Podcasts by Leadville, The 100 Mile Mountain Bike Race Podcast p/b Shimano

S7E00: Getting In&Getting Info from 2023-12-01T13:15

In this mini-episode, Hottie and Fatty encourage you to enter the lottery for the 2024 LT100...but also, to not expect to get in the race that way. We dig into what the surefire ways are to get ...

S6E27: Fatty's 2023 Race Report from 2023-09-04T22:47

This is it: the season's final episode. Like in other seasons, we end with Fatty's race report...but this was no ordinary day on the course for Fatty. In this episode, he talks about what it's l...

S6E26: Tales from the Finish Line, 2023 Edition from 2023-08-17T02:53

The 2023 Leadville 100 Mountain Bike Race is now behind us and it's time to look back at the day. Hottie and Fatty talk about and with scores of racers, chatting about Keegan's record-breaking d...

S6E25: Top 5 Tips for Racers, Crew, and Spectators from 2023-08-02T23:27

Hottie and Fatty talk about their Top 15 Tips -- five each for racers, crew, and spectators -- as we get close to race day. Whether you're out there on your bike trying to get yourself to the re...

S6E24: LFAQ MegaSpecial + Podcast Group Ride Deets from 2023-07-27T20:57

Nate Whitman joins the show to answer a whole slew of your questions about preparing for, executing, and recovering from the Leadville 100. We're also incredibly excited to have details on this ...

S6E23: Racing With Power (Meters) from 2023-07-18T00:36

We've never raced the Leadville 100 with a power meter, but that doesn't mean it shouldn't be done. There's a lot to be learned from racing with power, and a good case to be made for it. Coach J...

S6E22: What's New&Different for the 2023 Race? from 2023-07-10T20:26

LT100MTB Race Director Tamira Jenlink joins the show to catch us up with what's changed, what's new, and how to be have a great day on the course. We ask her about course changes, crewing, parki...

S6E21: Against the Wind from 2023-07-03T15:46

At some point, you're going to wish you'd listened more closely to this episode. And we're betting that point is as you're riding inbound from Pipeline to the base of Powerline and confronting a...

S6E20: Going Big from 2023-06-27T18:31

This podcast has always been about regular people who are racing the Leadville 100: real people with real jobs and families, who find a way to do something big and bold: ride the highest and har...

S6E19: Crew Placement Strategies&Thermoregulation with Dr Kevin Sprouse from 2023-06-20T21:02

Not everyone has dozens of crewpeople available to deposit at each aid station along the course, so in this episode Hottie and Fatty give their advice for where to situate your crew if you have ...

S6E18: Race Day Nutrition with Dr Allen Lim from 2023-06-13T22:29

Dr Allen Lim joins the podcast for a second time this season, this time to guide us through race day nutrition strategies. We also talk about one of the key factors in this race: altitude. You k...

S6E17: When to go and when to say "no" + Alison Tetrick's story from 2023-06-06T18:29

A lot of living happens between lottery registration day and race day, and sometimes that means you have to make a decision: do you line up and race, or do you defer? Fatty's confronting that qu...

S6E16: The Tire Tutorial from 2023-05-30T14:27

If you're ever at a Leadville Party and the energy starts to lag, you know with 100% certainty you can jumpstart the conversation by asking, "So what tires are the best for Leadville?" In realit...

S6E15: Your Attitude about Arriving at Altitude from 2023-05-23T22:24

We're excited to have Dylan Johnson back on the show to talk about how to approach the big X-Factor in the LT100: altitude. Dylan puts thought into every race and every situation and in the case...

S6E14: Get a Grip! from 2023-05-16T19:42

When you roll up the long red carpet at the end of the LT 100, chances are you're going to hurt. How much you hurt and where you hurt are -- to a degreee -- up to you, but a lot of people certai...

S6E13: Nail Your Nutrition with Dr Allen Lim from 2023-05-10T19:05

Dr Allen Lim knows more about sports nutrition than most of us know about...well, anything. And he knows the Leadville course, too. We have a feeling this is going to be one of those episodes th...

S6E12: Getting Your Suspension Dialed, and a Look at the Specialized Epic World Cup from 2023-05-03T16:20

There was a time when the choice between hardtail and full-suspension bikes at the Leadville 100 was obvious: hardtail if you wanted to be fast and efficient, full-suspension if you wanted to be...

S6E11: How Will a White Corral Start Affect Your Race? from 2023-04-27T14:41

The white corral is not an easy place to kick off the Leadville 100 MTB. There are thousands of riders ahead of you, there’s anxiety, there’s uncertainty, and there’s a HUGE question hanging ove...

S6E10: Finish Faster with a Smart Racing Strategy from 2023-04-19T22:26

Dylan Johnson put pacing to the test in one of the biggest off-road events in the world. It wasn't easy to do, but it was incredibly successful, and the lessons he has to teach may wel...

