BeastNet Podcast

Today Pretty Mike sits down with Ian Hosek of USAocr. They have a great discussion about OCR as a sport and what the next steps into making it into a world competition are. Standard Lengths, penalties, etc. are going to be key in growing the sport to an Olympic level event. Have a listen as this episode has a ton of great info in it. Learn more about USAocr and the national team here: https://usao...

Today Pretty Mike sits down with Adam B. of Beasts OCR to discuss their 2024 race series.   Beasts Endurance ONE: May 4th 2024 Randall WA ONE - May 4, 2024 (ultrasignup.com) ONE is a 10-16 hour hybrid athlete endurance events from Beasts OCR + Beasts Endurance, a culmination of the near decade of endurance events we have run from BeastBreaker to Ghost to Feral and more! Formed with teams of two, y...

Today Mike gets a chance to talk with Jake Moore of The OCR Buddy Community award winning War-X.  This is not you mother's OCR.  Something very different, fun, and inclusive.  They work to create an atmosphere of a war-zone in their permanent OCR facility in Ohio but at the same time make sure all the Heroes from Operation enduring warrior are able to run their race.  Mike and Jake talk about...

Today on the BeastNet™ Pretty Mike sits down with Megan, The OCR Trainer, in a special episode where they take you through being a client of a personal trainer and why it's important to have a committed trainer that works with you, writes specific programs for you, and isn't just an Instagram coach that gives generic advice or reuses training programs as a one size fits all. If you have a...

Today, fresh off the boat with Jay and Silent Bob, Pretty Mike sits down with Ed Leon from Frontline OCR. Frontline is an event put on by a current and former Law Enforcement Officer. Ed recently retired from law enforcement and the other race director is still active. Ed explains why they do this race and what it means to him. One thing a little different about this race is that is you can donate...

Pretty Mike James  continues our monthly conversation with The OCR Trainer  Megan Beck .  She is an  OCR trainer and can help you get better  at obstacle completion or  attacking the course. This month she talks about her new awesome tattoo and her work with UCSOCR. She also gets on Mike about his training and we will have a special episode about that coming up. If you have a question you would li...

Today  Lisa-Anne returns to the show and has Hazelanna McMahan from Summit to Swamp back on  the show.  Hazelanna's announcing that the 2024 event in Randall WA is back May 4th and adding new fun to the already crazy fun event.  If you love the hill you can run it more than once, or if you loved the river you can run the river trail more than once, if you want to hang out in the swamp and run...

Today one the BeastNet Brother Boggs stops in to talk with Pretty Mike about the BeastNet 2024 OCR and event schedule as well as some of the exciting this coming in 2024. More heart Than Scars, Oscar Mike, Operation Enduring Warrior, Ainsley's Angels and more are discussed as well as More Heart Than Scars Tanzania and BirdMine Productions. Lots of great info on Mike and Don's Why and whats...

Today Pretty Mike sits down with Julie Adelman. Julie is an adaptive athlete who has completed 50 Half Marathons and has now joined the ranks of OCR because of VA Orlando and their limited partnership with Spartan race. In 2022 Spartan and the Orlando VA brought a group of Vets out to the Central Florida Spartan race, including Julie, and held their first VA Wave. After this Julie was hooked on OC...

Pretty Mike James  continues our monthly conversation with The OCR Trainer  Megan Beck .  She is an  OCR trainer and can help you get better  at obstacle completion or  attacking the course.   She is also one of the  hosts of Middle Of The  Pack Podcast .   Have a listen to this monthly  special and let us know  what you think.       If you have a question you would like discussed on  an upcoming...

Today Pretty Mike sits down with Jennifer Tarnecki the More Heart Than Scars Promo Team lead. More Heart Than Scars supports athletes and individuals with both visible and invisible scars. Jennifer's only been doing OCR for a couple years now but tells the story of how OCR and More Heart Than Scars changed her life. Want to race Spartan, Tough Mudder, or Deka and save some $$? Check out More H...

Today Pretty Mike catches up with Dan McDonald, a member of Spartan staff, Team Oscar Mike, More Heart Than Scars, Ainsley's Angels, and more. They talk about many different things but keep gravitating back to working with Adaptive Athletes, Vets, and the community. There are a couple races where the Orlando VA will be bringing out athletes for Spartan races this year. Jacksonville in February...

Today Pretty Mike catches up with Amanda Kelley, aka The Sober Spartan. She is the founder of the Sober Spartans Facebook group and a Dame of More Heart Than Scars. Her and Mike catch up on all the happenings since last time she was on the show. MHTS, Tough Mudder, and More. www. BeastNetPod.com  #BeastNetPod #Adaptiveathlete #Podcast #ocr #obstaclerace  #obstaclecourseracing #mudrun #beastsocr #m...

