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044: Elite Week: Allison Tai previews her race at WTM 2017 0

Nov 3, 2017

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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043: Elite Week: Defending Champion Stefanie Bishop 0

Nov 2, 2017

Stefanie Bishop is the women's reigning champion of World’s Toughest Mudder. In 2016 she ran 85 miles in 25 hours and 5 minutes on her way to first place.

Stefanie joins us to preview the 2017 race and to share some of her tips on fueling, the mental aspect of the race and to offer advice to first timers at WTM.

All week long we're going to have interviews with the men and women you'll see on the podium at World's Toughest Mudder. We're calling it Elite Week. Tell your friends.

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042: Elite Week: Amelia Boone on WTM 2017 0

Oct 31, 2017

Amelia Boone is the only woman to win World's Toughest Mudder three times. No other woman has won more than once.

After being unable to compete in 2016 due to a leg injury, Amelia has been training this year to run 100 miles and become the first woman to win the coveted 100-Mile Orange Jacket.

Last month Amelia suffered an injury at a race. She saw her doctor recently who gave her bad news about competing at WTM 2017. We talk about what the doctor said and how Amelia is approaching the race this year.

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Bonus Ep: Toughest Mudder Chicago Recap 0

Oct 27, 2017

Bonus Episode: Toughest Mudder Chicago Recap Rebroadcast

On Saturday, October 28th you can watch Toughest Mudder Chicago on CBS. After you watch the TV show, listen to this episode of the podcast with interviews from the podium.

We talk with Allison Tai (1st-F), Matthew Lister (2nd-M), Zoe Chazen (2nd-F), Tyler Nash (3rd-M), Alex "Chikorita" Roudayna (3rd-F), Kris Mendoza (4th-M), Morgan Mckay (4th-F), Miguel Medina (5th-M) and KC Northup (5th-F).

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041: How To Not Die At World's Toughest Mudder with Molly Kenneth and Jason Nicholson 0

Oct 27, 2017

Molly Kenneth and Jason Nicholson join us today to talk about Jason’s story from World’s Toughest Mudder 2016. Jason ran 65 miles at WTM 2016, and finished on his feet, but due to a number of mistakes he made, he was in a Las Vegas hospital two days later. Every wrong thing he did is completely preventable, from over hydration to taking pain medication during an ultra-endurance event. We talk about how you can make sure you don’t end up in a hospital bed for a week like Jason.

Don’t forget to watch Toughest Mudder Chicago on CBS on Saturday, October 28th.

If you'd like to join the World’s Toughest Mudder Winner’s List and enter the contest for a free pair of Merrell Agility Peak Flex shoes email WorldsToughestPodcast@gmail.com with Merrell in the subject line and the following in the body: 1) Your Name 2) Your email address 3) Your cell phone number 4) Yes or No to the question "Would you like to receive updates from Merrell and World's Toughest Podcast

What do you think of the podcast? Who in the Tough Mudder community would you like to hear? Let us know on the WTM Community page, the World’s Toughest Podcast Facebook page at Facebook.com/worldstoughestpod, or call the listener voicemail line at (302) 786-9868.

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040: Why I Keep Coming Back To Tough Mudder with Darth Vader 0

Oct 19, 2017

Darth Vader talks about his 89 TM events, and his leg amputation.

Darth Vader joins us this episode to talk about his 89 (and counting) Tough Mudder events, his leg amputation, and introducing his daughter to the world of Tough Mudder.

Darth (that's his real name. We talk about it) loves to push himself. He's at a Tough Mudder, a half marathon, or a triathlon almost every weekend.

Darth had his leg amputated this year. He talks about why that had to happen and how he bounced back afterward. He did a triathlon five weeks after the surgery.

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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 WTM Community page, the World’s Toughest Podcast Facebook page at Facebook.com/worldstoughestpod, or call the listener voicemail line at (302) 786-9868.

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039: Tougher Mudder Regional Tri-State Preview with Grant Polson 0

Oct 6, 2017

Tougher Mudder East Regional Race preview episode with Grant Polson

Grant Polson joins us to talk about his story with Tough Mudder. Grant shares several stories including his love for Electroshock Therapy. Every time he goes through EST he tries to do something different, like playing with the wires for Pokemon EST. “Gotta Touch ‘em All!” At Tough Mudder NorCal Grant plans to help 100 Mudders through Electroshock Therapy.

Tough Mudder NorCal will be Grant’s first Tough Mudder as a married man, as he is getting married this weekend. Congratulations Grant, and welcome to the family Coral.

