A former kickboxing world champion, special forces officer, and professional cyclist, at age 52 Leah Goldstein became the first woman ever to win the solo division of the 3000-mile Race Across America transcontinental cycling race, beating everyone (including the men). Today she shares her fascinating life story along with mindset secrets for achieving audacious goals. For more on Leah + full show notes, go here👉🏾https://bit.ly/richroll646 ✌🏼🌱 - Rich LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/rrpitunes Spotify: http://bit.ly/rrpspotify Google: http://bit.ly/rrpgooglepods Meal Planner: http://meals.richroll.com Voicing Change Book: http://richroll.com/vc Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/RichRollPodcastClips Newsletter: http://bit.ly/rollcallemail CONNECT WITH RICH ✩ Website - http://richroll.com​ ✩ Rich Roll Podcast - https://richroll.com/all-episodes/ ✩ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/richroll/ ✩ Twitter - https://twitter.com/richroll ✩ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/richrollfans ✩ Strava - https://www.strava.com/athletes/14443?oq=rich ✩ Memoir: Finding Ultra - https://www.richroll.com/shop/books/finding-ultra/ ✩ Meals - http://meals.richroll.com​ ✩ Cook - The Plantpower Way - https://www.richroll.com/shop/books/the-plantpower-way-signed/ ✩ Italian! - The Plantpower Way: Italia - https://www.richroll.com/shop/books/the-plantpower-way-italia-signed/ ✩ Support - https://www.patreon.com/richroll FILMED AND EDITED BY BLAKE CURTIS https://www.blakecurtis.net/ 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:27 - Leah's Amazing RAAM Victory 00:03:23 - Leah's Unique Origin Story 00:04:48 - Boxing & Martial Arts Background 00:11:08 - Leah's Laser-Focused Discipline 00:13:09 - Leah's Dream to be James Bond | Joining the IDF at 18yr old 00:17:04 - Becoming a Krav Maga Instructor for Israeli commandos 00:22:27 - Working in a Counter-Terrorist Police Unit 00:28:08 - Almost Getting Recruited to be a Spy 00:33:01 - How Leah Got Into Cycling 00:35:38 - Retiring from the Police Unit Because it was too Dangerous 00:38:04 - Slogging Through the Beginnings of a Cycling Career in Leah's 30s 00:45:02 - Having a Breakthrough with Cycling at 38 until a Big Crash 00:51:58 - Rehabilitation from the Cascade Classic Crash 00:55:15 - Transitioning to Ultra Endurance Racing After Another Crash 00:57:47 - Leah's Superpower with Sleep Deprivation 01:00:36 - First RAAM in 2011 01:09:05 - RAAM in 2019 01:12:24 - Learning from 2019 Mistakes and Coming Back for 2021 01:16:56 - How Do You Prepare Mentally for RAAM? 01:17:35 - Learn to be comfortable while being uncomfortable 01:22:07 - The Goal for 2021 RAAM, Preparing for a Hot Year 01:26:29 - First Woman to Win the Whole Solo Division 01:32:54 - What Does Recovery Look Like? 01:34:04 - Leah Did It All Plant-Based 01:39:09 - How Do You Train in Canada? 01:41:35 - How Do Martial Arts and Ultra Endurance Compliment Each Other? 01:43:45 - Discipline and Consistency for Ultra Endurance Training 01:45:24 - What It's Like Working with a Crew 01:47:27 - The Rules and Regulations During RAAM 01:49:09 - No Limits Documentary 01:50:40 - Leah's Refusal to Quit 01:53:57 - Closing Thoughts * * * * * NEW TO RICH? Hi I'm Rich Roll. I'm a vegan ultra-endurance athlete, author, podcaster, public speaker & wellness evangelist. But mainly I'm a dad of four. If you want to know more, visit my website or check out these two the NY Times articles: http://bit.ly/otillonyt http://bit.ly/vegansglam I LOVE MAIL! SEND IT HERE: 29617 Agoura Rd. Agoura Hills, CA 91301 #richroll #richrollpodcast