Podcasts by World’s Toughest Podcast
Welcome to the World’s Toughest Podcast, where we talk about any Obstacle Course Race you’d like, as long as it's World’s Toughest Mudder.
Each week we talk to members of the WTM Community and share stories of success and failure in the single greatest event in OCR.
The Worlds Toughest Podcast is a production of Contender Media and is not affiliated with Tough Mudder or TMHQ. Opinions expressed are those of the host and guest and are not necessarily the opinions of Tough Mudder. But they might be.
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Tough Mudder 2024: No more 5ks with Tough Mudder CEO Giles Chater and Chris Maltbie from 2023-05-05T16:37:08
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Chris Maltbie from TMHQ: What is the new Tough Mudder Innovation Lab? from 2023-01-18T22:08:34
First episode of 2023! Be sure you're following The OCR Report on Instagram and text Will at (...
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2022 WTM Recap with Tough Mudder CEO Giles Chater: "Just Magnificent" from 2022-11-18T20:39:15
World's Toughest Mudder 2022 was AMAZING...
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World's Toughest Mudder 2022 Preview with Amelia Boone and Carlo Piscitello from 2022-11-09T21:36:48
World's Toughest Mudder is THIS WEEKEND!...
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Where EXACTLY will WTM 2022 Be? with Tough Mudder Director of Global Product Chris Maltbie from 2022-03-24T21:48:41
At the WTM 2021 Champion's Brunch Tough Mudder announced that World's Toughest Mudder 2022 will be held in Pensacola, Florida. But where EXACTLY in Pensacola?
Atmore, Alabama.
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What is Infinite Hero Challenge? with Evan Perperis from 2022-03-11T18:54:33
One of the newest offerings from Tough Mudder is the "Infinite Hero Challenge". Infinite Hero Challenge is a new team-based way to explore the Tough Mudder course with challenges and obstacles t...
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World's Toughest Curling with Katelyn Ritter from 2022-02-17T18:29:32
With a gap of four years since episode one, this is episode two of World's Toughest Curling Podcast, "Where we talk about any Winter Olympics sport you want, as long as it's Curling".
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115 Miles in 24 Hours: Your 2021 World's Toughest Mudder Champion Mark Batres from 2022-02-10T23:16:40
Mark Batres won World's Toughest Mudder 2021 with more miles than anyone has run at the race. It was his first time competing at WTM.
Mark joins the show to talk about his race and what i...
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The First Tough Mudder of 2022! SoCal Recap with Heather Olson from 2022-02-04T17:20:45
The 2022 Tough Mudder season kicked off this past weekend at Tough Mudder SoCal and Heather Olson was there!
Heather is the host of the OCR podcast Overcome and Run. She ran both days at ...
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JahLisa James: 100x Tough Mudders and Counting from 2022-01-26T22:46:15
You can find JahLisa James on course at World's Toughest Mudder with "Black Lives Mudder" on her bib. JahLisa is a beloved member of the WTM community. She hit several big milestones last year a...
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The New Tough Mudder Holy Grail: 2022 Endurance Series Preview with Kyle McLaughlin and Chris Maltbie from 2022-01-19T16:00
Kyle McLaughlin is the President of Tough Mudder. Chris Maltbie is the Tough Mudder Director of Product.
The 2022 Tough Mudder season is around the corner! Kyle and Chris join the show to...
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World's Toughest Mudder 2021 Recap with Carlo Piscitello from 2021-11-30T20:42:04
World's Toughest Mudder 2021 is in the books. How was your race? How many miles did you get? Text Will at (619) 485-2726 and brag a little.
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It's Been Five Years And It Still Bothers Me with Keith Allen from 2021-11-11T19:21:33
"This weekend is World's Toughest Mudder! Text me any last minute questions. (619) 485-2726" -Will
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Exclusive: WTM 2021 Preview and Reveal with Tough Mudder CEO Kyle McLaughlin, Amelia Boone, and Carlo Piscitello from 2021-10-29T00:49:03
"TWO WEEKS UNTIL WTM 2021. Don't get hurt and I will see you in Laughlin. Text me any last minute questions. (619) 485-2726" -Will
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85 Miles at WTM with Elliot Rueb from 2021-10-18T23:01:21
"We are four weeks away from WTM 2021. Will you be in Laughlin? Text me when you get there (619) 485-2726. If you want to say hey and grab a pic...
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From A Spectator Perspective? Hilarious. with Carlo Piscitello from 2021-10-07T00:39:22
A quick note from Will: "Hey, we are only five weeks out from WTM. Text me your last-minute questions and I'll answer them or send you to the person who can. Listen
First Timer Questions with WTM First Timers Mark and Nathan Coons from 2021-09-29T20:00
What is your WTM first-timer question? Text it to Will at (619) 995-9200 and he will answer it, one-on-one. He also may use it in a future episode!
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What is Tough Mudder Infinity? and All Things Tough Mudder 2022 with Tough Mudder CEO Kyle McLaughlin from 2021-09-21T19:11:20
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"Ranking The Tough Mudder Electric Obstacles: From Terrible to Worst" with Carlo Piscitello from 2021-04-01T11:00
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Carlo Piscitello is a long-time member of the WTM community and half of the hosting team be...
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"We Are Always Training" with WTM Legend Allison Tai from 2021-03-18T11:00
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Allison Tai is a legend in the World's Toughest Mudder community. She has finished on the ...
