This Dirt Life

In this episode Lisa interviews Wes of Milldale Farm Center for Wellness, Vermont. We discuss the importance of mountain biking, how to improve your own mental health through lifestyle changes, and Wes' journey to where he is today. Check out Milldam Farm Center for Wellness for their upcoming events and retreats.

Annika Langvad is the reigning Cross Country World Champion as well as achieving World Champion status in the MTB Marathon distance as well. Annika is from Denmark and is now also a fully qualified dentist! Annika is humble, focused and incredibly talented. I was greatly honored to sit down and chat with her the day before she went out to win the Epic Rides Whiskey 50 race.

Rose is four time National Marathon Champion and 2016 Epic Series Winner. When she’s not racing, Rose is spending time in Columbia Falls, Montana with her husband Nelson and three-year-old daughter Layla. With her family supporting her big dreams, Rose finds purpose in her racing by setting a strong example for her daughter, and drawing inspiration from her faith. A master at finding balance as an athlete, mother, and wife (hint:organization is key!).

Rachele Pojednic, PhD, EdM is an Assistant Professor of Nutrition at Simmons College and a former research fellow at the Institute of Lifestyle Medicine, Harvard Medical School. Dr. Pojednic’s work has a specific focus on physical activity and nutrition interventions for the prevention and treatment of non-communicable chronic disease. She is also the founder of the Strong Process Forum, a one day Boston-based wellness conference that includes three curated panels of scientists, farmers, journalists, athletes, clinicians and innovators designed to integrate evidence based knowledge into the health and wellness space. The Strong Process Forum will bring together leaders in the fields of nutrition and fitness and will be a fantastic event. Get your tickets at StrongProcess.com

Join Jake and I post race from the True Grit event in St George, a race that includes all the best trails from West St George for a fun, technical and demanding 50 miler course! We talk about the race, race brain, motivation and pushing through!

This week I sat down with Alexis Billings of SynergyWellnessLV.com to discuss the mindset of health. Alexis owns her own business in health and wellness coaching and unlike other fad diet or exercise plans, Alexis includes that key ingredient of looking to achieve a healthy mind. Alexis is from California originally but grew up on the East Coast where she also went to college and met her husband, Jake Billings - my awesome training partner. I love how much Alexis challenges me to take a look at my own self limiting beliefs, and she really strives to empower others with strength and self love which I struggle with but try to emulate. We go pretty deep on this podcast but it’s definitely worth the listen! Look forwrad to hearing what you all think. Enjoy!

This week’s podcast was long overdue. I caught up with Sarai Snyder, founder of Cyclofemme and Girl Bike Love which has now evolved into Brazenly. Sarai is a writer, artist, and activist living in Boulder, Colorado. Her driving passion is inspiring women around the world through transformative outdoor experiences to live a healthier, happier, more empowered life.Sarai is such an interesting woman and has already done so much for women's cycling but continues to grow and evolve as the needs of our community also grows and develops. Sarai is kind hearted, creative and not afraid of adventure. I'm excited to see her new projects unfold. Without further ado, please welcome to This Dirt Life, Sarai Snyder.

This week I sat down with Matt Jaskol at Makers and Finders in Downtown Summerlin - seriously their lavender lattes are THAT good! Matt is an incredible person who really seems to have done it all! With a history in motor sports, you can now follow Matt’s incredible skydiving adventures all over the world. Matt joins us after being on a secret out of town project with ABC, which I am told we will hear more about in the next few months. Matt embodies the ‘Dirt Life’ experience with his love for travel, adventure and a good challenge!

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Jill is arguably the most decorated female athlete of all time with multiple world champion and national champion titles across many disciplines. Competing in Enduro, BMX, 4X, Downhill biking it is safe to say she is simply way stoked on bikes! Jill also designs her own kits and her artwork can also be found on the Tasco MTB products (for that check out www.tasco-mtb.com). Long time Red Bull athlete, Jill continues to push herself and promote the sport. Find out more about what she is doing at jillkintner.com. If you want someone to inspire you and kick your 2018 off to a great start this is the interview for you!

