Advertise on podcast: Ageless Athlete - Longevity Insights From Adventure Sports Legends

What if the story you’ve been told about aging joints isn’t the whole story? In this episode of Ageless Athlete, I speak with orthopedic surgeon and researcher Dr. Kevin Stone about what’s recently changed in orthopedics — especially for athletes over 40 who’ve been told to slow down, live with pain, or prepare for joint replacement. Dr. Stone shares how modern approaches are shifting from simply removing damaged tissue to repairing, replacing, or regenerating it, and why many people referred for total knee replacement may actually have other options. We talk about cartilage, arthritis, biologic repair, precision surgery, and what long-term outcomes really look like when patients are tracked over decades. This is not a conversation about miracle cures. It’s about understanding what’s possible today, how to ask better questions, and how athletes can make clearer decisions about longevity, movement, and return to sport. In this episode: Why arthritis and “wear and tear” isn’t always the end of the storyWhen cartilage can be repaired or regrownBiologic repair vs. partial and total joint replacementHow precision and robotics are changing return-to-sport expectationsHow one athlete was able to run across America on repaired kneesResources: Play Forever by Dr. Kevin StoneStone Clinic & Stone Research — clinical care and long-term outcomes research discussed in the episodeThis episode is about expanding the conversation — so aging athletes can keep playing the long game. --- 🚀 Love the show? Here’s how to support it If something you’ve heard here has stayed with you, made you smile, or helped you keep going, I’d be honored if you’d consider supporting the show. 👉 https://buymeacoffee.com/agelessathlete 📰 Subscribe to the Ageless Athlete newsletter !  1-2x a month, no spam. We share behind-the-scenes reflections, longevity tips, and athlete wisdom you won’t find anywhere else. You can sign up at https://www.agelessathlete.co/newsletter/ 📩 Courageous Alignment3Tools and insights for a more aligned, present, and truthful life. Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Support the show

At 62, David Green did something radical. He stopped outsourcing his health to protocols and supplements—and started paying closer attention to how his body actually responded. What followed wasn’t decline. It was clarity. In this conversation, David shares why stepping away from supplements helped him simplify his training, sharpen his instincts, and ultimately find his best shape—strong enough to run across Europe in his sixties. David has spent decades in endurance sport and long-form adventure, where consistency matters more than hacks and where the body reveals its truth slowly, over time. Through experimentation and patience, he learned that progress often comes not from adding more, but from removing what no longer serves. We explore: Why David chose to step away from supplements—and what changed when he didHow simplifying nutrition helped him train with more clarity and confidence at 62Why long-form adventures demand trust over optimizationThe difference between listening to your body and chasing certaintyHow restraint, not intensity, often unlocks longevityWhat running across Europe taught him about resilience, recovery, and self-beliefDavid also reflects on aging, judgment, and decision-making under physical stress—and why the athletes who last longest learn to work with their bodies instead of constantly trying to override them. This episode isn’t anti-supplement.  It’s about agency—about knowing what you’re taking, why you’re taking it, and when it might be time to let your own experience lead. Stay to the end for David’s reflections on intuition, adaptability, and what becomes possible when you stop trying to shortcut the process. About David Green David Green is an endurance athlete, retired entrepreneur, and author of Lucky: A True Story, a book I read cover to cover and  strongly recommend. He documents his long-form running projects and writing at davidgreen.run, where he shares trip journals, interviews, and reflections from the road. Recent supporters for the show via Buy Me A Coffee include: Chits, Himalayanadventurer, Deepak Karnwal, Margit, Geoff Barstow, Someone, Loree Bolin, Mandy Hostetler, Amit Verma, and Bob Becker. Thank you! --- 🚀 Love the show? Here’s how to support it If something you’ve heard here has stayed with you, made you smile, or helped you keep going, I’d be honored if you’d consider supporting the show. 👉 https://buymeacoffee.com/agelessathlete 📰 Subscribe to the Ageless Athlete newsletter !  1-2x a month, no spam. We share behind-the-scenes reflections, longevity tips, and athlete wisdom you won’t find anywhere else. You can sign up at https://www.agelessathlete.co/newsletter/ 📩 Courageous Alignment3Tools and insights for a more aligned, present, and truthful life. Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Support the show