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No Excuses with Tough Mudder MC Sean Corvelle from 2021-02-13T10:00
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2021 Tough Mudder Season Preview with CEO Kyle McLaughlin from 2021-02-05T20:00
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Kyle McLaughlin is the President of Tough Mudder and a friend of the show. Kyle joins ...
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26.2 Miles With No Food or Water. Fasted Running with Tyler Nash from 2020-12-09T14:00
Battlefrog is Back! with Battlefrog COO Garfield Griffiths from 2020-12-03T17:00
Run Your Own Trail with 2x WTM Champ Rea Kolbl from 2020-11-23T08:00
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Giving Smiles to kids in Peru with Two-Time WTM Champ Trevor Cichosz from 2020-11-18T00:38:52
Virtual WTM Recap with The OCR Report Team from 2020-11-13T23:55:25
50 Miles, Eight Feet At A Time with "Hallway Girl" Olivia Patterson from 2020-11-11T00:12:15
WTM 2021: Back to the Desert in Laughlin, Nevada with Tough Mudder CEO Kyle McLaughlin from 2020-11-06T18:08:59
10 Minutes of Jump Rope Equals 30 Minutes of Running with World Jump Rope Champion Tori Boggs from 2020-11-04T17:00
Virtual World's Toughest Mudder Preview with Carlo Piscitello from 2020-11-03T19:01:16
My Wheelchair Has Given Me More Than It Has Taken with Jesi Stracham and Brandon Winfield from 2020-10-28T22:24:12
Tough Mudder Announces New Season Passes for 2021 with Kyle McLaughlin from 2020-10-09T22:55:02
Tough Mudder has rolled out new season passes for 2021 and next year can't get here soon enough. We talk with Tough Mudder CEO Kyle McLaughlin about the three different season pass options and t...
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What are the best Tough Mudder events in 2021? with Carlo Piscitello from 2020-08-19T18:35:15
2020 has been canceled. Long live 2021.<...
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The 2021 Tough Mudder Calendar with CEO Kyle McLaughlin from 2020-07-23T15:58:16
2020 has been a crazy year. Let's get ready for 2021.
Kyle McLaughlin joins us to talk about the 2021 calendar for Tough Mudder and the full season planned for next year. There are 19 reg...
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What are Tough Mudder Challenges? with Tough Mudder CEO Kyle McLaughlin from 2020-06-24T16:00
Tough Mudder is rolling out the new Tough Mudder Challenges for 2020. What is Tough Mudder Challenges? We talked with Kyle McLaughlin, the CEO of Tough Mudder to find out.
Each month you ...
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Race and OCR with Haydon Chavez from 2020-06-18T20:55:59
Haydon Chavez talks with us about his experience as a black man in the world of OCR.
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Virtual Toughest Mudder with Kyle McLaughlin, CEO of Tough Mudder from 2020-06-11T21:57:32
2020 has been quite the year for Tough Mudder and the Obstacle Course Racing industry. In the wake of so many race cancellations due to Covid-19, Tough Mudder has announced the first ever Virtua...
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Kyle McLaughlin: Tough Mudder is BACK. from 2020-03-02T19:02:37
Kyle McLaughlin went from being the President of Tough Mudder to just another guy like you and me to President of Tough Mudder in about six months.
Kyle has worked closely with Joe De Sen...
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Erin Rost: Back-to-Back Podiums at World's Toughest Mudder from 2020-01-21T18:46:26
Erin Rost finished in Second Place at World's Toughest Mudder 2019 with 75 miles. This is the second year in a row she finished on the podium. In 2018 she also finished in Second Place, also wit...
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140: Tough Mudder Update and ?Kristopher Mendoza? from 2020-01-16T00:00:26
The last three weeks have been a roller coaster of emotion for fans of Tough Mudder. This week's episode opens with an update from Will about where Spartan Race stands with a purchase of Tough M...
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139: Is Tough Mudder Going Out Of Business? Is Spartan Buying Tough Mudder? from 2019-12-31T22:08:33
There are reports of Spartan buying Tough Mudder and rumors of Tough Mudder possibly closing their doors for good next month. Will talks about what is going on in the Tough Mudder and OCR commun...
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138: Coach Mud: "Dancing is Good For Your Soul" from 2019-11-15T19:10:55
Today is WTM-Eve. It's like Christmas, but the presents are pain and suffering. And then when you think you've opened all the gifts your dad goes into the other room and brings back...HYPOTHERMI...
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137: Diabetes and World's Toughest Mudder with Eric Dutcher from 2019-11-15T02:18:07
World's Toughest Mudder is HERE. You will CRUSH IT. Good luck guys. Ladies.
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Eric Dutcher is running WTM this year as part of Project MUD. MUD is More Unstoppable Diabetics. Eve...
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136: How to not die at World's Toughest Mudder: Part 3 with Molly Kenneth from 2019-11-12T20:00
World's Toughest Mudder is THIS WEEK. This week we talk with Molly Kenneth for our once-yearly chat about How to Not Die at World's Toughest Mudder.
Before Will talks with Molly he takes ...
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135: Toughest Mudder West Recap with Jake Ramsby and Jennifer Lynn from 2019-10-31T00:00:19
The last Toughest Mudder of 2019 was last week, just outside Las Vegas, Nevada. Toughest Mudder West was held at the same venue World's Toughest Mudder was held from 2014-2017.
The men's ...
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134: Training for World's Toughest Mudder: 30 Days To Go with Yancy Culp from 2019-10-18T20:54:24
For the first time ever TMHQ has opened nominations for the Tough Mudder Commu...