Mike and Melisa Joyal sat down to recap Worlds Toughest Mudder and end up talking mental health for most the episode. This episode turns in to a great discussion on teh effect of mental health on physical health and mow much more your body can do when in the right state of mind. www. BeastNetPod.com  #BeastNetPod #Adaptiveathlete #Podcast #ocr #obstaclerace  #obstaclecourseracing #mudrun #beastsoc...

Dave is a man on a mission trying to bring awareness to the fact OCR is for everyone.  We will be checking with Dave Monthly to bring his mission to each and every one of our listeners.  This month's episode is a special one,  Mike and Dave in great depth about his Why.     OCR is unlike any other sport as in one day you go from the professional athletes to the weekend warriors and on to the f...

Today Pretty Mike sits down with Juls Tower to get to know her and talk about her Worlds Toughest Mudder Experience this year. Lots of fun conversation and maybe a hint towards Juls upcoming Death Race in the near future. Take a minute, listen to this one, you will laugh and enjoy it. www. BeastNetPod.com  #BeastNetPod #Adaptiveathlete #Podcast #ocr #obstaclerace  #obstaclecourseracing #mudrun #be...

Today Pretty Mike sits down with 78 year young Marla, fresh off the course at Worlds Toughest Mudder. She's completed more than 400 OCRs and talks with Mike about all the things she has overcome to keep going. With More heart Than Scars she was able to complete 30 miles at Worlds Toughest Mudder and talks about all the fun had during that 22 hour race. www. BeastNetPod.com  #BeastNetPod #Adapt...

Today Pretty Mike sits down with Bree Eggleston host and participant of many podcasts that include ones Mike's alter ego Brandon Valentine drops in on. They focus today's talk on Bari surgery, the process, the results, and the long term changes Bree has had to make. There is much to discuss and Bree is an open book. if you have questions shes willing to talk to you. Check Bree out on her p...

Today Pretty Mike sits down with My Backstory: Scoliosis, Mental Health & Resilience  She is a motivational speaker, counselor, author, Bonefrog Ambassador, Sober Spartan, and more. all while living with Scoliosis and spinal fusion. Mike and Tammy dive deep into taboo subjects such a male mental health, body dysphoria, and more. They discuss her 2023 Spartan season ending injury at Palmerton a...

Today, fresh off the course of Worlds Toughest Mudder Pretty Mike James  continues our monthly conversation with The OCR Trainer  Megan Beck .  She is an  OCR trainer and can help you get better  at obstacle completion or  attacking the course.   She is also one of the  hosts of Middle Of The  Pack Podcast .   Have a listen to this monthly  special and let us know  what you think.       If you hav...

Today, fresh off the boat in Texas using his mobile recording studio, Pretty Mike James  continues our monthly conversation with The OCR Trainer  Megan Beck .  She is an  OCR trainer and can help you get better  at obstacle completion or  attacking the course.   She is also one of the  hosts of Middle Of The  Pack Podcast .   Have a listen to this monthly  special and let us know  what you think....

Today Pretty Mike James talks with Dave McCarter Jr. aka The Common Man OCR , aka NarrowWay Motoventures. Dave returned from his journey 2023 inspired by Ewen McGregor's Long Way series. Leaving Wenatchee WA and going the Narrow Way to the Harley-Davidson Museum to honor a promise to his late father, Dave McCarter Sr. Dave is going to chronicle the adventure and release a documentary that you...

Today Pretty Mike James  continues our monthly conversation with The OCR Trainer  Megan Beck .  She is an  OCR trainer and can help you get better  at obstacle completion or  attacking the course.   She is also one of the  hosts of Middle Of The  Pack Podcast .   This was supposed to be a monthly check in on how Mike's progressing and comparing notes. But with a shoe blowout at SISU PNW that e...

Today Pretty Mike James talks with Dave McCarter Jr. aka The Common Man OCR , aka NarrowWay Motoventures. Dave is setting off on a journey 7/6/2023 inspired by Ewen McGregor's Long Way series. Leaving Wenatchee WA and going the Narrow Way to the Harley-Davidson Museum to honor a promise to his late father, Dave McCarter Sr. Dave is going to chronicle the adventure and release a documentary tha...

On Today's episode Pretty Mike talks with Jeremy "Captain" Kaufmann about his company Core Events. They run 4 in person events and 4 virtual events annually and the Double Down bicycling challenge starts July 1st. Get signed up. It's going to be lots of fun. https://www.corefitnesspdx.com/Mike and Jeremy also spend a lot of time talking about the state of OCR in the PNW. With the...