Ageless Athlete — How to Stay Strong, Curious & Capable for Life
By Kush Khandelwal
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For people who refuse to decline quietly.
Conversations with top athletes, scientists, and thinkers who are still getting stronger, sharper, and more capable with age. What changes. What breaks. What actually works.
Hosted by Kush Khandelwal — rock climber, athlete, and entrepreneur, a lifelong student of performance, and someone figuring this out in real time.
| Episode | Date |
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You’re Aging Faster Than You Think — The Scientist Who Plans to Live Forever | Dr. Bill Andrews, 74
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Jun 17, 2026 |
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The Uncomfortable Skill Most People Avoid — The One That Sets You Free | Beth Rodden
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Jun 10, 2026 |
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Anti Decline Mindset — Playbook to Stay Capable | Mike Wardian, 52
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Jun 03, 2026 |
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Seven Things 70-Year-Old Athletes Understand That Most of Us Learn Too Late
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May 27, 2026 |
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You Start Losing Muscle After 50 — Stop Making These Mistakes | Joe Friel, 82
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May 20, 2026 |
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Fear Is Stealing Your Life — Here’s How to Take It Back | Caroline Paul, 62
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May 13, 2026 |
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The Discipline of Not Dying — This Survival Code Kept Him Alive for 18 Years | Ed Viesturs, 66
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May 06, 2026 |
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Still Getting Faster in his 60s — The Marginal Gains System | Greg Benning, 64
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Apr 29, 2026 |
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She Won the World’s Toughest Races — Then She Rebuilt From the Inside | Amelia Boone
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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Stop Waiting for the "Perfect" Season—You Pay This Price | Cedar Wright, 51
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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How to Achieve Hard Goals — Doing What Nobody Had Done Before | Amy Gubser, 56
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Apr 08, 2026 |
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Don’t Try to “Fix” Your Shoulder Pain — Do This Instead | Dr Tyler Nelson
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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Your Training Has to Adapt as You Age — Or You’ll Stall | Susan Hunt, 68
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Mar 25, 2026 |
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3 Things You Must Do Differently After 40 to Stay Strong and Agile | Jason Hardrath
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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Why Some People Stay Capable Into Their 70s — And Others Don’t | Jack Tackle, 72
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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Long Game: 10 Rules for People Who Refuse to Decline With Age (2026 Edition)
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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What Happens When There’s No Escape — 271 Days Alone at Sea | Jerome Rand
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Feb 25, 2026 |
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Most People Don’t Know What Freedom Feels Like — Until It’s Taken Away | Johan Nylander
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Feb 18, 2026 |
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How People Learn to Keep Going: Best of Ageless Athlete 2025 (Part II)
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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Your Knees, Ankles, and Hips Are Ready for a Second Act — How Modern Science Can Help You
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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He Stopped Taking Supplements at 62 — And Got Fitter | David Green (Ran Across Europe)
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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How Athletes Adapt Over Time: Best of Ageless Athlete 2025 (Part I)
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Jan 21, 2026 |
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Why Stopping Is More Dangerous Than Slowing Down — Buzz Burrell at 70+
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Jan 14, 2026 |
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Long Game: Why Most People Get Food Wrong — What Top Athletes Do Differently
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Jan 07, 2026 |
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The Skill of Starting Over — How Deborah Hammett Built a New Life at 60
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Dec 31, 2025 |
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Stay Strong Into Your 70s — Lessons From Five Decades on the World’s Highest Mountains | Steve Swenson, 73
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Dec 24, 2025 |
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Why Some People Stay Sharp as They Age — And Why Most Don’t | Dr Tommy Wood
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Dec 17, 2025 |
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Getting Stronger in My 40s Isn’t What You Think — Here’s What Changed | Kush Khandelwal
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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Still Climbing at 66 — What Russ Clune Changed to Keep Performing
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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How Harvey Lewis Recovers After 5 Days of Nonstop Running — Injury, Sleep, and What Breaks First
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Nov 27, 2025 |
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“You’ll Never Run Again.” At 70, Loree Bolin Reversed Her Arthritis, And Finished Her 11th Ironman
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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Aging, Injury, and the Comeback Mindset — Best of Q3 2025
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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At 77, He Still Chases Big Waves — Why Curiosity Beats Comfort as You Age | Jock Sutherland
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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Stronger for Life: The 5 Strength Markers That Matter Most After 40
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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She Walked Away From a “Safe” Life — And Never Looked Back | Kitty Calhoun, 65
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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Most People Get This Wrong About Protein — Simplify Your Nutrition (Rebroadcast)
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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Crossing the English Channel at 59 — The Mental Game When Your Body Wants Out | Charlotte Brynn
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Oct 08, 2025 |
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At 56, He’s Still Choosing the Unknown — A Life Beyond Limits | Erik Weihenmayer
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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Winning in Their 70s — What Most Athletes Learn Too Late | Doug & Joan, 75
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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Going All In — Reverse-Engineer the Goals You Will Risk Everything For | Sonnie Trotter
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Sep 17, 2025 |
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Sixteen Knee Surgeries — And a Return to Skiing When It Should’ve Been Over
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Sep 10, 2025 |