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133: Toughest Mudder West Preview with Jessica Johnson from 2019-10-17T21:52:56
Toughest Mudder West is this weekend, at Lake Las Vegas, Nevada. This is the last Toughest Mudder before World's Toughest Mudder this November.
Jessica Johnson ran World's Toughest Mudder...
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132: Toughest Dallas Recap and Vegas Preview with Tough Mudder Race Director Johnny Little from 2019-10-16T20:56:23
Johnny Little, VP of International Development for Tough Mudder and Race Director for Toughest Mudder South, Toughest Mudder West and World's Toughest Mudder joins the show.
Toughest Mudd...
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131: Tough Mudder 2020: 10 Year Anniversary Weekends, Obstacles, and Headbands with Tough Mudder CEO Kyle McLaughlin from 2019-10-09T20:49:55
Tough Mudder has rolled out the calendar of events for 2020.
130: Pit Spots Online and the 2.5 Mile Quick Pit/Coach Dance Party: WTM Updates with Tough Mudder CEO Kyle McLaughlin from 2019-10-07T17:39:56
Kyle McLaughlin is the CEO of Tough Mudder. Kyle joins Will to update the community on World’s Toughest Mudder 2019.
Two of the biggest changes this year:
- No more stressing a... Listen
129: Toughest Mudder South Recap with Elliot Rueb from 2019-10-04T21:49:29
Elliot Rueb finished in second place behind Trevor Cichosz at Toughest Mudder South, last week in Dallas. This is coming off his first place performance in the Team Relay at Toughest Mudder Cent...
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128: 3-Time WTM Champion Amelia Boone: Champions Week Day 5 from 2019-09-27T22:04:26
127: 2016 Champ Trevor Cichoz: Champions Week Day 4 from 2019-09-27T05:36:43
126: 2016 Champ Stefanie Bishop: Champions Week Day 3 from 2019-09-26T16:08:33
125: 2018 WTM Champ Kris Mendoza: Champions Week Day 2 from 2019-09-24T22:16:24
124: Ryan Atkins and Rea Kolbl: Champions Week Day 1 from 2019-09-23T18:53:48
Ryan Atkins is the only six-time champion of World’s Toughest Mudder. No one else has won it more than three times and no other man has won it more than twice. Atkins won his first title in 2013...
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123: Toughest Mudder South Preview with Carlo Piscitello from 2019-09-20T21:15:30
Toughest Mudder South is this weekend outside Dallas. It will have 20 obstacles over the five-mile course. The man and woman who complete the most laps in 12 hours will win the race. Carlo Pisci...
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122: WTM 2019 Preview with Tough Mudder CEO Kyle McLaughlin from 2019-09-04T21:51:34
World's Toughest Mudder 2019 is approaching quickly. Tough Mudder has begun to release details about what to expect at WTM 2019 with a big trove of information. Kyle McLaughlin, The CEO of Tough...
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121: Whatever Happened to Pizza at McDonalds with Brian Thompson from 2019-07-23T09:38:03
If this is your first episode, be sure to subscribe now. Thank you. Also, if it is not your first episode, you should subscribe as well.
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120: Toughest Mudder Minnesota Recap with JahLisa James from 2019-07-19T07:05:34
Toughest Mudder Central is in the books and it was a great race. JahLisa James ran the course and she joins us to talk about how the race went for her. She also talks about the obstacle that had...
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119: Direct from TMHQ: Toughest Mudder Minnesota Facebook Live from 2019-07-13T00:04:43
Direct from TMHQ: The Toughest Mudder Minnesota Friday afternoon Facebook live briefing. Share this with your friends running this weekend.
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118: Toughest Mudder Minnesota Preview with Kemper Karmine from 2019-07-12T11:00
You can now text or call the show at (619) 378-4369. Leave us a voicemail! If your voicemail is good, it may be part of a future episode. If your voicemail is terrible it will probabl...
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117: The President of Tough Mudder, Kyle McLaughlin from 2019-07-02T00:00
You can now text or call the show at (619) 378-4369. Leave us a voicemail! If your voicemail is good, it may be part of a future episode. If your voicemail is terr...
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116: Toughest East Preview with Javier Escobar from 2019-05-17T05:31:16
World's Toughest Podcast is back for Season Three!
A lot has happened in the world of Tough Mudder since WTM 2018. We get you up to speed before talking with Javier ...
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115: World's Toughest Mudder 2018: The Night After from 2018-12-14T01:00
The last event of the weekend of World's Toughest Mudder is called "The Bar Crawl". It's not called that because people crawl from bar to bar though. It's called the Bar Crawl because everyone i...
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114: How Was Your Race? With 16 Members of the WTM Community from 2018-11-28T21:39:43
113: How I Won World's Toughest Mudder 2018 with Rea Kolbl and Kris Mendoza from 2018-11-16T22:58
Rea Kolbl and Kris Mendoza are here to talk about their wins at World's Toughest Mudder 2018. They are joined by 2nd place woman Erin Rost, 3rd place woman Allison Tai, and Papa and Mam...
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112: WTM 2018: Rea Kolbl and Kris Mendoza win! from 2018-11-12T06:52:58
World's Toughest Mudder 2018 is in the books! Rea Kolbl repeats as women's champion and ?Kristopher Mendoza ?wins for the men!
111: Elite Week: Trevor Cichosz. "Race the Course, Not the Competition" from 2018-11-10T03:44:15
Trevor Cichosz is the men's 2016 World's Toughest Mudder Champion. During his win in 2016 he became one of the seven men to run 100 miles in a single World's Toughest Mudder and joined the exclu...
