Obstacle Dominator

In this episode, Ben Greenfield interviews Joe DiStefano, director of sport at Spartan Race, about drug-testing, the nefarious Spartan World Championships blizzard, canceling obstacles and much more. During this episode, Joe and Ben discuss: -What a bottle of whiskey and a spear have to do with this episode... -Why Hobie Call won Spartan World Championships... -Why nobody got drug tested after the race, and whether they're going to drug test age groups... -How drunk Hunter got... -The things that happened on race day that drastically affected results...  -Why the woman's champ two-peated (and her banana + water training secret)...   -Which new obstacles are you most excited about? -If Spartan was too "soft" on the Ultra Beasters on Saturday by canceling some obstacles.... -The inside story of the blizzard that blew in during Ultra Beast... -Whether they'll move the Spartan World Championships course around to different locations... -And much more! Resources from this episode: –Dec 2017: Runga in Costa Rica: