Olympics Everywhere!

With the ringing in of the New Year, my social media feeds are filling up with Olympic excitement and I love every minute of it. Nike recently released pics of the uniforms. Former Olympians are reflecting on Olympics past and aspiring athletes are releasing sneak peeks into their training. The countdown is on.

One of Tumbl Trak’s favorite Olympians, Samantha Peszek is taking Olympic fever to the next level with her THIRD season of the I Have Cool Friends Podcast. This season, Sam proves true to the title she’s got some pretty cool guests, all Olympians, this time from many different sports.

One of my favorite features of the podcast is learning through the dialog about the connections athletes have regardless of sport. When I was a kid, I used to fantasize about the opening ceremonies with swimmers and runners and weightlifters and gymnasts all marching together in red, white and blue.   What do they talk about? Do they get star struck with each other? I know I would have a hard time keeping my cool.. ;)

Sam has a friendly, bubbly, easy-going way about her that seems to bring out the best in her guests. They talk about the good the great AND the sometimes ugly part of being an Olympian. Each episode leaves me feeling inspired by the tenacity of each athlete as their story unfolds….at least to the current chapter. The next few months will unfold into additional chapters for some as the countdown to Tokoyo is on! (167 days, 3 hours and 2 minutes as of this writing…..but who’s counting?)

Find the I Have Cool Friends Podcast , season 3 and add it to your playlist.