Obstacle Racing Media Podcast

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Jessica Kidd Meyer Aug 05, 2016

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Jessica spent many years in an office environment with "a ton of work and a ton of numbers". She found a passion in fitness , and decided she should go all in to coaching with no Plan B. Becoming a personal trainer led her to boxing, becoming a WBFF Pro, and eventually World's Toughest Mudder. Listen in as she and Matt discuss "healing from the inside out", some of her adventures into all these fitness genres, as well as plenty of WTM talk.

Today's show is sponsored by: Rugged Maniac – $5 off when you use the code PODCAST on any 2016 remaining race. RockTape - Use code OCR16 for 30% off your first purchase of $30 or more. Wetsuit Wearhouse – Save 15% using coupon code ORM on all purchases. Show Notes: Jess on Instagram Jess on Twitter What is WBFF

BattleFrog Brass Jul 29, 2016

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On today's show we talk with two of the top men at BattleFrog Series.

Kevin Jones is an engineer by trade, but two months ago, he joined the ever growing list of OCR fans turned OCR employee. On his drive from Ohio to Miami, he stopped by the ORM offices to chat with Matt about it. Learn about his start in OCR, and the wild ride since that has led to him becoming the Chief Marketing Officer at BattleFrog.

Next up is a call with BattleFrog CEO Ramiro Ortiz. (Kevin joined for this call as well). Matt first talked to Ramiro when Mr. Ortiz took over from Don Mann last year. Now seemed like to be a good time to catch up to see things have progressed, or not, at BattleFrog. They discuss attendance numbers, this year's ESPN shows, and new cities for next year.

Today's show is sponsored by:

CMC Race – The Civilian Military Combine is back. Sept 10, Brooklyn, NY. 20% off with code ORM.

KitBrix - 10% of all items with code ORM10.

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Episode 136 - Ramiro's first appearance on the podcast.

Amine Dib - Hannibal Race Jul 22, 2016

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Episode 190 - Matt B. traveled to Lebanon last week to cover the Puma Hannibal Race. In this episode, he talks to Amine Dib, co-founder of the race.

Topics in this podcast chat include:

Amine's work ethic
His impressive fitness career
Learning from Billy Blanks
How he and his team are putting together an international obstacle race series.
And more.

Today's show is sponsored by:

Obstacle Course Training - Training plan's from the world's best obstacle racers. ORM15 gets you 15%o off.

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

BoneFrog Challenge – ORM10 gets you $10 off all 2016 races

Pete Coleman Western States Jul 15, 2016

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You probably don't know Pete Coleman. You don't know him because he is that rare bird that doesn't tell the world about every accomplishment (or attempt) on social media. So allow me to do it.

He's done The Killington Beast and UltraBeast on back to back days, finished multiple Spartan/Peak Death Races, The Georgia Death Race, and most recently earned a Belt Buckle at Western States.

On this episode, we talk about how he trained for and completed one of the hardest races in the world, The Western States 100 mile race.

Today's show is sponsored by:

RockTape - Use code OCR16 for 30% off your first purchase of $30 or more

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

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

Show Notes:

Unbreakable - Documentary about the 2010 Western States race.

Episode 96 - Pete shortly after the 2014 Spartan Death Race.

Sarah Tough Girl Challenges Jul 13, 2016

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Sarah Williams was bored with work and frustrated with pay scales in the banking industry. So she decided to backpack across South America, climb a bunch of mountains, and be a chalet host in Switzerland. This led to the birth of Tough Girl Challenges. Learn about the cool events she's done since, and how she wants to help empower women with her brand.

Enjoy the first of two episodes this week.

Today's show is sponsored by:

Rugged Maniac – $5 off when you use the code PODCAST.

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

CMC Race – The Civilian Military Combine is back. Sept 10, Brooklyn, NY. 20% off with code ORM.

Show Notes:

Tough Girl Challenges - Sarah's website and podcast

Marathon Des Sables - Possibly The Toughest Footrace On Earth

Ryan Hogan- WTF Happened To Run For Your Lives?!? Jul 01, 2016

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When stuck for a title, always go with the obvious. In this episode, we talk to Ryan Hogan, former CEO of Reed Street Productions and current CEO of Hunt A Killer, LLC.

