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The Sonya Looney Show


Hey everybody! My name is Sonya Looney and welcome to my podcast. For those of you who don’t have any context on me, I’m a plant-based World Champion ultra endurance mountain biker. I travel the world and have met some incredible people with world class attitudes and ways of living that motivate me daily, and I want to share their paths of mastery with you. This is a podcast interviewing inspiring leaders across the categories of wellness, endurance fitness, plant-based nutrition, mindset, and entrepreneurship to help you unlock the best and healthiest version of yourself.

Dec 8, 2022

This week, Sonya and Hannah sat down to answer your questions.

Sonya Looney is a professional mountain biker, Word Champion, 4x National Champion and has taken on and won the hardest endurance stage races and 100 milers around the world. She has her Master's of Science in Electrical Engineering, has completed pre-med coursework, and is a Certified Health Coach from Vanderbilt University's Department of Integrative Medicine. She also is a mental performance coach.

Hannah Otto, professional mountain biker and gravel racer for co-title sponsors Pivot Cycles and DT Swiss. She has a degree in Athletic Training (healthcare) and Exercise Scientist, is a USA Cycling Coach and a Board Certified Athletic Trainer. Hannah was a 2020 Olympic Long Team Member and the 2022 Leadville Champion, and 4x National Champion.

Key Takeaways:

  • Motivating others and yourself
  • Using curiosity
  • Picking challenges
  • What is your why?
  • Setting realistic goals
  • Training for climbs
  • Power is just a metric
  • Life lessons from professional mountain biking
  • Gaining confidence to ride or run in the backcountry
  • How privateering differs from a team