In this episode, a vivid, behind-the-scenes look at what it’s like to be a professional cyclist—and a member of a very young team on the front end of what they hope is a thrilling, lucrative career riding with, and against, the best cyclists in the world. You’ll hear from Axel Merckx and from several other voices that evoke the joy, promise and struggle of being a hugely talented work-in-progress, with your athletic life ahead of you.

In this episode, a vivid, behind-the-scenes look at what it’s like to be a professional cyclist—and a member of a very young team on the front end of what they hope is a thrilling, lucrative career riding with, and against, the best cyclists in the world. You’ll hear from Axel Merckx and from several other voices that evoke the joy, promise and struggle of being a hugely talented work-in-progress, with your athletic life ahead of you.

Ep. 24: Team Camp with Axeon Cycling Team

Kara Winger

Kara Winger, three-time Olympian and 8-time U.S. National Champion, is one of the best at what may be track and field’s most idiosyncratic sport: javelin throwing. Kara talks about her mental game, and how it helps her set big but achievable goals. And with a degree in fitness, nutrition and health, she’s refreshingly open and insightful about weight and body image in sport. She talks about how her views have evolved &amp; about how it felt to hit a new milestone when she stepped on a scale last spring.

Kara Winger, three-time Olympian and 8-time U.S. National Champion, is one of the best at what may be track and field’s most idiosyncratic sport: javelin throwing. Kara talks about her mental game, and how it helps her set big but achievable goals. And with a degree in fitness, nutrition and health, she’s refreshingly open and insightful about weight and body image in sport. She talks about how her views have evolved &amp; about how it felt to hit a new milestone when she stepped on a scale last spring.

Ep. 23: A Javelin Thrower's Guide to Letting Go with Kara Winger

In this episode, elite marathoner and Hive Platinum athlete Jared Ward, who is preparing to run in the Olympic Marathon Trials. He enters the Trials with the field’s fourth-fastest qualifying time—2:09:25, which he ran in Boston. Jared finished sixth in the heat at the 2016 Games in Rio. He discovered afterward that he had a fractured pelvis, which changed his approach to marathoning and opened his eyes to the importance of balance and injury-prevention. He talks about things that all marathoners are familiar with—and usually dread: fear, anxiety, and the inevitable presence of pain.

In this episode, elite marathoner and Hive Platinum athlete Jared Ward, who is preparing to run in the Olympic Marathon Trials. He enters the Trials with the field’s fourth-fastest qualifying time—2:09:25, which he ran in Boston. Jared finished sixth in the heat at the 2016 Games in Rio. He discovered afterward that he had a fractured pelvis, which changed his approach to marathoning and opened his eyes to the importance of balance and injury-prevention. He talks about things that all marathoners are familiar with—and usually dread: fear, anxiety, and the inevitable presence of pain.

Ep. 22: Olympic Trials Prep with Marathoner Jared Ward 

Sarah Hendrickson

Ski jumper Sarah Hendrickson is a two-time Olympian, three-time National Champion and current member of the USA Nordic National Team. In 2012, Sarah won her first World Cup at the age of 18, and a year later she won the very first Women’s World Championship. Now 25, Sarah is one of her sport’s most successful jumpers and among its most dedicated and inspiring. But she’s also dealt with multiple injuries in her career—serious ones. She talks about her struggles, comebacks and what she’s learned from both.

Ski jumper Sarah Hendrickson is a two-time Olympian, three-time National Champion and current member of the USA Nordic National Team. In 2012, Sarah won her first World Cup at the age of 18, and a year later she won the very first Women’s World Championship. Now 25, Sarah is one of her sport’s most successful jumpers and among its most dedicated and inspiring. But she’s also dealt with multiple injuries in her career—serious ones. She talks about her struggles, comebacks and what she’s learned from both.

Ep. 21: Ski Jumper Sarah Hendrickson

Episode 20 features our first winter athlete, Chris Rogers. Rogers is a snowboarder and master snowboard instructor who knows more about the sport than anyone as a result of his decades of riding, competing and coaching. He talks about the unique joys and idiosyncrasies of snowboarding, how he accidentally built a career out of his passion, and how you can too! Best of all, he emphasizes the importance and the value of teaching and learning, and the connection that exists between them.

