OFX Podcast
188 episodes - English - Latest episode: 1 day 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 87: CROSSFIT & BEERS WITH BETHANY.
August 11, 2022 21:53 - 49 minutes - 42.5 MBOFX EPISODE 87: CROSSFIT & BEERS WITH BETHANY. Brought to you by Duonamic Cept this time we forgot the beers lol. Our original plan for this episode definitely got thrown out with the bathwater (that reference will make sense when you listen). However Beth and Dave never miss a chance to sit and talk. So you get Crossfit, you get Deka, you get Hyrox, you get RX1 and even a little OCR.
OFX EPISODE 86: DEKAFIT WITH MORGAN SCHULZ.
August 04, 2022 23:29 - 1 hour - 58.4 MBOFX EPISODE 86: DEKAFIT WITH MORGAN SCHULZ. Brought to you by Duonamic. 3 Deka Fit rookies relive their experience in Chicago, and one of them actually won something. We also get into some of the issues with possible no reps and missed calls by judging.
OFX EPISODE 85: MIK IS BACK FROM RED DEER AGAIN.
July 28, 2022 22:54 - 59 minutes - 50.2 MBOFX EPISODE 85: MIK IS BACK FROM RED DEER AGAIN. Last year at Spartan Red Deer, Mik won, then was DQed, then he wasn't, then he was penalized, and he broke his ankle. Oh what a difference a year makes. Plus Dave and Beth talk Deka prep as they get ready to head to Chicago for DEKA FIT.
OFX EPISODE 84: FROM OPEN WAVER TO RACE DIRECTOR, JULIE WOLFF.
July 21, 2022 22:03 - 59 minutes - 50.5 MBOFX EPISODE 84: FROM OPEN WAVER TO RACE DIRECTOR, JULIE WOLFF. OCR rips a lot of people off the couch, but not too many of them undertake the journey Julie has. From an open waver, to building her own brand, the Phoenix Race, she is doing all she can to grow OCR for everyone.
OFX EPISODE 83: GRAND EMPRESS OF HYROX MINTRA TILLY.
July 15, 2022 00:12 - 51 minutes - 47.7 MBOFX EPISODE 83: GRAND EMPRESS OF HYROX MINTRA TILLY. Brought to you by Duonamic. Ok maybe that isn't her official title but when it comes to Hyrox she is the big wheel. Mintra gives us details about sled gate, qualification standards, and other information about the 2023 Hyrox season.
OFX EPISODE 82: FARMGIRL FITNESS BRINGS DEKA TO CANADA
July 07, 2022 23:46 - 40 minutes - 34.9 MBOFX EPISODE 82: FARMGIRL FITNESS BRINGS DEKA TO CANADA Brought to you by Duonamic. Farmgirl Fitness has become the first ever Canadian Deka affiliate. Owner Jessie Thomas shares with us how this all came to be.
OFX EPISODE 81: INDIAN MUD RUN WINNER AMY PAJCIC & SOME SPARTAN CONTROVERSY WITH TYLER KRUSCHENSKE.
July 01, 2022 13:27 - 1 hour - 53.6 MBOFX EPISODE 81: INDIAN MUD RUN WINNER AMY PAJCIC & SOME SPARTAN CONTROVERSY WITH TYLER KRUSCHENSKE. Brought to you by Duonamic. We have a little something extra this week. The one and only Amy Magic Pajcic tells us about her experience winning the final Indian Mud Run, but before that you will hear from Tyler Kruschenske. He tells us about being knocked down from 2nd to 3rd at the Spartan Ultra in Mont Tremblant.
OFX EPISODE 80: WINNER OF THE BARBARIAN CHALLENGE HEATHER WHITE.
June 24, 2022 00:36 - 1 hour - 51.9 MBOFX EPISODE 80: WINNER OF THE BARBARIAN CHALLENGE HEATHER WHITE. Brought to you by Duonamic. We are so happy to finally have the winner of the Barbarian challenge and Hybrid racing beast Heather White on our show. She also happens to be part of Team OFX and is a really good friend.
