Episode Details

“You talk about my successes — I’ll show you my thousand failures.”

What does it actually take to stay at the top—not for a season, but for decades?

In this conversation, I sit down with Jeremiah Bishop, one of the most accomplished endurance mountain bikers in the U.S. A 16-time member of the USA Cycling National Team, Pan American Games gold medalist, and multiple-time national champion, Jeremiah has spent a lifetime choosing the harder path—on and off the bike.

But this isn’t just about wins.

It’s about the long road.

We talk about what it feels like to keep showing up year after year… how to handle failure when it becomes the norm… and what it really means to build a life around something difficult.

Jeremiah brings you into the races—the suffering, the landscapes, the quiet moments where things can go either way—and the mindset that’s allowed him to keep going long after most people burn out.

In this episode:

•  What separates athletes who last from those who fade 
•  Why failure is the real training ground 
•  The mental game behind long, multi-day races 
•  Choosing challenge over comfort—again and again 
•  How to build a life around something that matters 

This one is about endurance in the deepest sense—not just sport, but life.

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Ageless Athlete is a podcast about healthy aging for people who want to stay strong, active and capable for life. Conversations explore strength, endurance, mobility, recovery, VO2 max, muscle and bone health, and what it takes to keep doing the things you love as you get older.

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