We finally had Nicole Mericle on the show for her own episode!  We talk about her background in rock climbing, her thoughts on progress with the OCR Dream Team, her road to recovery, and her plans to potentially race next weekend in Blue Mountain, Canada!

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0:00 – 2:34 – Intro

2:34 – 11:23 – Quick News

11:23 – 11:53 – Content Preface

11:53 - 1:05:05 - Nicole Mericle Interview

1:05:05 - End – Outro

Next episode will likely be an elite interview with someone who competed in Spartan's final North American Series race in Blue Mountain, Canada!

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