Reed Street launched their first Run For Your Lives event in Maryland in the fall of 2011. 12 months and 13 events later, the company grossed 8.2 million dollars. Another 12 months later, they closed their doors, leaving participants and vendors holding the bag.

So what the heck happened!?!

In his first interview since it all hit the fan 2 and half years ago, Ryan talks to Matt in depth about beginnings, early success, over-expansion, partnerships, and the eventual bust of Run For Your Lives. He also talks about his new event called Hunt A Killer, which launches back in Maryland, almost exactly 5 years after that first zombie run.

Today's show is sponsored by:

KitBrix - 10% of all items with code ORM10

Mud Hero – We welcome Mud Hero as a brand new sponsor! Code ORM16 saves $5 on all events

BoneFrog Challenge – ORM10 gets you $10 off all 2016 races.

#RealTalk with Joe Desena Jun 24, 2016

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In this episode:

Matt spent quality time with Joe Desena in Vermont at last weekend's Agoge.

The conversation with Joe goes a really long way and includes:

The story behind his tattoos.
Who will take over Spartan when he's gone.
What he thinks of the new Spartan Team TV show.
The early days of Spartan.
What he is doing in Asia.
Much, much, more.

Today's show is sponsored by:

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

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

BoneFrog Challenge – ORM10 gets you $10 off all 2016 races.

Hobie Call and Ryan Atkins Jun 16, 2016

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In this episode:

Hobie Call backs up his claims to win at Palmerton, PA and The Spartan World Championships. He also talks about Facebook haters, masters athletes, and retirement.

Ryan Atkins comes on to talk about losing to Hobie, what he thinks will happen at Palmerton, how he ranks his race schedule, and who is partner is for WTM 2016.

Damn, this one's good!

Today's show is sponsored by:

CMC Race – The Civilian Military Combine is back. Sept 10, Brooklyn, NY $10 off with code ORM.

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

Rugged Maniac – $5 off when you use the code PODCAST.

Let's Talk About Training Masks Jun 12, 2016

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The Preface

Two weeks ago, Obstacle Racing Media published a podcast interview with Dr. Jason Wagner. We reached out to Jason as a direct result of his blog post questioning the legitimacy and effectiveness of the "Elevation Training Mask". I personally reached out to TrainingMask.com shortly after this episode aired to see if they wanted to respond to any of Jason's findings.

I got in touch with the CEO of Training Mask LLC, Casey Danford, and he suggested we speak with Brian MacKenzie. Brian is a world renowned strength and conditioning coach and has studied altitude and hypoxic training for over 10 years. Brian works for Training Mask, LLC as an independent contractor and wears the loose title of "Research & Development in Human Performance".

I chose to have Joshua Grant on the call with me to ask some tough questions. Josh is a well respected athlete and has become ORM's resident skeptic/myth buster. Many in the OCR community may remember his appearance with the inventor of "Let's Talk About Oral I.V." on a previous podcast episode.

The episode

Listen in and let the episode speak for itself.

The Aftermath

Several questions came up during the call regarding the true benefits/claims of the mask. The largest bone of contention being that the mask has nothing to do with actual "elevation training". Statements had been made previously by some associated with Training Mask, LLC that many were aware these benefits did not exist, but that it didn't mean the Training Mask wasn't a quality product, didn't have other benefits, etc.

Joshua Grant pointed out that the words "elevation mask" (along with the logo appearance of mountains still appearing on the mask and its packaging) was misleading consumers.

When this point was raised, Brian answered the best he could, then referred us back to Casey Danford, the CEO of Training Mask, for further discussion.

This afternoon we received breaking news in the form of an email from Mr. Danford.

Click here to read about the name change to Resistance Training Mask. The Aftermath

Matt Iseman/Jeff Cain Jun 03, 2016

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Episode 183 - Matt Iseman and Jeff Cain.

Matt and Matt talk about stand up comedy in LA, how Iseman got to American Ninja Warrior, and new stuff for the Ninjas in 2016.

Matt and Jeff talk OCR old days, Barkley Fall Classic, and Jeff's non profit, For Those Who Would.

Today's show is sponsored by:

BoneFrog Challenge – ORM10 gets you $10 off all 2016 races.

Epic Series - Use code ORM20 for 20%off June 11 in San Diego, CA.

Liquid Run - Code ORM25 gets you $25 off admission.

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