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October 2017

Johnny Waite: This is Sparta! (The Value of a Challenging Life.)

Team, when I was in Squaw Valley for the Spartan World Championships, I had the pleasure of meeting Johnny Waite, a fixture of the Spartan Community.  Johnny’s official title is Quality Manager for Spartan Race.  But he’s much more than that. Starting out homeless in 2008, Johnny Waite emerged from adversity when he ran his first

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Kristen Ulmer, the World’s Top Female Extreme Skiier (1990-2001): Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid

Team, when I was in Squaw Valley for the Spartan World Championships, I had the honor of meeting Kristen Ulmer who, for 12 consecutive years, was the world’s top female big mountain extreme skier. (My dream job!) From Wikipedia: Ulmer was on the US Ski Team for moguls in 1991. She also starred in over 20

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Joe De Sena and Cal Fussman: Be Harder To Kill(?)

Last week, I had the honor of attending the Spartan World Championships in Squaw Valley, California. I was invited out by Spartan founder, Joe De Sena to participate in their Spartan PodFest, where I interviewed a bunch of really cool people for our podcast. The highlight of my weekend was getting to interview Spartan founder,

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