An interview with Professional Triathlete Olivia Mathias

How did you celebrate the famous win with partner Alex?

We usually celebrate the races properly at the end of the season in our season break by going on holidays or visiting places in the UK that we’ve seen in the year. After each race, I try to decorate the house a bit and make some yummy food or a bit of a hamper with his favourite things to celebrate. Quite often, my parents will come over too, and we’ll go for food or something like that. It’s sometimes hard to celebrate properly when there are still so many races left. We usually celebrate with our friends/ training partners too, with a bit of a party in the off-season!

What food / nutrition / recipes do you use most regularly to fuel your training and competitions?

I mostly do all the cooking at home. I try to make different things to keep it interesting; some of my favourites are poke bowls, crispy beef ramen, or I don’t think you can go wrong with a classic Sunday roast! I also do a lot of baking at home, which is super easy with my mixer. We do enjoy a sweet treat!

What’s your favourite part of the event, bike run or swim?

So it changes quite a lot depending on what’s going well at the time, but if I had to pick one of them as my favourite to train, it would probably be running. I just don’t think you can beat meeting up with friends on a Sunday morning, going for a long run around the trails and hills, then coming back to a cooked breakfast, smoothie, and of course coffee!

Does the support from Smeg help you compete through the year?

I can’t express enough how much the support from Smeg means to me. I feel like part of a family, and I’ve been racing with their support behind me for so many years now. I really do feel part of the team. They’ve supported me through the ups and downs, and I feel very fortunate and proud to be able to represent them too when I race. I’ve had so many products across the years that help so much with nutrition, which is very important with the 30-hour weeks we do. The additional financial support also helps me so much to get to races and fund flights /accommodations to allow me to go to races to fight for points and rankings and to achieve podiums. It’s a very expensive sport, and I really wouldn’t be where I am now without their continued support. I can’t thank them enough.