Obstacle Dominator Podcast
By Matt Roberts | Performance Strategist
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Obstacle Dominator Podcast, by Matt Roberts
Most athletes work hard. Very few train correctly.
The Obstacle Dominator Podcast breaks down what actually drives repeatable performance in obstacle course racing, hybrid events, and endurance sport.
Hosted by Matt Roberts, performance strategist, Spartan athlete, and coach to competitive OCR athletes, this podcast explores the principles that separate consistent progress from constant frustration.
Inside each episode you will learn:
• Why structure beats chaos in training
• How sequencing, restraint, and long term planning create real perform
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🎙️ EP83 Grip Isn’t Your Problem: The Real Reason You’re Failing Obstacles
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Mar 19, 2026 |
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Episode 82: Periodization, Primary Limiters, and Training Smarter for OCR Success
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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🎙️ Ep 81 — Mastering Training Cycles: The Key to Long-Term Athletic Success: The Science of Deloads and Tapering for Peak Performance
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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🎙️ Episode 80 Cross-Training & Load Management for Runners: Build the Engine, Fortify Physicality, Reduce the Cost, and Win Big
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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🎙️ Ep 79 Training the Long Run With Intent: Optimisation, Restraint, and Real Progress
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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🎙️Ep 78 Discipline in Training, Optimisation Over Intensity
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Jan 26, 2026 |
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🎙️Ep 77: Why More Training Isn’t Better, Optimisation Beats Effort
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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Ep 76 Why We Train: OCR, Leadership, and the Responsibility to Be Physically Ready
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Jan 12, 2026 |
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🎙️Ep 75 Transforming Through Training, Bob Smith’s Journey of Accountability, Racing, and Growth
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Dec 29, 2025 |
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🎙️ Ep 74: Breaking Limits in OCR, Mindset Shifts, Community, and Personal Growth with Sarah Jane
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Dec 22, 2025 |
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🎙️ Episode 73 Building the Complete OCR Athlete — Season Planning, Long-Term Vision, and True Human Optimisation
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Dec 15, 2025 |
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🎙️ EP 72 — THE WINTER CODE: Energy, Identity, Immunity & Consistency Through the Darker Months
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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🎙️ EP 71 — Leading Self, Family, and Brotherhood: The Balanced Masculine with Jimmy Napolitano
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Nov 13, 2025 |
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🎙️ EP70 — Every Experience Is an Opportunity for Growth: The Next Chapter with Shawn Stephens
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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🎙️ Episode 69: Pacing like an Elite w/ Mitch and Matt
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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🎙️ EP68 — Choosing Growth in the Hard Seasons: Jake Clark on Rebuilding While Injured
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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🎙️ EP67 — From a Mid-Life All-Time Low to the Spartan Trifecta World Championships, The Early Rise of Greg Downham
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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🎙️ EP66 — Off-Season Training, Why This Period Sets the Success of the Season Ahead
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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Episode 65 — Recover Like a Pro: Long-Term Wins Over Short-Term Burnout
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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Episode 64 — Train Smart, Win Fast: Building the Base for OCR Success
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Jul 24, 2025 |
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Episode 63 — In the Mud: Conquering World’s Toughest Mudder 2025
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Jul 19, 2025 |
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Episode 62 — Beast or Bust? Sit in the Pain, with Shawn Stevens
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Jul 18, 2025 |
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Ep 61: I“Sleep to Win: The overlooked and underrated Pillar of health & Performance”
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May 22, 2025 |
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Ep 60: It's a lot easy than we think to get strong, build muscle and burn fat!
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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Unmasking the Athlete: Finding Success Through Play, Pleasure, Pain, and Purpose with Paul Ellis
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Apr 19, 2025 |
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Ep 58 - Optimising As We Age – Wisdom from the Primal Fitness Tribe
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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Ep 57: "OCR Performance Lab: Training, Pacing & Injury-Free Racing"
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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Ep 56: The Balance of Training and Life
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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Ep 55: Louis Interviews Matt R - From Military to OCR & what's next?: Matt Roberts' Journey
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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Ep 54: Tracy Morrow "Spartan Racer to UK Series Champion AG: Embracing Discomfort, Chasing Growth, and Celebrating Success!"
