How to not peak too early
How to build a plan to peak for your goal race. To race well, you need to work harder and build volume. Then as you get closer to race day, you “sharpen” by dropping volume and keeping the intensity high. Conventional wisdom says you should shy away from intensity until just before your race to…
The psychology of performance – Dr. Tim Silvestri
Tim Silvestri is a licensed Psychologist who has been doing work on the mindset of performance. In doing so he has developed a 4 part model to address what he believes is an emerging paradigm shift based on some recent discoveries in areas like neuroscience, nuero-biomechanics, and behavioral economics. Tim is also one of the…
Optimize your OCR training – Josh Ried
Josh Ried (Riedinger) is a coach and elite OCR athlete. Josh has a background as an athlete is in extreme sports – more specifically BMX racing and freestyle BMX. This background has given him a unique skill set as an athlete that he uses to his advantage in the sport where he is amassing a…
Evaluate your goals and go after them – Mark Batres
Mark Batres is a coach of athletes, Spartan Pro, and a form high-level runner on the track and roads. Including such accolades as – 5 time all American, and a 2:19 marathon. But his fast running did not make him an instant success at OCR – he worked as hard to learn the sport and…
Building strong habits, better running form, and goal setting.
John and Rich kick it old school to answer some listener questions. In this episode, we talk about, How to get back into the routine of running after a setback Our general thoughts on cadence and running form. Tips for someone who is starting OCR from a running background And how to get motivated after…
Unconventional training methods for elite OCR results – Mik Gerylo
Mik Gerylo is a trainer, educator, and elite OCR athlete. But Mik is not your typical OCR athlete. He has a unique approach where he takes unconventional methods and makes them practical. He is the Founder of “The Weapon Factory” in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Where he leads group fitness to people who want to become…
How to improve your athleticism for better OCR results – Matt Kempson
Matt Kempson is a professional OCR athlete who has a vision. He wants to push people out of their comfort zone to increase the quality of athlete in OCR. Matt believes that athleticism should be the goal of every participant on the course and wants to incentivize them to perform at a higher level. He…
OCR Offseason Training – Kirk DeWindt & Brakken Kraker
Kirk DeWindt and Brakken Kraker join Rich to talk about off-season training and how to best prepare yourself for 2020 Obstacles course racing season. In this episode, we talk about: We do a deep dive into some critical running metrics and workout that will improve your performance. How much and how often you should do…
Marathon training tips from an Olympic Trails Qualifier – Crystal Bacon
Crystal Bacon is a high-level distance runner and a collegiate distance coach who has a ton of experience racing and coaching. In recent years Crystal has had one big goal in mind – to qualify for the Olympic Trials in the marathon. She has had success at many race distance, but the marathon proved to…