Episode 20 features our first winter athlete, Chris Rogers. Rogers is a snowboarder and master snowboard instructor who knows more about the sport than anyone as a result of his decades of riding, competing and coaching. He talks about the unique joys and idiosyncrasies of snowboarding, how he accidentally built a career out of his passion, and how you can too! Best of all, he emphasizes the importance and the value of teaching and learning, and the connection that exists between them.

Ep. 20: A Snowboarders Guide to Life 

The first episode of the new year is a sports-nutrition special featuring Kayla Martin, a consultant with Honey Stinger and the Director for Performance Nutrition at Penn State University. Kayla, who’s also a runner, talks about how she balances the needs of the 800 athletes under her nutritional care, about what you should eat and—just as crucially—when you should eat it, and about how both of those priorities vary from sport to sport and athlete to athlete.

The first episode of the new year is a sports-nutrition special featuring Kayla Martin, a consultant with Honey Stinger and the Director for Performance Nutrition at Penn State University. Kayla, who’s also a runner, talks about how she balances the needs of the 800 athletes under her nutritional care, about what you should eat and—just as crucially—when you should eat it, and about how both of those priorities vary from sport to sport and athlete to athlete.

Ep.19: Sports-Nutrition Special

In our first episode recorded in front of a live audience, at the New York Road Runners’ RUN CENTER in Manhattan, host David Willey talks with 8 Hive athletes the day before they ran the TCS New York City Marathon. The runners, a mix of elites, first-timers and avid athletes who've overcome adversity share their hard-earned insights into training, nutrition, motivation and the power of the running community.

In our first episode recorded in front of a live audience, at the New York Road Runners’ RUN CENTER in Manhattan, host David Willey talks with 8 Hive athletes the day before they ran the TCS New York City Marathon. The runners, a mix of elites, first-timers and avid athletes who've overcome adversity share their hard-earned insights into training, nutrition, motivation and the power of the running community.

Ep. 18: Hive Athlete Q & A 

Courtney Dauwalter

Ultrarunner Courtney Dauwalter talks with host David Willey a few weeks after completing 143 miles at the 24-Hour World Championships, despite a hip injury that had caused a rare DNF at the Western States 100 in June. Courtney discusses that “wake-up call,” as well as her unorthodox training methods, how she fuels herself for such long races, and the time she went blind during a 100-mile race...and continued running anyway. She also shares what she loves so much about this demanding, transcendent sport.

Ultrarunner Courtney Dauwalter talks with host David Willey a few weeks after completing 143 miles at the 24-Hour World Championships, despite a hip injury that had caused a rare DNF at the Western States 100 in June. Courtney discusses that “wake-up call,” as well as her unorthodox training methods, how she fuels herself for such long races, and the time she went blind during a 100-mile race...and continued running anyway. She also shares what she loves so much about this demanding, transcendent sport.

Ep. 17: Courtney Dauwalter

Mandy Marquardt

Episode 16 is our first on-the-ride interview, with track cyclist, Mandy Marquardt, who races for team Novo Nordisk. To give you a sense for what it’s like to sprint around a track at over 40 mph, we mic'd Mandy during a short but lung-searing acceleration known as a jump. Mandy is an 18-time national champion and a 2-time U.S. national record-holder. She talks about how important nutrition is in managing her Type 1 diabetes, her goals and the hardest but most fulfilling parts of this fascinating sport.

Episode 16 is our first on-the-ride interview, with track cyclist, Mandy Marquardt, who races for team Novo Nordisk. To give you a sense for what it’s like to sprint around a track at over 40 mph, we mic'd Mandy during a short but lung-searing acceleration known as a jump. Mandy is an 18-time national champion and a 2-time U.S. national record-holder. She talks about how important nutrition is in managing her Type 1 diabetes, her goals and the hardest but most fulfilling parts of this fascinating sport.

Ep. 16: Mandy Marquardt

Lakota Phippen

November is Diabetes Awareness Month, and in the next two episodes we’re featuring Team Novo Nordisk, the world’s first all-diabetes professional cycling team. Lakota Phippen, one of the team's most inspiring athletes, was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at 24. Fueling properly can be tough for any athlete and even harder for diabetics. Lakota talks about managing the disease, what it's like to inject himself with insulin during a race, and why, for him, honey is the lifeblood of much-needed energy.

November is Diabetes Awareness Month, and in the next two episodes we’re featuring Team Novo Nordisk, the world’s first all-diabetes professional cycling team. Lakota Phippen, one of the team's most inspiring athletes, was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at 24. Fueling properly can be tough for any athlete and even harder for diabetics. Lakota talks about managing the disease, what it's like to inject himself with insulin during a race, and why, for him, honey is the lifeblood of much-needed energy.

