For years I’ve spent countless hours trying to unravel the truth behind what is considered to be proper running mechanics. Over the past 5 years I’ve been fortunate to have one the most innovative podiatrists in the world to use as a sound board. Dr Emily Splichal the founder of Evidence Based Fitness is back…
As many of you fans are aware (if you follow the sport of obstacle racing), Tough Mudder came out of the box with a new product… Tough Mudder-X which was a stadium style short course, action packed, high intensity event. The field was tight and packed with stud and studettes from the OCR and Cross-Fit…
If you want to perform optimally in a Spartan Race, Tough Mudder or any Running event for that matter; it’s important that you address the WAY you run before you concern yourself with HOW MUCH you run. There is quite a bit of confusion that exists in relation to running stride frequency vs. heart rate.…
I love Peanut butter and Jelly. Jelly’s nice but never as tasty as when its combined with its soul mate peanut butter. Every Spartan Race, Tough Mudder, or any obstacle course style athlete knows that to be successful in the sport you need to be a proficient as possible as a runner. Of course, if…
Miles Keller, host of Link Endurance the podcast, asked if I would be willing to discuss my take on heart rate variability. At first, I was not that excited, but after thinking it through, I thought it might be fun to talk about some of the things I feel athletes waste their time, energy and…
A Diva, by definition is: “a celebrated female singer; a woman of outstanding talent in the world of opera.” Laura may not be an opera singer but she is the sweetheart of Spartan Racing and yes, she can sing. Better… she is an incredible singer aside from being a pretty tough OCR competitor. I asked…
If you want to know what to expect from a Spartan Race course, ya gotta go to the source! Steve Hammond is behind the scene (literally) at Spartan Race. His title is “Race Course Manager” and if you don’t know him, you’ve no doubt seen him blazing around the race course in his souped up…
A while ago, my wing man Miguel Medina and I (Richard Diaz) did a Q-n-A show in where we took questions from our friends on social media. We ran out of time and tabled a page full of questions we promised to get to at a later date. As it turns out, this is that…
Cole Schwartz has a message for Spartan Elite Athletes… “Watch your 6, I’m coming”. Truth be told, Cole never said this but he’s been saying it with his actions. Recent winner of both the Montana Spartan Beast and Sprint race, he’s bent on winning and is implementing a plan that’s working for him. Cole Schwartz…
The veterans of Spartan Race are well familiar with the notorious race course designer Norm Koch who was the mastermind behind the torturous event obstacles. What some may not know is that Norm is no longer with Spartan Race Inc. He’s moved on to another event producer known as “Bone Frog”. It was a bitter…