Podcast appearances and mentions of Pearl Izumi

The Gravel Family Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2023 42:23

Welcome to another episode of The Gravel Ride Podcast

Episode 238: Tour Divide with Corey Godfrey

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2023 65:31

Sitting down with the Founder of Gravel Worlds, Corey Godfrey, we learned so much about what went into his experience riding his bike from Canada to Mexico- The good, the bad, and the ouch. Check out this film from Pearl Izumi about the Great Divide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEEGIt6FC34

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Engearment Podcast - An interview with Wil Rickards

Engearment with Sean Sewell

Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2023 56:28

What is adventure? Why do we need it? What do we gain when we have one? Hear the formula Wil used for endurance success. Find out about the gear he took and why he chose it. Ponder why you might benefit from a stretch goal, how you will breathe life into it, and strategies for making it successful. 00:00 Intro (Breaking it down to Why? How? and What?) 00:56 The Adventure (Riding a bike up and back down a very big hill) 04:30 Why? - Why make life more difficult by embarking on an adventure of this nature? 12:51 How? - Overview - Training & Gear 16:38 How? - Training - 1. Heart Rate (the Maffetone Method) 21:08 How? - Training - 2. Nutrition & Hydration (Skratch Labs & Food Zone Portables) 26:31 How? - Training - 3. Saddle Time & Fortitude (Evolving distances) 27:49 How? - Training - 4. Hills & Altitude 29:15 How? - Gear - Overview & values 30:44 How? - Gear - The Bike - Triban RC520 from Decathlon 32:40 How? - Gear - Clothing - Pearl iZumi - (layering for diverse temperatures & conditions) 37:22 How? - Gear - Helmet - Sena R2X (communications built-in) 38:11 How? - Gear - Miscellaneous gear & thoughts 39:14 What? - The day/ride 50:00 Why? - Revisited - This is the big one for Wil 51:11 The Takeaways from the Experience 54:04 How to reach out to Wil if you want to talk about the value of adventure Links: Chris McDougal's Website - Where you can buy the book Natural Born Heroes. https://borntorun.world The Book that Sean contributed to that goes in-depth on mitochondria - there is so much new research on why developing these little guys is so important. https://www.strongfirst.com/shop/books/the-quick-and-the-dead/ An app for staying in a particular HR zone https://www.pulse-alert.com/#home If you want to know about sports nutrition and how to cook like a pro cycling team nutritionist, start here. https://www.skratchlabs.com/pages/cookbooks For rice cake recipes, delve into the blog for even more. https://www.skratchlabs.com/blogs/recipes/skratch-aspen-hospital-rice-cake-tutorial The gear: Full review of the Pearl iZumi gear used: https://youtu.be/UvSGYvlYlNk All individual links are listed there Full review of the Sena R2X helmet: https://youtu.be/pkemkaeLNwg Decathlon RC520 on clearance: https://www.decathlon.com/collections/road-bikes/products/triban-rc520-disc-brake-road-bike-8629968-967269? Mountain Hardwear Stretch Down Jacket: https://www.mountainhardwear.com/p/mens-stretchdown-parka-1942931.html?dwvar_1942931_color=347 Mountain Hardwear Compressor Pants: https://www.mountainhardwear.com/p/mens-compressor-pant-1561481.html?dwvar_1561481_color=090

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S6e10: Bobby Africa – Slow it Down, Bobby

The Hoffman Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2023 43:50

In his youth, Bobby Africa, business mentor and ultra-endurance athlete, earned his nickname "Too Fast Africa" racing motocross for Kawasaki. Ironically, and perfectly, it was Regina's (his Process teacher) loving invitation to, "Slow it down, Bobby" that opened the door, even wider, to the healing that took place during his Process. In the first few days of his Process, Bobby (Bob's childhood nickname) began to feel safe and content. He realized he didn't have to be anything or anyone but simply himself. It was in this safety that he began to slow things down, feel his feelings, and dig into this profound healing work. Bobby courageously and vulnerably began to shine a bit of light into what was and what is in his words, "very dark." As he shares his story, you can hear, feel, and sense the profound Light within him that he re-discovered through the work of the Process. Bobby goes on to share with us how in his post-Process life he is using the Process tools to heal trauma and the associated patterns. Some of the deep understanding he came to realize at the Process - safety, loveable exactly as he is, and deep contentment - now support him as he heals even more within himself. Content warning: This conversation mentions violence and sexual abuse, and while not explicit in nature, may not be suitable for all audiences." More about Bobby Africa: Bobby Africa has been moving fast most of his life. Born in Pennsylvania as the youngest of three, he spent most of his time outside or playing competitive ice hockey, soccer, and racing motocross. His love for the outdoors took him to Colorado, where he earned degrees in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Planning to attend medical school, Bobby deferred to travel the world for a year, spending nine months climbing, surfing, and working as a mountain guide in Africa and another three months in Europe. While in Europe, he visited Salomon, a company he was product testing for, and, as they say, the rest is history. He moved to France to work for Salomon and race professionally as a mountain athlete finding himself on a new path combining his love for playing in the mountains, product creation, and business. Bobby went on to hold key positions and lead companies such as Pearl Izumi, Kidrobot, Roofnest, and PopSockets. While at PopSockets, he was instrumental in their extraordinary growth from a small garage operation to the second fastest-growing company in the country in 2018. After leaving PopSockets in 2020, he had his “kitchen coffee moment” that ultimately led him to the Hoffman Process. Bobby continues leading businesses, mentoring leaders, and fostering authentic connections through TFA (TooFastAfrica) Strategy Partners. In addition, he co-founded Suffer Better, a Colorado-based nonprofit offering the endurance athlete community opportunities to preserve and protect their natural environment and support local communities. Most importantly, he continues to play in the mountains and be a dad to his daughter Sophia. Discover more about Bobby: Bob Africa on LinkedIn Interview with Bob at PodiumRunner.com Life Lessons with Boulder Athletes at DailyRunner.com Leadville Race Series: Meet your run camp guides with Bob Africa As mentioned in this episode: Leadville Race Series Safety Bobby and other Process graduates talk often about how safe they felt at Hoffman Process. Safety in healing work is absolutely necessary. Often, people haven't ever really felt safe in their lives. Read more about psychological safety here... Contentment A quote from Bobby about the contentment he found... “Contentment is a practice. It's not a feeling of accomplishment from doing something. Contentment is just being complete in the moment. In the moment there is just presence, no future, no past - just happy to be here, in the moment. Contentment is an attitude of the soul.” ~ Ram Dass https://media.blubrry.

Dr Mike Van Thielen

303Endurance Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2023 77:10

This week we have Dr. Mike Van Thielen, an All-American and World Record Holder in swimming. Mike holds 28 U.S. National Titles. Dr. Mike is also a keynote speaker and biohacker and is going to share his "IZOD Method" (In the Zone, On Demand) to help us perform at our best in life. Show Sponsor: UCAN Generation UCAN has a full line of nutrition products powered by LIVESTEADY to fuel your sport. LIVSTEADY was purposefully designed to work with your body, delivering long-lasting energy you can feel. LIVSTEADY's unique time-release profile allows your body to access energy consistently throughout the day, unlocking your natural ability to stay focused and calm while providing the fuel you need to meet your daily challenges. Use UCAN in your training and racing to fuel the healthy way, finish stronger and recover more quickly! Use the code 303UCAN for 20% off at ucan.co/discount/303UCAN/ or ucan.co In Today's Show Feature Interview with Dr Mike Van Thielen Endurance News PTO 2022 World Rankings Study shows how Strava Kudos motivate What's new in the 303 Specialized grows out of current Experience Center location and buys Pearl Izumi building in Louisville Feature Interview: Dr. Mike Van Thielen Dr. Mike Van Thielen has a PH.D. in HOLISTIC NUTRITION, he's a HEALTH & WELLNESS EXPERT, INTERNATIONAL KEYNOTE & MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER, AND has a world record in SWIMMING, has been involved in optimal health practices, anti-aging and regenerative medicine, sports performance, nutrition, and supplementation for over three decades. Learn more about Dr. Mike at the following links: MVTonline.com Best Nootropic Supplement & Brain Focus Supplement - ADHD Nootropic – ClarigenZ Post Interview: My takeaway was about being in the zone and his examples of how focused elite athletes use visualization for training and competition. How much of the performance was due to physical skills, strength and speed vs mental focus and control. How much of the time are we in the zone by accident and how much of it is within our control. It sounds simple enough - Being clear on our purpose, taking control, having a plan and routine, and surround ourselves with experts that help our weaknesses. Endurance News: 2022 PTO World Rankings London, UK: The Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO) today announced the final placings for the 2022 PTO World Rankings, with German Anne Haug claiming top spot for the women and Norwegian Kristian Blummenfelt leading the way for the men. The PTO World Rankings were introduced to identify and rank the world's best professional triathletes who participate in non-drafting triathlon events. Any athlete who holds a professional license and is a PTO Professional member is eligible. The leading athletes share out an end of season bonus pool of $2 million split equally between women and men, with a cool $100,000 going to the top ranked athletes. “I'm really overwhelmed to be on top of the PTO World Rankings after the challenging Covid years. Although I didn't have the one outstanding race I would have wished for, I was able to be very consistent in my performance throughout the season, thanks to my amazing team behind me. They kept me fit and healthy,” said Haug, who's three counting scores in 2022 included Challenge Roth (131.41 points), Ironman Hawaii (110.20 pts) and the Ironman St. George World Championships (109.56 pts). “This year we saw some absolutely outstanding performances, for example Daniela at the Ironman Worlds in Utah, Chelsea in Kona or Taylor at the 70.3 Worlds. That inspires me, shows how fantastic our sport is and that if you don't go up a level each year, you'll fall behind.” “The new PTO Open races give us a unique opportunity to race the best athletes from all distances, which improves the quality of every race and adds the spice everyone needs to perform. The team format of the Collins Cup has also pushed racing to a new level, strengthening camaraderie, team spirit, fair play and tactics.” Blummenfelt has had an outstanding 12 months, not just in winning the full Ironman World Championships in May and the 70.3 version in October, but also breaking 7 hours in the Sub7 Challenge in June. His three counting scores included: Iroman Hawaii (128.26 pts), the Ironman St. George World Championships (114.98 pts) and the Ironman 70.3 World Championships (113.14 pts). “It was a strong year for me winning the Ironman World Championships and 70.3 World Championships in St George among other performances. Finishing top of the 2022 PTO World Rankings is something I'm very proud of and I'll be trying to do the same again in 2023.” The PTO and an athlete committee has been working on an updated version of the PTO World Rankings system for 2023, that will be announced next month. New study says Strava kudos motivate you to run more When you are looking for motivation to get out for a run, is Strava getting you out the door? Well, a study out of Radboud University in Nijmegen, Netherlands, says that Strava, the largest online social network for athletes, spurs exercise and gives runners motivation to record an activity. The study, published in the Journal of Social Networks, analyzed Strava profiles to see how runners in the same virtual Strava club influenced each other's running behaviour. Researchers focused on five different Strava clubs in the Netherlands that functioned as an online extension of real-life running clubs, totalling 329 members. In a pre-study survey, they asked the subjects prime what their motive for using Strava was: 83 per cent expressed it was to log activities; 78 per cent said it was to track their progression; 31 per cent said it was for social interaction with other runners, while 21 per cent was to receive validation for their activity. Researchers predicted that runners use their peers' behaviour as a yardstick and may intentionally try to imitate peers' behaviours to promote their relative standing or to avoid rejection. Figure. 3. Development of the mean of running attributes (based on running volume, frequency, and gender) They investigated the recorded data for a year, constructing a longitudinal dataset of networks and behaviour, and discovered that those who receive more kudos were inclined to run more. While running variables differed over time within clubs in Figure 3, no consistent seasonal pattern was found. Researchers initially thought that athletes who ran more would be the most influential on the app, but it was the opposite; athletes who ran less were more likely to follow the running behaviour of their friends who ran more. According to the study, “Those who received more kudos for their activities, ran more.” The study also found that many runners change their running behaviour to do more kudos-worthy activities, (i.e., run farther, run longer, chase segments). Athletes who had kudos turned off ran less than those who had kudos enabled. What's New in the 303: Specialized buys former Pearl Izumi building LOUISVILLE, Colo. (BRAIN) — Specialized Bicycle Components bought the award-winning office building here previously owned by Pearl Izumi, for $14.9 million. The company said Thursday that it would use the space for an innovation center. "We have known for quite some time that we have outgrown our current innovation center in Boulder. This is our best economical option in the area. Our commitment to bring radically innovative bikes, equipment and experiences to riders requires investing in functional, inspiring, and collaborative workspaces for our teammates. We are greatly looking forward to the future of this new innovation center," the company said in a statement to BRAIN. Pearl Izumi moved into the 55,000-square-foot building in 2013. The custom-built building features locally sourced materials and sustainable features. In 2014 it was honored by the Colorado and Denver chapters of The American Institute of Architects. Pearl Izumi was owned by Shimano from 2008 until last May, when it was purchased by United Sports Brands, the parent of Nathan, Cutters, and Shock Doctor, among other brands. In September USB said it was reducing staff and vacating the building. At the time, Michael Magerman, USB's president and CEO, said the building had been "mostly vacant" since the acquisition because many employees began working from home during the pandemic. Some of the brand's workforce was already dispersed before the pandemic. "In an effort to maximize efficiencies, USB will move the remaining functions and people to remote work or relocate them from Colorado to USB's California location. USB has already made significant investments into the brand and we intend to invest in and grow the business for many years to come," Magerman said in a statement to BRAIN. Some Pearl Izumi employees were given the option to relocate to USB's headquarters in Fountain Valley, California, or to work remotely. Closing: Thanks again for listening in this week. Please be sure to follow us @303endurance and of course go to iTunes and give us a rating and a comment. We'd really appreciate it! Stay tuned, train informed, and enjoy the endurance journey!

Cool and Cold Weather Riding Tips for Cyclists

Spinistry Chat

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2022 23:58

This one is aimed at Sun Belt type riders who might not be familiar with riding when the temps get a bit nippy... Our Amazon Store: https://www.amazon.com/shop/spinistry Our affiliate link to The Black Bibs: https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=2075577&u=3336575&m=127356&urllink=&afftrack= King Technical Apparel (use coupon code spinistry20 ): https://www.kingtechnicalapparel.com/store/c1/Featured_Products.html Our affiliate link to Pearl Izumi: https://bit.ly/3hRnXve --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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Marley Blonsky, fat adventure cyclist & co-founder of All Bodies on Bikes: “There's just such a sense of freedom when you're on your bicycle.”

Real Fit

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2022 56:54

Marley Blonsky is a speaker, writer, advocate, influencer, and self-described fat adventure cyclist, and as the co-founder of All Bodies on Bikes, she's on a mission to make the sport of cycling more inclusive for people of all sizes and shapes.In addition to her advocacy work, Marley also rides for Cannondale, Pearl Izumi, Shimano, Ride With GPS, Chamois Butt'r, and Kuat Racks. She loves gravel and cyclocross racing despite coming in last in every single race she's done and she's also an avid bikepacker. Connect with MarleyAll Bodies on Bikes film FacebookInstagramTwitterIn this episode, we discuss… Why Marley describes herself as fat Why she didn't wear shorts for years Her journey to body acceptanceHow she got into cycling Making friends at stop lights The joy of bikepackingHow to poop in the woods Why paper maps are the best Getting food poisoning on a bikepacking tripThe story behind All Bodies on Bikes Marley's thoughts on the bike industry's efforts toward inclusivityLeaving the corporate grind to pursue a dreamWhy she feels successful in cyclocross racing — despite consistently finishing lastTricks for combatting inertia to get out the door and ride Coping with depression What her training looks like Dealing with internet trolls Embracing body neutrality Marley's database where companies can connect with outdoor apparel and gear testers of all sizes

Annijke Wade Adaptive Mountain Biker #85

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Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2022 77:23

Trail EAffect Episode 85 Annijke Wade, Adaptive Mountain Biker Annijke Wade Back Story Annijke recounting the day of her injury Going back to Angel Fire where Annijke's injury occurred Starting to work with Angel Fire for more adaptive access on the mountain Annijke and Snowsports Bowhead and their adaptive mountain bikes Bowhead Reach Learning to ride AMTB Riding at Panorama Resort in BC The purpose for traveling to Canada for the Dunbar Series Annijke Celebrating her Alive Day Engaging with the Adaptive community in the United States How Annijke views trails now since getting out on her Bowhead AMTB Learning Trail Standards How keeping up on Trail Maintenance helps adaptive riders Listener Questions for Annijke Brice Shirbach Question: Where does the Strength and Assurance come from Brooke Goudy Question: Why Mountain Biking My Question building on how Annijke answered the previous two questions: None Attachment and Annjike's view on this Closing Comments Go Fund Me to help Support Annijke Thank You's to supporters Going Fly Fishing Links discussed in the show: Annijke Wade Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geodesicdome Annijke Wade Go Fund Me Page: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-annijkes-recovery-and-medical-expenses Annijke Wade High Fives Foundation: https://highfivesfoundation.org/athlete/annijke-wade/ Pearl iZUMi: https://www.pearlizumi.com/pages/ambassadors Bowhead Adaptive Corp: https://www.bowheadcorp.com/ Dunbar Series and Kootenay Adaptive: https://kootenayadaptive.com/adaptive-mountain-biking-race-series/ Adventure Stache Podcast with Annijke about her recent spinal cord injury: https://www.paysonmcelveen.com/podcast/episode/4be93bed/annijke-wade-mountain-biker-on-her-recent-spinal-cord-injury Adventure Stache Podcast with Annijke 11 months post-accident: https://www.paysonmcelveen.com/podcast/episode/7bc2fee4/annijke-wade-11-months-after-her-spinal-cord-injury This Podcast has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services Trail EAffect Show Links: Evolution Trail Services: www.evotrails.com Contact Josh at evolutiontrails@gmail.com Support Trail EAffect through donations at: https://www.patreon.com/traileaffect You can also reach out and donate via PayPal or other means if you feel so inclined to do so.

Matt's Week in Review- 05/12/2022

Matt's Week in Review

Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2022 9:18

This week's headlines: Santa Cruz Heckler E-Bike Recall Stop and Inspect- Park Tool Crank Puller Zwift lays off employees and stops hardware side of development Shimano sells Pearl Izumi to United Bike Brands Fox thinks the industry will stabilize by Q4 Farr longer aero bar loop Roval Gen 2 Alpinist and Rapide wheels re-released as tubeless

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How Higg is helping a major cycling apparel brand become more sustainable

Ecotextile Talks

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2022 29:43

This episode is brought to you by Higg, the technology platform that helps companies measure, manage, and share their social and environmental sustainability data. Host Philip Berman talks to McKenzie Everett, from the cycling apparel brand Pearl izumi, about her company's commitment to sustainability, and how it uses the Higg Product Design Tools to measure, manage, and share the environmental impact of its products. To date, 300 leading brands have used the Higg Product Design Tools to measure the impact of over 2,800 products. In the conversation, McKenzie explains how Pearl iZumi uses these tools and the innovative way the brand invites its customers to participate in offsetting the carbon footprint of the products they purchase.

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162: Gravel Grinder Nationals Comes to Loudoun

Mid-Atlantic Gravel, Travel & Dirt

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2022 68:16

If you are new here, this is the podcast where we talk about gravel bikes, adventure biking, bikepacking, bike camping, or just playing bikes. In this episode, we have Troy Farrar the event director for the Gravel Grinder Nationals coming up in May right here in our backyard in Loudoun County, VA. Gravel Grinder Nationals: http://www.grindernationals.com/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/gravelgrindernats Gravel - A Love Letter by Pearl Izumi: https://youtu.be/qgUDW8qImwc CutawayUSA offers premium cycling apparel born in the blue ridge mountains. Cutaway is an industry leader using innovative fabrics combined with clean, bold designs. Make sure to visit their website to see all the jerseys, bibs, neck gaiters, and cycling apparel and gear. Check out their website at http://cutawayusa.com When you reach checkout use the code GTD20 to take 20% off your entire order. That offer is a special discount just for our listeners!

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Joshua Lawton and Pearl iZUMi (#17)

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Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2022 27:57

Trail EAffect Episode 17 with Joshua Lawton - Story Teller and Content Creator for PEARL iZUMi This episode first aired on January 20th, 2021 on Mountain Bike Radio PEARL iZUMi has caught my attention as a company that is making great strides in telling stories about people and communities. They have a series called “Underexposed” high lighting communities that people may not associate mountain biking with right away and bringing attention to the. PEARL iZUMi also has a “Dig Series” where they highlight communities that are using trails and mountain biking to revitalize their economy. In this show we speak with Joshua Lawton both a content creator and story teller for PEARL iZUMi. Joshua came to PEARL iZUMi from IMBA where he brought both the background and understanding trails and the advocacy that goes into creating trails doesn't always get the attention they deserve. Topics in the show include: Joshua Lawton Back Story PEARL iZUMi Blog Under Exposed Series Dig Series PEARL iZUMi as a company Closing Comments Links: PEARL iZUMi: https://www.pearlizumi.com/ PEARL iZUMi Blog: https://blog.pearlizumi.com/ PEARL iZUMi Under Exposed Series on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfV0ucaxuYA4cd1Zhb5BJwn4GYHYwpRGE PEARL iZUMi Dig Series on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfV0ucaxuYA5kLIqHBeL_pBg6X60hL_8D The Trail EAffect podcast has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services Trail EAffect Show Support: Smith's Bike Shop: https://smithsbikes.com Evolution Trail Services: www.evotrails.com Contact Josh at: evolutiontrails@gmail.com Support the Trail EAffect through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/traileaffect

Jeff Lenosky the Trail Boss (#23)

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2022 86:59

Trail EAffect Episode 21 with Jeff Lenosky – The Trail Boss This episode first aired on April 5th, 2021 on Mountain Bike Radio Topics Covered in this show: The Jeff Lenosky Backstory Trials and 90's Mountain Biking How the Trail Boss Came to be How Jeff got into Enduro Racing at the beginning of Enduro Trails that Jeff enjoys riding and difficult climbs like the entrance to Horse Thief's bench Flats VS Clips… Communities like Knoxville, TN that have all the aspects for a great Trail Community Can'd Aid Foundation The Partnership with REEB Cycles and how that came about Other Supporters and why it's important to have support from companies that make products you really stand behind Closing Links: Jeff Lenosky YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEP-XJQ983V8_3XpKU_-pRQ REEB Cycles: https://reebcycles.com/ Shimano: https://bike.shimano.com/en-EU/components/mtb.html Orange Seal: https://orangeseal.com/ Pearl iZUMi: https://www.pearlizumi.com/US/en/ Can'd Aid: https://candaid.org/ Support for Trail EAffect Comes from Smith's Bike Shop in La Crosse, WI https://smithsbikes.com/ This show has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services, for more information go to: Evolution Trail Services: www.evotrails.com Contact Josh at evolutiontrails@gmail.com Support the Trail EAffect through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/traileaffect

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Brooke Goudy (#36)

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Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2022 55:16

Trail EAffect Episode 36: with Brooke Goudy This episode first aired on August 14th, 2021 on Mountain Bike Radio Topics Covered in this show: The Brooke Goudy Back Story on Life & how she landed in Denver, Co. How Brooke got into Mountain Biking and why she stuck with it Brooke's involvement with a lot of different organizations in an effort to share mountain biking with people of color and women in general Black Girls Do Bike Denver VIDA Mountain Bike Series NICA – Boulder High School Coach (Sophomore Boys) Brooke's take on trails she likes Unique Places that Brooke has been able to travel to The Therapeutic Aspect of Trails and Mountain Biking / Being out in Nature Other Outdoor Adventure Sports and the Culture of Colorado Gravel Riding and the Great Divide Trail Salsa Cutthroat Sponsors and Supporters of Brooke and her work Mural to be Painted in Downtown Denver at Evo Sports Closing thoughts on Trails and Advocating for Trails, and for getting more people out onto trails Links: Brooke Goudy Yeti: https://yeticycles.com/ambassadors/brooke-goudy Black Girls Do Bike Denver (Facebook Page): https://www.facebook.com/groups/BlackGirlsDoBikeDenver/ Black Girls Do Bike: https://www.blackgirlsdobike.org/ VIDA MTB: https://www.vidamtb.com/ Ride for Racial Justice: https://www.rideforracialjustice.org/ Ride for Racial Justice GRVL: https://www.rideforracialjustice.org/sbt-grvl-program Salsa Gravel Gratitude w/ Brooke: https://salsacycles.com/stories/gravel_and_gratitude/gravel_gratitude_part_3 WTB: https://www.wtb.com/ Pearl iZUMi: https://www.pearlizumi.com/ Shift Human Performance Podcast with Brooke: https://shifthumanperformance.com/2021/02/22/episode-6-inclusivity-in-mountain-biking-with-brooke-goudy/ Deuter Packs: https://www.deuter.com/ie-en COMBA: https://www.comba.org/ Boulder Mountain Bike Alliance: https://www.bouldermountainbike.org/ Support for Trail EAffect Comes from Smith's Bike Shop in La Crosse, WI https://smithsbikes.com/ This show has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services, for more information go to: Evolution Trail Services: www.evotrails.com Contact Josh at evolutiontrails@gmail.com Support the Trail EAffect through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/traileaffect

In the Dirt 27 - Goodbye 2021!

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2021 42:01

Co-hosts, Randall and Craig put a bow tie on 2021 with a look back at a few of their favorite bikes and gravel riding experiences. Episode Sponsor: Competitive Cyclist (Promo Code: TheGravelRide) Support the podcast Join The Ridership Episode transcription, please excuse the typos: In the Dirt 27 [00:00:00] Craig Dalton: Hello and welcome to in the dirt from the gravel ride podcast. I'm your host Craig Dalton. I'm going to be joined shortly by my cohost Randall Jacobs. This is going to be our final in the dirt episode for the year. And we take a look back. At 2021 and a look forward to 2022. Before we jump in, I needed to thank this week. Sponsor a competitive cyclist. [00:00:23] Competitive cyclist is the online retailer of road. Gravel and mountain bikes, components, apparel, and accessories. [00:00:30] Perhaps you've got a holiday gift card, burning a hole in your pocket at this point. 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So be sure to go check them out. Would that business out of the way let's dive right in to my episode of in the dirt with randall jacobs Hey Randall, how you doing? [00:02:43] Randall Jacobs: I am well, Craig happy holidays [00:02:46] Craig Dalton: Yeah, same to you. It's good to see you. It's hard to believe. This is our last episode of the [00:02:51] Randall Jacobs: last episode of the year, indeed. So we have a lot of fun topics for today. How would you like to dive in? [00:02:57] Craig Dalton: Yeah, I think first off, I'd just like to put out a little public apology. I feel like we've had some audio issues on the podcast recently. Both on the editing side and more recently just voice levels. So I just want to shout out one, I acknowledge that those things have happened. and two, just to note of appreciation to the listeners who reached out with a lot of kindness to just say, Hey, Do you need any help? [00:03:24] Do you have any, can I offer any suggestions? Cause it's, it's well received and noted. And in fact, we're trying a different platform today, which comes super well-regarded. I know it's used by NPR and a bunch of other broadcast podcasts. Um, so hopefully the audio turns out great. And it's definitely a goal of mine in 2022 to just make sure that the audio levels don't distract from the conversation. [00:03:47] Obviously to the listener. I never do any fancy editing. I don't do a lot of stuff around that, given our, my personal capabilities, but we do want the conversation to be enjoyable, to listen to. And just for you to be able to get to know the guests or hear the conversation without anything getting in the way [00:04:06] Randall Jacobs: Yeah, and I certainly want to own my part in being a little bit overzealous with the editing capabilities of the last software platform we were using. We were using, there's a certain perfectionist tendency that I've been working through in public as a consequence of being a, you know, a part of this podcast. [00:04:24] Uh, so the other feedback that we received and the ridership was super helpful and. I will be, well, this platform doesn't allow so much, but then also just recognizing that it doesn't have to be perfect to be really good. [00:04:36] Craig Dalton: Yeah, I think, I think, you know, part of the feedback and I had gotten this early on and it was intentional on my part to just people speak the way they speak. Right. And it's not up to me or us to edit out too much of the conversation, obviously. dog barking or fire alarm. I want to address that. But if someone says like, or as are needs of a couple of minutes or repeats a word, I don't want to feel overly compelled to edit that out because at the end of the day, the gravel ride podcast is just talking about connecting with humans and talking about the subject to gravel cycling. [00:05:10] So I think there's just some good notes for, us to take for 2020. [00:05:15] Randall Jacobs: Yeah, well, you know, um, like, uh, I guess that's okay. Sounds good to me. [00:05:22] Craig Dalton: um, maybe. [00:05:25] Randall Jacobs: Yeah, [00:05:27] Craig Dalton: But otherwise, you [00:05:27] Randall Jacobs: keep that in there. [00:05:28] Craig Dalton: it's been a fun year. I mean, I'm, I'm personally proud that we've published episodes every single week of the year. It was a lot of effort to get to that point. I think certainly a lot of listeners have acknowledged that And I, I would be remiss in not thanking those who have become members of buy me a coffee.com or supported the podcast in any other ways, because it, it has taken a lot of effort to achieve this goal. [00:05:54] A couple of years back, I was just doing two episodes a month. So this seems like a pretty big momentous year that we should celebrate [00:06:02] Randall Jacobs: yeah. And just looking every so often, I'll go and buy me a coffee and read the comments. Uh, just when I need to pick me up and just the, the, you know, the appreciation there really makes the effort worth it. So thank you for that as well. [00:06:13] Craig Dalton: Yeah. I mean, obviously like this isn't a money-making venture, so it's really the kind of kudos and kindness that, uh, you know, really propelled me forward. [00:06:22] Randall Jacobs: You're not the Joe Rogan of the gravel cycling world. [00:06:26] Craig Dalton: Yeah. You know, I don't think Spotify is going to be coming, knocking on the door to purchase the gravel ride, but, uh, I'm proud of the community we have and what we do every week. [00:06:34] Randall Jacobs: Yeah, absolutely. [00:06:36] Craig Dalton: Yeah. A couple of ones I just wanted, you know, we've had so many great episodes this year and fun ones for me. Like this has always been a journey of discovery and just these conversations I'm following my personal interests and, And hope. [00:06:50] That aligns with what the listeners are looking for. But a couple of my favorites I really did enjoy having Patrick carry on doing gravel bike skills, 1 0 1, I think that was a super useful episode. And he did a great job. Just sort of breaking down some fundamentals that newer riders may not be aware of or need to work on. [00:07:10] So that was a lot of fun. And then a couple product ones really enjoyed John Freeman from Rafa talking about shooting. Just getting into kind of the ins and outs of the construction of the shoe was an area that as, as you know, a hardware guy hadn't really explored that much. So it was pretty fascinating. [00:07:26] And then have to give a shout out to my buddy Whitman for cab helmets, just doing 3d printed helmets, I think is really interesting. And I do think is one of those trends that it's going to continue to be present in cycling gear, going for. [00:07:42] Randall Jacobs: And I particularly like the, kind of the more foundational episodes that we've done. Uh, another example, being the conversation I also had with Patrick on bike fit 1 0 1. Uh, it's great to be able to point people to a resource that was very carefully structured. But, uh, it's also digestible, uh, to help people understand an important topic that affects how we ride. [00:08:05] Craig Dalton: Yeah, a hundred percent. I wanna, I wanna, um, kind of partition those off because I do think over the course of the last three years, there's been a handful of just critical episodes that I think if you're only going to listen to five episodes of the gravel ride podcast, you should be hitting bike fit 1 0 1. [00:08:22] You should revisit our gravel bike 1 0 1 episodes. If you're thinking about purchasing a bike, the gravel bike skills episode, and there'll be a few more that I'll kind of package in there and I'll find a way in 20, 22 to point people to that to say, Hey, if you're looking to have a starting point, grab these episodes first and then. [00:08:40] get into the flow and go through the, you know, over a hundred episodes in the backcountry. [00:08:46] Randall Jacobs: Yeah. And you know, that brings us into kind of the next phase and being part of this experience, which is community. Um, another episode I want to call out is the one I recently did with Ryan. Uh, Russ Roca over at pathless pedals. Uh, his content is very much about, uh, you know, the non-competitive aspects of cycling and makes the sport much more accessible. [00:09:09] Uh, and that's a value that you and I hold very dear and is a big value of the ridership. And, uh, you know, was the primary motivation for getting the ridership off the ground, you know, uh, uh, community of riders helping. [00:09:22] Craig Dalton: Yeah. Yeah, exactly. I mean, I think that's been a theme that we've brought up in the end of dirt episodes And constantly encouraging and reminding people to join the ridership. it's something that, you know, we've depended a little bit of energy, but not as much as we would want, would have wanted to in 2021. [00:09:38] I think some of our desires were hamstrung by the ongoing pan down. The idea of getting people together and using the ridership to facilitate, you know, regional ride events and things like that. But the kernel is there and the interactions of, you know, continue to be positive and improve. [00:09:56] Randall Jacobs: Yeah. And it's at a point where. It has a certain degree of validation that allows us to access resources that might not be, uh, accessible early on in terms of partnerships with technology partners or adding new functionality and things like this. And these are conversations that we have been deeply involved in behind the scenes and hope to start seeing, uh, implementation in 2022. [00:10:19] It'll be a significant focus for me, uh, now that, uh, you know, I'm in a very good shape, uh, with, with my primary business. [00:10:27] Craig Dalton: Yeah, I think community is such an interesting topic and it's so, you know, I've always, in retrospect, always looked back at communities I've joined and discovered how much more value you get when you put in. And I think that's sort of the core of the ridership, right? The expectation it's not. Uh, Randall and correct conversation by any means. [00:10:47] In fact, there's weeks at a time that I'm just lurking and watching conversations happen. And, you know, I just encourage people to get in there. And whether it's the ridership or other communities in your life, it's just important to put yourself out there. Because you get so much more in return when you find out that, I mean, maybe it's selfish and you get a question answered that you need answered. [00:11:09] But if you can answer a question for someone else or point them in the right direction, I don't know about you, but I just get such extreme satisfaction out of that. That are really just fills me up. [00:11:19] Randall Jacobs: Yeah, it think if we're doing this right. Um, increasingly people don't know who we are when they sign up and it's, it's, it's its own thing and the ownership and the governance is decentralized and so on, and that's kind of the vision going forward, but we can learn about that a little bit later. [00:11:36] Craig Dalton: Yeah, exactly. Yeah. I think you sign up and you bring your friends in and it becomes, it becomes something that you can use to connect with your local riders, your friends that you ride with every week. But then, you know, the goal has always been to just have this, this forum where people can communicate. [00:11:52] Any question they have. So obviously bike related questions, tire related questions. These can all happen at a super high level, but these regional questions and those group rides you're arranging every month will happen at an interpersonal. [00:12:05] Randall Jacobs: Yeah, who do I ride with? Also, another thing that's been really heartening to see is, uh, we have a channel in there that's just for, you know, buy, sell, gift, seek whatever. Um, and yeah, people just putting stuff up saying, I have these things that I'm not using. If anyone wants them come pick them up or pay for shipping. [00:12:22] And that like really just speaks to the ethos. Um, and, and is, is, is something that, um, I wouldn't say I'm proud of. It's something I feel grateful to be a part of and that's happening. [00:12:33] Craig Dalton: Yeah. [00:12:33] a hundred percent, a hundred percent. And it's only gonna get better as it grows. I think this community has self-selected towards kindness and generosity, which is really, really great to see and something that I know it's important for both of us, that, that those values continue to get fostered going forward. [00:12:51] Randall Jacobs: Hmm. Yes, yes. Yes. [00:12:53] So bikes of the. [00:12:56] Craig Dalton: Yeah. I mean, seeing that we're at the end of the year, I just thought it, it would be cool to kind of, um, talk about bikes that caught our eye, just the bike each to kind of set the stage for maybe what we hope to see the. [00:13:09] industry doing next year. [00:13:11] Randall Jacobs: Yeah, and I know we have very different perspectives on this, so why don't you go ahead with yours for. [00:13:16] Craig Dalton: Yeah. I mean, I still have my vision for what the perfect bike is and I don't think anything out there necessarily matches that just yet. I think there are a lot of trends. By companies are capitalizing on and they may grab one trend, I think is on point, but not another. So I'm still holding my breath for. [00:13:34] that. [00:13:35] Perfect Nash. Next gen model that'll come out. But one that I did want to highlight is the BMC ERs, L T um, I think it's unrestricted, something or other I'm kind of forgetting what the acronym was, but it was a [00:13:51] Randall Jacobs: something that looks about right. [00:13:52] Craig Dalton: yeah, exactly. I had the S right. So it's, uh, the BMC ERs has been around for actually a couple of years and, and, uh, Tom boss over at, uh, Marine county bike coalition has one, and he's always raved about it as did, um, a contact of mine over at SRAM and RockShox, and it's a bike that has built in some suppleness into the rear. [00:14:17] I have experience with BMCs on the mountain bike side, as I was riding a 29 or hard tail for quite some time, and all is found that did a really great job of matching suppleness with performance. So it was quite interesting when this year they came out with the LT model, the LT is actually adding a micro suspension fork on the front end. [00:14:41] It's from a company called high ride over in Europe. It's only 20 millimeters of track. But I think they've matched that delicately with the amount of travel on the rear end. The suspension is right in the steer column, so it's not telescoping. So my imagination suggests that it's a fairly rigid front end, and I know they do have a lockout on it as well, but more and more, and it could be a sign of my age. [00:15:05] I'm just appreciating. Anything or any bike that can add a little suppleness to the ride. As You know, from riding out here in Marin, I'm riding the rough stuff all the time. So as we've talked about on previous episodes, there's sort of a bunch of different ways, including your body that creates suspension parts. [00:15:27] You can add the frame and it's just been interesting to me to look at the. This manifestation of those ideas in the BMC ERs LT. Uh, and I think it would be a really great bike to ride around. One thing I don't like about it, which we rant about on the show all the time is it's got a proprietary seat, post shape. [00:15:47] They did have the force forethought of this DC D shaped seed posts to add a, a shim mechanism. So you can easily go to a standard 27 2, but if you're a bike manufacturer out there and listening to me, just give me around 27 to that's fine. I need to put a dropper post in it. I don't need a fancy arrow shape and my seat posts. [00:16:09] Thank you very much. [00:16:11] Randall Jacobs: Yeah. And the arrow shape doesn't really do anything though. D just, um, the D shaped seat post is not about arrow. It's generally about compliance. So you get a little bit more flex in the, after the post, but if you're running a 27 2 posts, that is, you know, with a decent carbon layup, that's designed for some compliance, you can achieve the same thing. [00:16:30] Uh, so it's kind of separate fluid. Um, but at least they had the forethought yeah. To, to do the, the adapter. Uh, so I don't have a huge problem with that being, being a, an avid, uh, advocate for round posts. [00:16:43] Craig Dalton: Yeah. I remember talking to you, gosh, you know, a year And a half, two years ago, just about your experience working for a bigger manufacturer. And there's so many constraints along the way that, um, get, get hoisted into the conversation. It's it's often not necessarily about is this the thing that ultimate thing that I can make. Is this thing hitting the right product life cycle, the component availability, blah, blah, blah, that that often kind of shaped the design. [00:17:12] Randall Jacobs: Yeah. And there's also, can we tell a story around this? And I've seen a number of examples. Um, one is a candy called certs. That was, there was a technology that I think rhymed with that, that ultimately was just a bolt on Alaska. Um, literally was compromising the structure of the bike and adding weight in order to give a cosmetic thing that told an untrue story about compliance. [00:17:38] Uh, so, you know, you see these things less and less, uh, fortunately, but there's still some of them D shape posts. I definitely include in there. [00:17:46] Craig Dalton: Yeah. Yeah. How about you? I know you struggle. Whenever I ask you to tell me about your favorite bikes out on the market, other than thesis, obviously, you know, what do you think, what was short of your bike of the year? [00:18:00] Randall Jacobs: Honestly, so my bike of the year. So, so my philosophy is I want a one bike. I don't want suspension. Um, that is compromising the road experience. Uh, I want a bicycle that can do all the things really well. And the bike, you know, I looked at the allied echo and I thought that there were some really cool things happening there. [00:18:20] It's got flipped chips, front and rear. You can get a true performance road geo with a 73 head angle on the larger sizes. Um, but the first off, I don't think it's necessary to have a flip chip in the rear go with four 20 mils. Jane stays that'll work fine for an endurance road G. And if I was to do a flip chip, but just do it in the fork and have it be one that uses two different rotor sizes. [00:18:43] So you get more braking and off-road in the more upright position and I'm a smaller one 60 rotor for on-road with a more aggressive position. Um, my bike of the year is actually a bike that's been around for a long time and is still in my opinion, um, though it's expensive, uh, the category leader and that's, that's the open up, uh, [00:19:03] Craig Dalton: And would you, would you call out the up or the, uh, or the, um, the one with the dual drops stay stays. [00:19:10] Randall Jacobs: Um, not the upper, because I think the upper is a great bike for people who want a dedicated dirt only. And who are okay with a, you know, a less spirited on-road experience, but the, the head angle is pretty slack. You don't have enough weight over the front axle with that amount of, you know, with the head angle. [00:19:27] That's that slack, um, it's not built around the, the road wheel size. Really? You, you run 700 by 35. [00:19:34] Uh, [00:19:35] the open [00:19:35] Craig Dalton: that's actually the wide, sorry, sorry to throw you off. That was The wide, that [00:19:39] Randall Jacobs: Oh, correct? Correct. Yeah. the [00:19:40] wide, right? Yeah. [00:19:41] Craig Dalton: lighter weight [00:19:42] Randall Jacobs: the lighter weight one. Yeah. Yeah. Lighter paints, maybe nominally lighter layup. [00:19:48] Um, I, yeah, I like that bike because of the geometry. [00:19:51] It's a proper endurance road, geometry generous tire clearance. I think it's 2.1 at least. Uh, I think the tire volume on wide rims run tubeless is the best way to do suspension if you want. Um, I have a design for like a, a handlebar with a little bit of suspension built into it. I like suspension stems, if you want even more. [00:20:11] And then you don't compromise the on-road experience and add all that weights and slop. Uh, so yeah, an external cable. That's easier to set up, easier to service, easier to adjust. If you need to ship your bike or pack it up for a flight, uh, it's going to be much less of a hassle. I find internal routing the way that it's done by most companies to be. [00:20:35] A very expensive weight, adding complexity, adding experience, ruining technology to make it look, um, look a certain way. And to be able to tell a story about saving half a watt or a watt of power, I find it quite silly, uh, the way it's done. So, yeah, that's my, that's my bike of the year, uh, is the open up. I do a few things differently and I will do a few things differently in a, in a future generation, but that's a great starting point. [00:21:01] It really. Uh, drug room and did it right initially. [00:21:05] Craig Dalton: Yeah. it's so funny. I mean, that was my, my second gravel bike. The one that I decided I was going to sell my road. It was going to go all in on gravel, sold the original Niner that I had, that just kind of wasn't fitting, fitting the bill for me and people ask me why I sold that. Like, you know, I loved it. I think it's great. [00:21:25] I think it ticks all those boxes that you, that you've described. You know, I, I didn't, and I've told this, I probably said this publicly and I've certainly said it privately. I didn't find, I found going to the thesis was very similar to writing. [00:21:39] Randall Jacobs: exactly. [00:21:40] Craig Dalton: You're not paying me to say this, but it's my personal opinion. [00:21:44] Randall Jacobs: Yep. [00:21:44] Craig Dalton: Yeah. [00:21:45] I mean, it sort of slightly different intention on the bike