Ep. 15: Lakota Phippen

“Hive Life” tells memorable stories, features in-depth conversations and shares hard-won secrets of success from the Hive, Honey Stinger’s remarkable community of athletes and adventurers. Every episode will deliver two important things: Inspiration and proven advice. We share personal stories of adversity, triumph and growth through insightful interviews with top athletes, delving inside their minds and athletic lives. To help listeners achieve their own goals, we also will reveal these athletes’ best advice on nutrition, training, mental toughness, and other essential topics. By exploring the commonality of sport—the idea that all athletes, regardless of their level of ability or sport of choice, can inspire and learn from one another—the show will create a kind of Hive mind that enables everyone in the group to improve and achieve their goals. Hosted by David Willey, former editor-in-chief of Runner’s World and founding host of “The Runner’s World Show” podcast.

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“Hive Life” tells memorable stories, features in-depth conversations and shares hard-won secrets of success from the Hive, Honey Stinger’s remarkable community of athletes and adventurers. Every episode will deliver two important things: Inspiration and proven advice. We share personal stories of adversity, triumph and growth through insightful interviews with top athletes, delving inside their minds and athletic lives. To help listeners achieve their own goals, we also will reveal these athletes’ best advice on nutrition, training, mental toughness, and other essential topics. By exploring the commonality of sport—the idea that all athletes, regardless of their level of ability or sport of choice, can inspire and learn from one another—the show will create a kind of Hive mind that enables everyone in the group to improve and achieve their goals. Hosted by David Willey, former editor-in-chief of Runner’s World and founding host of “The Runner’s World Show” podcast.

Hive Life

Clare Gallagher

Ultra runner Clare Gallagher talked with host David Willey just 10 days after her huge win at Western States, a 100-mile endurance run in California. The Western States race is regarded as one of the world’s toughest tests of human endurance. It begins in Squaw Valley, California, near Lake Tahoe, and ends on a high school track in the town of Auburn. Races this long and grueling usually aren’t dramatic but this year’s race was different. Clare was in the lead and running confidently until mile 93, when Brittany Peterson caught her, seemingly out of nowhere, just before the final aid station. The runners emerged in a dead heat with about six miles to go, ridiculously high stakes for a 100-mile race. Clare covered the home stretch, winning by 11 minutes and finishing in 17:23:25, the second-fastest time ever. Clare talks about the six mile effort in detail in the interview and also provides a rare peek behind the curtain at some of the lesser-known aspects of Western States—the personal interactions between runners out on the course, the post-race interview scrum, where finishers struggle to remain upright while providing soundbites they may or may not remember the next day and even into the “pee tent” where top finishers get mandatory drug tests under less-than-solitary circumstances. Besides Clare’s win at Western States, she and David talk about her environmental activism, how climate change may be impacting endurance running as a sport and her unorthodox pre-race taper.

Ultra runner Clare Gallagher talked with host David Willey just 10 days after her huge win at Western States, a 100-mile endurance run in California. The Western States race is regarded as one of the world’s toughest tests of human endurance. It begins in Squaw Valley, California, near Lake Tahoe, and ends on a high school track in the town of Auburn. Races this long and grueling usually aren’t dramatic but this year’s race was different. Clare was in the lead and running confidently until mile 93, when Brittany Peterson caught her, seemingly out of nowhere, just before the final aid station. The runners emerged in a dead heat with about six miles to go, ridiculously high stakes for a 100-mile race. Clare covered the home stretch, winning by 11 minutes and finishing in 17:23:25, the second-fastest time ever. Clare talks about the six mile effort in detail in the interview and also provides a rare peek behind the curtain at some of the lesser-known aspects of Western States—the personal interactions between runners out on the course, the post-race interview scrum, where finishers struggle to remain upright while providing soundbites they may or may not remember the next day and even into the “pee tent” where top finishers get mandatory drug tests under less-than-solitary circumstances. Besides Clare’s win at Western States, she and David talk about her environmental activism, how climate change may be impacting endurance running as a sport and her unorthodox pre-race taper.

