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In this episode of the Finding Strong Podcast, Mark Bottenhorn and Ryan Miller discuss the complexities of ultra running, including training strategies, the psychology behind DNFing, and the importance of communication in coaching. They share personal experiences from recent races, explore the balance between life and training, and emphasize the significance of finding joy in racing. The conversation also touches on the criteria for selecting races, the concept of periodization in training, and the need for consistency and adaptability in an athlete's journey.Chapters00:00 Introduction and Personal Updates02:06 Race Experiences and Lessons Learned06:01 The Psychology of Competition and DNF Dynamics08:59 Training Strategies and Balancing Life15:00 Coaching Dynamics and Communication21:06 Finding Competitive Edge and Personal Fulfillment29:16 Exploring Ultra Running Distances32:25 Finding the Right Races39:03 Criteria for Selecting Races43:02 Understanding Periodization in Training51:55 The Importance of Consistency and Adaptation57:47 Embracing Change and New Challenges

Revisiting 24 books I anticipated giving 5 stars to. I ended up giving a full range of star ratings and DNFing a few - as you do!

Hey, Well Read Baddies! In this final episode of the year, we reflect on the ups, downs, and lessons learned in 2024. From creative burnout and mood reading struggles to finding inspiration in unexpected places, we talking about it all! We also dive into the joy of embracing reading at your own pace (hello, big fans of DNFing!) and why life's transitions are all about moving forward—even if it means taking a step back first. 04:21 Introduction and Shout Out Corner 07:17 Coffee Break 27:34 Our 2024 Wrapped! We can't wait to hear from you! :) Please send any questions or comments about this episode to shewellread@gmail.com or use the form at the bottom of the SWR Podcast page: https://www.shewellread.com/contact OR leave us a Voice Note at https://www.speakpipe.com/shewellread‬ Follow SHE WELL READ! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shewellread/ TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMeDCLdTX/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/shewellread More links including discount codes, virtual book club, merch, etc: https://bio.site/shewellread Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sophie Vershbow is a freelance journalist who writes a lot about books, reading, and the publishing industry. You might have seen her article about celebrity book ghost writers and about DNFing without guilt.We talk about her experience with social media strategy for authors and publishers, and with writing about publishing. We also discuss how much book publicity has changed, so stay tuned for extremely good advice for managing social media for book publicity.Then, naturally, we turn to reality tv and shopping!We have SO MANY LINKS. Get ready!You can find Sophie Vershbow at her website, on Instagram – and don't forget her dog, Simon!We also discussed:SBTB: When do you DNF a Book and Why, inspired by Sophie's article belowSophie in The Atlantic: When Is It Okay to Not Finish a Book?Sophie in New York Magazine: Who's Really Writing Celebrity Novels?Sophie in Esquire: The Murky Path To Becoming a New York Times Best SellerAll of Sophie's bylines in EsquireSophie in Esquire: Behind the Scenes of Barack Obama's Reading ListsSophie's favorite piece that she's written: The Cousin I Never KnewShopping links!Off FifthNordstrom RackSezaneGapEverlaneCosMarine LayerStaudReformationBeni – browser extension that searches second hand platforms for items on screenRakuten – cash back for shopping through their platform (Affiliate link gets you $30 bonus when you spend $30) Join our Patreon for complete mayhem, shenanigans, and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sophie Vershbow is a freelance journalist who writes a lot about books, reading, and the publishing industry. You might have seen her article about celebrity book ghost writers and about DNFing without guilt.We talk about her experience with social media strategy for authors and publishers, and with writing about publishing. We also discuss how much book publicity has changed, so stay tuned for extremely good advice for managing social media for book publicity.Then, naturally, we turn to reality tv and shopping!We have SO MANY LINKS. Get ready!You can find Sophie Vershbow at her website, on Instagram – and don't forget her dog, Simon!We also discussed:SBTB: When do you DNF a Book and Why, inspired by Sophie's article belowSophie in The Atlantic: When Is It Okay to Not Finish a Book?Sophie in New York Magazine: Who's Really Writing Celebrity Novels?Sophie in Esquire: The Murky Path To Becoming a New York Times Best SellerAll of Sophie's bylines in EsquireSophie in Esquire: Behind the Scenes of Barack Obama's Reading ListsSophie's favorite piece that she's written: The Cousin I Never KnewShopping links!Off FifthNordstrom RackSezaneGapEverlaneCosMarine LayerStaudReformationBeni – browser extension that searches second hand platforms for items on screenRakuten – cash back for shopping through their platform (Affiliate link gets you $30 bonus when you spend $30) Join our Patreon for complete mayhem, shenanigans, and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode is brought to you by www.thebikeaffair.com If you are in search of a one-stop destination that caters to all your cycling needs, our today's sponsor, The Bike Affair, is the perfect place to check out! With over 14 years of experience, The Bike Affair has established itself as a trusted source offering honest advice and exceptional service. They are offering a special treat for the listeners of this podcast. You can enjoy a 10% discount on your first order by using the code 'BIKEYVENKY' on their website.  Visit their bike store in Hyderabad or shop online by using the link www.thebikeaffair.com     In this episode I talk to one of my colleagues and a super fast runner, Suneel Kumar Koyi. His active lifestyle started like most of us with a regular health checkup revealing alarmingly high triglycerides over a decade ago. He took up to running to improve his health and start running mostly on the weekends. From finishing his first half marathon in 2:24 mins and from not finishing his first full marathon and ending up getting back to start in an ambulance, Suneel has come a long way in the last 10 years of his running journey. He is now a 1:21 Half Marathoner and a 2:51 minute Full marathoner. In this episode he shares what has helped him in his running progression and what are the mistakes new runners need to avoid. He shares his training methods, race pacing and nutrition strategies that worked for him. It was a really insightful interaction with a humble and hardworking working athlete. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did.         0:00:00  Intro 0:05:10  How Triglycerides got him into running 0:09:20  His first Half Marathon 2:24 0:11:45  His progression in HM 0:15:20  Ending up in an ambulance and DNFing his first Marathon 0:18:30  Bangalore Ultra, first 50k experience 0:23:35  His first successful Marathon at TMM 0:26:50  Breakthrough year for him, Covid   0:31:30  Strength training for running and how it helped 0:36:20  Running a 2:51 Marathon at Tata Mumbai Marathon 2024 0:38:45  Pacing for Half Marathon vs Full Marathon 0:40:50  Fueling for Half Marathon vs Full Marathon 0:42:20  Qualifying for and racing at Boston Marathon(2:57) 0:50:50  Key workouts and training in a marathon cycle 0:55:25  Tips for working athletes 0:57:20  Closing             About the Podcast The working athlete podcast is a podcast with and for working athletes from all walks of life and various sports. The goal is to provide inspiration, training tips, mental hacks, time management and life-style advice through conversations with some of the best in sport, from athletes to coaches. If you think you can benefit from this, please consider subscribing so that you don't miss the weekly episodes in future. Who is a working athlete? Someone working fulltime/part-time, entrepreneur or anyone who has to work to make ends meet and doesn't let being busy to stop him/her from pursuing an active lifestyle is a working athlete. I consider stay at home moms/dads who pursue a sport, as working athletes because homemaking is a full-time job. If you like this, share with friends who could be interested. For the visually inclined, a video version of the podcast can be found here: YouTube Other Places you'll find the podcast on: Anchor | RSS | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google podcasts | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | Breaker 

This week we catch up with Ned Phillips to discuss the Singapore edition of the Backyard Ultra Team World Championships. Thiis event saw another world record go down with the Belgium team putting in 110 yards, over 730km of running and the top 3 of Geerts, Steyaert and Gielen finishing together with none of them DNFing. An endurance feet of the ages!Whilsts Ned's effort was not at the same scale, it was done in far more challenging conditions with the Singapore humidity and if given the chance with the right assist, Ned could have been out there double the time and will get the opportunity to truly test himself against the world best in Tennessee at the World Champs next year..We cover:•⁠ ⁠Ned's background with Backyard Ultra, this being his 4th attempt.•⁠ ⁠What attracts him to Backyard Ultra•⁠ ⁠The 2024 SG team and his expectations going on•⁠ ⁠Plan on pacing, nutrition, support crew•⁠ ⁠BIGS in Tennessee next year? We also discuss the other Nedd, Brockmann who just put in as fantastic effort on a Guinness World Record attempt of 1000 miles, completing it in 12 day and missing out on the record but finishing with debilitating ailments.

In this week's pick, something tragic almost happened - Jordan was on the verge of DNFing our newest fav book, Reign & Ruin by J. D. Evans. If you're like Jordan (and Katie when she tried too!) and find yourself struggling, keep at it for the first 50 or so pages, and then the magic happens.https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50607309-reign-ruinIf you're looking for something similar (or are still being convinced to read it), take a look at:The Winner's Curse by Marie Rutkoskihttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16069030-the-winner-s-curseDaughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillierhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13928.Daughter_of_the_ForestAnything by Grace Dravenhttps://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2759153.Grace_Draven

In this episode, Steve shares his weekly reading updates, including his experience with DNFing 'Name of the Wind' and his current reads in speculative fiction and comics. He discusses upcoming group reads and podcast episodes, reflects on his fantasy reading preferences, and shares insights from 'Dopamine Nation' about the impact of vices on happiness. Additionally, he explores his journaling experiences and invites listeners to share their thoughts.Send us a textSupport the showPageChewing.comPAGECHEWING: Comics & Manga PodcastFilm Chewing PodcastLens Chewing on YouTubeSpeculative Speculations PodcastBuy me a coffeeLinktreeJoin Riverside.fm

I want to share the story of my experience at the Wasatch 100 race, where I ultimately had to DNF due to both physical and mental health issues. Leading up to the race, I faced several challenges, including a friend dropping out as my pacer and feeling sick beforehand. During the race, I battled a high heart rate, breathing difficulties, and intense headaches. Despite my efforts to stay positive and adjust my goals, my condition continued to worsen, and I eventually experienced panic attacks and vomiting. In the end, I made the tough decision to DNF at mile 56. It's disappointing, but I'm reflecting on the importance of trusting my body again. takeaways Physical and mental health issues can greatly impact performance in endurance races. It's important to listen to your body and make adjustments to your goals and strategies when necessary. Sometimes, despite your best efforts, it's necessary to make the difficult decision to DNF for your own safety. Experiencing a DNF can be emotionally challenging and may require time to process and recover. Trusting your body again after a disappointing race can be a difficult but necessary step in moving forward. Sound Bites "Well, shit. Wasatch 100, the story of when I didn't trust my body anymore and my first DNF. Let's get into it." "So on the you have to fill out a form to DNF. I filled that out and it said, why are you DNFing? And I just put broken." "Okay, well I seem to be needing to find some more confidence, but I'm gonna do a stage race in two weeks because I'm signed up for one. And then at the end of October, I'm gonna do Havelina 100. So we'll try another 100 miler. But wow, did not think it would DNF this race. I thought I could." Chapters 00:00 Introduction: The Wasatch 100 and the First DNF 03:00 The First Signs of Trouble: Bathroom Issues and a Bad Attitude 05:02 Managing the Pace and Heart Rate on the Course 08:00 Struggling with Headaches, Breathing, and Heart Rate 13:32 Continuing with the Race: Topical Cooling and Adjusting Strategies 16:19 Worsening Symptoms and the Decision to DNF 29:34 Seeking Medical Help and Reflecting on the Experience 36:38 Looking Ahead: Recovering and Moving Forward

Eastern States is less than 2 weeks away! Grayce and Eric are so freaking excited that they have TWO registered runners on to talk about their year, their training going into the race and how they plan to execute it! Anthony made it to mile 62 last year before DNFing, and this will be the first 100 miler for Kara. Both athletes have had phenomenal races at Hyner 50k and Worlds End 100k as they chase their quest for the PA Triple Crown! Tune in for some good Pine Creek Chit Chat!!!