S6E09: Heart Rate Variability, and 5 Things We Wish We Had Known from 2023-04-12T12:14

Many endurance athletes have turned to wearables to monitor their sleep and recovery. In this episode we take a look at this growing trend with Dr Kevin Sprouse to find whether — and how — regul...

S6E08: Feeling Hot, Hot, Hot from 2023-04-06T15:41

We're excited to welcome back Chad Timmerman: head coach and co-founder of TrainerRoad to talk about heat: how to leverage it during and after training (and how much it helps), as well...

S6E07: Being the Oldest Just Means You Have More Stories to Tell from 2023-03-29T15:42

Dr Dan Smilkstein was the oldest person to finish the Leadville 100 MTB race last year. This recently-retired doctor — and father, and grandfather — is way more than just a badass cyclist. He's ...

S6E06: The Young Guns from 2023-03-15T19:28

CJ and Jaxon have no right to be racing the Leadville 100 this smart. After all, in 2022 these brothers were just 18 and 20 when they raced the LT100 for the first time. While they wouldn't clai...

S6E05: What's New (and What's Not) for Leadville 2023? from 2023-03-02T21:21

If you're planning on racing the LT100MTB this year — or any year in the future — you will not want to miss this episode. We pepper (in a nice way) Life Time's Ryan Cross with questions about ho...

S6E04: Sara and Mark show us what this race is all about from 2023-02-15T23:11

If you've ever ridden with Mark and Sara, you're already good friends with them. And if you haven't, you'll feel like you have after this episode. They raced both the Stage Race and the 100 last...

S6E03: Reboot your training and motivation, with TrainerRoad's Jonathan Lee from 2023-02-02T02:11

Winter can bring on a slump in fitness, both from a physical and mental point of view. In this episode, TrainerRoad's Jonathan Lee joins to help give us a kick in the seat, as well as some encou...

S6E02: John Gaston is faster than you (and bikes aren't even his thing) from 2023-01-17T23:32

We love a good Leadville story, and John Gaston is a great storyteller. And it doesn't hurt that the only guy who could beat him in the 2022 LT100MTB was some guy named Keegan. 

The crazy...

S6E01: The Course, Version 2 (Leadville 100 MTB Course Deep-Dive) from 2022-11-29T15:19

Throughout Season 5, we walked you through the entirety of the Leadville 100 MTB course, going into detail that only 30 combined finishes could provide. This is the collection of each of those s...

S5E26: Fatty's 2022 Race Recap from 2022-08-22T23:27:08

This is it -- the final episode of Season 5: Fatty's recap of the 2022 race. He goes into what went right, what went wrong, what he learned (yes, you can still learn things the 24th time you do ...

S5E25: What Happened While You Were Racing from 2022-08-17T19:45:13

While you were racing (or crewing, or spectating) the Leadville 100, there were literally thousands of other people on the course, each having a remarkable experience. Hottie was out there, with...

S5E24: Final Prep for the Big Day (Live from the Leadville 100 Expo) from 2022-08-12T03:41:29

Fatty and Hottie join a wide array of experts to talk you through your final prep for the big race. Merilee and Ken welcome you to the family, two-time-defending champion Rose Grant describes he...

S5E23: Crewing Fast, Crewing Smart from 2022-08-05T01:04:16

Fatty's a lucky guy: not only is Hottie an amazing podcast co-host, he's also an experienced Leadville racer and crew chief. When you add to that the fact that both he and Mrs Hottie are detail ...

S5E22: Fueling in the days before the race from 2022-08-01T23:52:05

You're getting down to the final days before the big race. In this episode, we bring Denis Faye back to the program to talk about some fueling strategies to use in the days before the LT100. We ...

S5E21: Cole Chlouber and Lessons from Leadville from 2022-07-29T02:49:08

Cole Chlouber has arguably been a part of the Leadville 100 in more ways than anyone else. Son of race founder Ken Chlouber, Cole literally grew up with the race and has marked it, measured it, ...

S5E20: Finishing the Powerline, Podcast Group Ride, Tapering Strategies from 2022-07-26T20:05:34

We've got so much to cover in this episode, starting with the second half of the Powerline Climb, which has a lot less climbing than the first half (but doesn't feel like it). From there, we tal...

S5E19: Whatcha Gonna Do AFTER Leadville? from 2022-07-22T18:12:11

Fatty has said, many times, that the two best weeks of cycling vacation he's ever had were riding with Andy Hampsten in France...and racing the Breck Epic the week after the Leadville 100. So wh...

S5E18: 2022 Race Change Deep-Dive with Life Time's Ryan Cross from 2022-07-15T21:27:35

Between last year's course changes and this year's start and finish changes, Life Time has been making some bold moves in the Leadville 100. We bring Life Time's Ryan Cross onto the show to deta...