Grant also talks about his personal story. He was born without his left hand, so obstacles like Funky Monkey and Kong pose a unique challenge for him. Grant talks about how he completes obstacles with one hand. He also talks about the Adaptive Athlete OCR Facebook group. For more information on the group or to request an invitation, send Grant a direct message on Facebook.

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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 WTM Community page, the World’s Toughest Podcast Facebook page at Facebook.com/worldstoughestpod, or call the listener voicemail line at (302) 786-9868.

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038: Tough Mudder on Four Continents with Anke Frederich 0

Sep 28, 2017

Anke Frederich, a WTM vet from Germany joins us this episode, but first we talk about the Tougher Mudder Championship Series and the money that Tough Mudder has been paying out in race purses this year.

Will Dean has been making the rounds on the morning news shows promoting his new book “It Takes A Tribe” and we’ve got audio from three shows. While Dean was talking to Charlie Rose he let something slip that I had not heard before.

The Colorado Springs Police Department is asking for our help in apprehending a criminal. Listen for more details.

Before we talk with Anke we read some reviews. Have you left a review for the podcast yet?

Anke Frederich lives in Germany, but she flies over to the U.S. regularly to participate in Tough Mudder events. Just this year, among many others she’s done Long Island, Chicago, Whistler, Toughest Mudder L.A. and Toughest Mudder Chicago. She worked pit crew for World’s Toughest Mudder in 2015 and ran in 2016. This November she will be the first German woman and the 2nd german overall to get her 50x headband.

Anke has done more Tough Mudders in more countries than anyone I know. She shares her thoughts on the differences between each country when it comes to Tough Mudder.

Anke loves Tough Mudder because of the community. She talks about how much the community and the people that make it up mean to her.

0:00 Preview and Intro

0:50 Welcome and Thanks.

1:05 Birthday Greetings and asking women their age

2:00 Tougher Mudder Championship Series

11:15 Prize Purse for 2017 races vs previous years.

15:45 Too long, didn’t listen: Prize Purse summary.

16:15 The 2018 Tough Mudder Championship Weekend

19:10 “It Takes A Tribe” Sneak Peek

21:00 Will Dean on “Fox and Friends”

21:50 Will Dean and Jim Campbell on “The Today Show”

22:40 Will Dean on Charlie Rose with a bit of news we have not heard before

24:45 Police need our help. Mad Pooper on the loose.

26:30 Reviews! 5 Starrrrrrrrs!

29:50 Interview with Anke Frederich

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037: Which Toughest was the toughest Toughest? with Jim Campbell, Melissa "Sharkbait" Dugan, Sara Knight, and Mark James 1

Sep 13, 2017

On today’s episode we talk with the only four people to compete in all six Toughest Mudder races this year.

Jim Campbell, Melissa “Sharkbait” Dugan, Sara Knight, and Mark James ran each Toughest Mudder race this year in Los Angeles, Atlanta, the UK, Philadelphia, Whistler, and Chicago.

You want to know which Toughest was the toughest Toughest. We start with each of them telling which of the six races they thought was the toughest. Then we talk with them about the Toughest Mudder series as a whole, and about each race individually. We wrap up by getting each of their rankings of all six races. Which race was the toughest? Second toughest? All the way down to sixth toughest.

And then finally, we assign point values to those rankings, add up the scores of each venue and give a definitive answer to the question: “Which Toughest was the toughest Toughest?

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036: Toughest Mudder Chicago Podium Interviews with Matt Lister, Zoe Chazen, Tyler Nash, Chikorita, Kris Mendoza, Morgan Mckay, Miguel Medina, and KC Northup 0

Sep 8, 2017

Toughest Mudder Chicago Podium Interviews

Will talks with every member of the podium from Second to Fifth Place.

This episode is so long it needs a table of contents. What do you think of the two hour plus episodes? Let us know in a review on iTunes or by emailing Will Hicks directly.

Episode 039 Table of Contents

0:00 Intro

0:40 Tough Mudder News

5:45 Toughest Mudder Chicago Start Line Audio with Sean Corvelle

10:35 Matt Lister, 2nd Place Male with 50 miles

26:15 Zoe Chazen, 2nd Place Female with 40 miles

48:15 Tyler Nash, 3rd Place Male with 50 miles

1:00.30 Chikorita, 3rd Place Female with 40 miles

1:10.10 Kris Mendoza, 4th Place Male with 45 miles

1:31.45 Morgan Mckay, 4th Place Female with 40 miles

1:48.00 Miguel Medina, 5th Place Male with 45 miles

2:03.40 KC Northup, 5th Place Female with 35 miles

2:17.35 Outro. Leave a review on iTunes.