In this episode of the Chasing Trails podcast, Geoff and Brandon discuss their experiences with training and racing during the hot summer months. They also introduce their new merchandise, a limited edition Chasing Trails mug. The hosts then play a game of 'Would You Rather' with trail running-themed scenarios. In this part of the conversation, Brandon and Geoff discuss various hypothetical scenarios and share their preferences such whether they would rather be crewed by their own kids or each other's kids in a race, and whether they would choose to have a sixth child or run ultras barefoot. They also discuss eating a quesadilla with expired cheese or drinking raw milk, DNFing a race at kilometer one or kilometer 99, choosing between winning a race or receiving $1 million, and slipping and falling in their own vomit or someone else's vomit on the race course. It's bound to entertain.

GET IN THERE, LEWIS!! On this week's episode, Zoe and Hannah are recapping the 2024 British GP. They chat about Lewis winning after a LONG 945 day drought, George getting pole (and then DNFing), Lando's disappointment, Checo's tough performance, and SO much more! They also discuss Ollie Bearman signing with Haas and the rumors regarding Checo's future with Red Bull. 

Join me and my long-time friend, Kristin, for the final part of our bookish chat! We start off with some pretty strong opinions on Pride and Prejudice, before moving onto a conversation about audiobooks. We are pro-audiobook, of course, but whether we actually know what's going on in the books is a different story.We end the episode talking about DNFing books vs pushing through, and expectations between readers and authors. We wanna know: what are books that booktok or bookstagram suggested to you that really let you down? What about books that were better than you expected?If you have an author, book, or topic you want to hear about on the podcast, then don't hesitate to slide into my DMs on Instagram or shoot me an email!Where else to find me:IG: @inbedwithbookspodYT: https://www.youtube.com/@InBedWithBooksPodEM: inbedwithbookspodcast@gmail.com

DNF is a term we use in regards to books when we don't finish books. There are a ton of opinions on giving up on finishing a book so I thought we should talk about it. But when I started making notes, I realized that the things I use to decide to DNF could also be used in letting go of things in life. In this episode, I share my 5 checkpoints for DNFing books…and some other stuff.   So tell me, what helps you decide to DNF?   Reading, Watching, Listening: Reading: Lovely Corruption by Katee Robert Watching: A Discovery of Witches Listening:  Michael Jackson - I recently saw MJ the Musical.   Connect with Addie @addie.yoder Facebook @coachaddiey Join Newsletter Website

In this episode of the Trail Trash podcast, the hosts discuss John's experience at the Hellbender race. John had previously attempted the race but had to drop out due to bad weather causing a slow down in pace. This time, he made it about 58 miles before having to DNF. The race had challenging climbs and technical trails, with steep gradients and rocky terrain. John faced humid conditions and rain during the race. The hosts also talk about the pre-race rituals, the aid stations, and the support from John's crew chief, Will. In this conversation, they discuss John's recent DNF at the Hellbender 100 race. They go into detail about the specific sections of the race where John struggled and ultimately made the decision to drop out. They also discuss the importance of following race rules and mandatory gear requirements for safety purposes. The conversation ends with an update on Jason's training progress and a preview of upcoming races. The Hellbender race is a challenging 100-mile race with steep climbs and technical trails. John had previously attempted the race but had to drop out due to bad weather. During this race, John made it about 58 miles before having to DNF. The race had humid conditions and rain, making it even more challenging. John's crew chief, Will, provided great support throughout the race. DNFing a race is a tough decision, but sometimes it's necessary for safety and well-being Following race rules and mandatory gear requirements is crucial for the safety of participants Training progress can have ups and downs, and it's important to listen to your body and make adjustments as needed The Boulder Boys Trail Show is a great resource for insights and perspectives on trail running Upcoming races and challenges provide motivation and opportunities for growth Trail Trash podcast, Hellbender race, DNF, training, East Tennessee, Smoky Mountains National Park, Scar, weather, sleep, pre-race meal, aid stations, crew chief, DNF, Hellbender 100, race rules, mandatory gear, safety, training, upcoming racesTakeaways --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thetrailtrashcast/support

This week on the HappyCast, the crew heads over to the LBJ Grasslands in North Texas to partake in one of the biggest trail racing events in the area - the Grasslands Trail Run. Stephanie, Dylan, and Andrew all participated, and we get to hear about their experiences. From running, pacing, and DNFing straight into crewing, we cover all facets of this event. And during this roundtable discussion, the crew is joined by 100 mile finisher Gus Rodriguez from Houston to talk about his race as well. His experience is something you don't want to miss!With Grasslands holding its inaugural 100 mile event this year, and the forecast showing cool weather all day, this would appear to be a borderline perfect day for running, right? Well, Mother Nature decided to stop by and throw a wrench in everyones plans. Grasslands quickly turned into Mudlands, and it became a fight for survival. We talk about the insanely difficult trail conditions, the stories of those pushing through, and the heartbreak that ensued for many. Triumph and emotional endings alike, we go through it all on this episode. As always, thank you Blaze Trails for holding an impeccably organized event, and many of us can't wait to return to Grasslands next year. We highly recommend this race, and believe it to be a perfect 100 miler - as long as the weather is in check. And congratulations to everyone for even attempting this race with the conditions at hand. We'd love to hear more about all of your experiences.Be sure to subscribe to the podcast wherever you listen, and we always appreciate you leaving a good rate and review. Join the Facebook Group and follow us on Instagram and check out our website for the latest episodes, posts and merchandise coming soon.Check out our website for more episodes and merchandise. Have a topic you'd like to hear discussed in depth, or a guest you'd like to nominate? Email us at info@happyendingstc.org

