Seasoned Athlete

During the month of January, we are revisiting some of our most popular episodes of 2019. This episode was one of our most downloaded of the year and features the Spartan Race 2018 50+ World Champion and now the 2019 55-59 Spartan World Champion Andrea Owen.

Andrea started her Spartan journey in in 2014 after a long hiatus from sports and athletics. She was immediately hooked and quickly found herself excelling in the sport. Her story proves that age is not an excuse to hold you back from trying something new and intimidating, as you never know what kind of fire it might light inside!

During the month of January, we are revisiting some of our top downloaded episodes of 2019. This episode was downloaded more than any other last year, and that’s not surprising, because the guest is Ginny MacColl.

Ginny MacColl is the daughter of American Ninja Warrior and stuntwoman Jessie Graff. Jessie has become famous for her thrilling runs through the American Ninja Warrior course, often dressed as various superheroes – which has inspired girls and women of all ages to be their own hero. But what you may not know is that Jessie’s mom Ginny has been inspired by her daughter, as well – so much so that she has become a ninja athlete in her own right. So we're going back to Episode #51 again to share her story for anyone who missed it, a woman who is living proof that strength is ageless!

This episode features Spartan Pro Team Athlete Cindy Lynch. This interview was recorded at the Spartan World Media Fest brought to you by ATP Science. Cindy is an endurance athlete currently specializing in Ultra distance obstacle racing. She’s also a mom, entrepreneur and 9x Boston Marathon finisher. In our interview, you’ll hear about how she transitioned to Spartan from road and trail running in her mid 40s, how she sets her own personal priorities so she can train for races and what tips she has for Spartan Ultra newbies.

If you’re thinking about setting some bold goals for the new decade ahead, perhaps Cindy can serve as some inspiration to put a big race like an Ultra on your calendar.

Age: 48

Sport: Spartan Race (specializing in the Ultra distance - 30 miles/50k)

Quote: “As long as I’m still being successfull…I’m going to stay out there as long as I can.”

Contact:

Instagram: @runningskirtscindy

Running Skirts

Runderlust

Want a free Age Like An Athlete Strategy Call with Robin? She has limited spots available over the holidays. Click HERE to book your call, or go to SeasonedAthlete.me.

If you're in Southern California, you are invited to attend Robin's FREE workshop called Decade of Ageless: Five Big, Bold Ways to Feel Younger, Gain Confidence and Overcome Obstacles in the New Year and Beyond. This live event takes place on January 5th 2020 at Rise Up Training in Santa Monica. Click HERE to reserve your spot!

In this episode, Robin coaches you on the MOST important thing you need to know to run an obstacle race. This is the thing you need to get locked down above anything else, including your training. If you don't have this one key thing, it could affect all of the work you put in to train for your event. Although Robin talks about obstacle racing, this could apply to any athletic endeavor - or really anything you approach in your life.

Want a free Age Like An Athlete Strategy Call with Robin? She has limited spots available over the holidays. Click HERE to book your call, or go to SeasonedAthlete.me.

If you're in Southern California, you are invited to attend Robin's FREE workshop called Decade of Ageless: Five Big, Bold Ways to Feel Younger, Gain Confidence and Overcome Obstacles in the New Year and Beyond. This live event takes place on January 5th 2020 at Rise Up Training in Santa Monica. Click HERE to reserve your spot!

Meet Kyra Oliver, endurance athlete and author of 8 Ways of Being: How to Motivate Yourself to Live Happy and Free Every Day. Kyra is on a mission to help people live a lifestyle that feels good, and her book details eight principles that can help you do just that.

In our interview, we talk about the tragic event that would eventually set her down this path of positivity, and would help her discover her potential as an endurance athlete - which would eventually lead her to run several Boston Marathons, New York Marathon, 50-mile ultras, Ironman Races and numerous podium spots and wins.

Age: 52

Sport: Endurance racing

Quote: “Not trying is not an option.”

Learn more: KyraOliver.com

Robin just turned 45, so it’s time for her annual Birthday Episode!

In this episode, Robin reflects on her racing endeavors and lessons from the last year. She also answers listener questions and shares the top lessons she’s learned as a Seasoned Athlete in the year leading up to her 45th birthday.

