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The Sonya Looney Show

Sonya Looney: : Mindset, Plant-Based Nutrition, Performance, Mountain Biking

I'm your host, Sonya Looney; World Champion Endurance Athlete. I travel the world and have met some incredible people with world class attitudes and ways of living that motivate me daily, and I want to share their paths of mastery with you. This is a podcast interviewing inspiring leaders across the categories of wellness, endurance fitness, plant-based nutrition, mindset, vegan lifestyle, and entrepreneurship to help you unlock the best and healthiest version of yourself.

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68:40

Reggie MIller Trades Basketball for Mountain Biking

The Sonya Looney Show ·

2017/10/31

When an NBA Hall of Famer and Olympic Gold Medalist says "Mountain biking is my new basketball," you know he means business. Reggie Miller, the Knick Killer, is also killing it on the trails. If you've been watching the Legend's Instagram, you've noticed that the majority of his photos are of him on a mountain bike, sporting familiar gold and navy blue Pacers colors with BOOM BABY splayed across the chest. When he's not announcing for TNT, starring on movie sets, or playing

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58:33

Adventure Stories of Power Couples with Gordon...

The Sonya Looney Show ·

2017/10/25

You know those couples that seem to always be happy? Those people who always seem to be having cool adventures? Gordon Wadsworth and Emily Hairfield are those people. This show is about secrets of being a biking couple, singlespeeding, and some adventure stories. Matt Ewonus (Sonya's husband) co-hosts this episode with Sonya. In this show: life lessons from riding a tandem bike background on Gordon's racing Racing 100 miles on a singlespeed WHY ride a singlespped fun stories about

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45:56

My Journey as a Plant-Based Athlete and Creating...

The Sonya Looney Show ·

2017/10/10

This week’s episode is a speech I gave about my journey as a plant-based athlete at the San Francisco Veg Fest (called the World Veg Fest). It was my first time to a VegFest and first time speaking outside the bike world about my diet. I wanted to share it with you on my podcast. There will be a video available soon of the speech as well so you’ll be able to see the accompanying slides. I’ll update this post with the video after I receive it. Topics covered in my talk: My background pertaining to

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57:53

America's Rising Star Kate Courtney: Mountain Bike...

The Sonya Looney Show ·

2017/10/04

Kate Courtney found her love for cycling with tandem bike rides with her father in middle school and enjoying blueberry pancakes after the ride. "It was really just a vehicle for pancakes," she laughed. This was the beginning of 10x National Champion Kate Courtney's career on a bike. Who knew that the little girl pedalling behind her dad in the woods of Mount Tam would become one of the top female cyclists in the world? She started her racing career at the age of 14 in the NICA NorCal

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56:15

Secret Tips from the Pros with Mountain Bike Skills...

The Sonya Looney Show ·

2017/09/26

"Once you start acknowledging, and looking at, and being honest with yourself the role that the ego plays in the sport, and it's a big deal in mountain biking... once that starts to be addressed, then some smarter decisions can be made." -Ryan Leech Ryan Leech is one of the world's best Trials Mountain Bikers and has even performed with Cirque du Soleil. But what is trials? Trials is a discipline of mountain biking where you have to navigate an obstacle course at very slow

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47:26

The Most Powerful Influence in Your Life is in Your...

The Sonya Looney Show ·

2017/09/19

"The person inside your head that you're with 24/7 is yourself. So you have to be your own supportive friend. I tell people you have a choice. you can be an inner ally or an inner enemy. It's that simple. The voice in your head can either be kind, supportive, encouraging, nurturing 24/7 or cutting you down telling you you're a loser, you're no good, you're not good enough." - Dr. Kristin Neff The voice inside our head is possibly one of the most powerful influences on

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72:07

Even Olympians Overtrain | Slowing Down with Caroline...

The Sonya Looney Show ·

2017/09/12

Some people are wonderfully infectious with their smile and enthusiasm. Caroline Burckle is one of those people. Not only is she a positive force that transcends the 2 dimensional boundaries of social media, but she mentors athletes who are rising stars through her RISE LIFE business. Caroline is a veteran in what goes on behind the scenes of human performance. She knows about pressure, accomplishments, and hard work. She has personal experience with overtraining. Caroline is a Bronze Medalist

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49:58

The Secrets of Goal Setting with the 12 Week Year

The Sonya Looney Show ·

2017/09/06

Goal setting is tricky. It's most common around January 1 when people are setting their New Year's Resolution. In fact, 92% of people who set them for the new year fail! Here's a post I wrote about goal-setting. We are told that we need to have a 5 year plan, find our purpose, and set challenging goals but it's rare that you read about the actual process behind goal setting. I've done a lot of my own research and found Brian P. Moran's book, the 12 Week Year. As athletes,

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32:06

The Science of Plant-Based Nutrition with Dr. Michael...

The Sonya Looney Show ·

2017/08/30

When it comes to food and all the different views on what is healthy, how do you know what to believe? Overwhelmed with confusion and decision fatigue, most people simply just give up and I can see why! With so many different opposing views on what you should eat and what it means to be healthy, it’s often hard to know where to turn, who to trust, or what to do when it comes to our diet. I’ve personally felt frustrated with an overflow of conflicting information and rebuttles. The key is learning

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55:39

Special Edition: Ultra Mountain Bike Race in...