This episode brings together moments from conversations recorded across the first half of 2025 — voices from different sports, environments, and stages of life, each describing how they continue to train, move, and stay engaged as conditions change. These clips span endurance running, climbing, paddling, cycling, swimming, and exploration. What connects them is more than performance level or accomplishment, but also the way each athlete thinks about adaptation — physically, psychologically, and over long stretches of time. If a particular segment resonates, the full conversations are available in the Ageless Athlete back catalog. Below is a guide to the original episodes featured in this compilation. Episodes Featured in This Collection  Ray Zahab (Episode Name and Release Date)  👉 Full episode: Impossible To Possible: Build That Toughness That Can Help You Overcome Even Cancer  📅 Jan 7, 2025 Chris Bertish  👉 Full episode: 93 Days Alone On The Ocean - When There’s Nowhere Else to Go  📅 Feb 18, 2025 Travis Macy  👉 Full episode: One Mile at a Time: The Healing Power of Movement and How You Can Fight Mental Decline  📅 Feb 25, 2025 Ned Overend  👉 Full episode: Chasing Momentum: How To Train To Win In Your 70s From A World Champio  📅 Mar 25, 2025 Andy  👉 Full episode: The Movement Optimist: Knees, Shoulders, Elbows, Hips, Bulletproof Yourself! Never Late to Get Strong!  📅 April 8, 2025 Jerry Moffatt  👉 Full episode: Jerry Moffatt’s Revelations: The Power of Obsession, and His Surprising Key to Success  📅 May 8, 2025 Dean Karnazes  👉 Full episode: Fighting Fit in Your 60s — Dean Karnazes Keeps Running While Everyone Else Slows Down  📅 April 15, 2025 Bob Becker  👉 Full episode: Unstoppable: The 80-Year-Old Who Runs 100+ Mile Ultramarathons—and Reminds Us Why Showing Up Still Matters  📅 May 8, 2025 Bill Ramsey  👉 Full episode: The Thinking Climber: What a Philosopher’s Double Life Reveals About Curiosity, Reinvention, and the Long Arc of Mastery  📅 May 21, 2025 Lisa Smith Batchen  👉 Full episode: Reversing Time: Aging Is Your Superpower To Break Through Limits  📅 Feb 11, 2025 Bob Babbitt  👉 Full episode: Racing Strong at 73: Daily Rituals For Recovery, Energy, and Clarity  📅 Jun 4, 2025 Sarah Thomas  👉 Full episode: Four Times Across the English Channel: What One Impossible Swim Can Teach You About Identity, Grit, and Starting Over  📅 May 28, 2025 --- 🚀 Love the show? Here’s how to support it If something you’ve heard here has stayed with you, made you smile, or helped you keep going, I’d be honored if you’d consider supporting the show. 👉 https://buymeacoffee.com/agelessathlete 📰 Subscribe to the Ageless Athlete newsletter !  1-2x a month, no spam. We share behind-the-scenes reflections, longevity tips, and athlete wisdom you won’t find anywhere else. You can sign up at https://www.agelessathlete.co/newsletter/ 📩 Courageous Alignment3Tools and insights for a more aligned, present, and truthful life. Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Support the show

What does “use it or lose it” actually mean after 60 — when recovery slows, strength is harder to regain, and stopping even briefly can change what’s possible? Buzz Burrell is one of the quiet architects of modern mountain and trail culture, to talk about consistency — not as motivation, but as survival. Buzz ran his first ultramarathon nearly six decades ago, long before endurance sports had language, infrastructure, or spectators. Since then, he’s lived a migratory life shaped by mountains, deserts, canyons, and long routes where commitment matters more than speed. Today, he’s slower than he once was — and more relevant than ever. We talk about: Why “use it or lose it” becomes literal with ageHow consistency replaces intensity as the real long-game skillCanyoneering and environments where commitment is irreversibleWhy aging athletes can’t afford long layoffs — physically or psychologicallyStaying engaged with movement even when progress slowsWhat it means to keep going without pretending you’re improvingConsistency isn’t glamorous. But it’s what survives. Buzz Burrell Mountain runner, outdoor industry veteran, co-founder of the Fastest Known Time (FKT) movement, and lifelong explorer of wild places. Recommended: 🎙 Podcast — The Buzz (Buzz’s long-form conversations on trail and mountain culture) 🌐 Website — fastestknowntime.com 📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/bbolder/ --- 🚀 Love the show? Here’s how to support it If something you’ve heard here has stayed with you, made you smile, or helped you keep going, I’d be honored if you’d consider supporting the show. 👉 https://buymeacoffee.com/agelessathlete 📰 Subscribe to the Ageless Athlete newsletter !  1-2x a month, no spam. We share behind-the-scenes reflections, longevity tips, and athlete wisdom you won’t find anywhere else. You can sign up at https://www.agelessathlete.co/newsletter/ 📩 Courageous Alignment3Tools and insights for a more aligned, present, and truthful life. Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Support the show

