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August 3, 2019
Nightmare Challenge's Airek Dilley joins Evan for a deep dive into his personal life which included going to jail several times, being addicted to drugs and even an overdose. After finding fitness (Crossfit then OCR), Airek turned his life around to be a successful OCR athlete sponsored by Nightmare Challenge (part of the Ohio Grand Slam). Airek talks details of the Ohio Grand Slam (including events like Indian Mud Run, Black Swamp Dash, Black Diamond OCR, Nightmare Challenge and Mud Ninja) and the upcoming DRX Games in Ohio on August 25th. Plus, Evan shares some exciting news for fans of S&S attending the North American OCR Championships.
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Music provided by Marc Capaldo of Madison Ambush.
July 30, 2019
Conquer The Gauntlet Pros Doug Snyder and Lisa Nondorf are back for another episode with Evan. Lisa talks about her return to OCR and podium finish at a local race, Alpine Adventure, despite running with a torn bicep. Doug Snyder talks Conquer The Gauntlet Iowa and the local race, Hero Dash, which included a kayak portion (it didn't go as planned for him). Evan talks about the canceled Tougher Mudder Long Island and the results/pit crew tactics/pacing from Toughest Mudder Central (Minneapolis). Plus, Evan talks his experience at Advanced Healthcare and Sports Injury with Dr. Kirk Iodice. Finally, the three share some personal secrets including an insane discovery in the desert of Iraq.
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July 18, 2019
Chrissy McFarland made big waves in the OCR community as a rookie taking a string of Savage Race podiums making big waves in both the traditional length course and Savage Blitz. Brenna Calvert and Evan Perperis talk to her about her training, her battle with Lupus and how BattleFrog's football commercial brought the OCR community something good. Plus, Brenna shares some embarrassing personnel stories.
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July 8, 2019
Conquer The Gauntlet Pros and Master's power couple Doug Snyder and Lisa Nondorf talk Conquer The Gauntlet in the latest episode. Joined by Evan, the two discuss CTG Dallas, CTG OKC, the new Continuum format, CTG's new obstacles and what else is in store for 2019. Plus, Lisa share her dramatic story of injury and how she has been coping with sitting out most of the season. Finally, the three discuss their results from InsideTracker including Doug's DNA profile results.
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Music provided by Marc Capaldo of Madison Ambush
June 28, 2019
Tri-Fitness World Champion and competition coach Brandy Nelson Goddard joins Evan to talk about her favorite event. The Tri-Fitness challenge is part figure competition, part OCR, part gymnastics routine and part lifting competition to crown an overall winner. Brandy talks her competition history, preparing other athletes and her appearances on American Ninja Warrior, Guinness Book of Records Gone Wild show (including her literally jumping in/out of her panties), America's Got Talent and Let's Ask America.
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Music provided by Marc Capaldo of Madison Ambush.
June 18, 2019
Fresh off his 3rd place finish at OCR World Championship Enduro 24, military veteran and 5x World's Toughest Mudder (WTM) finisher Trevor Cichosz joins Evan for this ultra episode. Trevor is one of the most consistent athletes in our sport and regularly defies what most people view as possible. The two ultra-athletes discuss fueling, pacing, differences between Enduro-WTM and why he is staying with WTM in 2019. Trevor also shares his experiences doing Everest 135 (135 mile race through the base camp area of Everest) as well as his 200 mile run in Scotland last year.
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Music provided by Marc Capaldo of Madison Ambush.
June 6, 2019
Grit Fitness Pro Kris Ruglowski (Gambino) joins Evan to discuss her rapid rise in success in the OCR world, how she found fitness, her recent experience on The Rock's Titan Games and what she has planned for the future. This OCR Age Group World Champion talks about her training and some behind the scenes secrets from Titan Games that you don't want to miss.
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Music provided by Marc Capaldo of Madison Ambush
May 26, 2019
Former Navy SEAL and current BUD/S Instructor Mark James talks with Evan about his pro triathlete career, his amateur cycling career, the difference between SEAL students that finish compared to those that quit and how he is still achieving success as a Masters athlete. Plus, they talk Mark's current quest for the most Holy Grail Miles (cumulative total of Tougher, Toughest and World's Toughest Mudder miles in a calendar year). Also includes a review of Toughest Mudder East (Philly), Toughest Mudder UK and Evan's good idea for Age Group awards (pay attention TMHQ).
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Music provided by Marc Capaldo of Madison Ambush
May 18, 2019
Nicholas Ryker finished 8th at the Seattle Super National Series race and is starting to make big waves in the OCR world. He's a #NonSpartanProTeamMember but we are not sure how long he will be able to keep that trending # he has been using. Nick talks his 1500m days in college, transitioning to OCR as well as his recent wins at Valentine's Day Massacre and Guardian Battle OCRs. Both races included cash prizes were two miles dense with obstacles and were run in a time trial format near St. Louis. The podcast finishes with how Nick includes Christ in his training and racing.
Links for recommendations included in the episode:
The Case for Christ, The Case for a Creator, The Case for Miracles
St. Spyridon's Introductory to Christianity- Orthodoxy Podcast
St. Spyridon's Weekly Podcast
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Music provided by Marc Capaldo of Madison Ambush
May 8, 2019
Training for Ultra's Rob Steger joins Evan to talk about the world of ultra-running. Included in the conversation is fueling strategies, gear recommendations, hallucinations, prize money in the ultra-world, how he went from non-athlete to 100 mile finisher as well as his his podcast and new book "Training for Ultra".
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Music provided by Marc Capaldo of Madison Ambush.
