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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. We are the Number One rated Obstacle Course Racing podcast in the world according to Apple Podcasts and Amazon.com. Thank you. 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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Jul 23, 2020

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 regular Tough Mudder events planned for North America in 2021 plus three Toughest Mudders and World's Toughest Mudder.

We talk about America, The UK, and the rest of the Tough Mudder world for next year. 

For a full list of 2021 Tough Mudder dates and venues go to The OCR Report on Instagram.

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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 probably be a part of a future episode.

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Who from the WTM or Tough Mudder community would you like to hear from? Let us know in a review on Apple Podcasts.

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Nov 15, 2019

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. Everyone on the Project MUD team has diabetes and is looking to crush World's Toughest Mudder in 2019.

WTM is a crazy race on a good day. Eric talks about the challenges of running it with diabetes and what extra precautions and treatments his team will have to make. 

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Before Will talks with Eric he gives an update on his plans for WTM 2019. This will be the first year since 2014 Will will not be at World's Toughest Mudder. And it's killing him. But he'll be ok.

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Text the word TOUGH to 228-28 to subscribe to our mailing list NOW. Will has been working on the best line-up of Black Friday OCR deals the world has ever seen. Text TOUGH to 228-28.

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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 probably be a part of a future episode.

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Like Tough Mudder this year, we are "getting back to our roots". Who from the WTM or Tough Mudder community would you like to hear from? Let us know in a review on Apple Podcasts.

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Oct 9, 2019

Tough Mudder has rolled out the calendar of events for 2020.

Tough Mudder 2020 Calendar

Among the highlights:

  • Tough Mudder Opening Weekend will be early this year: March 21/22 in College Station, Texas.
  • Three separate weekends highlighting the 10th Anniversary of Tough Mudder in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Tri-State.
  • The three venues for Toughest Mudder in 2020: Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and Chicago
  • Two new venues in Wisconsin and Buffalo.

The 10th Anniversary Weekends will feature an enhanced festival area, a unique signature obstacle on course, and a LIMITED EDITION 10-Year Anniversary Finisher Headband.

Kyle McLaughlin, The CEO of Tough Mudder joins us (again!) to talk about Tough Mudder 2020.

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It is TIME. Leave a review for the show on Apple Podcasts and Amazon.com!

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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 probably be a part of a future episode.

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Like Tough Mudder this year, we are "getting back to our roots". Who from the WTM or Tough Mudder community would you like to hear from? Let us know in a review on Apple Podcasts.

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Would you like to be a part of the show? Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Amazon.com and we'll read it on a future episode. Don't forget to subscribe and listen for new episodes every week.

 

Sep 24, 2019
Kris Mendoza is one of the most beloved members of the Tough Mudder community. Kris has run World’s Toughest Mudder every year since 2014, finishing with 50 miles in his first year. In 2017 he was on the first-place relay team and in 2018 he won his first individual World’s Toughest Mudder championship. He won the race with a dramatic pass of Trevor Cichosz, the Men's Champion in 2016. Mendoza passed Cichosz less than one mile from the finish line. Mendoza’s win in 2018 was the closest, most dramatic finish in World’s Toughest Mudder history.
 
Mendoza is also a doctor, working as a dental anesthesiologist near his training grounds in Colorado.
 
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Welcome to Champion's Week on World's Toughest Podcast. Every day this week we are talking with a past champion of World's Toughest Mudder

  • Monday: 6x Champ Ryan Atkins and 2x Champ Rea Kolbl
  • Tuesday: 2018 Champ Kris Mendoza
  • Wednesday: 2016 Champ Stefanie Bishop
  • Thursday: 2016 Champ Trevor Cichosz
  • Friday: 3x Champ Amelia Boone

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Do you want a World's Toughest Podcast sticker? We need five new reviews on Apple Podcasts by the end of Champions week. If we get those reviews we will give away a stack of stickers to people who have left reviews for the show on Apple Podcasts and Amazon.com! Do it now!

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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 probably be a part of a future episode.

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Like Tough Mudder this year, we are "getting back to our roots". Who from the WTM community would you like to hear from? Let us know in a review on Apple Podcasts.

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Would you like to be a part of the show? Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Amazon.com and we'll read it on a future episode. Don't forget to subscribe and listen for new episodes every week.

Oct 16, 2018

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 Norcal recently.

Kris talks about his race and how it felt to win the race surrounded by his friends and family. He also shares good advice on problem solving during long endurance events such as Toughest Mudder and World's Toughest Mudder.

Before we talk with Kris we revisit the new Age Groups for WTM 2018 with a unique idea from Katelyn Ritter of the Obstacle Running Adventures podcast and we debut a new segment of the show "You're So Smart". Why? Because you're so smart.

We also give away another pair of Merrell Trail Running shoes. Have you entered to win yet? It's free. Text the word TOUGH to the number 228-28.

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World's Toughest Podcast is excited to partner with Merrell again to give away a pair of shoes every month to listeners of the show. To win a pair of Merrell Agility Peak Flex 2 or Merrell All Out Crush 2.0 trail running shoes, text the word TOUGH to the number 228-28 or email WorldsToughestPodcast@gmail.com with MERRELL in the subject line and your 1)Name, 2)Email Address and 3)Cell Phone in the body of the email. Both options will subscribe you to the World's Toughest Newsletter and qualify you to win.