What do world-class athletes actually eat — not in theory, not on Instagram, but in real life, day after day? After more than 100 conversations with elite climbers, ultrarunners, surfers, and endurance athletes, I started noticing a pattern I didn’t expect. It wasn’t about optimization.  It wasn’t about trends.  And it definitely wasn’t about eating something new every day. It started with breakfast. On nearly every episode of Ageless Athlete, I ask a simple question: “Where are you right now — and what did you have for breakfast?” Over time, a clear through-line emerged across sports, ages, and disciplines:  the athletes who last tend to build simple, repeatable defaults, especially around food. This isn’t a nutrition lecture.  I’m not a scientist.  And this isn’t about macros or perfection. It’s a human, experience-based conversation about how consistency, environment, and intention durably shape performance — especially as we age. In this episode, we explore: Why many elite athletes eat the same breakfast most daysWhat breakfast reveals about routine, discipline, and decision fatigueWhy consistency often matters more than noveltyHow environment matters more than willpower when it comes to eating wellWhat I had to relearn about protein, micronutrients, and recoveryHow my own diet evolved from gym culture to outdoor sports to a mostly plant-forward approachReferenced conversations Lionel Conacher — big-wave surfer, first surfed Mavericks at 59Jerry Moffatt — one of the most influential climbers in historyLynn Hill — first to free climb The Nose on El CapitanSteve McClure — elite climber still performing into his 50sHarvey Lewis — one of the most accomplished ultrarunners aliveGary Linden — big-wave surf pioneer with six decades in the ocean, now surfing in his 70sKitty Calhoun — legendary alpinist climbing strongly into her 60sAlso referenced: my conversation with EC Synkowski on practical, evidence-based nutrition for active people. Key takeaway: The nutrition that lasts isn’t exciting. It’s repeatable. --- 🚀 Love the show? Here’s how to support it If something you’ve heard here has stayed with you, made you smile, or helped you keep going, I’d be honored if you’d consider supporting the show. 👉 https://buymeacoffee.com/agelessathlete Support the show

“When I tell people I started sailing at sixty, they’re shocked. We don’t see our sixties as a place to begin — which is tragic, especially if you’ve invested in your health. What’s the point, if not to do something fantastic?” In this New Year’s Eve episode of Ageless Athlete, I sit down with Deborah Hammett, a former school principal who did something most people never consider — she learned to sail at 60, moved onto a boat, and now lives and travels solo by sea. Deborah’s story isn’t really about sailing. It’s about what happens when identity loosens. When long-held roles fall away. When you choose to become a beginner again — not because you have to, but because you want to feel alive. We talk about fear and solitude. About real consequences — like fixing an overheating engine thirty miles offshore with no help coming. About competence earned slowly, and confidence that comes not from comfort, but from adaptation. This conversation explores aging not as decline, but as a long arc of learning. It’s about reinvention without theater. About staying open to awe. About asking a better question as we move into a new year: what would you do if the next chapter didn’t need to look like the last one? Deborah shares the lived reality of life aboard a sailboat — the beauty, the friction, the quiet moments, and the hard-earned lessons — with honesty, humor, and humility. If this episode resonates, I highly recommend her book Young Salt at 60, where she tells the full story of learning to sail late, making plenty of mistakes, and choosing a bigger, more meaningful life after retirement.  You can also follow Deborah on Instagram for real, unfiltered glimpses into life at sea:  📸 @youngsaltat60 And to you, the listener — thank you. For being here. For your curiosity. For supporting the show by listening, sharing, or buying me a coffee. These conversations exist because people are willing to show up honestly — and because you choose to listen. Happy New Year! --- 🚀 Love the show? Here’s how to support it If something you’ve heard here has stayed with you, made you smile, or helped you keep going, I’d be honored if you’d consider supporting the show. 👉 https://buymeacoffee.com/agelessathlete 📰 Subscribe to the Ageless Athlete newsletter !  1-2x a month, no spam. We share behind-the-scenes reflections, longevity tips, and athlete wisdom you won’t find anywhere else. You can sign up at https://www.agelessathlete.co/newsletter/ 📩 Courageous Alignment3Tools and insights for a more aligned, present, and truthful life. Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Support the show

