Accountability Corner

Our first-ever podcast series - We're going to focus on the obstacles that make up obstacle course racing, from Mandatory obstacles, strength obstacles, and what we all love suspended obstacles. 

In this first episode, we talk about Mandatory obstacles, which are the foundation of obstacle course racing, we discuss how to tackle them, how to train for them, and where they should be placed on the course. 

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What does being competitive mean to you? We talk all about being competitive in OCR, how it drives us, and how it has made the sport and us as athletes grow. 

We also talk about the British Championships, how competitive it will be, and what it has done for the sport. 

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All about the FISO OCR World Championships and the inner voice. In this episode, we ask Mo to step aside and welcome Immy Hales, who represented Team UK in the mixed team race at the OCR world championships alongside your hosts Chris and Darren. Immy is an incredible athlete who also humbly talks about her 2nd place finish in her age category in the 3k race. Immy also joins us in our conversation about controlling the inner voice when racing and training. 

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Why do we need Championship races? We talk all about championship races in OCR, where they are why we have more than one of them, and why you should go to them. With the Fiso World Championships coming up this weekend 14-17 September, we also talk about our prep what it means to us, and what it means to the sport of OCR as a whole. 

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This episode continues the discussion around how to train and get better at OCR. what can I do if I don't have a gym, where can I go to train, how much should I be training and what does a scripted training plan look like? 

More importantly, hear some amazing insight from our very own scientist, 
Dr Christopher Shipley. 

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This episode is all about simplifying how to get into obstacle course racing. How fit do you need to be, how do I get started and what should I be worried about? 

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This Episode is all about obsession, are we obsessed and if yes can that be a good thing and how do you stop it from getting out of control and being negative? It's all about balance. 

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Episode 6 is a discussion the three of us have all the time when looking at our skill sets and planning out our competitive racing calendar. Are you focusing on Spartan Race or are you focusing on obstacle course racing? We talk about why this question even exists and what it means for your training. 

We also come up with an amazing way to understand our strengths and weaknesses and how they suit different courses. 

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In Episode 5 of Accountability Corner, we try our best to explain why penalties exist in obstacle course racing, what they are, how they differ for each race, and how we can make them fair. We also delve into how you can react when given a penalty and if there is a place to train for them so you're 100% ready for everything an obstacle course race will throw at you 

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Episode 4 of Accountability Corner is all about those post-race blues. Listen to how we feel after a big weekend of racing and how our opinions and perceptions have changed from part 1. We get into the detail of how we continue to stay consistent while also giving ourselves a little slack. 

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