OFX Podcast
188 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 21 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsFinally the Canadian Spartan Pro Bethany McChesney has joined the podcast game. She and co-host Dave Claxton will explore the realms of OCR, Hybrid racing (Hyrox, Dekafit, RX1), Crossfit and even some good old fashioned running. She is the expert, and he is the weekend warrior. Tune in weekly to the OFX Podcast to get both perspectives.
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Episodes
OFX EPISODE 136: THE HAYES BROTHERS AND BATTLE BUNKER.
July 15, 2023 16:34 - 1 hour - 57.3 MBOFX EPISODE 136: THE HAYES BROTHERS AND BATTLE BUNKER. Brought to you by Duonamic.Joel and Luke Hayes join us to talk about their experience with Battle Bunker and the article that it inspired.
OFX EPISODE 135: BECCA KING TAKING CANADA TO WORLDS.
July 07, 2023 20:25 - 30 minutes - 28.4 MBOFX EPISODE 135: BECCA KING TAKING CANADA TO WORLDS. Brought to you by Duonamic. Becca King is a new face on the Canadian Hybrid scene. She has been dominating some of our Canadian events and currently is qualified for World Championship in the Deka Strong pro wave, both in individual and relay.
OFX EPISODE 134: COLIN STIEFER CLIMBING THE HYBRID RANKS.
June 30, 2023 18:34 - 1 hour - 61.1 MBOFX EPISODE 134: COLIN STIEFER CLIMBING THE HYBRID RANKS. Brought to you by Duonamic. Fresh off his double win at DekaFit North Carolina, we are joined by Colin Stiefer. Colin might be new on the Hybrid scene, but he is rapidly climbing the ranks and putting the guys at the top of the leaderboard on notice that he is on his way.
OFX EPISODE 133: NATIVE X RACE.
June 22, 2023 14:18 - 52 minutes - 48.7 MBOFX EPISODE 133: NATIVE X RACE. Brought to you by Duonamic.In this week's episode, we catch up on the latest RX1 race and some other news. Then Dave gets to chat with Chris Harris, the man behind Native X Obstacle Fitness Race. We have been following this amazing independent race in Florida for quite a while and love their set up of obstacle fitness stations and running. So it was time to find out what they are all about, and if it's worth a trip south. Spoiler: It is so worth it.
OFX EPISODE 132: TERRA JACKSON IS BACK.... AGAIN.
June 16, 2023 09:02 - 1 hour - 59.2 MBOFX EPISODE 132: TERRA JACKSON IS BACK.... AGAIN. Brought to you by Duonamic.Terra is back to talk about Hyrox Worlds, Hyrox NY, and the upcoming Deka season. And of course Terra is never short on her opinions on the state of the hybrid racing world.
OFX EPISODE 131: ALL THE NEWS AND DEKA REVIEWS.
June 15, 2023 13:34 - 49 minutes - 45.5 MBOFX EPISODE 131: ALL THE NEWS AND DEKA REVIEWS. Brought to you by Duonamic. We have got a little backed up with content and episode so we are putting out an extra episode that didn't get out on time. we talk about the last Canadian Deka Strong plus we touch on all the weekends action.
OFX EMERGENCY DEATH RACE EPISODE.
June 13, 2023 18:32 - 16 minutes - 14.9 MBOFX EMERGENCY DEATH RACE EPISODE. We were asked to step up and help Ivan Gutierrez get in to this year's Spartan Death Race, and we were only to happy to answer the call. Dave has been public about his thoughts on the death race and why it is not his cup of tea, but Ivan is a great guy and a hell of an endurance athlete. So if he wants to do Joe's yard work for 70 hours straight in exchange for a little skull, who are we to judge? lol.
OFX EPISODE 130: RX1 RACE #2
June 07, 2023 13:29 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBOFX EPISODE 130: RX1 RACE #2 Brought to you by duonamic. Bonus episode. We were out to Quebec for race #2 of our RX1 season. Heavy carries, double unders, and nasty heat was the theme for the day.
OFX EPIOSDE 129: LAUREN WEEKS 'NUFF SAID.
June 02, 2023 17:25 - 59 minutes - 54.7 MBOFX EPIOSDE 129: LAUREN WEEKS 'NUFF SAID. Brought to you by Duonamic.In this episode, we have the champ herself, Lauren Weeks, and she catches us up on all the action from Hyrox Worlds.
OFX EPISODE 128: HYROX WORLDS 2023 PREVIEW.
