The RB squad chats about Dekafit Anaheim and Hyrox Berlin in this episode. 00:00 Intro  03:10 DekaFit Anaheim Recap  04:03 Lauren Week's impressive DEKA run split  18:50 Men's Recap  23:18 Failed Mixed World Record Attempt  29:00 Tyler Veerman Deka Debut 37:00 Can Sanderson take a spot at LCQ Anaheim  41:00 Hyrox Berlin  51:30 Jack Pulls Hyrox Course Data 53:00 Guess the Course Discrepancies - Jack's Game 1:20:00 What to do about this system? 1:42:50 Hyrox Mexico City #spartanrace #hyrox #dekafit

In this episode, the RB squads chat about the most recent Hyrox in Köln, the implications of fast courses, various news in OCR, and a Dekafit SoCal preview. Support RB on Patreon⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.patreon.com/racebrain⁠⁠⁠ 00:00 Intro 02:00 Hyrox LCQ Men's Recap 20:50 Hyrox Men's Pyramid 28:08 Hyrox LCQ Men's Recap 41:15 Hyrox Women's Pyramid 54:04 Fast Time in Köln 1:09:05 Should Pro Athletes be able to set Open Records 1:26:50 OCR Rapid Fire Topics 1:44:50 DEKAFIT SoCal Preview #dekafit #hyrox #spartanrace

In this episode, the RB squad chats about some recent news in OCR, including WTM payouts, the OCRWC Venue, and the newest governing body in OCR. Then, they do a deep-dive preview for the Hyrox last-chance qualifier in Köln, Germany. Support RB on Patreon⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.patreon.com/racebrain⁠⁠⁠ 00:00 Intro 02:00 World’s Tough Mudder Payouts 04:15 WTM Teams - WE ARE GOING!!! 15:30 OCRWC Venue Announcement 26:30 A new Governing Body in OCR (WOCRF) 38:30 HYROX Last Chance Qualifier Köln 46:30 Hyrox LCQ Men’s Preview 01:29:00 Hyrox LCQ Women’s Preview #hyrox #dekafit #spartanrace

In this episode, the RB squad reflects on some of our favorite silly moments in OCR and Hybrid Racing. Support RB on Patreon⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.patreon.com/racebrain⁠⁠⁠ 00:00 Intro 06:00 Spartan Race Start Line (Patreon Q&A) 15:50 Spartan Announces Money For USNS 27:50 2024 Foolish Bracket #hyrox #dekafit #spartanrace

In this episode, the RB squad covers a variety of topics including fast times at Hyrox CHN, the qualification rules for Spartan 50k Ultra Champs, and the landscape of college sports.  Support RB on Patreon⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.patreon.com/racebrain⁠⁠⁠ 00:00 Intro  01:50 Brakken's memorabilia  05:10 Hyrox Copenhagen Men's results  16:57 Copenhagen Women's results  25:22 Hyrox European LCQ Women's contenders 27:53 Hyrox European LCQ Men's contenders 37:00 Spartan Ultra Worlds Qualification flaws  1:13:26 Non-revenue sports in NCAA #hyrox #dekafit #spartanrace

In this episode, the squad talks about Kristi Eramo O'connel's debut at Hyrox Houston. Some ways that we see technology improving the sport, and spartan races across North America. Support RB on Patreon⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.patreon.com/racebrain⁠⁠⁠ 00:00 02:30 Hyrox Houston 07:11 Kristi Eramo O'Connell's Debut  19:00 Mixed Doubles at Houston 21:20 How Hyrox will exist in the CrossFit community  29:00 Automatic Wall Ball Technology in Hyrox  51:00 Weekend Spartan Races  01:01:08 Hybrid Racer CrossFit Leaderboard  #hyrox #dekafit #spartanrace

In this episode, the RB squad discusses a wide range of topics, including DEKAFIT Knoxville, Spartan Houston, and the CrossFit Open. Support RB on Patreon⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/racebrain⁠⁠⁠ 00:00 Intro  00:48 Minimal Shoe Talk  04:40 Ryker's 800 07:42 DEKAFIT Knoxville 14:02 Deka Athletes v Hyrox Athletes 21:31 New Deka Standards  33:17 CrossFit Open 50:23 Shoe Talk 51:50 New Shoes from VJ 1:04:24 Spartan Series Updates 1:10:10 Brakken's SkiErg 1:15:13 Rich's Lactate Testing 1:20:00 Hyrox Training  1:40:20 More Shoe Talk 1:43:00 Savage Series Results  1:45:00 Fitness Reality Show #hyrox #dekafit #spartanrace

