To speak with Lindsay, you get a sense that she is meek, affable and home spun. If you follow her career as an Elite OCR Athlete you gain entirely different picture. Lindsay competed in around 20 OCR events in 2015 and won most all (13 races) in which she toed the line including the OCR…
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Expert Running Tips, Listen & Learn, Obstacle Racing, Triathlon
The Next BIG DEAL in Training Technology
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In previous episodes I had interviewed various coaching experts; guys like Jim Vance and Hunter Allen, both world renowned in endurance sport. We spoke on the evolution of training metrics, such as heart rate, power and the apps in which to gather this information. All the while behind the scenes, techo-geeks were hard at work…
Expert Running Tips, Obstacle Racing
How to become an Obstacle Maniac
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Obstacle Course Racing is hot. Anyone that does an OCR event knows what I am talking about. Some say that they suffer from PRTSS (post-race traumatic stress syndrome), once the race is over, the buzz starts to ware off and the competitors begin to miss the race community they have come to love and respect.…
Expert Running Tips, Extreme Running, Listen & Learn, Obstacle Racing, Triathlon
First Aide Taping for Athletes with Dr. Capobianco
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Getting back into racing and training as quickly as possible is the hope of every athlete who has been afflicted with nagging injuries. Dr. Steven Capobianco is the director of education for ROCK TAPE and is recognized as a leader around the world in the application of kinesiology taping strategies. I (Richard Diaz) have personally…
Expert Running Tips, Extreme Running
The Dangers of FKT Ultra Trail Running
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For those out of the running jargon loop, an F.K.T. is the acronym for a “fastest known time” event. Generally orchestrated by a few brace souls who develop an event never run before to establish a record. Running a trail race that has never been attempted comes with a great deal of risk. Getting lost,…
Endurance Sport Nutrition, Expert Running Tips, Obstacle Racing
The New Year’s OCR Athlete Reflections
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We invited a few competitive Obstacle Racing Athletes to come on and to discuss the past year and prospects for The New Year’s performances. Jack Bauer, Alexandra Walker and Benjamin Pina agreed to share their thoughts. The questions were… How did it go last year? What do you feel you need to improve on? What…
Expert Running Tips, Listen & Learn, Obstacle Racing
Powerful Tips to Improve Grip Strength and Running Injury Free
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Learn a few simple exercises that will greatly reduce your incident of upper and lower body injuries that are common among runners and OCR athletes from the ground up offered by Dr. Emily Splichal, world renowned podiatrist and human movement specialist. In the sport of Obstacle Racing there are a lot of demands placed on…
Expert Running Tips, Extreme Running, Obstacle Racing
Yancy Camp meets OCR Run Clinic w/ Coach Richard Diaz and Posse
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Yancy Culp is an internationally recognized OCR coach with an all-star cast of Elite Spartan Athletes in his stable. It was great fortune for Coach Richard Diaz, his “Posse”, Miguel Medina, Nickademus Hollon and his wife and long time running mechanic Lori Diaz to converge in Austin Texas to put on their ever popular Off…
Endurance Sport Nutrition, Expert Running Tips, Extreme Running, Obstacle Racing
Racing Cold – The Battle with Hypothermia
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I invited Stew Smith former Navy Seal, who spent eight years in the SEAL Teams and an instructor at the Naval Academy Physical Education Department. He has also been showcased on National Geographic’s “Fight Science”. Stew demonstrates his ability to perform tactical exercises under the most extreme of conditions. An incredibly disciplined athlete and warrior,…
Expert Running Tips, Extreme Running
Running for Your Life
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This episode was drawn from our archive of shows done 2 years ago. It is an interview with Gilbert Tuhabonye a genocide survivor, world class runner and now an amazing running coach thriving in Austin Texas. This show is hands down one of them most powerful interviews we had ever done and if you had…