Thu, 7 April 2016
Episode 176 - We first met Joel before his second World's Toughest Mudder, back in November of 2012. Earlier that year, he had his first attempt at The Barkley Marathon where he successfully completed one loop. Since then, he has completed a few 200 milers and several other endurance races. For this year's Barkley, he again completed 1 loop before being timed out. He stayed the remainder of the weekend to cheer on runners, and be a part of the magic that is Barkley Weekend at Frozen Head State Park. He was then lucky enough to be selected to be one of the guys to sweep the course and collect The Books. His way home took him through Atlanta, Georgia, so Matt got to talk to him with the weekend still fresh in his mind. Listen in to find out how it went the 2nd time around. Today's show is sponsored by:
Mud Hero - We welcome Mud Hero as a brand new sponsor! Code ORM16 saves $5 on all events.
Udder Mud Run - Use code RUNORM for $10 off this race!
The Liquid Run - Newport Beach. June 18th. Code ORM5 is $5.00 off.
Show Notes:
The website he forgot he had. Even though it has the same name as his Twitter account, which he used the morning of The Barkley.
Interview with Laz and Sandra, a few episodes ago.
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Fri, 1 April 2016
Episode 175 - On today's program, we attempt to answer that burning OCR question: What exactly is a race director and what does he do? We spoke with two members of the Spartan Race Team at the March 5-6 event in Conyers, Georgia to dig deep and find out. We don't want to spoil almost an hour of really good conversation, but one thing is clear - No one person makes the magic happen. Quick Rundown of The Players: Mike Morris - Vice President of Production Today's show is sponsored by:
BoneFrog Challenge - ORM10 gets you $10 off all 2016 races.
Obstacle Guard - Code ORM gets you 10% off all orders in the U.S.
Rugged Maniac - $5 off 2016 events when you use the code PODCAST.
Show Notes:
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Thu, 24 March 2016
Episode 174 - First up on the show today is Rob Dickens from Rugged Maniac. Rob was first interviewed by Matt for the first time in January of 2013. 3 years later, Rugged Maniac have nearly doubled in size and were recently named one of the Ten Best Businesses to come out of Shark Tank.
Listen in as Matt and Rob discuss:
Next up is Neely Fortune. Neely has done a ton of obstacle races, some ultras, and several endurance races including The Ultimate Suck, and The Mexico Death Race. She is also Miss Vermont USA 2016.
You will hear about
Today's episode is sponsored by The Liquid Run - ORM5 gets you $5 off their first event on June 18th in Newport Beach. Macon Mud Run - May 2nd 2016. Muddy fun at this awesome 3rd year event. Show Notes: |
Fri, 18 March 2016
Episode 173 - Matt sat down with Mike in the tiny office of the Decatur, Big Peach Running Company. This just so happens to be the store where Matt got fitted for his first "real" pair of trail running shoes back in December of 2011.
This hour long chat covers several topics including:
Today's episode is sponsored by The National Beer Mile Code "Obstacle" saves you 10% on all cities. Udder Mud Run. August 6, 2016. Code RUNORM gets you $10 this family favorite! Show Notes: |
Thu, 10 March 2016
Episode 172 - Ella Kociuba burst onto the OCR scene in December of 2011. At just 18 years old, she signed up for the open wave at the Glen Rose Super. She ended up finishing faster than the winning female in the elite heat. In 2012, she began signing up for elite heats and made the podium in her first several races. Her high point of the year was finishing 3rd at the Vermont Beast Championship race behind Claude Godbout and Amelia Boone. Arguably, the best two women in obstacle racing at that time. A young female athlete who does well brings a lot of attention, praise, and pressure. Ella was not ready. What followed for her was a painful, deep struggle with eating and self image. In this podcast, Ella opens up about hitting bottom, getting honest, and how her life has turned around since. Today's episode is sponsored by Obstacle Guard - OCR padded arm and leg sleeves. Code ORM is 5% off plus free shipping. Udder Mud Run - Local favorite has 7k and 1 mile options . Code RUNORM for $10 off. Show Notes: Matt, Joel, and Ella clowning in a 2013 video. |
Fri, 4 March 2016
Episode 171 - For an appetizer, this episode begins with a brief chat with Mark Ballas from The Green Beret Challenge. Matt sat down with Mark at the end of the most recent GBC. It's a quickie, but a goodie where we learn a lot about the Green Beret Challenge. The main course is with Melinda Spencer (Corssino). Melinda and Matt discuss :
and more. Today's episode is sponsored by Rugged Maniac - No mandatory, unnecessary fees! Use the code Podcast for $5 off all locations in 2016. Bone Frog Challenge - Use ORM10 for $10 off events in New England, Atlantic City, South Carolina, Atlanta, and Orlando. Show Notes: |
Fri, 26 February 2016
Episode 170 - The bio from Bob Babbitt's website will tell you :
It is safe to say that Matt dreams of being The "Bob Babbitt of OCR". Bob and Matt discuss :
and much more. Today's episode is sponsored by The National Beer Mile Code "Obstacle" saves you 10% on all cities. Macon Mud Run April 2nd, 2016 Macon, GA. They pride themselves on the most mud per mile!
