Obstacle Racing Media Podcast

3 Gals From The GORUCK Games join us today. 6th place Cali Schweikhart , 2nd place Calypso Sheridan , and 1st place Carly Wopat . We talk about their favorite events, biggest mistakes, and best takeaways from the weekend. GORUCK Games Leaderboard can be found here . Today's sponsor is Organifi. We've got our own landing page where you can get 20 percent off ALL their amazing superfoods. Go to orga...

Jason Feinstein was one of the judges at this year's GORUCK Games. He gives us a behind the scenes look at some of the programming and decisions made this past weekend. Plus, we've got a brand new show we are launching over at Hybrid Fitness Media called The Hybrid Happy Hour with Meg Jacoby. She comes on to discuss that and her record smashing sub 60 performance at Hyrox Anaheim. Today's show is...

What a weekend! First ever Spartan 3K race in Palm Beach. Hyrox Anaheim. Plus The 2023 GORUCK Games. A weekly news show with Matt B. Davis and special guests discussing items of the week for Spartan Race, Tough Mudder, Hyrox, and all other OCR and Hybrid Fitness-related news. Jack Bauer on IG Palm Beach Prediction Contest Results Intro and Outro Music by: Eric Leland The podcast can be heard using...

Up first is Jenny with Tailwind Nutrition. We talk about what began as her husband "delivering little white bags" in the parking lot before races, into one of the best known brands in race hydration and nutrition. Next up is Sarah Keyes who just finished 3rd at the Lake Sonoma 50K. By doing so, she qualified for the US Long Distance team. We talk a lot about that race and much more. Today's episod...

Tough Mudder made some announcements about the TM Endurance Series. Let's learn more with Hannah Carta. A weekly news show with Matt B. Davis and special guests discussing items of the week for Spartan Race, Tough Mudder, Hyrox, and all other OCR and Hybrid Fitness-related news. Hannah C on IG. The World's Toughest Mudder Documentary on YouTube. This episode is sponsored by Rugged Maniac. Get $5.0...

First up is Mather Wiswall and Ruby George, who are the founders of the Florida Grid League . Then we chat with Mat Lock, the man behind launching Hyrox in Australia & New Zealand . Today's episode is sponsored by The Bear Crawl OCR . A fantastic local race. They are family owned and operated OCR that is also a 501(c)3/non-profit. We are also sponsored by City Challenge. The next race is Jersey Ci...

The second race of the Savage Pro Series took place in Gainesville, Florida. Here are the finish line interviews with many of the top men and women. Shawn Roberts (1st) Ryan Kempson (2nd) Leon Kofoed (3rd) Veejay Jones (4th) Joseph Cotto (5th) Kevin Thompson (6th) Ian Hosek (7th) Jessika Poppie (Savage Social and Merch Gal) Kris Rugloski (1st) Alex Walker (2nd) Jamie Horianopoulos (3rd) Calypso Sh...

Rich Ryan joins this week to talk Savage Gainesville, Battle Bunker, OCR Attendance, plus Succession and much more. A weekly news show with Matt B. Davis and special guests discussing items of the week for Spartan Race, Tough Mudder, Hyrox, and all other OCR and Hybrid Fitness-related news. Rich's Running Is In Fact Reinforced . This episode is sponsored by Rugged Maniac. Get $5.00 off with code O...

We start the episode by catching up with the hypest of hype men, Erock . You know him from Hyrox, Tough Mudder, or 29029. Today, he's launching an online competition with Again Faster. There are over $50,000 available in cash and prizes across all age groups. Then, we talk to Allison Outlaw. She is a crossfitter and cyclist who found herself on top of an age group podium at Hyrox Worlds in Vegas....

There have been a bunch of shows in the last 10 years that have been about OCR and/or featured athletes from OCR. The first name that came to mind for this chapter is the living legend himself, Hunter McIntyre. Hunter loves the camera, and the camera loves him back. He's the most outspoken athlete in the game, and he has the talent to back it up. He's been on more magazines and seen more airtime t...

Grit Games with Kenny Stanford. Plus Canebrake 200 finisher Joshua Ilnicki. A weekly news show with Matt B. Davis and special guests discussing items of the week for Spartan Race, Tough Mudder, Hyrox, and all other OCR and Hybrid Fitness-related news. Joshua Grit Games Kenny Yeti Trail Runners Documentary Intro and Outro Music by: Eric Leland The podcast can be heard using the link below or you ca...

The first race of the Savage Pro Series took place in Dallas, Georgia. Here are interviews with many of the top men and women. Ryan Kempson (1st) Shawn Roberts (2nd) Rylan Schadegg (3rd) Nick Ryker (4th) Joseph Cotto (5th) Kevin Thompson (6th) John Penland (7th) Justin "Matthew" Wiliams Michael Mitchell (ORM Tent Guy) and Jeff Marier (ORM Film Guy) Jessika Poppie (Savage Social and Merch Gal) Kris...

