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In this ten-minute Tuesday I'm bringing you my reflections on my experience riding my road bike up Mt. Evans (the highest paved road in North America!) and what that has to do with joyful movement.

If you're not into riding you bike up mountains, that's totally fine and you should still listen —because joyful movement really isn't about the movement. It's about the attitude you bring to it and what you get out of it. Listen to learn more!

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In episode 39 of the Real Fit podcast, I interview Maor Tiyouri, an Israeli professional runner who lives and trains right here in Boulder. (Fun fact: I used to work out at the same gym as her and she’s been on my list of people I wanted to interview since before I even launched the Real Fit podcast.)

A two-time Olympic marathon runner, she represented Israel in Rio in 2016 and in Tokyo in 2020, which were held in 2021 because of COVID. A three-time Israeli national champion, Maor won the 1500m and 5000m in 2013 and the 1500m in 2015. She also held an Israeli record in the 5000m. She’s competed in three World Athletic Championships in the half marathon in 2018 and 2020 and in the marathon in 2017.

Right now, the Olympic runner is training to represent Israel once again in the marathon at the upcoming World Championships in Eugene on July 18th. 

A self-proclaimed coffee snob, Maor is coached by Stephen Jones and works part-time as a PR junior account manager at Verde Brand Communications.

Connect with Maor
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maor_tiyouri/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/maor.tiyouri/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/tiyouri

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In this episode, we talk about…

• Maor’s love-hate relationship with pro running
• Why she decided to work with an agent
• Getting COVID right before her Tokyo qualifying marathon
• Constantly changing her PT plan as a result of many injuries  
• The silver lining of injuries and discovering new pursuits 
• Discovering road cycling and doing a century — a 100-mile ride — on a borrowed bike without proper bike shoes and clipless pedals (!!!)
• Her relationship with food
• Working with a sports psychologist
• How Maor avoids the comparison trap
• The importance of process goals
• Injury prevention
• The importance of following her own path
• The most challenging thing she’s been through
• The moment she knew she’d go pro
• Why she came to the U.S. 
• The difference between training among men and women
• Her favorite Israeli food

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• Verde Brand Communications
• Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts
• Word Championships in Eugene

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In this episode I'm talking about joyful movement- what it is, why it matters, and how to tell whether you're incorporating it into your life or not.

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In  this episode,  I interview two-time Olympic Marathon Trials qualifier and author of “The Boy Behind the Door,” Emma Kertesz. She lives in Boulder, Colorado with her husband Noah Droddy and their two elderly rescue dogs. Emma is a self-proclaimed “serious hobbyist” who trains with Boulder Underground and is coached by Evan Schwartz and Matt Hensley. When she's not running, working, or recording her podcast, you can find her taking a three-hour nap every Saturday after the long run.

In our interview, she shares how she went through the painful process of redefining her relationship with distance running — and her identity — when she stepped back from the sport.

We also discuss her book, “The Boy Behind the Door,” the role intergenerational trauma played (and still plays) in her life, her bipolar diagnosis and what helps her manage it (including lots of discussion around ketamine therapy), what the media tends to get wrong about bipolar, her creative process as a writer and podcaster, her Native American heritage, and so much more.

Real Fit is a women's fitness podcast, where you can hear deep, soulful (and funny) conversations between author, journalist, and intuitive eating coach Pam Moore and women athletes who inspire her. Find all the episodes of the Real Fit podcast here.

Connect with Emma
IG: @em_kertesz
Twitter: @em_kertesz

Trigger warning: suicidal thoughts, alcoholism

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Leah Jantzen is an elite triathlete, life coach, motivational speaker, and mom of four who calls herself “The Queen of No.” A hardworking athlete who works full-time while running a coaching business and raising kids, the only way she can get it all done is by being super clear on her priorities and setting boundaries like a total boss.

Since she got started as an endurance athlete at the age of 42, she’s competed in the Boston Marathon multiple times and right now she’s gearing up to race at the IM World Championships in Kona this October.

I LOVE the name of Leah’s coaching business, the Scrappy Athlete. When it comes to maximizing performance, her philosophy is, “You have to get scrappy.” And a big part of that is using your mental game to optimize your performance. Physical fitness is important, but it’s the self-limiting beliefs that can really hold you back if you’re not aware of them. Leah was, in fact, able to smash her own belief — that she wouldn’t get faster in her 40s. As a coach, Leah uses her expert mental conditioning skills to perform at the highest level and teaches others to maximize their mindset.

Leah is a real expert on the mental aspect of training. She’s been a featured guest on TV segments for outlets and shows including NBC, CBS, Live from the Couch, Good Day Philadelphia, Insiders Health TV and Huffington Post Live. She’s also been a guest on over 50 radio shows and has hosted her own live weekly radio show.

