We finally had Nicole Mericle on the show for her own episode!  We talk about her background in rock climbing, her thoughts on progress with the OCR Dream Team, her road to recovery, and her plans to potentially race next weekend in Blue Mountain, Canada! Please support the companies that are supporting awesome women in the sport like Nicole: Sur Phyto Performance, Honey Stinger, Athletic Brewing, VJ Shoes, Kriva CBDA, and Pro Tec Athletics! Oh, and follow her dog too! 0:00 – 2:34 – Intro 2:34 – 11:23 – Quick News 11:23 – 11:53 – Content Preface 11:53 - 1:05:05 - Nicole Mericle Interview 1:05:05 - End – Outro Next episode will likely be an elite interview with someone who competed in Spartan's final North American Series race in Blue Mountain, Canada! ____ News Stories: Erin Grindstaff Had Her Baby Meg Julian is The American Red Cross Spartan Coach Molly Seidel Mental Health Update Rojas Running Team is Expanding Josh Chace and Molly Bond Got Married Dylan Scott is Having a Baby James Nair is Leaving for US Army Spartan Trifecta World Championships is Sold Out European Spartan Championships Podiums: Women and Men Nashville Spartan Super Podiums Nerd Lift Secret Link Golf Ball Secret Link Wife Secret Link Sportsmanship Secret Link ____ Related Episodes: 84. North American OCR Championships 3k and 15k with Elites! (2018) 136. North American OCR Championships 3k and 15k with Elites! (2019) ____ The OCR Report Sponsored Athletes: Javier Escobar and Kelly Sullivan! Support us on Patreon for exclusive content and access to our Facebook group For a podcast shirt, send $20 to Katelyn-Ritter-8 on Venmo with your size and address Check out our Threadless Shop Use coupon code "adventure" for 10% off MudGear products Use coupon code "ocrreport20" for 20% off Caterpy products Like us on Facebook: Obstacle Running Adventures Follow our podcast on Instagram: @ObstacleRunningAdventures Write us an email: obstaclerunningadventures@gmail.com Subscribe on Youtube: MStefano Running Intro music - "Streaker" by: Straight Up Outro music - "Iron Paw" by: Dubbest