And that was sort of an eye-opening thing for me that I didn't need to be winning the race in order to be enjoying the race, you know?

Because in running, in ultra-running, I've always had a lot of success.

But, you know, the couple of bike races I've done and all the

schemal racing I've done showed me that success isn't what motivates me in

racing it's it's the actual experience of racing itself. Testing one two three testing one two three testing one two three and the red light is on

after years of thinking about it, months of planning, it is finally here.

Episode 1 of the Billy Yang Podcast.

I am your very grateful host, Billy Yang Yang and I am pleased to bring you the first of what I hope to be many dialogues with athletes, creatives, entrepreneurs, you name it, keeping it fairly open for the time being.

And as long as they are interesting, inspiring, influential, and their athleticism, their

business, their craft, it is all and their

craft it is all fair game

Now most of you probably know me as a documentary filmmaker more specifically in the ultra running space although by trade

I produce branded content to make a living and I love melding the two passions of mine

as a more of a middle of the pack,

endurance runner myself.

But what this probably won't be is an ultra-running specific podcast and that's primarily because I feel that space is adequately saturated with plenty of very nice podcasts out there.

In tune in particular comes to mind, Trailrunner Nation

and Ultra Runner Podcasts, both are very fine programs.

But I feel like I could be a better service to you guys by branching out a little bit more than just the running space

And of course I say all this and who do I bring on as my very first guest, none other than Anton Kripichka.

Anton is 34, lives in Boulder, Colorado, and I think it's very fitting that Anton is my first guess because it is in working with

athletes like Anton where I really wanted to unpack and go longer form have cards

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