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 reasons she decided to run World's Toughest Mudder was because she was listening to our podcast and she thought, "Yeah, I could do that". And she did. And she won.
Also, why is no one else talking about this? Taylor Swift just dropped a new CD and she wrote an entire song about World's Toughest Mudder. We break down the song and what Taylor Swift thinks about certain Tough Mudder obstacles. (Spoiler: She hates to get shocked.)
We are just a few iTunes reviews away from being the #1 reviewed podcast in all of the United States. Pick us up here fellas.
0:00 Intro, News
6:55 Podium results
8:50 Men’s podium deep dive
19:55 Women’s podium deep dive
25:45 Taylor Swift/WTM News
31:40 iTunes Reviews
34:35 Rea Kolbl
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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:
Men:
Women:
Relay Teams:
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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 Race US Series Championship.
She won the 15k OCR World Championship.
She won all three Toughest Mudder races she entered.
She finished second in the Toughest Mudder Series Championship.
She finished second in the 3k OCR World Championship.
No OCR athlete, man or woman, has ever had a year like Lindsay is having right now.
If Lindsay can win World's Toughest Mudder she will solidify her status as the most dominant woman in the sport.
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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 Medina, and Mark Jones. Between them they have over 750 miles at World's Toughest Mudder dating back to the very first race in 2011.
Relay Teams must complete the first and last lap together. All other laps must be completed by 50% or more of their team.
We talk with Kris Mendoza and Austin Azar about their team, their strategy, and their peanut butter. (What? It came up organically.)
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Deanna Blegg won World's Toughest Mudder in 2013. She is one of the most decorated women in WTM history.
Here is her WTM resume:
2012, 80 miles, 2nd place
2013, 85 miles, 1st place
2014, 75 miles 2nd place
2015, 70 miles, 3rd place
2016, Invented BleggMits
That's four straight years on the podium AND she invented the best gloves you can buy for World's Toughest Mudder.
We talk about her plan for WTM this year and how she feels going into the race.
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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.
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Elite Week continues with Allison Tai.
Allison finished second at World's Toughest Mudder in 2014. In 2017 she won Tougher Mudder Seattle, Toughest Mudder Philly, Toughest Mudder Chicago, and overall first place in the Toughest Mudder Series.
She joins us today to talk about her place for WTM 2017 and share some of her tips and tricks for success at the race.
If you'd like to hear more from Allison, check out Episode 35 and Episode 17 of World's Toughest Podcast.
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Remember to save the date: We will have our first call-in show on November 6th, the Monday before WTM from 9:00pm to Midnight. Call (619) 378-4369 with your questions, comments, or anything else you want to share with the World's Toughest Community.
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What do you think of the podcast? Who in the Tough Mudder community would you like to hear? Let us know on the World’s Toughest Podcast Facebook page or find Will on Twitter at twitter.com/TheWillHicks
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