S5E17: The Powerline Climb from 2022-07-11T17:49:21

The Powerline Climb is undeniably the toughest part of the Leadville 100. You're exhausted, you're hot and exposed (or it's raining and you're exposed), and the false summits just keep coming. W...

S5E16: The Race Starts at Mile 75 from 2022-07-04T12:15:21

You've crossed the Pipeline inbound timing mat -- just 30 miles to go! But this is, without question, where the race REALLY begins. And the 5 flat miles we talk a...

S5E15: Training Your Gut from 2022-06-28T15:10:40

Our profesor of GI, Denis Faye, joins the show again to explain how we can increase our capacity to take on race fuel. A bigger gas tank is what we want...but lik...

S5E14: Choosing the Right Tires from 2022-06-20T23:09:13

We've avoided this topic for 4.5 seasons, because it's (almost) as personal as your saddle choice...but we're waiting no longer. This episode is all about tire choice. Plus we get into the 9 mil...

S5E13: Train Smart to Race Fast from 2022-06-15T17:14:12

Coach Cody is back to help us fine-tune our training plan for the Leadville 100...now less than two months away! Pay close attention now so you'll be faster on race day. We also deep-dive on the...

S5E12: Coming Back from Injury with Unbound Legend Yuri Hauswald from 2022-06-09T14:15:46

Eventually, we all have some bad luck, and that  often means injury, regardless of the plans you have made. When that happens, what do you do? We pose that question to cycling legend and Unbound...

Cramps&Columbine from 2022-06-06T19:58:59

This episode is all about pain. Sorry, it's just a fact. For our segment on THE COURSE, we talk about that brutal two miles to the turnaround: mistakes to avoid, places you'll likely hike instea...

S5E10: Race News with Tamira Jenlink + TLD to Columbine from 2022-05-31T14:18:03

We're always happy to have Tamira Jenlink -- Race Director for the LT100MTB -- on the program, but this time she brings some news that you will NOT want to miss. Seriously. We mean it.

We...

S5E09: Pipeline - TLD and Hydration Strategies from 2022-05-24T00:08:51

How difficult can it be to drink? Judging by the number of hydration problems you see on race day, pretty darned difficult indeed. Dr Kevin Sprouse joins us to talk about how to stay hyrdrated o...

S5E08: Powerline to Pipeline&Train Your Brain from 2022-05-15T21:10:44

When people talk about Leadville, they rarely rhapsodize about the flattish segments that connect the iconic climbs. And that's too bad, because how you ride between the climbs determines how yo...

S5E07: The Powerline&High-Intensity Training from 2022-05-10T00:07:45

Considering that it represents only a tiny fraction of the time you spend on the LT100 course—just a few minutes, really—the Powerline descent deserves an outsized amount of preparation. Why? we...

S5E06: Setting a Winning Pacing Strategy from 2022-05-02T23:23:41

Jason Tullous -- coach of 2x LT100 Champ Rose Grant -- joins the show to detail how Rose's pacing strategy helped her win the Leadville 100...and how some of the same techniques can help you hav...

S5E05: The First Climb of the Day from 2022-04-26T01:05:13

We deep dive into St. Kevens, the first big climb of the day, talking race strategy and what it feels like to climb 700 feet in 1.5 miles on a cold morning at 10,000'

Hottie and Fatty als...

S5E04: Strength Training&Starting Lines from 2022-04-19T20:35:08

We finish every episode by saying, "See you at the starting line" -- but this episode, we deep dive into what you should do while you're AT the starting line. Kathy Waite of Waite Endurance make...

S5E03: Do You Need to Diet to Race Leadville? from 2022-04-12T16:03:28

When we think about Leadville, we think about climbing. And when we think about climbing, we think about watts/Kg. And that makes us think about losing a few pounds to be a little faster on race da...

S5E02: Altitude Acclimation—How Much Does It Matter? from 2022-04-05T21:07:05

We start every episode of this show by describing the LT100MTB race as "the highest and hardest 1-day race in the country." We stand by that...but how much of "hardest" is due to "highest?" Can ...

S5E01: Training Strategies and a Return to The Course from 2022-03-29T01:47:48

The Leadville Podcast is back, and this year we are focusing on making sure you know everything you need to have a successful race in the highest and hardest one-day mountain bike in the country...

S4E28: Start Getting Ready for 2022 from 2021-10-29T18:47:56

As far as we're concerned, the off-season is just a term for that short time when you get yourself ready for the next on-season. In this episode, Fatty and Hottie talk about the ways you can sta...

Leadville Tandem Style from 2021-10-15T13:13:12

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S4E26: New Perspectives on the Leadville 100, with Life Time's Kimo Seymour from 2021-10-06T14:14:48

2020 wasn't easy for anyone, but it may have been just a hair more difficult for Life Time President of Events and Media, Kimo Seymour. In addition to the normal challenges that come with the Le...

