Feb 20, 2022
My guest today, Wichita native Jennifer Strong McConachie, has traveled around the world competing in global endurance sports. Today, we are going to talk about how she uses the Kansas outdoor landscape and weather to prepare for these competitions around the world. Whether you are sporty or not, you’ll get a lot of ideas from Jennifer for adventures you can take in Kansas. Unless you are already into adventure sports, you are going to walk away from this episode with a whole new viewpoint on our state.
Links to things we talked about:
Go Far: How Endurance Sports Win at Life book website
Lexington State Park Trail Map
TallGrass Prairie Nature Preserve
(Geoff and I took the Scenic Overlook Trail to the Prairie Fire Loop to the Davis Trail)
Get To Know A Kansan:
What You’ll Learn in this Episode
- How to adapt the Kansas landscape to create your own adventure
- How to connect with others over Kansas stereotypes
- How our pioneer roots can help us with adversity training
- How to create a adventure event of your own
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