They fondly refer to her as “The Queen of Pain” Amelia Boone, 2 time World’s Toughest Mudder Champion, 2013 Spartan World Champion and current OCR elite point leader for 2015. Amelia is respected as the fiercest female competitor in OCR today and we have her on to discuss the championship season. An attorney by trade,…
Anyone who has heard of the infamous Death Race knows that it takes a very special type of person to even consider attempting the event let alone actually finishing. The brainchild of Joe DeSena, founder of The Spartan Race obstacle racing series, it makes you wonder what darkness lurks in his mind that would cause…
Beets are fast in becoming the new power food for athletes and as it turns out, for good reason. Listen as Richard Diaz and his featured guest Dr John Ivy, world renowned expert on the role of nutrition in exercise performance discuss all the reasons why every endurance athlete should be supplementing their diets with…
As a runner, there is nothing worse than a nagging running related injury that just does not want to heal. Plantar Fasciitis is one of these injuries that left unchecked can easily ruin an entire race season. Listen as Dr. Brian Abelson, author of “Release Your Body- Resolving Plantar Fasciitis” and Richard Diaz discuss this…
Meet Teagan Redden an 8 year old Ultra Marathon Runner. Both her and her 11 years old brother Tajh Redden are accomplished Ultra Marathon Runners, Richard Diaz and Vanessa Runs beg the question, what’s too young to run? Running an ultra-marathon is no simple task for anyone, running these great distances while only 8 years…
Canadian Ryan Atkins is scorching the Battle Frog racing series, coming off of his second Toughest Mudder World Championship win where he covered over 95 miles in 24 hours! He is now setting his sights on the Spartan World Championships at Lake Tahoe this fall. Richard Diaz catches up with him to discuss training, running…
Travis Macy is best known as; “The Guy who won the Leadman Ultra Endurance Event”. Travis is a professional adventure racer, ultra-marathon runner, coach and motivational speaker. We speak about his newly released book: “The Ultra Mindset” a book that serves as a guide to 8 key principles to becoming successful in sport, business and…
Junyong Pak, 2 time Toughest Mudder World Champ smashes Guinness Book World Record by running the fastest marathon (3:12:47) carrying a 40lb. weight. Pak says: “it’s an addictive rush when you’re so good at tolerating pain—and you come out the other side”. Few would argue that when Junyong toes the start line at any obstacle…
Joe DeSena, creator of Death Race and the fastest growing sport in America, obstacle racing or more precisely, Spartan Racing. Sure to become an Olympic event, Spartan racing is breeding a new generation of athletes, many were once dedicated runners. Joe is infamous for his no nonsense approach to fitness. He himself once a highly…
Joseph Gray 5-Time USA Mountain Runner of the Year. Joe is a runner with an amazing story to tell. In Mexico he challenged one of the toughest races in North America the Itzaccihuatl Skyrace de Mexico starting at 11,000 feet ascends to 15,750+ and back. Joe Gray was the only African American on the U.S.…