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Along with host Matt B. Davis, OCR World Champion Nicole Mericle and OCR stats expert Jack Bauer have joined forces to break down major races throughout the 2022 season. “Who’s on Top?” will consist of rumors, speculations, and plenty of hard facts surrounding the biggest events in OCR. In today’s episode: Matt, Jack, and Nicole

Get access to everything we publish when you sign up for Outside+. From the highest mountains to the deepest parts of the ocean, plastic has infiltrated every ecosystem on the planet, including our own trail running bodies.  Research shows that humans come into contact with micro-sized plastic particles on a daily basis from ingestion, inhalation,

Get access to everything we publish when you sign up for Outside+. When your mind wanders, you’re not mentally checked out. Instead, you’re in a state of relaxed reverie. And while you’re daydreaming, your brain pauses its data-processing duties and other regions—linked with problem-solving, creativity, and calm productivity—light up and come online. Plus, “tuning out”

Get access to everything we publish when you sign up for Outside+. Nothing feels better than jumping into a cold pool after a steamy summer run—or soaking in a hot bath to wind down after a hard winter workout. And depending on how and when you use them, cold and hot baths can also reduce

OCR Champion Faye Stenning and Olympian Jess O’Connell, have brought their coaching platform to the Obstacle Racing Media family of podcasts. Until very recently, men and women trained similarly despite fairly substantial biological differences (hello, hormones!). In recent years, more conversations are happening to teach women to train with, rather than against, their physiology. This

Get access to everything we publish when you sign up for Outside+. When we get on the phone, Julia Lucas apologizes that she’s only available for a short call. She has to get on a train from Brooklyn to Manhattan to go meet Aoibhe Richardson for what she calls “a monster workout.” Lucas, who was

Get access to everything we publish when you sign up for Outside+. A recent study published in PLOS Medicine estimates that you could add more than a decade to your life expectancy by making simple changes to the typical Western diet, which is often laden with pre-packaged foods, refined grains, red and processed meats, fried

Get access to everything we publish when you sign up for Outside+. For Nikki Hiltz, the past two years have been defined by change: Last spring, they came out as transgender, nonbinary, and on Sunday they announced they’re moving to Flagstaff to train under a new coach, Mike Smith, alongside new teammates, Rachel Schneider and

Her athletic history with OCR, Hyrox, and Myzone. Support Us On Patreon ORM YouTube Channel  Intro  Music – Paul B.Outro Music – Brian Revels Listen to your favorite player or the box below. Today’s show is sponsored by MorFitr. Their hats were specifically designed for Obstacle racers and cross-fitters. They are sweat-resistant, water-resistant, UPF, have a built-in sweatband,

Get access to everything we publish when you sign up for Outside+. It all began—as so many ideas do—on a training run. Two-time Olympian Molly Huddle and two-time NCAA champion Sara Slattery had an epiphany: They needed to write a book—for, by, and about women. Today, on International Women’s Day, How She Did It meets the

Get access to everything we publish when you sign up for Outside+. Adidas releases their new Ultraboost designed for women, by women, with a female-specific fit that’s tough to find in most running shoes. Adidas Ultraboost 22 Review | $190 Weight: 10.4 oz. (women’s size 8.0) Heel-Toe Offset: 10mm (33mm heel, 23mm forefoot) Why It’s

Get access to everything we publish when you sign up for Outside+. Learn from others. Molly Huddle and Sara Slattery want us to do just that. Frustrated when they saw young talent burn out before reaching their potential, professional distance runner Molly Huddle and college coach Sara Slattery have teamed up with trailblazing running legends

Get access to everything we publish when you sign up for Outside+. The New York Road Runners recently announced it is hiring a historian fellow in an effort to inspire careers in public service and promote an inclusive telling of running history. The Corbitt Historian Fellowship, named for the organization’s founding president, Ted Corbitt, will

Get access to everything we publish when you sign up for Outside+. Atalanta NYC, the pro running group started and spearheaded by Mary Cain, has expanded its roster. The team announced that this past week they’ve signed Karisa Nelson as a pro runner and Julia Lucas as head coach. Nelson feels this “opportunity was meant

Get access to everything we publish when you sign up for Outside+. In her third 10,000 meter race ever, Elise Cranny of Bowerman Track Club ran 30:14.66 to finish just over a second off the American record at Sound Running’s The TEN event in San Juan Capistrano, California on Sunday night. Molly Huddle’s record of