Ep. 7: Clare Gallagher

Stacy McAllister

Episode 3 features our first on-the-run interview—a unique conversation between host David Willey and Hive athlete Stacy McAllister, a former competitive figure skater and new ultra-runner. Most runners know that conversations they have out on the roads and trails are different. They’re better. There’s something about being outdoors, on-the-move, with endorphins flooding our brains. We tend to be more open, honest, insightful, self-deprecating, and present-in-the-moment. Usually, what gets said on the run stays on the run, but these interviews aim to change that. We essentially invite to you come along and listen in as David and Stacy, wearing customized recording gear on a five-mile loop in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, talk about her evolution as an athlete, the scariest—and most fulfilling—things about doing a 50-K, and how her grandfather, who died from complications related to multiple sclerosis, continues to inspire her to become a runner and continue to challenge herself with ambitious goals.

Episode 3 features our first on-the-run interview—a unique conversation between host David Willey and Hive athlete Stacy McAllister, a former competitive figure skater and new ultra-runner. Most runners know that conversations they have out on the roads and trails are different. They’re better. There’s something about being outdoors, on-the-move, with endorphins flooding our brains. We tend to be more open, honest, insightful, self-deprecating, and present-in-the-moment. Usually, what gets said on the run stays on the run, but these interviews aim to change that. We essentially invite to you come along and listen in as David and Stacy, wearing customized recording gear on a five-mile loop in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, talk about her evolution as an athlete, the scariest—and most fulfilling—things about doing a 50-K, and how her grandfather, who died from complications related to multiple sclerosis, continues to inspire her to become a runner and continue to challenge herself with ambitious goals.

Ep. 3: Stacy McAllister

Jared Ward is one of America's best marathoners. He finished sixth in the Rio Olympics and ran 2:09 in Boston, and he has high hopes for the TCS New York City Marathon and the upcoming Olympic Trials. He shares his secrets for optimizing his training, nutrition, pacing and mental game so that you, too, might run 26.2 better than ever. Plus: Part 2 of our RAGBRAI series on the weeklong cycling pilgrimage across Iowa.

Jared Ward is one of America's best marathoners. He finished sixth in the Rio Olympics and ran 2:09 in Boston, and he has high hopes for the TCS New York City Marathon and the upcoming Olympic Trials. He shares his secrets for optimizing his training, nutrition, pacing and mental game so that you, too, might run 26.2 better than ever. Plus: Part 2 of our RAGBRAI series on the weeklong cycling pilgrimage across Iowa.

Ep. 11: Jared Ward

Nicole Mericle

Amelia Boone

In this episode, we enter into the world of Obstacle Course Racing. First, Amelia Boone perhaps the best-known and most decorated obstacle-course racer in the world opens up about her eating disorder, body image and what she learned during her layoff. Also, Nicole Mericle, who won the World Championships. She talks about what drew her into the sport, why she now loves it, and also about living in and training out of the customized van she currently calls home.

In this episode, we enter into the world of Obstacle Course Racing. First, Amelia Boone perhaps the best-known and most decorated obstacle-course racer in the world opens up about her eating disorder, body image and what she learned during her layoff. Also, Nicole Mericle, who won the World Championships. She talks about what drew her into the sport, why she now loves it, and also about living in and training out of the customized van she currently calls home.

Ep. 13: OCR Athletes Amelia Boone and Nicole Mericle 

Nathan Collier

Nathan Collier, an endurance mountain-bike racer and member of the Honey Stinger/Bontrager Team, tells host David Wiley that he never thought about becoming a professional mountain-biker when he was younger. As a self-described fat kid with low self-esteem, Nathan stumbled upon the sport randomly after his brother stole his bike and rode it in a race. In 2008, two years out of college and living in his hometown of Rock Island, Illinois, Nathan rode the same bike in that same race and not only won the Novice category, but, won the entire race series. He then got serious about the sport and quit his job, moved to Colorado and turned pro in 2014. Endurance mountain-bike races are typically anywhere from 50 to 100 miles. They are not to be confused with “enduro” which are mountain-bike races where only the descents are timed. In endurance racing, the clock is running the entire time. It takes pro rides like Nathan 6 to 8 hours to finish. Nathan, who is 37, trains hard usually towing his 4-year-old son, Nolan behind. Nathan talks openly about how difficult it was to become a new father while still competing as an elite athlete, and also about where the fine line is between dedication and addiction. But Nathan insists that becoming a father has made him a better athlete, and he has lots of great advice for juggling work, family, training and high-level competition and all the other demands of a modern athletic life. In the second segment of this episode, Honey Stinger’s Isaac Madsen spoke with a range of athletes at the GoPro Mountain Games in Vail, Colorado. He talked to Hive athletes about their nutrition strategies for before, during and after the race.

