Endurance Unlimited Season 4 Ep 10 — The Moxie & Grit of Pro Mother, MTB Racer and Coach Sonya Looney
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Oct 19, 2022 Sonya Looney, pro mountain biker, coach, and founder of the Moxie & Grit Mindset Academy. She talks about racing ultra‑endurance events worldwide, training and racing through pregnancy and postpartum, and building mindset habits for longterm consistency. Expect stories from extreme races, altitude and respiratory strategies, and why coaching others fuels her work.
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Two Intensity Days With Sweet Spot Focus
- Limit hard efforts to two intensity sessions per week and focus on 10–20 minute sweet-spot intervals for endurance stage racing.
- Sonya progresses to shorter, sharper intervals only during race-specific preparation like Breck Epic.
Use Respiratory Training To Prepare For Altitude
- Train your respiratory system for altitude with devices like SpiroTiger or Breathe Way Better and hypoxic interval work.
- Sonya used SpO2-guided wall squats and clamped-breath intervals to improve altitude coping despite no blood-count changes.
Ditch Power Numbers At Altitude And Pace By Breath
- At altitude remove power obsession and ride by perceived exertion and breathing to avoid early burn in multi-day races.
- Sonya removed her power meter at Breck Epic and paced by respiratory rate to last six days strong.