May 25, 2023 13:34 - 1 hour - 61 MBOFX EPISODE 128: HYROX WORLDS 2023 PREVIEW. Brought to you by Duonamic. This week we preview Hyrox World Championships in Manchester. We make our picks and talk about what we can expect from this year's most anticipated Hyrox. Plus we touch on Spartan 3km and Rx1.
OFX EPISODE 127: SPARTAN TORONTO RECAP.Brought to you by Duonamic.
May 19, 2023 19:39 - 44 minutes - 41.2 MBOFX EPISODE 127: SPARTAN TORONTO RECAP.Brought to you by Duonamic. We are back! Dave is off night shift overtime, and Bethany gets back on the Spartan course with a vengeance. It is a double win weekend for her, and she gives us all the details on Canada's first Spartan race of the season.
OFX EPISODE 126: THE RETURN OF NORTHMAN RACE.
May 05, 2023 18:34 - 1 hour - 59.2 MBOFX EPISODE 126: THE RETURN OF NORTHMAN RACE. Brought to you by Duonamic. Northman was a unique, challenging, and well loved race out of Quebec. Unfortunately it had to shut down under some odd circumstances. We are so excited to talk with Marco Bedard, the man responsible for the upcoming return of this great Canadian race. He tells us what went down and what the new Northman Race has to offer. Also, Dave an Beth go over their great experience at the season opener of RX1.
OFX EPISODE 125: LEON KOFOED AND THE SPARTAN 3KM.
April 27, 2023 18:57 - 51 minutes - 47.6 MBOFX EPISODE 125: LEON KOFOED AND THE SPARTAN 3KM. Brought to you by Duonamic. When Spartan announced a 3km, we immediately thought about the rig master himself Leon Kofoed. We knew he would crush it, and amongst a stacked field, we finally got to see him do what he does best.
OFX EPISODE 124: THE NIGHT SHIFT.
April 21, 2023 18:43 - 37 minutes - 35.1 MBOFX EPISODE 124: THE NIGHT SHIFT. Brought to you by Duonamic. Even with Dave all tired and groggy from the night shift, Bethany manages to carry him just like when they raced Deka Relay. You will hear about Platinum Rig, this week's Spartan 3km, and of course Hybrid racing.
OFX EPISODE 123: SPARTAN'S OWN GARY B.
April 13, 2023 17:51 - 1 hour - 58.2 MBOFX EPISODE 123: SPARTAN'S OWN GARY B.Brought to you by: Duonamic and Designateddrinks.ca. Most of us have heard of the Spartan names like Steve Hammond, David Watson, and obviously Joe De Sena, but if you look into the background, there is a man in the shadows making tough calls, big decisions and literally writing the rules for Spartan. That man is Gary B. It's time to bring him out into the light for all to see.
OFX EPISODE 122: RYAN KEMPSON GETS SAVAGE
April 06, 2023 23:57 - 57 minutes - 53.7 MBOFX EPISODE 122: RYAN KEMPSON GETS SAVAGE. Brought to you by Duonamic and Designateddrinks.ca. Kempson is one of the most respected athletes in the sport, and whenever we get the opportunity to hear what is on his mind, we listen, and so should you. Ryan jumps on to talk Savage, USA OCR, and the future of the sport.
OFX EPISODE 121: 30K AROUND THE BAY PLUS A DEKA DAY.
March 31, 2023 23:18 - 1 hour - 60.5 MBOFX EPISODE 121: 30K AROUND THE BAY PLUS A DEKA DAY. Brought to you by Duonamic and Designateddrinks.ca. It is another beers with Beth episode. We run down the latest events of the week like Savage and Spartan, plus our own separate adventures.
OFX EPISODE 120 : DEKA DAWG NICK RYKER.
March 25, 2023 00:04 - 1 hour - 71.1 MBOFX EPISODE 120 : DEKA DAWG NICK RYKER.Brought to you by Duonamic and Designateddrinks.ca. Nick Ryker has been on a roll snagging two Deka Fit podiums to start the 2023 season and plans on grabbing more.
OFX EPISODE 119: SPARTAN CANADA RACE DIRECTOR, BEAR
March 18, 2023 01:16 - 50 minutes - 46.9 MBOFX EPISODE 119: SPARTAN CANADA RACE DIRECTOR, BEAR Brought to you by Duonamic and Designateddrinks.ca. Spartan RD Nic Bertrand joins us for a mostly positive chat about the 2023 race season. We touch on venues, rules, and maybe we complain a little about what happened to our 3km in Canada.
OFX EPISODE 118: WE WON A THING.
March 11, 2023 02:19 - 44 minutes - 37.9 MBOFX EPISODE 118: WE WON A THING. Brought to you by Duonamic and designateddrinks.ca. So even though we won a thing, Dave still managed to somehow lose. Take a listen and find out how it all went down. Plus we talk all of this week's news.