S4E25: The Future of the Leadville 100, with Race Director Tamira Jenlink (part 2) from 2021-09-29T19:47:43

Tamira Jenlink — the new race director for the Leadville 100 — joins Hottie and Fatty to talk about building Leadville community goodwill, permitting challenges,...

S4E24: Meet the New LT100 Race Director, Tamira Jenlink (Part 1) from 2021-09-23T03:35:43

Tamira Jenlink took on a big job — race director for the Leadville 100 — at a critical moment for the race. She hasn't yet caught her breath after the Leadville r...

S4E23: Tips&Stories from 2019&2021 Champ Rose Grant from 2021-09-16T21:57:17

Rose Grant brought both extraordinary strength and strategy to the 2021 Leadville 100, besting her already mind-boggling winning time from 2019. We're lucky to have her tell her story and share ...

S4E22: A Fast Leadboat Finish Leads to a Pro Deal for Melisa Rollins from 2021-09-07T23:15:23

Melisa Rollins (full disclosure: Fatty's daughter) got bit bad enough by the Leadville bug that she moved to Leadville for a couple of  summers to train for the race. Like most racers, she's ste...

S4E21: Fatty's 2021 Race Report from 2021-08-30T19:34:18

Before there was a Leadville podcast, there was FatCyclist.com, where Fatty gave big ol' hairy race reports. The blog is gone (or at least dormant) but the tradition continues here. Fatty (obvio...

S4E20: So, How Did the Race Go? from 2021-08-20T19:36:42

The 2021 LT100 Mountain Bike Race is in the books, and now it's time to start unpacking it. There's a lot to talk about in this episode: whether the course changes made the race faster or slower...

S4E19: 10 Tips for Race Day from 2021-08-11T17:03:57

We're just a few days away from the big race, and we've got a LOT to talk about. 
- Details for the podcast group ride on Thursday at 9am
- First-person impressions from Fatty on the...

S4E18: Payson McElveen Answers All Your Questions (Part 2) from 2021-08-06T04:01:20

Payson McElveen — pro MTBer, Leadville podium-er, and host of The Adventure Stache — joins us to answer the questions you (and we) have about Leadville. From where to go potty on the course (you...

S4E17: Your LT100 Questions, Answered with Payson McElveen (Part 1) from 2021-08-03T23:17:46

You've got a lot of Leadville 100 questions (enough for two full episodes, in fact), and Payson McElveen — pro racer and host of the Adventure Stache Podcast — joins us to answer them. We've als...

S4E16: Wave Start&Course Change Analysis with Hottie and Fatty from 2021-07-28T17:09:11

In S4E15, Mike Melley walked us through the wave starts and course changes for the 2021 LT100MTB race. We've had almost a week to think about these changes now, and the two of us have some thoug...

S4E15: Course Changes w/Race Dir Mike Melley from 2021-07-21T17:21:33

The 2021 Leadville Trail 100 will feature a new start format and new turns out on course. Race Director Mike Melley joins us to detail those changes. Melley also explains why these changes were ...

S4E14: Storytime with Leadville Icon Todd Wells from 2021-07-16T22:48:16

There are a few pro cyclists revered as iconic Leadville 100 MTB Racers. For our money, Todd Wells belongs alongside Rebecca Rusch and Dave Wiens on the Leadvillian racer equivalent of Mount Rus...

S4E13: Going Big and Having Fun with Jeff Leenhouts from 2021-07-08T04:21:48

In just a few weeks, Jeff Leenhouts is going for his 25th finish at the Leadville Trail 100. And despite a rather...unique...approach to training and fueling, Jeff has an amazingly consistent re...

S4E12: Roxanne Hall Just Won't Quit from 2021-06-24T12:18:52

If you're looking for inspiration, this is the episode for you. Roxanne Hall — a Leadville local, businesswoman, athlete, and artist — has finished the Leadville 100 more times than any other wo...

S4E11: Leadville's Local Legend: Marvin Sandoval from 2021-06-17T20:56:04

Leadville is a legendary place to most of us, so what does it mean to be one of the local legends there? Marvin Sandoval would know.  He's consistently a sub-nine-hour finisher of the LT100, has...

S4E10: Finish Faster with a Well-Maintained Chain from 2021-06-08T22:45:53

In endurance racing, little improvements can add up to big differences. That's why we have Adam Kerin of Zero Friction Cycling as our guest. He runs an entire tes...

S4E09: The Scariest Half Hour from 2021-05-28T18:02:13

Earl Walker knows how to get around on two wheels. He's been a pro downhill mountain biker. He's completed the Leadville ten times. 

And if you've raced the Leadville 100 in the past nine...

