First guest on the Endurance Path podcast...! John Petrylak
John was nearly 240 lbs when he realized he needed to make some changes. He was getting active again when some buddies invited him to join them on a 4 person team for a 24 hour mountain bike race. John was hooked on the bike at that point... Fastforward to 2017 and John Petrylak wins the (NUE) National Ultra Endurance Marathon Race Series.
John walks us through his progression, we talk a little bit about loosing weight, training and touch on quite a few different races. We also discuss the difference between racing the 100k Marathon distance races and the 100M Epic distance races. John has had success in both. We also talk about the community around mountain bike racing and making new friends in the sport.
John shares his sponsors with us, including talking about his coach Jeremiah Bishop and his local shop Bike Factory of Charlottesville that goes beyond the extra mile to keep his bikes rolling and John on the race course. No doubt, John's bikes get a lot of abuse with the amount of racing he's been doing and distances he's been racing.
Show Notes Page: https://www.endurancepath.com/podcast/episode14/
Contact Steve: podcast@endurancepath.com
John Petrylak's SponsorsScott Bikes - bike sponsor through 2017
Norco Bikes - new bike sponsor starting 2018
Tifosi Optics
Mavic
ESI Grips
Wolf Tooth
Athlo Sports w/ Dave Manchester
Bike Factory of Charlottesville
John Petrylak's Coaches and TrainersJeremiah Bishop Coaching
Highland Training w/ Mike Schultz
John Petrylak's Blog FeedAlways Chasing
John Petrylak's Home Race SeriesVirginia Offroad Series
Other Races and Series MentionedNUE (National Ultra Endurance Series)
True Grit
Big Frog
Mohican 100
Carrabassett
Wilderness 101
Crotched Mountain
Shenandoah 100
Marji Gesick 100
Big Bear Grizzly
USAC Marathon Nationals
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