Wed, 24 June 2020
Kyle McLaughlin, President of Tough Mudder, announces series of month long Tough Mudder Challenges on today's podcast episode. There will be running components, workout components, and special TM style challenge components. While waiting to see if we can ever get on an ACTUAL muddy Tough Mudder course in 2020, these challenges will allow participants to earn shirts, headbands, plus brand new challenge coins! Learn more at ToughMudder.com/Challenges Watch the interview here - https://youtu.be/mRN_sA7uZXE |
Thu, 18 June 2020
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Tue, 16 June 2020
Obstacle Discourse with Davis and Chace – A weekly news show with Josh Chace and Matt B. Davis discussing items of the week for Spartan Race, Tough Mudder, and all other OCR related news. This week’s topics: What was it like in Jacksonville for the Deka Mile, Spartan Trail Race, and Spartan Sprint. Also, flying in Covid Class. Show Notes: Davis and Chace theme music composed by Charmian Lee! |
Mon, 15 June 2020
What in good gracious me is next for the people who love to do that functional community fitness thing? Armen Hammer comes back on the show to attempt to help us make sense of it all. Todays Podcast is sponsored by:
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Thu, 11 June 2020
Stacie and Matt Davis discuss:
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Wed, 10 June 2020
A conversation about where we are, with two black OCR athletes, Joll Roll and Rhiannon Gerald. |
Tue, 9 June 2020
Obstacle Discourse with Davis and Chace – A weekly news show with Josh Chace and Matt B. Davis discussing items of the week for Spartan Race, Tough Mudder, and all other OCR related news. This week’s topics: Is CrossFit Donezos Featuring Ricky From Discord Show Notes: Davis and Chace theme music composed by Charmian Lee! |
Mon, 8 June 2020
Taryn's super cool resume includes Jurassic World, WWE, Treme, plus a bunch of obstacle races. Enjoy! |
Thu, 4 June 2020
Obstacle Discourse with Davis and Chace – A weekly news show with Josh Chace and Matt B. Davis discussing items of the week for Spartan Race, Tough Mudder, and all other OCR related news. This week’s topics: When NOT To Engage. UltraVirus II Recap. Yellow Starbursts. Show Notes: Davis and Chace theme music composed by Charmian Lee! |
Tue, 2 June 2020
Discussing the tension of opposites in terms of race, and all of existence (heavy enough for you?!) with Doctor Lara Pence. Show To The Notes |
Thu, 28 May 2020
Obstacle Discourse with Davis and Chace – A weekly news show with Josh Chace and Matt B. Davis discussing items of the week for Spartan Race, Tough Mudder, and all other OCR related news. This week’s topics: Matt B. Davis, Josh Chace, and Molly Bond do a Top 20 Movie Favorites list. All 3 lists have some genuine surprises. How does your list compare to our hosts? Show Notes: Davis and Chace theme music composed by Charmian Lee! |
Tue, 26 May 2020
Stacie and Matt Davis discuss:
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Sun, 24 May 2020
Yesterday, Hunter McIntyre set out to break the record for fastest known Murph time. Many did not know that Matt Kempson would be there, going for broke as well. We spoke with both men to get their thoughts on the internet comments that followed yesterday's live stream. We also chatted with Team Red White and Blue's Mike Erwin about how RWB got involved in the record breaking attempt. Show To The Notes
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Wed, 20 May 2020
Obstacle Discourse with Davis and Chace – A weekly news show with Josh Chace and Matt B. Davis discussing items of the week for Spartan Race, Tough Mudder, and all other OCR related news. This week’s topics: Spartan Cancels More, Spartan Largest Virtual But Not Really, LinkedIn Is Lame. Show Notes: Davis and Chace theme music composed by Charmian Lee!
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Tue, 19 May 2020
When being caught in the act still isn't enough to stop bad behavior. Show To The Notes |
Thu, 14 May 2020
Spartan announces that racing is back. Josh and I discuss, then Joe comes on to discuss his reasons why. Todays Podcast is sponsored by: |
Sun, 10 May 2020
The Endurance Coalition is working on finding support for mass participation events. Also, when might we have Tough Mudder events again and what might they look like? Show To The Notes Listen using the player below or the links at the top of this page. |
Fri, 8 May 2020
Armen Hammer comes back on the program to discuss The Fittest Doc, what the heck 2020 CrossFit Games might look like, and much more.