S4E08: The Guy Who Rode the LT100 Every Week for 8 Weeks from 2021-05-28T17:50:23

Heath Speckman is a Leadville State Trooper, an Air Force Veteran, and a one-time MMA fighter. And those are the things we hardly even touch on in this episode. Because Heath is also the guy who...

S4E07: Peter Stetina Attempts a Kokopelli FKT from 2021-05-12T01:51:36

You may know Peter Stetina from his World Tour days. Or you may know him from his fourth-place finish in the 2019 Leadville 100. But we connected with him because we heard he had a great story t...

S4E06: Hardtail Party from 2021-05-05T13:40:11

We’re joined by the host of the popular Youtube channel Hardtail Party for this episode. Steve has a deeper understanding of the pros and cons of hardtails as you...

S4E05: Track Champ John Croom&Signing Up for Leadville Without a Bike from 2021-04-27T22:09:44

John Croom has NOT raced the Leadville 100. Yet. But that’s about all he has not done. He’s on Team USA for track cycling, was an Olympic hopeful, and holds the n...

S4E04: Shooting for a Sub-8 Finish...On a Gravel Bike from 2021-04-21T12:52:12

This episode is an answer to a question many racers have asked a number of times: is the Leadville 100 actually a great GRAVEL bike course? Well, we found a guy w...

S4E03: Lessons Learned at Leadville with Selene "Fit Chick" Yeager from 2021-04-13T22:46:17

Selene Yeager is a top-selling professional health and fitness writer, trainer, coach, and podcaster. She’s been a regular contributor to Bicycling Magazine since...

S4E02: Brian Feddema, Owner of Leadville's Cycles of Life Bike Shop from 2021-04-06T23:19:40

When — not if — you need work done on your bike in Leadville, you'll definitely want to go into Cycles of Life. And maybe you'll want to go in even sooner, because it's simply a great bike shop ...

S4E01: As Serious as a Heart Attack from 2021-03-31T00:30:37

Michael Iddings is one of very few people to have completed the Leadville 100 more than twenty times. But as his power and max HR plummeted, his frustration grew: his doctors weren't taking his ...

S4E00: From the Ground Up — Talking With Ryan and Alexey from 2021-02-17T04:20:18

Season 4 of the Leadville Podcast will center around the amazing stories this race brings, and that dovetails nicely with the intriguing "From the Ground Up" contest pro cyclists Ryan Petry and ...

S3E24: Talking with Life Time about the LT100 in 2021 and Beyond from 2020-09-22T13:09:38

Our first guest this season was Michelle Duffy, Associate Marketing Director at Life Time, talking about the LT100 2020 registration challenges. Little did she (o...

S3E23: Life Time's Kimo Seymour Talks About the Future of the LT100 from 2020-09-08T21:25:20

Kimo Seymour — President of events and media at Life Time, not only has his thousand-mile buckle, he’s finished the Leadville 100 UNDER eight hours every t...

S3E22: Talking with Todd Murray, Who's Raced EVERY LT100MTB from 2020-08-31T21:20:28

There are exactly TWO people who have done the Leadville 100 every single time it’s been held. John Callahan is of course one of those two, and TODD MURRAY is the...

S3E21: Reboot Your Training with Coach Brian McCulloch from 2020-08-25T03:12:18

Brian McCulloch is a good coah -- he'll assess your fitness, help you set goals, and put together a plan. But Brian also brings something exceptional to the coach...

S3E20: Riding the Course Alone&Unsupported from 2020-08-17T18:50:52

Last Tuesday, Fatty and Lisa went to Leadville, checked into their AirBnB, went to bed, and then got up and rode the Leadville 100 course — with a stowed ice chest as their sole support.

...

S3E19: Singlespeeding and the Leadville 100 from 2020-08-04T19:05:59

Have you ever seen a racer on a Singlespeed at the Leadville 100 and wondered, "Why would someone do THAT?" Well, this is the episode that tries to answer that question. Fatty has raced on a sin...

S3E18: Pro Cyclist and 2nd-Place LT100 Racer Sarah Sturm from 2020-07-27T11:57:11

Let's just say right up front that this interview is one of the single most fun conversations we've ever had in the Leadville show. Whether it's podcasting, endur...

S3E17: Rebecca Rusch and the RPI Challenge (Bonus Episode) from 2020-07-13T16:56:39

In our first bonus episode of the season, Fatty and Hottie talk with Rebecca Rusch — The Queen of Pain — about the RPI Challenge, a reimagining of the Rebecca's Private Idaho race. Learn what it...

S3E16: Owning It, Part 3: Yuri, Ali, and Fatty from 2020-07-09T04:22:43

This is the 3rd in our series on “Owning it, the dumbest mistakes we’ve made in a race.” We're excited to have YURI HAUSWALD, ALISON TETRICK, and Fatty share thei...

