Well, we are here. It is Games week and we team up with Peter and Scott to discuss the week ahead and drop some unpopular opinions. We look back and look ahead. Excited yet? It's finally Game time.

Ben Kilner is an accomplished Snowboarder.  As a member of Team GB, having competed at two Winter Olympics, he played a crucial role in raising the profile of the sport in the UK over the last decade. However, now, with his first career done and dusted, Ben is using his athletic base to make quick gains in the sphere of competitive CrossFit. This summer Ben has appeared on something of a Super Team at Turf Games and also took third in WOD on the Loch in his native Scotland. We talk snowboarding, CrossFit and reflect on the last season as fans.

Qualifying with authority out of the Lowlands Throwdown, Sam Stewart of Ireland is Madison bound via linking up with his Training Think Tank pals in Georgia. Listen as we return with James and Simon interviewing Sam in a graveyard. We touch on the season so far, his "feud" with Adrian Mundwiler, why CrossFit could learn a thing or three from pro-wrestling and why lakes are on the agenda this summer, the Summer of Sam.

Aneta says that when it comes to her and CrossFit, it was love at first sight. Starting off in Gloucester in 2012, Aneta has been part of some of the most prestigious CrossFit communities in the UK and has come up in the ranks alongside some of the biggest original names in the UK scene.

Currently, she is based in Wigan, training with the "JST Lot" ahead of the next stage of the CrossFit Games. After placing 2nd overall in her age group in the last stage of qualifying for Madison, it's clear why it could well be a case that it's when not if we get to see Aneta throw down Stateside later in the summer.

*We're taking a 5 break after this episode!* Thanks to everyone who's listened and continues to support the show. We'll see you again in July!
 

I challenge you to listen to this podcast and not want to go out and start training for an Ultra right away. Vic is one happy runner. She runs to feel, and clearly she feels good. In January, she ran an accumulator and maxed out at 1000 miles for the month; she has previously tackled The Monarchs, which is a race around some of the nicest parts of England coming in over 600 miles and most of the time she enjoys running in bare feet. You read that right. Vic manages all of this while home-schooling, farming and helping her family live a super sustainable lifestyle.

After we finished recording, Vic went and ran 20 miles. It was 9pm.

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Emily lives in one of the most beautiful cities on earth, holds down one of the most demanding jobs on earth and is one of the fittest people on earth. She is living well and looking for the best revenge on missing out on last years CrossFit Games by making a charge onwards to Madison, via The Atlas Games. With her reputation in the sport growing all the time - come and check in with Emily as we talk training, pandemic and breakfast spots in Vancouver.

Sola joins us for a no holds barred sort of podcast. She takes a constructively critical look at how CrossFit have handled the second pandemic interrupted season and what it has meant for her as a "middle of the pack" athlete. We discuss messaging in the CrossFit space and what needs to be improved, the perils of social media and the highs of being able to compete in the sphere of a training methodology that we all love and want the best for. Another unmissable episode with one of the best personalities in the game.

What happens when two sisters find CrossFit and grow such a passion for the community that they want to apply their business skills to making training easier for women worldwide? Listen to this edition of Fast Fuel to find out! Blue Elvin are producing training apparel for women that protects with style when coming up against barbells and some of the more wearing movements in CrossFit. It was great to welcome Lamorna and Tamara on to the pod!

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*Remember, Fast Fuel is for you, the listening community. Have you got a story you want to tell? Reach out and we'll get you on the pod. [email protected].

Last season, Justin Medeiros was the Rookie of the Year. This year: Justin is getting used to shifting gear from the underdog in the pack to the one people need to be chasing down if they're in with a chance of taking the crown of fittest on earth. We discussed this mindset shift, getting used to the status of celebrity and managing media alongside training, the season so far and a love of cereal. We also found out who Justin can't wait to compete alongside this summer and why he wants the strongest field possible going in to any competition.

You don't want to miss this one.

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Travis Mayer is one of the most ordinary examples of excellence we've ever met! We caught up after he won the North American division of the CrossFit Quarterfinals and enjoyed a wide ranging discussion on competition, gym ownership, mindset and banging soundtracks to aid any workout. Travis also gave us an interesting insight into how the selection process for the semi-final stage of this year's CrossFit Games went down. A top conversation with a top, top guy.