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Fri, 8 May 2020
Obstacle Discourse with Davis and Chace – A weekly news show with Josh Chace and Matt B. Davis discussing items of the week for Spartan Race, Tough Mudder, and all other OCR related news. This week’s topics: Spartan 24 Hour Event Goes Awry, Endurance Sport Coalition, Vol State Virtual Race. Show Notes: Davis and Chace theme music composed by Charmian Lee! |
Mon, 4 May 2020
Stacie Davis comes back on the program. How the hell are we navigating being parents, business owners, and event participants, in the last several weeks? |
Wed, 29 April 2020
Obstacle Discourse with Davis and Chace – A weekly news show with Josh Chace and Matt B. Davis discussing items of the week for Spartan Race, Tough Mudder, and all other OCR related news. This week’s topics: Spartan Holds A Workout. Josh Goads About The G.O.A.T. Is It Safe To Run Outside? Show Notes: Davis and Chace theme music composed by Charmian Lee! |
Wed, 22 April 2020
Mark Batres and Kristen Gray talk about what it took to win the UltraVirus 12 Hour Race. Sign up for the next Ultra Virus 12 Hour
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Tue, 21 April 2020
This week’s topics: The UltraVirus 12 Hour Highs and Lows, Joe Desena may be losing his mind, Is it good or not to buy/sell a mask? Show Notes: Davis and Chace theme music composed by Charmian Lee! |
Thu, 16 April 2020
Obstacle Discourse with Davis and Chace – A weekly news show with Josh Chace and Matt B. Davis discussing items of the week for Spartan Race, Tough Mudder, and all other OCR related news. This week’s topics: With no races since the beginning of March, and the OCR industry at a standstill, Matt and Josh finally run out of things to talk about. Show Notes:
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Tue, 14 April 2020
Matt's buddy Kyle comes on the show to discuss how their paths first crossed, how Kyle went from open waver to Sweden Ultra finisher, and much more. Show Notes |
Fri, 10 April 2020
Obstacle Discourse with Davis and Chace – A weekly news show with Josh Chace and Matt B. Davis discussing items of the week for Spartan Race, Tough Mudder, and all other OCR related news. This week’s topics: Will races ever happen? UltraVirus race intro. Virtual burpees. BDE.
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Thu, 9 April 2020
We check in with Joe Desena from Spartan Race and Kyle McLaughlin from Tough Mudder. |
Fri, 3 April 2020
Savage Anywhere with Sam and Lloyd. Todays Podcast is sponsored by: RecTec Grills - 20 percent of any add-on with the purchase of any grill! |
Wed, 1 April 2020
Bragging About Good Deeds and Faux Love For Nurses, Matt Still Co-Working || Obstacle Discourse with Davis and Chace
Obstacle Discourse with Davis and Chace – A weekly news show with Josh Chace and Matt B. Davis discussing items of the week for Spartan Race, Tough Mudder, and all other OCR related news. This week’s topics: Companies can't stop bragging about how helpful they are and how much they love nurses. Matt is doing quarantine wrong. Show Notes: |
Fri, 27 March 2020
A conversation with Nickademus about self worth, avoiding black and white thinking, heart surgery, running without a watch, and more. 2013 interview with Nick and Matt
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Thu, 26 March 2020
Marc Maron comes on to discuss:
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Wed, 25 March 2020
Faye Morgan is a mom of 4, military vet, and Spartan Pro. We discuss if it's possible to stay in, home school, not go insane, and much more. Show Notes |
Tue, 24 March 2020
Obstacle Discourse with Davis and Chace – A weekly news show with Josh Chace and Matt B. Davis discussing items of the week for Spartan Race, Tough Mudder, and all other OCR related news. This week’s topics: Are you gaining the Quarantine 15? Show Notes: Davis and Chace theme music composed by Charmian Lee! |
Tue, 24 March 2020
Actor John Carroll Lynch discusses his prolific acting career, including working with legendary directors Clint Eastwood, Martin Scorsese and David Fincher. Show Notes |
Mon, 23 March 2020
By request, we bring Dr. Rebecca Hammond on the show to discuss:
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Sun, 22 March 2020
We attempt to answer the question: "What happens to all the exercise people that like exercise in gyms during a pandemic?" and much more in this episode. Show Notes |
Thu, 19 March 2020
Spartan Mind Doc , Doctor Lara Pence talks about what the hell is up with all of these gosh darn feelings.
