Under the Sun

Today's episode is about Living the Good Life, and what I have been focused on recently. What is the Good Life? I explain what it means and the four virtues it entails. My personal focus the past few weeks has been improving self-control and my internal impulses. We have control over our internals, but not our externals which surround us. This show lays the foundation for more brief episodes in the future about what living the good life is all about. It is a difficult pursuit, but one worth doing to ensure good mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being. I hope you enjoy!

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Allison Arensman's enthusiasm and energy for life comes through loud and clear in this episode. Allison shares how she transitioned from swimming to cycling, and where it has taken her in the past decade. We discuss her first bike race, her collegiate career, and her ambition to make the USA Cyclocross Worlds Team in Fayetteville in 2022. Allison also shares her struggle of experiencing chronic fatigue and the ensuring mental struggles. It was a dark time in her life, but she explains how she overcame it and what she learned about herself. We cover a LOT of ground together, so sit back and enjoy!

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This is a special episode with Christian Foster, a Nashville racing OG from the early 2000s. Christian shares his first bike race at Lock 4 and his rapid development into road cycling, which included the "burger wars," the influence of Todd Nordmeyer, and that fateful day at the start of the Tour de Georgia in 2005. He lined up with Lance and countless other big names of the sport on Stage 1, but went through an ordeal that day that changed the trajectory of his life. Christian brings it back full circle with his last bike race, back where it all started, on the dirt at Lock 4. Sit back and enjoy this one because this Nashville legend has a lot of great stories!

Jittery Joe's 2005 Launch: https://www.cyclingnews.com/features/bean-team-offers-a-fresh-grind-for-2005/

Tour de Georgia Stage 1 News: http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2005/apr05/georgia05/?id=results/georgia051

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Our third installment of the My First Bike Race series is with Alec Hoover, of Savannah, GA. Alec started riding in 2012 and wasted no time getting into racing at the Tour of the Catskills in New York a few months later. He shares the story of starting the race on a 50 mph descent with a pack of 44 Cat 5 racers, and then a year later he went back and won the overall by less than 10 seconds! Alec is now the head cycling coach at SCAD-Savannah, this after dropping out of college before finding the sport. Sit back and enjoy this episode!

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The second show in our series titled My First Bike Race comes from our friend Steve Carpenter of Chattanooga, TN. Steve raced his first race in 1989 near his hometown of Chicago, IL. After that first race at the criterium at the Great Lakes Naval Base he was bit with the racing bug, and then took it as far as possible as a competitor to the Cat 1 level, as an elite coach, and director of elite/professional teams such as Hincapie Development and Lupus Racing. He has done this while working full-time as a certified athletic trainer at the high school level and helping raise a family of five sons. Steve has a great perspective on the sport, and his first race over 30 years ago is what started it all. Enjoy and share the show!

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We are kicking off a new series called My First Bike Race, and our first stories are from Matt Zimmer and Kerry Werner. Matt's first bike race goes back to the Iowa State Championship many years ago, and Kerry recalls his first mountain bike race up in Pennsylvania. Plus, Kerry shares his new passion of beekeeping and what he has learned about bees. Both have gone on to become professional racers, but it was that first race that lit the fire! I share my own story from the year 2000 at the Highland Rim Classic Road Race, and how getting DFL has turned into a life up to my eyeballs in cycling. I wouldn't trade that day for anything under the sun. We are going to explore this series and record more stories of many others, so sit back and enjoy the show!

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My hope is this episode provides a some normalcy among great uncertainty. Despite recent events I have still had many wonderful moments with friends, travel, and nature. Our lives are being greatly affected by the virus, but the coping mechanisms we choose will make a tremendous impact on our well being. I share what my own life has been like the past three weeks, my recent travels, and what I have been doing to maintain good mental, physical, and emotional health. I choose to believe a positive pivot is coming soon, so I am doing my best to rise above the moment. We all have a choice, but those choices are limited - but know this, our choice has always been limited to achieve success. We can overcome this my friends. I hope you enjoy the show!

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It is only March but 'cross is definitely coming, and stronger than ever under the guidance of Jesse Anthony, the Cyclocross Manager at USA Cycling. In this episode, Jesse shares the process of getting the job at USAC and what the past 15 months has been like for him and everyone involved. He shares the objectives he has set out to accomplish, and how the Mudfund program is impacting the success of the national development system. I greatly enjoyed our discussion, and believe you will too as Jesse clearly has a heart for leading the next generation of cyclocross racers. I hope you enjoy the show and share it with all your friends!

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Jonny Brown is best known as the Men Professional Road Race National Champion, but most are unaware he was a 2x junior national road race champion before his big day in Knoxville in 2018. In this episode Jonny shares what it has been like to have to step out of the shadow of others after being in the service of teammates for so many years. He is a fantastic bike racer in his own right, but he's also the consummate teammate in support of others. We get into his team situation for 2020, and he shares a little bit of "breaking" news with even bigger news to be shared in the near future. We end the show with him sharing what it's like to soon become a dad as he continues to pursue his dream of racing professionally in Europe. I think you're going to love this episode and the stories Jonny shares, so listen up and enjoy!

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Robin is a long-time friend and fellow native-Nashvillian, and someone I have grown up alongside within cycling and coaching. She is now the owner and head coach at RoFA Endurance, which is based out of Nevada City, CA. Robin won the 2011 Professional Women Road Race, and has raced all the biggest pro women road events across the world, She shares her story of developing into a professional racer while building her coaching business, what her European cycling camps entail, and what mentorship means to her. This is a good episode, so I hope you enjoy the show!

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