Scott The Fayne Knowles and Toothless Michael talk about the first few Spartan and Savage Races of the season. A weekly news show with Matt B. Davis and special guests discussing items of the week for Spartan Race, Tough Mudder, Hyrox, and all other OCR and Hybrid Fitness-related news. Scott on IG Michael On IG Intro and Outro Music by: Eric Leland You can listen to the podcast here. All other ORM...

Interviews from the field at the Spartan Race in Conyers, Georgia. Sarah Grippi-Snyder @3gxmentalperformancetraining (1st both days) Rachel Watters @rachel_fit_girl (2nd Sat, 3rd Sun) Cassandra Grill @cassandra_gill_ (3rd Sat, 2nd Sun) Mike Strobel @wildboystrobe (1st Sat, 2nd Sun) Dustin Rutter @drutter88 (2nd Sat, 3rd Sun) Cole DeRosa @CJDerosa (Ran AG on Sat, 1st Elite Sun) Plus Matt's buddy Cl...

Rich Ryan rocks and rolls his way onto the Top 15 for the Hyrox World Champs, but will it hold? Plus, Spartan does a lot of stuff right in Georgia. A weekly news show with Matt B. Davis and special guests discussing items of the week for Spartan Race, Tough Mudder, Hyrox, and all other OCR and Hybrid Fitness-related news. Intro and Outro Music by: Eric Leland The podcast can be heard using the lin...

Once upon a time, Facebook was THE lifeblood of obstacle racing. It has been said the OCR is the sport that social media built. It started with posting your favorite fire jump pic. Then someone would comment they had done a race too, and asked if you would do the next one with them. Facebook groups are where we learned about cool gear to buy and new races to run. It's where we could find training...

Scott the Fayne Knowles from I Am A Spartan Podcast and Ian Kay from UKOCR joins to talk about DekaFit, Spartan Race money, and more. A weekly news show with Matt B. Davis and special guests discussing items of the week for Spartan Race, Tough Mudder, Hyrox, and all other OCR and Hybrid Fitness-related news. Intro and Outro Music by: Eric Leland The podcast can be heard using the link below or you...

Interviews from the competition floor at DekaFit Knoxville 2023 (in order of appearance) Joshua Gonzales – 3rd place elite men Nick Ryker – 1st place elite men Ginny P Fit – 2nd place AG women Michael Allison – Random strong dude Amelia Roberston – 3rd place AG women Terra Jackson – 1st place elite women Molly Akers – 2nd place elite women Megan Clark – 3rd place elite women Colin Stiefer – 2nd pl...

Interviews from the competition floor at DekaFit Nashville 2023 (in order of appearance) Joshua Gonzales – 3rd place elite men Nick Ryker – 1st place elite men Ginny P Fit – 2nd place AG women Michael Allison – Random strong dude Amelia Roberston – 3rd place AG women Terra Jackson – 1st place elite women Molly Akers – 2nd place elite women Megan Clark – 3rd place elite women Colin Stiefer – 2nd pl...

First, we catch up with Grant McCartney, who has not been on the show in several years. We talk about OCR, Ninja, CrossFit, and more. Then we have a chat with Ida, who talks about the female all-star team's 3rd place finish at Gov Games. Intro Music – Paul B. Outro Music – Brian Revels The podcast can be heard using the link below or you can listen to the podcast here. Episode sponsors: Rugged Man...

Government Games in Dubai with Rich Ryan and Ryan Kent. Plus Josh March with the new Bonefrog. A weekly news show with Matt B. Davis and special guests discussing items of the week for Spartan Race, Tough Mudder, and all other OCR-related news. Intro and Outro Music by: Eric Leland Listen to the podcast here. All other ORM Links .

Nick Symmonds wants to give away $25,000 to the first person to complete what he calls The Impossible Obstacle Course. USAOCR has been reorganized with new leadership and has launched applications and criteria for 2023 events. Today's episode is sponsored by City Challenge. Learn all about their tri-state area races at CityChallengeRace.com . Use Code ORM2023 at checkout! Intro Music – Paul B. Out...

Belle MacFarlane finished 2nd Pro Female in her first-ever Hyrox. Let's learn more about her. A weekly news show with Matt B. Davis and special guests discussing items of the week for Spartan Race, Tough Mudder, and all other OCR-related news. Intro and Outro Music by: Eric Leland You can listen to the podcast here. All other ORM Links .

The Commentator Ninja comes on to talk about the current state of the ninja community which includes the latest dealings with World Obstacle. Then Rachel Watters and Nick Ryker join in for a chat about The Nashville Fit Games. Intro Music – Paul B. Outro Music – Brian Revels The podcast can be heard using the link below or you can listen to the podcast here. Today's show is sponsored by Rugged Man...

What if I told you that for a short time, Tough Mudder had a huge focus on elite racing and gave away more money than any other race company? In 2017, TMHQ produced a timed morning wave, 8-hour overnight events, and Tough Mudder X, which they called "The Toughest Mile on the planet". All these events had cash prizes and broadcast deals. Here are snippets from press releases at that time. ..."Tough...