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What It Costs to Live Boldly — Partnerships, Sacrifice, and Risk at 82 | Jim Donini
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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At 82, He Still Chooses the Hardest Path — A Life Where Survival Is Never Guaranteed | Jim Donini
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Aug 27, 2025 |
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Whales, Bears, and the Will to Return — Lessons in Survival From Two Solo Voyages Through Alaska
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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From Teenage Rebel to World Champion at 65 — How She Keeps Winning | Judi Oyama, 65
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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The Movement Optimist Returns: Strong Hips, Stable Ankles, Happy Feet—Extending Performance and Moving Without Fear | Andy McVittie
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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The Lifelong Pursuit of What Matters Most - Best of Q2, 2025
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Jul 31, 2025 |
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The Deep End: Cold Oceans, the Edge of the Map, and the Mind’s Breaking Point | Andy Donaldson
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Jul 24, 2025 |
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The Comeback: From Accountant to the Pinnacle of Open Water Swimming | Andy Donaldson
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Jul 18, 2025 |
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He Sailed to the Dawn Wall — Why Values Make Hard Goals Deeper | Seb Berthe
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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When a World Champion’s Body Betrayed Her — And What Came Next | Jamie Whitmore
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Jul 04, 2025 |
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Lexicon, Boldness, and the Long Game — Training Smarter and Peaking Later | Neil Gresham
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Jun 26, 2025 |
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From Olympian to Freeskiing Pioneer — How One Woman Rebuilt Her Identity | Wendy Fisher
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Jun 18, 2025 |
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When the Consequences Are Final - Climbing a Death Route at 74 | Rob Matheson
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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Racing Strong at 73 - Daily Rituals For Recovery, Energy, and Clarity | Bob Babbitt, 73
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Jun 04, 2025 |
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What One Impossible Swim Can Teach You About Identity, Grit, and Starting Over | Sarah Thomas
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May 28, 2025 |
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He Outperforms Climbers Half His Age — Still Improving at 65 | Bill Ramsey
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May 21, 2025 |
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What Actually Improves Metabolism as You Age — Ketones, Fasting, and Fueling for Endurance | Dr. Brianna Stubbs
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May 15, 2025 |
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In His 80s, He Runs 100-Mile Ultras — What Keeps Him Going | Bob Becker, 82
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May 08, 2025 |
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Facing Fear in Big Waves — And Building a Second Act | Bianca Valenti
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May 01, 2025 |
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Cold Oceans, Chemo Miles, and the Body’s Breakthrough - Best of Q1 2025
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Apr 25, 2025 |
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Fighting Fit in Your 60s — He Keeps Running While Everyone Else Slows Down | Dean Karnazes
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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Aging Joints & Grateful Bodies: Elbows, Fingers, Sleep, and the Stories We Tell Ourselves | Andy McVittie
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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The Power of Obsession — And the Skill of Letting Go | Jerry Moffatt
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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How To Train To Win In Your 70s From A World Champion | Ned Overend, 70
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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The Movement Optimist: Knees, Shoulders, Elbows, Hips, Bulletproof Yourself! Never Late to Get Strong! | Andy McVittie
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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She Was Told She’d Never Run Again — One Year Later, She Finished a 140-Mile Ultra | Tara Tulley
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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He Nearly Died Surfing — Then Rebuilt His Brain and Came Back Stronger | Shawn Dollar
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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What’s Still Possible When Everything Is Slipping Away? | Travis Macy
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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93 Days Alone at Sea — What It Does to Your Mind | Chris Bertish
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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Why Some People Get Better With Age | Lisa Smith-Batchen, 64
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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Best of 2024 Part II
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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How to Actually Improve in Your 50s — Not Just Maintain | Steve McClure
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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Best Of 2024 - Part I
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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The $101M Global Race to Redefine Aging
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Jan 14, 2025 |
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He Crossed the Sahara. Then Faced Cancer. | Ray Zahab, 56
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Jan 07, 2025 |
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Long Game: The Patterns I Didn’t Expect From Top Athletes
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Jan 01, 2025 |
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Why Fear Doesn’t Go Away — And How to Use It Anyway | Caroline Paul
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Dec 24, 2024 |
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Why Some People Never Lose Their Spark | Wingnut, 60
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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The First-Ever Farallon Swim: 17 Hours in Freezing Water | Amy Gubser, 55
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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Long Game: What You Are Getting Wrong About Protein | EC Synkowski
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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He Falls Making Dinner—But Climbs El Cap | Wayne Willoughby
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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Long Game: Most People Burn Out. These Athletes Didn’t
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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Why Fear Lies — And Curiosity Works Better | Timmy O’Neill, 55
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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You’re Not Your Performance: Letting Go of Identity and Starting Again | Heather Heynen
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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Strength, Skill, and Staying Dangerous at 50 | Ben Moon
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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Long Game: What Athletes in Their 50s and 60s Do Differently
