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Alpine Start
By Grace StabergSports
Alpine Start episodes
- Cam Smith on Racing Fast, Training Intentionally and Olympic Dreams
Cam Smith is one of the best Skimo athletes in the US, he's also one of the best humans on the scene. He holds the course records at the Gothic Mountain Tour, Power of Four and Grand Traverse Ski. He's also competed for the US at World Championships and in various Skimo World Cups. Lest we forget his performances at the Pikes Peak Marathon and Run the Rut this summer. Cam and I discuss skimo specific training, being intentional in sport and life, Olympic dreams and more.
1 hr 14 min - Joe Risi: COSMIC Race Director and Senior Marketing Manager at OnX BackcountryRisi and I talk about his duties as a race director, how to break into the outdoor industry, setting yourself apart as a marketable athlete and the future of skimo courses in the states. As the COSMIC race director and the Senior Marketing Manager at OnX Backcountry, Joe has ample perspective to draw from.55 min
- Mike and Eva Hagen: European Club Models + Youth CoachingMike and Eva Hagen join me to talk about a wide range of topics. We cover Mike's time coaching the Army World Class Athlete Program and their current youth running team that takes much from the European club model. In addition, we talk about Eva's European roots, the mountain lifestyle and what they think makes successful athletes.1 hr 3 min
- Jaime Brede: Professional Athlete + Coach
Join me in talking with Jaime Brede about the future of skimo, her career as a professional in Xterra triathlon and road cycling and both youth and masters coaching.
1 hr 5 min - Jill Seager: Rural Healthcare, Big Mountain Objectives and Getting Fast
Jill Seager is a Physician Assistant who moonlights as a badass endurance athlete. She's won skimo races like the Audi Power of Four and has taken her talents to the mountains on objectives like the Grand Teton and Mount Rainier.
1 hr 8 min - Nikki LaRochelle: Endurance, Motherhood and Taking Shots in Life
One of the pillars of our community, Nikki is an endurance athlete, graphic designer and all around badass. She has amazing insight on risk assessment, motherhood and infertility, the future of skimo and much more. In addition to being a great human, Nikki also has many notable athletic accomplishments including 3rd at the High Lonesome 100, traversing the Mosquito-Tenmile range in 2018 and being a member of the US National Skimo Team.
1 hr 38 min - Helen Cospolich: Ultrarunner
Meet Helen Cospolich, the only person I run with on a regular basis and one of my all time favorite life-chat partners. Helen was a professional Ultrarunner for Nike and the North Face. She finished 7th at UTMB, 3rd at Hardrock, 11th at Western States and won the Leadville 100. She's truly mastered the game of balancing life and sport and is humble as all get out.
57 min - Joe Howdyshell: Endurance Coach
Joe Howdyshell is the Head Coach of the US National Skimo Team and founder of the Summit Endurance Academy. He joins us today to discuss the inclusion of Skimo in the 2026 Olympics, the pillars of endurance training, and balancing training stress with life stress.
1 hr 38 min
About Alpine Start
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Professional Mountain Athlete, Grace Staberg, explores the limits of human performance and life outside of sport with some of the biggest names in the endurance scene.