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110: Elite Week: Rea Kolbl. "Nothing Ever Goes As Planned" from 2018-11-10T03:37:25
Rea Kolbl is the women's defending champion of World's Toughest Mudder. Her 90 miles in 2017 tied the women's record set by Amelia Boone in 2012. No woman has ever run more miles in a World's To...
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109: Hypothermia: How to not die at WTM 2018 with Molly Kenneth from 2018-11-09T05:03:28
Molly Kenneth returns to the show to talk about Hypothermia and "How to Not Die 2018". Molly is a Certified Nurse Practicioner and has become a trusted source for medical information as it relat...
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108: Elite Week: Kris Mendoza. "Don't Burn Yourself Out" from 2018-11-08T17:03:41
Kris Mendoza is one of the seven men to run 100 miles or more at World's Toughest Mudder. Kris is coming off his biggest Tough Mudder win ever, a 45-mile performance at the eight-hour Toughest M...
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107: Elite Week: 5-Time WTM Champ Ryan Atkins. "Stoke and Desire" from 2018-11-08T16:26:08
Ryan Atkins has won World's Toughest Mudder five times. He is the only man to win the individual title more than once and he has done it three times. He has also won WTM as part of a four-man te...
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106: Tough Mudder Medical Director, Dr. Stuart Weiss from 2018-11-08T08:22:15
Dr. Stuart Weiss is the worldwide Medical Director for Tough Mudder. World's Toughest Mudder 2018 looks to be one of the coldest WTM's in several years. We talk about what every runner should do...
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105: Elite Week: Allison Tai "Empty Your Tank" from 2018-11-08T07:07:41
Elite Week continues with Allison Tai. Allison is one of the favorites to win World's Toughest Mudder 2018.
Allison says one of the ways she has been preparing for WTM 2018 by touching el...
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104: Who Will Win WTM? with OCR Stats Expert Jack Bauer from 2018-11-08T06:17:35
In a short amount of time, Jack Bauer has become the go-to stat-man for the sport of Obstacle Course Racing. You can see his work at YancyCamp.com.
Jack and Will discuss the upcoming Worl...
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103: Elite Week: Scott Brown. Scotland's Finest Comes Back to WTM from 2018-11-08T00:58:34
Scott Brown may be the greatest OCR athlete to come out of Scotland. We haven't seen him at World's Toughest Mudder lately, but he is making his return this year in Atlanta.
Scott ran Wor...
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102: Elite Week: Jesse Bruce. "It is a Long, Long Race. Be There at the End" from 2018-11-06T08:57:56
Jesse Bruce has qualified as a World's Toughest Mudder Elite Contender two years in a row. He is one of the few men to run 50 miles at an eight-hour Toughest Mudder. He has big plans for WTM 201...
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101: Elite Week: Tyler Nash. From 240 miles to 24 hours from 2018-11-05T19:35:38
Tyler Nash has ran in every World's Toughest Mudder. "And walked in them too" he says. He recently completed the Moab 240, a 240 mile race in Moab, Utah and that experience has changed his outlo...
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100: Amelia Boone. "This race is so special" from 2018-11-03T18:27:39
This is Episode #100 of World's Toughest Podcast! Thank you for listening! Celebrate with us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts!
Amelia Boone has dominated World's Toughest Mudder like...
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099: Elite Week: Alex Walker Making Noise and Brushing Teeth at WTM from 2018-11-02T08:04:39
Alex Walker is an Elite Contender for World's Toughest Mudder 2018. Alex earned her spot as an Elite Contender with her 4th place finish at Toughest Mudder South this year. She finished with 35 ...
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098: Elite Week: Jon Albon. "Smile and Be Happy. No Matter What." from 2018-11-01T08:56:05
Jon Albon is a two-time Champion of World's Toughest Mudder, with back-to-back wins in the team category in 2015 and 2016. Jon is one of four men to run 105 miles at World's Toughest Mudder.
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097: Elite Week: Anne Champange Makes Her WTM Debut from 2018-10-31T07:24:02
Anne Champagne placed second at Toughest Mudder East this year, near Boston. Two months after that race she placed first OVERALL at the Spartan Ultrabeast in Stoneham, Quebec. She beat all the w...
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096: Elite Week: Ryan Woods Returns To WTM from 2018-10-31T07:15:30
Elite Week 2018 kicks off with Ryan Woods. Woods has had a roller coaster year of OCR. We talk about the disappointment of last year and how he came back strong this year with his Spartan Race U...
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Bonus Ep: Elite Pit Crewing at World's Toughest Mudder with Gina Estrada from 2018-10-29T21:00
Bonus Ep: What to eat the day of World's Toughest Mudder with Ken Roberts from 2018-10-29T17:00
Bonus Ep: How To Not Die At World's Toughest Mudder: Overhydration with Molly Kenneth and Jason Nicholson from 2018-10-29T11:00
095: Running Tough Mudder as a Little Person with Diana Codispoti from 2018-10-28T04:32:33
Diana Codispoti is "four-foot-five on a good day". Our host met Diana at Toughest Mudder Norcal last month and was happy to bring her on the show.
Diana has run two Toughest Mudder races ...
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094: WTM 2018 Preview: TMHQ Tells All with Nolan Kombol and Eli Hutchison from 2018-10-19T06:46:10
World's Toughest Mudder is just weeks away. We talked with the race directors of WTM 2018 for a preview of what runners can expect when they show up in Atlanta on November 10th.
