Extra Blue

About Extra Blue

A podcast about cross country skiing. Bringing you stories, insight, tips and knowledge about ski racing at the elite level.

Publisher

Alayna

Category

sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

17 Nov 2022

Latest episode

8 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

8 of 44 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   8 Jul 2026

   Ep 44: Women Building Community Through Running w/ Kristy Maki, Carrie Tollefson and Kate Eggers

   On this episode of Extra Blue, I’m joined by Kristy Maki, Carrie Tollefson, and Kate Eggers to talk all things Stride de She, a women’s running camp designed to empower women of every age and ability level through movement, community, and confidence. We discuss why running is about so much more than pace or performance, how to build confidence as a runner, the importance of finding your community, and what you can expect during a weekend at Stride de She. Whether you're training for your next...

2. 

   23 Jun 2026

   Ep 43: Learning to Carry Expectations w/ JC Schoonmaker

   Sprint skier JC Schoonmaker shares insights on managing rising expectations and mental fortitude after his World Cup success in this interview.

3. 

   9 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Ep 42 Resilience Through Unanswered Questions w/ Novie McCabe

   U.S. Ski Team athlete Novie McCabe shares her journey of resilience and finding strength amidst unanswered health questions in this interview.

Inside a recent episode

Ep 42 Resilience Through Unanswered Questions w/ Novie McCabe

Published 9 Jun 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And I wasn't able to do what I wanted to, but I think to kind of help cope with that I tried to put a lot of energy into like other things like rest and recovery and nutrition and like working with my sports psych more and kind of doing these other things that I could kind of twist into being like okay I feel like that will maybe like give me a little bit of an edge or maybe like the more marginal gains things I focused on just a bit more and I don't know if they actually helped but I think it was like mentally nice to be like okay yeah, maybe I didn't do whatever in training, but I like did do this extra thing to help prepare myself for this moment. […]

Who has been a guest on Extra Blue

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• JC Schoonmaker
• Novie McCabe
• Colin Rodgers
• Alayna Sonnesyn

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

75 ratings

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