Pat and Mark sit down with professional ultrarunner Joshua Stevens and discuss his time in the special forces. They also discuss the events that shaped Joshua, and helped him discover his true calling. Joshua has endured hardship and tremendous lows, but also incredible triumphs, accomplishments and growth. His story will resonate with many and motivate everyone. 

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On episode 12, Pat and Mark discuss the changes they are making to optimize performance and health as well as the challenges that those changes present. Mark and Pat grapple with breaking the cycle of detrimental habits that could have potential negative impacts on their performance and well-being.

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Pat and Mark sit down with full-time working mother, full-time OCR athlete, and full-time badass, Nicole McManus. 

Nicole discusses how she got started into OCR and how she balances working full-time, being a full-time mother, and being able to train full-time. She is someone who embodies no excuses and just gets after it to get sh*t done. She raced and won her first 50k, then in 2017 she qualified to run Tahoe Spartan World Championships. She earned 3rd place podium spot after running the Ultra Beast the day before! She won the Colorado Ultra last year and placed 3rd again at Tahoe Spartan World Championships. 

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Pat and Mark sit down with Nike Trail Elite ultra runner, Matt Daniels, and discuss Matt's story, running and coaching philosophy. Matt is one week away from taking on the Western States 100 where he will line up as the fastest athlete to ever be in the field with a 3:59 mile PR.

Matt is a 12 time DII all American 3:59 mile,13:50 5k, 63:40 half marathon, Olympic marathon trials qualifier, 3x member of world mountain running team. Part of the first USA world gold medal team from 2016 in Bulgaria, 3:18 50k, 7:20 100k, black canton 100k champ. Western states qualifier. Nike trail and unived athlete.

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Pat and Mark sit down with extreme endurance athlete and elite OCR competitor, Adam Ribeiro. On today's episode they discuss training, races, mindset, and get the down and dirty from the Brazilian Muddy Boy. They also discuss Pat's injury, his new area of focus, and Mark's low-key weekend race win. 

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