The APEX

Ep. 13 Riley Amos bounces back from nationals and worlds to take on The APEX!

Welcome to The APEX podcast where we sit down for a special episode with host John Croom where he chats with Riley Amos, one of the best mountain bikers in the country right now! Riley is a U23 cyclist for the TREK Factory team who is bouncing back from an injury subdued in training leading into national championships roughly 6 weeks ago. After the injury it was a question if Riley would be able to compete at this years worlds but he was able to recover and seacure a top 10! Riley will be at The APEX looking to better his finish from 2021! Riley Socials: https://www.instagram.com/rj_amos/?hl=en https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Y2ii4oTGYI The Pikes Peak APEX courses and stages: https://www.pikespeakapex.com/2022-course-information Subscribe to The APEX podcast & listen on your favorite platform  Learn more about Pikes Peak APEX presented by RockShox https://www.pikespeakapex.com/ #PikesPeakAPEX

Ep. 12 The Roundtable on 2022 Courses!

Welcome to The APEX podcast where we sit down for a special episode with host John Croom where he chats with two guest Daniel Matheny and Bryan Peck. Matheny is the course director for the 2022 Pikes Peak APEX and Bryan Peck is on our athletes who races the podcast and is coached by Matheny! Matheny & Peck sit down with Croom to give him and you the inside look on the new course for this years edition of The Pikes Peak APEX!    Daniel Socials:     https://mathenyendurance.com/   https://www.trainingpeaks.com/coach/matheny#about   https://www.instagram.com/mathenyendurance/?hl=en   The Pikes Peak APEX courses and stages:   https://www.pikespeakapex.com/2022-course-information   Subscribe to The APEX podcast & listen on your favorite platform  Learn more about Pikes Peak APEX presented by RockShox https://www.pikespeakapex.com/ #PikesPeakAPEX

Ep. 11 Russell Finsterwald is coming back to the APEX!

The APEX podcast where host John Croom sits down for a chat with Russell Finsterwald and chats about his goal for coming back to his hometown race searching for the win. Russ also tells us about his recent adventures at Leadville and SBT gravel along with the Lifetime Grand Prix series he is apart of. Who iis read to find out what the hometown legend's favorite stage is. Russell Socials: https://www.instagram.com/finsty/?hl=en Subscribe to The APEX podcast & listen on your favorite platform  Learn more about Pikes Peak APEX presented by RockShox https://www.pikespeakapex.com/ #PikesPeakAPEX

Ep. 10 Jamil Coury: Who is Jamil and Aravaipa Running? The APEX is now offering a run!

The APEX podcast where host John Croom sits down for a chat with Jamil Coury who is an Ultra Runner, Father, Business man, Family man, youtuber, and more! Jamil and his company Aravaipa Running are partnering with The APEX to bring the APEX their first running event! We sit down to see how the partnership came together as well as we get to know Jamil as a person and an athlete!      Jamil Socials:   https://runsteep.com/jamil-coury/  https://www.aravaiparunning.com/  https://www.instagram.com/jamilcoury/?hl=en   Subscribe to The APEX podcast & listen on your favorite platform  Learn more about Pikes Peak APEX presented by RockShox https://www.pikespeakapex.com/ #PikesPeakAPEX

Ep. 9 Nina Machnowski uses the Leadville 100 to prep for the APEX!

The APEX podcast where host John Croom sits down for a chat with Nina Machnowski of Brevard College and Pivot Cycles to chat about how she is using Leadville to prep for the APEX. Nina is a college student at Brevard College in Brevard, NC where she not only studies but also races and trains! Currently, Nina is in Colorado prepping for the famous Leadville MTB 100!  Nina Socials: https://www.instagram.com/nina.machina/?hl=en&__coig_restricted=1 Subscribe to The APEX podcast & listen on your favorite platform  Learn more about Pikes Peak APEX presented by RockShox https://www.pikespeakapex.com/ #PikesPeakAPEX