BeastNet Podcast

Today Hammer comes back to the show and sits down with Myke Thompson to talk life, OCR, and more.  Myke hails from Hillsboro Oregon and is an Ambassador for Terrapin Events.  In 2020 they were able to hold My Muddy Valentine and the Dirty Leprechaun before COVID shut everything down.  In Response they have moved to virtual.  Find more info here https://terrapinevents.com/ as th...

Today Mike reaches out to a comedian his alter ego knows well.  Ashley Gutermuth, local comedian and avid runner.  Today they discuss what made her decide to start running every day since 1/25/2015 and why she started picking up trash on these runs 144 days ago.  They go back and forth talking running and comedy.  Through covid Ashley has still been able to perform comedy all o...

Let me set a scene for you: It was a little while back, Spartan and everyone was gearing up for the 2020 race season.  BeastNet invited Ashley Heller on the show(Episode 174) to talk about what looked to be a big season for her. Hammer and her had a great conversation about expectations and aspirations.   And then, COVID19 shuts down the whole world.  No Spartans, no Gyms, no OCRs....

Today Lisa-Anne hosts her first solo interview.   Why not start out with with former Miss Wheelchair USA, Shower Toga ambassador, Dame/Ambassador of More Heart Than Scars, Life Coach and Spartan athlete Erika Bogan.  With everything shut down in 2020 this episode takes some time to dive into more than just OCR.  Erika and Lisa-Anne talk about Jacksonville and the let down of not bei...

Team Beastnet has upped the Ante.  Get registered this week June 29-July 3rd and send us a screenshot we will send you a gift.  We want this event to be huge and help more Veterans and First Reponders than ever in the Washogal area.  Email the screenshot to BeastNetPodcast@gmail.com along with your shipping address and we will send you a gift. Your  friends over at BeastNet tak...

This month Boggs sits down to talk with Adam Courtney about his life, where it was headed, and how he transformed it through CrossFit and Sobriety.  A few year back Adam was headed down a dark path drinking every day before and after work, he was up to 267# and not happy with how things were going.  He recognized his problem and reached out for help.  After a few meetings he found h...

Today Boggs takes a few minutes to catch up with Lisa-Anne Lindley and discuss this race season, living through the Pandemic, and her new position with BeastNet Productions as a Show host.  Starting in July you will hear Lisa talking with Pro Athletes, fitness trainers, everyday people, and more.  With Lisa being one of the Moderators for the Survivors group and an ever positive spirit i...

This week Mike and some of the BeastNet Family partook in https://www.driven2perform.com/ Mark Ballas' Green Beret Virtual Challenge. After the event Mike, Brian, Felicia, and Coach Elise all sit down and recap the race. Mike reaches out to Coach Beast Elise to talk all things physical recovery this week.  Mike has finally bit the bullet and retained her as an actual coach for his continued j...

Today Boggs talks with Julie Wolff from OCRaddix, Scenic City Mud Run, and Celtic Warrior challenge.  Boggs got a chance to talk with her fresh off the course at the Jacksonville Spartan on June 13th.  They first discuss everything going on with OCR in the world, Julie's Races and her team.  One of her races this year, Scenic City Mud run is a 3 event weekend with Mark Ballas of Dri...

Today Mike catches up with Justin Parker of More Heart Than Scars.  Justin had to learn everything over after illness had paralyzed him. He still lacks feeling in his feet and parts of his legs.  Justin Runs Savage race, Spartan, road races, and more.  They talk about experiences in coming back from injury, working with adaptive athletes, and OCR with Teens with varying levels of au...

Today's BeastNet comes from a strange place.  Brandon Valentine from Love and Hate Radio(Pretty Mike's alter Ego) forgot which show he was recording and spent an hour talking with Comedian Andy Vargo about fitness, exercise and gave a real good recap of the Spartan Virtual Ultra Mike ran.  This works out to be a great crossover and you should take some time to get acquainted with Brandon...

BeastNet Officially lost their minds.   Mike, Don, Charity, and Ryan decided to see how many 5 miles loops they can get done in 12 hours. After the race They all get on Zoom to discuss the race, what worked and what didn't,  and how they finished Mike and Don got 31 miles done with the help of Christine and Virginia fo rthe entire event.  A whole cast of race family came from a...

