The Natural Running Network

Jaime Lopez is serious about his OCR training; he reads what he can to keep up with the trends in training. He monitors his work via his heart monitor, he abides to specific training protocols and logs all of the metrics afforded him though his devices. Yet still, it all seems confusing at times.  Jaime…

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Everyone knows that to be successful in the sport of Obstacle Racing you must develop your running skill. Never mind that of all recreational sports, running leads in the number of injuries that athletes endure. What’s interesting is that the leading cause of these injuries is improper running skill and could easily have been avoided…

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Ryan Atkins, coming off an exceptional race season, finishing 2nd in The Spartan World Championships behind a fearless and relatively unknown Robert Killian, now sets his sites on World’s Toughest Mudder. Ryan won this event last year but this year with the stakes up to $100,000 for the first team to complete 100 miles in…

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Lesley Paterson is arguably the fiercest competitor in the XTERRA RACE SERIES.  She has won 2 consecutive world championship titles, was then plagued with injuries which caused her to fall out of the sport almost entirely last year. In 2015 she seems reborn with aspirations of competing in Obstacle Races. So far this year she…

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In all recreational and competitive running events from your first 5K to a marathon or Spartan Ultra Beast, athletes tend to get injured.  Generally injuries come about when the weekly mileage increases along with the intensity. Our host Richard Diaz, founder of diaz human performance and The Natural Running Network, has a long history of…

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Running for 205 miles in 76 hours through the Alps with a collective elevation gain of over 80,000 ft., is no simple task.  Being the only American to podium in this death defying race, for now, is reserved for only one man, Nickademus Hollon.  Join Nick and Richard Diaz as they discuss the upcoming Spartan…

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Dotsie, aside from winning a Silver medal in the 2012 Olympics in Women’s Cycling Team Pursuit (the first medal won by an American team in this event in over 20 years) has also won 2 gold medals in the Pan Am games and 7 time National champion in cycling.  We discuss her training practices in…

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Are you are a fan of Obstacle Racing?  Richard Diaz has asked Ryan to come onto “The Natural Running Network Live” to discuss his training, his awesome race season, and his prep for The Spartan World Championship and his decision to go team vs. solo and defend his title as World’s Toughest Mudder Champion. We’ll…

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With all the new data collecting devices on the market today, many athletes are still reluctant to employ heart rate as a principal guide in their training, this is really unfortunate. Of all the feedback one could obtain heart rate training, remains the most important ally regarding how or if the body is adapting to…

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In case you have not heard, World OCR Championship Season is upon us. Sure, maybe you don’t follow Spartan Racing or give a hoot about the fastest growing sport in the world. However if you do… there is a lot of excitement afoot. Reigning Spartan World and OCR World Champion Jonathan Albon is looking to…

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