My Back 40

Katrina @nutrition_with_katrina wants to change your relationship with food.

Our relationship with food goes beyond mere sustenance; it's intertwined with our emotions, habits, and overall well-being. Taking the time to evaluate and potentially transform this relationship can have profound effects on our health and happiness.

In this conversation, Katrina and I discuss how we go about changing this relationship, whether it's through mindful eating practices, addressing emotional triggers, or prioritizing nutritious choices. It's the small things that make the difference.  Check out Katrina's free guide below and start your path to healthier happier eating.

I hope you enjoy this conversation.

https://pages.nutritionwithkatrina.ca/free-guide-1

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Just a little self promotion for a 24 hour ride I’ll be doing next week on the Old Coach Road here in the Columbia Valley to raise awareness and donations for Heads Up Guys, a resource that provides men with information and practical tips to manage and prevent depression.

I promote the idea of doing hard things and movement through nature as great ways to support mental health, so why not head out and do laps of a local trail to practice this.

Come for a lap or two to share some miles and trials, and maybe join in some trail therapy as I raise awareness of this important issue.

What to do? Follow @myback40_podcast, @headsupguys, and @cvgreenways.

What to bring? Bring a donation, food, water, tools, and a good sense of humor and adventure. Conditions will be variable, so bring a fat bike with studs.

I hope to see you there.

Doug Dunlop @coldbike, renaissance man, is a dad, adventure cyclist, musician, and bike mechanic. He is also a sewist specializing in pogies for flat and drop bar bikes and also creates awesome frame bags, one of which packed enormous amounts of gear on my ride down to Mexico on the Divide in 2022. Check out his website to learn more.

Doug and I sat down a few weeks ago to record a chat about the SRMR, but we ended up tossing the recording out as it just didn't go the way either of us wanted.

I put a lot of time and effort into the podcast. I want the conversations to not only be entertaining for you, but also represent the guest well. I take a lot of responsibility for the way the first chat went, but as you'll hear in this, more recent conversation, Doug was not in the best mindset the first time around.

In this episode we chat about the SRMR of course, but we also talk about how the passing of his mom gave him deeper insight into the importance of putting adventure seeking near the top of the priority list. He also shares how he reframed is SRMR experience when things didn’t quite go the way he wanted.

I hope you enjoy this one.

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Apologies for a somewhat scattered podcast.

Spinning off a voice intro, I chat about a 24 hour ride I'm planning for February, thanking folks for a great 2023 and share some lessons I learned in 2023 as a result of trying to manifest the future that I want.

KTRSD in 2024.Save 25% at Dynamic Cyclist when you use the promo code MB40 at checkout.

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Hello My Back 40 Community and Happy New Year!

2024; You know they say time flies and what I am finding is that the older I get, the faster it flies. That being said, make sure you tell the people in your life that you love them because in a snap, it could all be gone.

I was struggling to come up with something to put out there sooner, but every time I sat at the mic it just seemed so forced, so without further delay, I bring you Ep 153.

My friend Julia Halwa and I sit down to chat about bikes and bikepack racing, her internship with Garmin, and disordered eating. Julia shares her struggles with this issue that arose from her competing as a body sculptor a few years ago. She also shares some of the tools she used to help her get past it.

I hope you enjoy this conversation.Save 15% at Redshift Sports when you use the code MB40

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Apologies for taking so long to get this one out to you!

It's been around around 4 years since Mike and I first chatted on the Bikepack Canada Podcast and here we are again, connecting to talk about the Japanese Odyssey.

It's always good to connect with Mike who has been fabricating Bikepacking bags for several years now. We chat about the challenges of the 2700km bikepacking route across Japan, a punchy race with 50,000m of ascent and a 12 day cutoff where you can pick your own route, somewhat akin to randonneuring. We also talk about creativity and meaning he gets from seeing the gear he makes out in the world.

Mike is a great conversationalist and I hope you enjoy this podcast.

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In this episode, I shoot the shit with Julian Vicente from Shaka Packs.

American born but now living in Canada, this entrepreneur identified a niche in the bikepacking industry. Determined to fill the gap, he took it upon himself to learn to sewing. Now, he crafts stunning custom framebags and accessories to help you cram stuff on to your bike with style.

Julian's stoke for his craft shines through in every piece he creates. Explore his complete collection of quality goods at shakapacks.ca!

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Riding the SIlk Road Mountain Race is hard enough, but to choose to do it on a cargo bike would make most of us run the other way. For someone like Allan, who lives life behind bars, this was a challenge that was right up his alley.

Allan is the founder of Gay's Okay Cycling. Gay's Okay is a small cycling apparel brand with a big, positive, empowering message: that our cycling community welcomes those of all sexual and gender identities, that we are here to change bad attitudes and celebrate our diversity from the grassroots up, while supporting organisations and events that work hard for equal rights and against discrimination.

In this episode we chat about the Silk Road and the challenges he faced tacking the route on a bike that was more suited to the streets, but we also touch on trying to bring more diversity to cycling. I appreciated Allan's candor in this discussion and it was a blast to chat with him

I hope you enjoy this chat and apologies for this podcast taking so long to come out.

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This is just a short podcast to talk about some things that have recently been on my mind. As well, we hear from my buddy Allen Green about the Danger Bird Bikepacking ride happening in New Mexico.

To support my audiobook project, please visit my Patreon Page and sign up at the $10/mo level to get access. It’s a wonderful project but a shit ton of work! Thanks in advance for your support.

Keep the Rubber Side Down.

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LP Landry @lplandry_overcomecafe is a Psychotherapist and Leadership Coach at Overcome Café, where he helps leaders and cyclists better balance life and work. 

I saw he had posted about life balance on LinkedIn, so I invited him to chat about it. I think many of us can use sport as a way to escape. Finding the balance between all aspects of our lives is vital, and it's when that imbalance occurs that something suffers. 

I really enjoyed this conversation. LP is a warm and caring guy, and I appreciated how we connected on many levels. 

I also think this is an important conversation, so I decided to make this one publically available.

Thanks for listening and for your support.

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