Athlete On Fire

When the culture is straight out of Wolf On Wall Street.  When you have a few pints at lunch almost every day and the white lies add up coming home after work.  When your mind and body aren't functioning like they used to as a professional footballer(soccer).  Maybe it's time for a personal change and a cultural one.  That's what our guest has set out to do.  This is the story of making quitting s...

Summer is coming and we all need a refresher on running and training in the heat.  While we are at it, what are people saying about running high, as in, stoned.  We talk about an article on the topic on the show as well.  The Cooldown is the place for weekly OCR and endurance commentary from Athlete On Fire and mud Run Guide.   The Cooldown is an Athlete On Fire production.

Loren Landow trains some of the best and most committed athletes in the world. What does his journey to this point look like?  What career decisions has he made and what challenges to up and coming coaches and trainers face? Listen to Loren and Scott, the host, talk about the industry in general and some ways to do well in the space. Also, one exercise you can't do without in a bunch of random spo...

JC Santana is the authority on functional training.  We talk about some of the myths associated with the term functional, the athletes he is working with now, and the challenges he sees new trainers and coaches facing every day.  With unmatched energy and enthusiasm for his trade, you will walk away feeling more confident about the state of training and how it applies to you.  JC also shares one o...

David Clark founded the We Are Superman site to inspire action.  The action he has taken after living the life of a morbidly obese addict has been no less than awesome.  He celebrated 10 years of sobriety with ten truly epic challenges that he shares with us on the show.  If you or someone you know is in a rut or needs help deciding what step to take next, the message might be here.  Enjoy this pa...

The pirate trials have ended and there is still sailing to be done.  After picking up their boat in Turkey Steve and Maria joined another Rally to cross the Atlantic with as safely as possible.  Lessons learned and another stop on Dominica for an eery reunion with "Sexy Bones". We also go into a Q and A for big picture questions after sharing the details of the whole journey.  Enjoy Voyage Into He...

Our guest shares her passion for life and all things running with Athlete On Fire. Find out how she ended up in one of the most beautiful places in the United States.  Her philosophy on happiness.  Why following your dream is good parenting and what crazy dream she is embarking upon in 2016.  Her heart is big for charity and helping others and you will come away learning something about her, and y...

After the tragedy at sea and after many of the sailers were back in their homes around the world.  Justice needed to be served.  Who would try the pirates responsible for the Quest tragedy?  What was the outcome? Was there closure for the families.  This is the Voyage Into Hell show on the Athlete On Fire network.

After the Quest tragedy, rally members were safe for the moment in Salalah, Oman.  The problem was getting out of there.  Their options were limited and dangerous and none of them would happen quickly.  The Gulf Of Aden lead to the Mediterranean Sea but it just happened to be one of the most dangerous stretches of water in the world.  Find out how they managed on this episode of the Voyage Into He...

Steve Siguaw shares the sad and troubling days as a member of his sailing rally runs into pirates on the open sea.  As we have been following his story of a sail around the world, we knew this show would come.  The story is tragic but some stories are meant to be told.  This is the Voyage Into  Hell show.

The adventure to sail around the world continues and as tensions rise within the rally you can feel the tension on the open water.  Planning for pirates between India and Oman and an encounter on the coast of India is making for an ominous crossing.  Join the show that is following one sail boats adventure amidst tragedy, The Voyage Into Hell.

Steve and Maria Siguaw have sailed more than half way around the world and it is just about to get real interesting.  Infighting within their rally, warnings of pirate activity, and shady port officials.  Enjoy the story of an adventure around the world and learn a  little about the beautiful Sri Lanka this week!

Warren Pole got into journalism to be around his passion, motorcycle racing.  It just so happened that he loved journalism. This love would bring him around the world to cover stories and take part in many adventures.  He signed up for one of the worlds toughest foot races with only a 10k under his belt.  This started a new passion for him, ultra endurance.  This new passion led to the creation of...

Sonya Looney is a World Champion mountain biker on a mission to empower, teach, and inspire as much on the bike as off.  She has competed all over the world from Nepal to Mongolia, Sri Lanka to Patagonia and everywhere in between.  An event in Nepal helped her redefine what winning really means.  She has been featured on TED Talks and is currently a self managed athlete with 20 brand relationships...

Steve and Maria have made their way through the Malacca Straights and similarly dangerous coast of Malaysia and now they have made it to Thailand.  The plans for a big sail and some new characters surface.  Part 2 of "Voyage Into Hell" has some ominous foreshadowing.  Voyage Into Hell is a series covering the book of the same name in a weekly interview with the author.  Follow the adventure with t...

The sailboat Aspen and it's crew had to navigate the 20+ mile Straight Of Malacca, known as one of the most dangerous pirate infested sections of water in the world.  Listen to find out how they navigated through as well as their impressions of Singapore. The Voyage Into Hell Show is a part of the Athlete On Fire Network!

After leaving Darwin, Australia, on their sailing trip around the world, Steve and Maria headed to Indonesia.  The first real threat of pirates was on this stretch. Before the pirates were even an issue they had to deal with small countries that wanted them to move on because their bribes were just not enough for their liking.  Bali turned out to be a bit of a disappointment for reasons we never w...

Our guest has done some of the most amazing feats of endurance in the world.  Some of them, beyond comprehension.  And that's his mission. To prove that anything is possible by anyone.  Trekking death valley, Everest, and even running across America are a few of his exploits.  We go deeper though. What is a good why when it comes to adventure and running?  What was his biggest achievement physical...

This week we make our way with Steve and Maria to the land down under!  Australia was both a chance to fix up the boat and relax a bit before the intense journey to Indonesia.  Extreme heat, natives in dangerous lands, and the amazing town of Darwin before they set off for Indonesia in this episode.  This series is taking us around the world and we are half way there!

Steve and Maria have made it into the heart of Polynesia. Tragic news meets them at sea just after an omen of sorts.  Volcanic islands and cultural rituals infuse the already adventurous undertaking. Good thing noone was under that lava the size of a volkswagon. Enjoy this episode of the Voyage Into Hell, a sail around the world!

Steve and Maria Siguaw continue their voyage around the world and end up in the pristine islands of French Polynesia.  Stories of cannibalism and the dynamics of the rally are in the forefront.  Things are still pretty tame but they are approaching Australia soon and soon after things get a little wild. Enjoy the show!

Ray Zahab is an energetic and informed traveler, runner, and founder of Impossible 2 Possible.  He shares stories of his travels that will make this show, the shortest you have listened to to date because you won't be wherever you are. Trust us.

We spend the entire episode in the Galapagos Islands. From the wildlife to the sometimes sketchy people, we could have done an hour show on this inspired location.  You will learn something today!

There is an adventure at every stop of of this sailing trip.  Some on land and some on sea.  This episode covers both.  There is trouble off the coast of Venezuela in the form of a big ship with suspicious activity and a run on Panama led to a spooky, undisclosed location.  So far, everything isn't as it seems and we haven't even gotten to the Pacific yet, until the end of this show. Enjoy this ep...

Every great adventure starts somewhere.  Sailing starts with money.  But where do you get it?  What costs are associated with sailing around the world? Steve shares these facts as well as some early adventures in the Caribbean. This is the "Voyage Into Hell" story about a rally around the world on a sailboat.