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Paige Dana Summerton - #37

Jun 19, 2026 · 77 min · Ep 37

Paige Dana joins the podcast to share her journey from professional dancer to content creator, coach, marathon runner, HYROX athlete, and Ironman finisher.


We dive into how she built a fitness career online, trained for her first marathon, learned to swim as an adult for an Ironman, balanced coaching with high-level competition, and developed the mindset needed to chase elite performance.


00:00 Intro

01:00 Growing Up Playing Football & Discovering Dance

02:00 Training as a Professional Dancer

04:40 Covid, PT Qualifications & Entering Fitness

09:40 Starting a Food Page & Building Social Media

12:30 First Marathon Journey: London Marathon

21:56 Berlin Marathon & A Huge PB

26:25 Discovering HYROX

29:23 Signing Up for an Ironman Without Being Able to Swim

48:00 HYROX Success, Elite 15 Goals & Athlete Mindset

53:30 Balancing Content Creation With Serious Training


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