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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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Feb 23, 2018

David Hellard, host of the Bad Boy Running Podcast, joins me this week to discuss the OCR scene in Europe, the importance of OCRs finding a balance between accessibility and challenge as they grow, his recent win at the Somaliland Marathon, and the marathon mentality.

David starts by sharing how he got started in OCR and the creation of the British Military Fitness team, which leads us into a discussion about the evolution of OCR and the OCR scene in Europe and the UK. We discuss the importance of race brands finding a balance between accessibility for the general public and challenge for the competitive athletes, and how that affects the success of a race.

We then talk about this year's OCR World Championships, and how it's new location in the UK will affect the competition.

David also talks about his recent win at the Somaliland Marathon, and the difference between race mentality in marathons versus OCR. He shares why he prefers to run marathons, and we talk about the importance of having fun and enjoying yourself at races. 

Lastly, we discuss The Bad Boy Running Podcast, and all the colorful terms born from it.

Feb 16, 2018

This week, I tried my hand at my first in-studio interview with Chris Bednar, an elite OCR athlete who has been climbing the ranks in the west coast OCR scene.

Chris tells me about how he got into OCR and reaching his first podium at Warrior Dash last year. He talks about training with some of the top OCR athletes and how that affects his performance, what kinds of training methods he prefers, and what race distance he's focusing on.

We talk about the US OCR Championship race last September, and what it was like to race against some of the best in the sport for the first time.

We also discuss running elite versus age group, the pros and cons of each, and why he prefers to stay in the elite category.

Lastly, Chris tells me about last weekend's Spartan Super race in Arizona where he got his first Spartan podium, and we talk about race day mentality.

Feb 1, 2018

Last weekend we were in Chino for Spartan's opening Super/Sprint weekend, and on Saturday I grabbed interviews from the Elite podium winners of the Super race.

We talk about everything and anything from the course, to the obstacles, to the competition, to the comparison between this year and last year's January race. Veejay also tells me about his focus for this year, Heather and Rea lament with me about the foam grips on Twister, Ryan gives us a pro tip for the barbed wire crawl, Evelyne and I talk about SoCal Spartan venues, and Glenn tells me what the Spartan Open House is.

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