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Wed, 18 March 2020
Aaron Newell fights freezing snow and poor planning to finish the Drift 100 Ultra, barely. Show Notes More Heart Than Scars with Mike Rowe video link.
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Tue, 17 March 2020
Obstacle Discourse with Davis and Chace – A weekly news show with Josh Chace and Matt B. Davis discussing items of the week for Spartan Race, Tough Mudder, and all other OCR related news. This week’s topics: We pretty much solve this whole Covid-19 business. Show Notes: Davis and Chace theme music composed by Charmian Lee!
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Fri, 13 March 2020
Digging deep into the OCR Vault to discuss Brakken Kraker's results at early Stadium races. We also discuss infamous one and done events like the Spartan World Championship sprint course from 2014 and The Spartan Cruise from 2015. Video version - https://youtu.be/R_CLCT-K2w0 |
Thu, 12 March 2020
Postponed and cancelled races. Should we postpone life? - Davis and Chace live Wednesday night special.
Obstacle Discourse with Davis and Chace – A weekly news show with Josh Chace and Matt B. Davis discussing items of the week for Spartan Race, Tough Mudder, and all other OCR related news. This week’s topics: Dominoes are starting to fall. Everyone qualifies (again). Massive food guilt. Show Notes: Davis and Chace theme music composed by Charmian Lee! |
Wed, 11 March 2020
CrossFit, Hyrox, DekaFit, OCR, and Entrepreneur life. Todays Podcast is sponsored by: VJ Shoes USA - 10 percent off and free shipping all pairs with ORM10.
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Tue, 10 March 2020
Lindsay Webster discusses her 2020 schedule which includes the Spartan US National Series and 4 SkyRunning races. Plus her role with World OCR, along with her thoughts on the events to be held in Sochi, Russia. Show Notes:
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Mon, 9 March 2020
Kelly Sullivan on how she enjoys and succeeds at short and fast races as well as endurance distances. Oh, and hey, she just won Greek Peak Spartan Race, just days after this interview. Todays Podcast is sponsored by: Rugged Maniac - Use code ORM at all races in North American in 2020.
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Fri, 6 March 2020
Rob McCoy and Matt catch up on The Original UltraBeast, The F.I.T. Challenge events, and the new OCR Bucket Challenge. Todays Podcast is sponsored by: Savage Race - Savage Full and Blitz distance at 13 events in 2020. Show Notes |
Tue, 3 March 2020
Kyle McLaughlin, Tough Mudder CEO, on what's new, and what's the same. Plus, questions on cancelled events and season passes. Todays Podcast is sponsored by: Epic Series OCR - ORM20 gets you 20 percent off ALL events in 2020. |
Mon, 2 March 2020
Obstacle Discourse with Davis and Chace – A weekly news show with Josh Chace and Matt B. Davis discussing items of the week for Spartan Race, Tough Mudder, and all other OCR related news. This week’s topics: Tough Mudder is really really back. The Ultra Series points sort of explained. Show Notes:
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Sat, 29 February 2020
Take a trip to the Naughties and beyond to discuss racing, music, and Allie and David's checkered past. |
Fri, 28 February 2020
The day prior to the US National Series kicking off it's first race in Jacksonville, Spartan held a Pro Day to get media with many of the Spartan Pro Team. We recorded interviews with: Nicky Ryker, Taylor Turney, Mark Batres, Natalie Miano, Ashley Heller, Leigh Anne Wasteney, Kaci Monroe, Ally Tippetts, Erin Sondej, Faye Morgan, Nicole Mericle and Johnny Luna Lima. |
Thu, 27 February 2020
Obstacle Discourse with Davis and Chace – A weekly news show with Josh Chace and Matt B. Davis discussing items of the week for Spartan Race, Tough Mudder, and all other OCR related news. This week’s topics: All 3 men were on the ground in The Jacksonville Florida for The Spartan Race, with hilarious consequences. Show Notes: Davis and Chace theme music composed by Charmian Lee! |
Tue, 25 February 2020
Jack Bauer and I talk about Week 1 of the Prediction Contest and a little about Hyrox Dallas. Plus Lillie Elkin discusses her 5th place finish in Jacksonville USNS Race.
