Alyssa Hawley member of The Spartan Pro Team has become a serious threat to the old guard in Elite Spartan Racing. She brings a unique blend of stamina along with the ability to out carry most in the field due to her strength. I caught up with Alyssa to get her take on the competition,…
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Expert Running Tips, Obstacle Racing
A Rising Star – Nicole Mericle
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The NBC Spartan Race Series is just starting to heat up, there are the familiar faces and some not so familiar. Nicole Mericle has yet to become a household name in the sport but many believe that is subject to change. Her background as a collegiate Track and Field Steeple Chaser has provided her with…
Obstacle Racing
The Sheriff – Hunter McIntyre is back!
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It’s hard to keep a handle on Hunter McIntyre. He’s either one of the fiercest competitors in Obstacle Racing, reigning champion on The Broken Skull Challenge or gone missing. Yep, I coach him and sometimes that’s not easy! I thought it would be fun to bring him back and have him share his thoughts on…
Expert Running Tips
Running Perfection What it takes to be a great runner
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In this episode Richard Diaz and his featured guest Elijah Markstrom of The Obstacle Order discuss a variety of topics that can get foggy in respect to running performance, be it in an Obstacle Race or any endurance running event. Topics such as how to effectively assemble intervals, how heart rate plays into these sessions and…
Extreme Running, Obstacle Racing
Stefanie Bishop – One Tough Mudder, actually, the Toughest!
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Listen & Learn, Obstacle Racing
Cutting Edge OCR Apparel Review
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Expert Running Tips
The ever popular OCR Q and A Show
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OCR athletes have an insatiable thirst for information on training and racing. We’ve found that many of our listeners appreciate it when we filed questions. This episode does exactly that. We have chosen from a long list of questions presented to us, many we were unable to get to in the time we had. This…
Endurance Sport Nutrition, Expert Running Tips, Listen & Learn, Obstacle Racing
The How, What and Why of the OCR Run Clinic
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Most athletes that compete in obstacle races no full well what they’ll get from participating… muddy, beat down and a great sense of accomplishment. They can’t get enough! Investing in the education and training to make an athlete stronger runners, have the ability to put in more work injury free, is a hard sell. We…
Endurance Sport Nutrition, Listen & Learn, Obstacle Racing
OCR Nutrition – Eat to Win!
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Endurance Sport Nutrition, Expert Running Tips, Obstacle Racing
Interview with Faye Stenning – Elite Pro Spartan
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“I want to win everything this year”, so says Faye Stenning. Few would argue that this is not a reasonable goal for Faye. Only to be bested by another Canadian in Lindsey Webster-Atkins who I am sure is working hard to keep this from becoming a reality. Listen as Richard Diaz draws out some predictions…