Sonya Looney: Racing, Personal Growth, and Being a Secret Plant-Fueled Athlete
The GU Energy Labs Pinnacle Podcast
Release Date: 02/01/2017
Transforming Your Life Through Adventure with Sunny Stroeer
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Sunny Stroer used to be a strategy consultant, but turned her back on material possessions so she could run and climb full-time instead.
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The LeadBoat Challenge with special guests Alison Tetrick & Mark Satkiewicz
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What happens when you combine one of the most historic mountain bike races with one of the hottest new gravel races? You get the LeadBoat Challenge! In this special edition episode of the Pinnacle Podcast, hosts Yuri Hauswald and Elden “Fatty” Nelson sit down with gravel-legend Alison Tetrick and SBT GRVL founder Mark Satkiewicz to talk about why a handful of cyclists have decide to take on both the Leadville 100 MTB and the SBT GRVL back-to-back.
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Everest Lightning Ascent With Roxanne Vogel
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Roxanne Vogel, the Nutrition & Performance Research Manager at GU Energy Labs, had a crazy dream: go from her home in California to the summit of Mt Everest and then back home to California — in just two weeks. Yuri and Fatty talk with Roxy about how she trained for and executed this incredible "lightning ascent" of Everest. It's an amazing story you will NOT want to miss!
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Farm to Fork Fondo with Tyler Wren
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(Earlier upload of this issue had audio issues; listen to this version instead.) One question every pro athlete has to consider is, "What am I going to do when I retire?" The way Tyler's gone about it is incredibly inspiring: he's invented the "Farm to Fork Fondo" series — a socially-conscious athlete / foodie's bucket-list ride if there's every been one.
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BONUS EPISODE: A Live Conversation with Katie Arnold + Another Mother Runner
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We teamed up with Sarah Bowen Shea of Another Mother Runner for a LIVE conversation with GU Crew runner Katie Arnold. Last year, Katie won the prestigious Leadville Trail 100 Run, and she just released a memoir titled Running Home.
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YiOu Wang: Running Anywhere and Everywhere
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YiOu Wang is a professional trail and ultra runner. She's a 2-time winner of the Lake Sonoma 50 mile, the 2017 Trail 50Km National Champion and a 2-time Marathon Olympic Trials Qualifier. Yuri and Fatty kick off season 3 of The GU Energy Labs Pinnacle Podcast by chatting with YiOu about running while traveling (YiOu didn't spend more than 10 days in one place in 2018), learning from experience, and how to use a tree to stop yourself. Don't miss this awesome episode!
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Racing the Silk Road with Jay Petervary
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Jay Petervary is about as "ultra" as an ultra-racer can be. A 10x Ultra Iditirod champ and Tour Divide record holder, the big question usually circling around Jay is "what's next?"
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Mirinda Carfrae -- Guest-interviewed by AnotherMotherRunner.com's Sarah Bowen Shea
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It's a mom-specific episode of the GU Energy Labs Pinnacle Podcast, guest-hosted Sarah Bowen Shea of AnotherMotherRunner.com fame. She and three-time Ironman champ Mirinda Carfrae talk about what it's like to juggle being an athlete and a mother. Mirinda talks about the tradeoffs (goodbye to recovery time, hello to asking for help and schedule juggling), as well as her game plan for the World Championships. If you're a mother who's also a determined athlete, this is a can't miss episode of the Pinnacle.
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Rob Krar: Winning the Leadville 100 Ultra Run One Week After a Top 20 Leadville 100 MTB Finish
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A few weeks ago, Rob Krar loaded his car with everything he needed to race both the Leadville 100 MTB and running races. Honestly, though, he didn't expect to do the run; he was still recovering from an injury.
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Yoga for Athletes
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Pro athlete and GU community honcho Yuri Hauswald — along with friends and fellow yogis Pam Maldonado (Yuri's yoga instructor for seventeen years) and Nick Gould (a pro cyclist and yoga instructor) — make a strong case for why every athlete needs to find the time to bring yoga into their routine, no matter what their primary endeavor.
info_outlineSonya Looney is a world-champion cyclist. She's a speaker. She's a scientist with a Master's in Electrical Engineering. She's an entrepreneur. And she's a healthy and successful plant-based professional athlete. In this episode of The GU Energy Pinnacle Podcast, Yuri Hauswald and Elden talk with Sonya about why five-year plans aren't as important as continuous personal growth, what it's like to give a TED talk, why her favorite race last year was one she had no experience in, how her (almost) vegan lifestyle works with her training and racing, and a lot more. It's an inspiring and informative episode of The Pinnacle; don't miss it!