From Corporate Leader to Elite Fitness Racer: Natalie Crompton's Inspirational Journey

Fitness Racing Podcast
Written By Jason Curtis

Jason Curtis sits down with Natalie Crompton — HYROX world qualifier, coach, corporate leader, and parent — to unpack a stacked journey from “accidental” marathoner to elite fitness racer. Natalie explains how ADHD shapes her love of high-intensity training (and dislike of long rest periods), why running is her superpower, and how a 5 a.m. routine and sleep discipline fuel performance while juggling a senior corporate role and coaching. She opens up about recovering from past restrictive dieting, choosing intuitive eating, and the mindset that keeps her resilient on and off the course: be the hardest worker in the room.

We explore the rise of fitness racing beyond the big arenas—why Natalie’s steering some athletes toward smaller, more accessible events, her plans to step back from full-gas HYROX to chase endurance goals (think Backyard Ultra and Everest Base Camp), and how ex-athletes and busy professionals can find purpose through competition. Natalie closes with practical advice: book the race, then work backward—because accountability changes everything.

Jason Curtis

Jason Curtis is the founder and CEO of the Deadly Dozen, one of the fastest-growing fitness races in the world, expanding to over 20 countries within just 18 months of launch. Building on this explosive growth, Jason opened the Deadly Dozen Institute of Fitness Racing, a pioneering global hub for training, education, research, and innovation designed to shape the future of the sport. The Institute develops world-class training systems, certifies coaches, and drives the evolution of fitness racing to build the next generation of hybrid athletes.

A former British Army Physical Training Instructor, bestselling author of more than twenty books, and one of the UK’s leading strength and conditioning coaches, Jason owned and operated a thriving strength & conditioning gym for over a decade, coaching hundreds of athletes every week. He is also the founder of the SCC Academy, which has educated and certified over 40,000 fitness professionals and enthusiasts worldwide.

Through the Deadly Dozen, the Institute of Fitness Racing, the SCC Academy, and his weekly Podcast, Jason’s mission is to make fitness racing the most accessible, physically rewarding, and transformative sport on the planet; uniting communities, redefining competition, and empowering millions to train, race, and embrace effort—a philosophy he calls Effortism.

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