Nathan Collier, an endurance mountain-bike racer and member of the Honey Stinger/Bontrager Team, tells host David Wiley that he never thought about becoming a professional mountain-biker when he was younger. As a self-described fat kid with low self-esteem, Nathan stumbled upon the sport randomly after his brother stole his bike and rode it in a race. In 2008, two years out of college and living in his hometown of Rock Island, Illinois, Nathan rode the same bike in that same race and not only won the Novice category, but, won the entire race series. He then got serious about the sport and quit his job, moved to Colorado and turned pro in 2014. Endurance mountain-bike races are typically anywhere from 50 to 100 miles. They are not to be confused with “enduro” which are mountain-bike races where only the descents are timed. In endurance racing, the clock is running the entire time. It takes pro rides like Nathan 6 to 8 hours to finish. Nathan, who is 37, trains hard usually towing his 4-year-old son, Nolan behind. Nathan talks openly about how difficult it was to become a new father while still competing as an elite athlete, and also about where the fine line is between dedication and addiction. But Nathan insists that becoming a father has made him a better athlete, and he has lots of great advice for juggling work, family, training and high-level competition and all the other demands of a modern athletic life. In the second segment of this episode, Honey Stinger’s Isaac Madsen spoke with a range of athletes at the GoPro Mountain Games in Vail, Colorado. He talked to Hive athletes about their nutrition strategies for before, during and after the race.

Ep. 6: Nathan Collier

Jenna Burkert

Episode 5 features Hive Gold Athlete and world-class wrestler Jenna Burkert. Jenna, who is 26, is remarkably energetic and forthcoming. She talks with host David Willey about mental toughness, fear and unstoppability. Burkert started wrestling when she was 6 years old, before there was even a path for girls into the sport. Jenna created her own path and went on to become a national champion and qualify for several world championships. And, that’s not it, thanks in part to her; Women’s wrestling became an Olympic sport in 2004. Now women’s wrestling is one of the fastest growing sports in the world. There are currently 58 college teams and an even bigger push to add more collegiate and high school programs across the country. Jenna is not only an elite wrestler but is also a Unit Supply Specialist based in Colorado Springs, and is part of the Army’s World Class Athlete Program. Even if you’ve never wrestled or watched wrestling, you will come away from this conversation feeling inspired to knock down whatever obstacles stand between you and your goals, whatever they may be.

Episode 5 features Hive Gold Athlete and world-class wrestler Jenna Burkert. Jenna, who is 26, is remarkably energetic and forthcoming. She talks with host David Willey about mental toughness, fear and unstoppability. Burkert started wrestling when she was 6 years old, before there was even a path for girls into the sport. Jenna created her own path and went on to become a national champion and qualify for several world championships. And, that’s not it, thanks in part to her; Women’s wrestling became an Olympic sport in 2004. Now women’s wrestling is one of the fastest growing sports in the world. There are currently 58 college teams and an even bigger push to add more collegiate and high school programs across the country. Jenna is not only an elite wrestler but is also a Unit Supply Specialist based in Colorado Springs, and is part of the Army’s World Class Athlete Program. Even if you’ve never wrestled or watched wrestling, you will come away from this conversation feeling inspired to knock down whatever obstacles stand between you and your goals, whatever they may be.

Ep. 5: Jenna Burkert 

Brooke Danielson

Melissa Blume

Episode 14 features our second on-the-run interview—a revealing conversation between host David Willey and Achilles NYC runners Brooke Danielson and Melissa Blume. Brooke guides Mel, who is legally blind, throughout the run just like she will in the TCS New York City Marathon. You'll hear how Brooke goes about keeping Mel safe—although that's not all she does—and appreciate how grit, fearlessness and friendship make difficult things not just possible, but worth doing in the first place.

Episode 14 features our second on-the-run interview—a revealing conversation between host David Willey and Achilles NYC runners Brooke Danielson and Melissa Blume. Brooke guides Mel, who is legally blind, throughout the run just like she will in the TCS New York City Marathon. You'll hear how Brooke goes about keeping Mel safe—although that's not all she does—and appreciate how grit, fearlessness and friendship make difficult things not just possible, but worth doing in the first place.

Ep. 14: Brooke Danielson and Melissa Blume

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