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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Episode 53: "The Truth Beyond the Surface: Soul Purpose, Healing, and Authenticity with Joe"
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Feb 12, 2025 |
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Episode 52: Power-to-Weight Ratio – The Key to Unlocking Performance
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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Winter Training: Sticking to the Plan & Showing Up the Best You Can
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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Episode 50: The Power of Consistency – Balancing Stress, Rest & Liam’s Legendary Beard
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Jan 20, 2025 |
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Episode 49: Let Go to Grow – Courage, Connection, and the Path to Purpose
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Jan 13, 2025 |
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Ep 48 Living the Human experience with Jacob Clark ♾
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Dec 20, 2024 |
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So, you think you're Spartan?: Resilience V Anti Fragility
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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Episode 46: Taking ownership of our health
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Oct 24, 2024 |
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Episode 45: Optimising Sleep for Health, Performance, and Longevity
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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Episode 44 "Nutritious Movement: Helping Athletes Optimise Performance, Posture & Prevent Injury with Biomechanics & Pilates"
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Oct 18, 2024 |
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Episode 43: The fastest way to success
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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Episode 42: The off season & Planning the year ahead (and beyond)
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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Ep 41. "Maximising Your Fitness Potential: Optimal Training Times, Sessions, and Recovery for Peak Performance"
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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“Episode 40: Reece Statham-Qulity & Josie Lloyd - Conquering Kaprun & Killington — OCR, Ultra Endurance, Military Toughness, and the Primal Path to Health”
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Sep 25, 2024 |
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Liam Murrow discovering Primal & OCR to becoming a Spartan National Series Champion
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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Ep 38 Win, or learn - Life and race resilience: Understanding the mindset for success / Spartan Badminton review
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Aug 13, 2024 |
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Spartan sprint - UKOCR & spartan UK race strategy
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Aug 06, 2024 |
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OCR games, Racing, chasing ego, Injury & Prevention, and the Road to Recovery w/ Matt C & Mitch.
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Jul 29, 2024 |
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Ep 35 Rood Rampage race review, competitive racing, supporting races & applying progressive overload
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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Ep34 Lactate threshold & Vo2 max training
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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Ep 33 Active vs passive
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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Ep 32 “We are the medicine!”
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Jun 06, 2024 |
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Ep 31 The difference between A, B & C races in the context of OCR
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Jun 03, 2024 |
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Ep 29 “Answering Mother Ayahuasca's call” The life changing experience at Soltara, Costa Rica 🇨🇷
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May 21, 2024 |
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Ep 30 “Go slow, to go fast?!” let’s talk training!
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May 21, 2024 |
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Spartan race recap with Matt, Chinny & Mitch
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May 13, 2024 |
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Mitch and Matt talk life, facts, misconceptions and racing along with the recent Born Survivor 10km
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May 06, 2024 |
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Mountain running in Mallorca and the Spartan race weekend 🇪🇸
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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Ep 25 - Chris Roome, coach & Endurance Athlete
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Feb 14, 2024 |
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Ep 25 - Fasting, food and how to fuel the body and brain (part 3)
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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Ep 24 - Fasting, food and how to fuel the body and brain (part 2)
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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Ep 23 - Fasting, food and how to fuel the body and mind (part 1)
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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Ep 22 - Sleep. Is it the most important pillar of health & training tool?
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Dec 24, 2023 |
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Ep 21 Ryan Hodgson - Spartan Race World Championship Competitor
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Dec 20, 2023 |
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Ep 20 Sparta - Trifecta world championships with Reinis Paul’s
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Dec 20, 2023 |
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Ep 19 “The off season and planning the year ahead!”
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Nov 14, 2023 |
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Ep 18 - “Slow the F down podcast!” Why many of us lack enjoyment when it comes to running.
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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Ep 17 Spartan South East Pippingford Park race recap
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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Ep 16 How to dominate obstacles in life & competition with Primal podium winner Louis Stevens
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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Ep 15 Jimmy Napolitano on living Primal, gaining confidence and hitting podiums
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Sep 27, 2023 |
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Ep 14 Lena & Placido - How commitment & action lead to getting leaner, faster & stronger
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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Ep 13 - What to do to prevent injuries and what to do if you encounter injury or a setback with Liam
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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The impossible goal - “obstacles make me stronger!” Shifting from Victim to owner…
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Sep 01, 2023 |
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Ep 11 Spartan Race South West recap with Primal athletes Craig, Jon & Mitch
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Aug 18, 2023 |
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Ep 10 - Pre race nerves and anxiety and some useful tools that can be used to do something about it
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Aug 18, 2023 |
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Ep 9 - Dr Jay w/ Matt Roberts discussing blood work & Matts DNA breakdown report of genetic traits
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Aug 18, 2023 |
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Episode 8 - Jake Clark on life, health, a winning mindset and perseverance.
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Aug 09, 2023 |
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Episode 7 - Primal Athlete Jon Cummings talks with Matt about racing and performance
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Aug 07, 2023 |
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Episode 6 - Savage Race review with Christina DeLisle & Josie Lloyd
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Aug 04, 2023 |
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Episode 5 - Spartan racer and podcast host Scott Fayne Knowles
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Aug 02, 2023 |
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Episode 4 - Josie Lloyd, coach, Elite racer, podium winner and adventurer.
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Aug 02, 2023 |
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Episode 3 - Poconos race Super & Sprint race recap
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Jul 31, 2023 |
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Episode 2 - The perfectionist mindset, making progress, remaining consistent & stepping it up.
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Jul 30, 2023 |
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Welcome to the Obstacle dominator podcast
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Jul 30, 2023 |
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Episode 1 - How it all began, from failure to progress and podiums.
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Jul 30, 2023 |