The episode was recorded live on Facebook Live and Instagram Live on November 14, 2019. During the recording, Robin’s computer crashed and all audio was lost. The audio for the episode was taken directly from the Facebook Live!

Learn more about Robin at RobinLegat.com and on Instagram at @robinlegatsgx.

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This episode features an interview from the Spartan Media Fest brought to you by ATP Science featuring Spartan Racer and Shower Toga inventor Kressa Peterson. Kressa has been running Spartan Races for the last eight years. She considers herself an everyday athlete, and while racing Spartan, she saw a need for a product to clean up after races. This led to the invention of the Shower Toga. In 2019, she took the product on to Shark Tank, where she became business partners with Mark Cuban and Alli Webb. Kressa was one of eight people to be chosen to be in the Rakuten Everyday Spartans documentary, and she was the first recipient to be chosen for the Spartan Spirit Award.

Age: 52

Sport: former show jumper and current Spartan Racer

Quote: “You can find your new voice post-40.”

Contact:

Shower Toga

Shower Toga on Amazon

Kressa Peterson Instagram: @shower_toga

In this episode, we take the Seasoned Athlete show on the road to San Diego to attend the San Diego Senior Games Fitness Competition. The San Diego Senior Games is a multi-sport competition taking place at various locations throughout the city, and is open to competitors over age 50. The fitness competition was held at a gym called Fitness Quest 10, and consisted of 10 different events designed to test strength, endurance, speed, power, cardiovascular fitness and more.

The people competing in this event were mostly regular folks. Many are members at Fitness Quest 10. Some drove down from other cities to participate in a competition that they felt was designed and put on FOR them.

We grabbed short interviews with six athletes who were competing that day, all of whom were over age 60. They had different backgrounds, different stories and different reasons for being there. We interviewed:

Stafford Walker, 86, and a 19-year member at Fitness Quest 10

Larry Indiviglia, 64, a platinum level coach with the Todd Durkin Mastermind

Adam Henderson, 69, Assistant Track & Field Coach at Southwestern College

Bernie Rhinerson, 68, a retiree seeking out additional challenge

Lil Gary, 66, Crossfit athlete

Trish Williams, 69, and one of the organizers of the event

We finish with a conversation with Todd Durkin. Todd is the founder of Fitness Quest 10, trains elite professional athletes, and is an internationally recognized trainer, coach, speaker, educator and leader in the fitness industry. He is also the host of the Todd Durkin IMPACT Show, a podcast designed to motivate and inspire you to live a life full of passion, purpose, and IMPACT.

Links:

SDSeniorgames.org

FitnessQuest10.com

ToddDurkin.com

ToddDurkin.com/podcast

In this episode we talk to Lynn Salvo – a cyclist who has made multiple cross country rides and a ride across Canada, earning herself two Guinness World Records in the process. Lynn is now on a cycling mission to promote peace by riding the shape of a peace sign across North America. All of the above has happened since Lynn has been in her sixties!

Lynn was recently featured in the Wall Street Journal in an article titled The New Rules of Middle Age, Written By Women.

Age: 70

Sport: Cycling, endurance running

Quote: “Life is a series of transitions.”

Learn more:

Lynn’s Blog

Lynn’s rides support the following causes:

American Friends Service Committee

Canadian Friends Service Committee

In this episode, we share the first of our interviews from the Spartan World Media Fest, brought to you by ATP Science. The Spartan World Media Fest took place during the recent Spartan World Championships Weekend in Lake Tahoe. At this event, we had the opportunity to meet, connect with and interview some truly inspirational people from the worlds of trail running, ultra endurance running, obstacle racing and adventure racing. We start with Terry Chiplin.

Terry is runner and running coach who currently leads one of the top adult running camps in the US, where the average runner is usually over 45 years old. He claims that running saved his life in his late 20’s, and he talks about that in this interview. He is the visionary behind the positive running movement, activacuity – a guided imagery app for athletes, and positive mindset race programs, which helps runners focus on their many positives in preparation for upcoming races.  

He also shares information about the upcoming US Trail Running Conference, taking place October 9-12, 2019 at the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado.

Age: 65

Sport: Running, trail running

Quote: “We are here to enjoy ourselves and explore our limits.”            

Website: activeataltitude.com