What does it really take to stay strong into your 70s — physically, mentally, and emotionally? In this episode, I sit down with Steve Swenson, one of America’s most respected alpinists, to talk about endurance, aging, and the habits that have kept him moving for decades. Steve has climbed Everest and K2, completed first ascents in the Karakoram, and summited Everest without supplemental oxygen — an experience that strips away ego and rewards preparation, judgment, and restraint. But this conversation isn’t about chasing summits. It’s about what Steve has learned over a lifetime of extreme environments: why endurance matters more than talent as you age, why strength training becomes non-negotiable in your later years, and why staying uninjured is often the biggest win of all. We talk about: What climbing Everest without oxygen actually feels likeHow Steve trains to stay strong and capable into his 70sWhy consistency beats intensity over the long runStrength training, sarcopenia, and aging wellPartnership, judgment, and making smart decisions under stressThis is a grounded, experience-driven conversation for anyone thinking seriously about longevity — not just in sport, but in life. --- 🚀 Love the show? Here’s how to support it If something you’ve heard here has stayed with you, made you smile, or helped you keep going, I’d be honored if you’d consider supporting the show. 👉 https://buymeacoffee.com/agelessathlete 📰 Subscribe to the Ageless Athlete newsletter !  1-2x a month, no spam. We share behind-the-scenes reflections, longevity tips, and athlete wisdom you won’t find anywhere else. You can sign up at https://www.agelessathlete.co/newsletter/ 📩 Courageous Alignment3Tools and insights for a more aligned, present, and truthful life. Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Support the show

What really keeps the brain sharp as we age — and what quietly puts it at risk? In this episode of the Ageless Athlete Podcast, host Kush Khandelwal speaks with Dr. Tommy Wood, neuroscientist, physician, and strength athlete, about the science of cognitive reserve and why long-term brain health depends on challenge, learning, and effort — not comfort or flow. Flow states feel rewarding, but as Dr. Wood explains, they don’t create the kind of stimulus the brain needs to adapt over decades. Instead, the brain thrives when it’s pushed to learn new skills, navigate uncertainty, and stay engaged through physical movement, mental effort, and diversified identity. This conversation connects neuroscience, exercise science, and psychology in a practical, accessible way — especially for adults who care about aging well, staying mentally sharp, and maintaining performance into midlife and beyond. 🧠 Topics Covered in This Episode What cognitive reserve is and why it matters for healthy agingWhy flow states don’t build long-term brain resilienceHow struggle, learning, and novelty stimulate neuroplasticityExercise as brain insurance — what that actually means biologicallyIdentity diversification and why tying yourself to one role is risky as you ageHow comfort and over-specialization can accelerate cognitive declinePractical ways to invest now for cognitive returns later📚 Featured Resource — Upcoming Book Dr. Wood’s upcoming book expands on the ideas explored in this conversation: 📖 The Stimulated Mind: A Breakthrough Plan to Future-Proof Your Brain from Dementia and Stay Sharp at Any Age 🗓️ Release Date: March 24, 2026 The book explores how stimulus, challenge, learning, and environment shape brain health across the lifespan — and why cognitive decline is not inevitable. 🔗 Learn more and pre-order: https://thestimulatedmind.com(Pre-orders meaningfully support this work.) 🔗 Where to Find Dr. Tommy Wood Website: https://drtommywood.com Podcast: Better Brain Fitness (with Dr. Josh Turknett)Book: The Stimulated Mind (2026)Speaking & Writing: https://drtommywood.com Research & Teaching: University of Washington School of Medicine--- 🚀 Love the show? Here’s how to support it If something you’ve heard here has stayed with you, made you smile, or helped you keep going, I’d be honored if you’d consider supporting the show. 👉 https://buymeacoffee.com/agelessathlete 📰 Subscribe to the Ageless Athlete newsletter !  1-2x a month, no spam. We share behind-the-scenes reflections, longevity tips, and athlete wisdom you won’t find anywhere else. You can sign up at https://www.agelessathlete.co/newsletter/ 📩 Courageous Alignment3Tools and insights for a more aligned, present, and truthful life. Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Support the show

