Welcome to the Legend of the Death Race Podcast, where you’ll hear the legends of past Death Racers, new and old. In the fifth episode of the podcast, I connect with Abe Mikell from Virginia who has competed in two Death Races. He’s on a mission to earn his first skull and he’s working with … Read More
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Athena Ojeda – The Woman Who Shared Her Skull | LotDR Episode 004
Welcome to the Legend of the Death Race Podcast, where you’ll hear the legends of past Death Racers, new and old. In the fourth episode of the podcast, I connect with Athena Ojeda a Queens, NY native who found herself quickly falling in love with the challenge of overcoming the next obstacle. Starting with a … Read More
Go. Do. That is All Rob Barger Does – Founder Redpath Performance Group | LotDR Episode 003
Welcome to the Legend of the Death Race Podcast, where you’ll hear the legends of past Death Racers, new and old. In this third episode, I connect with Rob Barger the Founder of Redpath Performance Group, an endurance training program based in Massachusetts. We discuss his 2013 and 2014 Death Race experiences on the show. … Read More
Death Race Daren de Heras – Founder SISU Endurance | LotDR Episode 002
Welcome to the Legend of the Death Race Podcast, where you’ll hear the legends of past Death Racers, new and old. In this second episode, I connect with Mr. Death Race Daren himself. Daren de Heras is known for his love of the Death Race. If there is anyone who talks about the Death Race … Read More
5x Death Racer Mark Jones – How One Call Saved His Life | LotDR Episode 001
Welcome to the Legend of the Death Race Podcast, where you’ll hear the legends of past Death Racers, new and old. In this first episode, I connect with 5x Death Racer Mark Jones to discuss his many dances with Death and how one phone call from the best team ever, saved his life. Mark competed … Read More
Picking an Axe to Wield at the Death Race
When it comes to choosing the best axe for the Death Race, you’ll find a lot of veterans agree on the Fiskars X27 being THE go-to axe for this event. It isn’t the lightest, but it has the most reliable splitting ability of any axe on the market and in our axe-roundup, we found it … Read More
Which Ruck Should I Choose for the Peak Death Race?
When it comes to the Death Race, there’s one discussion that comes up every year when race season approaches. Which ruck should I choose for the Death Race? The reality is, there are a LOT of rucks that will get the job done, but there are a few standouts in the crowd that have made … Read More
The Most Important Gear You Didn’t Know You Needed to Conquer the Spartan Death Race
Gear is a fickle thing, everyone has their own personal preferences. The one thing that is universal however when it comes to having the right gear is that you ALWAYS want to make sure you purchase QUALITY gear. You don’t just want something that’s going to get the job done, you want something that will … Read More
Enter the Mojave Death Race – 254 Miles of Team Bonding
On June 2nd, 2018, I joined seven other endurance junkies in the Mojave Desert for what was promised to be one hell of a race, I mean, this was June, in the Mojave Desert, that’s not just a bad pun, it’s the reality we were living. With temperatures approaching 105 degrees, it’s pretty darn close … Read More
Georgia Death Race – Ya’ll Are too Nice for this to be a Death Race
On March 31, 2018, I spent 19hrs and 42 mins running through the mountains of Georgia. After covering some 74 miles and change with somewhere around 18k feet of ascent and 22k feet of descent, I found myself capturing 67th place, not bad for dealing with a ton of issues in my hip, piriformis, and … Read More