Nitty Gritty Training

Oct 24 2024 100 ep. 52 mins 16

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Canadian Olympian & Exercise Physiologist Jessica O'Connell and Pro Obstacle Course racer & strength specialist Faye Stenning provide amazing training content on strength, running, and obstacle racing, with banter to boot! To learn about their online coaching, please visit www.gritcoaching.net.

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Strength Training For Runners and OCR Athletes: The WHY and HOW

Oct 24 2024 49 mins

Runners, OCR athletes, and hybrid athletes alike all benefit from strength training (though their programs look much different!) Putting together an effective strength program is a mix of art and science, and we aim to convince you how important it is for optimal run and OCR performance as well as teach you the components of a great routine. In our latest episode you will: Dis

Fitness for Life - Maintain a Sustainable Fitness Routine Amid Life's Chaos

Sep 20 2024 46 mins

We all go through times in our lives where there just isn't the time we once had to dedicate to ourselves and fitness. Unlike many of our other episodes, this episode is geared towards training to be fit for life not training for a specific event or race. We hope you walk away from this one with tips and tools so you can adjust your training when time, resources, and energy just a

Talking Hyrox with Kayti Simonson

Aug 01 2024 45 mins

Today we are joined by Kayti Simonson, a 34 year old lawyer and pro hybrid athlete based in Calgary, Canada. Kayti has a massive sporting background - she ran 400m hurdles and played soccer in the NCAA, played semi-pro soccer in Florida, England, and Texas who impressively earned an undergrad and three post-grad degrees along the way! Kayti shares how she's dived head-first into th

5 tips to excel in OCR from Coach and former Spartan Pro Faye Stenning

Jul 18 2024 53 mins

On this week's episode Grit Coaching's very own Strength Coach and former Spartan Pro Faye Stenning shares 5 tips to take your OCR racing to the next level. With a bronze medal at the Spartan World Championships and her record of the most Spartan podium finishes over the past decade, Faye has years of insight and has tested many different training approaches. This episode she goes

Pre Race Planning and Post Race Debriefs

Jul 04 2024 44 mins

You’ve done the work, and now it’s time to put it all together! We all know that consistent training is essential for great race day performance, but races are chaotic and wrought with unknowns. An underappreciated challenge of race day is “performing on demand” , or competing at your physical capacity in an uncontrolled environment, harnessing the work you’ve done into g

Running shoe development and biomechanics research for FEMALE runners with Lindsay Housman, Founder and CEO of Hettas

Jun 20 2024 34 mins

Today we are joined by Lindsay Housman, founder and CEO of Hettas, a company creating running shoes optimized for female biomechanics. The majority of athletic shoes have been designed, researched and tested on men and the Hettas fundamentally believe that design shouldn't be unisex: if you consider design from a female perspective, you’ll end up with a better product for women

Gwendolyn Bounds - The Power of Pushing Limits at Any Age

Jun 06 2024 47 mins

On this episode we are joined by Gwendolyn (Wendy) Bounds, an award winning journalist and author as well as a multi-time AG champ in spartan racing. Wendy is an absolute powerhouse, and we’ve had the pleasure of coaching her since 2019. Wendy recently wrote a book called Not Too Late which details her journey into obstacle racing and the power of pushing limits at any age. Obst

Joe De Sena

May 23 2024 37 mins

With a ton of our listeners being avid Spartan racers we thought it was about time we had Joe De Sena on! As the founder of Spartan and endurance junkie himself, Joe De Sena joins us to talk about how Spartan was started, how it has evolved over the years including navigating the challenges covid brought, and shares some exciting news about the future of the sport (hint- Olympics!

How to conquer mountain races without access to them!

May 09 2024 43 mins

City folks this one's for you! Coach Faye spent the majority of her Spartan Race career training for some big mountain races in the middle of Manhattan so she knows a thing or two about getting mountain fit without any access to elevation. So whether you’re heading to the mountains for the last stops at the Spartan USNS or trying to nail an epic trail race with a ton of vert

If I knew then what I know now….

Apr 25 2024 47 mins

Grit coaching is 7 YEARS OLD this year, and we’ve learned a ton since Day 1. Sometimes coaches get a bit shy about admitting that they’ve changed their mind on something - there is a feeling that we must be all-knowing, and many coaches feel insecure saying “we’re looking at something differently now”. Not us! On this week's episode, Coach Jess shares how her philosophies