YogiTriathlete Podcast

YogiTriathlete Podcast

Hosted by: Jess & BJ Gumkowski

YogiTriathlete and its co-founders, Jess and BJ, are waking up and shaking up the world of endurance sports. Their approach is anything but mainstream and they are known to go deep. Buckle up because jumping on this...

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Nastasha McKeon on Changing Lives in the Breakroom and Leaning into Discomfort

My heartbeat intensifies as I listen to NastashaĀ share her memories of sobbing herself to sleep out of financial fear and the unknown of how she would provide for her children. My body becomes covered in goosebumps as...
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Mendocino 50k - Taking the Leap into Ultra Running

Today BJ and I are joined by two official ultrarunners, Liz and Jill. This past weekend the three of us threw it down on the Mendocino 50k course while BJ and Clark ran support. For months we've been stressing,...
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Oceanside 70.3 Smackdown with Professional Triathlete Eric Lagerstrom and Head Coach BJ

In this episode, we smack it down with Professional Triathlete, Eric Lagerstrom, and our own Head Coach BJ in honor of their inaugural battles on the Oceanside 70.3 course. These competitors do not disappoint as I...
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Mike Reilly on Being the Cause of your Own Experience and the Healing Power of the Ironman Family

Every word we speak, every actionĀ we take and every thought we indulge is the precursor to what we create in our lives. In the words of today's guest, "we are the cause of our own experience". Mike Reilly has beenĀ on...
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Ian Myers on Losing 75 Pounds, Adding One Good Thing A Day and Intermittent Fasting

Through his lifestyle choices, Ian Myers was silently ledĀ to the doorstep of disease with a life sentence of medication while still in his twenties.Ā Perscriptions for high blood pressure, heart disease, and diabetes...
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Ask the YTs on Living on the Edge, Ironman Specific Workouts and Training Fatigue

We kick off our March installment of Ask the YTs with a bird's eye view of where we are with YogiTriathlete. In short, we are living on the razor's edge of everything we believe she is meant to be and total...
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Paula Findlay on her Olympic Experience and Pursuit Back to the Podium

With a background in swimming and dance, Paula launched her triathlon career with a win at her first race. In the years following she blazed a winning streak trail at the WTS World Championship event level and...
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Mike Ergo on the Unfolding of Trauma and the Honor of Ironman

I often wonder what the world would look like if, when in school, we had classes on "Compassion", "Healing", and "Surrender". Three elements I find to be common mysteries for many if not all of the people I have...
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Jess and Liz's Epic Training Weekend

Epic training weekend? Check. I assure you, it included all the feels. Potent mind training, time on the legs, yoga, hardcore recovery and high vibe food. Liz is on Team YogiTriathlete and she is training for the...
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Ask the YTs - Wake Up! Meditation is Mainstream

It's time. No really, it's time and the good news is that meditation doesn't have to be weird anymore. Science has our back and there areĀ no-nonsenseĀ ways of teaching and practicing. It doesn't have to be the dirty...
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Matt McElroy on the Presence of Competition and Racing at the Top on Plants

Growing up in Huntington Beach, California offered Matt McElroy a life of year-round outdoor activity. InductedĀ into his family's surf legacy by his dad at the age of five allowed Matt to cultivate confident open...
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Victoria Moran and JL Fields Bring a Coach to Your Kitchen and Compassion to Your Plate

It is widely known through scientific research and living experience that humans can not only survive but thrive on a plant-based diet. No matter your nutritional stance and belief around taking a life to soothe an...
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