This week, I brought trainer, nutritionist and elite athlete Josh Stryde back on the show to talk all about racing in Canada, race week prep, overtraining and the importance of recovery, and nutrition.
We start with Josh telling me all about the Spartan Rocky Mountain Trifecta weekend in Canada, which leads us to a discussion about what it takes to prepare for a triple-race weekend, from nutrition prep to recovery. Josh talks about cramping in races and the big factors that lead up to it, and how to best avoid it with proper nutrition pre- and post-race.
We then talk about the elite competition in Canada and Josh tells me more about the elite field up there. We then talk about what big trail races athletes are focusing on in Canada, and Josh tells me about some of the best places for trail running.
Josh also talks about recognizing the symptoms of overtraining and how to avoid it. That brings us to a discussion about recovery, why hiring a coach is beneficial, and the importance of mental recovery.
We end with Josh sharing some nutrition tips when it comes to training in the heat, and why and how you should carbo-load before race day.
In this episode I talk to Kris Mendoza about his 100 mile performance at Worlds Toughest Mudder. Kris was the d place finisher at Worlds Toughest Mudder 2016 completing 100 miles. He set a goal of 90 miles and shares with us how he was able to go beyond his goal and break that 100 mile barrier. He shares with us his nutrition, gear and training. This episode is sponsored by Make sure you are following everything we are doing by taking a look at our Instagram, Facebook and joining our mailing list! In this episode I am live from Worlds Toughest Mudder with Neil Crazy Craver (Who you may know from American Ninja Warrior), Junyong Pak, and Austin Azar. I talk with Crazy Craver about going from the shortest possible course, to the longest course in OCR. It was excellent to see him out there, and of course it was easy to identify him with the gold shorts over his wet suit. I talk with Junyong Pak about going from the overall leader, to dropping out of the race in the middle of the night. Pak is known for being an extremely accomplished and experienced endurance racer, so this was a surprise to see him drop so fast. Last, and certainly not least I talk to Austin about what it felt like to run 100 miles. 7 people completed 100 miles this year, but he was the h to make it happen in this event. He took d in the individual male category. Make sure you are following everything we are doing by taking a look at our Instagram, Facebook and joining our mailing list! ereo Master.