021: Nathan Fa'avae - The Unconventional Wisdom of Winning
Tales of Toughness
Known by the world as “The Greatest Adventure Racer”, Nathan showed the world his prodigious leadership skills—by winning six world championship out of fifteen world championship events across the globe. Adventure racing enraptured his youthful heart after attending the Outdoor Adventure Program. Nathan’s favorite part of racing is to refine every mistake his team encountered; transforming them into better decision-making outputs that would aid his team into winning the entire race.
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020: CJ Kobliska - Breathing, Spiraling, and Coherence... oh my!
Tales of Toughness
CJ believes it takes hard work and strong mental toughness to achieve any goal. He grew up playing various sports and developed a strong passion for mentoring and coaching youth athletes. CJ also works with individual athletes to help them achieve their full potential through mental and self-discipline.
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019: Dan Staudigel - Choose Your Suffering
Tales of Toughness
Today, I have Dan Staudigel who will be talking about “Bend Racing.” Coming up in December, they'll be climbing 30,000 feet, close to a level of Mount Everest.
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018: Heather Gustafson - From Friends to Family
Tales of Toughness
Heather Gustafson of Team Regulators in World’s Toughest Race joins the episode today. They are a team of four athletes and a support person from Redding and all of them were newbies in the Eco Challenge. Her team has survived 12 grueling days and completed some of the toughest challenges in the world. Team Regulators had proven that trusting each other’s capabilities, enjoying the journey, and valuing friendship are important to stay motivated amidst the toughest challenges!
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017: Kevin Hodder - Life is not a Spectator Sport
Tales of Toughness
For this episode, we’re going to talk about adventures, roles, and behind the scenes of an Eco-Challenge. Our guest is Kevin Hodder which is a race director, will give us more information on how he got into that role and how they manage all of the things for the Eco-Challenge.
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016: Clifton Lyles - Crashing our way to Inclusion
Tales of Toughness
Out of a whopping 66 teams who competed in the Eco Challenge, particularly notable was Team Onyx with Team Captain Clifton Lyles, whose goal is to put together a barrier breaking team for the show. Clifton Lyles two decades of adventure racing began when he watched Eco Challenge on TV in 1999.
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015: Dr. Anne Lord Bailey - Competence and Confidence
Tales of Toughness
Dr. Anne Lord Bailey participated quite possibly in the biggest physical and mental challenge of her life. She is a member of Team Unbroken in the World’s Toughest Race and is also a pharmacist provider for the VA and works in Healthcare Innovation.
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014: Travis Macy - How to Endure
Tales of Toughness
In this episode, we have Travis Macy, the team captain of Team Endure in the World’s Toughest Race. Travis is the son of the esteemed adventure racing personality, Mark Macy, who also joined the race on the same team. Just like his father, Travis is also an accomplished Adventure Racer. In this podcast, Travis talks about their journey as father-son tandem, and the mindset shift he has made coming into Eco Challenge.
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013: Joshua Forester - Journey to a Yes Life
Tales of Toughness
Today, I have Joshua Forester, Team Captain of Team US Military in the World’s Toughest Race.
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012: Rebecca Man - EcoChallenge at 18
Tales of Toughness
Today, I have Becca of Team True North in the World’s Toughest Race.
info_outlineOut of a whopping 66 teams who competed in the Eco Challenge, particularly notable was Team Onyx with Team Captain Clifton Lyles, whose goal is to put together a barrier breaking team for the show. Clifton Lyles two decades of adventure racing began when he watched Eco Challenge on TV in 1999. Throughout his career, he noticed an evident lack of diversity in the sport. With the opportunity to appear and participate on Eco Challenge, Clifton decided to inspire potential future athletes by forming a team of people of color. Team Onyx is made up entirely of Black members, a first in the history of Eco Challenge and the global racing scene in general.
Join us and tune in to this latest episode as Team Onyx’s Team Captain – Clifton Lyles recalls their journey in the World’s Toughest Race: Eco Challenge, and how they have accomplished its goal of opening doors and inspire a more diverse contestants, and athletes in general to participate in future races!
IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL HEAR:
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Clifton Lyles’ family background and what he does outside adventure racing
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The journey through Adventure Racing
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Clifton Lyles’ racing experiences with different teams over the years
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How Team Onyx was formed
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Team Onyx as a community of people of color who are passionate in adventure racing
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Breaking the barriers of entry to adventure racing
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Team Onyx’s training leading up to the race and the challenges they encountered during the Eco Challenge
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The “wild” first few days of Team Onyx on the Eco Challenge race
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Recalling the crash that team captain Clifton Lyles suffered on the gravel road
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The responsibility of being the team captain and the only navigator of the team (which was not shown on the show)
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Clifton Lyles’ daughter – Mikayla Lyles – who acted as the team’s support person
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Clifton Lyles is leading the Diversity and Inclusion Task Force – what is the task force all about and what are their goals
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The story of Clifton Lyles “tattoo”
CONNECT WITH CLIFF!
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Instagram: @cliftonlyles and @onyxadventureracing
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Website: http://team-onyx.com/
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