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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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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John Abate on Being a Fierce Competitor with Right Intention and Right Action

With too much weight on his body and too much drinking in his life, John Abate hopped on his messenger bike and started moving his body. A few miles turned into more and over time with consistency and awareness, John...
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Ask The YTs - Going Deep On The Mental Game

We live in an ever-changingĀ world within an ever-changing body. It could be argued that as humans we are hardwired for change yet so often the act of change is so heavily resisted. Change forces us to shift our vision...
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Mishka Shubaly, Plant-Based Ultrarunning Cult Songwriter on What It Means to Be A Man

Heavily practiced behaviors and beliefs become the cage in which we live. For so many, the bars on their cage will never be lifted for they will never receive a moment of clarity during their entire existence here on...
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Taylor Spivey, Professional Triathlete On Going All In For Her Dreams

Most people spend many years, decades even dreaming of finishing an Ironman while Taylor Spivey completed her first 140.6 while still in the womb. Today a professional triathlete, Taylor was born into a triathlon...
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Jeremy McGhee on the Exploration of Loss, Life and Conquering the Impossible

Imagine climbing a narrow gully of snow lined with rock faces and cliffs in the Sierra Mountains. In the cacophonous silence of this remote landscape, you hear every morsel of your breath and every crack of snow...
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Erika Mitchener, Backwards Philosopher on Growing up in the Dojo and the Trifecta of Health

We are all here on this earth for unique purposesĀ and there is no set timeline for how our purposes will unfold. For some, we discover our gifts and passions at younger ages while others spend their entire lives...
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