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On this Episode, the Winner of the first “Spartan Elite National Series” race Adam Beach! We talk about his training, and his plans for the rest of the series. We talk about his background in sports, and doing the “Killington Beast” as his first Spartan race, ever. Show sponsors https://www.monkeegrip.com/
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On this Episode, we recap Spartan race Jacksonville. Saturday was the Super, and Sunday was the Sprint “National Series” race. We talk about what went well and what didn’t! All in all it was a fun race weekend, and we’re looking forward to the next!!
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On this Episode, Mike Dedoes tells us about going to college, and working in a career that wasn’t satisfying enough. He took a risk and went into personal training, and has done well for himself. He found Spartan race and designed a workout program to train for races. He found the sport in 2019, and we discuss some of the races he has done too.
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On this Episode, we recap Brian Beal’s latest race “Run Bum Forgotten Florida 100” . We also talk about the Spartan Competitive category for 2025, and the news we heard from the “Spartan SoCal Trifecta Weekend”.
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On this Episode, Brian Beal and I talk to Preston Hart. We discuss some of the races he did last year. He placed top 3 Overall at a couple of Spartan races while training to qualify for Boston Marathon. Preston and Brian tell us about their battle at the “West Virginia Beast” as well. Show sponsors https://www.monkeegrip.com/
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On this Episode, Brian Beal, Michael, Roberson, and I talk about Brian completing three 100 mile races in six weeks, one of those being “World’s Toughest Mudder” . We also discuss 2024 races- ones we liked and ones we didn’t like, what our plans will be for 2025. We also answered some more Listener questions.

On this Episode, Dan Yearick tells us about his battle with weight loss (weighing up to 525 pounds) . Dan had weight loss surgery done, and tells us the whole process- pre and post operation. His first Spartan race after surgery was NJ Beast, and that’s what got him addicted. https://www.monkeegrip.com/
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On this Episode, “World’s Toughest Mudder” recap! Brian Beal gets 100 miles, Cory Edwards got 75 miles, I get 50 miles, and Michael Roberson gets 30 miles and kicked our asses in pool!! Warning Explicit content. https://lionheartsfitness.com/
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On this Episode, we recap Brian Beal’s “Rim to River” 100 miler, Michael Roberson’s “Sky to Summit” 50k, and discuss our plans for “World’s Toughest Mudder” this weekend. Show sponsors https://www.monkeegrip.com/
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On this Episode, Coach Luccketta, of “Lionhearts Fitness”, tells us a little about his OCR journey, and the “Lionhearts Fitness” origin . We also talk about “OCRWC”, and “The MidWest OCR” races he recently did. We learn about everything going on at Lionhearts and what to expect in the future.