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Jun 23, 2018

Morgan Mckay joins us to talk about Toughest Mudder East taking place this weekend near Boston.

Morgan won 3rd Place at World's Toughest Mudder 2016. She was on pace for another podium finish at World's Toughest 2017 when she was injured coming off an obstacle. She was medically disqualified and unable to complete the race.

One month after that disappointment she ran the first ever Spartan Race 24-Hour Ultrabeast in Iceland and finished in 1st Place. We talk about her injury, Iceland, and her recent Guinness World Record for fastest 10k while carrying 100 pounds.

Morgan will be competing against OCRWC Enduro-24 Champion and fellow WTM vet Allison Tai at Toughest Mudder East. We talk about the course, the obstacles, and the weather for the race weekend.

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World's Toughest Podcast is excited to partner with Merrell again to give away a pair of shoes every month to listeners of the show. To win a pair of Merrell Agility Peak Flex 2 or Merrell All Out Crush 2.0 trail running shoes, text the word TOUGH to the number 228-28 or email WorldsToughestPodcast@gmail.com with MERRELL in the subject line and your 1)Name, 2)Email Address and 3)Cell Phone in the body of the email. Both options will subscribe you to the World's Toughest Newsletter and qualify you to win.

 

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Do you have a moment from your experience at Tough Mudder that you would like to share with the audience of World's Toughest Podcast? Would you like to win a pair of Merrell trail running shoes? Share your Merrell Mudder Moment with us at Worldstoughestpodcast@gmail.com with MMM in the subject line. In the body of the email, tell us your story. What did you overcome to complete the course? What did Tough Mudder help you over in your personal life? Selected Merrell Mudder Moments will win a pair of Merrell trail running shoes and be invited as a guest on a future episode of World's Toughest Podcast.

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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 at facebook.com/worldstoughestpod.

Would you like to be a part of the show? Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Amazon.com and we'll read it on a future episode. Don't forget to subscribe and listen for new episodes every week.

 

 

 

 

May 25, 2018

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, as long as it is Spartan Race.

Before we talk with Joe we talk about the recent Spartan US Championship Series race in Big Bear. We talk about the podium finishers and we talk with the women's winner Rea Kolbl.

We also talk about the entire five-race series and tell you who will win the series title this year. 

We wrap up the episode with our workout/interview with Joe De Sena.

This episode is unlike any other episode we have ever done. If you have never left a review on Apple Podcasts, (or if it's been a while since you left one) we would LOVE to have your feedback. Let us know what you think on Apple Podcasts.

0:00 Intro, Welcome

1:47 This is Madness

4:11 Race results from Big Bear

11:04 Big Bear race recap

15:05 Women's Winner Rea Kolbl

27:30 US Championship Series update and predictions: The Women

31:44 US Championship Series update and predictions: The Men

34:19 Let's read some iTunes reviews!

38:43 How did this all-Spartan episode come to be?

41:03 Spartan CEO Joe De Sena 

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Do you have a moment from your experience at Tough Mudder that you would like to share with the audience of World's Toughest Podcast? Would you like to win a pair of Merrell trail running shoes? Share your Merrell Mudder Moment with us at Worldstoughestpodcast@gmail.com with MMM in the subject line. In the body of the email, tell us your story. What did you overcome to complete the course? What did Tough Mudder help you over in your personal life? Selected Merrell Mudder Moments will win a pair of Merrell trail running shoes and be invited as a guest on a future episode of World's Toughest Podcast.

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Follow us on Twitter or Instagram.

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 at facebook.com/worldstoughestpod.

Would you like to be a part of the show? Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Amazon.com and we'll read it on a future episode. Don't forget to subscribe and listen for new episodes every week.

Jan 24, 2018

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, United States #3. They finished in 10th place overall, 3rd in the U.S.

2017 was the second WTM for Nate Swanson and Joel George and the first for Scott Forrester and Rachelle Swanson. All four members of the team are much older than the average athlete at WTM, with an average age somewhere in the low to mid 40’s. They talk about managing expectation for running WTM when you're in your 40’s.

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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 at facebook.com/worldstoughestpod or find Will on Twitter at twitter.com/TheWillHicks

Would you like to be a part of the show? Leave us a review on iTunes and we'll read it on a future episode. Don't forget to subscribe and listen for new episodes every week.

Mar 14, 2017

Melissa “Sharkbait” Dugan joins us again, and Carlo Piscitello of the Pis-n-Cox show joins us for the first time.

Sharkbait joins us to talk about the 2017 Season Opener in New Orleans, Louisiana. Houses have been rented and shenanigans have been planned. Also, they’re running a Tough Mudder. Sharkbait also updates us on the latest in the rap battle feud between Keith Allen, Matty Gregg, and Kris Mendoza.

Carlo Piscitello is the Pis half of the world famous Pis-n-Cox show, now showing exclusively on YouTube. Carlo talks about the origins of the show and how he and Josh Cox went from 300 viewers to 30,000+ on Tough Mudder’s Facebook page. Also, we commiserate over our inability to hit the bell on King of the Swingers.

Who would you like to hear on the podcast? Let us know on the WTM Community page or leave a review on iTunes. Don't forget to subscribe and listen for new episodes every Tuesday.

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