In this episode we dive even deeper with Gwendalyn Gibson. Gwendalyn is a professional mountain bike racer, riding for the distinguished Trek Factory Racing Team. She’s here to aspire and inspire. She’s thoughtfully working to become her strongest and truest self and she’s on a mission to make a difference in this world while lighting the world cup mountain bike scene on fire, and we’re really going to get to know Gwendalyn Gibson in part two of her story. In part two of The Rise of Gwendalyn Gibson, she talks about the pressures of racing at the highest level of professional mountain biking, her goals for the 2023 season, and how much she’s targeting the Paris 2024 Olympics. Gwendalyn gets raw, real and vulnerable with Michael in part two as they discuss anxiety and how she manages the expectations and pressures of her race calendar—including how she navigates the highs and lows of racing and her personal life. Michael and Gwendalyn talk about rituals and routines and her tool kit for managing performance anxiety. From Gwendalyn’s slow mornings to her blue collared rise and how she bet on herself to get where she is right now, Michael and Gwendalyn talk about the power of purposeful passion and how to bounce forward with grit and grace. She’s openly sharing her journey and story in hopes of inspiring others to get through the hard times to chase their dreams. From pre-race pancakes to her gratitude for stability in her life (after tremendous uncertainty in 2022), from Nove Mesto to Switzerland, Gwendalyn shares with Michael what she’s looking forward to most in 2023 and beyond.