Last Thursday, we talked about some of the basic endurance mistakes that folks who are new to obstacle course racing make. And let me tell you, overcoming that mistake is a big key to getting through a race more easily and with less pain. Enjoyment will be boosted, for sure.…
It’s sort of funny – every obstacle course race I’ve ever run, I’ve seen new racers who talk about the stuff they wish they had done to prepare for the event, and they are always the same things. Some of these folks are very much people who thought they were…
If you follow me on any social media or know me personally, you know that I’m a big comics geek. I read them for years (still do on occasion, actually), love the movies, and I watch/geek out on the cartoons with my kids. Actually, my first blog ever (the one…
When I was younger, I’ve mentioned before, I was a competitive swimmer. The competitive swimming world is a fairly small one, and you’d frequently find yourself swimming against a lot of the same people from meet to meet. There was this one fellow that I remember distinctly who, when he…
Today’s #OCRChat was another success! We had a great discussion led by Chad at Obstacle Racing Media about American Ninja Warrior, the TV show that has taken the fitness world by storm, and how it’s affecting OCR! Is this good? Bad? Fair? Not fair? What do you think? Hope you’ll…
Is it possible participating in obstacle course racing is helping you deal with stress? I think most regular OCR athletes would answer that with a resounding “yes.” Another podcast-inspired post today, this time from the Fat-Burning Man podcast. Host Abel James was interviewing Dr. Pedram Shojai, who I have mentioned…
I’ve mentioned before that my wife is an age-group swim coach for our local YMCA. It’s a part-time gig that she loves, and when it came up I encouraged her to take it because she does love it so much and I knew she missed having swimming in her life (she…
Progress is a tricky thing. Sometimes we can track it with numbers – race times, distance run, weight lifted, number of reps completed, etc. And sometimes it’s more nebulous than that. When you’re a movement-based person like I am, who doesn’t so much “work out” as much as I go…
It’s a conspiracy! The powers that be are trying to keep everyone from getting enough movement in their lives! It’s only partially true. Yes, “they” are trying to keep you from getting enough movement in your life, but only in the interests of things like efficiency and speed. And as…
