Spartan World Champ Nicole Mericle Is Ready To Win It All Again

02/25/21 • 50 min

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Nicole Mericle is the reigning Spartan World Champion, Spartan Trifecta World Champion, and the OCRWC 15k World Champion.

Nicole and the sport of OCR start the 2021 season this weekend with the first race of the Spartan US National Series in Jacksonville, Florida. Nicole is favored to win against a strong field of women.

Nicole talks about how she has trained during the last 12 months including building up her upper body strength by climbing with ice tools. (You can't see it on the podcast, but her arms are RIPPED.)

Nicole and Will talk about Athletic Brewing and Nicole shares her favorite flavor. She's also a big fan of their flavored seltzers.

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Nicole Mericle is the reigning Spartan World Champion, Spartan Trifecta World Champion, and the OCRWC 15k World Champion.

Nicole talks about how she has trained during the last 12 months including building up her upper body strength by climbing with ice tools. (You can't see it on the podcast, but her arms are RIPPED.)

Nicole and Will talk about Athletic Brewing and Nicole shares her favorite flavor. She's also a big fan of their flavored seltzers.

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OCR on the Beach with Hildervat CEO Dan Woods

The 2021 OCR Season starts February 27 and 28 in Jacksonville, Florida. For race results and news updates text OCR to (619) 485-2726

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Dan Woods is the CEO of Hildervat. Hildervat has established a beachhead (ha!) in OCR with races hosted on beaches and lakes in the southeast U.S.

Hildervat makes their 2021 debut on May 22nd at Jacksonville Beach, Florida. The Jacksonville Beach race will host three groups of racers: Open, Elite, and Pro.

The Pro Wave is an invitation-only group of six men and six women competing for the biggest prize pool of 2021 so far. Pro Wave athletes announced so far include Lindsay Webster, Nicole Mericle, Rebecca Hammond, and Veejay Jones.

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"Like Grabbing Onto Snot" Jacksonville Spartan Recap with Men's Winner Veejay Jones

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Veejay Jones won the first race of the 2021 Spartan US National Series in Jacksonville. He took the lead for good when he was the first man to successfully pass the tire flip even though the tires were "like grabbing onto snot".

Veejay talks about his plan for the race, how Ryan Kempson almost made it a very different race, and answers his critics about the napkin he brought with him on course.

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