Episode 233 - Tara Llanes on Reinventing Herself As a Wheelchair Basketball Paralympian
The Pinkbike Podcast27 Maalis 2024

Episode 233 - Tara Llanes on Reinventing Herself As a Wheelchair Basketball Paralympian

Tara Llanes has been wildly accomplished at the high levels of multiple sports - BMX, MTB, and wheelchair basketball, not to mention wheelchair tennis - and she also has a whole lot more life experience to share. In 2007, in what she thought was her second-to-last race before retiring from her career as a mountain biker, a devastating crash changed things for her. She spent the next several years going through intense processing, a move to Canada, some serious mental low points, a growing interest in tennis, and much more before she found herself on the basketball court to improve her speed as a wheelchair tennis player. Wheelchair basketball stuck. Tara clearly knows how to train hard, and that continues to take her far. She's now preparing for her second Paralympics, this one in Paris, and plans to then step away from high-level competition - retiring the right way this time. Brian and I sat down with Tara in Vancouver, where she lives, to talk about that whole process. While we imagined this episode would end up the same length as most of our podcast episodes, we just kept finding more conversation. Tara is clearly smart, capable, an incredible athlete, and seriously strong as a person, and we were glad for every minute she spent with us.

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Episode 78 - Modern Geometry Explained

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Episode 77 - Interview with Outside CEO, Robin Thurston

Episode 77 - Interview with Outside CEO, Robin Thurston

The news of Outside acquiring Pinkbike saw nearly 1,700 comments posted under the July 14th press release, with most being equal parts surprise, disapproval, and ''spirited debate.'' And while that co...

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Episode 76 - MTB Originals and Copycats

Episode 76 - MTB Originals and Copycats

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Episode 75 - Things MTB Brands Waste Money On

Episode 75 - Things MTB Brands Waste Money On

Have you ever looked at a bike and thought, ''What the hell were they thinking?'' Because we have, and not just about bikes. From 80lbs of cardboard packaging to pricey video shoots to the costs of ru...

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Episode 74 - The Best Trails We’ve Ridden and What Makes Them So Special

Episode 74 - The Best Trails We’ve Ridden and What Makes Them So Special

A 5,000-foot steep ass climb up a gravel road in the blazing summer heat while wearing oversized knee pads and riding an overweight trail bike with DH tires and an idler pulley? We’re happy to do it i...

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Episode 73 - The Details That Matter (and Some That Shouldn't)

Episode 73 - The Details That Matter (and Some That Shouldn't)

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Episode 72 - Hey Outers!

Episode 72 - Hey Outers!

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Episode 71 - The Story of Mountain Biking’s Most Interesting Man: Richard Cunningham Pt. 2

Episode 71 - The Story of Mountain Biking’s Most Interesting Man: Richard Cunningham Pt. 2

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