{"id":85,"date":"2015-03-01T12:56:52","date_gmt":"2015-03-01T20:56:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.naturalrunningnetwork.com\/?p=85"},"modified":"2015-03-24T16:49:38","modified_gmt":"2015-03-24T23:49:38","slug":"chasing-isaiah-vidal-elite-spartan-athlete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.naturalrunningnetwork.com\/chasing-isaiah-vidal-elite-spartan-athlete\/","title":{"rendered":"Chasing Isaiah Vidal \u2013 Elite Spartan Athlete"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturalrunningnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Isaiah.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-86\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturalrunningnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Isaiah-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Isaiah Vidal\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a>Isaiah Vidal Elite Pro Obstacle racer is on the podium at almost every race he enters. Richard Diaz catches up with Isaiah to find out his tricks and share some with the audience. Running is recognized as a critical component of Obstacle Racing. Some say running skill represents 75% of the winning equation. Isaiah is working hard to add this asset to his portfolio. As a Spartan Elite Pro each athlete is ranked by the number of events they participate in and those in which they win or place.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The events are set up around the world in three challenges, a sprint (5K) a Super (8 miles) and the Beast which is 13 miles all with unique obstacles to conquer.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Mio Fuse\" href=\": http:\/\/www.mioglobal.com\/Mio-FUSE-Heart-Rate-Activity-Tracker\/Product.aspx?ProductID=29&amp;DeptID=1&amp;utm_source=&amp;utm_medium=Diaz&amp;utm_campaign=Diaz_FUSE\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-108\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturalrunningnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Mio_banner_ad_728x90_FUSE_SeizeTheDay_01_v1.jpg\" alt=\"Mio Fuse\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" \/><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Chasing Isaiah Vidal \u2013 Elite Spartan Athlete\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2015-03-01T12:56:52-08:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT54M42S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"What the Pro Obstacle Racers do to stay on top\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/the_natural_running_network\/content.blubrry.com\/the_natural_running_network\/Vidal.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"50.1\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8850\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-85-1\" 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\/Vidal.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/the_natural_running_network\/content.blubrry.com\/the_natural_running_network\/Vidal.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/the_natural_running_network\/content.blubrry.com\/the_natural_running_network\/Vidal.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\/Vidal.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.naturalrunningnetwork.com\/?powerpress_pinw=85-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\/Vidal.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Vidal.mp3\">Download<\/a> | <a href=\"#\" class=\"powerpress_link_e\" title=\"Embed\" onclick=\"return powerpress_show_embed('85-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_embed_box\" id=\"powerpress_embed_85-podcast\" style=\"display: none;\"><input id=\"powerpress_embed_85-podcast_t\" type=\"text\" value=\"&lt;iframe width=&quot;320&quot; height=&quot;30&quot; src=&quot;https:\/\/www.naturalrunningnetwork.com\/?powerpress_embed=85-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>Isaiah Vidal Elite Pro Obstacle racer is on the podium at almost every race he enters. Richard Diaz catches up with Isaiah to find out his tricks and share some with the audience. Running is recognized as a critical component of Obstacle Racing. Some say running skill represents 75% of the winning equation. 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