Strength & Speed
"If you want something you never had, you have to be willing to do something you have never done."
"If you want something you never had, you have to be willing to do something you have never done."
Strength & Speed Athletes
These are some of the phenomenal athletes that represent Team Strength & Speed
HIGHLIGHTED STRENGTH & SPEED ATHLETES
McVey
OCR / Hybrid Athlete
3:13 Marathon Runner (dropped PR 11 min after following S&S training plan)
19 on the S&S Scale
2017 Results
Ohio spartan beast Elite 65OA
Ohio spartan sprint Elite 81OA
Savage Ohio Pro 36OA 5AG
Indiana Spartan Sprint Elite 42OA
Asheville Spartan Super Competitive 23OA 3rd AG
Asheville Spartan Sprint Elite 54OA
WV Spartan Beast competitive 34OA 6AG
WV Spartan Super Elite 42OA
USOCR 7th AG 24OA
OCRWC 3k 122AG 553OA
OCRWC 15k 62AG 485OA
OCRWC Team 71st open male team
Sapper 1-3
Strength & Speed Athletes at World's Toughest Mudder 2017
Strength & Speed athletes had their best year yet at World's Toughest Mudder 2017.
2+ Team Category
2nd- 80 miles, Team Merrell: Evan Perperis and Wesley "Dr Red Tights" Kerr
4th- 70 miles, Community First: Joel Forsyth and Nicholas Allmond
Individual
10th Individual Male- 80 miles, Logan Nagle
45th in Gender (top 10 in AG)- 50 miles, Leah Hensley
Individual Athletes at World's Toughest Mudder 2016
S&S athletes had an incredible showing with the following mileages:
Evan: 8th overall, 90 miles
Logan: 16th overall, 80 miles
Joel: 17th overall, 80 miles
Jordan: 111th, 60 miles (dropped out due to nutritional problems)
Evan: 8th overall, 90 miles
Logan: 16th overall, 80 miles
Joel: 17th overall, 80 miles
Jordan: 111th, 60 miles (dropped out due to nutritional problems)
Individual Athletes at World's Toughest Mudder 2015
Evan Perperis
100 mile 2014 Brazos Bend Trail Run Finisher
2:57 Marathon PR
1:27 Half Marathon PR
9th on OCRWC Leaderboard
12+X Tough Mudder
75 miles at World's Toughest Mudder 2014
Jordan Smith
193 mile Run Across Michigan in 3 days
3:10 Marathon PR
1:30 Half Marathon PR
7th Mud, Guts and Glory
25+X Tough Mudder
65 miles at World's Toughest Mudder 2014
Evan Perperis and Jordan Smith competed as individuals at 2015 World's Toughest Mudder. After 24 hours of racing and over 300 obstacles against 1000 other male athletes, Evan finished in 22nd with 70 miles and Jordan finished in 11th with 75 miles.
Jordan Smith
2016 Results
3:16 (Marquette) and 3:17 (Martian) Marathons
12:33 IronMan Louisville (First ever Triathlon)
35th OCRWC (Team)
118th WTM (60 miles in 17hrs)
Hit 50 TM events at WTM (74 total regular TM laps, over 1000 TM and WTM miles)
2016 Results
3:16 (Marquette) and 3:17 (Martian) Marathons
12:33 IronMan Louisville (First ever Triathlon)
35th OCRWC (Team)
118th WTM (60 miles in 17hrs)
Hit 50 TM events at WTM (74 total regular TM laps, over 1000 TM and WTM miles)
Ashley Samples
Supports Non-Profit Organization by running for Ryker who has a congenital heart defect
Sponsored by: DGearOG Al1ve Magnetics MinoTOROCRUNITED
2017
OCRWC 1st 30-34 AG in 3k/15k
OCRWC Pro Women's Team 3rd
OCR US Championship 8th 15k Pro 9th 3k Pro
Mud Endeavor 8 1st
Tactical Titan 1st
Tough Mudder Central FL 1st
Savage FL Fall 1st
5k Algonac Pickeral run 1st (PR 18:49)
Savage GA Fall 1st
Mud Titan 8 2nd
Bonefrog FL 2nd
MCR 2nd
Savage Maryland Spring 2nd
Indian Mud run 2nd
Savage Boston 2nd
Savage Chicago 2nd
Rugged Maniac 3rd
Savage FL Spring 5th
Nathan "Napalm" Palmer
Conquer The Gauntlet Pro Team Member
2015 Race Highlights
Spent several months as #1 on the OCRWC World Ranking Leaderboard
Conquer The Gauntlet Kansas City- 1st
Austin Spartan Sprint-1st
Warrior Dash Tulsa-1st
The Fugitive Run; Mud Obstacle Course- 1st
Conquer the Gauntlet Wichita-1st
Conquer the Gauntlet OKC-2nd
Austin Spartan Sprint-2nd
Austin Spartan Super-2nd
Conquer the Gauntlet Tulsa-3rd
