ALN – Losing Faith in the Process and How To Fix It

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Wilderness, Leisure, Health & Fitness, Sports, Fitness, Hobbies

4.9 • 628 Ratings

🗓️ 23 July 2024

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

Today we’re joined by Canadian enduro star Andreane Lanthier Nadeau, also known as ALN. Since we last had ALN on the show, a lot has changed, and it hasn’t all been smooth sailing. We’ll dive into some of ALN’s experiences, from having victories slip through her fingers to losing faith in the process and herself. Hear how she made the bold move away from a factory team to build something new, bringing a fresh and more positive energy with her. ALN’s journey shows that change can be incredibly positive, even during tough times. So, it’s time to sit back, hit play and listen to this episode with ALN.

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0:00.0	And I stand up and I see my bike like bouncing and stuff and then I just told to myself,
0:04.9	well, I guess you're not winning.
0:08.0	It's overcoming adversity that brings out an extra level of performance for me.
0:12.9	Yeah.
0:13.3	And it's been a bit of my personal puzzle as an athlete to figure out how to bring that without
0:19.0	the adversity.
0:19.6	Actually, I'm like totally cutting a part of
0:21.4	this story because people are going to think I'm insane but I'm just going to tell you it's going to
0:24.8	be the hook. Hey everyone I'm Chris Hall and this is the downtime podcast where we're going to be
0:32.8	taking you deeper than ever into the gravity base side of mountain biking. First up a quick thank you
0:37.2	to our supporting partner we are one composites. For the month of July, downtime listeners can get 20% off
0:42.4	all Weir1 convergence rooms and wheel sets. With the new convergence range, WeR1 took their already
0:47.7	incredible durability and ride feel and mixed in the very latest in engineering and material science.
0:53.4	The result, a wheel set that not only
0:55.3	improves their already awesome ride feel, but increases their impact strength by a huge 32%.
1:00.7	We've been using the convergence rims on our downhill team bikes since the beginning of
1:04.4	2023, with zero problems and we love the way they ride. If you want some top quality
1:09.4	wheel-one wheels in your life, then until the end of July, you can get 20% off all convergence rims and wheel sets by using the code downtime July 24 at the checkout over on we are 1compsets.com. That's downtime with a capital D, July with a capital J and the number 24 with no spaces over at we are one composites.com.
1:28.2	All right, just a couple more quick things before we get stuck into the episode.
1:31.9	Firstly, make sure you never miss an episode by following the podcast.
1:35.1	Just hit the follow button in your podcast app now or find dedicated buttons for all the major platforms to help you at downtimepodcast.com for slash follow.
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