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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Wendy Garafalo on Finding Purpose and Direction within a Life Changing Diagnosis

“Do you have the patience to wait till your mud settles and the water is clear? Can you remain unmoving till the right action arises by itself?” -Lao Tzu Meet Luca, he’s five now. He loves letters and drawing and...
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Kevin Portmann, Professional Triathlete on Not Rolling with The Punches to Taking the Win

“Surreal” is how first-year pro, Kevin Portmann describes his overall age group win at Ironman Couer d’Alene in 2016. I’ve heard this from many people who describe a moment in life where they realize a dream. I too...
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Ask the YTs on Inner Age, Mobile Bidets, Fueling for Type 1 and Self-Sabotage

This is a power packed Ask the YTs fueled by listener questions, the results of our recent blood work from Inside Tracker and sacred cacao, of course. You can hear the echoes of our stirring as we sip on the...
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Michael Marckx, Creative Disruptor and Belgian Waffle Ride Director on Going Slow to Go Fast

With the spirit of the great one-day spring classics of Belgium in the air, riders from all over the world clip in each May for a 140-mile cycling adventure like no other in the United States. Complete with...
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Kathleen Kastner on Living a Hail Mary Life and Finding Your Tree

Julia Butterfly Hill ascended a 1500-year-old redwood tree on December 10, 1997, and remained there for 738 days. Affectionately named Luna, the redwood and others surrounding it were in danger of being taken down by...
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YogiAthlete, Amir Madison from Professional Football to Prana Flow

Built for speed, explosive movement and high impact, Amir Madison was well on his way to a bright career in football from a young age. Always an active child, people would comment to his parents about his innate...
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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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