Welcome back to another episode! This week, we chat about Pogačar's riding position and MORE hookless tire explosions at the Strade Binache. Plus we roast the worst helmet of all time and discuss the news that Wiggle has been sold for less than £10million. We also play a game of cycling 'Would You Rather', Overrated/Underrated and discuss DNFing.You can watch the video version of the episode here: https://youtu.be/cEk71B292XcIf you'd like us to send in a question, story, some good news, things you'd like us to discuss or anything else, email us at wildonespodcast@cademedia.co.ukThanks and see you next time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, host Craig Dalton interviews professional cyclist Andy Lydic. They discuss Andy's journey in the world of cycling, from his early days in high school to his decision to pursue a career as a professional cyclist. Andy shares his experiences racing for amateur teams in Spain and his transition to gravel racing. He also talks about his participation in the UCI Gravel World Championships and his goals for the future. The conversation highlights the growing popularity of gravel racing and its potential as a pathway to professional cycling. Episode brought to you by AG1. Support the Podcast Join The Ridership  About the Guest(s): Andy Lydic is a professional cyclist from Boulder, Colorado. He began his cycling journey in high school, transitioning from track and cross country to mountain biking and road racing. Andy joined the Boulder Junior Cycling team and quickly progressed in the sport. He decided to pursue a career as a professional cyclist and moved to Europe to race for amateur teams in Spain. After facing challenges with team closures, Andy shifted his focus to gravel racing. In 2023, he participated in the UCI Gravel World Championships and had a standout performance as the unofficial under 23 world champion. Andy continues to pursue his passion for gravel racing and aims to make a mark in the professional cycling world. Episode Summary: In this episode, host Craig Dalton interviews professional cyclist Andy Lydic. They discuss Andy's journey in the world of cycling, from his early days in high school to his decision to pursue a career as a professional cyclist. Andy shares his experiences racing for amateur teams in Spain and his transition to gravel racing. He also talks about his participation in the UCI Gravel World Championships and his goals for the future. The conversation highlights the growing popularity of gravel racing and its potential as a pathway to professional cycling. Key Takeaways: Andy Lydic's passion for cycling began in high school when he transitioned from track and cross country to mountain biking and road racing. He joined the Boulder Junior Cycling team and received mentorship from experienced cyclists, which helped him progress in the sport. After facing challenges with team closures in Europe, Andy decided to focus on gravel racing as a pathway to professional cycling. Gravel racing offers a unique combination of physical and technical challenges, making it an exciting and competitive discipline. Andy's participation in the UCI Gravel World Championships showcased the potential of gravel racing and its ability to attract top-level riders. Notable Quotes: "I want to use gravel as my pathway to pro... I want to write the story of what is the future of gravel." - Andy Lydic "Gravel racing is a true test of a rider's strength, endurance, and technical skills." - Andy Lydic "The U.S. has limited opportunities for young American riders to race in Europe, and gravel racing can provide a unique pathway to professional cycling." - Andy Lydic Resources: BMC (Andy Lydic's bike sponsor) It Could Be Me (Andy Lydic's title sponsor)  Maurten (Andy Lydic's nutrition sponsor) Northwave (Andy Lydic's shoe sponsor) Don't miss this engaging conversation with Andy Lydic as he shares his journey in the world of cycling, his experiences in gravel racing, and his aspirations for the future. Tune in to gain insights into the growing popularity of gravel racing and its potential as a pathway to professional cycling. Automated Transcript (please excuse the typos): [TRANSCRIPT] [00:00:00] - ():  Craig Dalton: Andy, welcome to the show. [00:00:04] - ():  Andy Lydic: Thanks so much for having me. I'm stoked to be here. [00:00:07] - ():  Craig Dalton: I'm excited to get into a little overview of your career and What's in store for you in 2024. I always love to start these conversations by just learning a little bit more about you. I mean, you've been involved in bike racing for a long time since your junior days, but why don't you just say, you know, where did you grow up and how did you originally get into cycling? **** - (): And we can kind [00:00:26] - ():  Andy Lydic: of go from there. Yeah, totally. So I'm from Boulder, Colorado, grew up here in Boulder, Colorado, and got into cycling in high school, probably my junior year of high school. I used to run track and cross country, and I used to also be a downhill ski racer previous to that, and I was pretty burnt out on track and cross country as a high schooler, just didn't find it that fun. **** - (): And a bunch of my friends were doing high school mountain biking. A couple people that I knew, but weren't really my friends at the time were doing road racing as well. And my dad was pretty into the cyclocross scene here in Boulder. We've got quite a few local events in the front range area. So he got super into that and there was sunshine hill climb my junior year. **** - (): Sunshine's a big climb here in Boulder. It takes like 45 minutes or an hour or something like that. And he was like, yo dude, if you go right up sunshine during this hill climb faster than I do, I'll take you out for a burger and some ice cream. And I was like, yeah, totally. I want to go get a burger and ice cream. **** - (): So I love those dad [00:01:23] - ():  Craig Dalton: incentives. I feel like I had one of those similar ones from my dad to run cross country one year. And it was like, that works for me. It doesn't have to be a big incentive. Just a little one works as a high schooler. [00:01:34] - ():  Andy Lydic: Yeah, just something. So from there, I did the Sunshine Hill climb. I actually thought I was wearing a kit for the first time. **** - (): And I think I was wearing tennis shoes on my mom's road bike. And I was like, you know, it's kind of strange, you know, you're wearing tight clothes biking out in public. But then I thought about it and I was wearing short shorts running. So it's not all that different from there. I decided I wanted to do the high school mountain biking team. **** - (): So I told the cross country coach that I was going to stop running cross country and go to the high school mountain biking team. And from there, I've had a bunch of my core friends who are still a bunch of friends. Now, some of them are really high level racers, mountain bike and road just across the country and across the world. **** - (): So they got me into mountain biking for the first season. I was borrowing bikes from people from, I don't think of the five races in the Nike league, I use the same bike twice my first year, just because I was borrowing bikes from people. And from there, I progressed into, I joined the Boulder junior cycling team and had a pretty good time there. **** - (): I did. Like three races of a cyclocross season, my senior year of high school. And then also did high school mountain biking again that summer following, I was like, yeah, I'm going to get into road too. I'd been training on the road a bit and done a couple of road races with the Boulder junior cycling team and decided from there, like. **** - (): Yeah, let's see what I can do with this bike racing thing, but was still pretty focused on going to college. It was COVID when I chose where I went to school. So I ended up going to CU Boulder. I was debating between a couple schools in California and a couple schools other places in the country and mid COVID I was like, you know what? **** - (): I'm just gonna start here at CU. See how I like it. It'll give me the chance to keep riding and see how much I like riding and from there my freshman year of college. My dream of being a professional cyclist kind of really took off. And from there on, I was like, that's what I'm going to do. I want to be a professional cyclist. **** - (): I want to race on the road. And I want to see how high of a level I can get to at this store. [00:03:28] - ():  Craig Dalton: Interesting. So going back to those Boulder junior cycling days, is that the type of program that is, you know, giving you guidance and really trying to create elite level athletes? I think of sort of the NICA program as like, Great jumping off point, obviously a lot of infrastructure to bring people into the sport and create good vibes around mountain bike racing. **** - (): Was Boulder Junior Cycling kind of a next level of that, which is a little bit more intentional to create elite level cyclists? [00:03:57] - ():  Andy Lydic: Yeah, I think it's a bit of a step up. It's not like what you would see with the old team that used to exist, Lux, or what you'd see with Hot Tubes or something like that. But there was definitely like a lot of really talented guys from Boulder or the front range area who went through the program, guys and girls who went through the program and have stepped up to pro road level racing and pro mountain bike level racing. **** - (): You see a couple of those guys and girls are over racing in Europe now on professional teams. A couple are gravel privateers now. So I don't think the team's intention is to create elite athletes. But I think the Boulder community and some of the mentors like Joe Lewis was my first coach there and he was a pro for quite a long time and had a lot of really cool experiences that he was able to share along with us. **** - (): And it provided the platform of inspiration so that riders like myself and riders like like Bjorn Reilly or Mattie Monroe or Riley Sheehan, all those guys came through Boulder Junior Cycling and now they're racing at the top level of the sport across the world. So it's a bit of the team and I think also just a bit of the Boulder community, pretty high achieving people here. [00:05:03] - ():  Craig Dalton: Yeah, that makes sense. That makes sense. I remember moving out to Boulder from the East Coast and immediately being knocked down a peg because there's got such a great scene and such great riding out there. You mentioned starting CU Boulder during COVID. Was the CU Boulder cycling program able to be active during that first year? [00:05:24] - ():  Andy Lydic: They weren't. I don't think or not at least that I was involved with because we started in 2020 fall and then 2021 spring there wasn't really road racing here in Colorado and at that point I was also racing with a club team, the cinch elite club team here in Colorado so I was just racing with them. I was a cat three and then upgraded to cat two my freshman year in college that spring. **** - (): So I don't think the CU team did a whole lot that year, or at least I wasn't super involved with it if they did. And then the fall of my sophomore year before I ended up moving to Europe to start racing, I did collegiate mountain biking. I did like two races just because it was a way to keep me motivated and have fun and been doing mountain bike racing in high school. **** - (): So I was like, I want to keep doing this. It's fun racing on the dirt. I like it. [00:06:13] - ():  Craig Dalton: Yeah. Yeah. So, uh, it sounds like that experience racing kind of with, with the cinch program and you're moving up through the categories at least said, Hey, I've got some, I've got some potential here taking that potential and then saying, I'm going to move to Europe is a little bit of a leap. **** - (): So can you just talk through like what that looked like and did you just move and then try to figure it out or do you, is there a way that you contacted some programs over to Europe to help you at least have a focus point? [00:06:43] - ():  Andy Lydic: Yeah, I sophomore fall was sitting in my dorm room and I was like, I want to go move to Europe and be a professional cyclist. **** - (): Like that's what I want to do. I don't want to go to school this spring. I want to be a pro cyclist. So I went on the databases of email contacts for all the teams in Spain, all the teams in France and all the teams in Italy. And I think I sent like 400 emails to every amateur team I could possibly get the contact to saying, Hey, what's up? **** - (): I'm 19 years old. These are my power numbers, I'm looking to move to Europe, I want to start racing, what can I do? And I think of the three or four hundred emails that I sent, I got like 16 total responses, and of 16 total responses, maybe like five of them weren't immediate no's. And from the non immediate no's, I had like a couple people entertain the conversation. **** - (): They're like, yeah, we might be looking for an American writer. I was like looking at France. I was looking at Italy. I was looking at Spain. I kind of knew I wanted to go to Spain because I speak a bit of Spanish just from high school. And so I was like, yeah, that might be easy. And then I connected with an agent who works with a bunch of the amateur teams in Spain. **** - (): And he got me placed on a team and he was like, yeah, man, like you fly out in February and this team's got housing for you. They'll take you to a bunch of really high level Spanish cup races and stage races across Spain. Like all you got to do is just be ready come February. And it was kind of, it was pretty uncomfortable at first cause I'm sending all these emails to a bunch of people. **** - (): I have no idea who they are, no idea what language they speak. And I'm just the silly American sending English emails saying, what's up? Here's my power file. I don't actually know how relatively good it is, but I'd really like to come race in Europe for you guys. Because that's the dream, isn't it? Like go racing for a European team. **** - (): So then from there, I ended up moving to Northern Spain and racing for an amateur team. And unfortunately that amateur team folded in March, which would be kind of set a precedent for how my amateur racing experience in Spain went on. So I raced with that team from. End of January, beginning of February, until the end of March, they folded. **** - (): I moved from northern Spain to Girona. Started racing with another team and got a really cool experience to go race in Denmark at some UCI races, and also do some other cool Spanish races with that team. And then they folded in July, sitting in Girona, just not sure what to do. And that's kind of what led to the whole gravel idea. [00:09:16] - ():  Craig Dalton: And was that July, 2022, just to try to timestamp it? Yeah, July, 2022. Okay. So you're sitting in, you know, the, the road aspirations are having some, some, uh, detours and some challenges along the way. You're sitting in Girona in July. Um, yeah, talk us through, how did you spend your time the rest of that year? **** - (): Yeah. So. [00:09:38] - ():  Andy Lydic: In the midst of the teams falling apart, I'd moved from the team house in Northern Spain to a friend's apartment in Girona. I was connected with a couple of different people who lived in Girona or spent time there just through Boulder, the Boulder community. A bunch of pro cyclists come and spend time here in Toronto Altitude while they're in the U. **** - (): S. And then one of my friends, Sean, was at CU Boulder and he had an apartment in Girona. So when this team folded, I was like, Hey man, can I come crash with you for a couple of weeks? And in that time, I was just training, hanging out in Toronto, get to meet a whole bunch of pro cyclists, which is really cool. **** - (): And at that time you're enamored because you're like, wow, like everybody here is a pro cyclist. Everybody here knows what's going on. And you found out after a couple months that all factor wears off and you're like, wow, like I'm, I'm just living here. This is pretty sweet. So from that time after the team folded, I came back. **** - (): Or after the second team folded in July, I came back to the US and I knew I had a prospect with a team that was hopefully gonna be starting in the fall of 2022 and gonna be officially a UCI team in the spring of 2023. And so I had that idea in my back pocket, came back to the US when I was back in Boulder for, I think it was like a month and a half total of 2022. **** - (): I raced Steamboat Gravel. I did a pretty decent ride there and that was my second time doing Steamboat Gravel and at that point I was convinced I was racing with this team that was going to be a Conti team. I had a good ride there, went back over to Europe, moved into another apartment in Toronto where I was living with some of the guys that were going to be on that team. **** - (): And we're supposed to be going to university in Girona, and the whole premise of the team was like, you're part of the team, you're going to university, and you got to learn how to become a professional athlete and somebody off the bike as well, which is super cool idea, super cool concept, and I think there's definitely space for a program like that in the sport. **** - (): This one just. Didn't end up working out. So they then fell apart in the fall. And while that was all happening, we were, me and the other guys who were supposed to be routing for the team were kind of like, okay, well we're gonna have to figure out what's next. And some of these guys were like, oh, just gonna go back to the us. **** - (): Other guys were holding on seeing if they could race with other Spanish teams. Spanish amateur teams. 'cause we were all in Spain already. So it just makes sense too. Yeah. And I was like, you know what? I've done gravel a couple times. I've done Steamboat gravel twice, and I did a local race here in Colorado. **** - (): That's pretty fun. And those races are really hard. So I want to see, you know, there's privateers popping up in the U S and there's a booming scene in the U S and there's a couple of races in Europe. What can I do to make, make that an actual thing? So then in the fall of 2022, I got a pretty good result at one of the UCI qualifiers and was able to go to the first ever UCI gravel world championships in Italy. **** - (): And that was a super cool experience because, you know, it was my first ever world championships, my first time ever seeing a bike race at that high of a level. And I was able to ride for the elite team because there hadn't been a whole lot of people who were super interested. Everyone, all the American riders were like, Oh, this is a test event. **** - (): We're going to see where this goes. And I had qualified and I was like, I want to see if I can race for the elite team. So sent some emails back and forth with you and say, cycling, they made that a pretty easy process, but it wasn't really team oriented that year. So we all just showed up, got our own accommodations, our own hotels. **** - (): I traveled with some of the friends I was living with in Toronto and yeah, just had a blast. Like, yeah. What an amazing experience. That whole trip. That race was super cool. And it was my first time getting to race against guys that were that high of a level you got to race against. Yeah. Like Matthew Vanderpool and wow. **** - (): Then our, and Greg Van Avermaet were all there. And then I'm at the back of the field. I didn't know how sick I was, but I had COVID it ended up and I was super sick, ended up DNFing the race. But I look back at that experience and I was like, that was. One of the coolest races I've ever done like standing at the start line, looking at my superheroes. **** - (): That's [00:13:43] - ():  Craig Dalton: pretty sweet. Yeah, it sounds amazing. So it sounds like, you know, you had, it's the end of the season. I think October 2022 would be the timeframe of that UCI world gravel championships. So then you're looking at 2023. Your road program has dissolved at that point. What were your plans for 2023? [00:14:05] - ():  Andy Lydic: Uh, I think it was officially December 15th or December 12th or something like that, that we were told the road program wasn't going to go on, wasn't going to exist. **** - (): So then we were all kind of scrambling and I was, the UCF just announced they're going to do this European gravel series. And I was just kind of stubborn, told my parents multiple times, I was calling them every day, like, I don't know what I'm going to do. And like, well, like you can talk to other teams, start racing for amateur teams again. **** - (): And I was like, no, I'm going to another team that's going to hold again. Like. That's just not something I wanted to keep doing because it while the racing is really cool The life off the bike when you're racing for these amateur teams is it's pretty tough and it can be really isolating and lonely Just you know, you're sitting in a team house Don't have a whole lot of access to a social life a social experience and I knew I was having a really good time in Girona, so I was like I'm gonna stay here in Girona and chase these gravel races So from that point, I was like, okay, well to race gravel, I have to have a bike to do it and I have to have sponsors to support me and I have to have a mission and a vision for what I'm going to do. **** - (): And at that point, I had just started working with a new coach and my new coach at that point was like, yeah, man, like I think there's definitely an opportunity to get to a really high level if you're racing gravel. It's the first time there's like a full UCI series, but. Check it out. Let's see, let's see where you can go. **** - (): Let's see what you can do from it. So I had a lot of really good support from my coach. I had good support from my parents. Um, the first people I started working with were BMC, who I just met in Toronto from just being in Toronto. It's, it's such a funny, small place because. So many people in the bike industry and the professional racing industry live there. **** - (): So being there and that one of the guys who works in marketing, I was able to get a deal with BMC to ride their bikes for the 2023 season. Just having that kind of gave me the confidence that, you know, I'm worth something. I'm able to go out and build my own program and build my own sponsors. And I've been learning how to make