Nolan Kom...
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093: How I Won Toughest Mudder West with Kris Mendoza from 2018-10-16T21:29:19
Kris Mendoza is one of seven men to run 100 miles or more at World's Toughest Mudder. He is also one of the only seven men to ever win a Toughest Mudder race. He won Toughest Mudder West at Norc...
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092: The Official Rules for WTM 2018: Breakdown from 2018-10-13T18:54:59
World's Toughest Mudder is coming up fast. TMHQ has just released the official rules for 2018 and we spend this entire episode breaking them down.
Many of the rules are unchanged from yea...
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091: Toughest Mudder All Day Long with Heather Bode from 2018-10-11T06:40:16
Heather Bode spent all day at the first ever daytime Toughest Mudder, at Toughest Mudder West in Sonoma, California.
We talk about the differences between a Toughest Mudder during the day...
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090: Europe's Toughest Mudder: Berlin Preview with Anke Frederich from 2018-08-29T10:22:50
We preview the first ever Toughest Mudder held in Germany, with World's Toughest Mudder community member and native German Anke Frederich.
We talk about the weather, the course, the obsta...
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089: Breaking News: WTM 2018 Announcements From Tough Mudder HQ from 2018-08-24T21:26:30
Breaking News:
Tough Mudder released a trove of information about WTM 2018.
We cover each news item and let you know how they look in comparison to past years.
This is our f...
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088: The Day I Died at Tough Mudder with David BeBeau and Scott Smilely from 2018-08-20T09:40:18
David BeBeau died at Tough Mudder. Scott Smiley saved his life.
We talk with Dave and Scott about their life-changing experience at Tough Mudder Michigan and share their amazing story. Listen
087: How I won Toughest Mudder East with Allison Tai and Shaun Stephens-Whale from 2018-07-04T02:25:43
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Toughest Mudder East was held last week in Boston, with Shaun Stephens-Whale and Allison Tai taking home the win for the men and women.
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086: Toughest Mudder East Preview with Morgan Mckay from 2018-06-23T10:25:12
Morgan Mckay joins us to talk about Toughest Mudder East taking place this weekend near Boston.
Morgan won 3rd Place a...
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Bonus: Obstacle Course Racing and the World Cup and other Deleted Scenes from 2018-06-19T11:20:10
Four deleted scenes from Season Two, Episode 27 (#085 overall).
085: Toughest Mudder Midseason Report with Tom Tweddell, Lachlan Dansie, and Kris Mendoza from 2018-06-19T11:06:18
We are halfway through the Toughest Mudder season, with four of the eight Toughest and World's Toughest events completed.
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084: Ryan Atkins: How I Won Toughest Mudder Midwest from 2018-06-08T07:23:26
Ryan Atkins has run the 8-hour Toughest Mudder race six times. He has won all six. He has run the 24-hour World's Toughest Mudder five times. He has won all five.
Ryan Atkins is the sing...
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083: Toughest Mudder Midwest Preview with Kris Mendoza from 2018-06-02T09:33:07
Toughest Mudder Midwest is this weekend and Kris Mendoza will be there. We talk about the course, the weather, and the elites we expect to see in Michigan.
Kris also talks about his feeli...
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082: Working Out with Spartan Race CEO Joe De Sena from 2018-05-25T08:52:30
We have never done an episode like this before.
We welcome Spartan CEO Joe De Sena for our first ever Spartan episode of the show. Today we talk about any obstacle course race you'd like,...
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081: How I Won Australia's Toughest Mudder with Allison Tai from 2018-05-22T06:58:19
Allison Tai has run seven Toughest Mudders, including this past weekend at Australia's Toughest Mudder. She has seven top-three podium finishes. That is more than anyone else, man or woman.
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080: Toughest Mudder Australia Preview with Lachlan Dansie from 2018-05-18T08:59:33
We talk with Lachlan Dansie, one of the elite athletes expected to do well at Australia's Toughest Mudder.
Lachlan is a three-time winner of the 24-hour Enduro race that will be co-brande...
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079: How I Won Europe's Toughest Mudder with Ulrikke Evensen from 2018-05-14T21:07:58
Ulrikke Evensen joins us to talk about her first-place finish at Europe's Toughest Mudder.
Ulrikke ran 45 miles at Europe's Toughest Mudder, tying the women's record held by Lindsay Webst...
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078: Toughest Mudder South Recap with Allison Tai and Shaun Stephens-Whale from 2018-05-13T10:43:05
Allison Tai and Shaun Stephens-Whale are the Toughest Mudder South women's and men's second-place finishers.
Allison ran 40 miles for her second-place finish. Allison's personal best for ...
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077: Europe's Toughest Mudder preview with Ian Kay from 2018-05-11T19:58:05
Europe's Toughest Mudder preview!
Ian Kay joins us to talk about the weather, the course, and the obstacles for Europe's Toughest Mudder.
Europe's Toughest Mudder is an eight-hour ...
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076: How I Won Toughest Mudder South with Rea Kolbl from 2018-05-08T00:39:05
075: Toughest Mudder South Preview with Brian Gowiski from 2018-05-05T04:42:08
Toughest Mudder South preview episode!
We talk about everything you need to know about Toughest Mudder South including the obstacles, the course, the rules, and the elites.
We brea...
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074: The Mental Side of TMX with Orla Walsh from 2018-05-03T07:54:24
Orla Walsh joins us to talk about the mental aspect of racing TMX. Orla talks about the mantras and self-talk she uses to push herself while she is out on course. We also talk about her second p...
