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Strength & Speed podcast focuses on Obstacle Course Racing ( OCR ) improvement by pulling in lessons learned from other sports. Hosted by Pro OCR athlete and Army Special Forces veteran Evan Perperis. Evan is a NSCA-CPT, the author of 8x books on Obstacles Course Racing, with an undergrad from Johns Hopkins and has a Masters from KU. An accomplished OCR athlete with 100+ OCR podiums including winning the team division at the 24 hour long 2018 World’s Toughest Mudder and 2nd place Pro Coed Team at North American Obstacle Course Racing Championship. Visit the team’s website for all things Obstacle Course Racing and multi-sport Fitness: www.teamstrengthspeed.com for articles, BleggMits, OCR books, motivation and more.
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Wednesday Jan 22, 2020
Wednesday Jan 22, 2020
Day 4 of OCR America is done so we are halfway there! We had another great time at Newbsanity's Mud Gauntlet in Binghamton, NY! Michael Stefano from Obstacle Running Adventures talks to Evan about how he dealt with the obstacle dense course, the amount of supporters who showed up to help, and how he is a big fat liar to himself! Now it is time to prepare for day 5 at Erie's OCR Battlegrounds in Erie, PA tomorrow!
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Ultra-OCR Man Audio Book Link for Audible
Episode brought to you by Hammer Nutrition, fuel yourself through any distance of obstacle course race!
Tuesday Jan 21, 2020
Tuesday Jan 21, 2020
Day three of OCR America is done and we had a great time at Newbsanity's Extreme Ravine in Binghamton, NY! Hear Michael Stefano from Obstacle Running Adventures interview Evan about how he dealt with the cold icy trail, his race nutrition, what makes Newbsanity such a great community, and thoughts going into day 4 at Newbsanity's Mud Gauntlet in Binghamton, NY tomorrow!
OCR America sign up and details: https://www.teamstrengthspeed.com/ocr-america-2-2020
Ultra-OCR Man Audio Book Link for Audible
Episode brought to you by MudGear, take care of your feet with the best compression socks for doing what we do!
Monday Jan 20, 2020
Monday Jan 20, 2020
Day two of OCR America is done and we had an awesome time at Otherworld Fitness in Frederick, MD! Hear Michael Stefano from Obstacle Running Adventures interview Evan about how the day went, thoughts going into day 3 at Newbsanity in Binghamton, NY tomorrow as well as from a few people who came out to support him today!
OCR America sign up and details: https://www.teamstrengthspeed.com/ocr-america-2-2020
Ultra-OCR Man Audio Book Link for Audible
Episode brought to you by Atomik Climbing Holds, make your rigs a challenge worth training for!
Sunday Jan 19, 2020
Sunday Jan 19, 2020
Day one of OCR America is done and we had a great time at Obstacle Athletics in Deer Park, NY! Hear Michael Stefano from Obstacle Running Adventures interview Evan about how the day went, how he plans to recover day to day, who came out to support him, and thoughts going into day 2 at Otherworld Fitness in Frederick, MD tomorrow!
OCR America sign up and details: https://www.teamstrengthspeed.com/ocr-america-2-2020
Ultra-OCR Man Audio Book Link for Audible
Episode brought to you by Rapid Reboot, a great way to take care of tired legs and make sure you're ready to run another day!
Tuesday Jan 14, 2020
Tuesday Jan 14, 2020
Brenna "Red Beast" Calvert returns in her first episode of 2020 along with Epic OCR Giveaway winner, Daniel Leonard and Evan. The three talk expectations and experiences for Hannibal Race Kuwait, what 2020 has in store for them and Evan shares some last minute details for OCR America. Plus a special shout out to MudGear, Daniel reveals dark secrets about doubles, Brenna slaps a ***** and Evan apparently hates nature.
OCR America sign up and details: https://www.teamstrengthspeed.com/ocr-america-2-2020
Ultra-OCR Man Audio Book Link for Audible
Episode brought to you by Compex, now offering Fixx 1.0, their new massage gun perfect for post-race soreness
Friday Jan 03, 2020
Friday Jan 03, 2020
Conquer The Gauntlet Pro Jay Flores just spent the last four months appearing nightly on Telemundo's Exatlon Estados Unidos. Jay and Evan talk what the show was like, how he prepared, what he would do differently in the future, what it was like to be in a technology blackout and the future. Plus, Evan shares some more info about OCR America 2, the two talk Compex's new massage gun and Rapid Reboot's compression system and the two share some SCUBA diving stories.
Sign up here: https://www.teamstrengthspeed.com/ocr-america-2-2020
Donate here: https://events.com/r/en_US/registration/ocr-america-2-when-hell-freezes-over-january-775962
Episode brought to you by ORORO Heated Apparel, keeping the OCR America 2 warm and toasty this January with heated clothing.
Music provided by Marc Capaldo.
Tuesday Dec 24, 2019
Tuesday Dec 24, 2019
Recorded hours after the announcement of Spartan buying Tough Mudder's UK/Canada/Germany events, Evan speculates on what that means for the future of the Tough Mudder brand, specifically Toughest Mudder. Plus some listeners ask about the future of OCR with brands like Hyrox and Spartan's Dekafit.
Additionally, some new S&S announcements including last call for Hannibal Race Kuwait contest, new OCR audiobook dropping this week and the CTG Pro Team training group.
Finally, the episode finishes with some listener Q&A on the new Star Wars Trilogy, no spoilers here.
Episode brought to you by Rapid Reboot, your secret weapon to recovery and performance.
Friday Dec 06, 2019
Friday Dec 06, 2019
Race/facility owner of Binghamton, NY's Newbsanity and elite athlete Jarrett Newby joins Evan to talk about his team's recent performance at Platinum Rig's 24 hour Relay Championship. The two talk about Platinum Rig's very unique event that was mandatory obstacle completion for all 24 hours! Additionally, they talk future plans for the Newbsanity facility, growing the sport through youth, Spartan's new elite rule changes, the future of the sport, a little more World's Toughest Mudder talk and finally some tips for handling tobacco and Viagra.
Episode brought to you by Hannibal Race Kuwait! Don't forget to enter the Epic OCR Giveaway to win your free trip.
Friday Nov 22, 2019
Friday Nov 22, 2019
8x World's Toughest Mudder (WTM) finisher Jason Rulo, the inventor of the Neptune top and 2xWTM finisher S&S's Kelly William's (both on Alpha Racing Team), join 6x WTM finisher Evan Perperis to talk #WTM2019. Between the three you get a wide range of experiences including Jason who has run all but one of the races, Evan who ran just Las Vegas/ATL WTMs and Kelly who only has experience in Atlanta.
The three talk the good, the bad and the ugly including: obstacles on course, weather, future plans from TMHQ, how it compares to previous years, their race strategies, Evan's #allin strategy and, of course, finishes with some lesser known facts about each other. Kelly may have our favorite one of all time. Hakuna Matata!
Plus details on how to win a trip to Hannibal Race Kuwait!
Episode brought to you by Atomik Climbing Holds, Atomik just released some new products including their Ninja Board....an all in one training tool that can fit in any room in your house. Save 10% thanks to CTG Pro Team's Michelle Warnky with the code WARNKY.
Thursday Nov 14, 2019
Thursday Nov 14, 2019
Earlier this year we interviewed hybrid athlete with an OCR background, Billy "The 100 Mile Slayer" Richards as he was starting his journey to set a world record. The plan was to run 42x100 mile races in a single calendar year. Evan catches up with him after pacing him for the last quarter of his 33rd 100 mile race of 2019 (his 10th in 10 weeks). Will he break the record before he breaks his body? Listen to the mindset, physicality and how he defies human endurance on the latest episode.
Episode brought to you by dryrobe, the most versatile changing robe and something ultra-runners need to add to their kit list.
Music provided by Marc Capaldo of Madison Ambush