sponsor decks from my friends, from my parents. **** - (): I've gotten really good mentorship and how to put together. Like a pitch to a sponsor and say, Hey, this is who I am. This is my mission. This is how I think I can add value. This is what I want to do. And this is who I want to be. Will you help me tell that story? And from there, then I started working with on a roadway safety organization from here in Boulder, who was my title sponsor for last year. **** - (): They're called, it could be me. And they work on. Improving the relationship between roadway users, cyclists, runners, and drivers, and improving safety protocols, local legislation, and stuff like that. And I had those two in my pocket, and they were my biggest supporters through last year, and then I added a couple other sponsors to the line and was able to put together a season that, at first, I was really, really nervous about and really hesitant about. **** - (): And now, I look back on it with a lot of pride, being like, wow, like, It was December 20th, and I had no idea what I was doing. And then by the end of January, I had my first sponsor. And by the end of February, I had two more sponsors. And then the beginning of March, I actually went and raced with an amateur team, some UCI road races in Greece. **** - (): And then flew back to Girona from there, and here the gravel season is. Yeah. [00:17:27] - ():  Craig Dalton: Amazing. I mean, kudos to you for pulling that together after such a tumultuous year. I know how tough it can be for American riders living abroad and especially when you're the team you're trying to ride for, in this case, multiple teams folds right underneath you and you're sort of left with, you know, are the gods telling me something? **** - (): Should I be quitting the sport? Is there no future? So yeah, huge kudos for kind of pushing through that. I'm curious about, you know, awesome that in 2023, you kind of, you know, built this plan and you got some sponsors together. And I know you're going to be pursuing gravel pretty hardcore in 2024 and we'll get into it. **** - (): Is your mindset that You know, there will be multiple pathways for you in the future. Like there's still this idea that you could go race professionally on the road. [00:18:14] - ():  Andy Lydic: Yeah, I think that's the big story that I want to tell right now. I think right now gravel is a lot of guys exiting the world tour exiting pro teams, whether it's for mountain biking or cyclocross or other pro road teams. **** - (): And they use it as like a stepping stone out of their careers that gives. gravel a lot of validity in the fact that there's a lot of really high level, really talented riders that are doing these races. Like I'm getting to race against Val Verde and I'm getting to race against, um, riders on plenty of world tour teams from Israel to, uh, Alpes and Phoenix. **** - (): Like all these pro world tour teams are sending riders to these gravel races as one off expose. And then you see that at the world champs this year. And so the whole story now that I want to tell, and I knew this since last year as well, like I want to use gravel as my pathway to pro, but now that's kind of the big story I'm trying to push. **** - (): And I've been using this hashtag future of gravel that I've kind of coined and I've got a personal email address, Andy at future of gravel. com. So I'm trying to write the story of what is the future of gravel. And what I believe that to be is because the racing is at such a high level, you get. A really high level physical performance out of a gravel race. **** - (): You know, you're racing for three, four, five, six, seven hours full gas. Like it's a spring classic, but you're also on tricky technical terrain where the requirements, not just that you're a strong bike rider, but that you're. A capable bike rider as well that you're technically skilled and technically talented. **** - (): And I think there's definitely I don't know of anyone who's used gravel to get into a professional cycling organization yet, but I definitely think there's room for it. And if the directors of pro road teams are the directors of pro mountain bike teams. Are taking a look at what is really required to win these races. **** - (): They'll see the power numbers required to do these races is equal to and or greater than that of some of these really high level road races, as well as the fact that. You're getting a really good router if you pull a gravel rider out of the gravel along the road. [00:20:21] - ():  Craig Dalton: Yeah, I think it's a super interesting discussion, Andy. **** - (): I think, you know, for, for listeners who maybe aren't familiar with the road scene, there used to be this tried and true pathway that involved a lot of development programs. And then maybe you get on the development team of a big pro tour team. And then maybe in your mid to late twenties, you were given a shot on the elite level team. **** - (): And the last number of years, obviously on the roadside, we've seen a lot of young athletes just kind of come out of nowhere, whether it's a Pogacar or Tom Pickock, all these riders who they clearly didn't come out of nowhere, but they didn't go through that traditional pathway. So I do think it's fascinating for you to kind of hold up your hand and say, like, I'm going to I'm going to go all in on this gravel in a world where data files can be readily shared with coaches and would be agents and teams. **** - (): They're going to see the amount of power that you can put out there. And to your point, the technical nature of a lot of these gravel races is going to showcase, yeah, you may not be racing, uh, you know, in a one day classic, but you're. On varied terrain with various technical challenges in a big group and a lot of undulation, a lot of technicality, clearly it's showing your professionalism as a, a by Candler. [00:21:37] - ():  Andy Lydic: Yeah, totally. And I think also as an American writer, especially it's, it's incredibly valuable opportunity right now because the U S only really has two development teams, two under 23 development teams for young American guys to get the chance to go over race in Europe. And. You know, as cool as it is to race crits, I'm A, not built to race crits and B, that's not the kind of racing I really want to do. **** - (): And that's really the only professional level of racing that you can do in the U. S. The U. S. is so crit centric that these development teams, which only have a certain number of spots for riders, can only send so many people over to Europe. So, You know, as an American rider, the pathways to getting too professional in Europe, which is where, you know, the money in the sport is the visibility and the sport is the fame and the sport is. **** - (): The pathway to that is pretty limited just because, you know, each team has 10, 12, 15 riders, and there's only two of them. There's one that's purely American and one that's got four or five American riders, but that's it. So I think having gravel as an opportunity to progress to professional could be a really unique, a really unique pathway that won't end up being that unheard of in the future. **** - (): I think if one rider can do it, I'll set a precedent. And then once the precedent's set. You'll see guys who went from high school mountain biking to gravel racing to pro teams more and more because the level of riders in America is really incredible. There's just not a whole lot of road races and there's not a whole lot of opportunity for those riders to get to the European road races where there is the opportunity. **** - (): Yeah, [00:23:15] - ():  Craig Dalton: yeah, yeah. That's super exciting. Continuing on your 2023 campaign, you got selected for the United States World Championship team once again. So you got to attend your. Second world championships, you mentioned in that first one, which I recall, there wasn't a lot of team camaraderie, um, or alignment with the people participating, but it sounds like from talking to a few of the, of the other athletes in 2023, there was much more of an alignment. **** - (): So can you talk about what it was like racing with that crew and how the day unfolded for you? [00:23:48] - ():  Andy Lydic: Yeah, it was a super cool experience having USA Cycling step up and say we want to go to this race and we know we have riders who can perform really highly in this race. So the US National Championships for gravel was an auto qualifier for the top three positions at that race to get to be on the Elite World Championships team. **** - (): And then everything else was a petition process and going into the petition process, I knew that I had raced more of the UCI gravel races than any other American had. So I thought I had a leg up there, but it ended up being a pretty tough process. And I think it was a tough selection process from USA cycling, because there was definitely a bunch of really deserving guys who applied to be on that elite team and who wanted to go to the world championships that applied for it, but didn't get selected because you know, the team only gets a certain amount of slots. **** - (): And so it was definitely. Definitely fortunate that I was able to get that spot on the elite team again. I think, I think I had earned it just because I had done so many of the UCI races and I had gotten pretty good results at some of them. So from there, the USA team put together an email list and we're all on the same page of Okay, we're going to this race and we want the USA to show up and show up. **** - (): And we knew we had Keegan. He's one of the most talented and one of the strongest riders in the world, just bar none. So we all showed up and USA Cycling had organized a hotel, so a bunch of the riders stayed at the hotel and, you know, they had food and everything for us. We had soigneurs, we had mechanics, and they did a really good job just organizing, putting together. **** - (): Look, we want to perform. This is what it takes to perform. So it was almost like being in a professional team for a week because, you know, staying at the hotel with the guys on the team, that was super inspiring getting to hang out with guys you've raced against, but don't really know was super fun. And then going into the race, we had a plan to ride for Keegan, which everybody was on board with. **** - (): Cause everyone's like, you know, Keegan can podium or if Keegan can win, that means a lot more than. A whole bunch of us getting 30th place. So yeah, it didn't end up working out incredibly well to ride for him. Just because in gravel, I think the nature of the sport is, you know, it is more of an individual race. **** - (): It's more of an individual sport, but we went into it all knowing, like, we're going to try and get our best rider as high up as possible. And that result, Deacon had a really great ride. He finished fifth on the day. And then the other American boys had a really good ride and I had a ride. I'm super proud of. **** - (): I call myself the unofficial under 23 world champion in gravel because I was the first under 23 rider in the elite field to cross the line. So while it's not something UCI gives a Jersey for yet, uh, I'm hoping they're going to give an under 23 world champs Jersey next year, I'll still be eligible for that, but I had, I had the ride of my life too. **** - (): There was a point in the race where I'm riding next to. Wout van Aert and Matej Mohoric, and I stick both my elbows out to see if I could touch both of them at the same time and just because it was such a surreal experience that I was riding elbow to elbow with Matej Aert, I was like, this is crazy. I had a really good ride there that I was super proud of. **** - (): And I think the course designers did an awesome job of making a course that actually really was a feeling of a gravel race course. Like we have hard gravel climbs, hard farm roads. There was flats, there was climbs. There was two river crossings in the race. Like, it definitely wasn't just a one day classic disguised as a world championship. **** - (): It was a true gravel race, and I think it spoke a lot to the riders and gave a lot of validity to the sport beyond the fact that Some of the world's best riders were racing [00:27:26] - ():  Craig Dalton: it. Yeah, I agree. I think, you know, they continue to improve the format. Obviously, they're melding what we think of gravel in the United States with what Europeans think of gravel and UCI has their own perspective on how long events should be And what they should look and feel like, but clearly like in 2023, it did capture the attention of both male and female elite level gravel racers in the United States. **** - (): And there was this dramatic shift in desire to actually go attend the worlds, which I, for one, I hope continues on. I do think it's important for us to have enthusiasm for the world championships. Cause I want nothing more than to have the rainbow stripes on an American at some point in the gravel [00:28:09] - ():  Andy Lydic: discipline. **** - (): Yeah, totally. And I think, you know, to speak to the validity of the race in the Europeans mind, like I think there was 50 plus pros in the race of including pro Conti and world tour riders. And then you add in continental riders and that's another 30 And then you have pro mountain bikers and pro cyclocross racers on top teams in the world. **** - (): Like the field was. Completely stacked. And it was really cool to see all these super high level riders there, as well as the U S putting in a really good result. Like I know Keegan was hoping to win it and I really believe he was capable of it, but you know, it's a race races don't always play out how you expect. **** - (): And I think it won't be too far in the future when we see an American wearing. I [00:28:57] - ():  Craig Dalton: love it. 2024. [00:29:02] - ():  Andy Lydic: Yeah. So I started the race season two weeks ago at one of the, at the Low Gap Grasshopper race in Northern California. Had a pretty fun ride there. It was for being a, one of the smaller season opener races. **** - (): There was a pretty strong field. We had Chris Blevins and Pete Stetna. Uh, Brent Wurtz and John, no, not him, but a bunch of really high level riders, super cool. So started the season there, got 7th place after a silly little crash, 4k from the line, but then Looking forwards in two weeks, I'm going to fly over to Greece and start my racing season in Greece, actually racing on the road. **** - (): So I'll do a stage race in a one day in Rhodes, Greece. And then from there, I start with the UCI Gravel World Series race. So I'll be hitting, I think, six races in Europe over a seven week period. I'll do a UCI gravel race in Austria, a three day gravel stage race in Spain. A one day UCI gravel race in southern Spain and then up to Netherlands for a one day back to Spain for Traco, which is one of the biggest gravel races in the world now, but it's, I'd compare it to like, it is the, it's the unbound of Europe and then I'll finish the season off in Scotland at the UCI gravel race there. [00:30:22] - ():  Craig Dalton: Amazing. And then will you be dipping your toe back in the United States throughout the season? Or are you mainly focused on the UCI gravel events internationally? [00:30:31] - ():  Andy Lydic: Yeah, after that race block, I'll come back to the U. S. in mid May and kind of refocus as the American season gets going. I think the American gravel season. **** - (): Gets going slowly. And then through the summer, it picks up quite a bit. So I won't be doing some of the big American stuff. I won't be doing Unbound, which I'm pretty happy to not be doing, but then I'll do Crusher and the Tusher. I'll do Steamboat. I'll do a couple of marathon mountain bike races. I'm hoping to go to. **** - (): Marathon mountain bike, national champs. I think that'd be a super fun experience. And then some local races here in Colorado and then the rest of the lifetime Grand Prix races after unbound. [00:31:11] - ():  Craig Dalton: Okay. Yeah. It's interesting to me, you know, I remember sort of historically speaking, they would often try to keep younger riders away from the super massive distance races, like an unbound 200. **** - (): And that's what was curious, you know, in the UCI vision of what gravel distances should be, they're not, they're not going 200 miles. They don't want it to be sort of an ultra endurance fest. They're, they're looking for it to be more active racing. How do you feel about, like, it sounds like. Not doing a 200 mile gravel race sits okay with you for this next season. **** - (): But do you think about it like that? Do you feel like 200 miles is too much for you as a younger professional? [00:31:53] - ():  Andy Lydic: I think it's hard as such a young guy to compete with the likes of Keegan or the likes of the other world tour pros coming from Europe to the U S to do onbound because These guys have lifetime miles, which gives them a level of durability that it's really hard to have as a young rider. **** - (): And so beyond the fact that it's just a long day in the saddle, I think it's hard for young riders to really perform there and you know, it's well doing as a career changing result. But that said. I really like the UCI format of the shorter races. I like racing for four hours. I like the four hours to be really hard. **** - (): I like it to be really tactical and it feels like a road race that's more technical because you've got the gravel and you've got the, you know, whether it's a tricky descent or a river crossing or something like that. It's still a hard gravel race, but you're not out there for seven or eight or 10 hours. **** - (): Yeah, like you would find in some of the longer American races. So it's nice. It's nice to get the speed from the European races and hopefully I can get the speed from the shorter races and then take it into the endurance that the longer American races later in the season will [00:33:02] - ():  Craig Dalton: require. Yeah, I think it's fascinating. **** - (): I mean, look, there's, my opinion is there's room for all these types of events on the calendar. But it is interesting. And after talking to the UCI about like their perspective on the format, I have to acknowledge that like the dynamic racing element of a four to five hour race is just higher than a, a 10 [00:33:23] - ():  Andy Lydic: hour race. **** - (): Yeah, totally. And it's not, not that the racing in the U S is like not tactical because I think it's completely tactical, but it's just a different way. Whereas, you know, if the race, if you know, the race is 130 K or it's only going to be a four and a half hour race on the gravel guys are going to take much bigger poles, have much bigger attacks and yeah, it's going to play out more like a race that you'd want to watch on TV. **** - (): Whereas, I didn't really think it'd be super interesting to follow unbound for all 200 miles of it, just because, you know, things happen a lot slower because it's a much longer race. Riders have to think a lot more about conserving. Riders have to think a lot more about whether it's their fuel strategy, their nutrition strategy. **** - (): I think, you know, that's still equally important in the shorter races. How good your pit crew is doesn't determine your result in a UCI race, because you don't have a, that's not a thing that doesn't exist. It's you go out there, you race full gas for four hours, and then when you're done The race is over and, you know, some guys are wearing hydro packs. **** - (): Some guys are not, but it's not so much a war of attrition as much as it is like a proper race. Yeah. [00:34:32] - ():  Craig Dalton: Yeah. Yeah. That makes sense. Um, how are you supporting your 2024 campaign? Do you have a set of sponsors that are carrying over from 23? [00:34:42] - ():  Andy Lydic: Yeah. So I'm working with quite a few of my sponsors from 2023 continuing into next year. **** - (): And I've added a couple other sponsors as well. I think this year has been definitely tricky to get sponsors and to work with sponsors because it's so such a difficult bike market right now. You know, I've heard all across the industry, like, Oh, 2023 was a really tough year and that really impacts marketing budgets. **** - (): And marketing budgets is where, you know, privateers and writers like me get the finances to do the season. So it's actually not a complete process for me right now, figuring out how I'm going to pay for the entire season and pay for my living and everything. That's an ongoing process. And I think looking outside of the industry is something I've been doing recently as to how can I get some money and how can I share my story and how can I provide value to brands inside or outside of the industry? **** - (): While it's this late. The other hard thing for me was, you know, my best result, the unofficial under 23 world champion wasn't until October when a lot of people have already signed their contracts for next year. So my best results did come late. Moving into next year, I anticipate I'm continuing to work with BMC. **** - (): I'm continuing to work with It Could Be Me. I'm now working with Morton as a nutrition sponsor, which is really exciting and that's honestly a grail sponsor to me because I've been using their products. Been buying them for two years now and it's really exciting to get to work with the brand now. And I work with Northwave for shoes and Getting helmets from them. **** - (): So it's really cool that the product support I'm getting is really strong and fairly well covered when it comes to product, but definitely still trying to tie up some ends when it comes to financing the whole season. Yeah. Yeah. [00:36:19] - ():  Craig Dalton: Got it. Well, I love that you're forging your own way and you know, you've got a unique racing calendar that should appeal to some sponsors and wish you best of luck and certainly hope you're wearing the stars and stripes Jersey for us in the world championships again, [00:36:35] - ():  Andy Lydic: in 2024. **** - (): Yeah, that's the goal. I'd love to go back and double love it if the UCI offers up a jersey for the under 23. And even if they don't, I'm going to go and see how good I can do in that elite race. So that's the goal. [00:36:49] - ():  Craig Dalton: Amazing. Thanks for the time today, Andy. Great to get to know you. [00:36:53] - ():  Andy Lydic: Yeah. Thanks so much, Craig. **** - (): Have a good one.    

