What does it actually take to push the edge of your potential?

Last year, I trained more than I ever have, raced at the highest level I’ve reached so far, and went sub-7 at Leadville. But the biggest lessons I learned had nothing to do with watts, training plans, or gear.

In this episode, I break down 5 key lessons from a year of chasing high performance — from why durability matters more than peak fitness, to how small gains compound into massive results.

This is the start of a new chapter of The Uphill Goat — a podcast about exploring the edge of human performance.

If you’re serious about getting better, this episode is for you.

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In this episode, I interview Joe Goettl. Joe started his endurance career as a runner in college over 10 years ago and, since then, has been racing road bikes, gravel bikes, and mountain bikes. He's battled chronic pain since he was 20 and has gone through an impressive journey working through his pain and finding success on the bike. Joe continually repeated, "Don't let good be the enemy of perfect." This phrase shows his resilience and work that has helped him to become the person he is.

Give this episode a listen to dive into what it takes to race gravel at the top.

Breanne Nalder-Harward is a registered Breanne Nalder Harward, MS, RDN, earned a BS in Biology and Sociology from Westminster College and went on to receive a Master of Science degree in Nutrition and Sports Dietetics from the University of Utah. She is licensed as a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) and is the nutrition coach at PLAN7 Endurance Coaching and a dietician at Nirvana Medical. She raced for DNA cycling on the road professionally for 10 years, and then as a privateer in the gravel scene with big wins at the Crusher and at Rebecca's Privat Idaho. If you would like to receive nutrition guidance from Breanne, you can find more information on her at plan7coaching.com and/or follow her on social media @aycheezy/ In this episode, we discuss many things including:

• general nutrition
• race week nutrition
• race day nutrition
• On-the-bike nutrition
• nutrition for recovery post-rides
• nutrition for rest days

please reach out via email to aj@uphillgoat if you have any questions.