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Oct 23, 2024 |
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She Changed the Limits of Human Performance | Lynn Hill, 62
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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He Won Leadville 6 Times—And Beat Lance Armstrong | David Wiens, 60
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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She Opened the Outdoors to People Who Were Left Out | Katherine Rodriguez, 70+
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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I Finally Talk About My Own Story | Kush Khandelwal
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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He Built a Life Most People Only Dream About | Yuri Soledade
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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How Far Can You Go? He Ran Across a Continent to Find Out | Marshall Ulrich, 73
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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Finding Your Place in a World That Wasn’t Built for You | Heidi Wirtz
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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What Fear Is Trying to Teach You | Hazel Findlay
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Aug 27, 2024 |
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#35 Running for Life — Longevity, Purpose, and Redemption
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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#34 Chasing Play — Adaptation, Purpose, and Staying Young at Heart
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Aug 13, 2024 |
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At 63, He’s Still Beating Riders Half His Age — A Lifetime of Racing and Refusing to Slow Down | Tinker Juarez
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Aug 06, 2024 |
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Peaking In His 60s - Injury, Recovery, and Training for the Long Game | Eric Horst, 62
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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He’s Spent a Lifetime Choosing Risk — What the Mountains Teach About Freedom | Thomas Huber, 58
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Jul 23, 2024 |
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What It Takes to Last 40 Years in a Demanding Sport — And What Almost Broke Him | Matt Samet
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Jul 18, 2024 |
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He Left Everything to Chase the World’s Biggest Waves — And Captured What No One Else Could | Fred Pompermayer
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Jul 11, 2024 |
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“Don’t Make a Fool Out of Me” — The Moment That Changed His Life | Kris Hampton
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Jul 04, 2024 |
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Build the Base — Durability, Longevity, and a Body That Lasts | Juliet Starrett
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Jun 27, 2024 |
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He Built Big Wave Surfing — And Still Charges | Gary Linden, 74
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Jun 20, 2024 |
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This Life Nearly Killed Him. He Didn’t Leave. | Nick Martinez
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Jun 13, 2024 |
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He Chose the Hard Road — And Built a Life Around It | Jeremiah Bishop, 50
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Jun 07, 2024 |
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5 Women Who Refused to Slow Down — How They Found Strength, Community, and Confidence Outdoors
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May 23, 2024 |
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After a 100-Foot Fall, He Rebuilt His Life — Then Rock Climbed a 3,000-Foot Wall in a Day | Craig DeMartino, 64
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May 16, 2024 |
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He Started with a Clothesline and Carabiners — Then Took On the World | Mohit Oberoi, 58
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May 08, 2024 |
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He Started Surfing in His 50s — At 59, He Took On Mavericks | Lionel Conacher, 62
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May 02, 2024 |
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Built by Habit — Endurance, Consistency, and Respecting Limits | Matt Eggleton, 60
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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Transforming Fear — Courage, Curiosity, and Staying Alive to Wonder | Caroline Paul, 61
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Apr 19, 2024 |
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Staying Alive on the Edge — Risk, Awareness, and What Struggle Teaches | Hans Florine
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Apr 11, 2024 |
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Reclaiming a Body — Disability, Determination, and the Will to Keep Defying Odds | Wayne Willoughby, 70+
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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Strength Training Is the Closest Thing We Have to Medicine | Dr. Natasha Barnes
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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At the Edge of the Map — Preparation, Fear, and Alaska’s Wild Water | Katrin Tomanek
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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Top Form in Her 50s— Endurance, Hormones, and Redefining What’s Possible | Megan Canfield, 62
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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“One More Before I Die” — Still Chasing Big Goals at 68 and 54 | Chuck & Maggie Odette
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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He Started Running at 45 — Now He’s Chasing a Sub-3 Marathon at 51 | Frank Chan
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Feb 29, 2024 |
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After the Fall — Addiction, Recovery, and Finding the Ocean Again | Tyler Farnham
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Feb 23, 2024 |
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What Pain Teaches — Training Hard Without Breaking Down | Dr Tyler Nelson
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Feb 16, 2024 |
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Not Done Yet — Consistency, Curiosity, and Small Wins | Lee Sheftel, 77
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Feb 10, 2024 |
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Charging In His 70s — Curiosity, Career, and a Life Built Around the Ocean | Mark 'Doc' Renneker, 73
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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How Much Is Too Much— Water Fasting And Alcohol Intake For Athletes | Ari Tulla
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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Games Within the Game — Mastery, Humor, and Climbing for Life | Tom Addison
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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#3 Between Two Worlds — Dual Athlete, and Choosing a Bigger Mission | Kevin Starr
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Jan 12, 2024 |
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Chasing Better Waves — Tuning Body, Mind, and a Life in Motion | Vishal Patel
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Jan 12, 2024 |
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Joy Is In The Limits — Training, Curiosity, and Staying Playful | Dr Carling Ursem
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Jan 12, 2024 |
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Why Some Athletes Keep Getting Better With Age
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Jan 11, 2024 |