OFX EPISODE 117: DR ALANDRA GREENLEE COMES NORTH OF THE BORDER.
March 03, 2023 00:13 - 58 minutes - 49.9 MBOFX EPISODE 117: DR ALANDRA GREENLEE COMES NORTH OF THE BORDER. Brought to you by Duonamic and designateddrinks.ca. Alandra crosses the border to do some rowing, and even though we couldn't make the timing work for a face to face chat, she still made time to jump on our podcast and have a great chat. Dave and Beth also catch up on all that's happened this week.
OFX EPISODE 116: DEKA FIT RECORD HOLDER RYLAN SCHADEGG.
February 23, 2023 23:16 - 57 minutes - 50.5 MBOFX EPISODE 116: DEKA FIT RECORD HOLDER RYLAN SCHADEGG. After a few attempts we finally catch up with Rylan Schadegg. Topics include his recent Deka win, hitting the Ninja gym, his thoughts on Hyrox, and his plans for 2023. This could very well end up being the year of Schadegg.
OFX EPISODE 115: HYROX US CHAMP DAVID MAGIDA.
February 17, 2023 01:32 - 1 hour - 86.3 MBOFX EPISODE 115: HYROX US CHAMP DAVID MAGIDA. Brought to you by Duonamic and Designateddrinks.ca. He said he could do it, and he backed it up. David is always a great interview, and he goes to the next level on this one. Trust me when I say you want to check this episode out. We get some great incite into what was an epic Hyrox race, and there are some big time hot takes. Sit back, and take it all in.
OFX EPISODE 114: DAVE WINS A THING.
February 10, 2023 01:30 - 53 minutes - 45.4 MBOFX EPISODE 114: DAVE WINS A THING. Brought to you by Duonamic and designateddrinks.ca. Well it actually happened. Dave won a thing, possibly fair and square, and we give you tons of Hybrid talk including some big news about Deka overseas.
OFX EPISODE 113: THE GIRLS TAKE OVER.
February 02, 2023 23:39 - 1 hour - 64.2 MBOFX EPISODE 113: THE GIRLS TAKE OVER. Brought to you by Duonamic and Designateddrinks.ca. Beth enlists help to finally get Dave to shut up. Meg Jacoby and Bridget Brown join Beth and have an open and honest chat about their experiences balancing being a high level athlete and motherhood.
OFX EPISODE 112: HYROX EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP REVIEW
January 26, 2023 23:59 - 52 minutes - 45.1 MBOFX EPISODE 112: HYROX EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP REVIEW Brought to you by Duonamic and Designateddrinks.ca. This race had it all: East vs West, legends and newcomers, dominating performances, back and forth battles, late race comebacks, last minute live streams, and near devastating collapses.
OFX EPISODE 111: WORLD CHAMP MEGAN JACOBY.
January 20, 2023 00:50 - 1 hour - 61.7 MBOFX EPISODE 111: WORLD CHAMP MEGAN JACOBY. Brought to you by Duonamic and Designateddrinks.ca. This week we have with us for the first of what we hope is many times. She is one of the top contenders for this season's Hyrox championship and the current Deka Mile champ and record holder, Meg Jacoby.
OFX EPISODE 110: YEAR END REVIEW SHOW....KINDA.
January 07, 2023 00:47 - 1 hour - 56.6 MBOFX EPISODE 110: YEAR END REVIEW SHOW....KINDA. Brought to you by Duonamic and designateddrinks.ca. Beth and Dave review the year that was, kinda, but not really, well maybe a little bit, and then some other stuff that even surprised us.
OFX EPISODE 109: DEKA WORLDS COMPETITOR KATIE BURES.
December 30, 2022 14:58 - 50 minutes - 42.8 MBOFX EPISODE 109: DEKA WORLDS COMPETITOR KATIE BURES. While we were at worlds, we had a chance to watch KayKay in action first hand, and she is an absolute beast. Normally that on its own is enough for us to want to have her on for a chat, but then we found out that she is hearing impaired, and we needed to share her story.
OFX EPISODE 108: SPARTAN TRAIL WORLD CHAMP ARIELLE FITZGERALD.
December 23, 2022 14:31 - 1 hour - 55.2 MBOFX EPISODE 108: SPARTAN TRAIL WORLD CHAMP ARIELLE FITZGERALD. Arielle fills in for Bethany, and she and Dave talk all about her Championship win, women's uniforms in sport, and she actually leaves Dave kind of speechless about some topics.
OFX EPISODE 107: GONG SHOW.
