2x American Ninja Warrior finalist, including making it all the way to the National Finals in Las Vegas, Kendall Ortez joins Evan to talk about OCR World Championships.  They share their opinion on 3k, 15k, 100m and Team before diving into Kendall's background.  A 15x+ podium finisher at major race series like Conquer the Gauntlet and Savage Race as well as a Team Pro Podium at North American OCR Championships, Kendall is used to the longer format of OCR.  He talks about his experiences working with Overcoming Obstacles Ministries, a group that brings kids into the sport of OCR/ninja while promoting the gospel.
 
Learn more about Overcoming Obstacles Ministries: Www.obstacleministry.com 
Follow Kendall at: www.instagram.com/kbortez 
 
Episode brought to you by VJ Shoes, the official shoes of the OCR World Championships.
Music by Dino Sinos

S6E18: OCRWC Review with ANW Finalist Kendall Ortez

Strength & Speed podcast focuses on Obstacle Course Racing ( OCR ) improvement by pulling in lessons learned from other sports. Hosted by Pro OCR athlete and Army Special Forces veteran Evan Perperis.  

Evan is a NSCA-CPT, the author of 8x books on Obstacles Course Racing, with an undergrad from Johns Hopkins and has a Masters from KU. An accomplished OCR athelte with 95+ OCR podiums including winning the team division at the 24 hour long 2018 World’s Toughest Mudder and 2nd place Pro Coed Team at North American Obstacle Course Racing Championship. 

Visit the team’s website for all things Obstacle Course Racing and multi-sport Fitness:
 www.teamstrengthspeed.com for articles, BleggMits, OCR books, motivation and more.

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2x Ultra-running National Champion and World's Toughest Mudder vet Anthony Kunkel has been news coming out.  In May he is running tryouts to live and train at the "Ultra-House" in Durango Colorado.  Learn about his background in this episode, rise to ultra-running greatness and how he plans on giving back to athletes in the sport.  Great opportunities for athletes in this episode filled with Anthony's unique take on life, training and reaching higher levels of spirituality. 
 
Follow Anthony on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anthonykunkel
 
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S8E9: Ultra-House Team Tryout with Ultra-Champion Anthony Kunkel

Lynn Hall from Boldr Dash talks about how her OCR has managed to stay alive and strive since 2011, an impressive feat considering the number of brands that have folded since then.  Lynn talks about what makes her event unique, the challenges they faced and how they continue to adapt.  Plus, she talks with Evan about the New England OCR Expo and why it would be a bad move not to show up...the event pays for itself!
 
Learn more about Bolder Dash: https://www.facebook.com/BoldrDash 
Learn more about New England OCR Expo: https://www.facebook.com/neocrexpo
Learn about Find Your Bold: https://www.facebook.com/FYBold 
 
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Music by Dino Sinos

S8E8: Boldr Dash and New England OCR Expo with Lynn Hall

Medusa Edged Weapons Systems and World War II Combatives Instructor Jason Schultz joins Evan to talk about how Combatives training is connected to sports performance.  The two talk about the prison based edged weapons system Medusa as well as some of the unique aspects of Combative systems developed in World War II. 
 
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Explore Jason's links here: https://linktr.ee/bloodhillcombatclub
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S8E7: Medusa and WWII Combatives with Jason Schultz

Evan "Ultra-OCR Man" Perperis shares his post-race experience at Alula Saudi Arabia for Tough Mudder Infinity, the biggest prize purse in OCR history.  Learn about the travel, culture, how his predictions panned out and if it looks like this will be a one time event. 
 
The OCR Report article: https://theocrreport.com/the-experience-alula-saudi-arabia/
OCR Buddy Article: https://ocrbuddy.com/race-review-alula-tough-mudder-infinity-saudi-arabia/
 
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Music by Dino Sinos

S8E6: Alula Post-Race Report

Fresh off his most recent win at Shamrock 352 Anthony Dooley Sr. joins Evan to talk about Mixed Martial Arts, how his faith as played a role in competing/training and his background in traditional martial arts.  Anthony is a Sensei at Aplomb Martial Arts- Kansas City North where he runs a successful dojo training the next generation of martial artists. 
 
Train at Anthony Dooley Sr.'s dojo or one of the sister schools: https://www.aplombmartialarts.com/
Learn more about Shamrock Fighting Championship: https://shamrockfightingchampionships.com/ 
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Episode brought to you by MANSCAPED, use code ULTRAOCR to save 20% and get free shipping from www.manscaped.com
Music by Dino Sinos

S6E18: OCRWC Review with ANW Finalist Kendall Ortez

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