Grit2Greatness Endurance

This week we are joined by Bicycle Colorado's Executive Director, Pete Piccolo to help us with the holiday cheer and talk about Bicycle Colorado's acquisition of Colorado Cycling (formerly BRAC) and what it means for the future of cycling in Colorado and what other States can look to as a model of effective bike-friendly legislation, public education and growing recreation.   Show Sponsor: UC...

This week we have Pro/Master’s Cyclocross racer Kirstin Weber joining us. She won two Master’s National Titles and three podiums at Master’s Cyclocross World Championships. Kristin has been bike touring all over the world, including Costa Rica, all over Europe, New Zealand, and the United States.   Show Sponsor: UCAN Generation UCAN has a full line of nutrition products powered by LIVESTEADY...

Last week we talked about Nice France being host to the IMWC Men's race next September and for the Tour de France final stage in 2024. Nice is the place to be in January 2023 with the first ever Global Triathlon Awards where leading athletes and brands in the sport are honored ahead of the star-studded night at the Palais de la Mediterranee in Nice, France, on Friday, 20 January 2023.   Show...

Big announcements this week from IRONMAN and Tour de France. We've been talking for weeks about the 2 Day IMWC dilemma. IM's answer- 2 different locations, 1 month apart and on opposite sides of the globe for women and men. We knew the women were racing in Kona in October '23. It looks like the men will be racing in Nice France in September. We'll talk about this in the news and more.   Show...

Last week Bill and I were getting geared up for El Tour de Tucson and Ironman Arizona. Today we are going to give a first-hand report on the pro races at Ironman Arizona and do a recap of El Tour de Tucson.   Show Sponsor: UCAN Generation UCAN has a full line of nutrition products to fuel your sport. UCAN uses SuperStarch instead of simple sugars and stimulants to fuel athletes.  UCAN ke...

Thanks to last week's guest, Polar adventurer, Eric Larsen. This week Bill and I are outside of our 303 jurisdiction and getting geared up for El Tour de Tucson. That's right we are recording from the TdT Village. It's a big weekend of endurance events in Arizona with TdT on Saturday and Ironman Arizona in Tempe on Sunday.     Show Sponsor: UCAN Generation UCAN has a full line of nutriti...

This week's guest interview is with Polar adventurer, expedition guide, dog musher and educator, Eric Larsen. Eric has spent the past 15 years of his life traveling in some of the most remote and wild places left on earth including Antarctica, the North Pole, Everest and the biggest challenge of them all - cancer.   Show Sponsor: UCAN Generation UCAN has a full line of nutrition products to f...

Last week brought exciting racing at the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship in St. George UT with commanding wins by Taylor Knibb and Kristian Blummenfelt. Taylor, Kristian and other big names from last weekend are off to Bermuda for the World Triathlon Championship Series. Show Sponsor: UCAN Generation UCAN has a full line of nutrition products to fuel your sport. UCAN uses SuperStarch instead of si...

his weekend is the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship in St. George UT. Lucy Charles-Barkley, Taylor Knibb, Flora Duffy, Holly Lawrence and the other professional women race Friday, October 28th. On Saturday, Gustav Iden, Kristian Blummenfelt, Sam Long, Rudy Von Berg, Matt Hansen and the other male pros face off. Show Sponsor: UCAN Generation UCAN has a full line of nutrition products to fuel your sp...

Just how tough are you? How fearless are you? How adventurous are you? Even the toughest of you are going to blush when you hear our interview with adventure writer, Laura Killingbeck. Laura embodies adventure and endurance and we can't wait to hear her story about finding freedom through cycling and hiking.   Show Sponsor: UCAN Generation UCAN has a full line of nutrition products to fuel yo...

Last week's IRONMAN World Championship was historic on many levels. We saw the IMWC raced on the big island after a two year pandemic induced hiatus. We saw the first two-day format with the women's race Thursday and the men's Saturday. We saw records blown away including all of the top 10 pro men finishing sub 8.and an American professional champion after a 20 year stretch.   This week we ha...

Welcome to Episode #356 of the 303 Endurance Podcast. This week we recap the Kona Pro Women and make predictions for Saturday's Professional Men's race!   Show Sponsor: UCAN Generation UCAN has a full line of nutrition products to fuel your sport. UCAN uses SuperStarch instead of simple sugars and stimulants to fuel athletes.  UCAN keeps blood sugar steady compared to the energy spikes a...

Welcome to Episode #355 of the 303 Endurance Podcast and our 2022 Kona Countdown Special! You are listening to your weekly connection to coaches, experts, and pro athletes to help you reach your endurance goals. We're your hosts coach Rich Soares and 303 Chief Editor, Bill Plock. Thanks for joining us for another week of endurance interviews and discussion.   Show Sponsor: UCAN Keep your fuel...