This week’s episode is a little different. Instead of interviewing a legendary athlete or coach, I was invited onto the Adventure Sports Podcast to talk about the questions that many of us — everyday athletes, weekend warriors, late bloomers, and lifelong learners — wrestle with as we get older. If you come to Ageless Athlete for honest conversations about aging, movement, and staying curious in a changing body, this episode is very much in that spirit.  We recorded this conversation back in May, but the themes feel even more relevant now:  How do we keep doing the outdoor sports we love?  How do we adapt with age?  And how do we stay connected to joy when progress shifts shape? In this episode, we explore: what aging actually feels like for an an everyday athletewhy our relationship with our sport changes over timehow to stay motivated when improvement slowsthe role of curiosity in lifelong performancehow community shapes longevity in outdoor sportswhy reinvention is normal — and sometimes necessaryThese aren’t lessons from the mountaintop — they’re observations from someone who’s simply been asking these questions alongside you, year after year, conversation after conversation. If you’ve ever wondered: How do I keep climbing, running, biking, surfing as I age?What do I do when my body surprises me — in good or difficult ways?How do “regular people” stay active for decades?This episode offers perspective that’s honest, relatable, and grounded in real experience — mine, and the many people I’ve learned from. ⭐ THANK YOU & CREDITS A big thank-you to the Adventure Sports Podcast for the invitation and for allowing us to share this conversation here. You can find their show at: https://adventuresportspodcast.com And thank you — truly — for sticking with Ageless Athlete through 103 episodes.  This community means more than I can say. --- 🚀 Love the show? Here’s how to support it If something you’ve heard here has stayed with you, made you smile, or helped you keep going, I’d be honored if you’d consider supporting the show. 👉 https://buymeacoffee.com/agelessathlete 📰 Subscribe to the Ageless Athlete newsletter !  1-2x a month, no spam. We share behind-the-scenes reflections, longevity tips, and athlete wisdom you won’t find anywhere else. You can sign up at https://www.agelessathlete.co/newsletter/ 📩 Courageous Alignment3Tools and insights for a more aligned, present, and truthful life. Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Support the show

What happens when a life in climbing spans five decades, multiple eras, and some of the most surprising moments in outdoor history? In this episode, legendary climber Russ Clune takes us inside the world that shaped him: the Shawangunks (“the Gunks”) of the 1970s and 80s — an unlikely counterculture just two hours from Manhattan where artists, dirtbags, misfits, and pioneers built the early soul of American climbing. Russ shares rare, behind-the-scenes stories from his incredible career, including: • Competing in a government-run climbing event in Cold War Russia Painted red lines on limestone cliffs, leather-gloved belayers, Soviet stadium crowds, and a Wyoming cowboy becoming a national hero overnight. It’s a chapter of climbing history almost no one has heard. • The quiet era of “competitive free soloing” in the Gunks Russ recounts the friendly, unspoken one-upmanship among friends that culminated in his iconic solo of Supercrack. A moment that revealed both the power and limits of the mind — and marked the end of his soloing career. • What longevity really looks like at 66 Not superhuman strength — but consistency, humility, curiosity, and the ability to redefine performance as the decades unfold. • How to stay connected to your sport when your body changes Russ talks openly about becoming the belay anchor instead of the rope gun, and why aging in climbing can feel meaningful in its own way. 📘 Russ’s Book: The Lifer We talk about his excellent memoir, The Lifer, which chronicles his adventures across the Gunks, Yosemite, Europe, South America, and beyond. It’s full of laughter, history, and insight — a must-read for anyone who loves climbing or stories of a life lived with passion. 👉 Highly recommended: search “Russ Clune The Lifer” wherever you buy books. --- 🚀 Love the show? Here’s how to support it If something you’ve heard here has stayed with you, made you smile, or helped you keep going, I’d be honored if you’d consider supporting the show. 👉 https://buymeacoffee.com/agelessathlete 📰 Subscribe to the Ageless Athlete newsletter !  1-2x a month, no spam. We share behind-the-scenes reflections, longevity tips, and athlete wisdom you won’t find anywhere else. You can sign up at https://www.agelessathlete.co/newsletter/ 📩 Courageous Alignment3Tools and insights for a more aligned, present, and truthful life. Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Support the show

