Karen Jarchow's guest appearances

Karen Jarchow

Mountain Bike Radio

The Gravel Lot

The NonProphet Podcast

Girls Gone Gravel podcast

Georgia Gould

Dave Pryor

Amanda Batty

Larissa Connors

Troy Stewart

Amanda Nauman

Jeremiah Bishop

Rose Grant

Erin Ayala

Brooke Goudy

Hillary Allen

John Stamstad

Lael Wilcox

Kathryn Bertine

Jill Martindale

OwlTail

Karen Jarchow has spent her entire life chasing new challenges, breaking down barriers, and winning bike races. But quite possibly her biggest success has been sharing her love of adventure with a new generation, and her biggest challenge has been discovering who she actually wants to be. Subscribe to The Gravel Lot. Social Media: Patreon - Facebook - Instagram - Twitter - YouTube - Streamlabs  The Art of Being a Pebble: A TGL Manifesto Be Free Ride Bikes: The best kit on the market, customized to YOUR specifications. Grimpeur Brothers Coffee: Purchase Viewer Mail or Hello Cyclocross Friends Espresso and support WAP today! Handup Gloves: Use code "PEBBLE$" for 10% off EVERYTHING in store. The Ritual All Natural Skincare: Handmade, small-batch chamois cream made exclusively for your shop or team. BioWheels Fit Studio and Workshop Visit The Gravel Lot website for our latest podcast, Real Talk videos, Bonus Content, shop, social media, and everything in between. Support The Gravel Lot on Streamlabs  Or Donate to TGL here Our intro and outro music is from Wataboi, so many thanks to him for the jams, check him out on all the major platforms! https://soundcloud.com/wataboi Special Thanks to Justin Balog and  Mixed Media Machine

Karen Jarchow has spent her entire life chasing new challenges, breaking down barriers, and winning bike races. But quite possibly her biggest success has been sharing her love of adventure with a new generation, and her biggest challenge has been discovering who she actually wants to be. <a href="http://www.podfollow.com/thegravellot" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Subscribe to The Gravel Lot.</a> Social Media: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thegravellot" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a> - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/thegravellot/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thegravellot/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> - <a href="https://twitter.com/thegravellot" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/thegravellot" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube</a> - <a href="http://www.streamlabs.com/thegravellot/v2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Streamlabs</a> <a href="https://www.thegravellot.com/the-b-line/the-art-of-being-a-pebble-a-tgl-manifesto" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Art of Being a Pebble: A TGL Manifesto</a> <a href="https://bfrbcycling.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Be Free Ride Bikes:</a> The best kit on the market, customized to YOUR specifications. <a href="http://www.grimpeurbros.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Grimpeur Brothers Coffee: Purchase Viewer Mail or Hello Cyclocross Friends Espresso and support WAP today!</a> <a href="http://bit.ly/2EA8UA6" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Handup Gloves: Use code "PEBBLE$" for 10% off EVERYTHING in store.</a> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/theritualskincare" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Ritual All Natural Skincare: Handmade, small-batch chamois cream made exclusively for your shop or team.</a> <a href="http://www.biowheels.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">BioWheels Fit Studio and Workshop</a> <a href="http://www.thegravellot.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Visit The Gravel Lot website for our latest podcast, Real Talk videos, Bonus Content, shop, social media, and everything in between.</a> Support <a href="https://streamlabs.com/thegravellot/v2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Gravel Lot on Streamlabs</a> <a href="http://www.streamlabs.com/thegravellot/tip" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Or Donate to TGL here</a> Our intro and outro music is from Wataboi, so many thanks to him for the jams, check him out on all the major platforms! <a href="https://soundcloud.com/wataboi" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://soundcloud.com/wataboi</a> Special Thanks to Justin Balog and <a href="https://www.mixedmediamachine.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Mixed Media Machine</a>

I met Karen Jarchow at Rebecca Rusch's Gravel Camp in June 2019. She was helping out, instructing, guiding, and — as a bike relationship therapist — she almost got me to love my bike again. Her enthusiasm for the bike in contagious, after all, when describing her own relationship to cycling she declared, "I love(d) the sport so much that no matter how hard the crash, I kept getting up and trying again, and again, and again." She has raced fat bikes (2017 Fat Bike World Champion), gravel bikes (2nd at Crusher in the Tushar, and at the Queen's Stage Race [RPI] in 2018), and won the National Ultra Endurance Mountain Bike Race Series on a mountain bike in 2016 while racing with Team Topeak-Ergon USA. Since gravel camp we have shared more conversation than miles while she navigated a career-stalling injury (hip labral tear), divorce, the pandemic, ... 2020 was a doozy, shared with Piney, her two year-old cattle dog. Karen is the founder and owner/operator of the Vail Valley Alternative Sports Academy, a sports academy for kids where she and her instructors use, "cycling to educate a new generation of backcountry users in the basics of environmental stewardship."

I met Karen Jarchow at Rebecca Rusch's Gravel Camp in June 2019. She was helping out, instructing, guiding, and — as a bike relationship therapist — she almost got me to love my bike again. Her enthusiasm for the bike in contagious, after all, when describing her own relationship to cycling she declared, "I love(d) the sport so much that no matter how hard the crash, I kept getting up and trying again, and again, and again." She has raced fat bikes (2017 Fat Bike World Champion), gravel bikes (2nd at Crusher in the Tushar, and at the Queen's Stage Race [RPI] in 2018), and won the National Ultra Endurance Mountain Bike Race Series on a mountain bike in 2016 while racing with Team Topeak-Ergon USA. Since gravel camp we have shared more conversation than miles while she navigated a career-stalling injury (hip labral tear), divorce, the pandemic, ... 2020 was a doozy, shared with Piney, her two year-old cattle dog. Karen is the founder and owner/operator of the Vail Valley Alternative Sports Academy, a sports academy for kids where she and her instructors use, "cycling to educate a new generation of backcountry users in the basics of environmental stewardship."

# 156 — Karen Jarchow

This week Kathryn and Kristi chat with Karen Jarchow, professional mountain biker and gravel cyclist. Along with her own athletic feats, Karen is the assistant marketing director for Ergon Bikes, and runs youth mountain biking camps with her company Vail Valley Alternative Sports (VVASA) Academy in Colorado. She tells us how the VVASA has transitioned to operate safely during COVID-19, which has led to some lasting positive changes in how they will continue to run camps in the future. Karen also tells how recovering from hip surgery in January was a catalyst for change in many areas of her life.

Fill Your Tank with Karen Jarchow (Episode 19)

Danielle Musto is joined by Team Sante Fe Brewing-Pivot Cycles rider, Karen Jarchow.
Karen is in her second year as a pro and learning a ton as she goes. Listen in as they discuss racing, the struggles of making it as a pro, and a lot more. Karen shares some very personal details about why she pulled out of the Breck Epic. She shares a story that many women deal with but don't share. Great insight and a great discussion.

Pivot Cycles - www.pivotcycles.com

Danielle Musto is joined by Team Sante Fe Brewing-Pivot Cycles rider, Karen Jarchow. Karen is in her second year as a pro and learning a ton as she goes. Listen in as they discuss racing, the struggles of making it as a pro, and a lot more. Karen shares some very personal details about why she pulled out of the Breck Epic. She shares a story that many women deal with but don't share. Great insight and a great discussion. Pivot Cycles - <a href="http://www.pivotcycles.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.pivotcycles.com</a>