World's Toughest Podcast

The last Toughest Mudder of 2019 was last week, just outside Las Vegas, Nevada. Toughest Mudder West was held at the same venue World's Toughest Mudder was held from 2014-2017. The men's and women's winners of Toughest Mudder West are Jake Ramsby and Jennifer Lynn. Jake and Jennifer join the show to talk about their race, their plans for World's Toughest Mudder, and what they thought about the "Di...

For the first time ever TMHQ has opened nominations for the Tough Mudder Community Awards. They are looking for nominations in the following six categories: Teamwork, Fun, Mental Grit, Personal Accomplishment, the Tribe Award, and the Tough Mudder Hall of Fame.  Nominate someone today. You don't have to fill out all six slots. But get involved! Nominate a community member right now. --- Yancy Culp...

Toughest Mudder West is this weekend, at Lake Las Vegas, Nevada. This is the last Toughest Mudder before World's Toughest Mudder this November. Jessica Johnson ran World's Toughest Mudder for the first time in 2017, the last year in Las Vegas. Jessica and Will talk about the Vegas venue, the obstacles, and what runners can expect this weekend at Toughest Mudder --- For the first time ever TMHQ has...

Johnny Little, VP of International Development for Tough Mudder and Race Director for Toughest Mudder South, Toughest Mudder West and World's Toughest Mudder joins the show. Toughest Mudder South was last month. There were a few hiccups. The first lap was only 4.5 miles long. The second lap and every lap after were 5.5 miles long. Johnny talks about what went wrong and how they fixed it on the fly...

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

Kyle McLaughlin is the CEO of Tough Mudder. Kyle joins Will to update the community on World's Toughest Mudder 2019. Two of the biggest changes this year: No more stressing about getting the venue as soon as possible on Friday. You will be able to choose your pit spot online before you even get to Atlanta.  At the 2.5 Mile point of the race will be a Quick-Pit. Your pit crew will be able to give y...

Elliot Rueb finished in second place behind Trevor Cichosz at Toughest Mudder South, last week in Dallas. This is coming off his first place performance in the Team Relay at Toughest Mudder Central, a couple months ago in Minnesota. Elliot will be a threat for the men's podium at World's Toughest Mudder 2019 in Atlanta. --- Today on the show we announce the winners of our World's Toughest Podcast...

Amelia Boone holds nearly every women's record at World's Toughest Mudder. She was the first woman to win back to back titles. She was the first woman to run 90 miles. She is the only woman to win World's Toughest Mudder three times. More than any other woman in Obstacle Course Racing she has achieved breakout success with commercials, endorsements, and magazine covers.    Today on the show Amelia...

Trevor Cichosz has more individual podiums at World's Toughest Mudder than anyone else alive. Cichosz has been on the men's podium every single year since 2014, a five-year streak that is still ongoing. Starting in 2014 Cichosz has finished World's Toughest Mudder in 3rd place, 2nd place, 1st place, 3rd place, and most recently, 2nd place in 2018. If that pattern holds up Cichosz will claim his 2n...

Stefanie Bishop is the 2016 Women's World's Toughest Mudder Champion. Her 85 miles in 2016 is the second-highest milage ever run by a woman at World's Toughest Mudder. She is also active in the multi-day Adventure Running community with a resume of crazy races to show for it. --- Free Sticker Update: We have reached our goal of 150 reviews in the U.S. Apple Podcast store! Because of that, we are g...

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 pas...

Ryan Atkins is the only six-time champion of World's Toughest Mudder. No one else has won it more than three times and no other man has won it more than twice. Atkins won his first title in 2013 with the first-ever 100-mile performance at World's Toughest Mudder. He also won individual titles in 2014 and 2017 as well as winning team titles in 2015, 2016, and 2018. His 2016 team performance with Jo...

Toughest Mudder South is this weekend outside Dallas. It will have 20 obstacles over the five-mile course. The man and woman who complete the most laps in 12 hours will win the race. Carlo Piscitello will be at the race with live updates all night long for The OCR Report on Instagram . Before Carlo and Will talk about the race, they talk about the first time Carlo ran World's Toughest Mudder. Will...

