YogiTriathlete Podcast Jess & BJ Gumkowski

Six years ago, Hannah Hoetmer had zero climbing experience and could barely run a mile. But here she is now, a professional alpinist for The North Face. Of course, with all that is life, her journey has not been without challenges, but certainly, her story is a nudge to taking risks and finding purpose in life.

Hannah is involved in her own adventure goals but also deeply invested in the success of others and breaking down barriers in the climbing world by providing accessible training, resources, and support for climbers with diverse needs.

She is also a big champion for women achieving their dreams and is endeavoring to complete a project she calls 30 before 30, which is to mentor 30 women before she turns 30 next year.

This is an inspiring conversation for those on the edge of making shifts and taking risks, please share this episode with your community and let the trickle effect commence.

Thank you so much for tuning in and supporting the YogiTriathlete podcast since 2016, one of the OG podcasts of the endurance sports world. If you enjoy the show, please leave a review on your favorite place to listen to it. You can also support the commercial-free nature of the YTP and Awake Athlete podcasts by joining one of our paid tiers on Patreon.

In this episode:

- The Infinity Loop
- Venturing into the unknown
- Summiting the volcano
- Inspiration and vision behind 30 under 30
- Alaska experience as a glacier guide
- Assisting women in overcoming the obstacles to their success
- Defining what is successful to you
- What are the qualities that help you achieve a dream
- Contrast is good for personal growth
- Working with North Face
- Climbing 14’ers on limited experience but firm belief
- Not everything needs to make sense on paper
- What if what you’re doing now is worst case scenario
- Just do something when faced with fear and doubt

BJ and Jess are back with some awesome questions from the community on combining mindfulness practices with endurance sports—obstacles to adopting a practice and benefits for injury. They also dive into BJ's build into Ironman Lake Placid and his history with this race. There is lots of gold, so please dive in!

Thank you so much for tuning in and supporting the YogiTriathlete podcast since 2016, one of the OG podcasts of the endurance sports world. If you enjoy the show, please leave a review on your favorite place to listen to it. You can also support the commercial-free nature of the YTP and Awake Athlete podcasts by joining our Patreon community.

In this episode:

- Taking possibilities to the very end
- The culture of giving up
- Palomar Shuffle ride
- Fueling workouts with Blank Nutrition and The Right Stuff
- Doing all the things to stay healthy
- Round 2 Patagonia Yoga Adventure
- Special Rhode Island Event - June 10th
- The biggest obstacle for athletes and meditation
- Nothing is outside of mind training
- Pool clock as a mindset training tool
- Flow state
- Can a meditation practice help with injury and rehabilitation

We're thrilled to bring you this first-hand IRONMAN Texas smackdown with Team YogiTriathlete, so much gold in this episode and great insight into the strong mindset of a YogiTriathlete athlete.

Thank you so much for tuning in and supporting the YogiTriathlete podcast since 2016, one of the OG podcasts of the endurance sports world. If you enjoy the show, please leave a review on your favorite place to listen to it. You can also support the commercial-free nature of the YTP and Awake Athlete podcasts by joining our Patreon community.

In this episode:

- Welcome YT team members Derek and Jeremy
- The power of a calm mind
- The race laboratory
- Mental toolbox on the packing list
- Obstacles leading into Ironman Texas
- Positive side to every negative component
- Snakes in the water!
- Race day recaps
- Power of gratitude
- Mantras: I am here, I am calm
- Finish line feels
- Takeaways applied to their everyday life
- Being fully present is the key to success

Just days after placing 2nd at the IRONMAN North American Championship in Texas, professional triathlete Penny Slater graciously accepted our invitation to smackdown her incredible performance for this community.

With an overall time of 8:44:36 and the second-fastest run split of the day, Penny earned her spot to the IRONMAN World Championship in Nice, France, this year and executed what she describes as a breakthrough race.

She generously shares all the details, pretty and not-so-pretty, of what it took for her to deliver this world-class performance that was years in the making. There are many nuggets of gold in her words, so grab your journal and pen because you will not want to miss a beat.

Thank you so much for tuning in and supporting the YogiTriathlete podcast since 2016, one of the OG podcasts of the endurance sports world.

If you enjoy the show, please leave a review on your favorite place to listen to it. You can also support the commercial-free nature of the YTP and Awake Athlete podcasts by joining our Patreon community.

In this episode:

- Moving forward, despite all the signs to the contrary
- Coming in under the radar
- Focusing on what you can do
- Crop dusting on the bike
- 1% dehydrated = 10% decreased performance
- As long as you don’t give up…
- Power of a “no quit” mindset
- Chewing gels to trick the gut
- Pulling back time and onto the podium
- Why it was a breakthrough race
- Pressure is a privilege
- "Taking the leap" mindset
- Training your gut is KEY
- Ari Klau swimming with the Aussies
- Don’t let anyone tell you that you cannot do what you love

We're taking it wild in this episode with mountain runner Emily Keddie.

Emily is the queen of over 20 FKTs. She is an ultrarunner who never saw her life going in this direction until it did, and now she's en route to realizing her goal of climbing 2 million vertical feet in 2024.

She says she is leading with her heart more than ever this year and has learned more than once along the way that sustainable love for and belief in oneself do not come from outward achievement and that imposter syndrome is something that we all experience.

50ks, 100s, 200s, and beyond, Emily has a library of experience that lives within her heart, muscles, and mind. We are grateful to her for flowing her wisdom and experience to all of you.

If you enjoy the show, please leave a review on your favorite place to listen to it. You can also support the commercial-free nature of the YTP and Awake Athlete podcasts by joining our Patreon community.

In this episode:

- Going after 2 million feet of elevation in 2024
- Lost Coast Trail FKT attempt
- Embracing flexibility and uncomfortable situations
- Her drivers and evolution
- Imposter syndrome
- Fighting the bad wolf
- Being relentless
- Sleep deprivation prep
- Mental vs. physical strength during a 200
- Be the example for women to blaze the trails

Thanks so much for tuning in for the OH Show with YogiTriathlete co-founders BJ and Jess. Today, these two dive into what it means to live the demonstration, but first, the importance of not waiting to live!

We hope you take away many nuggets of gold.

If you enjoy the show, please leave a review on your favorite place to listen to it.

In this episode:

- Patagonia 2025 is ON!
- Travel tips
- Don’t wait to live
- Have an experience - what does it mean?
- You must earn the right to deviate
- Are you strengthening the possibility of failing?
- Greatest qualities or greatest enemies
- What it means to live the demonstration
- Transforming the energy that disturbs us
- Taking risks from a place of alignment
- Slow down to get faster