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Fri, 19 February 2016
Episode 169 - In this episode, we talk to Sandra and Gary Cantrell. You may know Gary better by his race director alias, Lazarus Lake. We talked to Gary and Sandra right after a screening of The Barkley Documentary, in Atlanta, Georgia a couple of weeks ago. If you know what the Barkley Marathons are, great. If you don't, we'll include a bunch of links below to help fill you in. Either way, enjoy this lively conversation recorded at The Majestic Diner. Today's show is sponsored by The Liquid Run - Floating Obstacle Course- June 18th Newport Beach, CA - Code "ORM5" saves $5.00 National Beer Mile - 4 Beers. 1 Mile. One Awesome Party - Code "Obstacle" saves 10%. Show Notes Movie - The Barkley Documentary Website - The most comprehensive, and best source of data on The Barkley other than Laz's brain. Podcast - Nickademus Hollon talked about finishing Barkley and knowing every tree branch along the way. You can use the player below to listen or use the iTunes or Stitcher buttons at the top of this post.
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Fri, 12 February 2016
Episode 168 - First up, as promised, Amelia and Carlo join Matt for a chat about Superbowl 50. They really planned on no running talk, but then Amelia went and placed 2nd at The Sean O'Brien 100k. That finish gave her a "golden ticket" into one of the most prestigious 100 milers around, Western States. Then, we chat with Andy Weinberg. Andy co-founded The Death Race with Joe DeSena nearly 10 years ago. Joe and Andy have since split and Andy created The Endurance Society with his new partner, Jack Cary. We talk about the kinds of people who come to these events, and the relationships that Andy and his team end up having with participants. We also go into the format of some of the current Endurance Society races. Today's show is sponsored by Mud Gear - Free shipping on OCR compression socks! Mad Anthony Mud Run- Sign up for the 5th annual race taking place February 27th. Obstacle Guard - Free shipping plus 5% off when you use code ORM for padded arm or leg sleeves. Show Notes A documentary about Western States Previous podcast episode with Andy
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Wed, 3 February 2016
Episode 167 - Jesse Itzler used to leave funny outgoing messages on his answering machine back in college. They were so good , they went viral, the old school way. Pre-Internet, people would tell friends, who would tell friends, who would tell more friends. This led him to a record deal with Delicious Vinyl. To many people, landing a record deal is THE dream. Like, we got a DEAL, MAN! This, however, was just the beginning for Jesse. Jesse and Matt discuss how landing this deal led a lot of cool business doings in Itzler's life including:
There is a lot to be learned in this episode from a successful man who doesn't seem to stress about any of it. (They ran out of time before Matt could even ask about co-founding Zico Water or Jesse's new book "Living with a Seal", so hopefully there will be a part two.) Today's episode is sponsored by Rugged Maniac. Code ORM5 saves you $5 off all 2016 locations. It is also sponsored by Udder Mud Run. August 6th, 2016 in Macon, Georgia. Code RUNORM saves you $10.00 Show Notes |