Seasoned Athlete

Have you ever trained for a race or competitive event only to discover that you’d be facing weather or other extreme conditions on race day? Sometimes the unexpected can happen which can jeopardize all the hard work that you put into getting ready for the event. What do you do in these types of scenarios?

In this episode, Robin talks about preparing for the unexpected on race or competition day, and what you can do to prevent all your hard work from going out the window. She talks about what she has done to prepare for the Spartan World Championships once she learned that she’d likely be facing extreme weather on race day, and what you can do to ensure that your body can perform as you have trained it to do when you are faced with weather or conditions for which you have not been able to prepare. She focuses on three key things:

1. Do your research - learn about where it is, what the terrain is like and what kind of weather is expected. Check early and check often!
2. Get the gear you need, knowing that it’s better to overprepare than underprepare.
3. Do what you need to do to be able to do what you know how to do on race day.
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Have a question you’d like Robin to answer in a future episode? Email [email protected]!

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Coach Q is a 49-year old movement coach and therapist who helps people train and live like the athletes they were meant to be. As he says, Q helps athletes move better. From birth, we were always meant to move, and Coach Q helps people move well and achieve athletic goals at any age. In this episode, Q talks about what it takes for people to move their best, ditch the excuses and achieve high level athletic goals no matter what their lives look like.

CONTACT

Website: QtheCoach.com

Instagram: @q_the_coach

Starting this week, we’re going to start including some mini episodes where Robin gives tips and advice that come from questions she has been asked or deep thoughts that have popped into her head during long training sessions.

In this episode, Robin talks about what we can do to open ourselves up to bolder goals. Have you come up with reasons why you can’t run a race, or take on a new challenge? What is stopping you? Is it your age? Your fitness level? Whatever it is, Robin shares some thoughts about what you can do to unlock what is holding you back so you can allow yourself to pursue a new adventure. By the end of the episode, hopefully you will start thinking better of yourself so you can do more for yourself!

Share your plans for your next bold goal by emailing [email protected]. You can also send questions that you’d like Robin to answer to that email address, as well!

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Meet Kevin Hopp, a husband, father of two, teacher and a self described chaser of dreams. This summer, Kevin set a bold challenge for himself: run 70 marathons in 70 days. In this episode, we talk about why he would do such a thing, how he managed his daily miles and what happens next after completing the challenge.

Age: 48

Sport: Running

Quote: “Keep getting up and trying!”

Contact:

Instagram: @kevinhopp1004

Helene Neville is on a bold mission - she is running across all 50 states in the United States. At the time of the original release of this episode, she is one day away from completing her final run on this nine year journey - a run across the beautiful yet tough terrain of Alaska. She has been doing this endeavor with no sponsors - just with the help of donations and volunteers. Why is she doing this? To prove that nothing is impossible!

In this episode, we talk about how this all got started, the literal and metaphorical uphill battles she has been facing on her run from Anchorage, Alaska to the Arctic Ocean and the different kind of run she’s looking to do after she finishes making history in Alaska.

Sport: long distance running

Age: 58 (will finish her run on her 59th birthday!)

Quote: Rethink impossible

Follow: One on the Run Facebook Page

We’re excited to welcome Marathon Goddess Julie Weiss back to the show this week to talk about her new memoir 52 Weeks, 52 Marathons: The Miles and Trials of a Marathon Goddess. Back in 2012-2013, Julie ran 52 marathons in 52 weeks to raise funds and awareness for the fight against pancreatic cancer. We first had Julie on the show to talk about this feat, why she did it and the impact she was able to have for her cause. In her new book, Julie goes in-depth about her life, her relationship with her father and how she found her way to running in her thirties. This all eventually led to her running 52 marathons in 52 weeks, and she shares some of the fascinating stories about these marathons and how she pulled off this ambitious endeavor.

In this interview, we chat about the book, share some of the stories included in her book, and talk about her latest initiative in the pancreatic cancer fight: 52 Races for 52 Faces.

Age: 49

Sport: Running

Quote: We got this!

Contact:

52 Races for 52 Faces

Marathon Goddess website

Instagram: @marathongoddess

Facebook: Julie Weiss - Marathon Goddess

In this episode, we talk to Andrea Owen, an Arizona-based wife, mother of three, and competitive obstacle racer. In 2014, after a long hiatus from sports and athletics, Andrea somewhat reluctantly ran her first Spartan Race, and she was immediately hooked. Andrea has since completed 79 Spartan Races along with a variety of other races. In the last five years of racing, she has earned 9 masters elite podiums, multiple age group podiums, she came in first in the 2018 Spartan US Championship Series and she is the 2018 50 and over Spartan World Champion. In 2019 alone, Andrea has come in first or second in her age group in every single Spartan Race she has run, and is currently #1 in the world in the women’s 55-59 age group.

Age: 57

Sport: Obstacle Course Racing

Quote: “Don’t use age as an excuse.”

Contact: Instagram - @over50spartan

In this episode, get to know Karen Putz of Naperville, Illinois – also known as the Passion Mentor. Karen is the author of several books, including Unwrapping Your Passion, a book that shakes up the status quo of aging and redefines the barometer of living a passionate life – concepts we can definitely get behind. Karen is also a barefoot water skier with a remarkable comeback story, which has led her a quest to barefoot water ski in all 50 states.

In our interview with Karen, we talk about how a water skiing injury activated a dormant gene that caused her to lose her hearing and what led her to eventually find her way back onto the water. Karen also shares a number of nuggets of wisdom about how you can push past fears and limits to pursue your own passions.

SEASONED ATHLETE STATS - KAREN PUTZ
Age: 53

Sport: Barefoot water skiing

Quote: “The real competition is you…make it your race.”

Contact:

YourPassionSchool.com

[email protected]

This episode features Marissa Axell, a personal trainer, coach and competitive cyclist. Marissa is a team captain on Revolution Racing Team in the San Francisco Bay Area and a USA Cycling category 1 in road cycling and category 2 on the velodrome. She has earned five national podiums (so far) in USA Masters Road Cycling. And when not competing, Marissa is creating impact through health and fitness transformations with her AXELL Fitness WORKS coaching and personal training business and at 17th Street Athletic Club in San Francisco.

SEASONED ATHLETE STATS - MARISSA AXELL
Age: 40

Sport: Cycling

Quote: “Whatever happens on your race day does not equal who you are or how good you are.”

Contact:

https://axellfitnessworks.com/

http://www.17thstreetathleticclub.com/

Instagram: @axellrocks

In this episode, we talk to women’s running pioneer Anne Audain.  Anne was born in New Zealand and suffered through her younger years with bone deformities in both of her feet. After successful reconstructive bone surgery at age 13, Anne joined a local athletic club and that set her on the path to become a pioneer for women’s professional running. Throughout Anne’s career, she has qualified for the Olympic games six times, set world records, been honored by Queen Elizabeth II and she has been inducted into Running USA Hall of Fame, the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame and the RRCA Distance Running Hall of Fame. Anne’s incredible story can also be seen in a documentary titled Running Her Way, available now at anneaudain.com.