Let's talk PTO US Open Pro Podiums! Welcome to Episode #354 of the 303 Endurance Podcast. You are listening to your weekly connection to coaches, experts, and pro athletes to help you reach your endurance goals. We're your hosts coach Rich Soares and 303 Chief Editor, Bill Plock. Thanks for joining us for another week of endurance interviews and discussion.   Show Sponsor: UCAN Keep your fuel...

Welcome to Episode #353 of the 303 Endurance Podcast. You are listening to your weekly connection to coaches, experts, and pro athletes to help you reach your endurance goals. We're your hosts coach Rich Soares and 303 Chief Editor, Bill Plock. Thanks for joining us for another week of endurance interviews and discussion.   Show Sponsor: UCAN Keep your fueling fresh with new UCAN Pineapple Ed...

Welcome to Episode #352 of the 303 Endurance Podcast. You are listening to your weekly connection to coaches, experts, and pro athletes to help you reach your endurance goals. We're your hosts coach Rich Soares and 303 Chief Editor, Bill Plock. Thanks for joining us for another week of endurance interviews and discussion.   Thanks to last week's guests Dave Christen and Dave Sheanan about IRO...

IRONMAN Alaska was August 7th and appears to have been an epic location for in IRONMAN. We have the race director Dave Christen and a local athlete and coach Dave Sheanan who raced the event. We are excited to share both perspectives today.   Show Sponsor: UCAN Keep your fueling fresh with new UCAN Pineapple Edge. UCAN uses SuperStarch instead of simple sugars and stimulants to fuel athletes....

According to Iceland's Tourism website, there is no better way to experience the beauty of Iceland than from the saddle of your bicycle. If you've ever wanted to know The good and bad of cycling Iceland, then you'll want to listen to our next guest. Sean Franklin joins us to us about his bike touring around Iceland. It sounds like an amazing experience with great views, challenging terrain and ama...

The Norseman triathlon in Norway is arguably the hardest 140.6 on the planet. 2.4 miles in a 55 degree fiord, ride 112 miles with 10K feet of climbing in freezing temperatures, and then run 26.2 with a 3K feet climb in the last 10 miles. Our guest, Tim Hola takes us through his preparation and race where he finished 41st overall earning him the coveted "black shirt".    Show Sponsor: UCA...

The weekend is the Leadville 100 MTB race. We have former pro cyclists and Team Novo Nordisk rider Justin Morris racing this weekend and talking about how he trains and races while managing his Type 1 diabetes.   Show Sponsor: UCAN Take your performance to the next level with UCAN Energy and Bars made with SuperStarch®  UCAN uses SuperStarch instead of simple sugars and stimulants to fue...

Welcome to Episode #346 of the 303 Endurance Podcast. You are listening to your weekly connection to coaches, experts, and pro athletes to help you reach your endurance goals. We're your hosts coach Rich Soares and 303 Chief Bill Plock. Thanks for joining us for another week of endurance interviews and discussion. In Today's Show Discussion - Best Questions (and Answers) Ask Me Anything with Mark...

Welcome to Episode #345 of the 303 Endurance Podcast. You are listening to your weekly connection to coaches, experts, and pro athletes to help you reach your endurance goals. We're your hosts coach Rich Soares and 303 Chief Bill Plock. Thanks for joining us for another week of endurance interviews and discussion. Show Sponsor: UCAN Take your performance to the next level with UCAN Energy and Bars...

Welcome to Episode #344 of the 303 Endurance Podcast. You are listening to your weekly connection to coaches, experts, and pro athletes to help you reach your endurance goals. We're your hosts coach Rich Soares and 303 Chief Bill Plock. Thanks for joining us for another week of endurance interviews and discussion.   Show Sponsor: UCAN Take your performance to the next level with UCAN Energy a...

Welcome to Episode #343 of the 303 Endurance Podcast. Y Scott Mercier born January 24, 1968 is an American former cyclist on The US Postal Team in 1997 where he participated in a grand tour in the 1997 Vuelta a España. He also competed in the team time trial at the 1992 Summer Olympics   Show Sponsor: UCAN Take your performance to the next level with UCAN Energy and Bars made with SuperStarch...

Welcome to Episode #342 of the 303 Endurance Podcast. You are listening to your weekly connection to coaches, experts, and pro athletes to help you reach your endurance goals. We're your hosts coach Rich Soares and 303 Chief Bill Plock. Thanks for joining us for another week of endurance interviews and discussion. Bill last week: Rich last week: Slacker half marathon.   Show Sponsor: UCAN Tak...