Sea Otter recap with Sarah Sturm

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4.8 • 767 Ratings

🗓️ 18 April 2026

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

The 2026 Life Time Grand Prix is officially underway after an action-packed day at Sea Otter. In the injury-ridden men’s field, Bradyn Lange surged to victory in a sprint finish with Keegan Swenson. In the women’s field, Sofia Gomez-Villafañe took the win in a stacked field that battled headwinds and countless attacks throughout most of the day. Payson sat down with Sarah Sturm to recap the day’s events. Her pregnancy and deferred Grand Prix spot meant that she got to view the race from...

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0:00.0	I'm Pace McElvin and this is the With Pace podcast.
0:11.9	He is on magic form.
0:14.3	And he also has the skills to back it up.
0:16.3	He's always had the craftiness.
0:17.8	He's always had the efficiency and like ability to read the race.
0:21.6	And now that he has the legs.
0:23.6	Cool.
0:24.6	It like...
0:25.6	Very excited.
0:26.6	I mean, he's a smaller guy, so I'm not necessarily going to be like, no, he's
0:30.6	going to win onbound.
0:31.6	But I think he could win multiple Grand Prix rounds this year for sure.
0:34.6	I mean, I think he's capable of winning unbound.
0:43.8	Hello, everyone.
0:47.4	Welcome to our Sea Otter 2026 recap episode.
0:51.8	Sarah Sturm joined me the morning after the race.
0:54.2	Sea Otter is really just kicking off.
0:59.1	It's Friday, which means we have all day today, all day tomorrow, and then half a day on Sunday.
0:59.6	It's a huge four-day festival.
1:02.3	I've been coming to Sea Otter, I think since I was 16 years old.
1:07.6	Yesterday was also the first round of the Lifetime Grand Prix, which is the subject of our recap today. Um, I had a bit of a nightmarish day. To be honest, I'm, I'm not going to dwell on it here, but I'm sure some of you all will be curious. Racing can just absolutely tear your heart out. And, um, it's, it's really hard to have spent you know a whole winter making a
1:31.1	whole lot of sacrifices doing everything right and being on a really exciting upward curve
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