Awake Athlete Podcast

The Awake Athlete Podcast is a short form exploration of life perspectives from a 10,000-foot view. An all-encompassing offering of time-tested knowledge, techniques, and practices that allow for more ease along the path of athletic performance while creating a beneficial effect on the entirety of this life experience. Through the knowledge that she has gained from years of study and training, Jess Gumkowski, endurance athlete, and mindset coach shares commonsensical ancient wisdom that leads to a mental fitness level that can change the world. This podcast is for athletes who are ready to open their minds and welcome in their greatness. It is for coaches who are curious about expanded viewpoints from which to guide their athletes to their highest performance level. Awake Athlete is more than a podcast; it is a way of living that is by its nature, as easeful as it is powerful. This seasonal offering will support athletes and coaches who, like Jess, view mastery as the only option in t

Awake Athlete Podcast is a health podcast hosted by Jess Gumkowski, with 69 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Jess Gumkowski hosts Awake Athlete Podcast, a health show with 69 episodes published.

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  Episode #12

  The Crossing: Becoming Who I Trained To Be

  Dec 15, 202538 minS6

  <p>There are two kinds of fear: the kind that keeps you alive — and the kind that keeps you from living.</p> <p>In this final episode of Awake Athlete: The Road to El Cruce, I share what it was like to stand on the starting line in Argentina after 27 weeks of becoming — confident, grounded, and deeply ready. Not because nothing could go wrong, but because I trusted what I would do with whatever came up.</p> <p>We talk about the intelligence of life itself — and the willingness to feel all feelings and experience all experiences as the true gatewa...

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  Episode #11

  On the Edge — The Final Stretch to El Cruce

  Nov 21, 202525 minS6

  <p>On this narrowing road to El Cruce, I’m living in the unfiltered experience of me—the place where clarity breathes louder than chaos.</p> <p>In this episode, I explore the moments that can’t be measured, tracked, or posted… only felt. I open up about my greatest fear—not the unknown, but the soul-level terror of staying the same—and how this season has called me again and again into deeper alignment, deeper truth, and deeper self-trust.</p> <p>As the countdown to Patagonia speeds up, I reflect on the year, the training, the warrior mind skills being sharpe...

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  Episode #10

  No Hero Workouts — The Path of Aligned Action

  Oct 27, 202525 minS6

  <p>Coming back from altitude rocked me in unexpected ways.</p> <p>This episode explores what it means to move forward without forcing — to release the need for hero workouts and align with the deeper rhythm of training, trust, and truth. I share the honest reality of returning from altitude, what I’m trusting now, and how the plan evolves from here as El Cruce draws near.</p> <p>I dive into the truth of “should,” the science and expansion of visualization, and the only time in life we truly have free will. This is about training the mind as intention...

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  Episode #9

  The Altitude Push — Preparing for Patagonia

  Oct 16, 202527 minS6

  <p>Altitude exposes truth — physically, mentally, and emotionally.</p> <p>In this episode, BJ Gumkowski joins me to break down my recent altitude training trip to Colorado — the planning, the purpose, and the push. We explore how I prepared for this trip while still recovering from my fall, how I trained for an ultra through a triathlete’s lens, and what it means to hold the mindset of *what can I do?* even when the path isn’t clear.</p> <p>BJ and I unpack the power of the mind, the art of recovery, and the mistakes athletes often make in the f...

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  Episode #8

  Lessons - Clarity In The Comeback

  Sep 21, 202526 minS6

  <p>The past four weeks have been nothing like I planned. One fall shifted my training, forced me into patience, and gave me a whole new window of clarity.</p> <p>It’s shown me that risk and consequence always travel together — and real strength is in how we meet the outcome, not just the leap. It’s shown me the danger of waiting too long, of holding out for perfect conditions that never come. And it’s reminded me that trust — in the body, in the process, in myself — is not optional. It’s the path.</p> <p>My return has not...

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