What happens after you run for five straight days — 466 miles, 111 hours, two broken ribs, a torn hamstring… and then go right back to teaching high-school civics on Monday? In this rare, intimate conversation, ultrarunner Harvey Lewis shares a front-row look into his healing journey after Big Dog’s Backyard Ultra — widely considered one of the toughest and strangest endurance races in the world. This is not just a running episode.  It’s about recovery, identity, and the small, consistent choices that help everyday people rebuild and age with strength. Harvey opens up about: How he cracked his ribs and tore his hamstring on Day 5Why he kept going for 12 more hours after the injuryThe exact recovery tools he used (sleep, sauna, red light, ART therapy, movement)How he distinguishes “trying harder” from “trying smarter”Why purpose (his Haiti fundraiser) kept him movingThe mindset shifts that matter more at 49 than mileage ever didHow a human-powered commute — even on crutches — became part of his rehabThe real meaning of resilience, especially after setbacksThis episode is shorter than usual as Harvey had to get back to class — but we hope to bring him back for Part Two. And a personal note:  We just crossed 100 consecutive weekly episodes of Ageless Athlete. Thank you for being here, for listening, and for making this community possible. Timestamps 00:00 — Breakfast, the run commute, and showing up to school 03:00 — How the injuries happened during Big’s 07:00 — The surprising pace of his healing 10:00 — What “trying harder” actually means in recovery 13:00 — The role of sauna, red light, ART therapy, and sleep 17:00 — Why nutrition matters more than protein myths 22:00 — Motion as medicine: walking, cycling, gentle running 26:00 — The Backyard Ultra: explained in simple terms 33:00 — Mindset in hour 80–100: hallucinations, purpose, micro-rest 40:00 — Running for David in Haiti 45:00 — Veganism, misinformation, and fueling as an ageless athlete 51:00 — Harvey signs off to rush back to class References & Links Big Dog’s Backyard Ultra — Race format & rules https://backyardultra.comHarvey Lewis Instagram https://instagram.com/harveylewisultrarunner --- 🚀 Love the show? Here’s how to support it If something you’ve heard here has stayed with you, made you smile, or helped you keep going, I’d be honored if you’d consider supporting the show. 👉 https://buymeacoffee.com/agelessathlete 📰 Subscribe to the Ageless Athlete newsletter !  1-2x a month, no spam. We share behind-the-scenes reflections, longevity tips, and athlete wisdom you won’t find anywhere else. You can sign up at https://www.agelessathlete.co/newsletter/ 📩 Courageous Alignment3Tools and insights for a more aligned, present, and truthful life. Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Support the show

When Loree Bolin was told she’d never run again, she didn’t just defy expectations — she redefined them. At 70, Loree completed her 11th Ironman triathlon after years of battling knee osteoarthritis. But this isn’t just a story about sport. It’s about service. A retired dentist and lifelong endurance athlete, Loree sold her practice at 60 to launch a nonprofit bringing medical and dental care to underserved communities across Tanzania. Her work now includes safehouses for girls fleeing forced marriage, business programs for widows, and a school for over 200 kids — all in regions where access to care and education was once nonexistent. In this episode, Loree shares how sport fuels her purpose, how she rebuilt her knees without surgery, and why your most impactful years might be the ones still ahead. 🙌 Support Loree’s Work Want to get involved with Health & Hope Foundation — or help fund their next school, clinic, or safehouse?  Visit healthandhopefoundation.org to donate or volunteer. 🎧 Love the Ageless Athlete Podcast? If this episode moved you, share it with a friend — and leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your support helps us keep telling stories like Loree’s. 🧭 Topics & Timestamps [00:02:00] Why she left dentistry to pursue humanitarian work full time[00:08:00] Her first volunteer trips — and the moment that changed everything[00:14:00] Grandmothers breaking rocks, and the birth of a business program[00:21:00] Starting a school in rural Tanzania for 200+ kids[00:30:00] How she manages teams and funding from Seattle[00:39:00] What most people misunderstand about volunteering[00:43:00] Training for Ironman while traveling overseas[00:56:00] Cultural barriers, custom inspections, and resilience[01:06:00] Reversing osteoarthritis and getting back to racing[01:13:00] What Ironman feels like at 70[01:22:00] Strength, recovery, and mindset for long-term health[01:33:00] Her vision for the next decade — and advice for those wondering what’s next --- 🚀 Love the show? Here’s how to support it If something you’ve heard here has stayed with you, made you smile, or helped you keep going, I’d be honored if you’d consider supporting the show. 👉 https://buymeacoffee.com/agelessathlete 📰 Subscribe to the Ageless Athlete newsletter !  1-2x a month, no spam. We share behind-the-scenes reflections, longevity tips, and athlete wisdom you won’t find anywhere else. You can sign up at https://www.agelessathlete.co/newsletter/ 📩 Courageous Alignment3Tools and insights for a more aligned, present, and truthful life. Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Support the show

