{"id":133,"date":"2015-03-20T15:42:57","date_gmt":"2015-03-20T22:42:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.naturalrunningnetwork.com\/?p=133"},"modified":"2015-03-20T15:42:57","modified_gmt":"2015-03-20T22:42:57","slug":"interview-with-joe-desena-spartan-race-creator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.naturalrunningnetwork.com\/interview-with-joe-desena-spartan-race-creator\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with Joe DeSena &#8211; Spartan Race Creator"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"KonaBody player-description\">\n<div id=\"attachment_131\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturalrunningnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Joe-show.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-131\" class=\"wp-image-131 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturalrunningnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Joe-show-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Joe Desena\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-131\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joe DeSena- Spartan Race Creator<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Joe DeSena<\/strong>, creator of <strong>Death Race<\/strong> and the fastest growing sport in America, <strong>obstacle racing<\/strong> or more precisely, <strong>Spartan Racing<\/strong>. Sure to become an Olympic event, Spartan racing is breeding a new generation of athletes, many were once dedicated <strong>runners<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Joe is infamous for his no nonsense approach to fitness. He himself once a highly respected <strong>adventure racer<\/strong>, Ironman and <strong>ultra-marathon runner<\/strong>, is known for accomplishing the unheard of in <strong>endurance <\/strong>sport. Joe has invited literally thousands to train with him at his 700 acre farm in Vermont; few ever stay due to the sheer intensity of the training he prescribes.\u00a0 If you enjoy hard core training and endurance adventure, you will enjoy this interview.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Mio Alpha 2\" href=\": http:\/\/www.mioglobal.com\/Mio-ALPHA-2-Heart-Rate-Sport-Watch\/Product.aspx?ProductID=28&amp;DeptID=1&amp;utm_source=&amp;utm_medium=Diaz&amp;utm_campaign=Diaz\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-69\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturalrunningnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Mio728x90.jpg\" alt=\"Mio Alpha\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Interview with Joe DeSena &amp;#8211; Spartan Race Creator\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2015-03-20T15:42:57-07:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT55M13S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Joe DeSena is the founder of Spartan Racing the King of Obstacle Racing, The hot new endurance sport.\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/the_natural_running_network\/content.blubrry.com\/the_natural_running_network\/Joe-Desena.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"50.6\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_505\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-133-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/the_natural_running_network\/content.blubrry.com\/the_natural_running_network\/Joe-Desena.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/the_natural_running_network\/content.blubrry.com\/the_natural_running_network\/Joe-Desena.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/the_natural_running_network\/content.blubrry.com\/the_natural_running_network\/Joe-Desena.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/the_natural_running_network\/content.blubrry.com\/the_natural_running_network\/Joe-Desena.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.naturalrunningnetwork.com\/?powerpress_pinw=133-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/the_natural_running_network\/content.blubrry.com\/the_natural_running_network\/Joe-Desena.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Joe-Desena.mp3\">Download<\/a> | <a href=\"#\" class=\"powerpress_link_e\" title=\"Embed\" onclick=\"return powerpress_show_embed('133-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_embed_box\" id=\"powerpress_embed_133-podcast\" style=\"display: none;\"><input id=\"powerpress_embed_133-podcast_t\" type=\"text\" value=\"&lt;iframe width=&quot;320&quot; height=&quot;30&quot; src=&quot;https:\/\/www.naturalrunningnetwork.com\/?powerpress_embed=133-podcast&amp;amp;powerpress_player=mediaelement-audio&quot; title=&quot;Blubrry Podcast Player&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; scrolling=&quot;no&quot;&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;\" onclick=\"javascript: this.select();\" onfocus=\"javascript: this.select();\" style=\"width: 70%;\" readOnly><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturalrunningnetwork.com\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturalrunningnetwork.com\/subscribe-to-podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"More\" rel=\"nofollow\">More<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player--><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joe DeSena, creator of Death Race and the fastest growing sport in America, obstacle racing or more precisely, Spartan Racing. Sure to become an Olympic event, Spartan racing is breeding a new generation of athletes, many were once dedicated runners. Joe is infamous for his no nonsense approach to fitness. 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