Learn the importance of maintaining a balanced approach to sports to avoid burnout and injury from someone who conquered it themselves, pro cyclist Shayna Powless.
Lifelong multi-sport athlete Shayna Powless rides for DNA Pro Cycling and is gearing up to compete in the Team Pursuit at the 2023 World Track Championships and qualify for the 2024 Olympic Games. In this episode, Shayna shares her pathway to becoming a professional cyclist. We learn the challenges she faced and how she overcame them through adaptation, grit, and determination. She also offers advice to aspiring female endurance athletes based on her experiences.
Shayna comes from a family of athletes. Her mother was an Olympic runner, her father competed internationally in triathlon, and her brother Neilson rides for EF Education–EasyPost. Their athletic experiences provided tremendous mental support and played a crucial role in her athletic career. Along with her fiancé, NFL athlete Eli Ankou, she is the founder of the Dream Catcher Foundation, which raises awareness for missing indigenous women and empowers indigenous youth through sports.
Today, Shayna balances track, road, and mountain bike racing in her pursuit of receiving a World Championship Team Pursuit medal. Tune in to hear about how Shayna was able to develop a wide range of skills and mitigate the risk of injury and burnout.
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