I AM A SPARTAN OCR PODCAST

On this Episode, Elle Jones tells us about her adventure of completing the “Moab 240” on her first attempt! The “Moab 240” is a 240+ mile race with 31,000 feet of elevation. Not only did she finish the race, she was 3rd place female and 15th overall. The race has a 116 hr limit. Elle finished just over 88.5 hrs . She had an awesome story to tell!

On this Episode, Taylor Cedeno tells us about her weekend at OCRWC. The race being at elevation caused her asthma to flare up, making it difficult to breathe during the 3k . She placed 3rd place in her age group in the 15k on Saturday,  after she got her asthma under control. We also talk about past Savage and Spartan races as well!

On this Episode, Jason Barnes tells us about working for Spartan Race as a Race Director. Jason has been working for Spartan since 2015, he has worked a lot of different venues. We talk about the different duties involved with being a Race Director, and a lot of the venues he has worked in the past, and some he has coming up! Jason always puts on a great race, and will be doing the “Carolina Trifecta Weekend” next month!

On this Episode, Brakken Kraker from “The Running Public" answers questions about coaching - what to expect, and look for when seeking out a coach. We also talk about the Killington venue, and some training he programed for me before the Ultra. Good chat; glad to have him on the show.

On this Episode , Neil Murphy and I recap the Spartan Killington Ultra. We go over the whole race, the different experiences we had, and what we thought about it this year. We talk about strategies, training, nutrition and the mindset for this race, as well. It was an amazing race this weekend! If you did the race, or you’re thinking about it, check this Episode out!

On this Episode, Neil Murphy and I talk all things Killington Ultra! Neil has done every Spartan Ultra at Killington Vermont! We talk about pace strategy, fueling, and transition. We talk about the map, the climbs, the difference between last year’s map, and this year’s map. We talk about the bad weather that’s rolling in, and much more. If you are doing Killington this weekend, or you’re thinking about it in the future, you need to listen to this Episode!

On this Episode, Lisa Musacchio and I talk about her placing 1st place on her last 7 Spartan Races. We recap the West Virginia Beast from last weekend, and discuss preparations for the Killington Beast- less than 2 weeks away! 

On this episode, Logan Broadbent- who placed First in West Virginia Beast this past weekend (that we talk about) , is also a Champion Boomerang thrower, and has been on “American Ninja Warrior” multiple times. Somehow he finds time to train for all these different sports, while traveling all around the globe to compete. We talk about the Spartan 3k series, and hear his thoughts about the new format. Fun Episode you don’t want to miss!

On this Episode, Jack Bauer tells about how he found OCR . He was racing the Spartan 3k race series this year until an unfortunate injury . Now that he’s rehabbing, and back to running, he’s hoping to do “Deka Fit Championship” at the end of the year. Jack is the brains behind all of the Spartan Stats that are on the Yancy camp website. He even tells us about being on the “Broken Skull Ranch” tv show. This was a good episode to record; Jack had a lot of insight for the sport of OCR.

On this Episode, Dustin Rutter tells us about his OCR journey. He is so passionate about racing, he sleeps in his car at most races. He won his Age group in the Series in 2022, and now has some Elite podiums under his belt, too. We talk about some of those races including his 3rd place finish in the Asheville Spartan Sprint Sunday.