Savilia Blunk recaps the Olympics XCO race

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🗓️ 7 August 2024

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Just a few days after returning home from Paris, Savilia Blunk sits down with Payson to talk about her experience competing in the XCO race at the Olympics. After years of targeted preparation, she had a lot riding on the race. In the end, she was disappointed with how it all went down. In this conversation, she tells Payson about the things she sacrificed to make it to the start line in Paris and whether, in hindsight, she thinks it was all worth it. She also gives her verdict on the course,...

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0:00.0	Everybody says, like, no one can prepare you for your first Olympics, you know?
0:03.5	And after experiencing it, I know what they mean because it was so overwhelming.
0:10.7	And there's so many parts of it that's so distracting.
0:13.9	At the same time, I knew that, like, once the race started, I would be fine.
0:18.7	Like, that, like, I just needed to get to that start line.
0:22.0	And then I knew I would just be in the zone.
0:24.4	It's showtime, everybody.
0:26.6	Showtime!
0:29.2	You've been living in a dream world, Neo.
0:32.9	This is the world as it exists today.
0:37.8	Life moves pretty fast.
0:40.1	You don't stop and look around once in a while.
0:42.5	You could miss it.
0:45.8	Listen, we talk about practice.
0:49.0	Repeat on the dude's room.
0:50.5	Donnie, you're out of your element.
0:52.9	I see.
0:53.4	You think this has nothing to do with you.
0:56.8	Don't ever trash talk black Jesus.
1:01.5	This is the Adventure Stash with Payson McAlvin.
1:06.0	Hello, everyone, and welcome back to the show.
1:08.2	And welcome back to another Olympic coverage edition
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