hard.
BJ Miller is an ex-Olympic swimmer. She describes her transition into the next phase of her life.
Alex Hagman was a pro cyclist with the Jelly Belly pro cycling team, among others. Alex was ready to stop and gives us his perspective on retirement.
Burke was a successful domestic pro for over 15yrs. He raced with multiple USPro teams both domestically and abroad. Burke eventually made the choice to retire. Here is his perspective.