58 min
Meet Tamira Jenlink, your new Leadville Race Series Race Director! Grit, Guts and Determination: The Leadville Race Series Podcast
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Welcome to this episode of Grit, Guts and Determination, The Leadville Race Series Podcast, a leading authority on all things Leadville. Host Cole Chlouber takes us on a story-telling journey of the 38 year rich history of this race. Listen in as they provide tips, tricks, and stories from the Leadville members. In this episode, Cole speaks with Tamira Jenlink who is the new Leadville Race Series director. Tamira is passionate about the outdoors, mental health, and Leadville. Listen as she shares about her passions and her love for Leadville.
The episode begins with Tamira sharing about her mountain biking past history and skills. She fell in love with bikes at a young age and several years later, fell in love with mountain bike racing after her first 24 hour race through the woods. She shares how inspired she was by the ability to join together her love for biking and working with a team through racing. Not only is biking a big part of her life, but so is rock climbing. She shares about this passion and her view on how connecting with a community and the outdoors promotes health and emotional wellness.
Tamira goes on to share about her history of racing and her first time participating in the 100 mile race. For her, one of the most inspiring moments of her first race was being able to become a part of the biking community and see the bigger picture. She also shares some of her injuries and close calls from her years of racing. Even these parts of racing have shown her the importance of working together as a team and being there for each other.
Cole then asks Tamira to share how Leadville has shaped her life beyond racing. For Tamira, Leadville has offered her not only a community, but a family that is there to support and encourage her. She wants to be able to support her community and give back to them, which she is able to do through her bike coaching to girls. She talks about her desire to see them reach their goals and shares her love of biking with them. Additionally, she also shares her desire to use this as a means to promote mental health through movement, connection with humans, and being outside.
Lastly, Cole then brings up the new journey Tamira is about to encounter in becoming the new Leadville Race Series director. This is a huge dream come true for her and she talks about her excitement to have a connection with an even bigger group of people through this job. Her desire is to cheer on and encourage others and use this position to open new doors for the people there and to continue to make impacts. She wants it to be a place where people can come together and be a part of something bigger than themselves. She concludes by sharing some of her best coaching tips for racing.
Thanks for joining! Don’t forget to like, share, and subscribe.
Welcome to this episode of Grit, Guts and Determination, The Leadville Race Series Podcast, a leading authority on all things Leadville. Host Cole Chlouber takes us on a story-telling journey of the 38 year rich history of this race. Listen in as they provide tips, tricks, and stories from the Leadville members. In this episode, Cole speaks with Tamira Jenlink who is the new Leadville Race Series director. Tamira is passionate about the outdoors, mental health, and Leadville. Listen as she shares about her passions and her love for Leadville.
The episode begins with Tamira sharing about her mountain biking past history and skills. She fell in love with bikes at a young age and several years later, fell in love with mountain bike racing after her first 24 hour race through the woods. She shares how inspired she was by the ability to join together her love for biking and working with a team through racing. Not only is biking a big part of her life, but so is rock climbing. She shares about this passion and her view on how connecting with a community and the outdoors promotes health and emotional wellness.
Tamira goes on to share about her history of racing and her first time participating in the 100 mile race. For her, one of the most inspiring moments of her first race was being able to become a part of the biking community and see the bigger picture. She also shares some of her injuries and close calls from her years of racing. Even these parts of racing have shown her the importance of working together as a team and being there for each other.
Cole then asks Tamira to share how Leadville has shaped her life beyond racing. For Tamira, Leadville has offered her not only a community, but a family that is there to support and encourage her. She wants to be able to support her community and give back to them, which she is able to do through her bike coaching to girls. She talks about her desire to see them reach their goals and shares her love of biking with them. Additionally, she also shares her desire to use this as a means to promote mental health through movement, connection with humans, and being outside.
Lastly, Cole then brings up the new journey Tamira is about to encounter in becoming the new Leadville Race Series director. This is a huge dream come true for her and she talks about her excitement to have a connection with an even bigger group of people through this job. Her desire is to cheer on and encourage others and use this position to open new doors for the people there and to continue to make impacts. She wants it to be a place where people can come together and be a part of something bigger than themselves. She concludes by sharing some of her best coaching tips for racing.
Thanks for joining! Don’t forget to like, share, and subscribe.
58 min