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073: TMX Sacramento recap with Michelle Ford from 2018-04-05T10:29:38
072: TMX Sacramento Preview with TMX Champion Corinna Coffin from 2018-03-24T02:35:43
Corinna Coffin is the TMX women’s reigning champion. The three-race TMX series kicks off this weekend in Sacramento. The following TMX races will be April 8 in Miami with the championsh...
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071: Six Hours on Everest with Francis Lackner from 2018-03-12T10:28:35
Francis Lackner and Sue Harvey-Brown join us in this episode.
You may have seen Francis on a Tough Mudder course in his jolly red suit carrying his running partner, Santa Claus. Santa has...
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070: Toughest Mudder West Recap with Heather Heaton from 2018-03-07T22:11:39
069: Toughest Mudder West Preview with Deanna Brasz from 2018-03-02T16:07:55
Toughest Mudder West is this weekend. This is the first Toughest Mudder of the eight-race series for 2018.
Deanna Brasz and I talk about the course, the obstacles, and what people can exp...
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068: TMX and Tougher Mudder Champion Hunter McIntyre from 2018-02-27T09:55:13
067: World's Toughest Mudder in a Wheelchair with Jesi Stracham from 2018-02-24T03:45:58
Jesi Stracham is the first person, man or woman, to complete the Tough Mudder Holy Grail in a wheelchair. To earn your Holy Grail you must complete a 10-mile Tough...
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066: True Love with Carlo Piscitello and Josh Cox from 2018-02-14T09:29:26
065: Ian Panter: The Edge of Death and Back Again from 2018-02-12T10:29:49
Bonus Ep: Tough Mudder 5k with Jay Ruggiero from 2018-02-09T08:01
Tough Mudder announced 26 cities will host a Tough Mudder 5k in 2018. We talked with Jay Ruggiero about the first ever Tough Mudder 5k in this bonus ep from last year.
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064: Unbroken: Ninja Warrior, Dressage Trainer, and WTM Elite Contender Adriane Alvord from 2018-02-05T10:01:48
Adriane Alvord joins the show to share her story.
Adriane finished in 9th Place at her first WTM in 2016. After qualif...
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063: After Brunch with Sue Harvey Brown and The Mendoza Family from 2018-01-29T11:00:44
062: Back to the Phones! With Melissa Dugan, Ian Richardson, and Molly Kenneth from 2018-01-27T10:18:39
061: WTM 2017: The Morning After with Zoe Szczepanek, Maria Herrera, Gaspar Vazquez, and Evan Perperis from 2018-01-26T07:41:24
Kickoff Week 2018 Continues!
The morning after WTM 2017 Will Hicks took his microphone to the hotel lobby to see who he could find. He ended up talking with Zoe Szczepanek, Maria Herrera,...
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060: Team Fat Boys! with Scott Forrester, Joel George, Nate Swanson, and Rachelle Swanson from 2018-01-24T09:36:13
Team Fat Boys is four people that Will Hicks has been friends with for over 20 years. Scott Forrester, Joel George, Nate Swanson, and Rachelle Swanson ran WTM 2017 as a National Relay Team, Unit...
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059: The New 2018 Tough Mudder Obstacles and all 25 Vault Obstacles with Jim "Da Goat" Campbell from 2018-01-23T09:32:12
This is the most obstacle-heavy episode we've ever had.
Over 90 minutes of Tough Mudder talk with Jim "Da Goat" Campbell.
Jim has been a guest on the show several times before, but...
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058: The Talk with Ryan Woods and Evan Perperis from 2018-01-04T17:07:28
Welcome back!
This is the first episode of Season Two, but it is not a typical episode. MATURE content warning.
We sat down with Ryan Woods and Evan Perperis to talk about Ryan's r...
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057: Your 2017 3rd and 4th Place women, Michelle Ford and Deanna Blegg from 2017-12-15T11:21:28
This is our last episode of 2017. Thanks for a great year. World’s Toughest Podcast will return in late January or early February 2018.
We announce the winners of the Toughest Award prese...
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056: WTM 2017 Lap by Lap by Lap with Mike Stefano and Alex Youngworth from 2017-12-13T01:01:06
055: Your 2017 Second Place Woman: Allison Tai from 2017-12-08T09:06:56
Allison Tai returns to the show to talk about her 2nd Place finish at World's Toughest Mudder 2017.
Tai ran 85 miles i...
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054: WTM 2017 From The Booth with Matt B. Davis from 2017-12-01T10:22:25
053: WTM 2017 Recap with Champion Rea Kolbl from 2017-11-18T02:44:59
World's Toughest Mudder 2017 is in the books. We talk about the elite podium finishers with audio from the finish line and talk with the Women's winner, Rea Kolbl.
Rea told us one of the ...
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052: WTM 2017 Quick Recap from 2017-11-13T09:28:59
A short recap of the winners from WTM 2017.
Congratulations to the winners and to everyone who ran World's Toughest Mudder 2017.
The podium winners:
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051: Elite Week: Ryan Atkins. "Own Your Performance" from 2017-11-10T10:19
050 Elite Week: Lindsay Webster Is Ready to Win WTM from 2017-11-10T08:31:08
Elite Week continues with Lindsay Webster.
Lindsay Webster has dominated Obstacle Course Racing this year.
She won the Spartan Race World Championship.
She won the Spartan R...
