What does training and competing in mountain biking bring to our lives? What does it mean to have our "why" be "just because..."? How can we discover space and meaning through our breath? What is it like when you are "in the soup" and not "thinking about or judging the soup"?

This week's episode is with the incredibly insightful mountain biker, filmmaker, all around AWESOME human being James Adamson!!!

James is a person I look up to and turn to when in need of wonderful, thought provoking conversations that help put into perspective obstacles I'm working through. 

This episode is a great conversation about what he discovered through diving full on back into biking this summer and how those athletic endeavors and adventures can help us navigate our own experiences through the world!

I hope you enjoy the episode and find as many nuggets of wisdom as I did when we recorded!! Thanks James!!

#354: James Adamson 2 -- Zen and Connection Through Mountain Biking

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Diz Runs Radio: Running, Life, and Everything In Between

356 Jared Toay

Written By: Monique Benabou & Jake Clavette aka "Cavalier"

LONG WAY AROUND  - CAVALIER MIX

This week we are chatting with Jason Sudduth about rediscovering health, having adventures, and creating positive routines.  Recently he's lost 40 pounds in two months, started doing yoga, began running, and recently went on his first backpacking trip to the Linville Gorge in North Carolina.

I had Jason on specifically to nerd out about the Linville Gorge, one of the most remote wild places in the southeast, but upon seeing the strides he has made towards a healthier lifestyle the conversation turned into a much deeper more hilarious reflection on health and happiness.

He followed, what I believe to be, the time tested formula of success:

CONSISTENT POSITIVE ACTION / TIME = SUCCESS
It's nothing fancy, there is no shortcut or hack, and it sure isn't pretty.

It IS just showing up day after day, week after week, and putting in the hard work.  Being cool with a little discomfort.  Being ok with "failure" and having the beginner's attitude.

That's it.

You have a goal?

Do a little bit each and every day to move towards that goal.

While most of us would prefer to go directly from point A to point Z, that's not a realistic expectation.  You have to consciously travel all the steps along the journey A, B, C......until you eventually reach Z.  There's no teleportation.  Like I said, it ain't pretty.  But it's necessary.

In the words of the ancient poets....AC/DC  "It's a long way to the top....if you want to rock n roll"

So do the work.

Be like Jason.

(Oh yeah....I might have convinced him to sign up for his first ultra marathon in October......and he's only run 7 continuous miles up to this point.  But he understands this formula and realizes that if he puts the work in daily and remains motivated, he WILL reach his goal)

Hope you guys enjoy!  It's an important message and an empowering one!

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#39: Jason Sudduth -- Backpacking the Linville Gorge, Losing 40 Pounds in 2 Months

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#39: Jason Sudduth -- Backpacking the Linville Gorge, Losing 40 Pounds in 2 Months

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