The new year brings a slew of interviews! This week and next we speak to three people about their hybrid fitness journey: where they've come from, how they're doing and where they're headed. From

0:15 - Introduction
1:18 - Gauntlet Fitness Race
2:41 - WoDLETE
3:24 - Interview with Michael O'Donnell
16:29 - Interview with Zayd Johar
30:42 - Interview with Alex Sodje
50:08 - Outroduction

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Insagram accounts:
Michael O'Donnell: @michael_odonnel
Zayd Johar: @_zayd.03
Alex Sodje: @alexandersodje & @bigmanbutiaint30

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Big trip for Paul and Jude as they both compete at Hyrox Vancouver - Jude in the Pro Solo and Paul in the Open Solo. They both came away very sore...but with PB's, so it was definitely fun to chat about the race!

0:15 - Introduction
0:55 - WoDLETE
1:55 - Hyrox Stockholm results recap
3:50 - Hyrox Vancouver review
38:35 - Outroduction

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After a catchup on last weekend's Hyrox Melbourne Major, Paul and Jude talk about their leadup to Hyrox Vancouver. And we spend most of the pod chatting with Andy Manteit, Founder at Turf Games. He tells us about the what and how of the racing festival that is Turf Games, founded in 2018. He talks teamwork

0:15 - Introduction
1:14 - Hyrox: Melbourne Major plus Ghent and Anaheim
13:11 - A Week in Workouts including tapering for Hyrox Vancouver and viewer feedback
22:25 - Workout of the Week
23:19 - Podcast sponsor: WoDLETE functional fitness clothing
24:17 - Quote of the Week
26:41 - Interview with Andy Manteit, Founder at Turf Games

For more info on upcoming Turf Games events please go to: https://turfgames.com/pages/uk-winter-engine-2026
And you can find them on IG @turfgames

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We were at the DEKA World Championships in Fort Lauderdale and review that, especially Jude's DEKA Fit Elite race. While there we DEKA's Event Director Tyler Spencer while everything was being set up. There's also a look at our Cayman Half Marathon performances, as well as catchup on the biggest ever Hyrox, and preview of next week's Major in Melbourne.

0:15 - Introduction
0:40 - Hyrox London review
7:03 - A Week in Workouts
13:00 - WoDLETE ad
13:56 - DEKA World Championships review
27:51 - Tyler Spencer interview
33:48 - Hyrox Melbourne preview
38:12 - Outro: 6-part UK hybrid sports interview series begins next week

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After our weekly update including some notable Hyrox results and sticky sleds, we preview the DEKA World Championships that take place in Fort Lauderdale this Friday through Sunday, including Jude's predictions for the top 5 in the DEKA Fit Elite race where he's a participant.

0:15 - Introduction
1:04 - Hyrox results update
6:02 - A Week in Workouts
12:35 - Workout of the Week
13:43 - Podcast sponsors: WoDLETE
14:30 - DEKA World Championships preview

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After catching up on a cluster of Hyrox results we get two first person event reviews from Jude. His win at The Urban Race by Athena (previously known as Survive the 8) in Peckham, and his AG podium at The Hybrid Games at London Olympia where he competed in the Elite wave.

0:15 - Intro
1:17 - Weekly updates: Hyrox races in Stuttgart, Dublin, Dallas & Bordeaux
9:30 - Podcast sponsor: WoDLETE functional fitness clothing
10:29 - Event Review: By Athena - The Urban Race (previously 'Survive the 8')
23:08 - Event Review: The Hybrid Games at London Olympia
46:29 - League of Hybrid Fitness Sports: UFC
51:20 - Quote of the Week (Mike Tyson)
52:57 - Outro

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Jude & Paul talk to Yancy Culp, Co-Founder & Senior Director of Spartan DEKA. Yancy talks origins of DEKA, how they designed the stations, plans for global expansion, what makes DEKA great, and why he does what he does. And Jude forces him to pick the ultimate DEKA 2-person team.

0:15 - Introduction
1:14 - WoDLETE functional apparel - sponsor's slot
1:53 - Interview
Highlights include:
54:18 - who is the perfect DEKA duo?
1:02:08 - what separates DEKA from other hybrid fitness races?

We catch up on the latest from Hyrox events in Stuttgart & Seoul, and after a personal update from Jude dive into probably the most important aspect of training for Hyrox and hybrid fitness races in general: threshold training. What is it, why is important and how do you do it?

0:15 - Introduction
0:59 - Updates from Hyrox Seoul & Stuttgart
6;25 - AWW (A Week in Workouts) & Jude's personal update
12:20 - WoW (Workout of the Week)
13:38 - WoDLETE (episode sponsors)
14:34 - Threshold training
35:15 - League of Hybrid Fitness Sports: Decathlon
40:09 - Quote of the Week
41:57 - Outro

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With thanks to our episode sponsor WoDLETE.
For 20% off and free delivery on orders over £50, go to wodlete.co.uk and use the code HFRPOD20.