US Women's Nordic Combined skier Annika Malacinski joins the show to discuss the hardships and transitions through an early injury to a passion for a new sport: Nordic Combined.  º     º     º     º     º You can find Annika on Instagram: @Annika.Malacinski Her website: https://bellaggiardini.wixsite.com/annikamalacinski And her GoFundMe: HERE Drew Vidano: @wholesome_sauce on Instagram

Catching up with Kieran Nay leads us down paths of reassessment, mental training to press forwards, and musings on silent grit and its role in ultra-racing. 

Black Diamond "Dawn Patrol": https://youtu.be/h0G5lPN4Zdw 

Kieran Nay is @kieran_nay 

Drew Vidano is @wholesome_sauce

Speaking with Jennie leads us down paths of the Appalachian Trail, realities of the through-hike, planning logistics, and personal takeaways. 

Find Jennie on Instagram @jenniefromtheblock1999

You can watch Jennie's mini-doc about her experience on the trail here: https://youtu.be/1ugrpxjkPJQ 

Hopping into some controversial topics with another good buddy of mine leads us to some interesting conversation.  

You can find Kieran on Instagram at @kieran_nay

Part 2 of my discussion with Colby Schultz. You might be noticing a trend here... you can find Colby on Instagram at @colby__schultz

Talking to fellow skier, ultra runner, and overall good buddy, Colby Schultz, always leaves me excited to get back out into the mountains. Hopefully listening does for you as well!  You can find Colby on Instagram @colby__schultz You can watch the mini-doc for our Ultramarathon here: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CA37KNKgPN9/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet