Overcome and Run

In this episode I talk to Yancy Culp about how to come back from a break in your workout routine. I am sure you all have had the struggle like I recently had, be it an injury, or work and life just getting in the way of your training and you needed help getting back to where you were. I know I was struggling, so I reached out to Yancy to help us all find that way back tot he workout grind so we can be ready to crush our next OCR.

We also talk a bit about Spartan Race World Championships from a couple weeks ago, and whats to come with Worlds Toughest Mudder. Yancy shares some advice with me about how to be ready for WTM, and maybe it'll help some of you as well.

Yancy was awesome enough to share a link with us to get a free month of Yancy Camp. Its definitely an awesome program so get over to yancycamp.com to take advantage of that!

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In this episode I talk to Peter Dobos from Obstacle Course Training. Obstacle Course Training is a program designed by Jonathan Albon, Ryan Atkins and Matt Murphy to help OCR competitors of all levels improve. We talk with Peter about what the Obstacle Course Training program is, how it works and what you get. We also talk about the 2016 Spartan Race World Championships, what happened, who won and a general analysis of the race. Lastly we cover the upcoming Obstacle Course Racing World Championships. Peter has had an opportunity to check out the course map and is a local to the venue. We talk about what he can share about the course and what the awesome competitor village is going to be like. This is an awesome and packed episode!

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In this episode I talk to OCR Elite Hunter McIntyre. We cover a long range of topics from training, to making OCR a career and what its like to have become a TV personality of sorts.Hunter has been on Steve Austin's Broken Skull, Boundless, and Spartan: Ultimate Team Challenge. He was the host on Boundless and is currently the reigning champ on Broken Skull.

This is a super fun episode and you definitely need to check it out!

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In this episode we talk to Melissa Dugan, a 2 time Worlds Toughest Mudder Veteran an active leader in the Tough Mudder community. We talk about why she ran her first WTM, how to physically prepare for a WTM, what to bring, what to wear, what to eat and any extras that you need to know. If you are planning on, or have even thought of running a WTM this one is for you!

Heather talks to Scott Keneally, director and creator of the new documentary Rise of the Sufferfests. They talk about the film and what it took to create it, the deeper reasons why people run OCRs and why this sport has exploded in popularity, and Scott's personal experience with the world of OCR.

We speak with Alex Sawicki, an elite OCR athlete who recently placed first in back-to-back Spartan Ultra Beast and Super races in Hawaii. We talk about those wins, why she loves the steep courses and the rush of downhill running, and the mental strength required to run these races with a competitive edge.

In this episode, Heather takes over while Jay is occupied with the Navy, and she talks with Yuri Force, a top tier OCR athlete who dominates the Savage Race and competed in the most recent season of American Ninja Warrior. Yuri shares his experiences with Savage Race and why it's one of his favorite race series, and talks about the wildly different and challenging experience of competing on American Ninja Warrior, and the lessons it taught him. Make sure you're keeping up by following us on Instagram and Facebook, and signing up for our mailing list!

In this episode I talk to OCR Running coach and Podcast host Richard Diaz. Richard coaches all levels of OCR athletes online or in person through Diaz Human Performance, as well as hosts a podcast called The Natural Running Network Live.

Richard shares with us common issues people make that cause injuries, best running form, what you should consider when getting running shoes, proper running cadence and how to gain speed down hills. This episode is PACKED with great information!

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In this episode I talk to Kristena and Ali about their experience at the Agoge 002. Kristena was able to complete the full Agoge and has a ton of great anecdotes, and Ali unfortunately DNF as a result of an injury. This is a follow up episode to Episodes 4 and 6 where I talked to Ali and Kristena about their plans to complete the Spartan Delta in 2016. If you haven't already listened to those, check them out and hear about how they started. If you are considering any of the Hurricane Heat's or the Agoge, then you definitely need to check this episode out!

In this episode I talk to Megan and Terry from Warrior Dash. We talk about where Warrior Dash came from, what they're doing now and what they have planned for 2017.

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