Nailing Your Taper for Leadville and Race Rules Update
Leadville, The 100 Mile Mountain Bike Race Podcast p/b Shimano
Release Date: 07/16/2025
2025 LT100 Race Recap
Leadville, The 100 Mile Mountain Bike Race Podcast p/b Shimano
Dusty conditions. Gusty Winds. Record Times. New Tech. This Leadville Trail 100 MTB had a lot to remember it by. We cover it all and then some in our annual Race Recap Show. We kick things off by checking in with racers at the startline. Were there nerves? Yes. Was there optimism? Sure. We then go out on course and out to Twin Lakes Alternate which was the busiest it's ever been. Fatty talks about his new, duo bladder system that provides water and energy gel. We also hear from a racer who got Siri involved in his feed zone strategy. Drop bars were a big topic that get addressed both from a...
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How to Maintain Speed with Nate Whitman
Leadville, The 100 Mile Mountain Bike Race Podcast p/b Shimano
We're out of time for the big gains. The training is done. But between now and race day we can find ways to save time on the Leadville course. One of those ways is to maintain your momentum even when the course tries to slow you down. In this episode we will emphasize some basic mountain biking skills and overlay them onto some crucial spots of the Leadville course: The top of Kevins, the Pipeline Switchbacks, the Columbine descent through the trees and that hard left at the bottom of the Blvd climb. To guide us through these sections and to talk about the skills needed, we have invited back...
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Nailing Your Taper for Leadville and Race Rules Update
Leadville, The 100 Mile Mountain Bike Race Podcast p/b Shimano
There’s a lot to training for an event like Leadville: The miles, the intervals, the weeks of wondering if you’re getting it right. But what about those last couple weeks. For this year we’re talking about the days between July 26th and August 9th. This is the time most coaches will outline a training taper. The idea sounds straight foward: back off all the miles, keep some intensity, and allow your body to reap the benefits of all that training. Yet it’s so easy to get it wrong and go to the line with something less than what we are truly capable of. Well to help us get it right we...
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Fast Tires for Leadville
Leadville, The 100 Mile Mountain Bike Race Podcast p/b Shimano
When it comes to the Leadville Trail 100 MTB Race, tires are the most hotly debated tech topic. The participants' page and other forums are littered with discussions on what tire to run, what tire is best, what tire is the lightest, and so on. These discussions can be somewhat beneficial but what most of them lack is real data. Well we found one tech head who is putting XC tires to the test to come up with actual numbers that characterize a tires’ rolling performance. John Karrasch of Cahaba Cycles is our guest and expert for this episode. John has been on a quest to find the...
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Our Finish Line
Leadville, The 100 Mile Mountain Bike Race Podcast p/b Shimano
After 190 episodes of the show that breaks down, builds up, gets you ready, and freaks you out for the highest and hardest one day mountain bike race in the country, we've reached our red carpet, our 6th and Harrison. We want to wrap up by talking about other places you can learn about this race, our top advice, and our favorite episodes. Everyone, we've loved doing this show and are grateful for our extraordinary audience. We'll see you at the starting line!
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Hottie Takes a Sweat Test
Leadville, The 100 Mile Mountain Bike Race Podcast p/b Shimano
Two of the big, recurring themes on this show have been fueling and hydration. It’s an eating and drinking contest disguised as a bicycle race after all. In this interview, Hottie is joined by Andy Blow of Precision Fuel to take a sweat test and get some insights into the hydration equation.
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S7E26: What it takes to win the LT100, with Melisa Rollins
Leadville, The 100 Mile Mountain Bike Race Podcast p/b Shimano
Melisa Rollins joins us for an hourlong deep dive into what it's like to love this race as much as we do, and to truly give it everything you've got. For everyone who has turned themselves inside out racing the LT100 and wondered, "what if?," this episode is for you.
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S7E25: Tales from the Trail, 2024 Edition
Leadville, The 100 Mile Mountain Bike Race Podcast p/b Shimano
After the race, it's time to share stories. While we can't tell everyone's, we CAN share quite a few. In this episode, we hear from nervous racers before the gun goes off (and how their races went), how the new course segments, shuttling and crewing rules worked out, have a great finish-line conversation with the LT100 racer on a handbike, talk with the first winners of the LT100, get to know the two people who have finished all 30 of the LT100MTB races, and (believe it or not) more.
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S7E24: Waldmuller Part 2 — Racing Against All Odds
Leadville, The 100 Mile Mountain Bike Race Podcast p/b Shimano
As we get close to the main event, we complete our conversation with Jeff Waldmuller, whose story should inspire every racer on the course. Be sure to listen to last week's episode (S7E23), and then enjoy this one as you put your feet up and rest up for the big race.
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S7E23: Nutrition & Inspiration
Leadville, The 100 Mile Mountain Bike Race Podcast p/b Shimano
We've got 2 great interviews in this episode. First, Andy Blow—Founder/CEO of Precision Fuel & Hydration—joins us to talk about his well-considered framework for endurance fueling, as well as how you might want to include Precision products (available on-course this year) in your plan. And then, part 1 of a two-part interview with Jeff Waldmuller: as you're getting close to race day and looking for inspiration, you'd be hard-pressed to find a better story.
info_outlineThere’s a lot to training for an event like Leadville: The miles, the intervals, the weeks of wondering if you’re getting it right. But what about those last couple weeks. For this year we’re talking about the days between July 26th and August 9th. This is the time most coaches will outline a training taper. The idea sounds straight foward: back off all the miles, keep some intensity, and allow your body to reap the benefits of all that training. Yet it’s so easy to get it wrong and go to the line with something less than what we are truly capable of. Well to help us get it right we have called back Season 5 coach Cody Waite who is going to spell out how to Nail Your Taper for Leadville. As always, thanks for listening and we will see you at the Start Line!
Coach Cody is at:
waiteendurance.com