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035: Toughest Mudder Chicago Recap with Allison Tai 0

Aug 31, 2017

Toughest Mudder Chicago Recap Episode!

The sixth and final Toughest Mudder was held this past weekend in Chicago. Winning for the men was Ryan Atkins and for the women was Allison Tai. In addition to winning Toughest Chicago, Atkins and Tai both won the Toughest Series Championship by having the most milage over their three best Toughest races.

We spend some time talking about the men's and women's podiums and finally lock down where World's Toughest Mudder 2018 will be held. Spoiler Alert: We're not sure, but we're pretty sure.

Allison Tai joins us to talk about her win in Chicago and her Toughest Series win. She breaks down the race and talks about her plan and strategy as the race progressed. She also talks about her favorite type of mid-race fuel and why she needs to get sponsored by Kozy Shack.

If you'd like to join the World’s Toughest Mudder Winner’s List and enter the contest for a free pair of Merrell Agility Peak Flex shoes email WorldsToughestPodcast@gmail.com with Merrell in the subject line and the following in the body: 1) Your Name 2) Your email address 3) Your cell phone number 4) Yes or No to the question "Would you like to receive updates from Merrell and World's Toughest Podcast

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034: Toughest Mudder Chicago Preview with Eric Dymesich 0

Aug 25, 2017

Toughest Mudder Chicago Preview!

Eric Dymesich joins us to talk about his WTM experience and preview the Toughest Mudder Chicago course. Eric is new to the WTM community, with one World’s Toughest under his belt. He earned his 50 mile bib in his first trip to Lake Las Vegas. Eric talks about some tips on how to get the brown bib in your first attempt as well as talking about why World’s Toughest Mudder was such a meaningful event in his life.

Eric is an Iraq war veteran and he talks about how the camaraderie on the course at WTM is the closest thing he’s found to the military since he left the service.

Toughest Mudder Chicago will be a flat course, but a wet course. Not only will the obstacles have you in and out of the water, there is a river crossing, and a HIGH chance of rain during the event. Wet = Cold. Bring your wetsuits.

In addition to discussing the course, Will Hicks talks about the elites and who he expects to win. One dark horse: Amelia Boone. She hasn’t announced anything but Will thinks she’s going to make a surprise appearance to claim an Elite Contender spot and secure a shot at $50,000 in Vegas this November.

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Bonus Ep: Toughest Mudder Philly Recap 0

Aug 19, 2017

Bonus Episode: Toughest Mudder Philly Rebroadcast

This weekend is Toughest Mudder Philly on CBS. After you watch the TV episode, listen to the podcast episode! This episode was recorded and aired immediately after Toughest Mudder Philly was held a few months ago.

Toughest Mudder Philly is the third Toughest Mudder to be televised, after L.A. and Atlanta, but the fourth Toughest Mudder that was held this year. One week before Toughest Mudder Philly was Europe’s Toughest Mudder. There are currently no announced plans to air Europe’s Toughest Mudder or Canada’s Toughest Mudder in the U.S.

What do you think about our rebroadcasting bonus eps to go with the TV airings of Toughest Mudder? Let me know at willhicks@gmail.com or on Facebook at Facebook.com/worldstoughestpod

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033: Tough Mudder 5k Preview with Jay Ruggiero 0

Aug 10, 2017

Will is back from his family vacation and has a lot of news to get caught up on before he talks Tough Mudder 5k with Jay Ruggiero.

Big items in the news we talk about are the new Toughest Mudder TV shows on CBS, the location of WTM 2018 and the new category this year at WTM: National Team. Will also does a little speculation on the future of co-ed teams at World's Toughest Mudder.

Jay Ruggerio is running this weekend in the first ever Tough Mudder 5k. We talk through the 3.1 miles and the 10 obstacles that many people will be facing for the first time ever.

Jay ran WTM for the first time in 2016 and completed 20 miles. He feels like he has unfinished business with the course and is looking to complete 50 miles in 2017. To help him and a small group of friends reach that goal of 50 miles he started a Facebook group called WTM 2017 50-Mile Team. The group now has over 200 members.

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032: Elite Pit Crewing with Gina Estrada 0

Aug 1, 2017

Elite Pit Crewing with Gina Estrada.