from a design perspective, not maybe as lightweight as the, the open was or is, but very comparable in kind of performance. And, and for me, what was critically important was the fit. I am concerned about some of the trends around geometry and two blunts that. [00:22:05] Becoming popularized in the gravel bike market right now. And I'm concerned. And I had the same concern when this happened on mountain bikes. That it's actually not favoring me like where we are today from a certainly too blunt that I'm talking about the trend towards going longer, top tube slacker, head tube, short stem, and longer top tubes just never, never worked for me. [00:22:29] I've sort of in. You know, on my thesis, on the open, I would tend to ride a little bit shorter stem. [00:22:34] than maybe was customary. Um, given my height, just cause of my torso and now not to get into this trend too much. Cause I'm sure we'll cover it in 2022, but I'm a little bit concerned about getting my fit right on some of these newer. [00:22:48] Randall Jacobs: Mm. Yeah. And where is this significant? There, there are benefits on the mountain side and really no downside, assuming you can fit to the bike properly because a mountain bike is generally. You know, the range of applications that you use a given mountain bike for is generally narrower than say, you know what I'm describing as a one bike where you'd have, you know, performance road experience all the way to a borderline cross country mountain bike experience, to a bike packing experience. [00:23:13] Um, I find that the, you know, the argument for going with a longer top tube, shorter stem is so you can fit bigger 700 C type. Um, I find it kind of silly because you could go higher volume six 50 B. You could still fit big enough, 700 C for certain applications and not compromise the on-road experience with a front end that doesn't have enough weight kids to leave it over, over the front axle for control and cornering and descending and so on. [00:23:40] I think it has as much to do with trying to differentiate. Gravel bikes enough from road bikes to justify people owning both. Uh, I think it has as much to do with that as it does to do with any sort of ostensible benefits, um, to a very, you know, increasingly narrow set of applications that such a bike is useful for. [00:24:01] Craig Dalton: yeah. I mean, you would think for me being like an entirely off-road rider for. [00:24:04] the most. This new trend would be helpful. And I am curious, try kind of these bikes. I've, I've got a couple in the garage of the haven't been a good fit. Um, I am looking to get one with a better fit just to sort of see if it, if it fits the bill for me, but I think you're right. [00:24:19] I think it is creating a greater amount of separation between the road and the gravel bikes. And to me, I don't necessarily strive for that since I don't have a road bike in the garage. Right. [00:24:31] Randall Jacobs: Difference without distinction. It's I see it as all down. Um, that, that that's obviously I have, I have a horse in this, in this race, but, uh, that's, that's my perspective in anything I do in the future will not use that geometry philosophy. [00:24:44] Craig Dalton: Yeah. Okay. Well, that's interesting to hear Rondo, you got an a on that, on that front. I was gifted for my wife, a bike fit this this year, and it was something that I obviously put on my Christmas list. Um, I'm increasingly concerned and, you know, should I go down the route of getting a custom bike or should I have a demo bike be offered to me in 2022? [00:25:06] I just sort of want to understand my personal parameters a little bit more and with a little bit more confidence. I know. And I appreciate you being a friend and ally on my journey. Trying to explore fit and understanding of frame geometries. Um, I'm much better equipped today at the end of 2021 than I was earlier in the year. [00:25:26] And I do think going through this fit exercise is just going to be another step forward in my understanding of, of my personal body and how it's changing over time with the. [00:25:36] Randall Jacobs: Hmm. Yeah. Yeah. Well, um, I refer you to the bike fit episode and, uh, you know, my phone number. [00:25:43] Craig Dalton: yeah, yeah, yeah. For sure. So I've got it. I'll go through it locally and you know, I've listened to that episode again, just to get some more thoughts in my mind. And, uh, yeah, I know you're always there when I need to riff on bike stuff. [00:25:56] Randall Jacobs: So when we got coming up next, [00:25:58] Craig Dalton: Yeah. I mean, I think it'd be cool to just highlight maybe your favorite ride of the year. [00:26:03] Randall Jacobs: Sure. Uh, so this is a ride that my, my dear friend Marcus Gosling invited me on. It was a group of us, I think, uh, uh, three men, two women, uh, rode from top of skyline in the Santa Cruz mountains above San Mateo, south of San Francisco. Um, where I was actually living with Marcus for a few months during the pandemic, amongst the redwoods, uh, up on the Ridge there, it was a great place to be. [00:26:29] When it wasn't, you know, when, when everyone was staying in and we went through, let's see, we went down to the coast and to Aptos, and then up through 19 marks, uh, along summit coming back north, uh, was near Mount Nominum. And so on 130 kilometers, a lot of climbing, some fun stops along the way, really wonderful conversation, uh, with people that, uh, Uh, a couple of people I hadn't met before, and then one woman I had met, but not really, uh, connected with in that sort of way. [00:27:02] And when you have that many miles, you can really get into it. And, uh, that's one of my favorite things about the ride experience. The train was fantastic too, and very varied. Uh, but it's, it was the people that really made that. So that was my ride of the year. [00:27:14] It was called, it was called the business meeting by the way. [00:27:17] Cause, cause I think it was a weekday, I think I took the day off. So, uh, yeah, when you work in the industry that that can, that can qualify. [00:27:24] Craig Dalton: A hundred percent. Yeah, [00:27:25] I might have to coerce you into sharing that link with me, or maybe even putting it in our ride with GPS club for the ridership. Cause that sounds like a neat loop. [00:27:34] Randall Jacobs: sure. Yeah. Happy to. [00:27:35] Craig Dalton: Yeah. I have to say like, um, I guess it's a factor of me being limited for time, but I typically don't ever get in my car to drive and there's so much interesting stuff that I've seen in the ridership, um, in that neck of the woods and out in Pacifica that I really. [00:27:51] Get down there because it doesn't, you know, they don't have to get on an airplane to go do something interesting. [00:27:57] Randall Jacobs: Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. So how about yourself? What was your ride of the year? [00:28:00] Craig Dalton: Well, speaking of airplanes, it was the one solitary time I got on an airplane with my bike this year? [00:28:07] Do you remember in the June July timeframe when it felt like we were getting a hold of the pandemic, we were on top of things, boosters or, you know, shots were getting rolled out vaccination shots and it felt like things might be getting back to that. [00:28:21] Randall Jacobs: um, it felt like things were normal for a period. I always expected it to just be a low so, but yes, I do remember that time. [00:28:29] Craig Dalton: so I was leaning into that moment in time and our friends at envy composites out in Utah, we're putting. Uh, together an event called the , which was a ride combined with their builders, Roundup, which they bring, I forget how many, like 20 different frame builders out to Ogden, Utah, and kind of display their bicycles throughout Envy's facility. [00:28:54] So it was, I, it was too much to her exist, um, going on. [00:28:59] Randall Jacobs: um, with NABS not happening this year. [00:29:01] Craig Dalton: Yeah, exactly. Which was so fun when we went to NABS a few years ago, just to, I mean, to stand next to someone with their creation, their hard work is just something special. Like if you, as a listener, if you ever get a chance to go to a bike show, do it, like, it's just, I mean, for the eye candy alone, it's worth walking the Isles [00:29:20] Randall Jacobs: well I'm for reference north American hand-built bicycle show is what NABS is. And a lot of what you see from the big brands, a lot of ideas and concepts, uh, emerge from small builders, doing cool things in basements and garages, uh, which is one of the great aspects of those shows. [00:29:38] Craig Dalton: yeah, exactly. When you get a, a fabricator with a torch and some tubes, they can, they can just try different things. And it's really, what does help propel the industry for? [00:29:48] Randall Jacobs: Very much, so very [00:29:49] Craig Dalton: so. [00:29:49] I saw some great bikes out there. It's, you know, as far as the builder Roundup goes and I've published a bunch of episodes and, and, uh, and a summary episode that kind of has some quick hits from a number of the people I talked to, but that ride, since we're talking about favorite rides of the year, Every year, I tend to sign up for an event that probably pushes my personal fitness capabilities. [00:30:10] And I love to do that just to kind of keep me honest and keep me getting out there and finding the time to ride the bikes. And I definitely wasn't feeling prepared for a 92 mile ride and 8 8300 feet of climb. At some elevation above sea level already out there in Ogden, Utah. But I set out on the course, pretty small event, maybe 200 people, um, got to the first aid station and there was talk amongst some of the builders of flipping it around right there. [00:30:38] But when I got there, I learned that I was just going to be a straight out and back if I did that and I just couldn't resist it. If you haven't written in Utah, it's beautiful in the Wasatch mountains out there. Uh, so I kept going and like every great gravel event that I've ever participated in. You end up linking up with riders, um, out there on the course that you just share the pace with. [00:31:02] And I met a guy from contender cycles out in Utah, which was actually where I bought my open from originally. So that was cool. We chatted for many, many miles. Yeah. Very late in the day, I managed to connect with Dave from gravel stoke. And I can't remember whether he caught him. He caught me or I caught him, but we ended up together and we'd separate on the climbs. [00:31:23] And we both look at each other miserably tired at times, but we, we crusted the final climb and hit the aid station together And um, rode maybe the last. 20 miles or so together, we were staying in the same hotel room. So it was like, it was just like a great experience to have, to, you know, to connect with a friend and be able to ride. [00:31:45] And it just happened serendipitously because I don't think, you know, when you're signing up for a 90 mile ride or a hundred mile ride, it's foolish to think that you're going to ride with your friend the entire time. Like you just need to take care of your own needs. And that, for me, it's all about. I've got a ride, the climbs, my own pace. [00:32:03] I want to descend at my own pace. So it's really got to happen naturally. And when it does to me, man, it's just magic. [00:32:10] Randall Jacobs: Yeah. And Dave, uh, for anyone in Soquel, uh, gravel. Puts on some of the best rides I've been a part of as well, a really great routes, really good people. Um, you know, a lot of, a lot of social interaction and so on and just a really great ethos. Uh, so if you're in the SoCal area, check out the gravel stoke and by the way, this is, um, you know, gravel. [00:32:30] Those, a lot of those folks are in the ridership too. So if you want to connect with Dave or others, that's a great place to do it. [00:32:35] Craig Dalton: Yeah. Yeah, exactly. So hopefully more of this for 2022, speaking of which, what are you, what are your hopes for 2022? I mean, I don't think we need to go into a laundry list, but what are a couple of things that are, you know, [00:32:49] Randall Jacobs: So with regards to what we do here. Uh, so I moved to new England and living outside of Boston with, uh, with family. And I want to build out this region. I, we hosted a couple of group rides, uh, before the, the season changed to ski season. Uh, and as. The spring approaches. I want to build out this region and I want to facilitate more in-person connection and an experience like this, what the ridership is about and have that be, um, you know, something that, uh, extends to other regions as well, where there's a critical mass where people can actually meet people in person and have real in the flesh experiences and maybe. [00:33:28] Craig Dalton: I'm really excited for you to do that. I know when I spent my sort of formative years as a mountain biker in the mid Atlantic, I always looked to new England and it was a place that I would go up and race every once in a while when I can make a trip. And it. At that time, there were so many great new England bike builders. [00:33:47] And I know like Boston has just an incredible cycling community and history behind it. And that whole region up through Vermont, like I'm super excited to hopefully get out there at some point this year and ride. [00:34:00] Randall Jacobs: You can have come, come by. You can have my apartment. [00:34:04] Craig Dalton: I can, I can see a couch behind you where I could be sleeping. Right. [00:34:07] Randall Jacobs: Now I'll set you up properly and I'll, I'll stay. I'll stay in a different part of the place. [00:34:14] Craig Dalton: Nice. Speaking of travel. I mean, for me, like I've been longing to ride my bike internationally. I've been fortunate that I've, I've raised my mountain bike overseas. I've also done some road touring over in France on a couple occasions and a little bit in Italy, but I really got my eye on riding gravel and specifically out in general. [00:34:35] I've been talking about a trip in March, uh, that I'm going to certainly extend to the ridership community to join me on. So if I can work out the details on that in January and obviously pandemic willing, um, I'd love to pull that off because there's just something about putting your bike on international territory that, that makes any riding fields. [00:34:57] Randall Jacobs: yeah, Jarana keeps coming up in my conversations with these bay area folks who are of a certain means and, um, certain level of obsession with writing. Uh, you know, I have friends who've, uh, we're looking to move there and things like that. Uh, so definitely on the agenda for me as well, keeping in the loop. [00:35:15] Craig Dalton: Yeah. [00:35:15] I feel like if it's a, if you're a cyclist, it's just one of those destinations in your life that you need to get to, to find out why the pros are living there. And I did do an episode with our friends at Trek, travel about their trip to Jarana, which is the one I'm kind of eyeing. And you, you, you hear about all the great road riding there, but then to talk to the team over there. [00:35:36] How much dirt there is available and how special it can be. I'm just super stoked and excited to explore that possibility. [00:35:44] Randall Jacobs: Very cool. Very [00:35:45] cool. Yeah. And it's I want to do, I think that speaks to a theme generally of more, more group rides with the community in, in a general sense, wherever [00:35:54] Craig Dalton: yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Like you, I mean, in 2021, early in the year, I like, I definitely had high hopes. Getting our bay area, ridership community together more and getting some routine and having it, frankly not involve me as much. Like I'm happy to facilitate rides, but I also want others to feel compelled, to raise their hand and say, Hey, just, you know, meet me in Fairfax, California. [00:36:16] And we're going to do this route or meet me in mill valley, whatever it is. [00:36:20] Randall Jacobs: Wait, which brings us to our shared goals for the year. [00:36:24] Craig Dalton: Yeah, exactly. Like as we talked about earlier, I think we've got a lot of big goals for the ride. [00:36:31] Randall Jacobs: Yeah, I think, uh, building a critical mass in the region so that you can have those in-person interactions, um, you know, talking about having other people, being able to facilitate group rides and so on. Well, there's, we, we need certain features. We need, uh, we need to update our technology stack, potentially migrate away from slack to something more powerful. [00:36:51] Uh, we have a technology partner that we're talking about. Some tools that if realized, could be very helpful in coordinating rides and having, you know, being able to verify vaccination status or have a waiver or, you know, other things that are essential to, uh, making this a good tool, not just for impromptu. [00:37:10] Group rides amongst people, but also like your shop ride and things like this. They need certain tools for these, these events as well. Uh, amongst other features. [00:37:18] Craig Dalton: Yeah. [00:37:18] Yeah. exactly. I mean, it's, it's tough to even consider leaving the platform around on today just because. Everybody's comfortable there, but I do think the only reason we would leave is to add more features And add more things that I think can be beneficial to the rider community. Cause it's going to be a bit of a pain in the ass. [00:37:38] Let's call it like it is. If we ask people to move and there's going to be a little bit of effort and undoubtedly, we're going to lose a few people, but I am optimistic that if, and when we make that decision, that the types of things we're able to offer. Are going to be so next level, whether it's, you know, group conversations or tea times we can have with people or different sort of more high tech features that you were just discussing. [00:38:02] I think that can be a meaningful step forward and really something that we can lean into. [00:38:07] Randall Jacobs: Yeah. And marketplace features having a wallet that facilitates exchange between people, um, and having a different way of establishing trust on the. Like being able to look not at, not just somebody's, you know, score on eBay, how many stars they have, but look like how does this person contribute to the community? [00:38:27] Um, how have I seen them engage? Uh, and having that be part of what provides safety and say like, you know, buying a bike and having it shipped across the country, [00:38:37] you [00:38:37] know, this sort of thing. [00:38:38] Craig Dalton: I think there's a lot of interesting things there. And then on the podcast, you know, I think, you know, I just want to continue the journey I'm on. I would, I would stop if I didn't feel like as a, as an individual, I was not learning every time I have these conversations. And, um, I'm looking forward to talking with more event organizers, because I think as hopefully 20, 22 kicks up and we can have more and more events again, I can highlight them because I think events are a way of highlighting regions. [00:39:07] And their events happened in a moment in time, but the, the legacy of the course creation carries on and people can go out there and commune and ride together on those type of things. So I think there's a lot there. Obviously we're going to continue to see new products come to market, and I also want to continue talking to interesting athletes alone. [00:39:29] Randall Jacobs: Yeah. [00:39:30] And for me, I think my, you know, my next few episodes, uh, I'm quite excited about, I won't say share who they are yet. Uh, but one is a woman who started a community that I admire. Uh, both her story and her ethos and what she's doing and the scale that she's achieved with it. Uh, and then another, who's one of the key innovators in our industry, like in the early days of carbon fiber and has, has, uh, uh, created a lot of things that have seen diffuse use throughout the year. [00:39:57] And then diving more into kind of the psycho-spiritual aspects of cycling, um, with, with guests who can speak to that more deeply, I've done, uh, you know, you and I have had a couple of conversations that have delved into that a bit. And I did one episode with, uh, Ted klong, a sports psychologist early on. [00:40:14] So exploring those seems a lot more, uh, things that I'm quite excited about in 2022. [00:40:20] Craig Dalton: Yeah, well, it's going to be an exciting year. It's a lot of work doing what we do. We wouldn't do it. If we didn't get great feedback and support from the listener community. So as always keep that feedback coming, keep out there, riding and. I appreciate the time as always Randall and look forward to doing more of these in the dirt episodes and 2022. [00:40:39] Randall Jacobs: appreciate you much, my friend, and to everyone listening. Thank you for being a part of this with us. [00:40:44] Craig Dalton: Jaris. [00:40:46] So that's going to do it. My friends for this week's edition of in the dirt from the gravel ride podcast. It's our final edition of the year, 2021. I very much appreciate you joining us each week for this journey. As we explore gravel cycling and how it fits into our lives. Big, thanks to competitive cyclist. [00:41:06] For supporting the podcast. I remember competitive cyclists.com/the gravel ride and promo code. The gravel ride. We'll get you 15% off your order. If you're looking for information about our global cycling community called the ridership, simply visit www.theridership.com. And if you're interested in able to support the podcast financially, please visit buy me a coffee.com/the gravel ride. I love seeing the comments and your support for the podcast over the years. [00:41:39] Is greatly appreciated. Until next time here's to finding some dirt onto your wheels

