Ultra Smackdown's guest appearances

Ultra Smackdown

YogiTriathlete Podcast

Mark Allen

Neal Barnard

Chris Hauth

Adam Hill

Permaculture Homesteading

Julieanna Hever

John Joseph

Julie Piatt

Dan Casey

Luke Tyburski

Jamie Oliver

Michael Klaper

Michelle May

George Briones

Mel Urie

OwlTail

Exhausted and caffeinated, here we are! Fresh off the Mendocino 50k, the coaches of YT came together to record this ultra smackdown for you. We begin with Coach Liz's recent experience at Lake Sonoma 50 and then move on to the stellar performances of Coach Daniel and BJ at the Mendocino 50k. I take up the rear with a few moments on my experience which was my 4th running of this breathtaking course.We had a blast pulling this episode together and hope you take away many nuggets of gold for your journey ahead.In this episode, we discuss.- Liz’s recap of her Sonoma 50 race- Doing what you can to maintain momentum- Favorite moment from the trails- Training your mind- No effort is a waste- Are they lessons or hardships?- Taking life too seriously- What it takes to put yourself out there into the unknown- Difference between participating and racing a race- Building confidence through experience- Nutrition to fuel an ultra as a vegan athlete- Mantras- Being willing to explode- Using caffeine to propel you swiftly forward- Reminders that we are alive- Lazy boy recliners, what?- Ebbing and flowingNamaste-Jess

Exhausted and caffeinated, here we are! Fresh off the Mendocino 50k, the coaches of YT came together to record this ultra smackdown for you. We begin with Coach Liz's recent experience at Lake Sonoma 50 and then move on to the stellar performances of Coach Daniel and BJ at the Mendocino 50k. I take up the rear with a few moments on my experience which was my 4th running of this breathtaking course. We had a blast pulling this episode together and hope you take away many nuggets of gold for your journey ahead. In this episode, we discuss. - Liz’s recap of her Sonoma 50 race - Doing what you can to maintain momentum - Favorite moment from the trails - Training your mind - No effort is a waste - Are they lessons or hardships? - Taking life too seriously - What it takes to put yourself out there into the unknown - Difference between participating and racing a race - Building confidence through experience - Nutrition to fuel an ultra as a vegan athlete - Mantras - Being willing to explode - Using caffeine to propel you swiftly forward - Reminders that we are alive - Lazy boy recliners, what? - Ebbing and flowing Namaste- Jess

Ultra Smackdown With The Coaches

This past weekend we had four Team YogiTriathlete athletes run the Mendocino 50k. Each one finished, each one set a PR on the course and each one had very different training based on race schedules, experience and life in general. Today, BJ and I smack it down with Jody and team veteran Liz.BJ takes the helm and guides us into recounting our experiences from Jody's transition to a plant-based diet and proper training to the effects of meditation and race nutrition. Liz and I both ran the Lake Sonoma 50 the prior weekend so we share our unique experiences in recovering in time to both crush our personal best Mendo times.I hope you guys gain insight from this episode and if you haven't already check out our post-Lake Sonoma 50 interview (link in the show notes) below. If we've left you with questions please reach out so we can get them answered. Team YogiTriathlete is growing again and we are taking on new athletes.Thank you for your support of the show, we could not do this without such a strong community alongside us.

This past weekend we had four Team YogiTriathlete athletes run the Mendocino 50k. Each one finished, each one set a PR on the course and each one had very different training based on race schedules, experience and life in general. Today, BJ and I smack it down with Jody and team veteran Liz. BJ takes the helm and guides us into recounting our experiences from Jody's transition to a plant-based diet and proper training to the effects of meditation and race nutrition. Liz and I both ran the Lake Sonoma 50 the prior weekend so we share our unique experiences in recovering in time to both crush our personal best Mendo times. I hope you guys gain insight from this episode and if you haven't already check out our post-Lake Sonoma 50 interview (link in the show notes) below. If we've left you with questions please reach out so we can get them answered. Team YogiTriathlete is growing again and we are taking on new athletes. Thank you for your support of the show, we could not do this without such a strong community alongside us.

