Duong is a health and fitness enthusiast and regular Spartan racer based in Saigon, Vietnam. Duong has many stories to tell. She’s Vietnamese, she’s from a minority group in the centre of the country, she’s very passionate about sports, fitness, health, nutrition and racing, and she’s lived in several countries, including USA and the Netherlands.

We discuss a wide variety of tales in today’s episode, and I really enjoyed the opportunity to have a long form sit down conversation. Thank you, Duong!

Topics include

⁃ Managing your energy and time and having boundaries when connecting with friends and people alike

⁃ Her experiences with a difficult upbringing in a minority group and how that’s shaped her today

⁃ How she’s developed a certain level of mental and physical strength

⁃ Her passion for racing, why she keeps doing 42km mountain marathons, and the supportive and influential community she’s built as a result of her fitness journey

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