This quarter on Ageless Athlete brought together some of the most surprising and meaningful stories of the year — from record-setting endurance swimmers to rebel skateboarders, alpinists, paddlers, big-wall climbers, and athletes redefining what’s possible in their 60s and 70s. Across ten very different conversations, one theme kept surfacing:  Courage in uncomfortable places. Not the loud kind — but the quiet courage that appears at the edge of uncertainty, identity, aging, and ambition.  This “Best of Q3” highlight reel pulls together the moments that stayed with me long after the mics were off. Featured Guests & Clips This episode includes curated highlights from: Sonnie Trotter — Precision, conviction, and breaking big goals into tiny stepsJudi Oyama — Rebellion, falling and rising again, skating with fire at 65Andy Donaldson — What the ocean reveals when everything falls apartJamie Whitmore — Choosing light and purpose after cancerAndy McVittie — Making movement safe again; rebuilding confidence through simplicitySusan Marie Conrad — A night with whales, weather, and the wild in AlaskaJim Donini (Part I and II) — Partnership, trust, grief, and a lifetime in the mountainsSeb Berthe — Integrity over convenience; sailing to the Dawn WallJoan & Doug Beyerlein — Curiosity, partnership, and staying in motion at 75Chris Anthony — Mongolia, humility, and finding perspective far from homeWhat You’ll Learn Why courage often shows up in small, humble decisionsHow elite and everyday athletes navigate fearHow aging can deepen, not diminish, athletic purposeThe role of values, integrity, and long-term devotionWhat it means to reinvent yourself without losing yourselfThe emotional cost — and reward — of chasing a life in motionWhy This Episode Matters More than athletic stories — they’re reminders of how to live.  Every clip is a moment where someone stepped forward despite uncertainty, discomfort, or change.  If one of these voices resonates, go back and listen to the full episodes from Q3 — each conversation goes far deeper than this highlight reel can capture. Listen to the Original Episodes All full episodes from Q3, 2025 can be found in all popular podcast apps or at www.agelessathlete.co --- 🚀 Love the show? Here’s how to support it If something you’ve heard here has stayed with you, made you smile, or helped you keep going, I’d be honored if you’d consider supporting the show. 👉 https://buymeacoffee.com/agelessathlete 📰 Subscribe to the Ageless Athlete newsletter !  1-2x a month, no spam. We share behind-the-scenes reflections, longevity tips, and athlete wisdom you won’t find anywhere else. You can sign up at https://www.agelessathlete.co/newsletter/ 📩 Courageous Alignment3Tools and insights for a more aligned, present, and truthful life. Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Support the show