Bryce Wood - Alchemy Bicycles

Trash Talking with Eco-Warriors | Sustainability, Green Business, Conservation

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2021 34:41

This week we sit down with Bryce Wood from Colorado's Alchemy Bicycles to discuss the companies' titanium and carbon gravel bikes. Presenting Sponsor: Competitive Cyclist. Code THEGRAVELRIDE for 15% off Support the podcast Join The Ridership Automated Transcription (please excuse the typos): Alchemy Bicycles [00:00:00] Craig Dalton: [00:00:05] Hello and welcome to the gravel rod podcast. I'm your host Craig Dalton. This week on the podcast, we have Bryce wood from alchemy bikes in Colorado. You may recognize Bryce's voice from my Sea Otter Roundup episode, where I got to know the brand a little bit, but I was certainly curious to dig deeper. So I was happy to have him on for a full show. [00:00:27] Before we jump in, I need to thank this week. Sponsor competitive cyclist. [00:00:32] Competitive Cyclist and the online specialty retailer of road, gravel and mountain bikes, components, apparel, and accessories, featuring cycling standout brands like pock Castelli, Pearl Izumi, and five 10, an unrivaled in-house bike assembly operation. They bring the personalized attention of the local bike shop along with the selection and convenience only available while shopping online. [00:00:57] The real difference that competitive cyclists are the gearheads. Equal parts, customer service and cycling fanatics gear heads are former pro athletes, Olympians and seasoned cyclists. With years of experience. All available by phone, email, or chat for product recommendations and hard won advice. [00:01:15] You may recall from the last couple of episodes that I had a really great experience with my own personal gear head, Maggie, as she walked me through the various gravel bikes they have available for sale on competitive cyclist.com. Today. I have to say, I wasted a lot of time perusing items on competitive cyclist. I'd been given a gift certificate and I wanted to pick up something for myself. So I found myself going through the clothing, the gloves, the components, all kinds of stuff. I think I filled my cart with $500 worth of stuff before I backed it off and got down to my gift certificate amount. [00:01:52] I'm somewhat proud of myself. I ended up with a nice mix of practical things, as well as some things I've been lusting after for a while, I got some replacement disc brake pads, and also a digital tire gauge. I talked about that a little bit before on the pod, how I thought it would be curious to be able to really see precise. [00:02:11] Measurement as to what PSI I'm running between the different wheel sets, just to make sure that I'm getting out there and understanding what various tire pressures are going to do. I've got some tests coming up in the future that I'd really want to know what range I'm in. 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Go over to competitive cyclists.com/the gravel ride [00:03:23] With that business behind us, let's jump right into my interview with Bryce, from alchemy bikes. Bryce. Welcome to the show. [00:03:29] Bryce Wood: Thanks for having me. I'm really excited to be here. [00:03:32] Craig Dalton: Yeah, definitely. Ever since our brief conversation at , I've been super excited to get you on board and just learn a little bit more about the alchemy brand. You're done some super interesting stuff in gravel. [00:03:44] So why don't we just start by a little bit of the backstory of alchemy. [00:03:49] Bryce Wood: Yeah. So alchemy was founded in 2008 in Austin, Texas by Ryan who still owns the company still comes into the office every day. And there he met our designer and engineer. Matt met shoes that they aligned on. [00:04:05] You know what they wanted to do in the bike industry. And Matt was a crit racing and as a six foot four, 230 pounds guy, he was having a hard time finding frames that were rigid enough for him and could support him during that kind of a race. So he was really interested in building his own frame. [00:04:27] And so that's how alchemy got its start. Moved to Denver, Colorado, where we currently are about two years after the fact. So we've been here in Denver for a little over a decade. And this is where we. Design and produce manufacturer and also bring customers in to have that experiences is all right here in Denver. [00:04:49] So we're really fortunate to have the Colorado people supporting us [00:04:54] Craig Dalton: super interesting. So of those first bikes that were made, were they manufacturing out of steel or titanium or carbon at that? [00:05:01] Bryce Wood: So Matt was actually doing he was experimenting with a wet carbon play app. And those were the first carbon bikes that he produced, not really under an alchemy badge. [00:05:10] We started building out a metal and a carbon fiber is a more expensive and In depth product to work with, you need a lot of specialized tooling. And it's relatively expensive. So carbon fiber didn't come until a few years into Alchemy's existence. [00:05:29] Craig Dalton: Yeah, that's super interesting. [00:05:30] Yeah. I feel like the number of people. Manufacturing with carbon in the us is pretty small. So I was super excited when I learned that you were doing that in Colorado. So can you walk through the sort of carbon fiber construction process that you're using on the frames? [00:05:48] Bryce Wood: We do everything here starting with a CAD rendering. So we designed the frame, make sure that it looks good to us on a computer screen. After that we're gonna 3d print out a model so that we can hold in our hands and make sure that we've got the design cues that we're looking for. Everything is where it needs to be. [00:06:07] From there we do a pre preg carbon construction. So we get sheets of unidirectional carbon on our large rolls. And we use the CNC plotter to cut those sheets into shapes that we can lay up. So we use, different orientations of the fibers for different components. We build all the. [00:06:28] The frames in a tube to construction so that we can change the carbon layup of a change day or a bottom bracket shell, which needs to be really rigid. And that layup is going to be very different from the seat stays are the top two or the down or the C2 where we need compliance. So building in that tube to tube construction, really not only allows us to offer a custom geometry really easily, but also allows us. [00:06:55] Tune and dial in the ride, feel of that bike to a degree that we don't see from a lot of manufacturers, [00:07:03] Craig Dalton: are you alternating some of the sort of tube dimensions or the layups on a size by size basis? [00:07:10] Bryce Wood: So how we have it Plotted out for like our Atlas line on the Ronin line is we make these tubes extra long and then we can MITRE them down and MITRE them in different angles to create a unique geometries for the new rogue. [00:07:29] It's a little bit of a different venture for us. We're doing an advanced monocoque construction where there's. Tube the tube, but there are less components. So like the down tube and head chamber are one piece that allows us to have less junctions, which means less weights and more strength. [00:07:48] But it means that we do need different sized molds for every different sized frame. [00:07:54] Craig Dalton: Gotcha. On that tube to tube construction, how has, how are the tubes bonded together? [00:08:00] Bryce Wood: Yeah, the tubes are bonded through an overwrapping process. So basically we put a very fine layer of a proxy that holds the tubes together. [00:08:09] Once they've been mitered and put into a jig to hold the geometry in place, and then we take Dozens of sheets of carbon. And we wrapped them in different orientations to join those tubes together. After they'd been wrapped, they go into a vacuum bag and then into a large oven and they're cured in that oven so that those overwrap pieces become part of the frame itself. [00:08:37] Interesting. [00:08:37] Craig Dalton: And then once that process is done, is there like sanding and finish work that happens on carbon. [00:08:44] Bryce Wood: Yeah, there is. So we use we, we machine our own molds and house and we use a silicone and latex bladder. So we get really good compression out of our tubes and they come out of the molds extremely smooth, the overwrap process that vacuum bag tends to add a little bit of texture on those wrapped surfaces. [00:09:05] And we do need to sand those to be. [00:09:08] Craig Dalton: Got it. Got it. Thanks for that. I, I think about carbon fiber as more of that model. Production process and less. You know what you've described, which is really interesting. It for me it share it. I start thinking about the visuals of, it's steel or titanium frame building process, where you're putting it in a jig and you're bonding and you're welding them all together. [00:09:27] So it's interesting and clear to me and hopefully the listener. You can really make a lot of adjustments pretty easily in the process by having those tube forms that are a little bit longer and just chop them down and MITRE them to the appropriate size for what the customer's looking for. [00:09:44] Bryce Wood: Yeah. It's definitely unique. And. And you don't see that in, in any mass produced frames, it's all going to be a monocot construction, which is easy to produce. And you can to a certain degree still tune those tubes to do what you want them to. You add different layers here. And there but you lose the ability to do that custom geometry, which is something that our customers, I think really value and something that is one of the pillars that we built alchemy on. [00:10:12] And we'll do that forever. [00:10:14] Craig Dalton: Yeah. It's certainly rather unique that you can get a carbon fiber frame custom fitted to your own personal specifications. [00:10:23] Bryce Wood: Yeah, there's really only a few companies in the country doing that. So we're really happy to be helping to lead that charge. [00:10:31] Craig Dalton: Let's talk a little bit more about Alchemy's journey. You mentioned that the co-founders started out by building road bikes or criteria bikes to fit their needs, and eventually started to offer them under the alchemy brand. At what point did it start to expand to the mountain bike and gravel road? [00:10:47] Bryce Wood: As soon as we noticed that there was a market for gravel we dove into that head first. So we, we offered pretty early on a true gravel bike, not just a cyclocross frame that we build as a gravel bike, but a true gravel frame. That took on all the cues in design and performance that people were looking for out of that discipline. [00:11:11] Mountain bikes came because. A lot of us rode mountain bikes and we really wanted to be able to have something under us that for our company name and that's actually really taken off and become probably the biggest department at alchemy is our Arcos mountain bike. [00:11:29] Craig Dalton: Yeah. [00:11:30] Interesting. I imagine. One sitting there in Colorado understood pretty hard, pretty darn hard to not want to build a mountain bike being in that location. And to imagine, as far as the mountain bike landscape goes again, being able to offer these custom capabilities for the bike is pretty unique in this space. [00:11:49] Bryce Wood: We've found that there's not a lot of demand for custom mountain frames. The bike itself and the discipline itself is so dynamic. It's not like a road or gravel where you find yourself in a stagnant position for long amounts of time. You're always pivoting and and moving on the bike and. [00:12:12] That combined with your suspension means that there's not a huge demand for it. We still offer custom geometry on our hard tail mountain bikes, because that's a little bit more similar to the road in gravel side of things. But we are not currently offering custom geometry on the full suspension, carbon Pikes. [00:12:30] Craig Dalton: Understood. So on the gravel bike, you mentioned, you saw the trend beginning and you started to design a bike specific for gravel. Can you talk about some of those design considerations in the original bike and was that original bike? The Ronan, [00:12:45] Bryce Wood: The original bike was actually the eighth on a map bike. [00:12:48] We wanted it to not be as, as. As a cyclocross bike or a road bike but we wanted to stay away from something that was too slack. We wanted it to be really comfortable and capable and just have that extra clearance that you need on a gravel bike. As this sport has evolved. [00:13:09] We've. Notice that the original eighth on is not looking like what gravel bikes are looking like today that they're getting longer. They're getting slacker there. The demand for Mount mounting points and racks and fenders has really increased. And it looked a lot like a cyclocross bike that I would think of today, but for the time it was a little bit different than that. [00:13:31] The new rogue is really moving into that contemporary design where we've got really slack had tubes and bikes really meant it's purpose built for adventure. [00:13:42] Craig Dalton: Gotcha. So let's talk about your, you've got two models currently, and one of them has two materials. So you've got the Ronin in both carbon, fiber and titanium. [00:13:53] Why don't we start there and talk about the intention of that bike, the type of writer it's looking to serve, and maybe spend a moment or two in terms of if a writer sort of keys in on the Ronin as being the bike for them, how do you talk to them about titanium versus carbon? [00:14:10] Bryce Wood: Yeah. So the Ronin was the next iteration of that original life on and had just expanded and dialed in what a gravel cyclist is looking for. [00:14:21] We kept it True to that same design element of the Aidan, where we wanted relatively steep geometry that makes the bike feel really lively and responsive. But we wanted that, that clearance and the capability that comes from a grapple machine. That bike's been in our stable. [00:14:44] A couple of years now two and a half years. And it's still relevant. I think for those people who are interested in gravel, but also want to be able to ride on the road from time to time. And also those people who. Our maybe racing gravel. So that's the bike that I would recommend if somebody is looking to do Unbound gravel and be competitive. [00:15:05] I push them towards the Ronin instead of the rogue. If you want that quiver killing bike, that bike that you can maybe have two wheel sets for, and it's going to be really capable off-road, but still be able to keep up with your group ride with your friends on the road. That bike is going to be. [00:15:20] It's going to serve you really well. The distinction between carbon and titanium, just like on the road it's gonna, it's gonna be really dependent on your goals and your riding style and what you want that bike to do well. So if you live here in the foothills and you're riding up mountains all day long That carbon fiber, the responsiveness and that the rigidity, and it is really going to serve you. [00:15:46] And in that purpose if comfort is your main concern or you spend a lot of time doing endurance riding the forgiveness and the compliance and the titanium frame is really going to benefit you and make you a lot more comfortable. It, the weight gain between carbon and titanium. [00:16:04] Titanium being a little bit heavier is really not a huge consideration for most people. It's about 200 grams in our frame, depending on frame size. So it really comes down to do I want this bike to be fast and responsive or would I rather it be comfortable and easier to live with on those longer rides? [00:16:26] Craig Dalton: Are both the titanium and carbon fiber versions offering the same accommodation for tire size. [00:16:33] Bryce Wood: They do. Yeah. So we called form our titanium tubing and house, and that's how we achieve the rear tire clearance. We do an S bend seat, stay and chain stay to allow the exact same clearance. So you can fit a 45 seat tire and both C carbon and titanium. [00:16:51] Craig Dalton: And then on the six 50 tires, I think I noted that you can go up to two, want 2.1. [00:16:57] Bryce Wood: That's correct. [00:16:58] Craig Dalton: Yes, sir. And with the two Ronin models, correct me if I'm wrong, but these are models that if a customer is working with you, you do offer a custom geometry and modifications. [00:17:10] Bryce Wood: Yeah. So every bit of that from the build spec to the frame, geometry, to the finish options for all. [00:17:17] Craig Dalton: Cool. And now let's talk about the rogue. Say you began your journey with model one, then you moved over to the Ronan and then this year you've introduced the rogue. Tell me about the philosophy behind it and where you see this sitting next to the Ronin lineup. [00:17:34] Bryce Wood: Yeah. It's that next progression and gravel, right? [00:17:37] Everybody this sport has really Taken over a large part of the industry. And it's really growing exponentially year over year. And the people as they keep riding, they find out. What they need out of a gravel bike. And so this is that answer to the last decade of people riding gravel and expressing their needs. [00:18:03] We'll still be keeping the Ronin in the lineup, but the road is just a great compliment to it. If you're that cyclist to is expressly riding off road, you want to get out of traffic and off the road. The road is going to be your bike. If you want to do light bike packing and you want to get lost the rogues, the bike for you. [00:18:25] So it's not going to be as steep or as racy feeling as the Ronin is. It's going to be that bike that can take you anywhere and keep you comfortable and have all the Accessories and accompaniments that you want when you're on a long distance ride away from civilization. [00:18:45] Craig Dalton: Gotcha. [00:18:45] So when talking about how you've made it a little bit, slacker, wider tires, tire clearance, any other bits of the geometry that have changed for this style of. [00:18:56] Bryce Wood: Yeah. Definitely. So we've dropped the seat stays and we have carved out the lower section of the seat tube. And both of these design elements are going to give that rear end a lot more compliance. [00:19:09] So we've actually got a couple millimeters of travel built into that rear end just through. The carbon construction of the frame that paired with those larger tires is really going to help to keep you a lot more comfortable. Also with the rogue, we've added more mounting points so that you can add racks and pioneers and make that. [00:19:33] A little bit more capable and other design features the SRAM universal derail your hanger, or D H we added that because we've, it's been around on the mountain bike side of things for awhile. And I think for a bike that you're really taking off road and adventuring and exploring with that makes sense to have that product on the bike, because it really protects your drive train when you're in. [00:19:58] Those situations where you might have tight clearance of rocks around your things get really muddy. You've got that re rail feature to keep your chain where it needs to be. And if you do happen to go down, it's also going to protect your derailer so that you don't find yourself in a bad place when you're far away from [00:20:16] Craig Dalton: This might be a little bit difficult question to answer, but could you describe what that Ude H looks like and how it differs from a traditional derailleur hanger? [00:20:26] Bryce Wood: Yeah the UDA H is It bolts on to the rear dropouts. You've got a bolt that enters the driver's side and bolt onto the actual hanger. That's on the non drive side of that. Right dropout. It has a feature on the inside that helps to re rail your chain. So if you're on a really bumpy surface or your drill is not properly adjusted and it's, and you shifts into that first position instead of your chain going in between the cog and the dropout and jamming up the drill, you're hanging. [00:21:03] Spit it back up onto that, that first cog. So you're not going to have that situation anymore where you miss shift or the chain gets rattled off into your frame. Another great feature of it is that it actually rotates because of how it's Because of how it's attached to the frame. It rotates backwards in the event of a crash. [00:21:22] So instead of it breaking your derail yer as a knuckle or at the melting point, it's just going to rotate and get your derail your out of the way. So hangers have been doing this for us for years, but only in a lateral capacity. So if you crash on your side, Your hanger is built to, to break right? [00:21:42] To protect your earlier. This kind of takes that a step further in an oblique impact. Or if you just catch it earlier on a rock or something, it's just going to rotate that back and give you a better chance of your drill. You're surviving that situation. [00:21:57] Craig Dalton: Got it. And when you're removing the rear axle to take the wheel off, is it still attached to the frame or is it, does it come off with that removal of an axle? [00:22:06] Bryce Wood: Nope. It's the exact same once that drill your hangers now said everything works the exact same as your traditional through actual system. [00:22:13] Craig Dalton: Got it. Thanks. I appreciate that. So would the rogue, if I'm someone who fits the bill, but still does a little bit of road riding with this bike, what do you slap a road wheel set on this? [00:22:25] What am I feeling that's different than the Ronan? [00:22:28] Bryce Wood: Yeah, it's still a road configuration, right? You still got dropped handlebars. You still, you're still going to be in relatively the same position. But this bike is going to put you in a little bit more upright position. It's a little bit shorter. [00:22:42] And you're gonna, you're gonna notice that the bike is not quite as responsive when you're sprinting or climbing up the hill as a Ronan or a road bike would be. So while it's still going to be perfectly happily written on the road, it really is built to Excel off. [00:23:00] Craig Dalton: Yeah, that makes sense. I think something you said a few minutes ago was really interesting to me just talking about, the decade that we've been riding gravel and how this bike is the culmination of that. [00:23:11] And I have to say, when I met you at sea Otter and I looked and understood the specs of this bike, I really do feel like it's on point with the moment and the journey that certainly speaking for myself that I've been on as a rider and where I want to see the speck of these bikes. [00:23:26] Bryce Wood: Yeah. It just takes everything that, that one step further. [00:23:30] It's like gravel without limitations, right? Where a Ronan's going to serve you. In 90% of the situations that you find yourself in. But it's lacking a little something. If you're a true gravel, officiant auto, and that's where you spend most of your time writing, you're going to want the option to run a larger tire. [00:23:47] You're going to want mounts on your forks and your rear end. You're going to want that, that slacker more comfortable, more stable geometry on those rough roads. So it's really built for. [00:23:59] Craig Dalton: Yeah, it's interesting. I certainly have been public about my journey. And I think when I originally started gravel riding, I sold my road bike and said this is going to be my road bike and my gravel bike. [00:24:10] And I made certain compromises to accommodate for this notion in my head that I would still ride on the road a lot. And over the years, absolutely. I've just discovered that. Nine times out of 10, I really want to be off-road immediately as quickly as possible and stay off the roads. And my choice of equipment has gradually moved towards that acknowledgement of, Hey, if 90% of my riding is exclusively off-road and being where I live, it's fairly technical. [00:24:37] I do need to optimize around that. And as you said, certainly I've got to drop our bikes. I want to put a road wheel set on it. It's fine. I'm not going to win any criteriums on it, but I wasn't going to do that. [00:24:49] Bryce Wood: Exactly. Yeah. If you're riding nine times out of 10 on the gravel, that one time out of 10, that bike still gonna, still going to be fun to ride on the road. [00:24:56] But you're going to have all the capability that you really need those nine times out of 10. So yeah that's really how we do this. Yeah, I think it [00:25:06] would [00:25:06] Craig Dalton: be interesting if people coming from the road side of the market are willing and able mentally to make that leap all the way over to the rogue right off the bat. [00:25:14] Or if they still like me needed an interim step on a bike that quote unquote felt like it was going to be more of a road. [00:25:21] Bryce Wood: Yeah. It's been really interesting working with all of our customers and seeing that transition on their own journeys. And we've got a true road bike. We've got an all road bike, we've got the racy gravel bike, and now we've got the rogue and we're seeing people that are. [00:25:40] Are a little hesitant and they're going to just step up to that all road bike and get the 38 C tire clearance and go off road, 20 or 30% of the time. And I think that it's a good thing to have, all those steps in between because there all those bikes are gonna really be tailored for each individual riders needs. [00:25:58] If you're on the road all the time, Craig, who's got a bike for that. If you want to get off the road a little bit. Cool. We've got something that, that suits that need as well. I don't think we're seeing a lot of people make that transition, that full transition from roads to rogue right now unless, they, in that situation where they can own multiple bikes in which case that's the best case scenario is to have that true road and to have a true. [00:26:24] Craig Dalton: Yeah. Yeah, no doubt. It's a good segue. I would love to just hear from you about the customer journey. So what does it like alchemy bikes sells direct to consumer from the website. Why don't you talk through what that experience looks like, how you tend to work with customers and what type of timeline it takes to get one of these bikes underneath them? [00:26:46] Bryce Wood: Yeah. While we do offer all of the bikes available for immediate purchase on the website. We find that not a lot of people go that route. Most people when they're spending that much money on something like this, they want to talk to somebody first. So we, most of the bikes that we sell, we've got that conversation with that customer before they actually makes a purchase. [00:27:08] I'm the main point of contact at alchemy for all of our road and gravel customers who are looking to purchase a bike. And if they've got questions about specking it out or they need a fitting first I'm the person that they're going to talk to about it. So the customer journey really starts with that first phone call. [00:27:24] Hi, my name is blank. This is what I'm looking for. And then we can talk a little bit more about their individual needs and we can land on. That platform first. Okay. You need a rogue. And then where are you going to be riding? What's your riding style. That's going to bring us to determining what kind of gearing or drive, train that you need. [00:27:47] And then the hardest part of the whole process is what color do I want the bike to be? Everyone gets hung up there. So after, after we've determined all that with the customer. We send them a copy of their geometry. We send them a rendering of their paint and we send them a build sheet, detailing all the components that we're going to build their bike with and we get approval from them. [00:28:09] And then we take a deposit and the production team gets to work and we start ordering components. Typically we like to try to keep the customer updated as their frame moves through the production. So I'll send them a picture of their frame after it's been over wrapped before it has paint on it so that they can be a part of that bike coming to life. [00:28:28] The question. A timeline and delivery is a tricky one in this day and age and largely it's dependent on their component choices. So we can turn around a custom geometry custom painted frame. And about eight weeks we have stock sizing that's paint, ready that we can paint and turn around in about two or three weeks. [00:28:51] And the main holdup right now is going to be components. Every small builder as well as the big guys are also feeling that squeeze right now. There's some components that we've got decent availability of, and we can turn that bike around in 10 or 11 weeks on. And there's some stuff that is in such high demand in such short supply that it's gonna, it's going to be a couple months before. [00:29:14] Before we can deliver that bike. The great thing is that we can make concessions and we can work with that customer and say, Hey, this product is going to be out of stock. We can get you the bike quicker. If would entertain moving to one of these other options. So we can work with you every step of the way to get you that bike when you need it at the price you need it. [00:29:33] And. I'm really hold your hand through it. That [00:29:37] Craig Dalton: makes a lot of sense. I certainly love getting those check-in points with manufacturers on what the supply chains looking like, because it has been grim and reported as grim on multiple episodes of this podcast. So I think everybody at this point is accustomed not happy about, but accustomed to the idea that they may have to be flexible or. [00:29:58] Bryce Wood: Yes. We're very fortunate to have excellent customers and most of them are completely understanding and, they'd like their bike next week, but they know it's going to take a little bit longer than that. And they're very nice to us. And and we're very appreciative of. [00:30:14] Craig Dalton: 100%. You mentioned the paint jobs and the option to get custom paint. I think you have about a half dozen stock colors and then unlimited options on the custom paint. Are you doing that painting in house or is that a partner? They're in the Denver area? [00:30:30] Bryce Wood: Yeah, we have our own pain studio here in the facility. [00:30:33] So we're doing all of the wet paint and all of the cerakote here in house. [00:30:38] Craig Dalton: The rogue that we looked at sea Otter had that cerakote paint technology. And it, can you describe what that is and how it differs from a wet paint? [00:30:48] Bryce Wood: Yeah. Sarah code's been around for a little while. It started to make its way into the bicycle industry in the last year or two. [00:30:56] It is a polymer ceramic coding And the actual, the colors are suspended in five that that polymer so that makes it extremely Finn and a lot more tough than it's a wet paint counterparts. So it's about a six, the thickness of a wet paint. And. Easily twice as strong, so we can still expect to see where out of it. [00:31:27] Just because that's it's not impervious to it, but it's toughness related to its thickness is quite remarkable compared to wet paint. We can't do as many unique things. We can't do a lot of pearlescent colors. We can't do color shifting But we can still do a lot of different design details and Sarah code. [00:31:48] So it's a really a perfect coding for the road that we're expecting to see a lot of off-road usage. And we don't want your down to, to get chips in it from Erin rocks, flying up from your front tire and leaning it against a tree. All of that stuff is gonna hold up a whole lot better with. [00:32:10] Is [00:32:10] Craig Dalton: the cerakote applied in a different way than a wet paint. [00:32:13] Bryce Wood: It's applied in the same way and that it is sprayed through an air gun. But it needs to be baked and that's really where it achieves that toughness. So we have to bake it for a couple hours after the coatings applied. [00:32:26] Okay. [00:32:27] Craig Dalton: Cool. Thank you for letting me explore some of my sort of deep personal questions on this. I love what you've been doing with the brand and super excited to expose listeners to what alchemy is all about. [00:32:39] Bryce Wood: Thanks. We're really excited about the direction that cycling is going and people wanting to get off road, and we really want to be a part of that, and we appreciate you bringing in Some visibility, not only to our brand, but to, to gravel cycling in general. [00:32:55] Craig Dalton: Fantastic. Thanks for your time. [00:32:58] Bryce Wood: Thanks a lot, Craig. Nice to talk to you. [00:33:00] Craig Dalton: Big, thanks to Bryce for joining us this week. [00:33:03] I really like what they've done with the alchemy rogue bicycle. I think they're spot on in the spec and the versatility of that bike. And it looks like it's going to be a. A hell of a lot of fun to ride. I also want to give a shout out to our friends at competitive cyclist. Remember visit competitive cyclist.com/the gravel ride and enter promo code. [00:33:22] Gravel ride [00:33:23] To get 15% off your first full price purchase. [00:33:26] If you're interested in connecting with me and other gravel cyclists around the world, I encourage you to check out the ridership. The ridership is a free global gravel and adventure cycling community. [00:33:37] I think of it as an online forum where you can ask any question you want connect with other riders, create group rides, and generally share our love and passion for the sport of gravel cycling. Simply visit www.theridership.com for more information. [00:33:54] Finally, just a quick shout out to those of you who have become members or supporters@buymeacoffee.com slash the gravel ride. It means a ton every time a new contribution comes in and just helps pay for the overhead of the show and a portion of the time that I dedicate every week to bringing you the best gravel cycling content. [00:34:15] Until next time. Here's to finding some dirt under your wheels

Saving lightly damaged clothing from landfill with Nicole Bassett @ The Renewal Workshop

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2021 27:32

Nicole Bassett is a Co-Founder of The Renewal Workshop. After spending time in film and production, Nicole decided to build a business that could be a force for change. After completing a Masters in Environmental Studies, Nicole worked at Patagonia then founded her own company to help other brands think about end of life for their products. Today, The Renewal Workshop works with companies like the North Face, Prana, Vuori and PEARL iZUMi and has diverted more than half a million pounds of clothing from landfill. Just for listeners of the Eco-Warriors Podcast, receive 15% off your first order at renewalworkshop.com using code ECOWARRIORS15. -- If the content we make on the Eco-Warriors Podcast makes an impact on you, become a sponsor! Visit anchor.fm/trashtalking and click on the link to "Support This Podcast." For as little as $2.99, the cost of a cup of coffee, you can help support the stories we share and help spur more eco-warriors into action. Join the conversation on Facebook and follow us on Instagram. Support us by subscribing, reviewing, and sharing this podcast with others. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ecowarriorspodcast/support

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EverAthlete - Dr. Matt Smith

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Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2021 39:36

