Lee McCormack: Mtb Coach and Rip Row Creator interview The Mtb Jumper Podcast

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1:00 Realities of self employment as a parent
3:00 Lee’s beginnings with biking
4:19 1988 Nishiki Pueblo. Mtb’ing for weight loss and fitness
6:30 Overcoming childhood obesity
7:10 Mountain biking community acceptance (vs road riding)
7:19 David Weens. six consecutive winner of the Leadville Trail 100 MTB
9:38 Mountain biking as an individual sport, unique challenges
12:30 “Gravel riding”
14:00 Brian Lopes
16:07 Kurtis Keene
16:14 Lee McCormack’s beginnings as a downhill/progressive mtb’er
16:20 Sacramento Bee
16:40 Mammoth Nationals
16:56 Kamikaze Downhill. Ridiculous Kamikaze Downhill edit from “Tread, the movie”
21:00 Lee’s Career change
24:46 Bike Magazine
25:00 Watching the film, Whale Rider and realizing his purpose
29:15 Seeds of ‘Mastering Mountain Bike Skills’ book
31:48 Ned Overend, author of ‘Mountain Bike Like a Champion’
32:56 Lee McCormack beginnings as mountain biking skills teacher
32:50 SMBA Mountain Biking Club
36:00 Joseph Campbell and the hero’s journey
36:15 How to find your purpose
37:31 How Lee McCormack landed a desirable, high paying job with a cutting-edge tech firm with no experience
40:47 The roles of Brian and Lee in ‘Mastering Mountain Bike Skills’
44:27 Lee McCormack talks about the Rip Row beginnings, how it works and how it builds mountain biking skills
100:12 Understanding fear, tension and body energy when facing a new jump or other scary feature
105:00 Understanding what you’re feeling in the moment and how to set and adjust internal goals accordingly
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