Mendocino Coast Ultra Smackdown with Team YogiTriathlete

Yogi Jess

We all know that 90% of race day performance is mental but I often wonder how many athletes are truly focusing on the mental aspect of race preparation? And how many even know how to truly dive into mindset training? This "how" is what eluded me for many decades. I would hear about people who lived deliberately, joyfully and certainly more peacefully than I but I never knew the "how" behind the process. I bought into many magazine headlines and book titles but still, the "how" had not yet been revealed in a way that I could put a practice into action.This "how" became my mission in life. I was determined to shift the way I moved through the world and committed to sharing the "how" once I found it. I read books, practiced yoga, asked questions and searched and searched and searched until I found the answer. It came to me in what seemed like an instant and it led me to the one thing that I avoided for my entire life, mediation. My antidote was stillness and what I've found is that doing nothing has changed everything.At first, it was a street fight. It was messy and frustrating but I was unrelenting in my pursuit to find a better way to live. I was done living with anxiety, jealousy, unworthiness, entitlement and all the other contradicting, non-loving behaviors that I had created over the years. Sure I experienced joy, I had love in my life. I wasn't living on Skid Row but I had lost my tolerance for not feeling peaceful and I was ready to do what it took to live a better way, for me.I showed up. Just like with my physical training, I showed up every day. I trained my mind day after day, year after year and still today, I show up for my daily dose of mental push-ups. It's not glamorous or sexy. To the mind, it feels mundane, like there should be something more but I've learned that profound results are found in the most simplistic techniques.Over the years, I've felt the benefits of meditation and mindful practices in my sport and my life but recently it's taken a quantum leap. In my last two races, I've been given great insight into the new level at which I live. Powerfully calm is not my destination but the foundation from which I walk into each day. Today we dive into listener questions about my most recent experience at the Black Mountain 50k where I experienced a 60-minute PR and 31 miles of powerfully calm execution.I'm so grateful to be able to share in this episode with the beautiful YT community. Thank you all for your support, for sharing the show and for living the example for others to follow. We are on a mission to create a better world and we couldn't do this without each and every one of you.

We all know that 90% of race day performance is mental but I often wonder how many athletes are truly focusing on the mental aspect of race preparation? And how many even know how to truly dive into mindset training? This "how" is what eluded me for many decades. I would hear about people who lived deliberately, joyfully and certainly more peacefully than I but I never knew the "how" behind the process. I bought into many magazine headlines and book titles but still, the "how" had not yet been revealed in a way that I could put a practice into action. This "how" became my mission in life. I was determined to shift the way I moved through the world and committed to sharing the "how" once I found it. I read books, practiced yoga, asked questions and searched and searched and searched until I found the answer. It came to me in what seemed like an instant and it led me to the one thing that I avoided for my entire life, mediation. My antidote was stillness and what I've found is that doing nothing has changed everything. At first, it was a street fight. It was messy and frustrating but I was unrelenting in my pursuit to find a better way to live. I was done living with anxiety, jealousy, unworthiness, entitlement and all the other contradicting, non-loving behaviors that I had created over the years. Sure I experienced joy, I had love in my life. I wasn't living on Skid Row but I had lost my tolerance for not feeling peaceful and I was ready to do what it took to live a better way, for me. I showed up. Just like with my physical training, I showed up every day. I trained my mind day after day, year after year and still today, I show up for my daily dose of mental push-ups. It's not glamorous or sexy. To the mind, it feels mundane, like there should be something more but I've learned that profound results are found in the most simplistic techniques. Over the years, I've felt the benefits of meditation and mindful practices in my sport and my life but recently it's taken a quantum leap. In my last two races, I've been given great insight into the new level at which I live. Powerfully calm is not my destination but the foundation from which I walk into each day. Today we dive into listener questions about my most recent experience at the Black Mountain 50k where I experienced a 60-minute PR and 31 miles of powerfully calm execution. I'm so grateful to be able to share in this episode with the beautiful YT community. Thank you all for your support, for sharing the show and for living the example for others to follow. We are on a mission to create a better world and we couldn't do this without each and every one of you.