This week we are joined by Dr. Matt Smith, Founder EverAthlete. Matt walks us through the importance of strength training for gravel cyclists. Presented by: Competitive Cyclist Join The Ridership Episode Transcription (please excuse the typos): EverAthlete - Dr. Matt [00:00:00] Craig Dalton: Hello and welcome to the gravel rod podcast. I'm your host Craig Dalton. This week on the show, we've got Dr. Matt Smith from ever athlete coming to talk to us. About the importance. Once of strength training for cyclists. [00:00:14] Before we jump in, we need to thank this week. Sponsor competitor. cyclist. [00:00:18] Competitive cyclist is the specialty online retailer of road, gravel and mountain bikes, components, apparel, and accessories. [00:00:26] Featuring some of your favorite brands like pock, Castelli, Pearl Izumi on the gravel bike side. They feature frames from evil Niner. Ibis. Really creating a big selection of gravel bikes for your perusal [00:00:41] But the real difference that competitive cyclists are the gearheads equal parts customer service cycling fanatic gear heads are former pro athletes, Olympians and seasoned cyclists. With years of experience. All available by phone, email, or chat for personal. Product recommendations and hard won advice. [00:01:00] Last week you heard me talk about my personal experience. With Maggie. I brought her through an exercise to help me find the. Perfect gravel bike for 2022 and perfect for me not. Perfect for what they had in inventory, or really put her to the fire and asked her a lot of tough questions. About designing a bike that was going to fit the type of writing that I do as an individual. So it's not like I was building, a bike for someone. [00:01:25] In a different part of the country or a different part of the world. She really listened to me. And as I tried to point her to bikes that I thought were flat. Flashy or good-looking. She reminded me that those bikes were all good, but based on what she told me about the riding I was looking to do. She would recommend that I [00:01:42] key in on a couple specific bikes. And to be honest, she was spot on all the bikes that she recommended. I think it was the IBUs haka. To a lesser degree and the pivot we're spot on for the types of. Bikes that i would want to ride here in marin county. [00:01:58] One of the things that might be a concern for any product you're buying online would be returns. Competitive. Cyclists has a. A hundred percent guaranteed returns. So you can shop in confidence, whether it's a component or bike, anything you need competitive. Cyclists, this has your back. So go to competitive cyclists.com. [00:02:16] Slash the gravel ride. And enter promo code the gravel ride to get 15% off your first full price order. And free shipping on orders of over $50. Some. Some exclusions apply to go right now and get 15% off. Plus free shipping. shipping@competitivecyclists.com slash the gravel ride. And remember that. [00:02:37] Promo code is the gravel ride. We very much appreciate their sponsorship and appreciate that they're sending a discount your way. [00:02:45] Would that business out of the way, let's jump right into my interview with Matt from ever athlete. [00:02:51] Matt. Welcome to the show. [00:02:53] Dr. Matt Smith: Thanks so much for having me. [00:02:55] Craig Dalton: I'm super excited to learn a little bit about, more about your background and about other ever athlete. As I'm about seven weeks into my first program and I'm eager to talk about my experiences, but also look forward to some of the other ride strong programs. So why don't we start off by just setting the stage for the listener a little bit about yourself and then about the. [00:03:17] Dr. Matt Smith: Yeah. So ever athlete is now an online platform. That's dedicated to helping athletes to perform outdoors on trails in the water on bikes. W our goal is essentially to create longevity to that journey and help people improve their performance. I started out I'm a sports chiropractor and a strength coach and started ever athlete as a sports injury care clinic, actually back in 2015. [00:03:46] And since then, through the pandemic and a few other things we have transitioned into doing some in-person one-on-one work, we work with a lot of different athletes and. Different people, but, we've transitioned a lot of our efforts to the online atmosphere. [00:04:03] And I've taken a lot of the lessons that we've learned from working with high level athletes and also amateur athletes and have started creating training programs, recovery tools, and injury rehab programs online. To rewind a little bit, to give you a little bit more background about, how we started, again, we started as an injury care clinics, primarily focused on athletes and quickly. [00:04:27] Transitioned into strength training as well. We work with a variety of people, but our goal is really to meet any athlete, wherever they are on the healthcare spectrum or the health and performance spectrum, whether they're dealing with an injury or looking to make it to the Olympics. [00:04:44] That's been the premise of ever athlete since we began. And that's just been amplified in the last few years. So that's a little bit about us. [00:04:52] Craig Dalton: That's interesting. When you started, obviously what you went through chiropractic college, did you act as a traditional sports focused chiropractic professional originally, and then see that these were all different pieces of the same puzzle you were trying to solve for your clients? [00:05:08] Dr. Matt Smith: Yeah. So before I ever went to, I went to a school called Palmer west for grads. And before I went to Palmer and throughout my time going to Palmer I was working as a strength coach. And so I've worked in strength conditioning for about 15 years. And so when I graduated, I went to work at a pretty cool sports therapy clinic out in Austin, Texas where we were not traditional chiropractic. [00:05:34] So it was. A lot of people think about chiropractic as, if you're going into a chiropractic clinic you're coming in to get adjusted and it's a mill, I've never practiced in that way. I've always been more focused on soft tissue therapy corrective exercise, rehab work in a lot of other modalities. [00:05:53] And so from the beginning of ever athlete, we've always. W we've always worked in a non-traditional sense with people, going through soft tissue work, teaching exercises and then leveraging for the more functional training and exercise now as a preventative and wellness model. And so it's always been a little non-traditional, it's always been athlete focused. [00:06:17] Especially from the beginning phases, but initially it was a little bit more like I think of our company as a company that just solves problems for athletes. And initially we were very focused on solving solving the problems that athletes would have when they're dealing with injuries. [00:06:33] And now we're diving far more into the performance space and also preventing injuries. [00:06:40] Craig Dalton: That's super interesting and resonates with me personally. I know the relationships I've had with the chiropractic community, the ones that have been the strongest have always been the ones that looked at my problem or my challenge holistically and never, just simply as a chiropractor, because honestly, as a athlete, I could care less about whether you call it chiropractic work, what you're doing on me, or it's stretching or strengthening or advice. [00:07:07] I just want to have that session. Get through whatever hurdle I'm going through and learn tools and techniques to prevent me from, arriving at whatever acute injury probably led me through the door in the first [00:07:20] Dr. Matt Smith: place a hundred percent. And I think, to, to your point, I've never cared if anyone called via chiropractor, I've never really, I don't know if I fully identify as any one. [00:07:32] I don't fully identify as a chiropractor. It's certainly a part of what I do and has taught me a lot, but it's like a piece of it. And for me, the chiropractic profession, there are a ton of really great practitioners who do a phenomenal job and focus on educating people and creating self-reliance in patient groups. [00:07:52] And that was really the big thing for me, especially early on when. Transitioning out of this role of having people rely on me constantly. And, especially with our online stuff, creating more affordable avenues for people to get good high performance, health care and performance training has been a huge form of wellness. [00:08:15] Whereas a lot of times, if you're thinking about wellness from a chiropractic sense, it's, going to see your chiropractor once a week for, your entire life. And for me, just from a professional mindset, I've never wanted a hundred percent resonated with, having that be my life's work, I've always, really wanted to educate people more and provide. [00:08:36] More self-reliance through practical resources and that's really what we've evolved into has been fast-tracked due to the pandemic, but but it's been a really interesting, this project, this online platform has been this like second evolution I've ever athlete that have been very stoked. [00:08:54] Yeah, [00:08:54] Craig Dalton: a hundred percent. It's never one single thing. And I think if for the listener, if you've got a relationship with a chiropractor that just feels like they just have to keep coming back in and they're not advising you on how to change your life or how to avoid the situation you're in. And it just becomes this weekly crutch that becomes one expensive and two, in my opinion, just not in your best in. [00:09:16] Dr. Matt Smith: A hundred percent, and a lot of those models are based off of what insurance companies will pay out for, in terms of getting reimbursed as a professional. And I've always worked outside of those lines, from the beginning, we've never been a part of the insurance game. [00:09:32] And so it's been, for me, that's forced me to provide value in a way that is. Far different than trying to fit into that type of model. And that's pushed me forward into saying how do we provide maximum value and self-reliance, and, empowerment for people not on a one-on-one basis. [00:09:53] And yeah, it's been, it's not to downplay Cairo. There's a ton of really great chiropractors out there. There's phenomenal. Hands-on practitioners. And a lot of times, people go through injuries or situations where they need some guidance. But I think the bottom line for me in terms of, what I pride myself on is teaching it's helping people become more resilient on their own. [00:10:17] And that's really been our focus with every athlete from the. [00:10:21] Craig Dalton: Yeah, I think I became aware of ever athlete probably first through Kate Courtney on Instagram, going through her exercise routine. And I'm pretty sure it predated any of the kind of ride strong and run strong and try strong programs that you've put out there. [00:10:38] So I know when I started to see those things arrive in this online platform that you guys had been working on throughout the pandemic, I guess it really spoke to me in a different way. To see these programs being very specific to me as a cyclist was just one of those pushes that helped me get off the dime and start. [00:10:58] Can you talk about why strength training is important for cyclists and why it might be important for us to back off a little bit in our riding routine, particularly in the off season, quote unquote and what we should look forward to throughout a strength training? Yeah. [00:11:15] Dr. Matt Smith: I think, the conversation about how strength training can fit in for cyclists can go in a lot of different directions. [00:11:23] I think the, one thing to constantly come back to is the fact that sitting for long hours, Is not like it's pretty new for the human body. This is in terms of our evolution and what we're really designed for. That's not exactly in line, even though it's very fun. It's not exactly attuned to what is most healthy for us movement wise. [00:11:48] And so it's not to say that riding a bike is bad. It's just to say that there's an expense. And one of the ways that you can combat that expanse. And ensure that you can do it for longer and potentially with more effectiveness, more power is to implement some strength training. And the identification that, Hey, riding a bike, being in a flection posture pedaling for long hours, the posture that you have to be in while you're on a bike is not super beneficial for the overall. [00:12:22] Human body. And again, one of the ways that we can bring the body back into balance, bring it back to a healthier state is to implement some strength training techniques. And one of the biggest misconceptions when people start thinking about, Hey, I'm an endurance athlete. I, I don't want to train like a powerlifter and I don't want to train like a bodybuilder. [00:12:44] You know that's, those are barriers that, you certainly don't need to start becoming a powerlifter. If you're going to implement some basic strength principles as a part of your training plan. And you can have a tremendous effect. By just implementing some basic movements, getting some good hip extension, thinking about turning your glutes on and driving your hips all the way forward. [00:13:05] We sit in hip flection constantly on the bike, and that can be pretty detrimental for the low back long-term and the hips long-term. And strength training is a really great way to start. Counteracting some of the repetitive stress that you'll find on the bike and it doesn't take that much, it doesn't take a huge commitment. [00:13:22] It's the simple things that you implement over time that can have a pretty tremendous impact on your overall health, but also your performance on the bike. Yeah, [00:13:32] Craig Dalton: that makes sense. I think most listeners have probably had one of those days where they've just spent so long on the bike. [00:13:38] By the time they got up, it was difficult to stand fully around. Yes. And that's a very acute sign that, that's the way your body feels on every ride, probably to some small degree. And I know for one I need to work at a standing desk because I just don't want to add any more sitting position in my life for the amount of time I'm actually riding. [00:14:01] Dr. Matt Smith: Yeah. I think that's a super smart move and, . Your comment about, seeing some Kate Courtney's exercises and some of the stuff that she'll put up on, on Instagram, and I've worked with Kate for years now. And I think even with the stuff that she puts out, it's super cool to see what an elite world-class athlete can do. [00:14:24] But I think when it comes to, the audience, who's listening to this podcast and also just like the endurance community over. There's a lot of really high level endurance athletes that are novice strength athletes. They just don't have, they haven't developed the same skill set that they have aerobically when they're in the gym. [00:14:44] And, the bang for your buck that you can get out of like really simple things that don't look cool on Instagram. Bodyweight rose and simple deadlifts or even bridges. I think that, the more exposure that we can give to like how simple it can be for people to implement, very effective tools in their training program. [00:15:03] That's a critical thing because a lot of people think, when they see Kate's stuff or they'll see some of the things that Ali. It's making a little bit more flamboyant than it needs to be. And so a lot of the programs that we put out get to the bare bones of, simple patterns that bring the body back into balance and build a more resilient system overall. [00:15:24] Craig Dalton: Yeah. For the listener, I can attest that in the beginner program, I have not. Balanced on a balance board and brought a dumbbell around my head, like Kate has done in our recent Instagram post. She was just [00:15:36] Dr. Matt Smith: doing that 15 minutes ago in the other room. [00:15:39] Craig Dalton: That it's awesome. And funny because I do have a balanced board, so I like dream of getting there, but time will allow that [00:15:46] Dr. Matt Smith: to happen. [00:15:47] Yeah. And that's a great, I think that's a pretty good segue in terms of. How you parse out your time? Like how can you, everything costs when it comes to training, right? Like it costs time. It costs energy and how to be most effective for a lot of people doing some like simple stuff, not getting too overwhelmed with balance board stuff or anything like that. [00:16:10] Stuff is very effective and can be very fun. But starting with the foundational principles of just good healthy positions and movement can be. Equally, if not more beneficial and as much more accessible. So [00:16:23] Craig Dalton: for sure. And I know when I reached out to your team originally, and I came in the front door as any other customer would, and it just said, here's the deal. [00:16:31] I, I'm a lifelong cyclist and may have done some strength training. Many years ago, but essentially I'm a beginner in this, where should I start? And the recommendation was this eight week beginner strength program, which I'm seven weeks into at this point of the recording. And it's been good. [00:16:48] We started at a very basic level, half an hour long workouts, maybe at this point, they're about 45 minutes long, but they add up and you're not asking. You've never asked me to do any massive weightlifting or anything like that. It's just been about getting these basic motions down and introducing these concepts to my body, which it's been paced out in a great way. [00:17:13] For me. I've never felt overly sore from an exercise or anything like that. It felt very appropriate and I feel a lot more confident reaching the end of this program about what's next than I did when I first start. [00:17:25] Dr. Matt Smith: Yeah. And that's the whole premise. It's one of the most challenging things. And I really commend you for being such an inexperienced athlete and also saying, Hey, this is a new skill set or one that I haven't visited for a long time. [00:17:42] Let me start with victories. Let's build up some victories in the bank and give myself some things that are fairly simple to do. And I'm just going to continue to hammer them out and take bite. A bite sized approach to the whole thing is really the premise behind the beginners program. It's that the program is designed to be very simple and progress over time. [00:18:06] And. And what that allows you to do is to reintegrate some of the software programs in your body and your brain that it takes to squat well, or to activate your glutes or to hold a side bridge position or whatever else. The things that you lose from not doing. And especially if you've been riding a lot for many years and have not done any strength work, that's where you get the most bang for your buck. [00:18:34] It's like integrating these simple patterns in bite ways, and then you can make it more complex and add volume and add more load over time. But that's really the premise behind the beginners programs like to be ultimately accessing. And then lead in to some of the other ride strong programs that we have that give a little bit more specific to positions that you'll find on the bike and get you a little bit more, we'll we add in little, different tempos to exercises, more load increase the stability demands and, we add difficulty in a variety of ways, but starting out with foundational movement where you're just learning good patterns. [00:19:12] And practicing those things so that you can load them more effectively later without getting injured is really what our goal was when developing that, that [00:19:21] Craig Dalton: program. Yeah. That's certainly been one of my focuses is to really look at the instruction and make sure my body to the best of my ability. Is it a hearing to the correct shape and. [00:19:33] 'cause I know, like anytime we're adding dumbbells in that if I have poor form, if I'm curling my back, if I'm not getting the squat in the right position, that's not going to serve me well, as real weight starts to be added into the equation. Yep. [00:19:48] Dr. Matt Smith: And one of the biggest misconceptions, I think that's out there right now is like, there's this like global agreement that strength training is good for endurance health. [00:20:01] But poor staff, poorly executed strain training could be the absolute worst thing for an endurance athlete. And, you get a lot more out of performing a good unloaded squat or lunge or hinge without heavy loads. If you just do the pattern well, you get just as much, if not more out of that than using really heavy load. [00:20:26] And having poor form or potentially hitting, faltering in your movement pattern in a way that could injure you. And coming back to Hey, what's the point of all this, the point of all this is to reintegrate healthy patterns for the body and bring it back to balance and then start to add some load to build strength and power is really where we come from. [00:20:47] Craig Dalton: So as a cyclist, one of the things I noted in this beginner strength program, which I think of your programs, that this is obviously more generic to just get me started, but there is a fair amount of upper body work that goes on. And as a weak upper body cyclist, that was, that's probably one of the bigger transitions. [00:21:06] Can you talk about why we're working kind of the upper body and arms as well as the legs and these moves. [00:21:11] Dr. Matt Smith: Yeah, in that specific program. So in the beginner strength program, the goal of the program is really just to develop not only strength, but just overall athletics. And a robust system. And so in that program specifically, it's really teaching you different patterns with the upper body so that you get a little bit more balanced. [00:21:32] And I think when it comes to, our ride strong programs and some of the upper body work that we do more specific to the bike, that stuff is critical. For a couple of different reasons, it's critical in the same way that like building up foot strength is very important for running. In the sense that that's your, it's like one of your primary contact points on the bike. [00:21:53] And if you don't control well with your provider, if you don't have strength, endurance, grip, strength and solid control of your upper body, especially in gravel riding with the. Amount of time that you're on the bike, you can start running into not only acute situations where you crash or, you just lose control of your bike. [00:22:14] But also longterm, you can just start running into poor posture on the bike, which leads to all kinds of issues, not only in the upper body, but also sometimes in the lower back in the neck. And building up a certain degree not again, not we're not doing like bicep curls and heavy bench press with our programs. [00:22:33] It's more like integrating pushups, grip strength from hanging. Pull-ups all these different things that can be very beneficial just in terms of like control, just in terms of like confidence and control on the bike and maintaining healthy posture with your. [00:22:50] Craig Dalton: Yeah, that resonates with me. It might be a good time to take a moment and just talk about the type of equipment that is necessary to follow these programs. [00:22:59] Dr. Matt Smith: Yeah. So we have a variety of programs up on the site, including no equipment programs. So we have we have a body weight strength program that's eight weeks long, and if you're looking for kind of a generic program to follow that will build up, lower body, upper body core strength. [00:23:17] That's a great one. If you've got nothing available, we also have kettlebell programs that just require one kettlebell that are also generic, very similar to the beginner strength program. But build up overall athleticism when it comes to our ride strong program. There's a pretty good amount of equipment that you need. [00:23:35] But any, Jim will have these things and then if you wanna, if you want to get pretty robust at home, you can a few of the things that we have in our programs, I'm actually looking up our equipment list right now, but we have everything. Many bands. So there's a little bands that you see people wrap around their legs and do like sidesteps or squats with long bands with handles are one piece of equipment that we use quite often that can wrap around a door handle, or a pole or a pull up bar. [00:24:06] We use barbells in our new restaurant. So we're currently putting out a 20 week ride strong program. It's like a slow release right now. But we do have a strength cycle in there with barbells. So barbells bumper plates, all that we use dumbbells, we use benches for box jumps and then for a few other exercises. [00:24:30] And I'm trying to think here, [00:24:32] Craig Dalton: what else do we use? Yeah, I've I was lucky in that I already owned a TRX that was gathering dust and TRX that's right. Yeah. And the TRX was useful in that there were some modifications. So if you didn't have a pull-up bar, which I don't currently have a plan on getting you could do a TRX derivative of that. [00:24:52] And I, the, just FYI for the listener those stretch bands, I think for $29, I got a set of the long ones and the short ones that pretty much cover all my needs. And then I ended up just recently finding a deal on a barbell set. So ended up getting barbells thinking, I'm going to want it for this next stage, but you can take these things in incrementally and that's what I've been doing. [00:25:15] Just acquiring them when I have the finances to do. [00:25:18] Dr. Matt Smith: Yeah. And just to be clear. So last year we put out six months of rod strong program. Actually more than six months, we put out a full off season of red, strong programming that required no barbell. So it was all dumbbell work, all bands, a suspension trainer, and we have all of our. [00:25:39] The one thing that I didn't mention so far was a Swiss ball. We do Swiss balls, particularly in the registrar program. Good. Because I [00:25:46] Craig Dalton: Got one of those and didn't see it in the beginner strength program. So I was hoping I would see it in the future. [00:25:51] Dr. Matt Smith: Yeah, you will see it. If you follow the 20, which I do recommend falling that the 20 week ride strong program that we have coming out. [00:25:58] Now, if you follow that, you'll see that in core routine. Like we like to play around particularly in like kneeling positions on the ball, using it for hamstring curls and a lot of different drills. Yeah, [00:26:12] Craig Dalton: right on. That's actually a good segue into my question. So I've, I've, I'm fortunate that I got the bug early and I'm finishing my eight weeks sort of the beginning of December. [00:26:22] What would you recommend? I move on to it. It sounds like it's that 20 week program. And if so, could describe the journey that you've created? [00:26:31] Dr. Matt Smith: Yeah. And so to be clear, like what I recommend to you now, And really like the conversation should revolve around a goal. So everything that we every th the premise behind everything that we're putting out is to help people set goals and create a path from a to B and so create, do you have any races coming up in the. [00:26:54] Craig Dalton: I'm sure I will. And here's my challenge in my coachability is it's difficult for me as a family guy to plan out my race calendar. And it's often driven by balancing my desire with family obligations and, ability to travel. But so I typically end up at. Two to four gravel events, big gravel events a year, and then a smattering of local ones that I can drive to. [00:27:19] Typically they're not going to start until, March or April, I would say. [00:27:25] Dr. Matt Smith: Okay. Yeah. Yeah. And that's that's pretty common. So if you're finishing up this beginner's program, I was looking at a calendar here and you're in the first week of December, you've got a bow. 12 to 16 weeks until you're actually racing. [00:27:43] And, you can jump into our 20 week program. I'll send you a note about this offline, but. I do recommend like our 20 week program that we're currently putting out is based on a lot of the work that we've done with pro riders and essentially have taken those concepts and made them more available to amateur and lower level competitive writers. [00:28:05] And. We start out with a six week stability phase. That's broken up into three parts. So three, two week phases, and then we go into an eight week strength cycle. That's broken up into two different four week strength blocks. And then we finished with a six week power and power endurance cycle. [00:28:27] And so the way that we've created the program, Is to allow for flexibility. So say you have 20 weeks from an event or versus having 12 weeks from an event, we can clip things out and give you a custom program to have you peaking for your event. Just based on the programs that we currently have out, and we have a few other programs outside of the 20 week program that we're currently releasing. [00:28:54] We have a five week strength and power blend. We have a six week strength and power blend and we have a 12 week progressive strength program. So there's a lot of different things that we can pull from. To basically figure out what's right for you. And this is a lot of what we're doing with people right now. [00:29:08] It's we're doing calls with people pretty often. And we include this in our membership where you can set up, you can shoot us an email and say, Hey, here's what I have going on here. My goals, do you have any suggestions for my path? And this is a lot of what we're doing day to day is trying to answer these questions for people. [00:29:24] So for you, I would recommend, jumping right in, hop right into. Our stability phase one, for this new ride strong program it'll pick up in a similar way with where you left off from the beginner strengths. And, it's in the front half of this thing it's pretty low volume. [00:29:43] It's the same concept of working on patterns. Some of the patterns in the stability phase are a little bit more specific to the bikes. You'll get that feeling a little bit more. And then the volume starts to pick up as we start getting into the later phases of the stability program and then furthermore, into the strength phase. [00:30:01] Craig Dalton: For those who are unaccustomed to strength training in their winter of their cycling season is the conflict that if you're if I'm in a power lifting phase of this program, come March and I want to go out and race. I'm just going to be too fatigued and played out to pre. [00:30:18] Dr. Matt Smith: Yeah. So the way that our program works is it peaks in volume during the strength phase, because usually during that phase, like we're really timing it with a like a seasonal schedule for say, cross country, mountain biking. [00:30:34] There's a time when the writing volume is low enough to where we have an opportunity to build up in the gym and we can do a little bit more volume and can boost that there becomes a secondary time in the spring, or like the early, like late winter. We'll say where that's not the case. [00:30:53] The writing volume kicks up at. We're in full preparation mode for race season to start. And that's when the gym starts to take a back seat a little bit more and our volume needs to go down. And that's really what we do in our power, endurance phase. And we do recommend being conscious of volume. [00:31:10] Particularly if you are doing, if you're a cyclist who's competitive and you're doing a lot of time on the bike, many hours per week. Then you need to be careful with, overwhelming your system through just too much strength work. That's a huge piece of all this. And pretty much all of the, this 20 week program that we're putting out currently is very careful about volume. [00:31:33] In reference to Hey, what should I do leading up to a race. If I'm not following the direct timeline that we've written out, you can parse different things. I would take out part of the strength cycle and Mo I would like skip strength B, which is the second four weeks, and then move into the power. [00:31:49] And during. Psych part of things leading up to your race. [00:31:52] Craig Dalton: Gotcha. And one of the fears maybe from the listener and certainly in my mind is, okay. I commit to this program. And I think in these, in the strength phase, a it might even be three workouts a week, trying to figure out how to squeeze that in with riding and riding for pleasure. [00:32:10] I think for a lot of my listeners writing as an outlet, that is, is not. Necessarily about the competitive nature of it. It's like what we crave every week to get out there and get in the wilderness. Can you just talk about, R D would you advocate lifting and riding in the same day? Is there a certain number of rides per week that you think about that athletes would typically have in their program? [00:32:35] In addition to these, the strength training routine? [00:32:39] Dr. Matt Smith: It really depends. This is a pretty subjective. Topic, because different writers who are doing, there'll be writers who are doing high volume on the bike, but really this is like the first time that they've done any strength training. [00:32:55] Versus there are writers who are not doing as much volume on the bike who are very familiar with strength training and have that cash in the bank. And so their response to strength volumes can be. And the way that I typically like the way that we've structured this whole program is to be two days of strength. [00:33:13] And then you have, and these days are like 30 to 45 minutes in the starting phases. And then they kick up to about 45 minutes. And then we have a third session each week, which is a 20 minute core routine. And you can repeat that throughout the week whenever you'd like, so you can do it once a week. [00:33:30] You can do it twice a week. And so you can stack things to whatever makes sense for you. And part of the reason that we did that is we want to have a fairly flexible plan for people because it is, there's just such a variety of. Have, not only people's schedules, but also how they respond to training what their life off the bike looks like. [00:33:50] Nothing is going to be perfect. And so in terms of, what would be ideal, usually we'll stack strength days on very light low intensity riding day. Is historically what I've done and, I've had other writers that try and do strength and an intense ride on the same day. [00:34:11] But if you're just a recreational rider, who's doing it for the enjoyment which, everyone should be doing it for the enjoyment, but I would recommend maximize your enjoyment on the bike. Don't let any part of your training program steal that from you. Consider your strength work as like you're contributing to the longevity of you enjoying your time on the bike and don't have your strength work, be so intense that it starts pulling away from that. [00:34:39] So think of it as a long-term plan, we don't hit home runs with this program is all singles and doubles. And you really if you're starting strength work as a masters cyclist this year, consider it like a 20 year. And don't try and change everything in your first year of doing that. Dip your toes in the water. [00:34:57] Just add maybe one to two days of strength, per week. And just see, I would say two days is probably the. The like optimal range, particularly for someone who's riding quite a bit add that in and do it in a way that doesn't completely disrupt your writing schedule. Particularly if you're like very comfortable with, a fairly strict writing schedule and you know exactly how you're going to respond to that. [00:35:21] Just add a little dose of strength. Don't try and go ham on the. Yeah, that [00:35:27] Craig Dalton: makes a ton of sense. It's been interesting for me personally, as this eight week period, it just happens to be a period where for whatever reason, I just haven't had a lot of opportunity to ride. So it's been, I don't feel like I've got that. [00:35:41] Balance yet. So as I enter this next phase and feel a little bit more compelled to get in quote, unquote, riding shape, I want to get out there more. So I'll have to circle back with the listener and inform them how I'm doing on finding that balance between the strength training and the riding I love to do for pleasure. [00:35:58] Dr. Matt Smith: Yeah. And I think that you're certainly not alone in that it's a. It can be fairly tricky, especially if you haven't done strength work for a long time, or you've never done it. It's this new habit that you it's no one can address it the same way. No one can implement it the same way. [00:36:20] And so figuring out. What works best for you and playing around with, scheduling and, allowing yourself a little bit of flexibility on the front end to see how you respond to strength, work and see how you feel on big rads after that, taking the time to really observe and see what works for you. [00:36:38] Not necessarily everyone else is a critical piece to making sure that, strength and recovery work stays a part of your game plan for a long. [00:36:47] Craig Dalton: Yeah, right on. That makes a ton of sense. And I think for the listener, check out the ever athlete website, I'll link to it in the show notes. [00:36:54] There's, as Matt's described, there's a lot of programs there that the subscription is quite affordable. From what I've seen out there, I was really pleased and I didn't get hit by some massive dollar number. So kudos to you and hope you get the volume you need. Cause I know the production values high and the effort you guys have put into designing these programs is quite substantial. [00:37:14] Dr. Matt Smith: Yeah, no, we. Our whole goal with it is to make the lessons that we've learned with different athletes and also working from an injury care perspective. Making those lessons accessible to people is that's the. That is the thing. That's the legacy that I would want to leave behind, for my career. [00:37:37] And so in terms of the dollar, the pricing of our platform will not go up from what it is. It'll probably go down at some point, but. Our goal is to make stuff accessible, particularly for people that we love hanging out with, which includes gravel cyclist, mountain bikers, road, cyclists, like we love supporting people's active lifestyle. [00:37:56] And in terms of covering our costs and all that, like w we're doing great and more than anything, it's been a really interesting project. And, we're excited to keep. Yeah. [00:38:08] Craig Dalton: Thanks so much for all the time and insight matter, really enjoyed the conversation, hopefully for the listener, it wasn't too much of a Greg's journey to strength training. [00:38:16] I feel like I got a lot out of it, but hopefully it's translated to everybody listening and you can find your own journey. [00:38:23] Dr. Matt Smith: Oh yeah. Hey, thanks so much for having me on Craig. This is spot cheers [00:38:27] Craig Dalton: Huge. Thanks for Matt for joining us this week, I learned a ton on my personal journey to strength training. I actually just knocked out another exercise before recording this outro. So I'm finishing week eight and feeling good about my journey and continuing on through the winter and hopefully hitting 20, 22 much stronger as a person and as a gravel cyclist. [00:38:50] Another huge, thanks to competitive cyclist or appreciate their support of the podcast. Remember, visit competitive cyclists.com/the gravel ride and enter the promo code, the gravel ride for 15% off your order. [00:39:05] Finally, if you've got any feedback for the show or would like to connect with other gravel cyclists around the world. I invite you to join the ridership. Simply visit www.theridership.com to join our free community and communicate with thousands of other cyclists around the world. Until next time. [00:39:25] Here's to finding some dirt under your wheels. [00:39:29]

Ep 76 "Born to ride" with Marley Blonsky

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2021 58:44

Hey peaches!! This week I am talking to Marley Blonsky! Marley is a self-identified fat cyclist, advocate, and the co-founder of All Bodies on Bikes. She's on a mission to make the bike industry more welcoming to people of all body sizes and shapes. Marley leads community bike rides, hosts workshops, and consults with the bike industry on making stronger bikes, bigger clothes, and more welcoming communities, and is currently a sponsored rider for Shimano, Pearl Izumi, and CompetitiveCyclist.com TW: a bit of diet talk Be sure to also check out the Two Scorpios segment on the Spark Intention Podcast! Here are places to connect with Marley: All Bodies on Bikes YouTube documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JytAXpxmmQY All Bodies on Bikes Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/allbodiesonbikes www.marleyblonsky.com marley@allbodiesonbikes.com Instagram and YouTube @marleyblonskey Here are some of the brands Marley mentions: Superfit Hero Columbia Sportswear Outdoor Research Gregory Packs Merrell Official for footwear And you can connect with me in the following ways: Instagram and TikTok @katieiswinnen Email me via peachpleasepodcast@gmail.com Bye peaches!