In this episode, the hosts introduce themselves and discuss their reading habits and preferences. They share how they met and formed a book club, and talk about their different reading styles and reactions to books. They also discuss their favorite books and the books that sparked their love for reading. The hosts also share their thoughts on Kindle vs physical books and how they pronounce unfamiliar names while reading. Overall, it's a fun and engaging conversation about their shared love for books. In this part of the conversation, the hosts discuss their introduction to fantasy books and their early reading experiences. They share their love for series like Harry Potter, Twilight, and Hunger Games. The hosts also talk about their stance on not finishing books or series and share their personal experiences with DNFing. Finally, they discuss their goals for the podcast, which include creating a safe space to discuss favorite books and building a community of book lovers. In this episode, the hosts introduce themselves and discuss their plans for the podcast. They also provide plants to recap the first two books in the Crescent City series and outline their future reading schedule. The hosts emphasize that the podcast will contain adult content and potential spoilers. They also discuss their approach to discussing specific books.

“Knowing that there was a morning where I had to wake up and I had to have my parents drive me to that hospital, and I knew that after they put the anesthesia in my vein, I would wake up a completely different person.” In this special accidental mash-up episode, Luis has 2 completely different guests on at the same time. Julie Burges is an ultra-runner from Auburn, CA. Hear how she got into running, working as a veterinarian at UC Davis, dog blood donations, running 200 miles, DNFing at Bigfoot, completing Tahoe 200, volunteering, working at aid stations, and giving advice for people looking to run a 200 mile race. Cam Ayala is an adaptive athlete who lives in Houston, TX. Cam appeared on the reality TV shows Bachelorette and Bachelor in Paradise. He describes above the knee vs below the knee amputee, how he is learning to run again with a blade as a new amputee, the Range of Motion Project, and climbing a 19,000 ft mountain in Ecuador. Support Road Dog Podcast by: 1. Joining the Patreon Community: https://www.patreon.com/roaddogpodcast 2. Subscribe to the podcast on whatever platform you listen on. GO SLEEVES: https://gokinesiologysleeves.com HAMMER NUTRITION show code: Roaddoghn20 Listeners get a special 15% off at https://www.hammernutrition.com DRYMAX show code: Roaddog2020  Listeners get a special 15% off at https://www.drymaxsports.com/products/ Allwedoisrun.com Julie Burges Contact Info: Julie.burges@gmail.com IG: https://www.instagram.com/julie_runs_the_world/ Cam Ayala Contact Info: IG: https://www.instagram.com/camronayala/ Range of Motion Project: https://rompglobal.org Luis Escobar (Host) Contact: luis@roaddogpodcast.com Luis Instagram Kevin Lyons (Producer) Contact: kevin@roaddogpodcast.com yesandvideo.com Music: Slow Burn by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Original RDP Photo: Photography by Kaori Peters kaoriphoto.com Road Dog Podcast Adventure With Luis Escobar www.roaddogpodcast.com

The DNF= Did not finish book An art crafted long ago by the Mayans... Kidding. But it is a tale as old as time. The DNF comes in a variety of ways, from genuinely forgetting about books to uncovering a trope you just can't stomach reading an entire book about. The Betches chat through all the ways people DNF and makes them put down a book, never to pick it up again! Follow us on Instagram for previews of next week's episode and more bookish content!  @books_n_betchesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode is brought to you by www.thebikeaffair.com If you are in search of a one-stop destination that caters to all your cycling needs, our today's sponsor, The Bike Affair, is the perfect place to check out! With over 14 years of experience, The Bike Affair has established itself as a trusted source offering honest advice and exceptional service. They are offering a special treat for the listeners of this podcast. You can enjoy a 10% discount on your first order by using the code 'BIKEYVENKY' on their website.  Visit their bike store in Hyderabad or shop online by using the link www.thebikeaffair.com     Today's guest Dr. Amit Samarth is one of the strongest ultra cyclists from India who successfully finished the Race Across America successfully twice once in 2017 and again this year in 2023. Amit has been on the podcast multiple times sharing his earlier experiences in RAAM 2017, Trans Siberian Extreme and more recently the Race Across India.       In this episode he shares his experience at RAAM 2023. It is mind boggling to know that he was hospitalized with mountain sickness and lost almost an entire day but still managed to get back on the bike and finish the race strong. He talks in detail about that experience as well as the success of their fund raising campaign to raise funds for Akshayapatra foundation. It is really great to see Indian Ultra cyclists growing from strength to strength. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did.      0:00:00 Intro 0:03:30 Learnings from the first time RAAM that were helpful this time, experience, fitness 0:06:20 Being hospitalized with mountain sickness and almost DNFing in the race 0:21:40 Starting again after hospitalization 0:28:10 Competing against others instead of worrying about cutoffs 0:32:35 How the second half of Race Across America went! 0:37:10 Challenges and re-strategizing for the race 0:40:00 Conflicting feelings upon completion, amazing job by the crew 0:43:30 His nutrition at Race Across America 2023 0:46:30 Wife and kid being part of the crew 0:47:20 Raising funds for Akshayapatra foundation 0:53:00 Learnings from Race Across America 2023 0:58:25 Closing comments             About the Podcast The working athlete podcast is a podcast with and for working athletes from all walks of life and various sports. The goal is to provide inspiration, training tips, mental hacks, time management and life-style advice through conversations with some of the best in sport, from athletes to coaches. If you think you can benefit from this, please consider subscribing so that you don't miss the weekly episodes in future. Who is a working athlete? Someone working fulltime/part-time, entrepreneur or anyone who has to work to make ends meet and doesn't let being busy to stop him/her from pursuing an active lifestyle is a working athlete. I consider stay at home moms/dads who pursue a sport, as working athletes because homemaking is a full-time job. If you like this, share with friends who could be interested. For the visually inclined, a video version of the podcast can be found here: YouTube Other Places you'll find the podcast on: Anchor | RSS | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google podcasts | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | Breaker 

