Beyond the Ordinary

Some people just seem to see the world a bit differently. For a small but growing group of athletes, every city street becomes a potential playground, every sloping roof, every tree or park bench a jumping-off point for adventure.

What does it mean to freerun? What gives these athletes such a unique sense of adventure? And how did freerunning become a competitive sport?

This episode features professional freerunning athletes Jason Paul, Hazal Nehir and Didi Alaoui as well as freerunning event director Nico Wlcek.

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What do you do when faced with fear that makes you freeze? How can athletes manage and offset that fear? What’s muscle memory got to do with it?

We explore what it means for athletes to operate at extreme heights; managing their emotions and exercising control over their body and mind.

Hear cliff divers Gary Hunt, Aimee Harrison and Rhiannan Iffland, rock climber Emily Harris and sport and exercise psychology expert Dr Jamie Barker as they delve into the psychology of fear.

This episode was adapted from two articles on RedBull.com written by Josh Sampiero.

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After his pro surfing career stalled, Benn Richardson shifted his career focus. He took to diving for abalone, regularly spending four hours at a time in cold, shark-infested waters off the Tasmanian coast. This is his story.

This is a long read taken from redbull.com. Make sure you hit follow to be the first to hear the latest episodes. Discover more about Beyond the Ordinary at redbull.com/beyondtheordinary.

Red Bull X-Alps is an elite adventure race, a unique test of flying skills and physical endurance – and for most of the men and women taking part, a competition they don’t have a hope in hell of winning. For 12 days, this exceptional group of ultra-prepared athletes will hike up into the mountains for altitude, paraglide for hours in pursuit of distance and almost certainly find on landing they’ve lost more ground to a man nicknamed The Eagle who's been untouchable in the event for over a decade.

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Without a World Cup race under her belt, Austrian 19-year old Valentina "Vali" Höll is already being tipped to dominate downhill mountain biking. She comes from a family steeped in the sports’ history and grew up idolising Rachel Atherton – so we thought why not see what the young rider can learn from her hero?

The two of them joined a call ahead of Vali’s home race at Leogang as the pair discussed their determination to win and why preparing to be lonely is vital to achieve success; why you need to avoid blinking as long as possible as you come out the gates; and after a year of racing with no crowds how to deal with the noise and enthusiasm of the fans and their famous cowbells.

Make sure you watch the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup all season on Red Bull TV, starting this weekend in Austria, and see how Vali gets on in her debut elite season.

Meet the people pushing the boundaries of sport, adventure, gaming, culture and more. Hear from MTB rider Vali Höll, surfer Benn Richardson, cliff divers Rhiannan Iffland and Gary Hunt, freerunners Jason Paul, Hazal Nehir and Didi Alaoui, B-Boys RoxRite, Lil Zoo and Neguin, paraglider Tom de Dorlodot, and more. With new episodes each Tuesday, make sure you follow to be the first to hear the latest one.

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For this bonus episode, we meet Steven – “A regular guy with good job in the city … and in a split second, I was living my life second by second” when he was knocked off his bike on his way to work – and Sam, who injured her spinal cord when she fell from a 20 foot balcony. What have their extraordinary stories got to do with the Wings for Life World Run? Listen to find out.

Join this year’s Wings For Life World Run at wingsforlifeworldrun.com

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Jump on board Jimmy Spithill’s AC75 yacht as we take you on an immersive ride to the centre of one of the planet's wildest races - The America's Cup. Hear what it sounds like being in the middle of the action with a team functioning in high pressure, at high pace and using the latest global technology to go faster than anyone before on water. Australian Spithill - the Luna Rossa helmsman - shares how his upbringing equipped him to be one of the best in the sport, how he remains unimaginably calm in the heat of battle and how the team work together to hopefully win the biggest prize in sailing.
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This is a long read taken from RedBull.com.
When the F1 season started in Austria, coming back after the break due to Coronavirus, teams were very limited in the number of people they could bring with them. That only increased the importance of the ‘left behind’ operation back at the team HQ in Milton Keynes. As well as people who support designing, developing and constructing the car, there is a group stationed in the ‘Operations Room’ who play a key role. The Ops Room is not open to the public and what goes on there has always been shrouded in secrecy. Writer, Dave Rawlings, was given special access.
Listen to more on the Official Red Bull Racing podcast ‘Talking Bull’.
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This is a long read taken from The Red Bulletin magazine. It’s about a group of all-female roller skaters who are taking control of the skateparks of Athens, in the face of a skate scene that’s still largely dominated by men.

Chicks in Bowls, Athens meet regularly to skate, express themselves, and explore new corners of the city together. It’s an inspiring story of community and rebellion against the backdrop of economic crisis, written by Alex King.

Read more at www.theredbulletin.com

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