The BrainStoke Podcast
The BrainStoke Podcast is a show about the stories of struggle and stoke and the people that inspire us. Hosted by Tom Telford and Preston Niederhauser, The BrainStoke Podcast has a simple mission. Deliver a daily D.O.S.E. of mattering to all who listen. Welcome to BrainStoke! We also want to thank our Stoke sponsor: LEVO a mind care company
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EP.46 - 7th time's the charm - Melisa Rollins
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Melisa Rollins joins BrainStoke just off her Leadville 100 win! Melisa talks about her roots with swimming, soccer and how biking wasn’t her “thing” as a teen but part of her family’s DNA as they revered the famed, Leadville 100 mountain bike race.
Melisa has the “all-in” gene. An obsessive mindset. An attitude of “go-BIG” in whatever is important to her. That was school, studying and becoming a chemist in her early college years until she realized that something was missing in her life. Physical exertion, competing and pushing her limits.
That desire took her full circle. A close relationship with her Mother (a highly accomplished cyclist herself) and a new interest in cycling, her eye quickly focused in on the Big-Buckle prize of Leadville. Melisa began devoting herself in a transformative effort that fed her obsession with training, racing and a dream of winning the very race that was hallowed in her childhood home.
From beakers to bikes, get your daily D.O.S.E with Melisa. The 2024 Leadville 100 Champion.