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Woah slow down! What's the Rusch? Rebecca Rusch joins the crew and talks about her mental health journey and amazing accomplishments in the world of cycling and media. She touches on her life changing concussion and her struggle with identity and re-evaluation of pain! We touch on her Emmy award winning film: Blood Road and the inspiration and awareness it brought about. The queen of pain never disappoints! Tune in with Rebecca, Tom, and Preston!

What's the Rusch? Rebecca's new podcast premieres on February 19th! Check it out!

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Tom and Preston talk with Cimarron Chacon a highly decorated trail racer, designer and visionary to some of Utah's most famous trails. She touches on her first beginnings in the outdoors and her love for trail synergy and systems that flow with the land and work with the environment around them. She praises the people that have inspired and helped her amazing work in creating some of your favorite trails like Gooseberry Mesa, Santa Clara River System, and Frog Hollow. She also talks about her love for racing and her creation and development of racing series like 25 hours of Frog Hollow and The Rift in Iceland. Listen in from one of the most brilliant trail builders of our generation!

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Our 2025 kicks off with professional cyclist Zach Calton! He is an highly decorated man of the gravel and mountain. Coming off his win a P2P this year in unreal fashion. He talks with Tom and Preston about what it takes to dig deep and the tactical moves needed in the hardest of times. He speaks on his family and supportive upbringing and his decision to go full-time in the cycling space. He speaks on his recent engagement and the amazing support from his crew (fiancé and family).

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Tom and Preston talk with Jason Bond, friend and fellow ADHD learner. Jason tell his story of learning and school difficulties and his misunderstanding of his ADHD advantages. He touches on the role of his amazing parents in his journey of self-actualization and acceptance of himself. He also talks about his work with ENVE and his savant like intelligence when it comes to systems thinking in the cycling world. Truly this is a must watch and listen episode as Tom describes the themes of this episode are close to our hearts, because Jason is the epitome of what BrainStoke is all about!

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The guys from Bikes Change Lives sit down with Preston and Tom to talk about their story. They talk about growing up as best friends and partners in crime. CJ touches on his collegiate soccer career and how it shaped his leadership mentality. Jackson touches on his young married life and his connection with his brother. They talk about CJ's life threatening accident and the hardship filled road to get him back and to the Leadville starting line.

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Tara Warren knows how to suffer. After completing the Rocky Mountain Slam this year in honor of her late mother's battle with ALS. She sits down with Tom and Preston to talk about her love for running and her connection and love for nature. She touches on her amazing mom and feeling close to her when she runs and especially during the slam. Her story is truly one of strife, spirit, and triumph.

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Tom, Preston, Matthew Lefthand, and Mitt and Major Niederhauser are together talking about their individual struggles and stoke of this year's LOTOJA. It's a tale of anguish, triumph, brotherly love, and questionable tactics when it comes to bathroom breaks! Enjoy this awesome D.O.S.E. of Stoke and Storytelling.

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#1 International best-selling author of “Warrior In The Garden”, Rob Eastman hosted BrainStoke in his “Chapel” to record this episode.
Rob, aka; The Tattooed Life Coach has carried the weight of bullying and ADHD at a young age, suicide ideation, addiction, sexual assault victim and divorce. Rob had several relapses with addiction that led to a low point. A defining moment: “Is that loud enough for you”.
That led Rob to face and embrace extreme ownership of his role and choices in where he found himself. Starting over, with a renewed sense of purpose of who he is as a human and a Father.