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Thu, 20 February 2020
Jack Bauer comes on to discuss predictions for this weekend's Spartan US National Series Race in Jacksonville, Florida. |
Wed, 19 February 2020
Heather Olson comes on the show to discuss why we haven't seen so much of her lately. Last year, she went through a divorce, got hypothermia, and had some depression bouts. She's here to talk about finding healthy coping mechanisms and taking her life back. Todays Podcast is sponsored by: Rugged Maniac - Race all over North America in 2020. Code ORM saves you 10 percent on all locations. Show To The Notes |
Tue, 18 February 2020
Obstacle Discourse with Davis and Chace – A weekly news show with Josh Chace and Matt B. Davis discussing items of the week for Spartan Race, Tough Mudder, and all other OCR related news. This week’s topics: Nothing that interesting. You should skip this one. Show Notes: |
Mon, 17 February 2020
We put it to an audience vote and the YESes have it. You wanted the opinions of former pros Cassidy Nicholas and Amelia Boone, recorded on February 6th, 2020. Todays Podcast is sponsored by: SAVAGE RACE - Spring Season is about to kick off! |
Fri, 14 February 2020
Spartan Trail worldwide takeover, Josh beefs with Aaron, Matt is bad at media - Obstacle Discourse with Davis and Chace
Obstacle Discourse with Davis and Chace – A weekly news show with Josh Chace and Matt B. Davis discussing items of the week for Spartan Race, Tough Mudder, and all other OCR related news. This week’s topics: Spartan Trail World Domination, Josh picks fights with the pros. First "look" at Titan Games S2 Show Notes: Davis and Chace theme music composed by Charmian Lee! |
Thu, 13 February 2020
Sean Rombough is a member of the OCR community that I have gotten to know a bit over the years. A few months ago, we decided that he would come on this program and discuss what it's been like for him coming out as a gay athlete. I am really glad we did this and I want to thank him for trusting me with his story. Show Notes |
Wed, 12 February 2020
On today's program, we speak with Eric and Tammi. Two athletes who live, train, and race in the United Arab Emirates. They give us their experiences and answer some questions for a very skeptical American OCR audience. We also speak with Alyssa Hawley about her plans for the Spartan World Championships. Todays Podcast is sponsored by: Epic Series OCR - With races in 9 cities. We’re looking to make this one of the most Epic year yet. If you’re on the west coast, you’ve got to check out a location near you. Show Notes |
Tue, 11 February 2020
Obstacle Discourse with Davis and Chace – A weekly news show with Josh Chace and Matt B. Davis discussing items of the week for Spartan Race, Tough Mudder, and all other OCR related news. This week’s topics: Self Worth and Pro Contracts with Dr. L - An Obstacle Discourse with Davis and Chace Special Show Notes: Davis and Chace theme music composed by Charmian Lee!