Connect with Leah
Website: www.leahjantzen.com
Facebook: facebook.com/thescrappyathlete
Twitter: https://twitter.com/leahjantzen
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leahjantzen/
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/leahjantzen

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In honor of Real Fit's one-year anniversary, my husband, Dan, is asking me the questions this time! It's fun, you'll like it. 

We discuss...

• My extreme nearsightedness and how that may have (read: definitely) contributed to my inability ever catch a ball and why I hated sports as a kid
• What motivates my pathological competitiveness
• My most memorable race experiences
• How intuitive eating changed my life
• How I got into podcasting
• What I've learned from podcasting

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Coming to you this Mother's Day with something that has nothing to do with the usual themes  (ie women, sports, body image, enoughness). We'll return to our regularly scheduled program next time. For now, enjoy my reflections on motherhood this Mother's day.

In a nutshell, this sh*t is hard. If you're right here with me and you agree that you need a whole hell of a lot more than brunch, a card and some flowers to acknowledge what a mindf*ck it is to be a parent, I see you.**

**This episode includes the word "mama" zero times.

Links
Last year's Mother's Day bonus episode on mom rage

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TW: weight loss, dieting

Ever wondered what actually happens in a coaching session? This is your chance to find out. This episode features a little bit of interviewing and a lot of coaching with my fabulous friend Natalie Rotelli. She’s a biostatistician, athlete, mom, stepmom, and wife, who is crazy smart, incredibly driven, and funny as hell. 

In this episode, we take a deep dive into where some of her perfectionist tendencies come from and how she’s changed since realizing they were no longer serving her relationship with food, exercise, and her weight. We talk about where she’s feeling successful in navigating her intuitive eating journey and did some troubleshooting in the areas where she’s struggling.

Connect with Natalie
Twitter: https://twitter.com/therealrainnat
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/natalie-cheung-rotelli-a163a372/

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Rona Kilmer was a former Junior Olympics competitor and an aspiring basketball player, when as a young teenager, she experienced sexual assault and everything changed. She’d grown up identifying as an athlete. Now she was a party girl with a hard exterior. Over the ensuing years, she would navigate disordered eating and an unhealthy relationship with exercise, later diving into adventure racing and triathlon and rediscovering the joy of sport. Through therapy and hard work she was able to heal from her trauma. Today she is the co-founder of Reddiyo, a training platform for cyclists she launched during the pandemic. 

Connect with Rona
Website: https://reddiyo.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/reddiyo/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goreddiyo/
Reddiyo Twitter: https://twitter.com/reddiyo
Rona’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/rkunboxed
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronakilmer/

Get a FREE 30-day Reddiyo trial with the code RealFit30

TW: sexual assault, dieting, weight loss

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Have you ever wondered what would happen if you were face to face with a mountain lion in the middle of the night during an ultra-endurance bike race where you were poised to beat the entire field (including the men)? In this interview, professional ultra-endurance cyclist Lael Wilcox discusses this and sooo much more. 

Lael might be the toughest woman I’ve interviewed yet — and that’s saying a lot. The Alaska (and Tucson) based athlete’s many accolades include setting a women’s record in the 2015 Tour Divide, setting the fastest women’s time on the Baja Divide route in 2015, breaking the men’s record on that same course in 2017, winning the 4400 mile TransAm bike race, which has you cycling across the United States, beating everyone including the men, and becoming the 2nd woman to every complete Switzerland’s Navad 1000 bikepacking race- where she took second place. 

Lael doesn’t just compete in bikepacking events - she also helps other people enjoy them. In addition to organizing women’s bikepacking challenges, she is the founder of Anchorage GRIT, a middle school bicycle mentorship program for 7th grade girls in Anchorage, AK, and she also founded Lael Rides Alaska Scholarship. 

Plus, she’s a total ray of sunshine. If you need a dose of optimism you are going to find it in this interview. 

Connect with Lael
www.laelwilcox.com
https://www.instagram.com/laelwilcox/?hl=en
https://youtu.be/oHEN9WpVayc

In this episode, we talk about…

• How Lael finds the motivation for things she doesn’t necessarily enjoy (ie public speaking, mapping routes and social media) 
• Why Lael has never had VO2 max testing, lactate threshold testing, or trained under the guidance of a coach
• How she won the TransAm bikepacking race in 2017 
• Strategies for eating and sleeping during an ultraendurance race  
• What beginners need to know about bikepacking
• How she handled a chance encounter with a mountain lion during a race
• The joy she takes in riding her bike and experiencing nature 
  
  

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