We talked with Gina Estrada about working Pit Crew for Toughest Mudder and World’s Toughest Mudder. Gina has worked pit for Team Four Eyes, Amelia Boone, Ryan Atkins, Austin Azar, Trevor Cichosz, Lindsay Webster, Allison Tai and more. Will got to watch Gina work a bit in Atlanta. When one of her athletes would come in she would feed them, handle their gear, and get them back onto the course like a Nascar pit stop.

She shares some of her secrets including having a “Pit Kit” ready and on hand at all times. Anything that her athlete could imagine they would need, she has in her Pit Kit. From batteries to nutrition to meds to chewing gum and more, she’s ready for whatever goes wrong. Building your own Pit Kit is a good first step to running a pit crew.

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Bonus ep: Toughest Atlanta Rebroadcast 0

Jul 28, 2017

Bonus Episode: Toughest Mudder Atlanta Rebroadcast

This weekend is Toughest Mudder Atlanta on CBS. After you watch the TV episode, listen to the podcast episode! This episode was recorded and aired immediately after Toughest Mudder Atlanta was held a few months ago. We talk about the experience on the course and have a conversation with Allison Tai about her experience getting second place.

What do you think about our rebroadcasting bonus eps to go with the TV airings of Toughest Mudder? Let us know at worldstoughestpodcast@gmail.com

If you'd like to join the World's Toughest Podcast Winner's List and enter the contest for a free pair of Merrell Agility Peak Flex shoes email WorldsToughestPodcast@gmail.com with Merrell in the subject line and the following in the body: 1) Your Name 2) Your email address 3) Your cell phone number

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031: Running 75 Miles at 200 pounds or better: Clydesdales and Athenas with Chris Betcher 2

Jul 25, 2017

Running 75 miles at 200 pounds or better: Clydesdales and Athenas with Chris Betcher

Chris Betcher ran 75 miles at World’s Toughest Mudder in 2016. That’s great, but what makes it exceptional is he did it as a Clydesdale, a guy that weighs more than 200 pounds. (Don’t worry ladies. There’s a category for you too. Athenas are women who weigh more than 150 pounds.)

Chris wrote about his experience for Obstacle Racing Media which led to the creation of a Facebook Group dedicated to WTM participants that qualify as Clydesdales or Athenas. We talk about the article, about the group, and what he specifically did to prepare and execute to reach 75 miles in Vegas.

Don’t forget Toughest Mudder Atlanta is on CBS this weekend. Record it. Watch it twice.

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Bonus ep: Toughest Mudder L.A. Rebroadcast 0

Jul 21, 2017

Bonus episode: Toughest Mudder L.A. Rebroadcast

This weekend is Toughest Mudder L.A. on CBS. After you watch the TV episode, listen to the podcast episode! This episode was recorded and aired immediately after Toughest Mudder L.A. was held a few months ago. Josh Cox and Will talked about their experience on the course together. Josh and Will “ran” their last lap together.

What do you think about our rebroadcasting bonus eps to go with the TV airings of Toughest Mudder? Let us know at worldstoughestpodcast@gmail.com

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030: Training for WTM: Nitty Gritty Details with Yancy Culp 0

Jul 20, 2017

WTM Training: Nitty Gritty Details with Yancy Culp

This is the second half-ish of our conversation with Yancy Culp. Yancy gets into the details of training for World’s Toughest Mudder with numbers and stats and more information than you can shake a stick at.

Don’t forget Toughest Mudder L.A. is on CBS this weekend. Watch it with your friends.

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029: How to train for World's Toughest Mudder with Yancy Culp 0

Jul 18, 2017

Yancy Culp stops by to talk about training for World's Toughest Mudder. Yancy trains many of the top athletes in OCR and Tough Mudder, including Morgan Mckay, Allison Tai, Glenn Racz, Matt Novakovich, and Rose Wetzel.

Yancy has reached 50 miles both times he ran World's Toughest Mudder and talks about how to train to reach that goal for yourself.

This is the first part of our conversation. The second half will get into the nitty-gritty details of training. It will air later this week.

Also big news: The first ever Tough Mudder X was this past weekend. We will have our official recap episode when the TV show airs on CBS. Tough Mudder X will air August 27 and September 3 on CBS.

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028: Tough Mudder X preview with Morgan Mckay 0

Jul 11, 2017

Tough Mudder X preview with Morgan Mckay!

Morgan Mckay is competing this weekend at Tough Mudder X, the inaugural One Mile Tough Mudder course. Tough Mudder X is what would happen if Tough Mudder and CrossFit got together and had an adorable little competitive baby. And if that baby had a $25,000 prize for first place.

