World's Toughest Podcast

Never run World's Toughest Mudder before? Sign up for World's Toughest Mudder by March 8th and get a free World's Toughest Podcast T-Shirt. Text FIRST TIMER to (619) 485-2726 for details. --- Sean Corvelle is the start line MC for Tough Mudder. He is also the host of the new Tough Mudder podcast "No Excuses". Sean talks about how he originally got into Tough Mudder and what keeps him coming back y...

Free World's Toughest Podcast stickers? Text STICKERS to (619) 485-2726 to get yours. --- Kyle McLaughlin is the President of Tough Mudder and a friend of the show. Kyle joins Will to talk about how the company made it through 2020 and talk about what 2021 has in store for Tough Mudder. They talk about all the new people signing up for Tough Mudder after trying a virtual event first, the new venue...

Text Will at (619) 485-2726 and say "Early access". You will get free early access to each episode of the show. Or just ask him a question about World's Toughest Mudder. Wetsuits? Nutrition? Chafing? Text him and ask. --- Tyler Nash ran the very first World's Toughest Mudder in 2011 and ran every year through 2018. He has run 240 miles at the Moab 240. Last week he ran 26.2 miles with no food or w...

To get early access to episodes text Will at (619) 485-2726 and say "Early access". You will get free early access to each episode of the show along with the occasional text straight from Will's phone. --- Battlefrog was a short-lived but extremely popular race series from 2014-2016. For a brief period in 2016 they were the third largest OCR company behind Spartan Race and Tough Mudder, until they...

Will is taking questions for future guests at (619) 485-2726. What do you want to learn about? Nutrition? Training tips? Shoes and gear? Text Will at (619) 485-2726 --- Rea Kolbl won the sprint lap at her first WTM in 2017. Then she kept going and won the whole race. That had never been done before and has never been done since. On her way to winning the race in 2017 she tied the women's record se...

Free World's Toughest Podcast T-Shirt? Donate $20 to Giving Smiles and text Will a screenshot of your donation. Listen to the end of today's episode for details. (619) 485-2726 --- Trevor Cichosz has finished on the World's Toughest Mudder podium every year since 2014. He has finished 1st twice, 2nd twice, and 3rd twice. He has three of the coveted WTM Orange Jackets for his three 100+ mile perfor...

Do you want an early heads-up on the next World's Toughest Podcast guest? Text Will at (619) 485-2726 and let him know . --- We recapped the first (and hopefully only) virtual World's Toughest Mudder with Kim De Voss, Jason Dupree, Anna Landry, and Carlo Piscitello.  Kim, Jason, and Anna all ran World's Toughest Mudder: Lockdown Edition running 50, 55, and 50 miles. Carlo was part of the 24-hour T...

Who would you like to be a guest on World's Toughest Podcast? Text Will at (619) 485-2726 and let him know . --- World's Toughest Mudder: Lockdown Edition was this weekend. It was the single greatest virtual event in OCR. Which, yeah, okay. Some great stories came out of the virtual WTM. Among them: Three men ran 100 miles or more The winning man and woman both matched the record for milage at a s...

Who would you like to be a guest on World's Toughest Podcast? Text Will at (619) 485-2726 and let him know . --- World's Toughest Mudder returns to the desert! In 2021 Tough Mudder will bring the greatest single event in OCR to Laughlin, Nevada just 45 minutes from Las Vegas. The CEO of Tough Mudder, Kyle McLaughlin joins us to talk about the new venue and several more announcements for 2021. Amon...

Who would you like to be a guest on World's Toughest Podcast? Text Will at (619) 485-2726 and let him know . --- Tori Boggs is a 30-time Jump Rope World Champion. Her @snorib Instagram account has hundreds of thousands of followers for her Jump Rope exhibition and tutorial videos. She is a professional jumper for companies like Cirque du Soleil, the founder of Tally Jump, and an ambassador for the...

How many miles will you run at Virtual World's Toughest Mudder? Call your shot by texting Will at (619) 485-2726. ---- Carlo Piscitello joins us again to talk Virtual World's Toughest Mudder.   This week is the first (and hopefully only) Virtual World's Toughest Mudder. Carlo will be part of the TMHQ Virtual Pit on Zoom offering commentary and encouragement to racers for the full 24 hours of the r...