S3E15: Talking About The Race Across the Sky, with Show Creator Frank Matson from 2020-07-02T14:04:54

Frank Matson is a Leadville 100 racer and the visionary film producer behind the Race Across the Sky movies. If you've ever raced (or hope to someday race) the Le...

S3E14: Owning It, Part 2 from 2020-06-25T21:49:03

If you've ever embarrassed by a big mistake in an endurance event, this is the episode (or at least one of three episodes) you need to hear! REBECCA RUSCH and JEREMIAH BISHOP tell their stories ...

S3E13: Wheels from 2020-06-17T19:35:35

Without question, the most important part of your bike is your wheels. So it's about time we spend an episode focusing entirely on wheels. We've got two great interviews on this topic: Ryan Mors...

S3E12: Owning Your Dumb Mistakes (Part 1 of 3) from 2020-06-08T17:54:44

This episode started as a throwaway question on Facebook: What is the dumbest thing you've ever done in the Leadville 100? And we got a LOT of great answers. So we wondered: What if we asked tha...

S3E11: Upping Your Downhill Skills with Lee McCormack from 2020-05-29T19:50:43

MTB Skills Guru Lee McCormack joins Hottie and Fatty to dig into how you can pick up some fast minutes on three key areas of the Leadville course by improving your descending skills. Hottie and ...

S3E010: Leadville Doctors in the House from 2020-05-21T18:47:54

Leadville's community and medical professionals have done a terrific job slowing the spread of the coronavirus. But the virus is still a problem and short of a miracle, there's no way the small ...

S3E09: Reba Rusch: The Queen of Pain&Positivity from 2020-05-14T17:34:02

The Leadville 100 MTB Race has been canceled for 2020, so Hottie and Fatty take a moment to acknowledge and be sad about this loss. However, while you're adjusting to your new normal, we've got ...

S3E08: DC Rainmaker&Leadville Training Tech from 2020-05-07T22:26:28

There are dozens of training apps out there and nobody knows the intersection of training and tech than DC Rainmaker (Ray Maker IRL). Hottie, Fatty, and Ray talk ...

S3E07: The Hard Questions from 2020-04-30T18:41:13

We take a hard look at the logistical and ethical questions that come with staging the Leadville Trail 100 this summer. Our guest is Kevin Brooks: COO of Swedish ...

S3E06: Race Report&Lessons Learned from TrainerRoad's Jonathan Lee, Part II from 2020-04-23T17:50:38

Jonathan Lee of Trainer Road is back to finish up his 2019 Leadville Trail 100 race report and tell us about what he's learned from the Race Across the Sky. We've...

S3E05: Race Report&Lessons Learned from a Smart Guy, Part I from 2020-04-16T20:09:06

Before we begin: the Leadville kit is now available! Get it now at http://bit.ly/leadvillekit

We're not being sarcastic with this title; Jonathan Lee really is a smart guy. In fact, he's ...

S3E04: Training in Place from 2020-04-07T13:08:12

Nobody can really say with absolute certitude that they'll be lined up for the Leadville 100 this August 15. However, that doesn't mean you can't be READY for your big race — whether your big ra...

S3E03: Bike Fit for MTB'ers from 2020-03-30T18:54:28

Hottie digs deep into getting your bike fit just right with Nate Loyal, one of the best-known and respected coaches and bike fitters in the US (loyalcoaching.com). From Listen

S3E02: The Missing Twelve Minutes from 2020-03-24T21:46:39

After the 2019 Leadville 100, Fatty conveniently (?) skipped over miles 60-75 in his race report. Now he finally (?!) tells the story of how he lost twelve minutes in this relatively flat and fa...

S3E01: Your 2020 Registration Questions, Answered from 2020-03-10T17:07:57

It's an answer-packed episode of the Leadville podcast! Hottie and Fatty talk with Life Time's Michelle Duffy and ask the questions on everyone's minds. What caused the 2020 registration snafu? ...

S2E28: Alison Tetrick and Previewing Season 3 from 2019-11-26T14:46:35

This is it, the final episode of Season 2. We're closing out the show for the year with Alison Tetrick, 3X World Gravel Champ, DK200 Record Holder, and signed up for the 2020 Leadboat Challenge....

S2E27: Fast Guy, Bad Day from 2019-10-25T12:34:13

We catch up with Canyon pro racer Jeremiah Bishop, holder of one of the five fastest times ever recorded in the Leadville 100. One of the highlights of the...

S2E26: Riding It Blind from 2019-10-18T17:38:33

Chris Smith raced Leadville for the first time this year. It was a celebration of strength, willpower, and independence...because he raced it after losing seventy...

S2E25: The Sweeper from 2019-10-10T14:23:06

For this episode, we've got a race report unlike any we've heard before: Joe Stein — one of this year’s LT100 sweepers — tells stories from the very back of the r...