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Marley Blonsky and Kailey Kornhauser on Fat Phobia, Feminism, and How Not to Heckle

BikePortland Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2021 42:36 Transcription Available

In this episode, BikePortland's Maritza Arango takes over the mic for a conversation with Marley Blonsky and Kailey Kornhauser. Marley and Kailey are building a platform around All Bodies on Bikes, which is not only the name of their Shimano-sponsored documentary film that's been viewed over 230,000 times on YouTube, it's also the name of the nationwide nonprofit devoted to making the cycling world more inclusive of big-bodied bikers. Marley and Kailey are leading a "revolution of inclusion". What started out as a few tweets because they couldn't find rain gear that fit them, has become a national movement with a very bright future. Whether you identify personally with Kailey and Marley, or if you just don't get what all the fuss about this dynamic duo is all about, I think you're going to love this conversation. Host Maritza shares how she has struggled with her weight all her life and asks Marley and Kailey to explain fat phobia, how their work is connected to feminism, and much more. Our theme music is by Kevin Hartnell. Thanks for listening and a special thanks to the hundreds of BikePortland subscribers and financial supporters who make this content possible. If you aren't one of them, please become one today. Make sure to leave a review and subscribe to this podcast so you don't miss the next episode. ---- Links! Marley's website - http://marleyblonksy.com (marleyblonksy.com) Marley on IG - https://www.instagram.com/marleyblonsky/ (https://www.instagram.com/marleyblonsky/) Kailey's website - http://kaileykornhauser.com (kaileykornhauser.com) Kailey on IG - https://www.instagram.com/kornhausersauce/ (https://www.instagram.com/kornhausersauce/) All Bodies on Bikes - A film by Shimano https://youtu.be/JytAXpxmmQY (https://youtu.be/JytAXpxmmQY) All Bodies on Bikes Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/groups/284599766719099/ (https://www.facebook.com/groups/284599766719099/) Aero Tech - https://www.aerotechdesigns.com/ (https://www.aerotechdesigns.com/) Pearl Izumi - https://www.pearlizumi.com/ (https://www.pearlizumi.com/) Machines for Freedom - https://www.machinesforfreedom.com/ (https://www.machinesforfreedom.com/) Fat Lad At The Back - https://fatladattheback.com/ (https://fatladattheback.com/) Velocio https://velocio.cc/ (https://velocio.cc/) Support this podcast

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Trail EAffect - "Episode 36 - Brooke Goudy" (August 14, 2021 | #1394 | Host: Josh Blum)

Mountain Bike Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2021 55:43

August 14, 2021 Trail EAffect Show Page Rad Apparel Company 15% Discount Coupon Code: traileaffect Check out with the RAD Affiliate Link: https://radapparelcompany.com/r?id=53tsmc ABOUT THE EPISODE Topics Covered in this Episode: The Brooke Goudy Back Story on life & how she landed in Denver, Colorado How Brooke got into Mountain Biking and why she stuck with it Brooke's involvement with a lot of different organizations in an effort to share mountain biking with people of color and women in general Black Girls Do Bike Denver VIDA Mountain Bike Series NICA – Boulder High School Coach (Sophomore Boys) Brooke's take on trails she likes Unique Places that Brooke has been able to travel to The Therapeutic Aspect of Trails and Mountain Biking / Being out in Nature Other Outdoor Adventure Sports and the Culture of Colorado Gravel Riding and the Great Divide Trail Salsa Cutthroat Sponsors and Supporters of Brooke and her work Mural to be Painted in Downtown Denver at Evo Sports Closing thoughts on Trails and Advocating for Trails, and for getting more people out onto trails RELATED SHOW NOTES Black Girls Do Bike Denver (Facebook Page): https://www.facebook.com/groups/BlackGirlsDoBikeDenver/ Black Girls Do Bike: https://www.blackgirlsdobike.org/ VIDA MTB: https://www.vidamtb.com/ Ride for Racial Justice: https://www.rideforracialjustice.org/ Ride for Racial Justice GRVL: https://www.rideforracialjustice.org/sbt-grvl-program Salsa Gravel Gratitude w/ Brooke: https://salsacycles.com/stories/gravel_and_gratitude/gravel_gratitude_part_3 WTB: https://www.wtb.com/ Pearl iZUMi: https://www.pearlizumi.com/ Shift Human Performance Podcast with Brooke: https://shifthumanperformance.com/2021/02/22/episode-6-inclusivity-in-mountain-biking-with-brooke-goudy/ Deuter Packs: https://www.deuter.com/ie-en COMBA: https://www.comba.org/ Boulder Mountain Bike Alliance: https://www.bouldermountainbike.org/ ------------- Trail EAffect Show Support Rad Apparel Company: https://radapparelcompany.com/r?id=53tsmc Smith's Bike Shop: https://smithsbikes.com/Evolution Trail Services: www.evotrails.comContact Josh at evolutiontrails@gmail.com If you have any questions about Mountain Bike Radio in general, please contact Ben at Ben@Mountainbikeradio.com -------- ABOUT TRAIL EAFFECT Trails build community and Communities build trails. What came first you may ask… Host Josh Blum digs into the stories of how trails effect and affect the people and places we call home and those we might like to call home. -------- ABOUT THE HOST Josh Blum is a father and doer of stuff - paired with Advocate, Builder of Trails and Community. Originally from La Crosse WI, Josh has been enjoying the outdoors, trails, and mountain bikes since a young age. Always curious and learning about better ways to improve trail users' experiences. Josh is employed by WisDOT, and is the owner / operator of Evolution Trail Services.

172 :Sprinting, Overtraining Your Cells, Durability: Rob Pickels & Trevor Connor Nerd Out on Recent Research

Fast Talk

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2021 76:37

Rob Pickels is the Advanced Development Project Manager at PEARL iZUMi, but more importantly, he can out-nerd Trevor as you'll hear in today's deep-dive into some new scientific research in sports physiology. Even though the findings of one of these studies may not appear to directly apply to your weekly training plan, understanding the questions that have been asked by scientists can hopefully give you context into what is known and knowable by science as it relates to human performance. Trevor gives a brief overview of each study and then he and Rob point out key components of each study and translate the scientific jargon. In case you missed it and enjoy this depth of conversation about research, we did a "Nerd-Lab" episode a while back, Fast Talk 155: Recent Research on Interval Types, Timing Effects on Performance, Health Benefits of Endurance, and Pacing Strategies. Aerobic vs Anaerobic Contribution in Sprints First up is "The Aerobic and Anaerobic Contribution During Repeated 30-s Sprints in Elite Cyclists" by researchers Nicki Winfield Almquist, Øyvind Sandbakk, Bent R. Rønnestad, and Dionne Noordhof. Sometimes, because of the way a study is conducted, the findings are not very well applied to real-world training. Trevor points out some of these methods used which a training athlete would never use in their own workouts. It could be argued that science sometimes needs to ask and answer questions for itself that simply show the bounds of human potential. Mitochondrial Impairment Next, we try to understand more about mitochondrial impairment in a study titled "Excessive exercise training causes mitochondrial functional impairment and decreases glucose tolerance in healthy volunteers." Durability in Endurance Athletes The final review of the day leaves Rob asking for more from scientists and friends of the podcast, Stephen Seiler and Ed Maunder in their Review article, "The Importance of ‘Durability' in the Physiological Profiling of Endurance Athletes." Rob asks the questions he wants answers to and looks for more valuable information. Let's make you fast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Trail EAffect - "Episode 23 - Jeff Lenosky – The Trail Boss" (April 5, 2021 | #1367 | Host: Josh Blum)

Mountain Bike Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2021 87:05

April 5, 2021 Trail EAffect Show Page ABOUT THE EPISODE Topics Covered in this Episode: The Jeff Lenosky Backstory Trials and 90’s Mountain Biking How the Trail Boss Came to be How Jeff got into Enduro Racing at the beginning of Enduro Trails that Jeff enjoys riding and difficult climbs like the entrance to Horse Thief’s bench Flats VS Clips… Communities like Knoxville, TN that have all the aspects for a great Trail Community Can’d Aid Foundation The Partnership with REEB Cycles and how that came about Other Supporters and why it’s important to have support from companies that make products you really stand behind Closing RELATED SHOW NOTES Jeff Lenosky YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEP-XJQ983V8_3XpKU_-pRQ REEB Cycles: https://reebcycles.com/ Shimano: https://bike.shimano.com/en-EU/components/mtb.html Orange Seal: https://orangeseal.com/ Pearl iZUMi: https://www.pearlizumi.com/US/en/ Can’d Aid: https://candaid.org/ Support for Trail EAffect Comes from Smith’s Bike Shop in La Crosse, WI: https://smithsbikes.com/ This show has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services, for more information go to: Evolution Trail Services: www.evotrails.com Contact Josh at evolutiontrails@gmail.com If you have any questions about Mountain Bike Radio in general, please contact Ben at Ben@Mountainbikeradio.com -------- ABOUT TRAIL EAFFECT Trails build community and Communities build trails. What came first you may ask… Host Josh Blum digs into the stories of how trails effect and affect the people and places we call home and those we might like to call home. -------- ABOUT THE HOST Josh Blum is a father and doer of stuff - paired with Advocate, Builder of Trails and Community. Originally from La Crosse WI, Josh has been enjoying the outdoors, trails, and mountain bikes since a young age. Always curious and learning about better ways to improve trail users’ experiences. Josh is employed by WisDOT, and is the owner / operator of Evolution Trail Services.

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Virtual Campfire #47: Erik Douds + Take a Hike, Diabadass Giveaway + Indubious

Hiking My Feelings: Virtual Campfire

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2021 113:06

THIS WEEK'S GUESTS ERIK DOUDS - Diabadass Erik Douds is an adventure filmmaker and educator living with Type 1 Diabetes. He is based outside of New York City. Yet, many nights are spent in the outdoors with his bike “Dark Roast.” His YouTube channel focuses on travel, technology, and managing type 1 diabetes. His stories have included biking across America, living in Ethiopia, hiking in New Zealand, two failed skydiving attempts, and other adventures. Erik creates content for top outdoor brands like REI, Pearl iZUMi, Arc'Teryx, Revo, Adventure Cycling, Sea to Summit, and BioLite. Trips include biking the Trans America Trail, running the Copenhagen marathon, and touring Alaska. Diabadass.com shares expert knowledge through online courses that use step-by-step video and written instructions to show others living with diabetes how to go anywhere and do anything. He has spoken at American Diabetes Association's Tour de Cure, competed for team Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund, writes for Diabetes Daily, and has been recognized as an exceptional donor by the Harvey E Nussbaum M.D. society. WITH MUSICAL GUEST INDUBIOUS Evton and Skip, brothers and bandmates (along with drummer Matty T. Wells), have cultivated a dedicated fan base, affectionately called Indubians, with their impressive instrumental skill, powerful harmonies, and an electrifying stage presence. In addition to their memorable live shows, which have put them on numerous U.S. festival stages, as well as on tour with The Movement, Stephen Marley, and others, Indubious are no strangers to chart success. Their 2019 album Beleaf debuted at #1 on the Billboard Reggae Chart and #2 on the iTunes Reggae Chart, which marked a new high for the band building on the previous success of their2017 album From Zero, which debuted at #6 on the Billboard Reggae Chart and #8 on the iTunes Reggae Charts. With The Bridge, Indubious is poised for a big breakout year. /// We're hiking ONE MILLION MILES for diabetes awareness. Join us: https://hikingmyfeelings.org/diabetes Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/hikingmyfeelings Join the Hiking My Feelings Family: https://family.hikingmyfeelings.org Read the book: https://hikingmyfeelings.org/book Blaze Your Own Trail to Self-Love: https://hikingmyfeelings.org/byot --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hikingmyfeelings/support

Can cycling apparel brands cut back on plastic bag use?

Nerd Alert Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2021 45:10

With very few exceptions, every piece of cycling clothing you buy comes in its own individual bag — or “polybag” as it’s commonly called in the industry. When you take into account the size of the global cycling apparel industry, and the number of individual garments, that’s a lot of plastic bags. Has it always been this way? How did we get here? And what do we do about it? In this week’s episode, James chats with two apparel brands, Ornot and Pearl Izumi, to assess the current state of things, find out how things are already improving, and why we still have a long way to go.

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Trail EAffect - "Episode 17 with Joshua Lawton - Story Teller and Content Creator for PEARL iZUMi" (January 20, 2021 | #1350 | Host: Josh Blum)

Mountain Bike Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2021 27:57

January 20, 2021 Trail EAffect Show Page ABOUT THE EPISODE PEARL iZUMi has caught my attention as a company that is making great strides in telling stories about people and communities. They have a series called “Underexposed” high lighting communities that people may not associate mountain biking with right away and bringing attention to the. PEARL iZUMi also has a “Dig Series” where they highlight communities that are using trails and mountain biking to revitalize their economy. In this show we speak with Joshua Lawton both a content creator and story teller for PEARL iZUMi. Joshua came to PEARL iZUMi from IMBA where he brought both the background and understanding trails and the advocacy that goes into creating trails doesn’t always get the attention they deserve. Topics in the show include: Joshua Lawton’s backstory PEARL iZUMi Blog Under Exposed Series Dig Series PEARL iZUMi as a company Closing Comments RELATED SHOW NOTES PEARL iZUMi: https://www.pearlizumi.com/ PEARL iZUMi Blog: https://blog.pearlizumi.com/ PEARL iZUMi Under Exposed Series on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfV0ucaxuYA4cd1Zhb5BJwn4GYHYwpRGE PEARL iZUMi Dig Series on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfV0ucaxuYA5kLIqHBeL_pBg6X60hL_8D Support for Trail EAffect Comes from Smith’s Bike Shop in La Crosse, WI: https://smithsbikes.com/ This show has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services, for more information go to: Evolution Trail Services: www.evotrails.com Contact Josh at evolutiontrails@gmail.com If you have any questions about Mountain Bike Radio in general, please contact Ben at Ben@Mountainbikeradio.com -------- ABOUT TRAIL EAFFECT Trails build community and Communities build trails. What came first you may ask… Host Josh Blum digs into the stories of how trails effect and affect the people and places we call home and those we might like to call home. -------- ABOUT THE HOST Josh Blum is a father, husband, and doer of stuff - paired with Advocate, Builder of Trails and Community. Originally from La Crosse WI, Josh has been enjoying the outdoors, trails, and mountain bikes since a young age. Always curious and learning about better ways to improve trail users’ experiences. Josh is employed by WisDOT, and is the owner / operator of Evolution Trail Services.

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#39 Cykelpodds testlabb smyger igång med en crash!

Cykelpodd med Elna och Helena

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2020 47:24

Vi introducerar Cykelpodds testlabb och snackar loss kring kläder och prylar, Elna levererar crash report, Helena hyllar fickor åt fel håll och så rundar vi av med lite surr om Zwift. Häng med! 1:20 - Cykelpodds testlabb 1:50 - Elna levererar crash report 14:00 - Väderleksrapport och lägeskoll på stigar i Östersund: stigcyklarpaniken! 15.30 - Testlabbet drar igång 16:22 - Vi snackar Pro Bike Gears sadel Stealth Offroad, en sadel för aggressiv MTB & CX-cykling 23:40 - Om att vara kinkig med grejer, det ska bara funka och inte ha en massa onödigt lullull 24:20 - Vi snackar flossade vinterbrallor från Shimano. 31:00 - Vi snackar shorts från Pearl Izumi 35:00 - Vi tycker saker. Om begagnade saker. Och planerar begravning för pulsband och hjälmar. 37:00 - Om restriktiv vardag, vi saknar det sociala cyklandet men det finns ju ljusglimtar (hint: vi spelade in innan VM i Zwift och snacket går över i hur himla kul Zwift är) Nästa avsnitt blir jubileumsavsnitt, tänk att vi bara tänkte göra tio avsnitt och närmar oss fyrtio. Bakom kulisserna sker lite utvecklingsarbete som vi hoppas kunna lansera snart och vi har börjat med meetups i Zwift, håll utkik på fb-sidan så missar du inte nästa omgång.

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ChrisCast S2E14: An Introduction to Spin

ChrisCast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2020 40:27

Your instructor is there to help you. If you're having a hard time with your clipless pedals or how to set up your bike or any other questions you have... this is an interactive fitness class and your instructor wants to be as helpful to you as a yoga instructor is or a personal instructor is. Be sure to get to class early because it's easier to get the help you need before and after class than during. Your ride is your own and you're never obligated to race, to compete, to follow all the commands of standing, sitting, pressing, and the upper body or weights workouts. If you workout is so hard that you leave your spin class hating it and never wanting to come back, you're doing it wrong. Rule number one is to have fun! Always aim to arrive 15-minutes early even if you've already booked a bike When it comes to attending class, 15 minutes early is on time; on time is late; and more than 5-minutes late forfeits your class. People are gross so it's OK to discretely blow your nose or spit into the towels that are provided at your bike as they're laundered immediately after class. Spin class might feel like crew practice (many Spin instructors are little and loud like coxswains) or Basic Training (other trainers can look and act like Drill Instructors) but you don't actually have to comply with any of their orders. Each ride is scientifically designed to exhaust you, at your level, and to motivate you to put as much energy and force into only 45-60 minutes as possible using something called HIIT (high-intensity interval training) which is why each workout is a series of intense sprints or climbs or heavy pedaling separated with lower-intensity rest periods and even some stead state pedaling and recovery time. While it feels like a night at the disco club, with all the music and lights, these classes are designed to challenge the limits of your fitness, endurance, and conditioning. The pop and disco music and the lights and challenges are fun distractions to keep you motivated and distracted from how hard you're working. I wore over-shorts and over-pants over my bike shorts for weeks until I realized that I should be focusing on my ride more than hiking up sweats that were either falling down or getting caught on the saddle. I drop trou right before I get on the bike and just ride with my stretchy Pearl iZUMi bib shorts with awesome chamois padding. I mean, I am still shy about it and put the sweats back on right after stretching, but life's too short to not get the most of the class. Besides, nobody has shunned me for showing my bottom in stretchy pants to my face, so I assume everyone in the class is in this together. I try to wear sound-reducing earplugs every time I ride for two reasons: one, the music can be very loud; and two, I find that the foam earplugs I use make it easier for me to understand what the instructor is saying over their mic. For whatever reason, the earplugs take out the biggest noise and make the instructor's instructions a lot more comprehensible to me as I ride as opposed to distorted and mixed up with the bass-heavy music. Finally, every spin class I have ever been to has been supportive and fun and friendly and as hard or as easy as I made it. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app · Charity Promotion: Democracy Works: This advertisement is part of a charitable initiative in partnership with Democracy Works. howto.vote --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chrisabraham/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chrisabraham/support

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What are cooling fabrics and how do they work?

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Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2020 37:18

Can dark fabrics keep you cool? It used to be standard practice to err on the side of light colors in hot weather, but with modern fabrics, it's entirely possible to stay cool and dry even if you're wearing black clothing. Of course, that comes with a caveat: The clothing needs to be designed specifically to keep you cool. Makes sense, right? Rob Pickels from Pearl Izumi joins VeloNews tech editor Dan Cavallari on the tech podcast to wade through the science that makes a cool fabric, and how you can stay cool and dry on your next summer ride.

What are cooling fabrics and how do they work?

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Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2020 37:18

Can dark fabrics keep you cool? It used to be standard practice to err on the side of light colors in hot weather, but with modern fabrics, it's entirely possible to stay cool and dry even if you're wearing black clothing. Of course, that comes with a caveat: The clothing needs to be designed specifically to keep you cool. Makes sense, right? Rob Pickels from Pearl Izumi joins VeloNews tech editor Dan Cavallari on the tech podcast to wade through the science that makes a cool fabric, and how you can stay cool and dry on your next summer ride.

Ask FasCat #9 — FTP Indoors vs. Outdoors, Corona Nutrition, and Timing is Everything

FasCat Cycling Training Tips Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2020 81:18

The podcast this week is another installment of our Ask FasCat series, where we answer listener questions! Thank you to everyone who submitted questions via our forum, and congratulations to the 3 question-askers we selected to win a FasCat T-shirt! Listen in to see if you won… This go around we answered questions ranging from FTP adjustments for indoor vs. outdoor riding, making the jump from a new cyclist into a cat. 2 or 3, nutrition during the Coronavirus outbreak, moving to elevation from sea level, going after KOMs in training, and plenty more! Thanks to everyone for tuning in, subscribing and reviewing on Apple Podcasts, and for engaging in our forum! For more things cycling training, visit http://fascat.wpengine.com. 39556Gravel Team T-Shirt Show Notes, Training Tips & Previous Podcasts Referenced: Timing is Everything FTP is Alive and Well The Effect of Altitude on Cycling Bassett, D.R. Jr., C.R. Kyle, L. Passfield, J.P. Broker, and E.R. Burke. Comparing cycling world hour records, 1967-1996: modeling with empirical data. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 31:1665-76, 1999. Using the Performance Manager Chart The 20 minute Field Test Indoor 20 minute Field Test Amity Rockwell and Peter Stetina Podcasts on Dirty Kanza pacing Strava-Vals Interval Intensity: going as hard as you can Gravel Then and Now, Pearl iZUMi blog post Save 25% on your next training plan with code 25podcast. Our Gravel Team's Jersey, Bibs, Hats and T Shirts are in stock and shipping out daily! The post Ask FasCat #9 — FTP Indoors vs. Outdoors, Corona Nutrition, and Timing is Everything appeared first on FasCat.

Historien om Behind Handlebars

Cykelmagasinet Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2020 43:12

I dag har vi fornøjelsen af at tale med Oliver som står bag Behind Handlebars det blev til en utrolig interessant samtale om alt fra Fixie cykling til Nord Korea og La Marmotte Episoden er sponsoreret af PEARL iZUMI der leverer cykeltøj i høj kvalitet og til al slags vejr. Udover den høje kvalitet og det lækre udseenede, så har PEARL iZUMI stort fokus på miljøet og gør din cykeltur endnu grønnere. I 2020 er 30% af produktlinjen bæredygtig og i 2022 skal hele 90% af produkterne være bæredygtige. Find din forhandler på https://www.pearlizumi.com eller følg PEARL iZUMi Denmark på Facebook for inspiration.

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Matt Evans on the Changing Size and State of Our Industry

The Tailgate Podcast: Marketing for Hunting and Angling Brands

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2019 28:29

The hunting and angling industry is a wild ride these days. New brands, new voices, and new ideas are elbowing their way toward the forefront of consumers’ hearts and minds. The first step in taking advantage of all the opportunities this new era provides? Take a step back and truly understand the current size and state of our industry. And know the specific reasons for any and all shifts, good or otherwise. Is our hunting audience shrinking while our angler audience is skyrocketing? Who are some new audiences we can talk to so we can grow our reach and revenue streams? We sit down with Matt Evans, 30-year consumer and product researcher inside the outdoor industry, to lay it all for us in crayon-simple terms. Matt Evans is a professional market researcher who has over 30 years of experience focusing on retail and market environments. He specializes in outdoor, athletic apparel and footwear markets and has worked for major brands such as Pearl Izumi, Descente Athletic and Crocs.*All research data referenced is in the public domain and not proprietary to any one brand. For obvious legal and confidential reasons. Why are we doing this whole Tailgate Podcast thing? Learn more at thetailgatepodcast.com

Positioning Business for the Future

Sal Silvester on the Future of Leadership

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2019 30:55

In this inspiring episode, Sal Silvester interviews Chris Sword, the President of PEARL iZUMi, one of the cycling industry's most iconic and beloved brands. During this interview, you'll hear directly from Chris on some of the key initiatives that he took early on in his tenure as President of PEARL iZUMi to engage his talented employees and position the organization for the future.

