Obstacle Racing Media Podcast

Latest Episodes:

Christian Griffith - Roster #11 From The Selection Jan 27, 2017

Show notes

Episode 220 - Christian Griffith stopped by the day after the finale aired for History Channel's The Selection.

He talks about how the experience has changed his life for the better. His opening up about his personal history with sexual abuse has already touched thousands if not millions of viewers. Christian hopes he can help even more with the platform the show has provided him.

Listen in to learn all about that, how he promised himself not to leave the competiton in anything other than handcuffs, and much more.

Todays Podcast is sponsored by:

Obstacle Guard – Get it on because Monday's a workday!

Show Notes:

ORM's recap of all History Channel The Selection episodes.

Roster #11 Facebook page

History Channel The Selection website

Faye Stenning Jan 20, 2017

Show notes

Faye Stenning hops on a call with Matt to talk about, among other things:

Running in high school and college
Dominating in Canada before starting to race the U.S. Spartan Pro circuit.
Racing a lot before and after the Championship races.
If she has any regrets about OCRWC.
Quitting a nice day job to become a full time athlete.
Her coaching program.

Todays Podcast is sponsored by:

Ascent Protein - Food For Athletes.

Show Notes:

Faye on Instagram

Faye's coaching website

Faye's Athlinks

Matt Campione and Ian Deyerle - Facing Addiction Jan 13, 2017

Show notes

On today's show Matt and Ian talk about hitting bottom, getting sober, and rising to the top on Spartan Ultimate Team Challenge. Enjoy.

Todays Podcast is sponsored by:

Udder Mud Run – Use code RUNORM for $10 off this race!

Jon Albon Jan 06, 2017

Show notes

On today's show we talk to Jon Albon and discuss Tough Guy, World's Toughest Mudder, The OCR World Championships, SkyRunning, Racing in Europe versus America, bouldering and more.

Todays Podcast is sponsored by:

Wetsuit Wearhouse – Save 15% using coupon code ORM on all purchases.

Show Notes:

Jon's website

International Sky Running Series

OCR ON TV Dec 30, 2016

Show notes

On this last episode of the year, J.D. Allen, Keith Allen, and Matt talk about the Christmas Day airings of the Spartan World Championships on NBC, and the World's Toughest Programs that were on CBS and CBS Sports.

Find out if their take, jibes with your thoughts. We've never used the word jibe in a podcast description. We just did, so there. Happy end of 2016!

Todays Podcast is sponsored by:

Ascent Protein - Food For Athletes. ("And no protein farts!" - MBD)

Ryan Kent Dec 23, 2016

Show notes

Episode 215 - Today's show is a conversation with Ryan Kent. Matt and Ryan dig in and discuss what Ryan has been up to since their last chat back in early 2015 including:

What he can tell us (so far) about History Channel's The Selection.
Ending 2016 strong
His experience on the Spartan Ultimate Team Challenge
What his goals are for 2017

Todays Podcast is sponsored by:

MudGear – Order now for free shipping in the United States on all products.

Show Notes:

Running Bear with lyrics (Now you know the words!)

A clip from Spartan Ultimate Team Challenge of Ryan and his team.

The Selection Cast Bios

Ryan Kent Dec 23, 2016

Show notes

Episode 215 - Today's show is a conversation with Ryan Kent. Matt and Ryan dig in and discuss what Ryan has been up to since their last chat back in early 2015 including:

What he can tell us (so far) about History Channel's The Selection.
Ending 2016 strong
His experience on the Spartan Ultimate Team Challenge
What his goals are for 2017

Todays Podcast is sponsored by:

MudGear – Order now for free shipping in the United States on all products.

Show Notes:

Running Bear with lyrics (Now you know the words!)

A clip from Spartan Ultimate Team Challenge of Ryan and his team.

The Selection Cast Bios

Da Goat - Jim Campbell Dec 16, 2016

Show notes

After a horrible motorcycle accident, Jim set out to do a Tough Mudder to prove to his doctor that he could. Then, he couldn't stop. He has gone on to do 100 Tough Mudders including every World's Toughest. Today we learn a little bit more about him, what he thought of this year's WTM, the real story on how he killed that snake, and much more.

There's also a brief chat with Keith Allen about The Road To World's Toughest Mudder, which aired last night on CBS Sports Network.

Todays Podcast is sponsored by:

Udder Mud Run – August 8, 2017. Use code RUNORM for $10 off this race!

Show Notes:

Our article on Jim's 100th Mudder.

Sweet video that TM made abut the 100th and the hedband to end all headbands.

Mark Divine - SealFit Dec 09, 2016

Show notes

On today's episode we speak with Mark Divine, creator of SealFit. The conversation covers:

His adventurous, athletic youth
Some of his military background
What moved him to create his company
What participants can expect from various SealFit events
Much more.

Todays Podcast is sponsored by:

Wetsuit Wearhouse – Save 15% using coupon code ORM on all purchases

Show Notes:

SealFit Website

Our article on the first episode of History Channel's "The Selection"

The Running Event and Atlanta Spartan Super 2016 Dec 07, 2016

Show notes

On today's show, the first two interviews are from The Running Event in Orlando, Florida. We start with Vinu Malik who founded a company called FuelBelt. Learn what the early prototypes of his hydration system were made of, and how he grew the brand to what it is today.

We then sit down with David Meerman Scott who gave a great talk on marketing in 2016, including all the things Trump did correctly to win the popular vote. (PS This is in a marketing context, not a political one).

The second set of interviews is from Conyers International Horse Park, site of the Georgia Spartan Super.

We grabbed a bunch of athletes shortly after they crossed the finish line. Listen in as we talk to several top finishers, including: Ryan Kent, Ryan Woods, Tyler McCreadie, Rachel Hamrick, Yanet Urciaga, Jackie Landmark, and more.

Todays Podcast is sponsored by:

Obstacle Guard – Code ORM gets you 10% off all orders in the U.S.

Ascent Protein - Food For Athletes.

Show Notes:

The Running Event

FuelBelt

David Meerman Scott

Atlanta Super - Results and Photos