Mon, 20 May 2013
On today’s episode I have two great interviews. One is with the first female OCR director that I have heard of, Nicole Farber. She is bringing her new race to the northeast and is off to some great beginnings. Find all about R3OPS and their special cause. Next up is Rob with The Great Bull Run. Lots has been said, pro and con, before TGBR has even had their first event. I ask the event director all the questions you are wondering. Are the bulls hurt? Can I die? What were you thinking? |
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Mon, 13 May 2013
In today's episode, we start by talking about the Triple Race Challenge that I did over the weekend. I successfully completed 3 races in one day and am challenging others to top this feat. Listen in to hear the official announcement on how you can win a free entry to a future OCR event of your choice by doing so. I will also talk about two of the three races that I did. Savage Race and The Electric Run were both awesome events, for completely different reasons. Hear me tell you why. I will then play my interview with Chef Richard Blais. For those that don't know him, Chef Blais won Top Chef All Stars and has begun building a small empire which includes 4 restaraunts in Atlanta alone, a new book "Try This At Home", and tv appearances it seems almost daily. It turns out he is a runner which gave me a great reason to sit down and talk with him. We talk about running, food, Top Chef, and some of his future plans. I then attempt to convince him to attempt an obstacle race in the near future. Find out more at MattBDavisRuns.com |
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Tue, 7 May 2013
Another podcast episode chock full of obstacle goodness. First, I talk a little about the need for some rule tightening over at Spartan. Then, we have two great interviews for you I have done in recent weeks. Brad Kloha is going to run 100 races (mostly obstacle) in 52 weeks starting June 15th. He is on a mission to stop Alzheimer's. Listen in to learn what inspired this cool adventure and how he plans on getting it done. The other interview is with Tory Fitzgerald of Out-Fit Challenge. The world's first LGBT obstacle race. OCR is already the most fun you can have your clothes (mostly) on. Imagine all that mud and fun with the added the flair of the gay community, hellloooo! |
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Mon, 29 April 2013
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Tue, 23 April 2013
For the 2nd week in a row, there was tragedy around a racing event. Two weeks ago it was the Boston Marathon, and this past weekend it was Tough Mudder in West Viriginia. Avi Sengupta, a 28 year old Maryland resident, died after being submerged underwater for an extended period of time at the "Walk the Plank" obstacle. Matt and Obstacle Racing Magazine are in the middle of interviewing several witnesses and investigating this fully. In the meantime, here is a brief phone call with one of Avi's friends who was on site at Tough Mudder last Saturday. Cole Lindbergh worked at an amusement park called Worlds of Fun for 14 years. His story was documented on an episode of This American Life. I decided he might be someone who would love to run an obstacle race, so I met him in Wichita to run a new obstacle race called Hard Charge. Listen to find out what Cole has been up to since leaving Worlds of Fun and if he found a new love in obstacle racing. |
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