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Cory Hibbard and Sarah App of Pearl Izumi

The Paceline Cycling Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2019

This week I've got a twofer for you. I'm interviewing two people responsible for creating new clothing for Pearl Izumi. Cory Hibbard is an apparel designer who has worked on a variety of products, from their BikeStyle line of casual but cycling-functional apparel to new jersey designs hitting bike shops…

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Tech pod, ep. 14: How to layer for winter riding

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2019 38:04

Don't be such a Dan! A Dan?! That's right, our tech podcast host Dan Cavallari is a bit timid about riding in foul weather. Not to worry because today he is talking with Rob Pickels, physiologist in advanced development at Pearl Izumi. They discuss how breathability works (and why that is a misnomer), how waterproof your cycling kit really needs to be, and why zippers actually don't work that well if you need to cool off. Pickels has plenty of insight on how different fabrics work in different conditions and advice to help you layer more effectively this winter.

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Tech pod, ep. 14: How to layer for winter riding

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Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2019 38:04

Don't be such a Dan! A Dan?! That's right, our tech podcast host Dan Cavallari is a bit timid about riding in foul weather. Not to worry because today he is talking with Rob Pickels, physiologist in advanced development at Pearl Izumi. They discuss how breathability works (and why that is a misnomer), how waterproof your cycling kit really needs to be, and why zippers actually don't work that well if you need to cool off. Pickels has plenty of insight on how different fabrics work in different conditions and advice to help you layer more effectively this winter.

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63: How Mission, Vision, Values Can Move a Brand Closer to Its Customers, with Chris Sword

Channel Mastery

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2018 43:15

A lot of brands will set aside an afternoon to bust out a mission, vision, values (MVV) exercise. PEARL iZUMi took 10 months. That’s not a typo. Ten months! When Chris Sword came in as new president of the company in early 2017, he brought everyone who worked there in on the process. He recognized that the MVV was on opportunity on a broad scale. It was a pathway to listen to his new team (literally everyone) and to discover what the beating heart of PEARL iZUMi truly is. It was a way to set a course for the company by identifying the brand’s North Star. Cycling apparel changes seasonally. PEARL iZUMi’s MVV will be a guide for decades.

110 - Flora Duffy is Ready for the Next Big Thing

Run This World with Nicole DeBoom

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2018 59:14

I met Flora Duffy many years ago when she was a hot up and comer on the tri scene. Tim was working with Pearl Izumi at the end of his racing career and Flora was one of the younger sponsored athletes. And it’s funny, because I consistently ran into her at RallySport over the years, but I swear I always had trouble figuring out who she was. Every time I saw her, there was something just a little different. Now I think it’s because I literally watched her transform in slow motion from a pretty great triathlete to the best in the world. Flora has always been really nice, but when you’re a pro athlete and you’re at the gym, it’s not your social hour, so I never spent much time chatting with her. (Side note: When you’ve been retired from professional racing for 15 years and you’re at the gym, it often IS your social hour! But my point is that I try to respect people who need to get their workouts done because their careers depend on it.) Until a few weeks ago. I was splashing around in the outdoor pool with Wilder not getting a workout in (ha!) and I saw Flora jump into the adult pool with a water belt on. She was water running. This immediately triggered my old memories of water running torture – it was something I only ever did if I was totally injured or nervous about getting injured. In fact, Tim water ran so much for the last 10 years of his career, that I’m traumatized just from watching him do it! So anyway, I made the assumption that Flora may be injured. When she was done, we had our first meaningful conversation ever. She shared that she is in fact injured and it does in fact suck. I commiserated and told her she’s got lots of time and hang in there. Now, saying all of that is nice but I will tell you that it really doesn’t make a pro feel better! So I reached out and asked if she would come on the show and share more openly what’s going on. Being the most amazing person that she is, Flora agreed. So get ready – it’s not every day that we get to learn life lessons from the best. Especially from someone who is willing to open up and be vulnerable when she's not feeling her best. Today we talk about: Growing up a triathlete - in Bermuda When what you dream of being as a kid is what you actually become Injuries: they suck Listening to your body Finding love through sport: Flora got married to another pro triathlete last year The next big thing: 2020 Giving back: The Flora Fund handed out its first grants just a few days ago! This is a great episode with a great person who is going through tough stuff just like we all do sometimes. What I love about Flora is that she got injured - and then started a Foundation to give back. She is not someone who lingers in self-misery, but instead she pulls herself out and sees the bigger picture. On that note, check out the Flora Fund and consider donating to help people who otherwise don’t have a shot at getting out of their current situations to see just what their potential could be in this world. And let’s give a collective cheer for Flora to heal and get back on her path to world domination. All right then, you know what time it is. It’s time to get out there and run this world have a great workout and we’ll see you next week!

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47: The art and science of peaking, with Colby Pearce

Fast Talk

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2018 98:15

The VeloNews Fast Talk podcast is your source for the best training advice and most compelling insight on what it takes to become a better cyclist. Listen in as VeloNews managing editor Chris Case and our resident physiologist and coach, Trevor Connor, discuss a range of topics, including training, physiology, technology, nutrition, and more. Peaking. It’s that elusive target we all strive for — to be on our best form right when our goal race comes around. We build plans for it, we follow six-week guides we find online, and yet too often we find our best legs for the training race the week before the big event or wake up the morning of our target race with flat legs. Perhaps it’s so elusive because peaking is both a science and an art. What we discovered over the course of this podcast is that the two don’t seem to get along with one another. Some of that has to do with the fact that science lays out a very specific four-week plan for peaking, while the art says that it is very individual. Even among those who understand the science, it appears that what they do is different. In today’s episode, we’ll first discuss the science of peaking — including how long it takes, why we do a fatigue block to start the peak and the science of what happens physiologically to produce the peak. Next, we’ll discuss how the top athletes peak and why it doesn’t seem to agree with the science. Then, we move on to why the art of peaking says something different from the science and what you should be considering when you are getting ready for your target event. From there we’ll take a deep dive into how to peak — how long to taper, how to taper, what to do right before the event, and what are the biggest mistakes you can make. Finally, we’ll give you “Colby’s six tips” on preparing for an event. Our guest today knows all about peaking — both as a coach and as an athlete. He’s an hour record holder, an Olympian, a thinker, a tinkerer, and someone with massive amounts of experience as an athlete. Colby Pearce’s many many qualifications are too long to list here so we’ll let Colby detail them himself in a minute Also sharing his thoughts we have Robert Pickels — the illustrious Mister Pickles — and the head physiologist at Pearl Izumi. He’ll talk about the physiology of a peak and why he thinks it’s about balance.

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Curtis Tolson, Director Texas Roadhouse Cycling Team

The Louisville Cycling Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2018 41:15

Episode 2: Curtis Tolson In this episode of the Louisville Cycling Podcast, we talk to Curtis Tolson, multi-time National Champion cyclist and Director of the Texas Roadhouse cycling team. Curtis talks about the development of bicycling racing in the Louisville region, his own experiences in the sport, and how he is coming back from hip replacement surgery in 2016. Texas Roadhouse sponsors include Texas Roadhouse https://www.texasroadhouse.com/ Felt Bicycles https://www.feltbicycles.com/ Crosley Radio www.crosleyradio.com/ Herradura Tequila https://www.herradura.com/ Toyota of Louisville https://www.toyotaoflouisville.com/ Pro Rehab https://prorehablou.com/ Milwaukee Cycling Center milwaukeecyclingcenter.com/ Bell Helmets https://www.bellhelmets.com/ Pearl Izumi www.pearlizumi.com/US/ MotorX Cube Works Control Touch https://www.controltouch.com/ Clarksville Schwinn clarksvilleschwinn.com/ Buttonhole www.enzoscyclingproducts.com Panaracer https://www.panaracer.com/ Want to get your business involved in supporting a cycling team? You can contact Curtis at curtis@curtistolsoncoaching.com The Louisville Cycling Podcast is sponsored by United Financial Group, LLC. Are you or someone you know thinking about buying a house? (It's easier than you think!). Why rent when you have barry@ufglending.com to take a pull for you in the mortgage business? Or call 502-593-4497 (NMLS#1582330) Your feedback and comments are welcome! E-mail at louisvillecycling@gmail.com Check us out on Instagram at @louisvillecyclingpodcast Or you can find us on Twitter @louisvillecycling Like what you hear? Subscribe and give us 5 stars on the Apple Podcast app!

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Velohome 176 – Das mit dem Laufen wird sich nicht durchsetzen Velosnakk #55

Velohome

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2017 100:41

1. Begrüßung Wie geht es uns? --- 2.) Tour in Düsseldorf Wir waren unterwegs in Düsseldorf und haben dort auch sehr nette Menschen getroffen --- 3.) Rund um Köln 2017 Hui und Pfui, Katastrophe bei der Getränkeversorgung, Gels auf der Straße, Fahrer halten nicht die Linie, Besenwagen zieht vorbei. (https://medium.com/@christiantimmer_75471/101-rund-um-k%C3%B6ln-2017-oder-wie-man-126-km-bei-31-grad-mit-2-liter-wasser-f%C3%A4hrt-65de43ebd778) --- 4.) Startplatzgebührenwahnsinn beim Ötz Die Rechnung wird aufgemacht und ist am Ende ganz ordentlich, mehr als 250€ um starten zu dürfen?! Was haben wir eigentlich noch so für Pläne --- 5.) PING if you care! Brüsseler Radfahrer/innen markieren unsichere Stellen auf Knopfdruck. (http://pingifyoucare.brussels/en/ping-if-you-care/), grundsätzlich Fahrrad in der Stadt? --- 6.) Radland NRW Ein Beitrag blickt auf den Radverkehr in NRW, u.a. In Münster, Essen und Köln unter Anderem auch mit Jule und Michael Hermes der mit Christian schon Langstrecke gefahren ist. http://www1.wdr.de/mediathek/video/sendungen/doku-am-freitag/video-radland-nrw-100.html --- 7.) Strasser hat Wehwechen? Christian und Strasser haben im Prinzip das gleiche Leid, nur er fährt vorher das RAAM in Bestzeit (http://velomotion.de/2017/06/christoph-strasser-gewinnt-race-across-america-mit-rekordvorsprung/) --- 8.) Vollgummireifen Holgi spricht in WRINT darüber und wir schauen mal, ob es da was zu testen gibt. (http://www.wrint.de/2017/06/20/wr704-der-irische-landwirt-neigt-dazu-seinen-esel-zu-vernachlaessigen/) --- 9.) Test Rapha Brevet Mitts Wegen etwas kurioser Größenangaben erst einmal verschoben --- 10.) Firmenlauf Essen / Aachen Wir sind beide dem Radsport fremdgegangen, die große Liebe wird es dabei aber wohl nicht mehr werden. https://www.strava.com/activities/970826609 // https://www.strava.com/activities/1058404038 --- 11.) Pearl Izumi mit bizarrem Spot Was will man uns sagen oder verstehen wir es nicht? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4A-w5HkrZA&feature=share --- 12.) Dorama Relive in noch ein wenig schöner (www.doarama.com)

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Pearl Izumi Cycle Tour Part 2: Episode 19

Real Isle of Wight : Information & entertainment about the sunniest place in the UK. Including all the best things to do and

Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2015 27:12

The Day of the Pearl Izumi Cycling Tour In this weeks' episode we will give you an update about stage one of the 2015 Pearl Izumi cycle tour, what the event was actually like and who one. What's Included? What the event was actually like Description of the course Race times and winners In the News This week Tony brings you a Shanklin lift update, news of oyster fishing and investment in wight link ferries Ali has some camping news with an exciting opportunity to camp under the stars in a unique location Food & Drink We talk about a coffee shop with a chemist feel!

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Isle of Wight Radio's Friday Report 15.05.15

Isle of Wight Radio News

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2015 45:03

On the Friday Report, Labour's Deb Gardiner, Lyn Blackledge from the Ryde Business Association and Steve Smith from Newport Business Association join Isle of Wight Radio's Lucy Morgan. We discuss the Pearl Izumi tour in Ryde, flowerbeds and the public realm and the latest Asda decision. #iwnews

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The Pearl Izumi Cycle Tour: Episode 18

Real Isle of Wight : Information & entertainment about the sunniest place in the UK. Including all the best things to do and

Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2015 28:48

Famous cycling tour starts on the Isle of Wight In this weeks' episode we tell you about stage one of the 2015 Pearl Izumi Bike tour 2015, with famous cyclists competing in Ryde What's Included? A background of the tour Starting and finishing times Transport to Ryde and the best place to park Additional entertainment during the day In the News This week Tony brings you an informed discussion about the cost of fixing the Shanklin lift. Ali has some news about a family in Cowes who's Sunday afternoon video has gone viral! Food & Drink We talk about a brand new eatery in Sandown the Bandstand!

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Century Cycles (Episode 31)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2014 30:31

Just because the summer riding season is behind us doesn't mean you have to store the bike away just yet! In fact, the Fall colors and crisp, cool air brings many riders out for the first time. No matter what your reason for riding this time of year, the most importnat thing is to dress for the weather. Knowing how to layer up, and what clothing products best fit your needs is what we'll be chatting about on today's show. Drew Anderson, area rep for Pearl Izumi, an industry leader in athletic wear, will join us to discuss Pearl's Fall and winter clothing lineup and how to wear it all!

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Century Cycles (Episode 31)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2014 30:31

Just because the summer riding season is behind us doesn't mean you have to store the bike away just yet! In fact, the Fall colors and crisp, cool air brings many riders out for the first time. No matter what your reason for riding this time of year, the most importnat thing is to dress for the weather. Knowing how to layer up, and what clothing products best fit your needs is what we'll be chatting about on today's show. Drew Anderson, area rep for Pearl Izumi, an industry leader in athletic wear, will join us to discuss Pearl's Fall and winter clothing lineup and how to wear it all!

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Radio Century Cycles (Episode XXVII)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2013 33:30

Are you one of those riders that aches to be on their bike year round? If so, then dessing for the weather is critical to being comfortable during your ride. Chip Ellison, from Pearl Izumi, will be giving us the lowdown on just how to dress right for any type of weather during those Fall and Winter months. Plus, the last Century Cycles Night Ride and winter maintenance classes.

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Radio Century Cycles (Episode XXVII)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2013 33:30

Are you one of those riders that aches to be on their bike year round? If so, then dessing for the weather is critical to being comfortable during your ride. Chip Ellison, from Pearl Izumi, will be giving us the lowdown on just how to dress right for any type of weather during those Fall and Winter months. Plus, the last Century Cycles Night Ride and winter maintenance classes.

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Dylan Bowman Interview

Ultrarunnerpodcast.com

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2013

One word comes to mind when thinking about Pearl Izumi’s Dylan Bowman…. GERONIMO! Since his foray into Ultra Running Dylan has been snapping up top finishes all over the country. So what is Dylan’s frame of mind with only one week before Western States? Find out now. DylanBowman.com Pearl Izumi … The post Dylan Bowman Interview appeared first on Ultrarunnerpodcast.com.

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KG Tris #107: 10/23/11 - "So You Want to Be a Triathlete? Part One: Getting Started"

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2012

Welcome to Episode #107 of the Kelownagurl Tris Podcast!In this episode, I read some mail, talk about my training, and start a new segment of the show for beginning triathletes. This is intended to be a recurring segment, every 4-6 weeks, and will cover much of the information you will need to know in order to do your first triathlon. Feel free to email with with your questions! To download an mp3 of this episode, click here.Email, Voice Mail, and Race Reports from:DarrenTodd Chad - Can Do Tri PodcastJake - Run Like Health PodcastGear ReviewsComing soon - Pearl Izumi trail shoe reviews!Workout Song Clips of the Week:"Here and Now" by Great Big SeaPlease feel free to leave me a comment, send me an email, or leave me a review on itunes!Remember:It's never too late to be what you might have been! ~ George EliotEmail me: kelownagurl@gmail.comWebsite: http://kelownagurltris.blogspot.comThanks for listening!

KG Tris #103: 8/13/11 - Listener Race Reports

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2012

Welcome to Episode #103 of the Kelownagurl Tris Podcast!In this episode, Erik and I talk about our upcoming races, and I read a LOT of listener email and race reports.To download Episode #103 to your computer, click here. Email and Race Reports:Dave H.Heather M.Thomas (Arlbert Einstein)Megan F.Andrew C.Cindy T. John - Dare to Tri Life Podcast Click here to join the KG Tris Podcast Listener Group on facebook.Gear ReviewsComing soon - Pearl Izumi trail shoe reviews!Workout Song Clips of the Week:"Here and Now" by Great Big SeaPlease feel free to leave me a comment, send me an email, or leave a review on itunes!Here's a link to the show on itunes.Remember:It's never too late to be what you might have been! ~ George EliotEmail me: kelownagurl@gmail.comWebsite: http://kelownagurltris.blogspot.comThanks for listening!

KG Tris #104: 8/26/11 - Kelowna Apple Triathlon and Race Anxiety

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2012

Welcome to Episode #104 of the Kelownagurl Tris Podcast!In this episode, Erik and I give our Apple Triathlon race reports and I talk our tweetup with Chad, I share Sara's race report, talk about my MRI, give a few shoutouts, and talk about race anxiety.To download Episode #104 to your computer, click here. Email and Race Reports:SaraMonica FJohn BChad from the Can Do Tri PodcastRebeccaRN1Weavingfool Click here to join the KG Tris Podcast Listener Group on facebook.Gear ReviewsComing soon - Pearl Izumi trail shoe reviews!Workout Song Clips of the Week:"Here and Now" by Great Big SeaPlease feel free to leave me a comment, send me an email, or leave a review on itunes!Here's a link to the show on itunes.Remember:It's never too late to be what you might have been! ~ George EliotEmail me: kelownagurl@gmail.comWebsite: http://kelownagurltris.blogspot.comThanks for listening!

KG Tris #105: 9/18/11 - Erik's Xterra and a Training Update

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2012

Welcome to Episode #105 of the Kelownagurl Tris Podcast!In this episode, Erik and I talk about his Xterra race and our training goals. I share two race reports and we hear a voicemail from Stuart.To download Episode #105 to your computer, click here. Email and Race Reports:JeanneWendyStuart from the Quadrathon Blog and Podcast Click here to join the KG Tris Podcast Listener Group on facebook.Gear ReviewsComing soon - Pearl Izumi trail shoe reviews!Workout Song Clips of the Week:"Here and Now" by Great Big SeaPlease feel free to leave me a comment, send me an email, or leave a review on itunes!Here's a link to the show on itunes.Remember:It's never too late to be what you might have been! ~ George EliotEmail me: kelownagurl@gmail.comWebsite: http://kelownagurltris.blogspot.comThanks for listening!

KG Tris #106: 10/9/11 - Okanagan 10K Race and Finding My Mojo

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2012

Welcome to Episode #106 of the Kelownagurl Tris Podcast!In this episode, I read some mail, talk about my training plans and goals, and Erik and I chat about our 10k races at the Okanagan Marathon weekend here in Kelowna.To download an mp3 of this episode, click here.Email, Voice Mail, and Race Reports from:MeganWendyKevinDarrenDoug M. Gear ReviewsComing soon - Pearl Izumi trail shoe reviews!Workout Song Clips of the Week:"Here and Now" by Great Big SeaPlease feel free to leave me a comment, send me an email, or leave me a review on itunes!Remember:It's never too late to be what you might have been! ~ George EliotEmail me: kelownagurl@gmail.comWebsite: http://kelownagurltris.blogspot.comThanks for listening!

KG Tris #83: 12/12/10 - Lactate Threshold, Skate Skiing, Treadmills, and More!

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2012

Welcome to Episode #83 of the Kelownagurl Tris Podcast!In this episode, I talk about cross training with skate skiing, the pros and cons of running on a treadmill in winter, and how to determine your lactate threshold using a heart rate monitor and a bike trainer.To download Episode #83 to your computer, click here.Email, Voice Mail, Race Reports, and Links from:Skate Skiing VideoSara, Kabekona Tri GirlTim from MarylandHeather from AlaskaJason from the Mainely Triathlon PodcastPros and Cons of Using a TreadmillFluid versus Magnetic TrainerJoe Friel's BlogErik's Blog "After the Storm"Gear ReviewsComing soon - Pearl Izumi trail shoe reviews!Workout Song Clips of the Week:"Snow" by Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, and Vera-Ellen"Let It Snow" by Bing Crosby"White Christmas" by Bing Crosby"Your Man" by Down With WebsterPlease feel free to leave me a comment, send me an email, or leave me a review on itunes!Here's a link to the show on itunes.Remember:It's never too late to be what you might have been! ~ George EliotEmail me: kelownagurl@gmail.comWebsite: http://kelownagurltris.blogspot.comThanks for listening!

KG Tris #108: 11/13/11 - Running Success and the Furman FIRST Program

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2012

Welcome to Episode #108 of the Kelownagurl Tris Podcast!In this episode, I read some mail, talk about my training, and tell you a little more about the Furman FIRST program. Be sure to email me if you have any "getting started" tips for absolute beginners, or if you have questions for my next episode.To download an mp3 of this episode, click here.Email, Voice Mail, and Race Reports from:MichaelMeganMarilynMonicaStuart from the Quadrathon Podcast (which I will be co-hosting for awhile - check it out!)Gear ReviewsComing soon - Pearl Izumi trail shoe reviews!Workout Song Clips of the Week:"Here and Now" by Great Big SeaPlease feel free to leave me a comment, send me an email, or leave me a review on itunes!Remember:It's never too late to be what you might have been! ~ George EliotEmail me: kelownagurl@gmail.comWebsite: http://kelownagurltris.blogspot.comThanks for listening!

KG Tris #109: 12/4/11 - Ginger Jar Historic 10k

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2012

Welcome to Episode #109 of the Kelownagurl Tris Podcast!In this episode, Erik and I chat about our most recent race, and I read a few emails and give some shoutouts.To download an mp3 of this episode, click here.Email, Voice Mail, and Race Reports from:DonReggieCarlosMeganDanielHeidiJodieCheck out the Quadrathon Podcast (to hear Stuart and I chat about Marathon and Triathlon training)Gear ReviewsComing soon - Pearl Izumi trail shoe reviews!Workout Song Clips of the Week:"Here and Now" by Great Big SeaPlease feel free to leave me a comment, send me an email, or leave me a review on itunes!Remember:It's never too late to be what you might have been! ~ George EliotEmail me: kelownagurl@gmail.comWebsite: http://kelownagurltris.blogspot.comThanks for listening!

KG Tris #110: 12/29/11 - "So You Want to be a Triathlete? Part Two: Base Training"

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2012

Welcome to Episode #110 of the Kelownagurl Tris Podcast!In this episode, I talk a little about my calf strain and having the flu, then I do the second installment of my series "So You Want to be a Triathlete". In this episode, I talk about base training, swim, bike, and running drills, strength and core work, maintaining motivation, equipment, and healthy eating.To download an mp3 of this episode, click here.Email, Voice Mail, and Race Reports from:SybilDanielJohnLizzieDennisJanecozensTribeccaScoutcyclingDitaAaronSheilaJasonCheck out the Quadrathon Podcast (to hear Stuart and I chat about Marathon and Triathlon training)Gear ReviewsComing soon - Pearl Izumi trail shoe reviews!Workout Song Clips of the Week:"Here and Now" by Great Big SeaPlease feel free to leave me a comment, send me an email, or leave me a review on itunes!Remember:It's never too late to be what you might have been! ~ George EliotEmail me: kelownagurl@gmail.comWebsite: http://kelownagurltris.blogspot.comThanks for listening!

KG Tris #111: 1/15/12 - 3rd Anniversary Show

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2012

Welcome to Episode #111 of the Kelownagurl Tris Podcast!In this episode, I talk a little about my training, my healthy eating plan AKA diet, winter running, and my race plans for 2012.To download an mp3 of this episode, click here.Email, Voice Mail, and Race Reports from:KeithReggieAndy JohnCarlos Ben Greenfield's new Tri-Ripped program.Joe Friel Interview on YoutubeCheck out the Quadrathon Podcast (to hear Stuart and I chat about Marathon and Triathlon training)Gear ReviewsComing soon - Pearl Izumi trail shoe reviews!Workout Song Clips of the Week:"Here and Now" by Great Big SeaPlease feel free to leave me a comment, send me an email, or leave me a review on itunes!Remember:It's never too late to be what you might have been! ~ George EliotEmail me: kelownagurl@gmail.comWebsite: http://kelownagurltris.blogspot.comThanks for listening!