OFX EPISODE 79: HYBRID O.G. CORINNA COFFIN.
June 16, 2022 22:37 - 1 hour - 84 MBOFX EPISODE 79: HYBRID O.G. CORINNA COFFIN. Brought to you by Duonamic. That's right. It's been a long time coming. and we finally have the O.G. of hybrid athletes, Corinna Coffin.
OFX EPISODE 78: DEKA'S YANCY CULP CLEARS THE AIR.
June 10, 2022 00:41 - 1 hour - 66.6 MBOFX EPISODE 78: DEKA'S YANCY CULP CLEARS THE AIR. Brought to you by Duonamic. Yancy joins us to clear the air about recent Deka issues. Plus he makes an announcement of a new event location. Dave talks about his latest RX1 adventure and gives all his race excuses.
OFX EPISODE 77: BEERS WITH BETHANY.
June 03, 2022 01:29 - 48 minutes - 41.3 MBOFX EPISODE 77: BEERS WITH BETHANY. Brought to you by Duonamic Dave and Beth have beer and catch up on things. We talk about RX1 prep, Spartan Ottawa, our new OFX training program, our Duonamic give away, if Beth went full Karen at her kid's track meet, and other random stuff that is life changing.
OFX EPISODE 76: LAUREN WEEKS AND HYROX WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS.
May 27, 2022 00:39 - 1 hour - 55.1 MBOFX EPISODE 76: LAUREN WEEKS AND HYROX WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS. Brought to you by Duonamic. Kris Rugloski may have won the women's Hyrox Championship, but Lauren Weeks may have stole the show competing against a stacked field while 8 months pregnant.
OFX EPISODE 75: HYROX WORLDS, SPARTAN BIG BEAR, AND PODIUMS FOR TEAM OFX.
May 19, 2022 22:55 - 1 hour - 60.2 MBOFX EPISODE 75: HYROX WORLDS, SPARTAN BIG BEAR, AND PODIUMS FOR TEAM OFX. Brought to you by Duonamic. The title says it all. This week was jam packed with incredible events, epic performances, and some hardware for our Team OFX.
OFX EPISODE 74: ALYSSA HAWLEY IS ALL IN WITH HYROX.
May 12, 2022 20:14 - 51 minutes - 44 MBOFX EPISODE 74: ALYSSA HAWLEY IS ALL IN WITH HYROX. She was once part of Spartan's Fab Five, but Alyssa has decided it's time to step away from OCR and focus on Hybrid racing. We can't wait to see what all she accomplishes.
OFX EPISODE 73: BEERS WITH BETHANY AND RX1 DEBUTS
May 06, 2022 00:36 - 56 minutes - 48.3 MBOFX EPISODE 73: BEERS WITH BETHANY AND RX1 DEBUTS Brought to you by Duonamic. OCR is in the Olympics, and Bethany makes her RX1 debut. It's been a crazy couple of days, and we go over it all.
OFX EPISODE #72. GORUCK GAMES WITH CANADIAN AMANDA NADEAU.
April 28, 2022 23:08 - 56 minutes - 48.1 MBOFX EPISODE #72. GORUCK GAMES WITH CANADIAN AMANDA NADEAU. Brought to you by Duonamic. Amanda made the long haul from B.C. all the way down to Florida, and she wasn't going just to be another participant. She had her eyes on the prize.
OFX EPISODE #71: HUNTER MCINTYRE IS HERE. Brought to you by Dounamic.
April 22, 2022 01:46 - 1 hour - 62.5 MBOFX EPISODE #71: HUNTER MCINTYRE IS HERE. Brought to you by Dounamic. He's not new but he damn sure is still the sheriff in town. Especially in the town of Hyrox. As you would expect, Hunter tells it like it is and lets us know exactly how he feels. This is a must listen.
OFX EPISODE #70: DYLAN SCOTT BRINGS THE SMOKE TO HYROX.