World's Toughest Mudder 2019 is approaching quickly. Tough Mudder has begun to release details about what to expect at WTM 2019 with a big trove of information. Kyle McLaughlin, The CEO of Tough Mudder, joins us to talk about the race this year. Some of the things to look forward to: Legacy Bibs for 5x WTM runners Golden Carabiners will return Obstacle Bypass bands will make their first WTM appear...

If this is your first episode, be sure to subscribe now. Thank you. Also, if it is not your first episode, you should subscribe as well. --- Nutrition is one of the most difficult, yet critical parts of your success at World's Toughest Mudder. What works for one athlete may not work at all for another athlete. As part of their race fueling strategy, many runners at WTM like to use "real" food such...

Toughest Mudder Central is in the books and it was a great race. JahLisa James ran the course and she joins us to talk about how the race went for her. She also talks about the obstacle that had her praying as she approached it and how Toughest Mudder can help prepare you for World's Toughest Mudder --- 0:00 Intro 2:23 Let's talk some news 2:47 Toughest MN Men's Podium 3:20 Toughest MN Women's Pod...

Direct from TMHQ: The Toughest Mudder Minnesota Friday afternoon Facebook live briefing. Share this with your friends running this weekend. Anamarie Rojas and Aaron Katz of TMHQ bring you info on the course you won't hear anywhere else. Except for Facebook.com/toughmudder. It's over there too. --- Times to note: Saturday, July 13 4:00 pm: Check-in Begins 7:15 pm: Runners to Start Chute for Pre-rac...

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. ---   This weekend is Toughest Mudder Central, just outside Minneapolis, Minnesota. Will talks with three-time WTM participant Kemper Karmine about the course, the obstacles, and his p...

  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. --- The new President of Tough Mudder, Kyle McLaughlin, joins the show this week. Kyle and Will talk about a rough 2018, a good 2019 so far, and what it took to get from there to her...

World's Toughest Podcast is back for Season Three! A lot has happened in the world of Tough Mudder since WTM 2018. We get you up to speed before talking with Javier Escobar about Toughest Mudder East, taking place this weekend near Philadelphia. Will and Javier talk about the course, the obstacles, and pit strategy for the 12-hour race. Are you racing Toughest Mudder East or Toughest Mudder UK thi...

The last event of the weekend of World's Toughest Mudder is called "The Bar Crawl". It's not called that because people crawl from bar to bar though. It's called the Bar Crawl because everyone is so sore, they have to crawl to get to the bar. Or at least that's the story we heard from our first guest this episode. We are joined by six guests we talked to at the bar crawl the night after World's To...

  How was your race at World's Toughest Mudder 2018? We talked with over a dozen members of the WTM community at the Champion's Brunch and asked them that question.   We have said for two years now that we talk about "success and failure" at World's Toughest Mudder. Not everyone had a great race.    To everyone who had a great race: Congratulations! To everyone who knows they could have done bette...

  Rea Kolbl and Kris Mendoza are here to talk about their wins at World's Toughest Mudder 2018. They are joined by 2nd place woman Erin Rost, 3rd place woman Allison Tai, and Papa and Mama Doza, Danny and Katie. --- 0:00 Intro 3:41 Carlo Piscotello is difficult to follow on IG 5:39 Let's Talk WTM News 6:06 Your 2018 WTM Champions are… 6:57 Rea Kolbl (giggle) and... 7:24 Kristopher Mendoza (music n...

World's Toughest Mudder 2018 is in the books! Rea Kolbl repeats as women's champion and  🎵Kristopher Mendoza  🎵wins for the men! Men Kris Mendoza, 100 miles Trevor Cichosz, 100 miles Jesse Bruce, 90 miles   Women Rea Kolbl, 75 miles Erin Rost, 75 miles Allison Tai, 70 miles   It was a cold, miserable, wonderful race. We will have more from the elites and regular folks in upcoming episodes. --- T...

Trevor Cichosz is the men's 2016 World's Toughest Mudder Champion. During his win in 2016 he became one of the seven men to run 100 miles in a single World's Toughest Mudder and joined the exclusive "Orange Jacket Club." Trevor recently ran 219 miles in a race across Scotland. During the 65 hours it took him to run, he did not sleep at all. He won the race.  One interesting part of Trevor's race s...