Morgan talks us through the course and tells us what to expect, and how she expects to do. Spoiler alert: She expects to do awesome. Or terrible. No in-between.

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027: Austin Azar on Canada's Toughest Mudder 0

Jul 4, 2017

Austin Azar joins us to talk about his 40 mile performance at Canada’s Toughest Mudder. Austin finished in 5th place, four seconds behind Matthew Hanson in 4th and one minute ahead of Trevor Cichosz in 6th. Austin finished 2nd to Trevor’s 1st at WTM 2016 and 3rd to Trevor’s 1st at Toughest Philly. Even though it wasn’t the top of the podium, Will asked Austin how it felt to finally beat Trevor.

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026: Canada's Toughest Mudder Recap Part 2 with KC Northup, Shaun Stephens-Whale, Allison Tai, and Matthew Hanson 0

Jun 28, 2017

Canada’s Toughest Mudder Recap Part 2: Elite Edition

On today’s episode we talk with four of the Elite Contenders to come out of Canada’s Toughest Mudder.

KC Northup finished fourth among the ladies with 30 miles. KC finished fourth in Atlanta at her first Toughest Mudder before a disappointing DNF at her second in Philadelphia. KC talks about her path from success to disappointment and back to success again at Whistler.

Shaun Stephens-Whale finished third among the men with 40 miles. Shaun has done Obstacle Course Races in the past, but his background is in Stair Running. He’s been all over the world running up some of the most iconic buildings ever built. Shaun finished his last lap in second place before Robert Killian pulled off an epic comeback to earn second place. Shaun talks about his thought process and how he felt watching Robert take second place bumping Shaun to third.

Allison Tai finished third among the women with 35 miles. This is Allison’s fourth Toughest Mudder podium, more than any other man or woman. She talks about the secret to her consistency, and why Canadians seem to take so well to Obstacle Course Racing.

Matthew Hanson finished fourth among the men with 40 miles. Matthew beat Austin Azar by four seconds for fourth place. Matthew said he felt like Austin was running him down, like someone hunting their prey. He gets into the race between the two of them and how it went down.

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025: Canada's Toughest Mudder Recap 0

Jun 22, 2017

Toughest Mudder Canada Recap.

We're going guest free today. We're going to talk with the elites and the regular joes of Toughest Mudder Whistler in the next few episodes, but today is all about the stats, the results, and the numbers behind Canada's Toughest Mudder.

Here are your Canada's Toughest Mudder winners:

For the men:

Ryan Atkins in first with 45 miles in 8:11

Robert Killian in second with 45 miles in 8:40

Shaun Stephens-Whale in third with 40 miles in 7:33

Matthew Hanson in fourth with 40 miles in 7:53.13

Austin Azar in fifth with 40 miles in 7:53.17

For the women:

Lindsay Webster in first with 35 miles in 7:39

Michelle Ford in second with 35 miles in 7:49

Allison Tai in third with 35 miles in 7:54

KC Northup in fourth with 30 miles 7:12

Stefanie Bishop in fifth with 30 miles in 7:30

We've got more on each racer with who they are and what they've done on the podcast.

This is the first episode of the podcast without an official guest. It will not be a regular feature, but we are interested in hearing your thoughts on it. We would love to hear from you via email at worldstoughestpodcast@gmail.com or you can leave a review on iTunes.

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024: Toughest Mudder Canada Preview with PJ Catalano 0

Jun 15, 2017

Toughest Mudder Whistler Preview with PJ Catalano

Toughest Canada weather report is at 14:10.

If you want to get straight to PJ, skip to 20:35.

PJ and Will talk about Toughest Whistler at 47:55

Will opens the episode with news from the world of Tough Mudder including the release of the Holy Grail Leaderboard. All of your milage from the Tough Mudder competitive series is logged and you are ranked based on miles completed. Right now Sara Knight leads all people with 120 miles.

TMHQ announced a new obstacle exlusively for Toughest Mudder Canada: Bears. That is a true story. They’re concerned about bears on or near the course so they’re taking some safely precautions. We talk about them as we preview Whistler.

Of all the guys that run multiple laps at Tough Mudder courses, PJ Catalano is the multi-lappingingest. He’s the only guy Will knows that has run three laps in one day at a course.

PJ has run WTM three times, in 2014, 15, and 16. He’s hit 50 miles or more twice but still feels like those years weren’t completely successful races for him.

One of the things PJ and Will talk about is the emotional side of running World’s Toughest Mudder. You won't hear many people talk about it, but WTM will provide you with some highs and some LOWS.

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