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2017/08/22

Sonya Looney and Amy Beth McDougall won the La Leyenda Del Dorado - a 7 day ultra-endurance mountain bike stage race. Amy is from South Africa and they met when Sonya raced the Joberg2C Stage Race in South Africa last year as competitors. This episode is about their experience as a team, how to race as a team, how to do a stage race, and all about their experience in Colombia. The La Leyenda Del Dorado is a premiere and one of the hardest stage races in South America. It takes place in Caldas,

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64:52

How to Add in more Plant-Based Foods and Optimize...

The Sonya Looney Show ·

2017/08/15

Matt Ruscigno knows a thing or two about extreme ultra-endurance sports and thriving on a plant-based diet. He has been a vegan for the last 20 years after being influenced at a teenager through punk music. His passion for his diet led him to his career path: a world-renowned vegan dietician with a Master's in Public Health from Loma Linda, California. Interestingly enough, Loma Linda is one of the 5 blue zones in the world. Blue zones are five geographic areas where people statistically live

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69:29

Secrets to Peak Performance in Life, Sports, Business...

The Sonya Looney Show ·

2017/08/09

“Stress is global. It’s really important to not just switch tasks but to try to build some space into your day, into your life where you can really just check out from all of those stimuli... the lowest hanging fruit is sleep. Sleep is so important [for mind, body, and emotional capacity].” -Brad Stulberg libsyn Have you ever felt overwhelmed like every part of your day was spiraling out of control and you weren’t enjoying your life at all? I admit that I have, and so have this week’s podcast

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57:44

Redefining Impossible with Iron Cowboy James Lawrence

The Sonya Looney Show ·

2017/08/01

"There are always opportunities every single day to challenge yourself mentally and grow and progress as a human." - James Lawrence James Lawrence, The Iron Cowboy, is a man with seemingly no limits. He holds not one, but two different records in the Guinness Book of World Records for insane Ironman Triathlon feats. His most recent record was called the 50-50-50. He completed 50 Ironman distance triathlons in 50 consecutive days in 50 different states. Many said it could not be done,

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69:43

Taking Control of Your Health and Performance with...

The Sonya Looney Show ·

2017/07/25

What if you found out that Heart Disease, type 2 Diabetes, most cancers, high blood pressure, and even Parkinson's Disease was preventable and even reversible by changing what you ate? I found out about 4 years ago and changed my diet. Getting control back over what you thought was simply your genetics is a very powerful feeling. The answer is eating a plant-based diet. I'm really excited about today's guest, Rip Esselstyn. He is the author of 3 books and creator of Engine2Diet

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62:01

The Importance of Self-Care, Daily Routines, and...

The Sonya Looney Show ·

2017/07/18

Being Intentional in Your Life How would you show up in your daily life if you felt like all of your needs were met and you treated yourself with compassion? In this day and age with our electronic devices constantly demanding immediate attention, overcommitted schedules for both ourselves and our families, managing our work and trying to take time out of each day to take care of our health and well-being, it can be hard to navigate each day with any sense of ease or balance. Dana Skoglund has been

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55:51

The Evolution of Ultra-Runner Rob Krar's...

The Sonya Looney Show ·

2017/07/10

Rob Krar is a special breed of human being. It's not only because he was crowned Ultra-Runner of the year in both 2013 and 2014, has won the Western States multiple times, or excels in Ski Mountaineering around the world during his off-season. Rob's inspiring energy and sense of calm is easily conveyed behind his beard and crystal blue eyes. It's that energy that propelled him to setting the World Record of the Fastest Known Time (FKT) of the Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim and that

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52:44

Competence through Success and Failure with Jessica...

The Sonya Looney Show ·

2017/06/29

How do you define success and where does personal motivation come from? Jessica Lahey is a law school graduate, writer, educator, speaker, and researcher. Her book, The Gift of Failure:How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed (Harper Books) is about how to motivate kids, the different types of motivation, how to avoid overparenting, and how to give your kids the right amount of autonomy. Her work has been influenced by the work of Carol Dweck and Dr. Dweck’s book, Mindset

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55:19

The Headspace of Olympic Medalist, Catharine Pendrel

The Sonya Looney Show ·

2017/06/21

How would your approach to challenges change if you focused on giving your best effort for that moment instead of focusing what you wish the end result could be? 2016 Mountain Bike Olympic Bronze Medalist, Catharine Pendrel knows. Her plan going into the Rio Olympics was to work hard, but to show up with a mindset to ride a race she could be proud of, regardless of what the final result would be. With a crash in the first minute of her Olympic medal pursuit, she had a choice and it was to come from

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56:56

The Transformative Power of a Flexible Mind with Rob...

The Sonya Looney Show ·

2017/06/15

Rob Loud is a yoga instructor in Boulder, Colorado. His story is unique and courageous. Rob transformed from someone who struggled for many years with dark drug and alcohol addiction into a person and teacher who transmits so much positivity in the world through his work as a yoga instructor. In Rob’s classes, he always has an insightful message on cultivating mindfulness, acceptance, suffering, dealing with change, and self-discovery both on and off the mat. There is always a fun light-hearted

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52:49

Special Edition: Mindset When Everything Went Wrong...

The Sonya Looney Show ·

2017/06/06

This special edition of the podcast is with myself and Matt Ewonus. I raced the Transsylvania Epic Mountain Bike Stage Race: a 5 day event in the rocky, dense forests outside State College, PA. We recorded this special edition while in New York City and were doing a vegan food tour of the city! Make sure you're subscribed to my newsletter - I'll be writing about NYC soon! Leading up to the event, I had to work on the mental aspect of not feeling prepared for the race. At certain events,

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