The Race Space Podcast: Conversation with 🔥 Simon Pepper 🔥 🔴Underarmour (ME) Athlete 🔴Spartan Global Brand Ambassador /SGX Coach 🔴 Hyrox (ME) PFT specialist 🔴 Deka.fit Certified 🔴Crossfit Lvl 1
Manage episode 360615981 series 3467216
- Guest: Simon Pepper
- Contact information: Instagram: @simonpepperfitness https://tinyurl.com/3s9e95ts
- https://linktr.ee/simonpepperfitness
- 🔥 2022 Obstacle Specialist workshop- Abu Dhabi🔥 December 2nd, 2022 @ 1:00 pm GST: Registration Link: https://tinyurl.com/4h3j654p
➡️ @underarmourme Athlete
➡️ @spartan Global BA/SGX
➡️ @hyroxme PFT specialist
➡️ @deka.fit Certified
➡️ @crossfit Lvl 1
➡️ @getsported - SIMON15
Conversation:
- Simon shared his experience and expertise in Fitness and Obstacle Course Race
- He shared how he got into fitness and the motivation to switch his lifestyle to Fitness
- He did his first OCR event in England and the first one in Abu Dhabi
- His first Spartan Race Course was in 2016 in Jebel Ali
- Simon has done around 73 Obstacle Course Races and by the end of the year would be doing six more events
- He shared his experience of doing OCR events in Europe
- How doing OCR events in the sand & hotter climate in UAE has helped him doing OCR events in Europe
- He also shared his passion for the sport and how it had led him to travel to other parts of the world
- We also discussed some iconic locations in the UK for future events
- He also discussed some unique OCR events he has done
- Shared his experience doing Spartan Ultrain Sweden
- Simon also shared his proud moment when his daughter won the World Championship - Age Group
- How these moments go a long way in shaping a career and is a lifetime achievement
- We also discussed seeing the 2nd generation of athletes in the sport
- Simon shared his experience with Spartan World Championship last year in Liwa, Abu Dhabi
- He also shared how he was proud of his achievement & performance in Liwa
- He discussed what to expect this year in Al Wathbah
- He shared his timeline for completing the Beast 21km course this year
- Potential timeline for Male & Female athletes
- He shared tips on how to improve performance at the Spartan World Championship Al Wathba
- He also shared how doing Hybrid events + Functional Fitness + Cycling helps improve performance
- Simon shared information about the Obstacle Specialist workshop- in Abu Dhabi ( link above)
- He shared the importance of having more events in UAE and what UAE currently lacks in comparison to other places
- The importance of game-time for athletes & more needs to be done to encourage and motivate athletes in UAE
- He explained how fitness events + Spartan relay events can be done Indoor
- He stressed the importance of having more events in the UAE
- He offered sound advice to international athletes visiting Abu Dhabi
- Simon shared his choice of music and potential chances of England at the Fifa World Cup 2022
⚡Spartan World Championship
⚡Link here https://sprtn.im/3EutG37
⚡For a 15% Discount Use Promo Code: WCAMB-6191A
39 episodes