What happens when you mix psychedelics with some of the most fearsome waves on Earth?  What does it take to stay curious, joyful, and deeply alive—well into your 70s? In this wide spanning conversation, legendary surfer Jock Sutherland joins Ageless Athlete to talk about the radical experiences, deep values, and spiritual practices that shaped his life—from surfing Pipeline in the 1960s to climbing mango trees and sharing fruit with neighbors at 77. Raised off-grid on Oʻahu, Jock came of age paddling rivers, spearfishing, and spending summers with the “Hermit of Kalalau.” His mother, Audrey Sutherland—a pioneering solo paddler—raised him on a handwritten list of survival skills that included everything from “save someone drowning with available equipment” to “dance with any age.” Jock opens up about: His early experiments with LSD, and why surfing while high never replaced the clarity of presenceWhy he left surfing at the height of his fame to join the ArmyThe life lessons he learned from injury, reinvention, and working as a roofer for over 50 yearsHow community, fruit bartering, and stretching classes help him age wellAnd what it means to stay in love with movement, the ocean, and learning—at any ageThis is a conversation about psychedelics, surfing, reinvention, and awe—but more than anything, it’s about how to live with wonder, even as the decades pass. 🔥 Topics & Timestamps 0:00 – The sourdough, marmalade, and mango trade that fuels Jock’s mornings  5:00 – What it means to be the “one-man fruit distributor of Oʻahu”  13:00 – Summers with the Hermit of Kalalau and Audrey Sutherland’s list of life skills  22:00 – Surfing Pipeline: early fear, speed, and beauty  30:00 – LSD, consciousness, and why surfing high didn’t last  38:00 – Leaving pro surfing to join the Army  48:00 – Rooftops, reinvention, and building a different kind of life  58:00 – Staying active at 76: stretching, herbs, and still surfing  1:05:00 – On legacy, parenting, and feeling unfinished  1:10:00 – “Too old to start?” Jock’s answer  1:14:00 – The billboard message he’d leave for Hawaiʻi 📚 References & Mentions Audrey Sutherland’s list of life skills: via The New Yorker Let My People Go Surfing by Yvon Chouinard (Patagonia )Fierce Grace – Documentary on Ram DassThe Duke Kahanamoku Invitational Surfing ChampionshipThai herb--- 🚀 Love the show? Here’s how to support it If something you’ve heard here has stayed with you, made you smile, or helped you keep going, I’d be honored if you’d consider supporting the show. 👉 https://buymeacoffee.com/agelessathlete 📰 Subscribe to the Ageless Athlete newsletter !  1-2x a month, no spam. We share behind-the-scenes reflections, longevity tips, and athlete wisdom you won’t find anywhere else. You can sign up at https://www.agelessathlete.co/newsletter/ 📩 Courageous Alignment3Tools and insights for a more aligned, present, and truthful life. Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Support the show

After 60 years in the weight room, Dan John has distilled fitness down to its essence: Move well. Lift often. Walk every day. Recover deeply. In this conversation, Dan joins host Kush Khandelwal to share the universal rules for staying strong and mobile through every decade — especially for climbers, runners, and outdoor athletes looking to balance performance and longevity. They unpack how fit literally means “to knit” — body, mind, and life woven together — and how that philosophy can guide everything from how you train and eat to how you recover and show up for others. Topics include: How to train for decades without breaking down or burning outThe six fundamental movement patterns for lifelong mobilityHow to integrate mobility into your strength sessions — without extra timeWalking as a cornerstone of strength and recoveryHow to structure strength training alongside endurance sportsThe art of recovery and “everyday strength”Why ritual matters more than motivationThe difference between hurt, injury, and agony — and how to manage eachDan’s blunt but liberating three rules: Don’t get fat. Don’t get debt. Don’t stop walking.This is a conversation about strength, yes — but also about meaning, consistency, and how to build a body and life that last. 📚 REFERENCES & RESOURCES MENTIONED 🧭 Dan John Resources Website: https://danjohnuniversity.com/ YouTube: Dan John Strength Coach Articles & Programs: available through DanJohn University📘 Books by Dan John 40 Years With a Whistle — Reflections on coaching, teaching, and staying curiousNever Let Go — Essays on strength, life lessons, and long-term consistencyEasy Strength (with Pavel Tsatsouline) — How to get stronger by doing less, smarterAttempts: Essays on Fitness, Health, and Long-Term ThinkingIntervention — A framework for identifying what truly matters in training and lifeFrom Dad, To Grad, and Beyond — A rare personal collection mentioned during the episode📗 Other Books & Thinkers Mentioned Life Lessons from a Remarkable Coach: Percy Cerutty by Alastair Gunn — On the pioneer who inspired “Easy Strength” principlesOriginal Strength by Tim Anderson — Movement resets and mobility foundations (discussed in his “Tonic Thursdays”)Gift of Injury--- 🚀 Love the show? Here’s how to support it If something you’ve heard here has stayed with you, made you smile, or helped you keep going, I’d be honored if you’d consider supporting the show. 👉 https://buymeacoffee.com/agelessathlete 📰 Subscribe to the Ageless Athlete newsletter !  1-2x a month, no spam. We share behind-the-scenes reflections, longevity tips, and athlete wisdom you won’t find anywhere else. You can sign up at https://www.agelessathlete.co/newsletter/ 📩 Courageous Alignment3Tools and insights for a more aligned, present, and truthful life. Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Support the show