In this episode, the full RB squad is back to discuss the final Hyrox major in Washington, DC. Support RB on Patreon⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.patreon.com/racebrain⁠⁠⁠ 00:00 Intro 03:35 Rich's Hyrox Results 08:47 Hyrox DC Fantasy Results 19:28 Hyrox DC Men's results 24:44 Current Men Qualified for Worlds 29:40 Did Hyrox get the qualifications system right? 37:30 Men's Last Chance Qualifier Implications 53:53 Hyrox DC Women's results 57:45 Burpee Broad Jump Standards 1:01:45 Women's World Championship Field 1:07:00 Women's Last Chance Qualifier Implications 1:18:00 Women's Last Chance Qualifier Implications 1:21:50 Should Hyrox Scale the Difficulty Up? 1:40:50 ALUla Results 1:44:30 ALUla Fantasy Results 1:55:30 Nonsense #hyrox #dekafit #spartanrace

In this episode, Rich and Brakken discuss the start of a new OCR season in an unfamiliar format. Then, they are joined by Lauren Smith to draft for the final Hyrox Major of the 23/24 Season. Support RB on Patreon⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.patreon.com/racebrain⁠⁠⁠ 00:00 Intro 03:45 How the OCR Season looks different 10:00 What does prize money do for OCR? 14:20 Pros and Cons of TM AlUla 35:00 What we know of AlUla results 45:00 Spartan Jax Review 55:40 Hyrox Fort Lauderdale Results 1:03:55 Lauren Smith Joins the Show! 1:06:00 Implications of the final Hyrox Major 1:10:30 Hyrox DC Draft #hyrox #dekafit #spartanrace

The RB squad previews the most exciting OCR event this decade in this episode! Tune in to learn who the guys draft and who they think will do well at the 8-hour Tough Mudder AlUla. Support RB on Patreon⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.patreon.com/racebrain⁠⁠⁠

In this episode, the RB squad recaps the Hyrox European championships and talks through some of the newest happenings at Spartan HQ. 00:00 Intro  03:17 Hyrox Vienna Women's race recap 16:04 How international travel affects athletes.  19:30 Implications for the Hyrox Season 27:50 Strict Judging in Vienna 31:52 Fantasy Results  35:12 Men's recap  44:41 Row Fiasco  58:48 Implications for the Hyrox Season 01:06:32 Spartan let's go of key employees #hyrox #dekafit #spartanrace

In this episode, the RB squad goes deep on the third major for the Hyrox season. Topics also discussed: Tough Mudder Suadi Arabia Inifity start list and the US Marathon Trials. Support RB on Patreon⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/racebrain⁠⁠⁠ 00:00 Intro 02:42 US Marathon Olympic Trials Chat 12:30 Tough Mudder Saudi Infinity Start List 31:22 Hyrox Vienna Major - Who's not coming. 40:00 Hyrox Draft Rules 44:20 Hyrox Vienna Draft 1:43:00 Draft Recap #hyrox #dekafit #spartanrace

In this episode, the RB squad talks about the results at Hyrox Manchester, including the new Pro Doubles format. Then they discuss what was happening at Spartan Race Socal. Finally, they chat about how to qualify for the Spartan race regional championships for 2024. Support RB on Patreon⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.patreon.com/racebrain⁠⁠⁠ 00:00 Intro 03:21 What qualifies as a Hyrox coach? 10:19 Hyrox Manchester Men's results 11:40 World Champion Triathlete takes on Hyrox. 19:00 CrossFitters are better at Hyrox than Triathletes. 20:15 An elite Crossfit mixing up the women's field? 26:28 Women's elite results in Manchester 32:00 Pro Doubles for Hyrox; A good division? 36:40 A new Men's Pro Doubles Record - Split analysis. 48:09 Women's pro doubles Manchester. 53:00 Abominable Snow Race - BK takes silver. 1:01:00 New format for Spartan Race debuts in SoCal 1:09:05 Spartan Championships Qualification System 1:24:00 Spartan SoCal Results