BeastNet Officially lost their minds.   Mike, Don, Charity, and Ryan decided to see how many 5 miles loops they can get done in 12 hours.  Before the race They all get on Zoom to discuss the race, prep work, and how the race is expected to be.  Mike and Don have 30 miles on their goal sheet, Charity has 35, and Ryan the overachiever plans on knocking it out of the park with 5 miles....

Today Pretty Mike gets to talk with Stephane Oliver about his path from Paris France to Southern Oregon . Along the way Stephane went from the top of Track and Field in France to almost unable to walk. He got back out and went into extreme sports but injuries still plagued him. A break for Modeling and eventually he decided to give Spartan OCR a run and found his place. Competing from day one for...

Today's episode is the another installment of Sober Spartans on BeastNet.  This show serves as an extension of the FaceBook Page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/SoberSpartans/ Through our journey running OCR many of us have found that not only  are we Spartans, but, we find that we are also on a path of sobriety and  the race is an outlet for us.  Many guests will use their re...

Today Pretty Mike and Ashley get a chance to talk about many things.  Her qualifying to try out for Team USA and the Olympics being postponed,   Surviving the Pandemic and a return to the world opening back up in Arizona, and of course Spartan racing.   Surviving the pandemic takes social contact. We created the Survivors  group as a way for you to connect. It's a common t...

On this weeks episode of BeastNet, Brother Boggs talks with Matt Solum  from True North Endurance & Events about their upcoming events. With COVID19 there were some changes and a cancellation of an event.  But Matt made some lemonade with this and is still putting on virtual events so he can continue raising funds for donations and giving back.  If  you haven't heard of Tru...

Today Mike talks with Amber Johnston, she's part of the BROCR team and a Machete Madness Pro athlete. We had her on back, way back 204 episodes ago on Episode 4. Much has changed, we last spoke with her she had just moved to Alaska, now three years later she is in Texas and running OCRs down there. Recently before the shutdown she won BoneFrog and has continued training during the pandemic.  ...

Today  Host Mike gets a chance to catch up with BeastNet host Hammer Kyle Jolliff. They catch up on what's been going on with Hammer's Hiatus. If you haven't seen it yet, Hammer and Dea had another baby during the COVID shutdown. They touch on the  BeastNet Speakeasy Popup Workouts. If you want info on a workout, message us, there are private and won't be posted on FaceBook until after C...

Today  Bother Boggs gets a chance to talk with Joey McGlamory of More Heart Than Scars as well as IRUN4,  GREY BERETS, (50+), OEW, OSCARMIKE, 22TOOMANY, 22KILLS, CARRY THE FALLEN, and Operation Valor.  Joey and Don talk Returning the Favor with Mike Rowe, to Sober Spartans, and our new  Facebook group Survivors that we just couldn't break this up any  further.  This i...

.Today  Host Mike gets a chance to catch up with Andrea Britten. Andrea is part of the BeastNet Family and is out almost every weekend with us putting in the miles. Sometimes she drags along one of her bothers. Mike and Andrea talk about missing Spartan, missing their Race Families, and the BeastNet Speakeasy Popup Workouts. If you want info on a workout, message us, there are private and won...

Today Mike and Don keep testing out the new toys at BeastNet Studios, they discuss upcoming updates to the shows, events, collaborations, and more. They will be hosting some "Speakeasy" Training sessions and you'll have to listen to the episode to learn how you can join in.  Take a few minutes, kick back, listen and enjoy. It's a common theme with many Spartans out there, At this point in &nb...

Today host Mike James sat down in the BeastNet Studios with Tatianna Pugmire. Tatianna's story is that of a Survivor, listen to her background on the earlier episode here: https://anchor.fm/beastnetpod/episodes/Tatianna-e7srb8  Mike is getting better each time running the board. Let us know what you think @BeastNetPod Mike and Tatianna talk about a little bit of everything, lots of discussion...

Today host Mike James sat down to keep learning how to use new toys in the  BeastNet Studios.  Let us know how you feel the sound quality is on this  conversation. Mike and Nic have spent allot of time out on the trail together and take this opportunity to catch up on how their lives, family, race family, and work are going.  They talk about the Hawaii Trifecta and plans for th...

Today host Mike James sat down to play around with new toys in the BeastNet Studios.  Let us know how you feel the sound quality is on this conversation with Benton James.. It's a common theme with many Spartans out there, At this point in     your life you have already Survived the worst thing you have lived     through. You are a Survivor. www. BeastN...