Often times, we interview elite athletes from various sports, the hero’s that command the podium race after race. As much as we admire their physical prowess, many of our listeners have their own agendas and goals they hope to fulfil. So, we intend to offer the spotlight to those of you who have questions and…
Category: Obstacle Racing
Expert Running Tips, Listen & Learn, Obstacle Racing
The Run Clinic Road Show… what you need to know to Run and Perform Your Best!
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Over the years Richard Diaz (our host) and diaz human performance has put on elite caliber running clinics all over southern California. The impact of this training and education is so dramatic that athletes from all over the country go through great pains to attend and or visit for personal coaching and evaluation. Our current…
Extreme Running, Listen & Learn, Obstacle Racing
An Inside Look at Battle Frog w/ Christopher Acord
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Battle Frog is quickly becoming the OCR Series of choice among discerning competitors in the world of Obstacle Racing. Christopher Acord is Battle Frog’s chief architect/Race Director, fondly nicknamed “The Beard” for obvious reasons. We thought it was time to reach out to Christopher to gain some insight into the planning and development of “the…
Endurance Sport Nutrition, Expert Running Tips, Obstacle Racing
The New Year’s OCR Athlete Reflections
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We invited a few competitive Obstacle Racing Athletes to come on and to discuss the past year and prospects for The New Year’s performances. Jack Bauer, Alexandra Walker and Benjamin Pina agreed to share their thoughts. The questions were… How did it go last year? What do you feel you need to improve on? What…
Expert Running Tips, Listen & Learn, Obstacle Racing
Powerful Tips to Improve Grip Strength and Running Injury Free
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Learn a few simple exercises that will greatly reduce your incident of upper and lower body injuries that are common among runners and OCR athletes from the ground up offered by Dr. Emily Splichal, world renowned podiatrist and human movement specialist. In the sport of Obstacle Racing there are a lot of demands placed on…
Expert Running Tips, Extreme Running, Obstacle Racing
Yancy Camp meets OCR Run Clinic w/ Coach Richard Diaz and Posse
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Yancy Culp is an internationally recognized OCR coach with an all-star cast of Elite Spartan Athletes in his stable. It was great fortune for Coach Richard Diaz, his “Posse”, Miguel Medina, Nickademus Hollon and his wife and long time running mechanic Lori Diaz to converge in Austin Texas to put on their ever popular Off…
Endurance Sport Nutrition, Expert Running Tips, Extreme Running, Obstacle Racing
Racing Cold – The Battle with Hypothermia
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I invited Stew Smith former Navy Seal, who spent eight years in the SEAL Teams and an instructor at the Naval Academy Physical Education Department. He has also been showcased on National Geographic’s “Fight Science”. Stew demonstrates his ability to perform tactical exercises under the most extreme of conditions. An incredibly disciplined athlete and warrior,…
Endurance Sport Nutrition, Expert Running Tips, Extreme Running, Obstacle Racing, Triathlon
The Black Friday Show “Teaser”
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Endurance Sport Nutrition, Expert Running Tips, Extreme Running, Obstacle Racing
The World’s Toughest Mudder Recap
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The 2015 World’s Toughest Mudder set the bar high for team participation. With a $100,000 carrot held out for the team that could cover 100 miles in the allotted 24 hour deadline. It was an interesting race and with the best attempts from the top teams, the money remains uncollected. There was a new course…
Expert Running Tips, Obstacle Racing
Training Smarter and Understanding the Data You Collect From Your Monitor
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Jaime Lopez is serious about his OCR training; he reads what he can to keep up with the trends in training. He monitors his work via his heart monitor, he abides to specific training protocols and logs all of the metrics afforded him though his devices. Yet still, it all seems confusing at times. Jaime…