New Show Feature: Text the host your comments on the show. Text Will at (619) 485-2726. Best texts get read on air. ---- Jesi Stracham and Brandon Winfield join the show to talk about life with Spinal Cord Injury.   Jesi is the first (and still only) person to complete the Tough Mudder Holy Grail in a wheelchair. She has done it twice. Jesi runs the Wheel With Me Foundation where they assist Spina...

Tough Mudder has rolled out new season passes for 2021 and next year can't get here soon enough. We talk with Tough Mudder CEO Kyle McLaughlin about the three different season pass options and the perks each pass includes. VIP Season Pass - $549 or $899 with WTM included Free Digital-Only Entry to all 2021 Tough Mudder Challenges Season Passholder Bib Limited Edition 2021 Tough Mudder Dry Bag Comm...

2020 has been canceled. Long live 2021. If you are ready to do a live, in-person Tough Mudder, it is time to look forward to 2021. What are the best events on the calendar for next year? We talk with Carlo Piscitello of the Pis n' Cox show about Toughest Mudder, World's Toughest Mudder, and all the other Tough Mudder events in-between for 2021. You can watch the Pis n' Cox show at their new home o...

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...

Tough Mudder is rolling out the new Tough Mudder Challenges for 2020. What is Tough Mudder Challenges? We talked with Kyle McLaughlin, the CEO of Tough Mudder to find out. Each month you will be given a new set of Tough Mudder Challenges. You will have four main challenges for each month, with three weeks to complete them. There will be one challenge in each of these four categories: Distance Elev...

Haydon Chavez talks with us about his experience as a black man in the world of OCR.  --- Listen here and then follow The OCR Report on Instagram for breaking news updates. --- It is TIME. Leave a review for the show on Apple Podcasts  and Amazon.com ! --- 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 yo...

2020 has been quite the year for Tough Mudder and the Obstacle Course Racing industry. In the wake of so many race cancellations due to Covid-19, Tough Mudder has announced the first ever Virtual Toughest Mudder to take place on August 22-23. The President of Tough Mudder, Kyle McLaughlin joins us to talk about Virtual Toughest Mudder and what to expect. The race takes place from 8:00pm to 8:00am...

Kyle McLaughlin went from being the President of Tough Mudder to just another guy like you and me to President of Tough Mudder in about six months. Kyle has worked closely with Joe De Sena and Spartan to lead Tough Mudder through bankruptcy and the acquisition of Tough Mudder by Spartan. Without Spartan, and without Kyle McLaughlin, it is our opinion that Tough Mudder as we know it would no longer...

Erin Rost finished in Second Place at World's Toughest Mudder 2019 with 75 miles. This is the second year in a row she finished on the podium. In 2018 she also finished in Second Place, also with 75 miles. Erin joins Will to talk about her race at WTM in 2019, her goals for 2020, and what it was like to race alongside OCR legend Amelia Boone at WTM this year. --- Listen here and then follow The OC...

The last three weeks have been a roller coaster of emotion for fans of Tough Mudder. This week's episode opens with an update from Will about where Spartan Race stands with a purchase of Tough Mudder. We also talk with (ahem) 🎵Kristopher Mendoza🎵about his second-place finish at World's Toughest Mudder in 2019 to his arch-nemesis Trevor Cichosz. Kris weighs in with his take on Spartan buying Toug...

There are reports of Spartan buying Tough Mudder and rumors of Tough Mudder possibly closing their doors for good next month. Will talks about what is going on in the Tough Mudder and OCR community and shares his thoughts on how Tough Mudder has affected his life. Whether Spartan buys Tough Mudder or Tough Mudder goes away or something else happens, 2020 will look different for Tough Mudder. Will...

Today is WTM-Eve. It's like Christmas, but the presents are pain and suffering. And then when you think you've opened all the gifts your dad goes into the other room and brings back...HYPOTHERMIA!!! It's a Christmas Miracle! World's Toughest Mudder is HERE. You will CRUSH IT. Good luck everyone. Be sure to follow The OCR Report and World's Toughest Podcast on Instagram for race updates all weekend...

World's Toughest Mudder is HERE. You will CRUSH IT. Good luck guys. Ladies. --- 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 precaution...

World's Toughest Mudder is THIS WEEK. This week we talk with Molly Kenneth for our once-yearly chat about How to Not Die at World's Toughest Mudder. Before Will talks with Molly he takes a minute to talk about why he won't be running World's Toughest Mudder this year. It's not great. --- Text the word TOUGH to 228-28 to subscribe to our mailing list NOW. Will has been working on the best line-up o...