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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Ask the YTs on Santa Rosa 70.3, Ultras, Mantras & Racing Down Under

The well-trained mind is showing itself strong in this episode as we recap our experiences at Ironman Santa Rosa 70.3. BJ reveals insight into his mind battles on the course and how he trumped his self-sabotaging...
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Lynda Layng, Plant-Based Chef on A Life of Wellness and Feeling Fear Then Doing It Anyways

It's more than what we put on our plate and into our bodies. It's what we put into our minds. It's how we spend our time and who we spend it with. It's how, and if, we chew our food and move our bodies. Health is a...
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Dr. Heather Shenkman, Vegan Cardiologist and Ironman Triathlete

“There are a lot of reasons why. Some are genetic, but the vast majority of why people have coronary artery disease or the diseases that I treat is very much lifestyle.” -Dr. Heather Shenkman According to the World...
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Sid Garza-hillman On Ultra-running, The Curious Mind & The Caveman That Changed His Life

Our bodies are always organizing towards health, even when the signs may not appear to be so. Our physiological reaction to stress, inflammation, vasoconstriction and dilation of our vessels and arteries, heart rate...
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Ask the YTs on Race Visualization and Ultra Running YogiTriathlete Style

It was a simultaneous transfer of energy and insight into my future as Gene Baur talked about the Mendocino Coast 50k, ever so briefly, during our interview last summer. It was in those moments that I knew, without a...
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Mary Knott, Endurance Athlete On What It Takes To Find Kona

“Be careful what you water your dreams with. Water them with worry and fear and you will produce weeds that choke the life from your dream. Water them with optimism and solutions and you will cultivate success. Always...
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Billy Hafferty, Plant-Based Endurance Athlete on Growing a Pear?

What does it feel like to truly put it all out there and give it everything you've got? Well, for those who have done this, they'd argue that there is no better feeling in the world. But what does putting it all out...
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Eney Jones On The Yoga Of Swimming & Mastery In Sport

Forward breath, two beat cross-over, Chinese take-out and driving with a snorkel. What the heck are we talking about? Swimming, of course. Actually, we're talking about downright intelligence of technique and...
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Dr.Barnard Clip from YTP #31 on Diabetes

This is a clip from our conversation with Dr. Neal Barnard. In this, he explains the scientific findings around the pathophysiology of Diabetes.
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Ask the YTs on Post-Tour Life & Creating a Healthy Relationship with Food

Group workouts, teaching yoga, trail and tri training, living tiny, believing in ourselves and trusting our path with unwavering faith is our life these days. In a nutshell, we are experiencing the hustle that is...
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Ayami and Spe on the Mindfully Clear, Plant-Based Lifestyle

Imagine a life that isn’t missed due to automatic behaviors and non-presence. A life where even the smallest details burst with color and flavor. A life where a full calendar has little effect on feelings of busyness...
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Neal Henderson, Elite Coach on Meeting the Demand of Excellence

All the top level athletes and coaches know that training and racing are so much more than getting the workouts done. To be our best, to achieve our highest potential and top performances we must take into serious...
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