KG Tris #112: 2/12/12 - Marathon Training and Erik's Update

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2012

Welcome to Episode #112 of the Kelownagurl Tris Podcast!In this episode, I talk about my marathon training, I chat with Erik about his upcoming race and about "finding your mojo", and I share some listener emails.To download an mp3 of this episode, click here.Email, Voice Mail, and Race Reports from:GeoffBobKateSaraJason Check out the Quadrathon Podcast (to hear Stuart and I chat about Marathon and Triathlon training)Gear ReviewsComing soon - Pearl Izumi trail shoe reviews!Workout Song Clips of the Week:"Here and Now" by Great Big SeaPlease feel free to leave me a comment, send me an email, or leave me a review on itunes!Remember:It's never too late to be what you might have been! ~ George EliotEmail me: kelownagurl@gmail.comWebsite: http://kelownagurltris.blogspot.comThanks for listening!

KG Tris #101: 7/25/11 - Brick Run or Transition Run?

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2012

Welcome to Episode #101 of the Kelownagurl Tris Podcast!In this episode, I give a training update, talk about my upcoming trip to San Francisco, discuss the difference between a brick and a transition run, and read Sara's race report!To download Episode #101 to your computer, click here.Email, Voice Mail, Race Reports, and Links from:CarlosSaraClick here to join the KG Tris Podcast Listener Group on facebook.Gear ReviewsComing soon - Pearl Izumi trail shoe reviews!Workout Song Clips of the Week:"Here and Now" by Great Big SeaPlease feel free to leave me a comment, send me an email, or leave a review on itunes!Here's a link to the show on itunes.Remember:It's never too late to be what you might have been! ~ George EliotEmail me: kelownagurl@gmail.comWebsite: http://kelownagurltris.blogspot.comThanks for listening!

KG Tris #102: 8/3/11 - San Francisco Half Marathon 2011

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2012

Welcome to Episode #102 of the Kelownagurl Tris Podcast!In this episode, Erik and I share a bottle of wine and talk about our trip to California - highlights include two awesome tweetups and the San Francisco Half Marathon.To download Episode #102 to your computer, click here.Cool people we met:Chris F. and Christine B. and Christine's two kidsSheila and Chris K. and daughter, JenniferJohn and Bev H.Shelly C. and John B. and Shelly's boysArlyne and Brian C.Glenn G.Gordon and Marie H.Eric and Megan S.Megan's Mom Click here to join the KG Tris Podcast Listener Group on facebook.Gear ReviewsComing soon - Pearl Izumi trail shoe reviews!Workout Song Clips of the Week:"Here and Now" by Great Big SeaPlease feel free to leave me a comment, send me an email, or leave a review on itunes!Here's a link to the show on itunes.Remember:It's never too late to be what you might have been! ~ George EliotEmail me: kelownagurl@gmail.comWebsite: http://kelownagurltris.blogspot.comThanks for listening!

KG Tris #96: 5/23/11 - Oliver Sprint Tri and the Peak Training Block

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2012

Welcome to Episode #96 of the Kelownagurl Tris Podcast! In this episode, I give my race report for the Wine Capital of Canada Sprint Triathlon, talk about my recent workouts and the Peak training block, and answers questions posted in the Podcast Listener Group on Facebook. I also read a race report from listener, Todd! To download Episode #96 to your computer, click here.Email, Voice Mail, Race Reports, and Links from:Todd H - Race Report! Click here to join the KG Tris Podcast Listener Group on facebook.Gear ReviewsComing soon - Pearl Izumi trail shoe reviews!Workout Song Clips of the Week:"Here and Now" by Great Big SeaPlease feel free to leave me a comment, send me an email, or leave a review on itunes!Here's a link to the show on itunes.Remember:It's never too late to be what you might have been! ~ George EliotEmail me: kelownagurl@gmail.comWebsite: http://kelownagurltris.blogspot.comThanks for listening!

KG Tris #98: 6/05/11 - Oliver Half Iron Race Report

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2012

Welcome to Episode #98 of the Kelownagurl Tris Podcast!In this episode, I give my race report for the Oliver Half Iron race this weekend. To download Episode #98 to your computer, click here.Email, Voice Mail, Race Reports, and Links from:Reggie - tips on how to talk to people about triathlonOliver Half Ironman Click here to join the KG Tris Podcast Listener Group on facebook.Gear ReviewsComing soon - Pearl Izumi trail shoe reviews!Workout Song Clips of the Week:"Here and Now" by Great Big SeaPlease feel free to leave me a comment, send me an email, or leave a review on itunes!Here's a link to the show on itunes.Remember:It's never too late to be what you might have been! ~ George EliotEmail me: kelownagurl@gmail.comWebsite: http://kelownagurltris.blogspot.com

KG Tris #97: 5/29/11 - Okanagan Shuswap Century Ride, and Race Week Training

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2012

Welcome to Episode #97 of the Kelownagurl Tris Podcast!In this episode, I talk about my goals for the Oliver Half Ironman next weekend, tell you about my Race Week Training Block, and Erik and I talk about the Okanagan Shuswap Century Ride. I also read an email from listener, Heather! To download Episode #97 to your computer, click here.Email, Voice Mail, Race Reports, and Links from:Heather - Race Report!Oliver Half Ironman - click to see real time race results. Check my facebook page to find out my race number - I'll post it on Friday night. Okanagan Shuswap Century Ride Click here to join the KG Tris Podcast Listener Group on facebook.Gear ReviewsComing soon - Pearl Izumi trail shoe reviews!Workout Song Clips of the Week:"Here and Now" by Great Big SeaPlease feel free to leave me a comment, send me an email, or leave a review on itunes!Here's a link to the show on itunes.Remember:It's never too late to be what you might have been! ~ George EliotEmail me: kelownagurl@gmail.comWebsite: http://kelownagurltris.blogspot.comThanks for listening!

KG Tris #81: 11/21/10 - Kelowna Pub Run 2010 and Winter Running

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2012

Welcome to Episode #81 of the Kelownagurl Tris Podcast!In this episode, I talk about my strength program, give a race report for the 2010 Kelowna Pub Run, and talk about Winter Running.To download Episode #81 to your computer, click here.Email, Voice Mail, Race Reports, and Links from:Michael W.Sara - Kabekona GirlJohn M. from VictoriaSugoi- Mid Zero ZipSugoi - Sub Zero Zap TightsUsing screws for traction when running in the snowYak TraxErik's Blog "After the Storm"http://kelownaguy.blogspot.comGear ReviewsComing soon - Pearl Izumi trail shoe reviews!Workout Song Clip of the Week:"Weak in the Knees" by Serena RyderPease feel free to leave me a comment, send me an email, or leave me a review on itunes! Here's a link to the show on itunes.Remember:It's never too late to be what you might have been! ~ George EliotEmail me: kelownagurl@gmail.comWebsite: http://kelownagurltris.blogspot.comThanks for listening!

KG Tris #80: 11/7/10 - The Off Season

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2012

Welcome to Episode #80 of the Kelownagurl Tris Podcast!In this episode, I give a training update, talk about how to keep motivated during the off season, play some audio from my Vancouver friend @jennifer_runs, and Jake from the Run Like Health Podcast.To download episode #80 to your computer, click here.Email, Voice Mail, Race Reports, and Links from:Jennifer's BlogJake - Run Like Health PodcastJohn R. - Dare to Tri LifeMonica F.Johanna K.John M. in VictoriaJeanne B.Gear ReviewsComing soon - Pearl Izumi trail shoe reviews!Workout Song Clip of the Week:"Hero of War" by Rise AgainstAnd below - Canadian singer songwriter, Terry Kelly, wrote this song about the moment of silence on Remembrance Day. "A Pittance of Time"Please feel free to leave me a comment, send me an email, or leave me a review on itunes!Remember:It's never too late to be what you might have been! ~ George EliotEmail me: kelownagurl@gmail.comWebsite: http://kelownagurltris.blogspot.comThanks for listening!

KG Tris #79: 10/24/10 - Vancouver Tweetup Run and Iain's Kona Race Report

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2012

Welcome to Episode #79 of the Kelownagurl Tris Podcast!In this episode, I give a quick training update, play some audio from my Vancouver tweetup run with @erin337, @jennifer_runs, and @heyrickie (Eric), and we get a great Kona Race Report from @devoniain (Iain)!Click here to download an mp3 of this episode.Links: Erin's BlogJennifer's BlogEric's BlogIain's BlogErik's new blog - After the StormEmail, Voice Mail, and Race Reports from:Iain HindesGear ReviewsComing soon - Pearl Izumi trail shoe reviews!Workout Song Clips of the Week:"Nothing Else Matters" by MetallicaPlease feel free to leave me a comment, send me an email, or leave me a review on itunes!Remember:It's never too late to be what you might have been! ~ George EliotEmail me: kelownagurl@gmail.comWebsite: http://kelownagurltris.blogspot.comThanks for listening!

KG Tris #77: 10/3/10 - Pre Race Jitters

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2012

Welcome to Episode #77 of the Kelownagurl Tris Podcast!In this episode, Erik and I sit around the dinner table and chat about our training and our upcoming races next weekend. We have an email from Jo and I give a shout out to Chad's new baby boy, Alexander!Click here to download an mp3 of this episode.Links: Can Do Tri PodcastVictoria Half Marathon and 8k Road RaceErik's new blog - After the StormEmail, Voice Mail, and Race Reports from:Jo from New JerseyGear ReviewsComing soon - Pearl Izumi trail shoe reviews!Workout Song Clips of the Week:"Oh Canada" by Five Iron FrenzyPlease feel free to leave me a comment, send me an email, or leave me a review on itunes!Remember:It's never too late to be what you might have been! ~ George EliotEmail me: kelownagurl@gmail.comWebsite: http://kelownagurltris.blogspot.comThanks for listening!

KG Tris #76: 9/26/10 - Half Marathon Training and the Kelowna Xterra Duathlon

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2012

Welcome to Episode #76 of the Kelownagurl Tris Podcast!In this episode, I talk a little about my training for the Victoria Half Marathon, we hear race reports and emails from Sara, Megan, David, Stuart, and Emma, and Erik and I share our thoughts before and after he races the Kelowna Xterra Duathlon and Triathlon.Click here to download an mp3 of this episode.Links: Kelowna XterraEmail, Voice Mail, and Race Reports from:Stuart - Quadrathon PodcastMegan - Run Vegan Run PodcastJake - Run Like Health PodcastEmmaSaraGear ReviewsComing soon - Pearl Izumi trail shoe reviews!Workout Song Clips of the Week:"Hands Up" by HedleyPlease feel free to leave me a comment, send me an email, or leave me a review on itunes!Remember:It's never too late to be what you might have been! ~ George EliotEmail me: kelownagurl@gmail.comWebsite: http://kelownagurltris.blogspot.comThanks for listening!

KG Tris #84: 12/19/10 - Fireside Chat with Quadrathon, Dirt Dawg, and Rundigger!

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2012

Welcome to Episode #84 of the Kelownagurl Tris Podcast!In this episode, I chat via Skype with Stuart from the Quadrathon Podcast, Mike from Dirt Dawg's Running Diatribe, and Matt from Run Digger Run.To download Episode #84 to your computer, click here.This episode is the first show of the Run Tri Chat Podcast.To subscribe to the Run Tri Chat Podcast - click hereEmail, Voice Mail, Race Reports, and Links from:None this weekErik's Blog "After the Storm"Gear ReviewsComing soon - Pearl Izumi trail shoe reviews!Workout Song Clips of the Week:NonePlease feel free to leave me a comment, send me an email, or leave me a review on itunes!Here's a link to the show on itunes.Remember:It's never too late to be what you might have been! ~ George EliotEmail me: kelownagurl@gmail.comWebsite: http://kelownagurltris.blogspot.comThanks for listening!

KG Tris #85: 1/9/11 - More on Lactate Threshold

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2012

Welcome to Episode #85 of the Kelownagurl Tris Podcast! In this episode, I talk about the new Daily Mile iphone app - Electric Miles, my new Facebook Group - KG Tris Podcast Listeners, the Amazon Affiliates program, more on Gripons and Stabilicers, vegetarianism, and we hear an update from Kelownaguy! To download Episode #85 to your computer, click here. Email, Voice Mail, Race Reports, and Links from: Tim from Maryland Jennifer W from Vancouver Jeanne B Joe Friel's Blog post about Lactate Threshold testing LTHR = Lactate Threshold Heart Rate Run Zones Zone 1 Less than 85% of LTHR _____ Bike ZonesZone 1 Less than 81% of LTHR Zone 2 81% to 89% of LTHR _____ - _____Zone 3 90% to 93% of LTHR _____ - _____Zone 4 94% to 99% of LTHR _____ - _____Zone 5a 100% to 102% of LTHR _____ - _____Zone 5b 103% to 106% of LTHR _____ - _____Zone 5c More than 106% of LTHR >_____ Erik's Blog "After the Storm" Gear Reviews Coming soon - Pearl Izumi trail shoe reviews! Workout Song Clips of the Week: The News - Jack Johnson Please feel free to leave me a comment, send me an email, or leave me a review on itunes! Here's a link to the show on itunes. Remember: It's never too late to be what you might have been! ~ George Eliot Email me: kelownagurl@gmail.com Website: http://kelownagurltris.blogspot.com Thanks for listening!

KG Tris #86: 1/23/11 - Base Training and Trainer Drills 2011

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2012

Welcome to Episode #86 of the Kelownagurl Tris Podcast!In this episode, I talk about my training over the past two weeks, base training in general, more trainer drills, and we hear from a few listeners.To download Episode #86 to your computer, click here.Email, Voice Mail, Race Reports, and Links from:Stuart from the Quadrathon Blog and PodcastJim from VirginiaLesley BErik's Blog "After the Storm"Gear ReviewsComing soon - Pearl Izumi trail shoe reviews!Workout Song Clips of the Week:Red Wine, Mistakes, Mythology - Jack JohnsonPlease feel free to leave me a comment, send me an email, or leave me a review on itunes!Here's a link to the show on itunes.Remember:It's never too late to be what you might have been! ~ George EliotEmail me: kelownagurl@gmail.comWebsite: http://kelownagurltris.blogspot.comThanks for listening!

KG Tris #87: 1/29/11 - Erik's Duathlon Training Update

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2012

Welcome to Episode #87 of the Kelownagurl Tris Podcast!In this episode, I give a training update, read some listener emails, and have a chat with Erik about his upcoming race!To download Episode #87 to your computer, click here.Email, Voice Mail, Race Reports, and Links from:JohannaErik's Blog "After the Storm"Click here to join the KG Tris Podcast Listener Group on facebook.Gear ReviewsComing soon - Pearl Izumi trail shoe reviews!Workout Song Clips of the Week:"We Weren't Born to Follow" by Bon JoviPlease feel free to leave me a comment, send me an email, or leave a review on itunes!Here's a link to the show on itunes.Remember:It's never too late to be what you might have been! ~ George EliotEmail me: kelownagurl@gmail.comWebsite: http://kelownagurltris.blogspot.comThanks for listening!

KG Tris #88: 2/13/11 - Essential Bike Gear

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2012

Welcome to Episode #88 of the Kelownagurl Tris Podcast!In this episode, I give a training update, talk about my new show - the Run Tri Chat Podcast - and I talk about bike gear you need for your first triathlon.To download Episode #88 to your computer, click here.Email, Voice Mail, Race Reports, and Links from:NoneClick here to join the KG Tris Podcast Listener Group on facebook.Gear ReviewsComing soon - Pearl Izumi trail shoe reviews!Workout Song Clips of the Week:"Here and Now" by Great Big SeaPlease feel free to leave me a comment, send me an email, or leave a review on itunes!Here's a link to the show on itunes.Remember:It's never too late to be what you might have been! ~ George EliotEmail me: kelownagurl@gmail.comWebsite: http://kelownagurltris.blogspot.comThanks for listening!

KG Tris #89: 2/27/11 - Erik's Desert Classic Duathlon 2011

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2012

Welcome to Episode #89 of the Kelownagurl Tris Podcast!In this episode, I give a training update, plug my new show - the Run Tri Chat Podcast, play a voicemail from Kabekona Tri Girl (Sara), and play Erik's race report!To download Episode #89 to your computer, click here.Email, Voice Mail, Race Reports, and Links from: Sara (Kabekona Tri Girl)Click here to join the KG Tris Podcast Listener Group on facebook.Gear ReviewsComing soon - Pearl Izumi trail shoe reviews!Workout Song Clips of the Week:"Here and Now" by Great Big SeaPlease feel free to leave me a comment, send me an email, or leave a review on itunes!Here's a link to the show on itunes.Remember:It's never too late to be what you might have been! ~ George EliotEmail me: kelownagurl@gmail.comWebsite: http://kelownagurltris.blogspot.comThanks for listening!

KG Tris #90: 3/13/11 - Base 3 Training

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2012

Welcome to Episode #90 of the Kelownagurl Tris Podcast!In this episode, I give a training update, talk about Base 3 training, and play Kevin's race report!To download Episode #90 to your computer, click here.Email, Voice Mail, Race Reports, and Links from: KevinJennifer FAshbyAdam PJake from Run Like HealthMNMExyJB_545MountainvetDarrylShebeastChad from CandotriClick here to join the KG Tris Podcast Listener Group on facebook.Gear ReviewsComing soon - Pearl Izumi trail shoe reviews!Workout Song Clips of the Week:"Here and Now" by Great Big SeaPlease feel free to leave me a comment, send me an email, or leave a review on itunes!Here's a link to the show on itunes.Remember:It's never too late to be what you might have been! ~ George EliotEmail me: kelownagurl@gmail.comWebsite: http://kelownagurltris.blogspot.comThanks for listening!

KG Tris #91: 3/20/11 - Passion or Obsession?

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2012

Welcome to Episode #91 of the Kelownagurl Tris Podcast! In this episode, I give a short training update, talk about the difference between a healthy passion and unhealthy obsession, overtraining, and recovery. Then we finish with a wonderful essay by Doug, read by Mark, called "If These Shoes Could Talk."To download Episode #91 to your computer, click here.Email, Voice Mail, Race Reports, and Links from: Doug aka Sweetdaddyd69Mark aka BamarunnerPetra (Petra Runs)Karen D from Facebook Articles / Websites about Overtraining Wikipedia - Overtraining "Megamarathoners" "The Benefits of Getting Injured" "Are You Overtraining?"Rusko Heart Rate Test Click here to join the KG Tris Podcast Listener Group on facebook.Gear ReviewsComing soon - Pearl Izumi trail shoe reviews!Workout Song Clips of the Week:"Here and Now" by Great Big SeaPlease feel free to leave me a comment, send me an email, or leave a review on itunes!Here's a link to the show on itunes.Remember:It's never too late to be what you might have been! ~ George EliotEmail me: kelownagurl@gmail.comWebsite: http://kelownagurltris.blogspot.comThanks for listening!

KG Tris #92: 3/31/11 - Okanagan College Half Marathon and 10k Race Report

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2012

Welcome to Episode #92 of the Kelownagurl Tris Podcast! In this episode, Erik and I talk about our recent races - the Okanagan College Half Marathon and 10k race on March 27, 2011.To download Episode #92 to your computer, click here.Email, Voice Mail, Race Reports, and Links from:Link to my Garmin data comparing my two runs. Click here to join the KG Tris Podcast Listener Group on facebook.Gear ReviewsComing soon - Pearl Izumi trail shoe reviews!Workout Song Clips of the Week:"Here and Now" by Great Big SeaPlease feel free to leave me a comment, send me an email, or leave a review on itunes!Here's a link to the show on itunes.Remember:It's never too late to be what you might have been! ~ George EliotEmail me: kelownagurl@gmail.comWebsite: http://kelownagurltris.blogspot.comThanks for listening!

KG Tris #93: 4/17/11 - Complementary Therapies

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2012

Welcome to Episode #93 of the Kelownagurl Tris Podcast! In this episode, I give a training update, talk about my real lactate threshold test and bike fit with Rob Swan from Critical Performance, read emails from listeners, Alena and Michael, and talk about the why's and how's of my physio and chiro appointments. You even get to hear my squeal through an IMS appointment with my physiotherapist. To download Episode #93 to your computer, click here.Email, Voice Mail, Race Reports, and Links from:AlenaMichaelIntramuscular Stimulation (IMS) with Martha Sirdevan from Wave PhysiotherapyActive Release Technique and Graston Technique with Melanie Welder from Active Living Chiropractic Click here to join the KG Tris Podcast Listener Group on facebook.Gear ReviewsComing soon - Pearl Izumi trail shoe reviews!Workout Song Clips of the Week:"Here and Now" by Great Big SeaPlease feel free to leave me a comment, send me an email, or leave a review on itunes!Here's a link to the show on itunes.Remember:It's never too late to be what you might have been! ~ George EliotEmail me: kelownagurl@gmail.comWebsite: http://kelownagurltris.blogspot.comThanks for listening!

KG Tris #94: 4/24/11 - Recovery

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2012

Welcome to Episode #94 of the Kelownagurl Tris Podcast! In this episode, I give a training update, talk a little about the latest developments regarding my sore groin/hip, and tell you what I learned at a local seminar on Recovery. We also hear a voicemail from Stuart!To download Episode #94 to your computer, click here.Email, Voice Mail, Race Reports, and Links from:Arctic Ease Stuart from the Quadrathon Podcast and BlogRecovery Seminar PresentersCoach Rob Swan from Critical PerformanceMalindi ElmoreMartha Sirdevan from Wave Physiotherapy Melanie Welder from Active Living ChiropracticShoutouts to:Sheila and Kelly - great 70.3's!Rhonda, Dough, Arlbert, Heather. Chery, Trea, Sheryl, Shelly, Jason, James, B, Jake, Mary Ann, Todd, Trevor, Carlos, Jennifer W, Kristin, Blaine, Kabekona Tri Girl, Kevin, Ian, Gordon, and Petra. Click here to join the KG Tris Podcast Listener Group on facebook.Gear ReviewsComing soon - Pearl Izumi trail shoe reviews!Workout Song Clips of the Week:"Here and Now" by Great Big SeaPlease feel free to leave me a comment, send me an email, or leave a review on itunes!Here's a link to the show on itunes.Remember:It's never too late to be what you might have been! ~ George EliotEmail me: kelownagurl@gmail.comWebsite: http://kelownagurltris.blogspot.comThanks for listening!

KG Tris #95: 5/20/11 - Swim Breathing, Torn Labrum, Erik's Duathlon Report

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2012

Welcome to Episode #95 of the Kelownagurl Tris Podcast! In this episode, I tell you about my visit to the sports doctor, talk about how to breathe when swimming, share some emails and voicemails, and chat with Erik about his Bare Bones Duathlon a few weeks ago.To download Episode #95 to your computer, click here.Email, Voice Mail, Race Reports, and Links from:Sara (Kabekona Tri Girl)Doug (SweetdaddyD69)Bob FReggieMichael Click here to join the KG Tris Podcast Listener Group on facebook.Gear ReviewsComing soon - Pearl Izumi trail shoe reviews!Workout Song Clips of the Week:"Here and Now" by Great Big SeaPlease feel free to leave me a comment, send me an email, or leave a review on itunes!Here's a link to the show on itunes.Remember:It's never too late to be what you might have been! ~ George EliotEmail me: kelownagurl@gmail.comWebsite: http://kelownagurltris.blogspot.comThanks for listening!

KG Tris #82: 12/5/10 - Bike Trainer Workouts and More

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2012

Welcome to Episode #82 of the Kelownagurl Tris Podcast!In this episode, I give the usual training update, play some LIVE training audio, read listener email, talk about bike trainer workouts, and record the Kelownagurl version of an ice bath.To download Episode #82 to your computer, click here.Email, Voice Mail, Race Reports, and Links from:Intros by Jesse, Angie, and ErikReynaud's SyndromeTree Brewing Company's "Thirsty Beaver Amber Ale" Mail from:MelanieMichael W.JohannaErik's Blog "After the Storm"http://kelownaguy.blogspot.comGear ReviewsComing soon - Pearl Izumi trail shoe reviews!Workout Song Clip of the Week:"One Less Lonely Girl" by Jesse BieberPease feel free to leave me a comment, send me an email, or leave me a review on itunes!Here's a link to the show on itunes.Remember:It's never too late to be what you might have been! ~ George EliotEmail me: kelownagurl@gmail.comWebsite: http://kelownagurltris.blogspot.comThanks for listening!

KG Tris #78: 10/17/10 - Victoria Half Marathon 2010 Race Report