April 14, 2022 21:34 - 1 hour - 58 MBOFX EPISODE #70: DYLAN SCOTT BRINGS THE SMOKE TO HYROX. Brought to you by Duonamic. Dylan fills us in on his awesome race in Dallas and regaining a spot amongst the top 15 heading into Hyrox world championship in Vegas.
OFX EPISODE 69: TERRA JACKSON SOUNDS OFF ON SPARTAN GAMES, HYROX AND WHATEVER ELSE SHE WANTS.
April 07, 2022 22:54 - 1 hour - 73.2 MBOFX EPISODE 69: TERRA JACKSON SOUNDS OFF ON SPARTAN GAMES, HYROX AND WHATEVER ELSE SHE WANTS. Brought to you by Duonamic. Terra is never shy with what's on her mind, and we love her for it. This time she lets us in on her latest Hyrox experience and what it was really like at the Spartan Games.
OFX EPISODE 68: SAVAGE RACE WINNER THE DELIGHTFUL AARON NEWELL.
April 01, 2022 14:51 - 59 minutes - 51.6 MBOFX EPISODE 68: SAVAGE RACE WINNER THE DELIGHTFUL AARON NEWELL. Brought to you by Duonamic. Aaron wins his first ever savage axe and is here to tell us about it and a bunch of other Arron type stuff like why he actually doesn't hate Deka and such.
OFX EPISODE 67: NICK RYKER IS COMING OUT HOT.
March 24, 2022 23:51 - 1 hour - 55.5 MBOFX EPISODE 67: NICK RYKER IS COMING OUT HOT. And that might have been a mistake lol. Nick joins us to talk about last weekend's Dekafit and how his race went amongst a stacked men's field. This episode is brought to you by Duonamic. Nick will be receiving a Duonamic Eleviia system as a thank you for being on the show.
OFX EPISODE 66: ARIELLE FITZGERALD NO EXCUSES.... SORTA
March 17, 2022 22:00 - 1 hour - 56.7 MBOFX EPISODE 66: ARIELLE FITZGERALD NO EXCUSES.... SORTA Powered by Duonamic. You will hear tons of people say, "No excuses. Just own your race." Let's be honest. Sometimes things are out of your control. This week Arielle is with us to discuss the first Spartan elite series race of the year. She didn't have the race she hoped but still finished 6th and ran a clean race despite being quite ill. She has no excuses, just the reality of life in racing.
OFX EPISODE 65: CALI SCHWEIKHART WALL BALLS AND A HELL OF A LOT MORE.
March 11, 2022 01:04 - 1 hour - 58.3 MBOFX EPISODE 65: CALI SCHWEIKHART WALL BALLS AND A HELL OF A LOT MORE. Brought to you by Duonamic. We have been wanting to have Cali join us for a long time and after some scheduling mishaps (Dave's fault), we finally get to talk with her. (Well Dave does. Bethany was unavailable. Again Dave's fault.) We talk a ton of Hyrox, and we don't skimp on the wall balls.
OFX EPISODE 64: 2021 OCRWC AND SPARTAN CHAMP VEEJAY JONES.
March 04, 2022 12:14 - 1 hour - 93.1 MBOFX EPISODE 64: 2021 OCRWC AND SPARTAN CHAMP VEEJAY JONES. This episode is brought to you by Duonamic. For quite some time, he was called the next big thing, and now he is arguably the top dog in OCR. For the first time ever on OFX, we have 2021 OCRWC 3km World Champ and Spartan National Series Champ, the one and only Veejay Jones.
OFX EPISODE 63: DAY ONE TERRA JACKSON.
February 24, 2022 23:07 - 1 hour - 58.2 MBOFX EPISODE 63: DAY ONE TERRA JACKSON. This episode is brought to you by Duonamic. You may not realize it, but Terra has always been there. She has been in the OCR scene since way back and has jumped in on the ground floor of Hybrid Racing. She's fast, she's strong, and she has opinions on how things should be. In short, we have become huge fans.
OFX EPISODE 62: HAVE WE LOST FAITH IN THE OLYMPICS.