Today Alan and Bre talk about DNFing (did not finish)... when climbing mountains, running races, and why the enjoying the process is so important. Because even if you did and are doing all the right things, finishing is never guaranteed! But first Alan talks about how he saw Courtney Dauwalter, one of Bre's "role models" at the airport! Thank you listeners! Make sure to hit subscribe and share with anyone who might be interested. And always feel free to reach out with any topics or questions for the podcast. Connect with us at thehunterandthehippiepodcast@gmail.com Alan's instagram: ⁠https://instagram.com/the_life_of_ala...⁠ Bre's instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/breallison/⁠ and her business instagram ⁠https://www.instagram.com/bodyandbein...⁠ Photography & marketing content: ⁠https://briannacote.com/⁠ Music by Allyson Band: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/artist/5YTlK...⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thehunterandthehippie/support

We still called Australia home in round 3 with the backyard GP hitting us in all the right places.  A new looks circuit incorporating an additional DRS zone, has the changes to Albert Park improved racing? Or is it too early to tell? Fans were seeing red both on and off the track as we matched the record for most red flags in a race, red cars were DNFing and red faces were on display and spectators breached security lines. What did you make of all the decisions around a weekend? Right call? Wrong call? And if so what would you do differently? And Piastri gave Aussie fans something to celebrate as he secured his first points of the season, make no mistake, as slow as that McLaren is, this kid is the real deal. All the plus Race Ranking, Race Review, Driver Votes, Dud of the Day, Fantasy, News, Gossip and Fan Frenzy mini pod on this week's episode of BTRL.

"Why am I me?" THE LAST TEMPTATION OF 70mm begins with Wings of Desire. Also in this episode we discuss the going vegan, Proto nearly DNFing the Whale, Danny's John Wick's journey, and slim's shocking pick along with his odd-ball Reddit reading. Chapters Introductions (00:00:00) What we watched (00:01:24) Wings of Desire discussion (00:18:46) Slim's pick (00:59:26) Links Support the 70mm Patreon to join our VHS Village Discord and access exclusive episodes in the 70mm Vault like the 1990s Batman movies, Harry Potter, The Matrix, SHIN Godzilla, West Side Story, Twilight, Moana, and more. Signing up for the Patreon also get your own membership card, member-only discounts on merch, and the ability to vote on future episodes! Subscribe on Apple Podcasts to unlock access to episodes from the 70mm Vault! Subscribe on Spotify if that's more your bag for those exclusive 70mm Vault episodes! Episode transcriptions are available thanks to Soph from Film Hags! Don't forget you can visit our website to shop our storefront to buy prints and merch, follow us on Letterboxd, email the show, upgrade to Letterboxd Pro/Patron at 20% off, and much more. 70mm is a TAPEDECK podcast, along with our friends at BAT & SPIDER, Cinenauts, The Letterboxd Show, Dune Pod, FILM HAGS, Will Run For..., Lost Light, and Twin Vipers.

DNF means did not finish. It's okay to not finish a book if you are not into the book. I even talk about some books I had to DNF. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/daniellesreadingnook/support

Hey Yall! In my first solo episode I talk about my struggle with reading, some shop updates, and ranting. Tune in to listen to me talk about some deep things!!! Shop University Of Smutsville

This week's episode is special, the first Nicole's six-pack about a few books she ended up DNFing for several reasons. Listen to this short 15min episode to hear all the whys! As always you can find below the whole booklist they run through during the episode: A little life by Hanya Yanagihara | https://amzn.to/3SNUcsn (Amazon) | https://bookshop.org/a/2143/9780804172707 (Bookshop) The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace: A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Newark for the Ivy League by Jeff Hobbs | https://amzn.to/3C0fRqg (Amazon) | https://bookshop.org/a/2143/9781476731919 (Bookshop) Watch Me Disappear by Janelle Brown | https://amzn.to/3E4Kttq (Amazon) | https://bookshop.org/a/2143/9780812989489 (Bookshop) The Last Mrs. Parrish by LIV Constantine | https://amzn.to/3LWNDRY (Amazon) | https://bookshop.org/a/2143/9780062667588 (Bookshop) The Idiot by Elif Batuman | https://amzn.to/3E7sMto (Amazon) | https://bookshop.org/a/2143/9780143111061 (Bookshop)

DNFing books more than halfway through… at least I gave them a chance? And a few good books that just took me a while to get through. All of the books I read or attempted to read in August! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Bob and Dina do a Leadville 100 race recap with Don Reichelt who is an elite trail and ultra runner from Fairplay, Colorado. Don returned to the start line of the Leadville 100 after a DNF in 2021 due to his lungs shutting down (from the numerous Colorado wildfires that affected air quality). And while this year he earned the big buckle with a sub-25 hour finish, it was not the race he had planned and trained for. You'll hear his story as he breaks down the race details through a series of questions posed by Bob and Dina as they piece together what happened and attempt to provide answers. And we do talk poop, dry heaving, and crying. We chat about: · Don's food and fluid intake in the week prior to the Leadville 100 · His race morning breakfast · Don's fueling and fluid plan and how his body wasn't fully cooperating from the start · How he made the decision to keep moving forward rather than DNFing despite extremely low calories and fluid intake with incessant GI distress · The emotional and mental battles throughout the race · Potential contributors and factors that may have played a role in what he experienced Quotes from Don: “Ultra running is a cruel mistress because you can control for a lot of things and then that one thing that you think you controlled for just goes wrong, like the nutrition.” “Whenever you're having a bad race as an elite racer, you can make a choice. You can pull the plug or you can move the goalpost of what success is.” More about our guest: Don Reichelt currently holds a 100-mile trail best of 13:16 which he set in November 2020 at the Tunnel Hill 100 and was the third-fastest trail 100-mile run in North America during 2020. He has finished on the podium at the Badwater 135, aka “The World's Toughest Footrace” and also has had the honor of representing the United States as a member of the 2017 U.S. Spartathlon team, racing 153 miles from Athens to Sparta. Don also was invited to compete at the 2019 Backyard World Championship. Additional top finishes include: · 1st place 2022 Cold Water Rumble 52 Mile · 1st place 2021 Salt Flats Endurance Run 50K · 1st place 2020 Cold Water Rumble 20 Mile · 1st place 2019 Lean Horse 100 mile · 2nd Place 2017 Keys 100 mile · Leadville Leadman Finisher Don works for Oura as a Learning and Development Specialist and is studying part-time for his Doctor of Health Sciences in Global Health through A.T. Still University. He lives with his wife, Amy, and their 3 dogs (Wrigley, Bean, and Sprout). Thank you to our podcast sponsor, Athlete Blood Test, who provide individualized, athlete-specific blood analysis to discover your unique nutrition, training, and recovery needs. Use code ISN22 for a 15% savings on any of their testing panels. Check them out on the web at www.athletebloodtest.comand on Instagram @athletebloodtestcom and Facebook at Athlete Blood Test. You can also email results@athletebloodtest.com for more information. Got a sports nutrition question for us? Email your inquiry at hello@insidesportsnutrition.comor DM us through our Instagram @isnpodcast and we'll get your question addressed on a future Q&A episode. Learn about Bob and Dina's services: Find Bob at www.enrgperformance.com and Dina at www.nutritionmechanic.com

Have you ever had to defer a race? Are you worried about whether you SHOULD race? What about DNFing - why don't we talk about this more? Coach Tucker Grose joins the show for a thoughtful and personal discussion on when to defer, when to DNS, when to DNF, and how to make smart decisions so the worst-case scenario doesn't come to pass. When to defer your goal race? Back-up planning & adjusting your race day goals Why you might (or should) DNS When you SHOULDN'T DNS (& overcoming fear of failure!!) Racing even when you aren't going to PR DNFing for safety DNFing because of poor planning/poor execution How to AVOID a DNF Tucker Grose has been running for as long as he can remember and ran his first 5k at the age of 8. He competed in Track and Cross Country through High School in Newtown, Connecticut. Tucker became interested in endurance events in college, completing his first half marathon and sprint triathlon. For the past 10 years, Tucker has been a student of endurance sports, reading many books and learning from other coaches. He experimented with different training methods throughout that time and has developed a formula for long term success. Tucker has been coaching youth and adult athletes since 2012 and has helped teams and individuals make improvements and build confidence with his energetic and positive approach to coaching. Whether you are moving up to a new distance, have seen your results plateau, simply want to get into better shape or run a Boston qualifying time, individualized coaching with Tucker will help you get there!

This week we talked with Seasons of Albadone author Christopher Warmand and booktuber R.J. Reads. We discussed maps, fantasy, DNFing, Liam Neeson, adaptations, The Wheel of Time, and much more!Watch on YouTubeFind ChristopherTwitterWebsiteFind RJ on YouTubeConnect with me:Steve Talks Books YouTube ChannelVeroEvent CalendarDiscussion ForumTwitterPodcastMy Mountain Biking Channel

On this episode of the podcast we are going to talk about Not Finishing books, known as  DNFing and also the Reading slump and the ideas that go with that.

DNFing books I should have loved, some graphic novel manga situation, and more than one book told in emails! Ya love to see it. Everything I read or attempted to read in May. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Jolien, EpicTalez and Taylor drop by to chat about Red Rising, how many sub genres are too many, Beyond Redemption, Bloodsong, gatekeeping in fantasy, DNFing and much more.Find their channels here:Jolien ReadsEpicTalezTaylor - Maed Between the PagesWatch on YouTubeConnect with me:Steve Talks Books YouTube ChannelOn FacebookVeroEvent CalendarDiscussion ForumTwitterPodcastMy Mountain Biking Channel

So you're reading a book, and you're not loving it. Do you keep on reading it or do you DNF it? In this episode, Jill and Michael chat about DNFing (or "did not finish") books. Do they DNF? When do they choose to DNF? And what books have they DNF'd or wished they'd DNF'd? Listen to find out!

Derek signed up for his first 50 after running for only 9 months! David Goggin's book Can't Hurt Me, inspired him to do it. Unfortunately, his first race didn't go very well...But that hasn't stopped him! Derek is planning on running his redemption 50miler in just 3 weeks! Listen now to hear what he has changed in his training and what he plans to do THIS time around!Derek's advice:-JUST DO IT-Find a race that you are interested in-Make sure you have time to train-Make a plan-Reach out to other people who have "been there done that"-When things get tough, understand that things pass and say to yourself "I'm not going to die from this"-What Derek has learned about nutrition: Instead of gels > solid food (PB&Js, quesadillas, pizza)-Derek's training: 30-35 miles weekly on average. 50-mile weeks during peak training.-Run with a lower heart rate-BE CONSISTENT__________________________________Links:Utah Real estate agent who will help you find a home next to the trails: Jacob Bateman | Exit Realty Affinity | Bountiful, UT Real Estate | 385-314-1016 (ihouseelite.com)Private Coaching/Customized Workout plans for beginner trail and ultra-runners: Melody Bateman (@pinetreerunning) • Instagram photos and videosDavid Goggins Book: Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds: David Goggins: 9781544512280: Amazon.com: BooksTeton Hammocks: Lightweight Hiking Hammock | Hammock With Bug Screen - Teton Hammock (tetonhammocks.com)

Anh Bui joins the podcast to talk about her journey to becoming a Doctor of Physical Therapy, starting her own run coach and PT business, Run Resiliently, and breaking 3 hours at CIM after DNFing at the Chicago Marathon. Some highlights from our conversation:

After almost DNFing, I finally finished The Keeper of Night by Kylie Lee Baker a debut YA fantasy novel. Our main character Ren, who is half British Reaper and half Japanese Shinigami, must travel to Japan to try and serve the Goddess of Death and escape her past. I talk about my mixed feelings and why I almost DNFed this book, discuss the importance of having a biracial main character, and wonder what will happen in the second (and final) book.