S2E24: Racing the LT100 Run from 2019-09-03T03:57:53

This podcast spends a ton of time talking about the Leadville 100 Mountain bike race, but have you ever considered the RUNNING version of the Leadville 100? In th...

S2E23: Fatty&Hottie's 2019 Leadville 100 Race Report from 2019-08-13T02:33:57

Fatty raced it. Hottie crewed it — and recorded it! This is the Leadville co-hosts' story of the day, from the starting line (yes we recorded while standing in the red corral) to the finish line...

S2E22: Leadville Live, with Floyd Landis, Jeremiah Bishop, and Dave Zabriskie from 2019-08-08T04:47:06

It's our first-ever live episode, recorded in Leadville, CO, just a couple of days before the 2019 Leadville 100, with a wide ranging questions from our audience for our incredible panel: Floyd ...

S2B2: Race Week Course Conditions, Events, and Changes to the Start from 2019-08-05T03:54:29

It’s less than a week ‘til the race, Fatty just got into Leadville, and he wanted to just give you a quick final pre-race episode to let you know about how the co...

S2B1: Nate Whitman -- The Fastest Guy You've Never Heard Of from 2019-08-02T11:08:03

We try to fit everything into our regular episodes, but the interview in this episode was so good, so informative, and — to be honest — so long that it h...

S2E21: Fatty&Hottie Have a Crew Meeting from 2019-07-29T12:29:59

If you’ve got a crew — and most racers do — you really want to make sure you’re all on the same page. S1E8 & S1E9 of this podcast were all about creating and exec...

S2E20: Dealing With Your Demons from 2019-07-23T00:41:06

Sometime during the Leadville 100, you're going to suffer. You're going to wonder why you made this ridiculous decision to go do this obscenely difficult race. You could have stayed home. You co...

S2E19: Making Marginal Gains in the Leadville 100 from 2019-07-17T16:54:37

There's no arguing that your Leadville 100 success depends on hard work, skill, nutrition, and preparation. But this episode, we talk with the genius engineer / CEO of Silca — Josh Poertner — ab...

S2E18: Racing and Crewing Insights from the Leadville Silver Rush from 2019-07-09T21:20:57

It's been an intense weekend for the Fatty Family. Fatty crewed for his wife while she raced the Silver Rush 50 run, they both raced the Silver Rush 50 MTB the next day. Fatty and Hottie talk ab...

S2E17: LT100 Bike Handling Tips with Lee McCormack from 2019-07-01T12:27:04

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S2E16: Bottles Vs Hydration Packs from 2019-06-25T15:11:28

(((We're happy to announce we have a place, date and time for the "Leadville Live" Q&A episode of this show. Go to bit.ly/leadvillelive to get your free ticket!)))

In this episode, Hottie...

S2E15: The Powerline from 2019-06-19T16:14:15

Fatty's in Leadville to support his wife as she races the Leadville Trail Marathon. While there, he recon'd the newly-graded Powerline, giving real-time analysis (i.e., he strapped a mic to his ...

S2E14: New Bike Day! from 2019-06-10T15:53:22

Fatty just built up his Leadville 100 race bike (which is also his Silver Rush and Crusher in the Tushars race bike). He's stoked beyond belief and can't help but deep-dive on every little part ...

S2E13: GPS Racing Tips&Strategies from 2019-06-01T15:58

The Leadville 100 is a race that appeals to bike nerds (admit it, you're one of them), people who love to monitor their effort as we train and race. So in this episode we talk with Kenny Carlson...

S2E12: Two-by, or not two-by? from 2019-05-16T18:20:58

It's a packed show! Roxanne Vogel, our nutrition expert, talks altitude prep. Why? Well, she's s getting ready for an assault on Everest and has some highly Leadv...

S2E11: Floyd Landis: Endurance Racing&CBD from 2019-05-06T14:16:03

In this episode, our special guest is Floyd Landis. Floyd’s of Leadville is our title sponsor and we’ve been talking a lot about their products, but we wanted to ...

S2E10: Larissa Connors, Back-To-Back LT100 Champ from 2019-04-21T23:48:55

Larissa Connors is an incredibly fast, fun, and joyful racer...and quite possibly the most entertaining LT100 champion Hottie and Fatty have ever interviewed. Also, Hottie's back from Sea Otter ...

S2E09: Pre-Riding the Course in 2 Days from 2019-04-08T12:41:50

You've got a weekend to come to Leadville to pre-ride some of the course. It's a perfect opportunity to get a sense of how you do at altitude, how hard those iconic climbs really are, and maybe ...

S2E08: It's not (just) about the volume from 2019-03-30T01:48:08

This podcast is all about preparation, but the reality is you can't be ready for everything...and the stuff that catches you off-guard is what you'll remember for the rest of your life. So in th...

