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Rookie walk-on Kevin Bull uses clever tactics to conquer Cannonball Alley and become the first ANW competitor to finish the course. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4OD0OfWQ98

In this month's issue: Coaches Corner | Destination: D.C. | Destination: NJ Tri-State | Destination: Ohio | Destination: Virginia | HH12HR: Monterey | Recap: Monterey | Recap: Utah | Elite Athlete: Isaiah Vidal | Honorary Spartan | Inspirational Corner | Coach Casey | Comfort Zone | Nutrition: Protein 110 | Science: Endurance | International: Milan | International: Mexico

We're heading to the 2014 CrossFit games. If you're going to be there too, come say hi! We'll be there showing off and selling our new new WOD gear powered by HYLETE. Find us in the SweatWorks tent just to the right of Reebok. If you're a box or gym owner that caters or specializes in obstacle race training, be sure to give us your card. We'll add you to our Obstacle Race Training Map for free (this deal ends after the Games!).

Show the world your love for the sport of obstacle racing in Mud and Adventure logo wear. We are stoked to be partnering with HYLETE to roll out our new limited edition line of cobranded WOD apparel. HYLETE has quickly established itself as one of the main clothing manufacturers for crossfit athletes. The company also realizes how much passion obstacle race athletes put into their cross training and have chosen to sponsor several OCR athletes in their Compete Team.

“Describe to me what an orgasm feels like”…. I sat there thinking, what kind of question is that. Especially for where I was at the time. It was July fourth at 9:00 pm in Rowlett Texas. GoRuck was the event I was at and it was a challenge.Promising 10-12+ hours and 15+ miles of good livin’. At any point if our Ruck sacks were to touch the ground there would be consequences.

Welcome to America, where 2/3 of the population is overweight and most of the other 1/3 thinks they are. Our rising desire to lose weight and our equally passionate obsession with “quick fixes” has created a landscape of as many theories, solutions, and “experts” for what works as there are people to read them. Unfortunately, thanks to all the hype that’s circulating from TV shows, magazines, social media, and water cooler conversations, very few people can stay on any single course long enough to be successful. Instead, they spend their time leaping from fad to fad. So here’s the secret that no fitness pro or nutritionist will tell you….It is [almost] always not what you do that’s most important, rather, it’s your consistency and belief in what you’re doing that ultimately matters most.

Your exercise and diet must evolve in tandem. Changes in one will force you to modify the other if you are to maintain an overall and long-term equilibrium within your body. For instance, if you are exercising more, you are sweating more. If you are sweating more, then your sodium intake needs to be increased because of your increased sodium output. But only if you are not already eating too much sodium.

Spartan Pro Team member and owner of Epic Hybrid Training Centers in New York City, Alexander Nicholas, shows a local news reporter how to throw a spear and overcome Spartan Race's most notable obstacle.

PITTSFIELD, VT – JULY 1, 2014 – There are millions of running races, thousands of marathons, hundreds of triathlons and even dozens of ultra-marathons … but there is only one Death Race. Held annually since 2005 in Pittsfield, VT, this year’s race began on Friday June 27th and finally ended 66 hours later in the early morning hours on Monday June 30. The annual ultra- endurance test began with over 300 registered entrants from all across the world and in the end, a record 64 racers finished including 9 women.

Race season was in full swing this June and Team Mud and Adventure represented strong all over the place. We took on some strong competitors to the team and welcomed two new team sponsors - Six Nutrition and Frog Fuel. The below are only some highlights of the team's participation and accomplishments last month and numbers only tell the smallest part of the story. I'm honored to be associated with such a great group of people and can't wait till I get run along side some of you again. Keep kicking butt.