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A former mid-distance runner, Hammond quit track while studying medicine at Harvard and picked up rock climbing. She missed the endorphins of running workouts and competitions, though, and eventually united the use of her newly found grip strength with her baseline cardiovascular endurance in the sport of obstacle racing.
Mid (5-12 miles / 8k-20k)
In this episode Mo and Miles catch up with Rebecca Hammond after her 2nd place finish amongst a STACKED field of pro women at the recent Spartan Race West Virginia North American Championships. We talk about:
* Her race recap
* How she balances OCR training with a tedious med school schedule
* How she uses the Whoop Recovery strap to dictate daily training & training intensity
* Her training on only 4-5 45-60 minute runs per week and more!!
Jan 25, 2019 - Every couple of a years a new dark horse stud muffin makes their way into our growing sport of OCR. In 2018, that was Rebecca Hammond. Collegiate runner turned obstacle racer, Rebecca shocked the field by literally fumbling her way to a 2nd place in a series Spartan Race, taking down the champ of the females, Lindsay Webster in the process. We chat about:
-Becca’s background and why she’s chosen OCR as her home to drop the hammer…
-Hunter’s obssesion with Zimbabwe and super charged dislike of hippies and “spiritual people.”
-How Beni is apparently turning into an athletic pothead…And much more!
My first obstacle race was a Tough Mudder at Mount Snow in Vermont. I did it because my boyfriend at the time was doing it with his soccer friends. I remember thinking, "this is soooo far" and also (as I ran in circles and up and down the mountain to wait), "too bad this isn't an actual race". It was another year before i found out about the competitive ones.
For me, competition becomes a proxy for meaning in life. I don't mean to say that I don't find life meaningful; it's more that I think life would be existentially easier for me if I were, for example, a prehistoric woman fighting off sabertooth tigers to survive.
I would run it somewhere with really really bad conditions so I wouldn't have to run as fast xD
I'm half Chinese
Faye Stenning. Girl knows how to live life.
I probably would have gotten more into rock climbing or crossfit.
![2 girls one obstacle. I guess no live feed this weekend, but hopefully we'll load it up and give our spectators a good show in AL tomorrow!
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🎥 @spartanrace
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#spartanalabama #spartanrace #spartanpro #spartanwomen#ocrwc #herchoist #harvardhammer](http://scontent-ort2-2.cdninstagram.com/vp/4e047aa38e5801d01c476e79d5fe173e/5C93362A/t51.2885-15/e35/s320x320/53554841_338509853453872_6162894191475614923_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent-ort2-2.cdninstagram.com "2 girls one obstacle. I guess no live feed this weekend, but hopefully we'll load it up and give our spectators a good show in AL tomorrow!
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[ fueled and recovered by @endurelite ]
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🎥 @spartanrace
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#spartanalabama #spartanrace #spartanpro #spartanwomen#ocrwc #herchoist #harvardhammer")
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