Seasoned Athlete

Jan 01 2024 134 ep. 40 mins 28
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The Seasoned Athlete Podcast is the place for conversations, stories, advice and motivation featuring currently competing elite athletes from a wide variety of sports who all have one common bond: they are ALL over age 40. Through this show, we hope to inspire listeners to believe in their own athletic potential and capabilities, regardless of age. Because after all - age is not just a number...it is an asset!

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Running Coast To Coast with 100 Year-Old WWII Vet Ernie Andrus (128)

Jan 01 2024 41 mins  
After a two-year hiatus, Seasoned Athlete is back with a story that has to be told. Meet Ernie Andrus, a WWII vet who recently celebrated his 100th birthday by stepping into the Pacific Ocean after finishing his second cross-country trek on foot. Listen to find out why he decided to run from coast to coast in the first place (when he was 90), how he trained as a truly late-in-lif

Another Year More Seasoned - The Annual Birthday Episode (127)

Dec 01 2021 42 mins  
I have a very special episode for you today! Every year on my birthday, I take a moment to reflect on the things I’ve learned over the past 365 days, and since I just turned 47, it’s time for another birthday episode! This is the 5th year I’m doing it, and I am very excited to share. I’m talking about what keeps me motivated, how aging changes the way I train (and it wil

Defying Expectations with Special Olympics Athlete and Marathon Runner Loretta Claiborne (126)

Nov 24 2021 50 mins  
Today I’m excited to welcome Loretta Claiborne to the Seasoned Athlete Podcast. Loretta was born in 1953 with physical and intellectual disabilities and did not walk or talk until four years old. Doctors told her mother that Loretta belonged in an institution because she would never survive in the "regular" world. Loretta, a Special Olympics athlete, is a gifted motivational

Taking Big Leaps Through Small Steps with Angela White aka The Running Granny (125)

Nov 17 2021 68 mins  
Today I’m excited to welcome Angela White aka The Running Granny to the Seasoned Athlete Podcast. Angela started running at the age of 53 as part of a series of ‘small steps’ she took to improve her health and quality of life. A friend then introduced her to the world of ultra running and she became fascinated with what the human body can achieve when asked. Since then she h

The Connection Between Physical & Mental Fitness with Vanessa Bogenholm (124)

Nov 10 2021 47 mins  
Today I’m excited to welcome Vanessa Bogenholm to the Seasoned Athlete Podcast. Vanessa is a Bay Area based personal trainer and an avid runner who is a regular age group podium fixture. She is also the author of It’s Your Body which shows you step by step how to slow down and understand how the body works so you, too, can get the results you want. She was not born a natural

Tips For Starting A Later In Life Athletic Journey (123)

Nov 03 2021 12 mins  
Over the last four years, I’ve interviewed around a hundred athletes from a wide variety of sports and fitness or athletic backgrounds. Everything from the lifelong athlete who has never known a life outside of elite sports, to women athletes in their 70s, 80s and 90s who wanted to play organized sports when they were younger, but never had the opportunity...to later in life athl

The Biggest Mistakes That Sabotage Your Habits and How To Fix Them (122)

Oct 27 2021 11 mins  
We are starting to head into the holiday season, and this time of year can be a notoriously difficult time of year when it comes to staying on track with your fitness, your training, your nutrition, and other things you generally want to have happening in your life. Join the Happy Habits Challenge here: https://robinlegat.com/happyhabits People often set aside practices that ma

Race Fueling & Recovery Tips (121)

Oct 20 2021 11 mins  
A little while back, I put out a call for episode topic requests, and this one came in. What is a good regimen for pre and post races? Looking for nutritional advice. After my last race I had a hard time getting back my energy. It took almost a week and I have been trying to eat cleaner. Join the Happy Habits Challenge here: https://robinlegat.com/happyhabits So we’re going t

Stop Making Fitness Just About Changing Your Body (120)

Oct 13 2021 11 mins  
Today I’m going to talk about something that’s been on my mind. And because I have a podcast, I get to talk about stuff that’s been on my mind. I spend a lot of time thinking about why people exercise. Why they decide to do it. Why they keep doing it. And why they stop doing it. Find out more about Seasoned Athlete Live: START LINE STRONG here: https://seasonedathletelive.co

Become an Elite Athlete At Any Age with Timmie Brann (119)

Oct 06 2021 50 mins  
Making yourself a priority when life is filled with so much to do can be daunting. More often than not, our health and fitness is what takes the back seat, even though it should be at the top of the list. We feel worse as the time goes by, but it just feels impossible to change. Find out more about Seasoned Athlete Live: START LINE STRONG here: https://seasonedathletelive.com I