February 17, 2022 23:03 - 48 minutes - 41.7 MBOFX EPISODE 62: HAVE WE LOST FAITH IN THE OLYMPICS. Dave and Bethany have a real chat about PED in the Olympics and how its made us kind of jaded about athletics
OFX EPISODE 61: AARON'S NOT MAD, HE'S JUST DISAPOINTED.
February 11, 2022 19:08 - 1 hour - 69.5 MBOFX EPISODE 61: AARON'S NOT MAD, HE'S JUST DISAPOINTED. Bethany is off for the week, plans fell through, Aaron to the rescue. Dave and Aaron crack a beer and shoot the shit about all the goings on in OCR.
OFX EPISODE 60: THE MOST HATED MAN IN SPARTAN. JACK BAUER.
February 03, 2022 22:12 - 1 hour - 67.8 MBOFX EPISODE 60: THE MOST HATED MAN IN SPARTAN. JACK BAUER. Jack has caught a wide range of reactions to his work helping Spartan select their Pro roster, and even though we are joking around, some people are sincerely upset with how the selection process has worked out for them. Jack lets us know how all the math works and why its not his fault if you are not on the squad. And of course, we get into some Hybrid racing talk and Jack's race plans for 2022.
OFX EPISODE 59: 2022 HYROX WOMENS CHAMP LAUREN WEEKS
January 27, 2022 22:32 - 59 minutes - 50.8 MBOFX EPISODE 59: 2022 HYROX WOMENS CHAMP LAUREN WEEKS Lauren Weeks is officially winning for two. In one of the most amazing efforts we have ever seen, Lauren at 3 months pregnant and recovering from Covid managed to win the North American Hyrox championship over a stacked Women's field. She tells us all about it, and make sure you listen to the very end for the unplanned gender reveal. :)
OFX EPISODE 58: HYROX US CHAMPIONSHIP 2022 PREVIEW SHOW.
January 20, 2022 22:06 - 1 hour - 55.4 MBOFX EPISODE 58: HYROX US CHAMPIONSHIP 2022 PREVIEW SHOW. The mad scientist of Hyrox training and OFX team member, Dylan Scott, is back on the show to tell us what we need to know about this weekend's upcoming U.S. championship in Chicago. Also don't forget to reach out for killer online training from OFX's own training taskmaster, Bethany McChesney.
OFX EPISODE 57: ARIELLE AND EMMA TALK SPARTAN CHANGES.
January 15, 2022 00:49 - 1 hour - 56.1 MBOFX EPISODE 57: ARIELLE AND EMMA TALK SPARTAN CHANGES. This week, Canadian National Spartan series champ Arielle Fitzgerald and Spartan North American Champ Emma Cook-Clarke join Bethany and Dave to chat about the Spartan schedule and how it effects their plans for 2022. Any time you have three of Canada's top female OCR athletes on the same episode you know you it's going to be good.
OFX EPISODE 56: A NEW YEAR AND A NEW SPARTAN.
January 06, 2022 21:48 - 1 hour - 67.8 MBOFX EPISODE 56: A NEW YEAR AND A NEW SPARTAN. Might as well start the new year off swinging. Bethany and Dave are joined by the Pilates Prince of the Prairies, Mik Gerylo, and we drop every bit of info we have about the new Spartan series races. Plus you also get to hear some of our thoughts on some of the best and worst of 2021.
OFX EPISODE 55: THE HYROX HOGANS.
December 30, 2021 14:42 - 47 minutes - 40.8 MBOFX EPISODE 55: THE HYROX HOGANS. With Hyrox expanding all over the place we get to meet some amazing athletes from just about everywhere. Today we get to spend some time with what is no doubt in our mind the best husband and wife team there is. From Marathons, Triathlons, and reality TV to Hyrox, Tom and Dena have proven to be one bad ass power couple.
OFX EPISODE 54: PIZZA AND WALLBALLS.