In this episode, the RB squad talks about the screaming fast times as Hyrox Maastricht and how that affects the remainder of the season. Plus, we answer a plethora of (not-so-real) questions. Resolute Coffee (RR20 for 20% off) ⁠⁠⁠https://resolutecoffeeco.com/⁠⁠⁠ Support RB on Patreon⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.patreon.com/racebrain⁠⁠⁠ #hyrox #dekafit #spartanrace 00:00 Intro 05:05 Hyrox Maastricht 12:25 Comparing Splits on the Men's Side 20:25 Does Hyrox care about course consistency? 32:50 What to do with times and place for Hyrox? 37:50 Hyrox Major Qualifications Shake-up 42:00 How to create a Power Rankings System for Hyrox? 59:59 One shoes for Hyrox and Deka 1:01:50 Best Sunscreen 1:05:50 What will be the premier OCR championship in 2024? 1:18:45 Would you rather.... 1:27:50 Top 3 races to watch on YouTube in OCR History 1:38:33 Maud Updates 1:43:10 What to name the new cactus. 1:45:10 Would you rather.... 1:48:22 Sled Push 10k

In this episode, the full RB crew kicks around a bunch of hypotheticals in the world of niche endurance racing, including what if Ryan Atkins specialized, what if Spartan tried to build the sport, and what if Hyrox didn't have the sleds. Support RB on Patreon⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.patreon.com/racebrain⁠⁠⁠ 00:00 Intro  03:03 Hyrox News  10:45 What if Hyrox and Spartan Debuted at the same time? 19:30 What if TMX never disappeared? 27:15 What if a world record road runner trains for Deka for 12 months?  41:20 What if Ryan Atkins specialized? 47:40 What if Josiah Middaugh committed to OCR? 53:01 What if Spartan Race was never on NBC? 1:08:55 What if Albon and Zuzana lived in the United States? 1:15:19 What if Nicole Mericle never gets hurt? 1:21:20 What if Hyrox gets rid of the sleds?  1:31:55 What if Hyrox never existed? 1:42:38 What if our careers were different? #hyrox #dekafit #spartanrace #ocr

In this episode, Brakken and Rich do a deep dive into new footwear for the 2024 racing season. This is for the nerds! Support RB on Patreon⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.patreon.com/racebrain⁠⁠⁠ 00:00 Intro 03:56 Brief History of Super Shoes 19:53 Potential New Shoes for Hyrox and Hybrid 01:41:50 Potential New Shoes for OCR #hyrox #dekafit #spartanrace #ocr

The RB crew discusses their 2024 predictions and wish lists in this episode. Topics include Spartan's options on how and why they would expand their brand. If Hyrox takes a further leap to legitimize the sport, Will there be big competition from outside brands in the Hybrid space and the health of competitive OCR? Support RB on Patreon⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.patreon.com/racebrain⁠⁠⁠ 00:00 Intro 03:40 DEKAFIT's will thrive internationally 26:00 HYROX will completely change their qualification system 30:40 Hyrox will Overtake Spartan 38:22 A serious competitor to Hyrox 51:18 Spartan Ultra will be the next big thing 01:05:40 OCR Greats will take on the newcomers 01:14:09 Spartan will Never Pay Athletes Again 01:33:09 We need better Standards for Judging in Hybrid Racing #hyrox #dekafit #spartanrace #ocr

The RB boys host and select winners for the third annual OCRAs. Categories include: Performance of the year Upset of the Year Best Race Battle / Best Race Goofy Games of the Year Goofy games athlete Breakout/most Improved Athlete International Athlete of the Year Best All-around Season/biggest range Hybrid Athlete of the Year OCR Athlete of the Year — Hobie Call Award #hyrox #dekafit #spartanrace #ocr

In this lengthy episode, the RB boys talk about the final race of the OCR season in Abu Dhabi. Then, they debate their all-time rankings for the sport of OCR. 00:00:01 Spartan 3k Men's Recap 00:47:47 Spartan 3k Women's Recap 01:00:40 Spartan 21k Recap 01:22:36 Spartan 21k Recap 01:53:40 Spartan 21k Recap Resolute Coffee (RR20 for 20% off) ⁠⁠⁠https://resolutecoffeeco.com/⁠⁠⁠ Support RB on Patreon⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.patreon.com/racebrain⁠⁠⁠ #hyrox #dekafit #spartanrace

Busy show today as the RB squad talks about the weekend that was at the DEKAFIT world champion, HYROX Stockholm, and previews the 2023 Spartan 3k World Championships in Abu Dhabi. Resolute Coffee (RR20 for 20% off) ⁠⁠⁠https://resolutecoffeeco.com/⁠⁠⁠ Support RB on Patreon⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.patreon.com/racebrain⁠⁠⁠ #hyrox #dekafit #spartanrace