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Overcome and Run

I talk all things Obstacle Course Racing. My goal is to inspire those who have never ran an OCR to try one out and get addicted like me, or for those who are weekend warriors to make the move to a competitive level.
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Now displaying: February, 2019
Feb 27, 2019

Elite OCR athlete Ryan Kempson joins me this week to talk all about his win at the Spartan US National Series Super in Jacksonville last weekend, the series as a whole, the sport of OCR, and how he trains for such a long season.

We start with Ryan giving me his background and how he got into OCR. We then dive into Jacksonville and Ryan break down how his race went and the competition.

We discuss the new obstacles, and then dive into the topic of officiating at races, and how Ryan feels Spartan is doing in that respect. We talk about penalties, and the degree to which they should or perhaps shouldn't be penalized, especially when compared to other sports.

Ryan then tells me about how he trains for such a long OCR season without burning out, and we talk about the diversity of the courses in Spartan's US National Series and how it may affect the competition.

I ask Ryan about his race preferences, and he tells me more about other OCRs he has run and how they differ from Spartan.

We end with Ryan sharing his goals and the races he's focusing on this year, and how consistency is key in the sport of OCR.

Feb 11, 2019

This week's episode is full of live interviews from the Spartan Sprint/Super weekend in Arizona! I spoke with some of the elite athletes there all about the terrain, the cold, and the competition.

I spoke with:

-Emilee Smith

-Nick O'Sullivan

-Beni Gifford

-Amanda Nadeau

-Daniel Sorenson

-Heather Gollnick

-Timmie Brann

-Nikolaj Dam

-Leon Kofoed

Feb 6, 2019

Founder and Race Director for Grit OCR Antonio Alletto joined me on the podcast this week to tell me all about his race, how and why created it, and the challenges and success he encountered along the way.

We start by Antonio introducing himself and telling me about his background with OCR. We then dive into Grit as I ask him why he wanted to create an OCR, and he tells me how he started it.

Antonio walks me through the process of creating an OCR and creating the course, and tells me all about how he built all of his obstacles. He talks about the biggest challenges he faced in creating his own OCR, and we talk about last year's inaugural event and what he learned from it.

He explains the format of the race, and I ask him why he chose penalty loops over mandatory obstacle completion. He also explains how the competitive system works at his race.

We end by discussing expansion and different race formats, and Antonio tells me what kind of person Grit OCR is trying to reach.

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