S2E7: Bonk-Proofing, Weight Training,&Drivetrain Advice from 2019-03-14T14:40:36

We talk about a part of training that many of us completely neglect: weight training. Bob Forster gives us details. Then nutrition expert Roxanne Vogel is back to talk about bonk-proofing yourse...

S2E6: Do Qualifiers Put You In The Right Corral? from 2019-02-28T00:05

This is such a packed episode. First, we take a detailed look at whether the corral you qualified into is a good predictor of your finish time. The answer is both surprising and useful.
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S2E5: New for 2019: Starting in Waves from 2019-02-20T03:53:32

The Leadville 100 will start in waves this year. It's a big change, and has strategy implications for many (if not all) racers and crews. In this episode, Hottie and Fatty speculate and pontific...

S2E4: Last Ass Over the Pass from 2019-02-04T22:58:05

Every year, there is someone in the Leadville 100 who is the last person to finish—the “Last Ass Over the Pass.” That person is guaranteed to have a story to tell. In this episode, we’ll hear hi...

S2E3: Get Your Training&Nutrition Back On Track from 2019-01-25T08:00

We’ve got a remarkable guest this episode — Jeremiah Bishop, who last year took fifth overall in the 2018 Leadville 100. Which is no small achievement on its own ...

S2E2: Ask Us Anything (About The LT100) from 2019-01-04T14:20:19

By now we've all sent in our registration and are waiting to see if we got lucky with the lottery. While we're all waiting, Hottie and Fatty answer some questions from our listeners, including:<...

S2E1: Getting into the Leadville 100 from 2018-12-20T16:45:02

We're back! It's season 2 of the show that breaks down, builds up, gets you ready, and freaks you out for the highest and hardest one day mountain bike race in the country.

In this episod...

S1E13: Fatty's 2018 LT100 Race Report from 2018-08-15T07:00

The training, the logistics, the stress, the excitement, and the actual racing are now all behind us...at least for this year.

Now it's time for some storytelling.

In this episode,...

S1E12: The Final Hour from 2018-08-06T07:00

When you pass the Carter's Aid Station, you've got 12 miles and about an hour left in your race. In this episode of The Leadville Podcast, Hottie and Fatty talk not just about the physical part ...

S1B6: The Course -- All 103.5 Miles of It (BONUS) from 2018-08-02T07:00

It's a full three hours of Hottie and Fatty detailing The Course. You may want some time markers for this episode in case you need to break it up or want to revisit certain parts. Here you go: Listen

S1E11: OK, You're In Leadville. Now What? from 2018-07-31T07:00

In this episode of The Leadville Podcast, Rebecca Rusch — The Queen of Pain — talks about the advice she gave to Fatty's wife a few years ago: the same advice that Lisa says changed everything f...

S1E10: The Powerline Climb: The Crux of the Race from 2018-07-24T06:00

Everything you've done to prepare for this race leads to this moment. Every pedal stroke of the race itself leads to this climb. How you do in this four miles can be the difference between hitti...

S1B5: Pacing Another Rider When Racing the Leadville 100 (BONUS Episode) from 2018-07-20T07:00

It's about time Hottie take his rightful place as star of this show to tell a story about one (or two) of the times he's completed the Leadville 100. In true Hottie fashion, though, instead of t...

S1E9: Your Crew and You, Part 2: Put Your Crewing Strategy To Work from 2018-07-17T07:00

Hottie and Fatty start this episode of the Leadville Podcast from higher than 10,000 feet...even though they're nowhere near Leadville. In fact, they're at the finish line of the Crusher in the ...

S1B4: Talking With the Boss of the LT100: Kimo Seymour from 2018-07-13T04:01

Kimo Seymour is SVP in charge of events and media at Life Time Fitness, which includes the Leadville 100. In other words, he’s the boss of the race. He's also rac...

S1E8: Your Crew and You, Part 1: Planning from 2018-07-10T13:20:27

There's a good chance that you've got friends and/or family coming along with you to Leadville, in which case there's nearly a 100% chance they're going to be crewing for you on race day.

S1E7: The Climb Up to Columbine Mine from 2018-07-02T04:01

In this episode, we’ll also be talking about the part of the course everyone obsesses about — one of the true defining moments of the Leadville 100: the cl...

S1B3: "This Race Changed My Life" (BONUS Episode) from 2018-06-29T04:17:39

Here at the Leadville Podcast, we have fun preparing for and gaming out and gearing up for this race. But what we LOVE are the stories that come out of this race.

And it's high time we po...

S1E6: It's Definitely About the Bike from 2018-06-26T03:54:42

A Note from Fatty: Hey, next week (7/4-9) The Hammer and I are headed to Leadville to race the Silver Rush 50. If you're going to be in Leadville during that time, let me kn...