December 16, 2021 22:08 - 41 minutes - 35.5 MBOFX EPISODE 54: PIZZA AND WALLBALLS. It's been a long time since Dave and Bethany could just chat, and it was time to do so. So have a listen, and you will hear about pizza hangovers, Hyrox prep, and probably a bunch of other stuff you might not be expecting.
OFX EPISODE 53: DAVID MAGIDA, SPARTAN AND HYROX.
December 10, 2021 14:57 - 1 hour - 58.3 MBOFX EPISODE 53: DAVID MAGIDA, SPARTAN AND HYROX We always love when Magida joins us. This time he gives us an amazing insider perspective into what it was like in Abu Dhabi for the Spartan World Championship. Plus, with us three, we are definitely going to talk about David's most recent Hyrox and what races he plans to crush in 2022.
OFX EPISODE 52: YANCY CULP SPILLS IT ALL
December 02, 2021 01:51 - 1 hour - 57.6 MBOFX EPISODE 52: YANCY CULP SPILLS IT ALL It's all in the title. We are joined by the charismatic cyborg Yancy Culp, and he brought us something to talk about. He leaks all the brand new info on all the Deka happenings coming soon. 2022 looks to be a huge year for Deka.
OFX EPISODE 51: RACHEL "SHARK IN THE WATTERS"
November 26, 2021 13:12 - 58 minutes - 49.6 MBWe have always been fans of Rachel Watters, and she has had a massive break out year hitting personal goals and podiums all over the place. That hasn't been the only victory for her though. She has fought to grow a healthy relationship with food. She talks openly about her struggles and how she still fights to stay on track.
OFX EPISODE 50: IT FINALLY WAS KATIE'S DAY AND NIGHT.
November 19, 2021 00:42 - 47 minutes - 40.7 MBOFX EPISODE 50: IT FINALLY WAS KATIE'S DAY AND NIGHT. After being on the down side of a couple of bizarre judgement calls at Hyrox and Spartan, Katie Knight finally gets a chance to show what she is made of. Katie tells us all about her rookie WTM experience. Did we mention she got 90 miles and won? Seems like we should mention that. :)
OFX EPISODE 49: ROGUE INVITATIONAL AND SPARTAN PODIUMS.
November 11, 2021 17:51 - 1 hour - 62.9 MBOFX EPISODE 49: ROGUE INVITATIONAL AND SPARTAN PODIUMS. Carolyne and Lexy are back, and telling us all about Lexy's first ever Spartan race. Then we get all the details from Carolyne's experience at the Rouge invitational.
OFX EPISODE 48: SMOOTH LIKE MORAVSKY.
November 02, 2021 23:32 - 49 minutes - 42.2 MBOFX EPISODE 48: SMOOTH LIKE MORAVSKY. This week we branch out into the ninja community. So why not start at the top? This guy was definitely on top of our interview bucket list. Joe is one of the best ninjas on the planet. Let's find out what he thought about OCRWC, and if will he return.
OFX EPISODE 47: SARAH KEYES TAKES 3RD AT BLUE AND BRINGS AARON ALONG FOR THE RIDE.
October 26, 2021 22:55 - 1 hour - 54.4 MBOFX EPISODE 47: SARAH KEYES TAKES 3RD AT BLUE AND BRINGS AARON ALONG FOR THE RIDE. Sarah Keyes jumps in to the Spartan Canadian National Series and takes 3rd at Blue Mountain Beast. Aaron Newell joins her and earns a finisher medal... Well and maybe 2nd overall for the Canadian Series as well.
OFX EPISODE 46: MIK'S GOT THE BLUES
October 20, 2021 01:29 - 1 hour - 64.7 MBOFX EPISODE 46: MIK'S GOT THE BLUES We are joined by our buddy Mik Gerylo, who is feeling serious FOMO about having to miss out on Spartan Blue Mountain. He shares with us his thoughts on the course map and what to expect on race day. Plus we discuss some of the amazing athletes who will be racing and who we think will be standing tall on the podium at the end of the day.
OFX EPISODE 45: JOHNNY WAITE SHINES A LIGHT ON BLUE MOUNTIAN.