Austin Spartan Super-3rd
Atlas Race KC-7th
Spartan Race Stadium Sprint-8th
Spartan Super Chicago-10th
BattleFrog Dallas-11th
Justin Lund
-Previously ranked top 10 in the world for Masters 1 mile and 3k
-Solo 12 and 24 hr Mountain Bike Racer
-Masters OCR Athlete
-Previously ranked top 10 in the world for Masters 1 mile and 3k
-Solo 12 and 24 hr Mountain Bike Racer
-Masters OCR Athlete
2017 Results:
Iron Mike 5K trail run - 1st (18:34)
Alpine Adventure Challenge OCR - 1st (5k-31:07)
Bike Race - 1st Singlespeed Class (2300+ ft of gain)
Northwoods Bad Dash OCR - 1st (4mi - 32:25)
Fools Run at Midnight 5K - 2nd (18:05)
Pow-Wow Days 10K - 3rd (36:07)
THS Alumni Race 5K Trail Run - 3rd (18:38)
Kristin Burkholder 5K (5th - 18:05)
Milwaukee Terrain Race - 5th (5K -31:40)
WEMS Series 33 mile Thunderdown Mountain
Chicago Terrain Race - 5th (5k - 28:08)
Mary Mile - 9th (5:02)
2016 Results:
1st Place- Crandon Big House 10k OCR
1st - Nutty Trail 5k
1st - Rockin' Tomahawk 5k 17:33
1st - Fools Run at Midnight 5k
2nd - USATF Indoor 3k 9:54
2nd - Thunderdown 3 hour mountain bike race singlespeed class.
2nd - journeys half marathon 1:19:09
3rd - Pow-Wow Days 10k 35:56
4th - Terrain Race 10k OCR
11th - Point Bock Run 5mi 28:32
13th - UW Stevens Point Big Dawg Indoor Mile 4:53
Kevin Righi
Icebug-OCRGear Sponsored Athlete
2014 & 2015 Strength & Speed OCRWC Athlete
Kevin Righi: 1st place SuperFit East Coast Championships 2014 (male/female scaled)
1st place team scaled SuperFit Roanoke 2014
2nd Overall Spartan Citizen Bank Sprint 2014
2nd place Team 2013 Summer Capital Affiliate League
2nd in Age Group Smith Mountain Lake Sprint Triathlon 2014
6th place at 2013 CMC race at Bryce Resort
9th overall August 2014 Mud Guts & Glory
Countless obstacle races including 3 Tough Mudder finishes
Crossfit Level 1 Coach & certified ISSA Fitness Trainer
Collegiate Lacrosse Player
Natasja "She Hulk" Allen
Natasja "She Hulk" Allen
Looking for a female athlete that is the embodiment of Strength & Speed? Look no further, you found Natasja Allen.
Check out some of her career highlights:
Official Lifts in a meet:
Squat 245, Bench 185, Deadlift 255.
PR:
Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon 3:52
Seattle Half Marathon 1:59
Member of the ISAF powerlifting team, 2011 Armed Forces and AAU World Team Champion
Other Races:
Disney Marathon 2013
Seattle Half Marathon 2009
Kabul Half Marathon 2012
Soldier's Half Marathon 2012
Charleston Half Marathon 2013
Harbinger Firebreak Trail Half 2013
PBR Half Marathon 2013
Denver Rock and Roll Marathon
2013 Kooky Spooky Half Marathon 2013
Tracy Hutt
Crossfit athlete and former professional boxer Tracy Hutt is crushing her competition. Here are some of her highlights:
Regional Crossfit Competitions:
2013 Northeast Crossfit Regionals- 18th Place
2012 Northeast Crossfit Regionals- 26th Place
2011 Northeast Crossfit Regional Team Member
Other Crossfit Competitions:
2013 New England Garage Games- 3rd Place
2012 Battle of the Island- 3rd Place
2012 Hail to Queen- 3rd Place
2011 New England Garage Games- 3rd Place
Long Island Half Marathon 2009
Philadelphia Full Marathon 2009
Various other short races including sprint triathlons
Evan Perperis
Conquer The Gauntlet Pro Team Athlete
HAMMER NUTRITION Sponsored Athlete
SINERGY SPORTS Sponsored Athlete
Author for Mud Run Guide
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Interested in joining the team? Check out the criteria section. We welcome all athletes with goals of improving Strength, Speed or both. Join today and a set a goal because that will bring the best results.
Interested in joining the team? Check out the criteria section. We welcome all athletes with goals of improving Strength, Speed or both. Join today and a set a goal because that will bring the best results.
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