Evan Dunfee - Commonwealth Games Gold Medalist Speed Walker - Episode #140 The Athletes Podcast

Episode #140 of The Athletes Podcast features Evan Dunfee!  Dunfee was named to the Canadian team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, competing in the newly-added 10,000 m walk. He won the gold medal in a new national and Commonwealth Games record time of 38:36:37. The Richmond, B.C. native's time of 38:36:37 set a Games record as well as broke his own Canadian record. Thanks for joining us for an incredible conversation, we hope you enjoy it!

What we talk about:

00:00- 02:50 Intro
02:51- 05:24 2022 Commonwealth Games Win
05:25- 08:09 The sport of Race Walking
08:10- 11:54 How Evan got into Race Walking
11:55- 15:15 The Support of Family
15:16- 17:27: Training Abroad
17:28- 20:33 Growing up in Richmond, BC
20:34- 25:00 Olympic Medals & Defining Success
25:01- 28:54 True Sport Award & Giving Back
28:55- 30:59 The Power of Sport
31:00- 32:17 The Influence of Teammates
32:18- 33:09 Hockey 
33:10- 35:47 Multi-sport athletes
35:48- 36:56- Well-rounded athletes
36:57- 39:38- Evan’s Unique Nutrition plan
39:39- 40:31- Favourite food 
40:32- 44:44- Funding & sponsorships
44:45- 45:49- Time at UBC
45:50- 48:12 Advice for Next Generation
48:13- 49:59 Outro
Enjoy!

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