I used to be the type of person who would never DNF a book and lived by the principle that I should always finish what I started. NEVER AGAIN! Still can't decide whether it's time to move on from your current read? This episode will guide you. Enjoy! Drink Of The Pod | Gin & Tonic Books Mentioned In The Episode Unbury Our Dead With Song by Mukoma wa Ngugi The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers Witches Steeped in Gold by Ciannon Smart In Case You Missed It How To Speak And Understand Bookish Talk #LipglossmaffiaGuide On How To Make Time For Reading Get Scribd HERE The Litty Podcast With Amyn and Karachi If you love my content, please do consider supporting me by buying me a digital cup of tea. CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email me at amynbawa.allah@gmail.com Or just DM on social. SOCIAL MEDIA Something Bookish Instagram | Website | Newsletter Lipglossmaffia Instagram | Twitter --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/somethingbookish/message

DNFing a thing of dread or a learning curve? Also this is the last episode directly about running as I use my new experience of life to assist in how to help with your stumbling blocks and personal challenges

Abandoning books that aren't working for you is a glorious gift you can give yourself! The Jennys chat about DNFing books and review Uzma Jalaluddin's new novel Hana Khan Carries On.

Welcome to an off-the-cuff solo episode, where I share big life changes, more about what to expect about the show, my current life in Chicago, and how my reading life is going. In this episode, I also share my take on DNFing books and why this does not work for me.   BOOKS RECOMMENDED: Alice Feeney Sarah Pekannem and Greer Hendricks Liv Constantine  Crescent City by Sarah J. Maas CALL TO ACTION: If you enjoy this podcast, feel free to share it in your Instastories your favorite author/episode of What to Read Next  Podcast and tag me at whattoreadnextpod    SUPPORT THE WHAT TO READ NEXT PODCAST! If you're enjoying the show, please subscribe and leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts.  Or you can subscribe to the show on Spotify. Spread the love. And if you liked this episode, share it with your friends   FROLIC PODCAST NETWORK  What to Read Next Podcast is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!    CONNECT WITH LAURA YAMIN  WhattoReadNextBlog.com  

Dean is back with BBR for his THIRD time, under the auspices of talking about his latest book, A Runner's High.However, Jody and David quickly derail talk of all things literary when they get Dean talking about the unbearable fear of DNFing and why some people lose their bottle in races, how Dean hates the cold,  his latest adventure running a relay across Australia and, importantly, bronzing your shoes.And everyone tries to get to the bottom of why David is conducting this interview holding a spoon (answers on a postcard listeners/viewers).Enjoy!If you enjoyed this episode please SUBSCRIBE to get every episode delivered to you before everyone else.Join the conversation! Suggest future guests, wallow in your malaise or offer your unsolicited opinion on running issues or anything else over at the Bad Boy Running Podcast Facebook group, here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/badboyrunningSend us your feedback and comments at letters@badboyrunning.com.Join the Bad Boy Running Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/badboyrunningVisit the Bad Boy Running store for merchandise: https://store.badboyrunning.comJoin the Bad Boy Running Club here: https://club.badboyrunning.comFollow Bad Boy Running on social media: Website: https://www.badboyrunning.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/BadBoyRunningInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/badboyrunningpodcast... Twitter: https://twitter.com/badboyrunning

Mex analyzes the deception of his new raceraves follower, the running servant Aaron Burros who is NOT running 50 marathons in 50 states in 50 weeks and DNFing all the races.

Lockdown hair, running a long way, why it's ok to like roads and trails, why mistakes are good, DNFing and the joy of just getting out there. (Also, some rubbish editing skills)

Join us for the first episode of The Breakfast Book Club Podcast. Emily is joined by Lauren Keen. Lauren is a bookstgrammer juggling many plates including training as a nutritionist, writing a book, and working full time. This book features a lot of non-fiction and thriller reads as well as discussions about DNFing a book (Did Not Finish) and at what point you give up trying to enjoy a hyped book. Books Mentioned The Multi-Hyphen Method - Emma Gannon Good Girl Bad Blood - Holly Jackson Good Girl's Guide to Murder - Holly Jackson The Switch - Beth O'Leary The Flatshare - Beth O'Leary Layla - Colleen Hoover Regretting You - Colleen Hoover Dominicana - Angie Cruz Untamed - Glennon Doyle Becoming Supernatural - Jody Spencer The Universe Has Your Back - Gabrielle Bernstein Big Magic - Elizabeth Gilbert Think Like a Monk - Jay Shetty Trust Me - T.M. Logan Rock Paper Scissors - Alice Feeney The Holiday - T.M. Logan The Catch - T.M. Logan Noughts and Crosses - Malorie Blackman Where to find me: https://www.instagram.com/thebreakfast.bookclub/ emily@thebreakfastbookclub.co.uk

In this episode Kati and Kelsey get kicked off their Zoom call, discuss reasons for DNFing books, and chat about books they simply did not like.    FOLLOW US: Kati - @shelfmadewoman on Instagram The Podcast - @booksandboobspod on Instagram and @books_boobspod on Twitter   BOOKS WE COVERED: “Irene Iddesleigh” by Amanda McKittrick Ros “Vox” by Christina Dalcher “I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter” by Erika L. Sánchez “Solutions and Other Problems” by Allie Brosh “Carry on Warrior” by Glennon Doyle (Melton) “All the Missing Girls” by Megan Miranda “A Little Life” by Hanya Yanagihara 

On this week's episode we dissect Benedict Patrick's From the Shadows of the Owl Queen's Court (Yarnsworld #4). We break down all the folktales, the conflict between Magpie Spirit and The Lady, the slick Gentleman Fox, and the lack of Knacks. We tackle several topics, including who is the baddest villain of all villian's, DNFing books and review leaving etiquette. We also cover some fantasy news! Listen now!

Tori and Nicole are back with new current reads and more recommendations. The ladies take on topics such as whether DNFing is as scandalous as society tells us it is, how children's literature started out wild, the contentions that arise in relationships discovered through DNA testing, and Alex Trebek's recent passing. Listed below are the books, series, and other things mentioned in this episode: The Library of the Unwritten by AJ Hackwith; Love in Catalina Cove by Brenda Jackson; Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky; Book Riot Article about DNFing; Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman; Thanksgiving by Janet Evanovich; The Graphic Canon of Children's Literature edited by Russ Kick; Little Red Riding Hood; Alice in Wonderland; Cinderella; Grimm's Fairy Tales; Uncle Remus Stories by Joel Chandler Harris; Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky by Kwame Mbalia; Friends of the Columbus-Lowndes Public Library; The Lost Family: How DNA Is Uncovering Secrets, Reuniting Relatives, and Upending Who We Are by Libby Copeland; The Other F-Word by Natasha Friend; Delivery Man (2013) starring Vince Vaughn and Chris Pratt; The Gift of Forgiveness: Inspiring Stories from Those Who Have Overcome the Unforgivable by Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt; The Answer Is...:Reflections on My Life by Alex Trebek; Roll With It by Jamie Sumner; Home Before Dark by Riley Sager; A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett; My Beijing: Four Stories of Everyday Wonder by Nie Jun; Miles Morales: Spider-Man by Jason Reynolds; Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds; The Ghost Series by Jason Reynolds; Kale Salad Animals Instagram Account; Webtoons; The Wrath and the Dawn by Reneé Ahdieh

Zoë Rom is the associate editor at Trail Runner Magazine, host and producer of the DNF Podcast, and an enthusiastic trail runner herself! In this episode we talked about: -The DNF podcast -failure and inspiration -being a “failure enthusiast” -shooting your shot -her approach to 2020 -imposter syndrome -her FKT and discussion on the Rambling Runner Podcast -chasing FKTs and why it is meaningful for her -growth -choosing to do hard things to explore what happens next -DNFing a race vs failure in life -the background on her instagram handle -and so much more! Follow along with Zoe at https://www.instagram.com/carrot_flowers_z/ and the podcast at https://trailrunnermag.com/trailrunning-podcast This episode is sponsored by Janji. As a local to Boston running apparel company, I’ve enjoyed seeing Janji grow over the years and their gear has only gotten better as time has gone on. I have a few pairs of both the AFO split and AFO middle shorts, and highly recommend them. Their singlets are super cool too. You can take 15% off all month with the code FTLR15. I hope you love them as much as I do! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/forthelongrun/support

USA Today Bestselling author Naima Simone talks to Journeys of Romance about pretty planners, being a high producer, how the entire scope of a writing and publishing journey matters, writing category versus single title and traditional versus indie, the joys of DNFing and creating escape.

This is truly a stupid, confusing time to be alive, so there is no time like the present to discuss the stupid, confusing sport of ultra running! After looking at the stupid patterns of ultra runners around the world during lockdown, Clare sits down with the dumbest of them all, ELLA RAFF, to discuss all things ultra running: DNFing (did not finishing), getting stalked by cougars, and celebrating suffering as an essential truth of life. Happy listening, bitches! Love youuuuu XoxoElla's IG: @redridinghoodellaElla's blog: Rambling RedClare's IG: @miss.clare.in.the.wildPodcast IG: @backcountrybtchs

In our interview with Alessandro, we talk about:Alessandro's background in mountain biking in Italy and how he grew up racing competitively before falling out of love with the sport.How he moved to Asia and got into trail running through doing hash runs in MalaysiaHow he became aware of the Asia Trail Master seriesHis favourite places to race around Asia and whyTimes he's been deep in the Pain Cave and how he got himself outAlessandro's philosophy on DNFing and living to race another day. For example in Chiang Mai when he pulled from the 230km and still got up to race a trail marathon the next day in 3hr 20m!How he plans his major challengesHow he thinks about pacing for Ultras. Clue, he doesn't follow the John Ellis strategy of start slow finish fast…Thoughts on Nutrition leading up to a challenge and duringThoughts around Strength and Conditioning, mobility, massage, stretchingWhat his recovery routine looks likeManaging / avoiding injuriesQuick fire Q's:What makes him emotionalMost inspirational personBest kit you've bought under $100Proudest moment personal / physical / professionalProfessionalBalancing business career / family and friends : relationshipTalks about his business SherpaEndurance Athletes on being successful professionalsWhich sponsors he represents in ultra running. How he got them on boardClosing remarks: advice for anyone thinking wanting to compete at the top of ultra running fieldFind Alessandro Sherpa on:Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/alessandrosherpaInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/alessandrosherpa

Welcome back listeners! Welcome to our first full real episode! In this episode, Leo and Lissy will dive into how they pick the books they read and keep reading. (They may also talk about DNFing).Enjoy this episode! Books Mentioned: Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling Watership Down by Richard Adams The Diviners by Libba Bray *note some books may have been left out due to human error being increased by procrastination Contact us: Instagram: @bookful_thoughts Email: bookfulthoughts@gmail.com Cover Art: Rebecca Seifert: @oi.fishface.industries

For the four hundred eighth edition of the GeoGearHeads and talk about logging "Did Not Find" logging. emailed about an article he and wrote in the current . We also read emails from , , , and . The live video session from this live stream can be found on . Subscribe to the feed: Email:

Take a run with Ultra Stories host John Lacroix as we talk about the dreaded DNF. John talks about his experience at the Arkansas Traveller 100 and how his day didn't live up to his intended expectations. In this episode, John discusses turning "Did Not Finish" into "Dared Greatly" should runners fail to reach the finish line. He goes into detail as to why it is we spend more time daring than we do "DNFing" in these ultras and how we should give ourselves credit where credit is still due.