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Sat, 8 February 2020
Spartan World Champion and Trifecta World Champion Nicole Mericle and Spartan North American Champion Ryan Woods discuss contract negotiations with Spartan Brass. Show Notes |
Thu, 6 February 2020
Spartan Race CEO, Joe Desena, speaks out on yesterday's athlete kerfuffle over Spartan Pro Team contracts. |
Tue, 4 February 2020
Obstacle Discourse with Davis and Chace – A weekly news show with Josh Chace and Matt B. Davis discussing items of the week for Spartan Race, Tough Mudder, and all other OCR related news. This week’s topics: Official Abu Dhabi Announce, Deka Launch, Super Bowl, More. Show Notes: Davis and Chace theme music composed by Charmian Lee! |
Thu, 30 January 2020
Yesterday, Spartan announced plans for their 2020 World Championship in Abu Dhabi. Cherie Bortnick is the Director of Business Development, Destinations at Spartan. She came on the show to give us additional details about the event. Plus she dispels some rumors about how women are treated, and how visitors can dress in the UAE. Show To The Notes: Cherie's first appearance on the show back in November discussing venue choices and more. |
Tue, 28 January 2020
Hyrox Chicago 2020 Interviews from the event including elite finishers Faye Stenning, Cali Schweikhart, Alyssa Hawley and more. Plus we speak with Mintra and Christian from Hyrox. Then a complete breakdown of the event with 6th place finisher and Stat Genius Jack Bauer. Show To The Notes Complete Results for Hyrox Chicago A nice recap article by The Functional Times
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Tue, 28 January 2020
Obstacle Discourse with Davis and Chace – A weekly news show with Josh Chace and Matt B. Davis discussing items of the week for Spartan Race, Tough Mudder, and all other OCR related news. This week’s topics: Hyrox Chicago Recap. Hobie Call Relevant?. ESports and More. Show Notes: Davis and Chace theme music composed by Charmian Lee! |
Mon, 27 January 2020
Tough Mudder U.K. offices are back open and look to get tickets back online later this week. Kyle McLaughlin and Giles Chater sit down and talk about the latest news for the UK, US, and other regions. Also, they inform us that Will Dean will NOT be coming back. |
Tue, 21 January 2020
Obstacle Discourse with Davis and Chace – A weekly news show with Josh Chace and Matt B. Davis discussing items of the week for Spartan Race, Tough Mudder, and all other OCR related news. This week’s topics: DEKA sort of update, Desert locations? Let's Run and more Show Notes: Davis and Chace theme music composed by Charmian Lee! |
Mon, 20 January 2020
Stacie Davis and Matt B. Davis discuss:
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Mon, 20 January 2020
Breaking all the records, beating all of the men in 24 hour and multi day events, you know NBD. Show Notes: |
Sun, 19 January 2020
Faye Stenning, one of the best female obstacle racers around, and Jess O'Connell, an Olympian runner and record holder come on the show to discuss their platform, Grit Coaching. Did we mention Lindsay Webster just chose them as her strength program coaches for 2020? Let's dig in! Todays Podcast is sponsored by: The best grip on the planet - VJ Shoes USA ORMXero gives $30 off the Xero5's and ORM10 gets you 10% off all other styles. Show Notes
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Tue, 14 January 2020
Tough Mudder and Spartan legal update. #TechCorner and more. - Obstacle Discourse with Davis and Chace
Obstacle Discourse with Davis and Chace – A weekly news show with Josh Chace and Matt B. Davis discussing items of the week for Spartan Race, Tough Mudder, and all other OCR related news. This week’s topics: Tough Mudder and Spartan legal update. The new 24 hour Rig Championship. #TechCorner and more. Show Notes: Davis and Chace theme music composed by Charmian Lee!
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Sat, 11 January 2020
Ryan Woods sends Adam and Eve toys with hilarious consequences. Featuring Ryan Woods, Ryan Atkins, Lindsay Webster, Kadie York, and Stacie Davis. Todays Podcast is sponsored by: Savage Race - Use code OWNYOUROWN for 25% off any race until January 16, 2020. Show Notes Buy The 2 Ryans Shirt - https://www.storefrontier.com/product/ryanjon Donate to Matt's Boston Marathon Cause Video Version - https://youtu.be/6By6xKa54bA |
Thu, 9 January 2020
Obstacle Discourse with Davis and Chace – A weekly news show with Josh Chace and Matt B. Davis discussing items of the week for Spartan Race, Tough Mudder, and all other OCR related news. This week’s topics: Mudder, Spartan, Savage, and #TechCorner Show Notes: Davis and Chace theme music composed by Charmian Lee! |
Wed, 8 January 2020
Katee Sackoff comes on the program to talk about her television and film career, and how she is out to prove her AG podium in Hawaii was not a fluke.
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Fri, 3 January 2020
This recording began at 10:00am EST on January 1, 2020. The following people started their New Year with us by getting on the line: Gary Belanger - Spartan Race, Sam Abbitt - Savage Race, Amelia Boone, Seb David, Jimmy Fred Tester, Adam Ruppel - formerly of Mud Hero, and the one and only Dr. Laura Pence. |
Thu, 2 January 2020
Ian Kay is an avid Tough Mudder participant, an attorney, and an OCR Discord honk. He hopes on the line and attempts to help us understand the legal filings (or lack thereof) around Tough Mudder's UK Operations. Show Notes: |