December 15, 2022 20:54 - 1 hour - 54.8 MBOFX EPISODE 107: GONG SHOW. Well its not literally a Gong show, but that does come up at one point. You get a lot in this episode. Even though it was supposed to be only 30 minutes, it ended up over an hour. Training in the off season, Spartan obstacles, Deka events, and we fix Hyrox. Like all of it! You can thank us later lol.
OFX EPISODE 106: DAVE AND BETH RECAP THE WEEK.
December 10, 2022 00:41 - 54 minutes - 46.7 MBOFX EPISODE 106: DAVE AND BETH RECAP THE WEEK. Brought to you by Duonamic and Designateddrinks.ca. Once again, we get Dave and Bethany talking about Spartan stuff, OCRWC stuff, Hyrox stuff, Deka stuff, even Tough Mudder stuff, and a bunch of other stuff.
OFX EPISODE 105: DOUBLE DEKA CHAMP RYAN KENT.
December 02, 2022 01:34 - 55 minutes - 46.6 MBOFX EPISODE 105: DOUBLE DEKA CHAMP RYAN KENT. Brought to you by Duonamic and Designateddrinks.ca. This week we have the man who, with 2 wins and a second place, had the best overall performance at Deka Worlds, and he set a new world record along the way. World Champion, Ryan Kent.
OFX EPISODE 104: WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP DEKA RECAP.
November 25, 2022 00:58 - 1 hour - 86.6 MBOFX EPISODE 104: WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP DEKA RECAP. Brought to you by Duonamic and designateddrinks.ca We've got a boat load of talent on this episode with a grand total of 6 World Championship podiums... and Dave.
OFX EPISODE 103: DEKA WORLDS WITH YANCY CULP.
November 17, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 60 MBOFX EPISODE 103: DEKA WORLDS WITH YANCY CULP. Brought to you by Duonamic and designateddrinks.ca. This is the biggest week in Dekafit history, the first ever Deka World Championships. To mark the occasion, we have the biggest name in Dekafit, the one and only Yancy Culp.
OFX EPISODE 102: WTM PREVIEW WITH MARK BATRES.
November 09, 2022 22:00 - 1 hour - 67.8 MBOFX EPISODE 102: WTM PREVIEW WITH MARK BATRES. Brought to you by Duonamic and Designateddrinks.ca. Mark makes his debut on OFX. He shares why he had to drop out of this year's WTM and gives us some great insight on what we can expect this year. If you are on your way to WTM, this is a mandatory listen, and if you are not heading to Alabama, this episode will make you wish you were.
OFX EPISODE 101: SPARTAN 3KM PLUS LASER BEAMS AND HEALING TAPE
November 04, 2022 00:01 - 1 hour - 64.9 MBOFX EPISODE 101: SPARTAN 3KM PLUS LASER BEAMS AND HEALING TAPE Brought to you by Duonamic and designateddrinks.ca. Well the title says it all.... Sort of, as we had technical difficulties with our original guest Johnny Mares. We had to cut the interview out. We will definitely have Johnny back soon. However we have been dying to bring you our interview with the founders of Heali Medical and their healing Kinesiology tape. Use code OFXTAPE.
OFX EPISODE 100: SPARTAN BLUE MOUNTAIN RECAP.
October 29, 2022 14:25 - 57 minutes - 49.5 MBOFX EPISODE 100: SPARTAN BLUE MOUNTAIN RECAP. Brought to you by Duonamic and Designateddrinks.ca. Well a little late for this week, but we finally got a few minutes to run down all the happenings from the final race of Spartan's North American Elite Series, plus all of our own experiences.
OFX EPISODE 99: THE SPARTAN BLUE MOUNTAIN PREVIEW SHOW.
October 21, 2022 00:27 - 58 minutes - 48.7 MBOFX EPISODE 99: THE SPARTAN BLUE MOUNTAIN PREVIEW SHOW. Brought to you by Duonamic and Designateddrinks.ca. It is that time of year again. Spartan Blue Mountain is here, and this year it is the finale of the North American Elite Series. Beth, Dave and the Manitoba Mountain Man himself Mik Gerylo break it all down.
OFX EPISODE 98: MORE MAGIDA.
October 15, 2022 01:27 - 1 hour - 67.7 MBOFX EPISODE 98: MORE MAGIDA. A little late, but we got done. It's been long enough in between chats, so it's time for more Magida. Dave gets to have a fun chat with Dave about Hyrox, Deka, and Brakken's alleged memory issues.
OFX EPISODE 97: AUSTIN AZAR BACK FROM HYROX NY.