This episode is a special one... it's time to introduce you to the new Wonderfully Bookish co-host, Natasha! Get ready for tons of discussions, chats, and lots of fun. Woohoo! We discuss favourite books, authors and genres, our thoughts on DNFing books, and we reminisce over our teenage Twilight phase. Find the full show notes for episode and all the others at wonderfullybookish.co.uk/podcast.

Mark has a huge exclusive announcement and he discusses how it will change his life, training and coaching moving forward. Pat is nominated for a major award. Mark ran one of the fastest 50ks in North America in March. He failed to follow up on that momentum by DNFing at the North Face 50 mile in May, after a long road of struggles. Mark and Pat breakdown a number of behavioral flaws and tendencies that led to Mark performing poorly, being burnt out and on the verge of quitting competitive running. They compare and contrast behaviors and conditions during this current training cycle and examine how Mark is now set up for success. Opinions, comments and feedback are always welcomed and appreciated. If you found enjoyment in this episode we ask that you rate it and share.*While we have made every attempt to refrain from inappropriate language, the occasional curse word may have found its way into the recording.Instagram:@findingstrongpodcast@patxgates @bottenhornrunning @run_strong_coaching

On this Episode of BeastNet Pretty Mike talks with Ryan Berger about X warrior, Spartan and the the Sinister 7 and about DNFing. Sit back and enjoy --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/beastnetpod/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beastnetpod/support

This week in Episode 63, Kyle is on paternity leave so we dedicate the show to the newest member of Team TRS, Baby Greig! In his absence, Tom is joined by Chris Richardson and Cameron Strachan who provide the paternity cover and we talk about the Night of the 10K PBs where Cameron was in action as well as previewing this weekend's Inverness Campus 5k! It's a slim week on the race results front, while our rant comes in the form of a dig at DNFs....

In Episode 17, Jaclyn and Rachael (aka the Pingel Sisters) join me to talk sisterly reading and share their book recommendations. This post contains affiliate links, through which I make a small commission when you make a purchase (at no cost to you!). Highlights Why the Pingel Sisters transitioned their blog from a lifestyle blog to a book blog. Our feelings about book reviews vs. book lists (reading them and writing them). Rachael and Jaclyn’s vastly different reading quantities. Rachael and Jaclyn’s different approaches to DNFing books (although Rachael is trying to come around). Why reading so many books a year causes Rachael not to be quite as picky. Rachael and Jaclyn’s very different reading tastes. The classic Jaclyn couldn’t stand (and Sarah plans to never pick up). Rachael’s Type A Book Club tendencies (which introduced her to contemporary fiction). The mother of all Reading Challenges. Why we all do not participate in Readathons. Rachael’s and Jaclyn’s Book Recommendations Two OLD Books They Love Jaclyn: Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes | Buy from Amazon [14:29] Rachael: Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell | Buy from Amazon [16:51] Two NEW Books They Love Jaclyn: Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Lifeby Jane Sherron de Hart  | Buy from Amazon [18:07] Rachael: The Mother-in-Lawby Sally Hepworth | Buy from Amazon [21:15] Two Books They Didn’t Love Jaclyn: When Life Gives You LuluLemons by Lauren Weisberger | Buy from Amazon [23:17] Rachael: The Clockmaker’s Daughter by Kate Morton | Buy from Amazon [25:53] Two New Releases They’re Excited About Jaclyn: Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell (Release Date: September 10, 2019) | Buy from Amazon [28:14] Rachael: Ask Again, Yesby Mary Beth Keane (Release Date: May 28, 2019) | Buy from Amazon[30:50] Other Books Mentioned Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell | Buy from Amazon [8:12] Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy | Buy from Amazon [9:21] Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte | Buy from Amazon [10:00] I Miss You When I Blink by Mary Laura Philpott (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [11:08] The Notorious RBG by Irin Carmon | Buy from Amazon [20:44] The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger | Buy from Amazon [23:37] The Lake House by Kate Morton | Buy from Amazon [25:59] The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton | Buy from Amazon [25:59] The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton | Buy from Amazon [27:27] Other Links Currently Reading Podcast Pingel Sisters 2019 Reading Challenge The Atlantic Magazine On the Basis of Sex (movie) Revisionist History (Malcolm Gladwell’s podcast) Bill Simmons’ podcast with Malcolm Gladwell About The Pingel Sisters (Jaclyn and Rachael) Blog | Instagram | Pinterest| Twitter| Facebook About Jaclyn Jaclyn and her husband Steve met while studying psychology in college. They graduated together and were married the very next day. From there, they decided Steve would get a PhD while Jaclyn would pursue her career in higher education fundraising. She’s currently the Annual Giving Manager at UNC School of the Arts – a fabulous job where she can combine her nonprofit expertise with her love for the arts. Of the two of us, Jaclyn is much more the creative soul behind our blog inspiring all our visuals as well as our overall vision for our book blog. Jaclyn and Steve are the proud parents of an energetic Little Boy, a dog and two cats. You’ll often find Jaclyn volunteering at a local nonprofit, re-reading her favorite books again and again, convincing herself she likes the gym, or playing Pokemon Go. About Rachael Ever since started this book blog, people often ask Rachael if she studied English or writing in college. Actually, Rachael graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics. She still acts as a math tutor for the neighborhood kids from time to time. In fact, her math degree has given her computer programming experience and a meticulous eye for detail. All these skills have combined to make her excellent at all the behind-the-scenes aspects of blogging. Rachael currently lives in Utah, married to her favorite person in the entire world – Mark, the engineer. (Though, Jaclyn comes in at a close second.) They have four adorable little children ages 7 and under. Rachael loves to read in her pajamas, explore the outdoors with her little ones, and scheme up vacations to every inch of the globe. Support the Podcast Share - If you like the podcast, I’d love for you to share it with your reader friends…in real life and on social media (there’s easy share buttons at the bottom of this post!). Subscribe...wherever you listen to podcasts, so new episodes will appear in your feed as soon as they’re released. 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Hey HB's! We're here with The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory. It's a contemporary, BWWM romance that's... mostly about donuts and coffee? THAT'S UNFAIR. Listen, we really wanted to love this one and we didn't.  BONUS CONTENT: Hey skippers! You're in luck because Erin is over banter. Melody might be extra critical because she's acclimating to her hormonal IUD, but she doesn't think that's the problem. Awkwardness that can happen in interracial relationships, illegible muppet notes, has Erin been to her own wedding?, Michael's secret Toy Story obsession, bathroom trips with friends new and old, that one wedding where Erin was double-fisting double gins and Melody was heaping dairy on her plate (intolerance be damned), tip-of-the-nose-kissing gets a boop on the snoot, Snoot Boopers: a new show for dogs, *BING BOONG BONG* HIPAA Violations with Erin, and the problem with depictions of body issues with no orgasmic band-aid. We mention Black Chick Lit Podcast and Lacey's GoodReads review of The Proposal! Check them both out! Twitter: @blackchicklit, Instagram: @bclpodcast Not Your Mom's Romance Book Club also has a review about this novel! Twitter and Instagram: @notyourmomsrom Self Love Recommendations:  Melody: don't feel bad about DNFing a book. Read something you know you'll love like I did with Surrender to Sin and The Devil's Submission by Nicola Davidson.  Erin: You guys there's this new show called Snoot Boopers that's a riot and a half. So if you're a dog in a TV rut, check that nonsense out! Episode Sponsor:  Bubbles and Books! Use the offer code HEAVINGBOSOMS10 to get 10% off your first order! Facebook group, home of the monthly "Bubbles Night"  Instagram Pintrest Twitter Patreon Shout Out!  Sarah E., you are a Ghost Writer. No, not someone who helps authors finish their manuscripts, but rather a shy, friendly ghost that rearranges text to solve cozy mysteries, correct grammar, help children learn, and basically make everything better. Ghost writers are known to travel through time, illuminating historical texts for today’s readers and giving new voice to history. They are known to hang out with Jamal, Gabby and the gang in Brooklyn in 1995, but also curled up with a cup of tea and a feline companion when not on the job. In related news, boy, do we hope you watched the American kids TV show, Ghostwriter.

In today's episode, we chat with Julie from A Girl and a Book all about what it's like to move across the country, our favorite books that have a big move or road trip plot, and a lot of other bookish things, like insta love in books, the idea of book flights, DNFing books, and much, much more.  Books mentioned: Red Clocks by Lenni Zumas The Good Daughter by Karin Slaughter Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan A Mother's Reckoning by Sue Klebold  Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult Uprooted: A Guide for Homesick Christians by Rebecca VanDoodewaard  Mischling by Affinity Konar Through Painted Deserts by Donald Miller Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech OK for Now by Gary D. Schmidt  The Indifferent Stars Above by Daniel James Brown Marlena by Julie Buntin Within These Walls by Ania Ahlborn People mentioned: April from Getting Hygge with It Follow us all over the internet: Twitter: @nothxwerebooked Instagram: @nothxwerebooked Facebook: @nothxwerebooked Website: nothankswerebooked.com

Ian Torrence has complete nearly 200 ultra distance events and has won approximately 25% of them. He has important advice to give regarding longevity in the sport and approaches to DNFing that you need to hear if you want to be successful in this sport for years to come.

It's a tough subject, but someone's gotta talk about it... yes, those dreaded three letters. D. N. F. Did Not Finish. In this episode, Jody and David talk all things DNF as they introduce the first (and possibly last) ever Bad Boy Running guest, ultra-athlete Stefanie Bishop. Here's what we got up to:  Jody confesses to doing something he's never done before… and David shows absolutely no sympathy towards him (honestly, not a word of support) The chaps drop the bombshell that the actually have a guest… introducing the incredible extreme racing champion and Death Race veteran Stefanie Bishop Stefanie explains her experience of running the first winter Death Race, shooting 9mms and tackling Olympic wrestlers… as well as the slightly lacking ‘motivational' speeches by the organiser to help you through it Stefanie ponders which is more difficult: sat in a cold pond for hours with hypothermia or drinking 4 litres of milk? Stefanie reveals the quality of the reward for completing Death Races (honestly, it's worth spending hours in a pond with hypothermia for…) David recalls the first time he met Stef at a race… and it wasn't pretty (for a very good reason) Why Stef had to be forced to DNF and why less clothes is often better (or not, as we discover) Stef reveals the frankly RIDICULOUS amount of time she spent trying to overcome one obstacle during a race (no, really you won't believe this) David accidentally reveals the names of two people in a relationship no-one is supposed to know about ALERT, ALERT… a genuinely good idea actually features on the show! David decides to end the podcast episode on a particularly awkward question for Stef Enjoy! If you enjoyed this episode please SUBSCRIBE to get every episode delivered to you before everyone else. Join the conversation! If you want to request a guest or chat about this episode with like-minded drunk runners then head over to the Bad Boy Running Podcast Facebook group, here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1609232602668375/ To join, just answer three questions either correctly or hilariously and we'll realise you're not a spam robot and add you! Here's how to get involved: Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/badboyrunningpodcast Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/badboyrunning You can also follow Jody at @Ultrarunnerjody and David at @DavidHellard Email us at letters@badboyrunning.com  Buy merch at the Merch Store at store.badboyrunning.com Lastly, don't forget to subscribe! FYB!

Well, well, what can you say about Jenn? We talk about her recent 220 mile John Muir Trail FKT attempt with Krissy Moehl, what to do with Desitin on the trail, which wild animal she’s like to make pork rinds out of, DNFing a beer mile, which special guest flew in to … The post Jenn Shelton ’14 appeared first on Ultrarunnerpodcast.com.