October 15, 2021 21:08 - 1 hour - 63.8 MBOFX EPISODE 45: JOHNNY WAITE SHINES A LIGHT ON BLUE MOUNTIAN. As promised, we finally got to talk Spartan Blue with the head man at Spartan Canada. Johnny answers your questions and gives us the roll out of what we can expect from Blue. In a word, we can expect climbing.
OFX EPISODE 44: SHE DOES IT ALL. KRIS RUGLOSKI.
October 05, 2021 20:40 - 57 minutes - 49 MBOFX EPISODE 44: SHE DOES IT ALL. KRIS RUGLOSKI. Bethany picked a terrible week to miss because our guest this week is Kris Rugloski. Kris has been having an amazing break out year and is seemingly able to race anything and everything. Seems like every week we see Kris taking home some hard ware. At OFX, we have become huge fans and look forward to watching her continue to rack up podiums. #GoVolunteer
OFX EPISEODE 43: SPARTAN NORTH AMERICAN CHAMP EMMA COOK-CLARKE
September 29, 2021 18:02 - 53 minutes - 46.3 MBOFX EPISEODE 43: SPARTAN NORTH AMERICAN CHAMP EMMA COOK-CLARKE Let's wave that Canadian flag. In only her 3rd ever Spartan race, Emma goes out and wins the North American Championship at Tahoe. We said this woman would be a force, and she has proven us right. She tells us all about her whirl wind adventure just trying to get to the start line of this race.
OFX EPISODE 42: HYROX WORLDS 3RD PLACE FINSHER TIAGO MIGUEL LOUSA.
September 27, 2021 21:57 - 29 minutes - 25.2 MBOFX EPISODE 42: HYROX WORLDS 3RD PLACE FINSHER TIAGO MIGUEL LOUSA. This week we are bringing you a special bonus episode. We were so lucky to be able to get to talk with the man that came out of nowhere to take a podium spot at Hyrox Worlds. The thing is he apparently didn't come out of no where. He has been out there crushing it and has just been flying under our radar. Watch out for Tiago.
OFX EPISODE #41: LAUREN AND RACHEL BACK FROM HYROX WORLDS
September 21, 2021 19:44 - 1 hour - 52.6 MBOFX EPISODE #41: LAUREN AND RACHEL BACK FROM HYROX WORLDS Our favorites, Queens of Hyrox are back home after coming 1st and 3rd at the World Championship, plus a new women's record as a bonus. These two are crushing it everywhere they go
OFX EPISODE #40: SPARTAN RED DEER AND HYROX WORLDS. WTF?
September 14, 2021 18:56 - 1 hour - 53.8 MBOFX EPISODE #40: SPARTAN RED DEER AND HYROX WORLDS. WTF? Wow, what a weekend. Spartan Red Deer DQ's, Hyrox podium shockers, Dave beating Bethany across the finish line. If you were a gambler, you would have lost it all this weekend.
OFX EPISODE 39: HYROX WORLDS PREVIEW SHOW
September 07, 2021 20:55 - 46 minutes - 39 MBOFX EPISODE 39: HYROX WORLDS PREVIEW SHOW Dave and Bethany are joined by Flo of Hyrox Daily and Emma Waring, our Hyrox UK expert. The weekend is almost here, and we couldn't be more excited to see the best in the world go head to head. We discuss who is in and who is out and have a friendly competition to draft the best Hyrox team. Thanks Rich Ryan for the blessing to steal your idea, You're the best. :)
OFX EPISODE 38: SPARTAN RED DEER PREVIEW WITH MIK GERYLO.
August 31, 2021 17:51 - 1 hour - 55.7 MBOFX EPISODE 38: SPARTAN RED DEER PREVIEW WITH MIK GERYLO. This is not an interview. ;) Dave and Beth are joined by the one and only Mighty Madman of Manitoba, Mik Gerylo, to go over all that we can expect from the first (and hopefully not last) race in the 2021 Canadian Spartan series. Also we give you some updates on Spartan Blue Mountain as well as the latest word from Mud Hero.