October 07, 2022 00:59 - 1 hour - 71.8 MBOFX EPISODE 97: AUSTIN AZAR BACK FROM HYROX NY. Brought to you by Duonamic and Designateddrinks.ca Beth and Dave reminisce over their weekend at Canada's very first Deka event hosted by Farm Girl Fitness in Milton, ON. Then the stupidly handsome and talented Austin Azar (yes the Art Department wrote this one lol) joined us to tell us about his experience at his very first Hyrox competition. Is he hooked? Listen to find out.
OFX EPISODE 96: OCRWC 2022 WRAP UP.
September 30, 2022 13:34 - 1 hour - 55.4 MBOFX EPISODE 96: OCRWC 2022 WRAP UP. It has finally come and gone, the premiere event of the year for OCR. We had an amazing time in Vermont, and now it is time to roll out the good, the bad and the Ugly (and not just Ugly Dave ugly lol). Dave and Beth discuss it all.
OFX EPISODE 95: OCRWC WITH RYAN KEMPSON.
September 22, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 89.8 MBOFX EPISODE 95: OCRWC WITH RYAN KEMPSON. Brought to you by Duonamic. First we had an interview, then we didn't, then we did. So you get a double feature of sorts. First you get Bethany and Dave giving the low down on OCRWC, and then when you think it's over, it's not, because then you get the reigning 15km World Champion Ryan Kempson. #ProWaveDave
OFX EPISODE 94: NORTH OF 7 RECAP AND THEN SOME.
September 16, 2022 23:14 - 1 hour - 56.4 MBOFX EPISODE 94: NORTH OF 7 RECAP AND THEN SOME. Brought to you by Duonamic. Every now and again, we need to forgo having a guest and just get caught up. We had so many things to talk about. We address the latest Aaron Newell adventure, review North of 7, and talk overseas Hyrox and Deka. So grab a beer, kick back, and enjoy the conversation,
OFX EPISODE 93: DEKA WITH KEVIN GREGORY AND J.P. FROM SPARTAN RAM.
September 11, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 76.4 MBOFX EPISODE 93: DEKA WITH KEVIN GREGORY AND J.P. FROM SPARTAN RAM. Brought to you by Duonamic. For the 3rd episode of our Deka weekend, we have two more great interviews with Kevin Gregory and J.P. of Spartan Ram.
OFX EPISODE 92: DEKA FIT FINALISTS TERRA JACKSON AND DYLAN SCOTT.
September 10, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 57 MBOFX EPISODE 92: DEKA FIT FINALISTS TERRA JACKSON AND DYLAN SCOTT. Brought to you by Duonamic. In part 2 of our Deka weekend, we have Dylan Scott and Terra Jackson who both have qualified for Deka Fit World Championship in Atlantic City.
OFX EPISODE 91: DEKA WEEKEND PART 1 RYAN KENT AND LAUREN WEEKS.
September 09, 2022 09:16 - 2 hours - 104 MBOFX EPISODE 91: DEKA WEEKEND PART 1 RYAN KENT AND LAUREN WEEKS. Brought to you by Duonamic. After last weekend's epic Deka Fit race in West Palm, we were left with a bunch of great interviews. So this weekend we decided to bring you an episode every day. Starting off with Ryan Kent and Lauren Weeks.
OFX EPISODE 90: SPARTAN NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP RECAP.
September 02, 2022 20:02 - 1 hour - 78.5 MBOFX EPISODE 90: SPARTAN NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP RECAP. Brought to you by Duonamic. We got Bethany McChesney. We got Margaret Jessen. We got Shaun Stephens-Whale. We break down all that was at the Spartan North American Championships.
OFX EPISODE 89: SPARTAN NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS 2022
August 25, 2022 23:09 - 1 hour - 52.8 MBOFX EPISODE 89: SPARTAN NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS 2022 Brought to you by Duonamic. We get our Spartan on in this episode. We preview the North American Championships in Kelowna. We talk lay out, elevation, obstacles, and most important of all, the athletes. You get to hear our picks. The list we had was missing a few names, so keep that in mind if we missed some of the best. (Sorry Jesse Bruce lol)
OFX EPISODE 88: SYLVIE MANAIGRE AND THE NORTH OF 7 OCR.
August 19, 2022 00:55 - 1 hour - 53 MBOFX EPISODE 88: SYLVIE MANAIGRE AND THE NORTH OF 7 OCR. Elite obstacle course racer and Spartan pro alum Sylvie is hosting the first ever North Of 7 Race. It is a 3km OCR to be held on September 10th. So support local, and sign up for a killer new race. Use discount code "OFX" for 15% off registration price. Sorry we did have some signal issues for Sylvie and did our best to clean it up.