22: Kurt Refsnider in the Hot Seat

About this episode

Kurt Refsnider discusses his achievements in ultra-endurance biking and his passion for geology.

Kurt Refsnider, the 2020 Iditarod Trail Invitational 350 champion, current FKT holder for the Grand Loop, Arizona Trail 750, and Arizona Trail 300, joins us for this episode of the Hammer Factor Hot Seat. In this episode, Kurt talks about his passion for geology and how it drives him to explore such great distances on his bike, what he has learned by being self-trained, the importance of self-care, his experiences as a mountain bike coach and so much more. Follow Kurt on Instagram Website: ULTRA MTB Coaching Bike Packing Roots Why We Sleep by Mathew Walker, mention in Podcast photo by: Kait Boyle Subscribe Itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/hammer-factor-hot-seat/id1414378393?mt=2 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/hammer-factor-hot-seat?refid=stpr RSS Direct Feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/hammerfactorhotseat

People in this episode

Guest: Kurt Refsnider

Topics covered

• Iditarod Trail Invitational
• mountain biking
• geology
• self-care
• coaching

Keywords

• FKT
• Arizona Trail
• bike packing
• self-trained

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Arizona Trail 750, Arizona Trail 300, Why We Sleep by Mathew Walker, ULTRA MTB Coaching, Bike Packing Roots

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