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049: Let's Go To The Phones! World's Toughest Call-In Show from 2017-11-09T15:15:05
048: Elite Week: Team Goat Tough with Austin Azar and Kris Mendoza from 2017-11-08T20:42
Team Goat Tough will be one of the contenders in the new National Team Relay category at WTM 2017. Team Goat Tough is Kris Mendoza, Austin Azar, Miguel ...
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047: Elite Week: Deanna Blegg Makes A Triumphant Return from 2017-11-08T09:03:11
Deanna Blegg won World's Toughest Mudder in 2013. She is one of the most decorated women in WTM history.
Here is her W...
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046: What to eat the day of WTM? World's Toughest Nutrition with Dietitian Ken Roberts. from 2017-11-06T11:30:54
045: Elite Week: Running 110 Miles with Jon Albon from 2017-11-04T08:10:50
Elite Week continues with two time WTM Champion Jon Albon.
Jon Albon stops by the show to discuss running 110 miles against his former teammate, four time champion Ryan Atkins.
044: Elite Week: Allison Tai previews her race at WTM 2017 from 2017-11-03T06:40:57
Elite Week continues with Allison Tai.
Allison finished second at World's Toughest Mudder in 201...
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043: Elite Week: Defending Champion Stefanie Bishop from 2017-11-02T00:29:02
042: Elite Week: Amelia Boone on WTM 2017 from 2017-10-31T21:53:39
Amelia Boone is the only woman to win World's Toughest Mudder three times. No other woman has won more than once.
After being unable to compete in 2016 due to a leg injury, Amelia has bee...
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Bonus Ep: Toughest Mudder Chicago Recap from 2017-10-27T13:55:53
041: How To Not Die At World's Toughest Mudder with Molly Kenneth and Jason Nicholson from 2017-10-27T11:29:43
040: Why I Keep Coming Back To Tough Mudder with Darth Vader from 2017-10-19T07:07:17
Darth Vader talks about his 89 TM events, and his leg amputation.
Darth Vader joins us this episode to talk about his 89 (and counting) Tough Mudder events, his leg amputation, and introd...
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039: Tougher Mudder Regional Tri-State Preview with Grant Polson from 2017-10-06T14:46:08
038: Tough Mudder on Four Continents with Anke Frederich from 2017-09-28T06:20:20
Anke Frederich, a WTM vet from Germany joins us this episode, but first we talk about the Tougher Mudder Championship Series and the money that Tough Mudder has been paying out in rac...
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037: Which Toughest was the toughest Toughest? with Jim Campbell, Melissa "Sharkbait" Dugan, Sara Knight, and Mark James from 2017-09-13T07:14:30
036: Toughest Mudder Chicago Podium Interviews with Matt Lister, Zoe Chazen, Tyler Nash, Chikorita, Kris Mendoza, Morgan Mckay, Miguel Medina, and KC Northup from 2017-09-08T06:44:19
035: Toughest Mudder Chicago Recap with Allison Tai from 2017-08-31T08:26
Toughest Mudder Chicago Recap Episode!
The sixth and final Toughest Mudder was held this past weekend in Chicago. Winn...
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034: Toughest Mudder Chicago Preview with Eric Dymesich from 2017-08-25T07:43:33
Bonus Ep: Toughest Mudder Philly Recap from 2017-08-19T08:43:51
033: Tough Mudder 5k Preview with Jay Ruggiero from 2017-08-10T09:55:27
Will is back from his family vacation and has a lot of news to get caught up on before he talks Tough Mudder 5k with Jay Ruggiero.
Big items in the news we talk about are the new Toughest...
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032: Elite Pit Crewing with Gina Estrada from 2017-08-01T07:01
Bonus ep: Toughest Atlanta Rebroadcast from 2017-07-28T07:01
031: Running 75 Miles at 200 pounds or better: Clydesdales and Athenas with Chris Betcher from 2017-07-25T07:01
Bonus ep: Toughest Mudder L.A. Rebroadcast from 2017-07-21T07:01
030: Training for WTM: Nitty Gritty Details with Yancy Culp from 2017-07-20T07:01
029: How to train for World's Toughest Mudder with Yancy Culp from 2017-07-18T07:01
Yancy Culp stops by to talk about training for World's Toughest Mudder. Yancy trains many of the top athletes in OCR and Tou...
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028: Tough Mudder X preview with Morgan Mckay from 2017-07-11T07:01
Tough Mudder X preview with Morgan Mckay!
Morgan Mckay is competing this weekend at Tough Mudder X, the inaugural One ...
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027: Austin Azar on Canada's Toughest Mudder from 2017-07-04T10:30
026: Canada's Toughest Mudder Recap Part 2 with KC Northup, Shaun Stephens-Whale, Allison Tai, and Matthew Hanson from 2017-06-28T19:32:26
025: Canada's Toughest Mudder Recap from 2017-06-22T10:45:24
Toughest Mudder Canada Recap.
We're going guest free today. We're going to talk with the elites and the regular joes o...
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024: Toughest Mudder Canada Preview with PJ Catalano from 2017-06-15T09:38:09
Toughest Mudder Whistler Preview with PJ Catalano
Toughest Canada weather repor...
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023: Tough Mudder X and Keith Allen from 2017-06-08T14:06:17
Heads up: Grown up language. Hide the kids.
Will Hicks talks about the big Tough Mudder X news a...
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022: Nolan&Eli of TMHQ and Trevor Cichosz talk Toughest Philly from 2017-05-31T00:03:57
On this episode, news of Amelia Boone’s return to racing (Don’t call it a comeback) along with her rare beef jerky audio, and three different...