Today I caught up with Ironman Wisconsin Champion Dani Fischer. Dani and I met in 2014 at an invitational Triathlon in the MidWest and I have been in awe of her and inspired by her since! She became a Professional Triathlete in 2015 but came back to the amateur field in 2017 a stronger, happier and fulfilled athlete. She has some awesome insights and wisdom to share. Enjoy!

Struggling this week after the Breck Epic but some awesome things to reflect on moving forward. Do something that both excites and frightens you. That is where the magic happens - Lisa Leonard

The final chapter of the Breck Epic. What an absolutely phenomenal event and adventure!

Raw recap of Day 5 from Breck Epic. Not the best day but got it done

Exclusive interview with Tod Wells and Charlie Granda pre and post ride

Race recap from day 4 of Breck Epic with Jake Billings interviewing Lisa Leonard

Race Recap of DAY 3 of Breck Epic!!!

Recap of Day 2 from Breck Epic with Lisa and Jake!

Break Epic Day 1 complete! Hear a recap from the day from Jake and I

Here we are in the beautiful state of Colorado, for the Breck Epic! A 6 day stage race, in amongst the most beautiful terrain at high elevation. Join us each day this week for a recap of the day! Today is PRE race day, so we went to the pre race meeting and got so jazzed up we decided to start podcasts a day early and spread the stoke! Nice and quick one for you all :) ps tomorrow will be less grainy

Long overdue podcast with Jake 'Dolla' Billings, friend, training partner and absolute ripper on a bike! Hear about how he got started in the sport, what makes him tick and things he's looking forward to in racing

This week I sat down with 3-time Xterra World Champion and Cross Triathlon World Champion Melanie McQuaid and International Elite Runner Marilyn Arsenault to have a candid discussion about coaching athletes, common mistakes and misconceptions and learning to be the best you. I learned a lot during our discussion and feel we could have talked for a lot longer! Hope you enjoy!

This week I caught Jared Fisher literally just as he started his 1400 mile 'Listening Tour' of Nevada. Jared is a local business owner, all around badass, and is now running for Governor for Nevada! He will take 14 days to complete this tour and in doing so will be talking to people from all around the state to find out what people want. Follow him and his journey on Facebook at Fisher for Nevada

This week I was in Monterey, CA for the Sea Otter Classic. I raced the Pro XC Womens race and the Open SingleSpeed XC event. I was able to chat with some sponsors and athletes included in this episode, also reviewing the highs and lows of racing this weekend!

Raw edit en route to Sea Otter Bike Festival with Rob Hutchison of Hutch's Bicycle Garage and Mark Duncan, local Vegas Badass on the bomb squad AND on two wheels! Warning: increased background noise

This week i chatted with Olympic medalist and double World champion Catharine Pendrel post race at Bonelli Park in San Dimas, CA. Super rad gal so super stoked to meet and chat with her about racing, mental preparation, and setting goals. Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher and TuneIn radio!

Interview with 4 time DH World cup Champion Aaron Gwin! Sat down with him after he took the win at the Reaper Madness DH race in Bootleg MTB park in Boulder City, NV.

This week I sat down with Carl and LIfan Irwin of Irwin Cycles here in Las Vegas ( http://irwincycles.com ). We talked about a lot of bike stuff! Hope you enjoy getting to know the Irwin's :)

This week I caught up with fellow Pro XC rider Nikki Peterson for a special outdoors edition of This Dirt Life, post race at Fontana for the KMC Chain SRC Winter Series. Nikki is on Team RideBiker and is in her second season as a Pro. She always has a smile on her face and is a great person to be around! Hope you enjoy the episode!

Episode 2 with International running superstar Myles Edwards talks with us about running, Kenya and the Gathimba Edwards Foundation. Find out more info at www.gathimbaedwardsfoundation.org

First Episode of This Dirt Life introduces special guest Shaun Glenn of Be Breathe Become. Today we discussed Self Sabotage! Check it out and leave a comment or review