Alison Mackie: Making the World Cup Look Like a Family Road Trip

Jimmy and Mika somehow pulled off booking Alison Mackie—literally at the last minute—and she brings all the good vibes and killer stories from her breakout season on the World Cup. Alison dives into her crazy jump from being barely known to racking up top World Cup results, and shares what it’s actually like navigating the whirlwind of international racing as a young Canadian. You’ll hear about money struggles, travel chaos, surviving road trips, what it really costs to race at the top level, and why the World Cup is both a dream and a grind for North Americans.

The crew also gets into big topics: racing traditions, the infamous Holmenkollen 50K, struggles with federation funding, and why sometimes you just have to break the “no candy before dinner” rule.

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