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021: Toughest Mudder Philly Recap with Stefanie Bishop, Chikorita, Sara Knight, and Allison Tai. from 2017-05-24T11:28:13
Toughest Mudder Philly Recap!
Toughest Mudder Philly was this past weekend. Trevor Ci...
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020: Toughest Mudder Philly Preview with Kris Mendoza from 2017-05-19T10:38:02
Toughest Mudder Philly Preview!
Philadelphia is the site of the fourth of six Toughest Mudder races. Races in Whistler...
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019: Toughest Mudder Europe Recap with Jon Albon from 2017-05-17T11:53:39
Toughest Mudder Europe Recap!
On this episode we talk results, statistics, and interv...
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018: Toughest Mudder Europe Preview with Wil Chung and Daniel Stephens from 2017-05-10T02:19:33
Toughest Mudder Europe Preview episode!
If you can’t listen right now, download for later and re...
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017: Toughest Mudder Atlanta Recap with Allison Tai from 2017-05-03T12:31:41
Allison Tai joins us to talk about Toughest Mudder Atlanta and her second place finish among the women and 7th place overall. You can find out more about her new g...
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016: Toughest Mudder Atlanta Last Minute Edition from 2017-04-29T19:42:06
Bonus episode of World’s Toughest Podcast! Last Minute Toughest Mudder Atlanta Edition!
We start...
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015: Toughest Mudder Atlanta Preview with Jay and Heather Bode from 2017-04-25T09:42:22
Jay and Heather Bode join me to talk about their experience at Toughest Mudder Los Angeles and to talk through the course map for this weekend at Toughest Mudder A...
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014: Tiffany Aab: Cancer and a bad marriage only made her Tougher from 2017-04-18T14:43:08
Tiffany Aab is my guest this week. You know Tiffany as the international TV Star of "Road to World's Toughest Mudder" on CBS Sports last December. Tiffany is very ...
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013: Walter Lyon, Team Four Eyes, and Perseverance from 2017-04-11T09:49:07
Walter Lyon joins us to talk about World's Toughest Mudder and Team Four Eyes.
Before we talk to Walter, W...
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012: Cassie Harris, Cancer, and the Tough Mudder Community from 2017-04-06T09:51:06
Cassie Harris is our guest this week. She is an active voice in the World’s Toughest Community, and she is a cancer survivor. She talks very intimately ...
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011: Ian Drake Stumbough: Contender Coming Through from 2017-04-04T10:56:26
Ian Drake Stumbough stops by for a chat with Will Hicks.
Drake was one of the first WTM Community members Will met out...
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010: Toughest Mudder L.A. Recap: From the finish line, the podium, and with Josh Cox from 2017-03-28T23:22:41
We are fresh off the inaugural Toughest Mudder and we loved it. Will Hicks ran Tougher, Toughest, and Tough over the weekend in Los Angeles, and only re...
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009: Toughest Mudder L.A. Course Preview and last minute tips with Dr. Wesley Kerr from 2017-03-23T08:58:53
Wesley Kerr joins us to talk about Toughest Mudder Los Angeles. We talk about five main areas of preparation for Tough Mudder's first ever eight hour race. We disc...
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008: Matt B Davis on Toughest Mudder and his conversation with Eli and Nolan of TMHQ from 2017-03-22T07:11:26
Call the World’s Toughest Voicemail at (302) 786-9868. Leave your name and a voicemail and we may use it on the podcast!
007: Tougher Mudder New Orleans Recap with Kailey Brodhacker and Mark James. from 2017-03-21T09:28:25
Tougher Mudder New Orleans Recap.
Kailey Brodhacker and Mark James join us to talk about their e...
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006: Tough Mudder Course Walkthrough: Jim Campbell talks us through New Orleans 2017 from 2017-03-17T10:20:51
Jim Campbell is the only person to complete 100 Tough Mudder events and he’s still going. Jim is going to sit down with us to talk about his story and w...
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005: Tough Mudder Season Preview. Also, Rap Battles. With Melissa "Sharkbait" Dugan and Carlo Piscitello from 2017-03-14T10:19:39
Melissa “Sharkbait” Dugan joins us again, and Carlo Piscitello of the Pis-n-Cox show joins us for the first time.
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004: Nolan Kombol and Eli Hutchison of TMHQ: Toughest Mudder Season Preview from 2017-03-07T15:01
Nolan Kombol and Eli Hutchison join us to talk Tough Mudder 5k, Tougher Mudder, and Toughest Mudder. Nolan and Eli are the heads of the product development team at...
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003: Kevin Chow: King of Electroshock Therapy from 2017-02-28T08:01
Kevin Chow joins us to talk about how much he loves Electroshock Therapy. (It's a lot.)
Kevin has done WTM three times...
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002: Matty Gregg from 2017-02-21T08:01
Matty Gregg has done 45 Tough Mudder events, including five times at World's Toughest Mudder. In addition to the WTM community, Matty is a member of the St. Baldri...
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001: Melissa "Sharkbait" Dugan from 2017-02-14T08:01
Melissa “Sharkbait” Dugan is the most well known member of the WTM community. Every month she volunteers countless hours helping members of the communit...
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000: Welcome To The World's Toughest Podcast from 2017-02-08T08:00:46
Welcome to the World’s Toughest Podcast, where we talk about any Obstacle Course Race you’d like, as long as it's World’s Toughest Mudder.