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June 7, 2024

#24 Jeremiah Bishop - Gravel Racing, Impossible Routes, Crafting a Li…

Love the show, hate the show? Send us a text message! “ You know, you talk about my successes, I'll show you my thousand failures. ” 🚴🏼‍♂️ Nestled in the heart of Virginia's Shenandoah Valley, we are joined by Jeremiah …

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May 30, 2024

#23 Katie McConnell - Big Waves and Bold Choices, Staying True to One…

Love the show, hate the show? Send us a text message! "It's kind of like... when the oracle is talking to Neo, and she's like, 'Know thyself.' I think if you just really stay true to yourself, and go, and …

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May 23, 2024

#22 Jessica, Jenna, Lisa, Alexis, Henrietta - Changing the Face of Mo…

Love the show, hate the show? Send us a text message! “I'm not a 70-year-old woman on the trail, I'm a free spirit dancing with gravity.” - Henrietta Stern, mountain biking icon 🚵🏽‍♀️ 💜 This week, we’re breaking the mold …

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May 16, 2024

#21 Craig DeMartino - The Unexpected Gifts of Adversity, How Climbin…

Love the show, hate the show? Send us a text message! 🚀"Yes, that was a catalyst. Yours doesn't have to be falling off a cliff, because you know, everyone's going to fall off their own cliff, whatever that is. "💪🏾⛰️ …

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May 9, 2024

#20 Mohit Oberoi - From Himalayan Summits to English Channel Swims, D…

Love the show, hate the show? Send us a text message! "Oh those early days. We started with a clothesline and carabiners, venturing onto cliffs with no adult supervision. Looking back, it's a miracle we survived" 🧗🏾😅 Today, w...

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May 2, 2024

#19 Lionel Conacher - Making History as the Oldest Rookie at Maverick…

Love the show, hate the show? Send us a text message! 🌊 " The biggest thing that impacts you when you first go out there, before I even surfed it, I just went out on a on a jet ski …

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April 25, 2024

#18 Matt Eggleton - Ultra Endurance Mountain Biking Racing, the Power…

Love the show, hate the show? Send us a text message! "It's not selfish to honor your ability 💪. While I can, I have an obligation to use my gifts and make my mark 🏆. Someday I won't be able …

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April 19, 2024

#17 Caroline Paul - From Firefighting to Wing Walking, Transforming F…

Love the show, hate the show? Send us a text message! " What nature asks of us when we go outside is to be strong, is to use our cognitive faculties, to be nimble, to be exhilarated, and to be …

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April 12, 2024

#16 Hans Florine - El Capitan’s Speed King on Staying Alive, Gender R…

Love the show, hate the show? Send us a text message! ⛰️"It's the struggle on those 3,000 feet that matters, the journey IS the climb."🧗‍♀️ Hans Florine has a lifelong love affair with Yosemite's El Capitan, setting and break...

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April 2, 2024

#15 Wayne Willoughby - From Severe Disability, To Big Wall Summits, a…

Love the show, hate the show? Send us a text message! "Anything worth doing, is worth doing well" Meet Wayne Willoughby- an adaptive rock climber who defied incredible odds and has climbed El Cap, not once, or twice, but a …

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March 26, 2024

#14 Dr Natasha Barnes - Teen Bouldering Star to Elite Powerlifting, I…

Love the show, hate the show? Send us a text message! "Strength training is healthcare." 💪🏋️‍♀️ With that powerful statement, teen climbing prodigy, turned climbing and fitness savant, Dr. Natasha Barnes cuts through the conf...

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March 21, 2024

#13 Katrin Tomanek - Deep Alaska Kayaking, Dodging Grizzlies, Relentl…

Love the show, hate the show? Send us a text message! 🌊"I ate 28 cals of chocolate for each mile paddled" 🌊 Katrin Tomanek is a true multi sport athlete who blends her career as a topnotch data scientist, with …

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March 14, 2024

#12 Meghan Canfield - Ultra-running Powerhouse, Peaking in her fiftie…

Love the show, hate the show? Send us a text message! " By mile 80 you are questioning life choices " 🎯 At 62, enduring champion ultra-runner, Megan Canfield, is not slowing down. In the past 3 decades, Meghan has …

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March 6, 2024

#11 Maggie & Chuck Odette - Transcending Societal Scripts, Projecting…

Love the show, hate the show? Send us a text message! “ One more 5.14 before I die” In today's episode, we head into the epic ️ mountains of Nuevo León, Mexico 🇲🇽 to meet two incredible rock climbers, Maggie …

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Feb. 29, 2024

#10 Frank Chan - Coloring San Francisco's Streets with "Run Art", Bli…

Love the show, hate the show? Send us a text message! **Want to hear about an athlete who combines running with artistic expression? ** This week on Ageless Athlete, we meet Frank Chan, a 51-year-old engineer who started runn...

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Feb. 23, 2024

#9 Tyler Farnham - Surviving Skydiving Tragedy and Opioid Addiction, …

Love the show, hate the show? Send us a text message! “Surfing was always on my mind,” said the Cocoa Beach, Florida native. “I had a poster of Cory Lopez hanging up in my rehab room for inspiration. I never …

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Feb. 16, 2024

#8 Dr Tyler Nelson - Strength Training for Older Athletes, Contrarian…

Love the show, hate the show? Send us a text message! When I Invited Dr Tyler Nelson to come on the show, I knew he would drop the hammer on climbing training beta, but little did I know how wowed …

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Feb. 10, 2024

#7 Lee Sheftel - Breaking Climbing Records, Biohackery, Celebrating D…

Love the show, hate the show? Send us a text message! 🚀 A dynamo of focus and tenacity – Lee Sheftel is 77 and has been crushing it since forever. At almost 60, achieving 5.14, a 99.9% percentile grade in …

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Feb. 5, 2024

#6 Mark 'Doc' Renneker - Pioneering surf discovery in the biggest wav…

Love the show, hate the show? Send us a text message! Join in this exceedingly rare conversation with Dr. Mark Renneker, a distinguished figure in the realm of big wave surfing hailing from San Francisco. With a surfing tenur...

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Jan. 29, 2024

#5 Ari Tulla - Endurance Sports for Longevity vs Intensity, Water Fas…

Love the show, hate the show? Send us a text message! This week, we delve into the world of water fasting and its potential as a secret weapon, along with the surprising impact of even the occasional drink on sleep …

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Jan. 22, 2024

#4 Tom Addison - Elite Grades, First Ascents, Games Within Climbing, …

Love the show, hate the show? Send us a text message! Get ready to hang with the one and only Tom Addison from Northern California; low-key but outperforming with a lifetime of big wall ascents and a knack for crushing …

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Jan. 12, 2024

#3 Kevin Starr -First to Surf Mavericks AND Climb El Cap, Running a F…

Love the show, hate the show? Send us a text message! Rare privilege of meeting with Dr Kevin Starr, accomplished rock climber, big wave surfer and social enterprise CEO. Growing up in San Diego, Kevin fell in love with both …

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Jan. 12, 2024

#1 Vishal Patel - Chasing the Best Waves, Tuning Body, Mind, Life in …

Love the show, hate the show? Send us a text message! “ The first time I paddled out, I knew immediately that this was what I wanted to do for the rest of my life ” Vishal is a talented …

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Jan. 12, 2024

#2 Dr Carling Ursem - Ultra-running across the Sierras, Training in H…

Love the show, hate the show? Send us a text message! Today, we speak with Dr Carling Ursem, an accomplished trail runner from Northern California. Carling specializes in ultra-runs (runs with distances longer than traditiona...

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