Obstacle Racing Media Podcast

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Noah Galloway May 27, 2016

Show notes

Noah Galloway is back on the show for the first time since 2014. Since he last appeared, he rocketed into America's collective conscious by finishing 3rd on the 20th season of Dancing With The Stars.

Episode 182 - In today's episode, we talk about why he decided to do the show, after turning down several other reality show opportunities. We also talk about what it's been like since the show ended, and all of the new things he is up to. These include being on Fox's American Grit, and most recently being announced as the "Tough Mudder Muddervator" and spokesman for the Tough Mudder Half.

Today's show is sponsored by:

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

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

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

Show Notes:

Tough Mudder's latest announcement about partnership with Noah

American Grit on Fox

Episode 106 of ORM podcast with Noah (and Matt's kids)

Elevation Training Masks w/ Dr. Jason Wagner May 20, 2016

Show notes

Episode 181 -Jason is a doctor/obstacle racer who wrote a blog post that began this way:

I'm a lung doc and have spent more hours than I can count studying cardiovascular and pulmonary physiology. This makes it nearly impossible for me to ignore all the attention that elevation training masks are getting.

We read the rest of hist post and we found it insightful and humorous. We wanted to bring him on so that we could ask questions about what training masks do/don't accomplish. In addition, we asked him about how to train for elevation, and even IF one should attempt to train for elevation.

Today's episode is sponsored by

PearUp - Get your group sponsored on Pear and earn up to $1,000 for custom apparel or direct donation. Udder Mud Run – Use code RUNORM for $10 off this race!

The Liquid Run – Newport Beach. June 18th. Code ORM25 is $25.00 off.

Show Notes:

Should You Wear An Elevation Training Mask - Jason's blog that grabbed our attention

@theobstacledoc - Jason on Twitter

First Look at WTM 2016 w/Nolan Kombol and Chad Trammell May 05, 2016

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Episode 180 - Tough Mudder announced several changes to this year's team competition at World's Toughest Mudder. We got Nolan Kombol on the phone as quickly as we could. Nolan's been with Tough Mudder since July of 2010. His current title is Senior Director of Product, which means, he and his team are responsible for your on course experience and all of the obstacles that go with it.

We go into the new changes and answer some questions including:

What is the total payout for a winning team that crosses 100 miles?
Legionnaire status: Is it laps or event days?
Do two Tough Mudder Halves equal a Whole?

The second half of the episode has us sit down with 2015 WTM male champ Chad Trammell to talk about last year's wild ride, what his plans are for this year, and some ideas he has that could make WTM much more interesting.

Today's episode is sponsored by

BoneFrog Challenge – ORM10 gets you $10 off all 2016 races. Rugged Maniac – $5 off when you use the code PODCAST.

Mud Hero – Mud Hero events are some of the best in Canada. Code ORM16 saves $5 on all events.

Cookie Apr 29, 2016

Show notes

That time Cookie and Matt had a nice chat at a Mexican restaurant.

Carrie Tollefson Apr 22, 2016

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Episode 178 - Carrie Tollefsen appears on this episode to talk about about training, how to make running seem interesting on television, and the joys of milkshakes and PB&J.

We also learn about her journey from college athlete, to Olympian, to television broadcaster, and host of her own web series.

Today's show is sponsored by

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

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

Show Notes

Carrie's Web Series C Tolle Run

Zach and Matt from Mizuno Apr 15, 2016

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Episode 177 - On today's show we talk with Matt Booth (Specialty Store Sales Rep) and Zach Gray (Product Testing Coordinator) for Mizuno.

Having never owned a pair of Mizunos, your fearless host Matt B. Davis drove up to Mizuno USA Headquarters in Norcross, Georgia to see what he could learn.

Matt, Matt, and Zach end up discussing:

Sizing up the competition
Predicting and preparing for future shoe trends
Pardon The Interruption
Social Media
Louis C.K.
The NFL
and much more

Today's show is sponsored by

Wetsuit Wearhouse - ORM15 saves you 15% on all purchases.

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

Show Notes

The Mizuno Kazan - Shoe discussed on this program.

The Mizuno Wave - Matt left with a pair of these, and will be reviewing them soon for ORM.

Finding Color Trends

Zach Video

Matt Booth on LinkedIn

Joel Gat - Returns to Barkley Apr 07, 2016

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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: That episode from 2012 Joel on Ultra SignUp 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. Ray K. Interview with Laz and Sandra, a few episodes ago.

Spartan Race "Directing" with Mike Morris and Roger Mast Apr 01, 2016

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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 ProductionRoger Mast - Race DirectorWoody-Course Manager (does not appear, but is referenced in both conversations)

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: The video from 2 years ago referenced in this podcast. R.I.P. Phife

Rob from Rugged Maniac/Neely Fortune Mar 24, 2016

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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:

How do Rugged keep customers coming back?
How has Rugged grown while others are shrinking?
What has happened since Shark Tank?
How do they plan on expanding into Canada?
What's it like having Mark Cuban as a business partner?

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

Racing in a sash.
What the heck is the difference in Miss USA, Miss United States, Miss World, Miss Universe, etc.
Perfectionism and body image in pageant culture
Her awesome story from last year's Infinitus.
Steve Harvey (you knew we had to go there)

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:

Rob's first appearance on the podcast from Jan 2013. Neely on Instagram Infinitus and other Endurance Society Races

Mike Cosentino - Big Peach Running Co. Mar 18, 2016

Show notes

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:

How did Mike go from "marketing guy" to shoe store guy?
How did store 1 become store 7?
How do you find good "culture fits" for a shoe store?
What are the benefits of being a parent who runs a lot?
How does a running store stay ahead of/keep in touch with trends?
Letting the customer dictate what shoes sell well.
The problem with how team sports approaches running as "The thing you do before the fun?"
Listening to Matt react to tasting a new energy gel.

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:

Learn more about Kate Brun(who got a shoutout) and some other key Big Peach players. Mike in a video about running on The Beltline The energy gel Matt tried for the first time.