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Weekly podcast since 2017 that covers interviews and race recaps from athletes and members of the OCR and running communities primarily in the Northeast! Our focus is to shine a spotlight on incredible athletes, motivate ourselves and other, and to share our love for the sport that has changed our lives!
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Hosted by Matt B. Davis, Obstacle Racing Media is the longest running, most consistent, podcast in OCR. ORM brings weekly episodes with athletes, race directors, industry insiders, and surprise guests. The Obstacle racing community has come to rely on Matt's interviews, insight, and humor as a regular part of their week.
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From the livestream home of Spartan, Tough Mudder, DEKA, and the OCR World Championships, this is The OCR Report Podcast. The go-to source in the sport for informative and professional interviews about Obstacle Course Racing and Hybrid Fitness Racing. From the home of World’s Toughest Podcast, Obstacle Running Adventures, OCR Talk, and Nitty Gritty Training: The first podcast to focus exclusively on the Elite Racing SPORT of Obstacle Course Racing. Each week we talk about the latest results ...
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Heather Bode: Obstacle Course Racer, Podcast Host and Blogger

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Created for those who have never ran an obstacle course race (OCR) and want to, those who are weekend warriors who are looking to become elite obstacle course racers, and those elite racers who are want to keep up to date with the community. Whether you are into mud run’s, marathons, ultra-marathons or adventure racing we have something for you! We will be talking to professional racers, personal trainers, fitness coaches, nutritionists and race creators to bring you the best practices to ge ...
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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 ...
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Andy runs with his bag of worries! in this weeks episode we delve into Mental Health and discuss the help that is out there, Andy tells us about his Battles and why he runs with his bag of worries Andy Vosper on IG - Andrew Baines-Vosper (@andybvosper) • Instagram photos and videos Samaritans _ Samaritans | Every life lost to suicide is a tragedy |…
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We all know Mike loves a good small local race so we drove down to the Gaylord Gauntlet to experience and cover it for the first time! This race is 3.3 miles long with mud and over 20 obstacles. We knew that the venue was a hospital but we had no idea the extent to which the event has benefitted members of the adaptive community for the past 10 yea…
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Wil Chung and company looks to answer the Big Questions about the Big Races. Each show Wil Chung is joined by Elite runners Becky Neal and Chris Shipley. Join them as they discuss the obstacles, the tactics, the terrain and most importantly which athletes you should look out for. This Week Jamie Gane joins the team, and there is some breaking news …
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In the past we interviewed Des Linden when her book "Choosing to Run" and doing so opened up options for future book related interviews! Gwendolyn Bound's publicist, Brianna Kusilek, reached out to us back in April but it took us a while to find a time to release a potential episode with her. Luckily we made room this week and Katelyn interviewed h…
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Dedicated to the Junior Athletes with News reviews and interviews. This Weeks Guest is Izzy Young Follow libbie at Libbie Joyce (@libbie_ocr) • Instagram photos and videos Follow Finley at Finley Greenleaf (@finleyocr) • Instagram photos and videos Find out more about UKOCR by clicking Here Support UKOCR on Patreon Here or Buy us a beer if you like…
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We had yet another MudGear-Hannibal Race Pro Team athlete on the show, Vivien Tran! We have been keeping an eye on her as an athlete ever since she joined their team and we have not been disappointed. Some accomplishments are winning a Savage Race Axe, a Spartan Race, doing well in the Spartan US National Series, and achieving podium placements at …
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Dedicated to the Junior Athletes with News reviews and interviews. This episode is just the Matt brooke section of last weeks episode as we been asked for just this for the Spartan fans Follow libbie at Libbie Joyce (@libbie_ocr) • Instagram photos and videos Follow Finley at Finley Greenleaf (@finleyocr) • Instagram photos and videos Find out more…
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The Frontline OCR was this past weekend in Byron, Illinois and we were there. We talked with the founder Ed Leon, and several participants. Matt B. Davis also talks about his personal experience during and after the race. We also have a hybrid event bonus for those of you hybrid curious - A look into The Rocky Mountain Games. Use code ORM-2024 for …
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When Hawk Call started getting into some big Spartan Races a few years ago it got a lot of us who have been in the sport for a long time pretty excited! This is because many of us remember his father Hobie who is almost always in the conversation of who historically is one of the best men in the sport of OCR. Hawk is his own own athlete though, and…
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Dedicated to the Junior Athletes with News reviews and interviews. This Weeks Special guest - Matt Brooke from Spartan Follow libbie at Libbie Joyce (@libbie_ocr) • Instagram photos and videos Follow Finley at Finley Greenleaf (@finleyocr) • Instagram photos and videos Find out more about UKOCR by clicking Here Support UKOCR on Patreon Here or Buy …
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Evan Perperis is no stranger to the show due to his frequent appearances at our favorite OCR event to cover every year (World's Toughest Mudder), as well as our interest in his ultra OCR fundraising efforts over the years! We discuss his milestone of achieving 100 OCR podiums, which podiums stood out to him the most over the years, how the recent T…
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Are you an OCR Report Member yet? For less than $5 a month you can support the sport we love. We are on the way to our first 2,000 members. Join us today! --- Joe De Sena is the President of Spartan. Joe joins Will Hicks to talk about Spartan School through 2Hr Learning. While they were talking, OCR in the Olympics came up, and they wrapped up with…
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Wil Chung and company looks to answer the Big Questions about the Big Races. Each show Wil Chung is joined by Elite runners Becky Neal and Chris Shipley. Join them as they discuss the obstacles, the tactics, the terrain and most importantly which athletes you should look out for. Follow Wil chung on Instagram by Clicking Here or on YouTube by Click…
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We have been aware of Noel Medina and his sweat checks for a while now but it was him joining the MudGear-Hannibal Race Pro Team that really got our attention! There wasn't good timing to have him on the show before now but when we saw that he was traveling to the Ultra House in Durango, CO to train with Anthony Kunkle we figured it was a great opp…
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Are you an OCR Report Member yet? For less than $5 a month you can support the sport we love. We are on the way to our first 2,000 members. Join us today! --- This past weekend there was controversy at the finish line of DEKA Norcal. The Director of DEKA, Yancy Culp joins us to talk about the finish line and the resulting updates to the DEKA Rule B…
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Wil Chung and company looks to answer the Big Questions about the Big Races. Each show Wil Chung is joined by Elite runners Becky Neal and Chris Shipley. Join them as they discuss the obstacles, the tactics, the terrain and most importantly which athletes you should look out for. One of the Biggest Races of the season - The Nuclear races Challenge …
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We were unsure as to what to do for this week's episode until we saw a post in the Southern Spartans Facebook Group about a guy who had just completed 400 Spartan Races! His name is Tom Maming and I was excited to reach out to have him on the show to hear more about him, his achievement, and what he has planned for the future. We discuss how he fir…
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Wil Chung and company looks to answer the Big Questions about the Big Races. Each show Wil Chung is joined by Elite runners Becky Neal and Chris Shipley. Join them as they discuss the obstacles, the tactics, the terrain and most importantly which athletes you should look out for. The 2nd Race in The UKOCR series 2024, hear from the team and some of…
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Enjoy today's episode with the following guests: Francesca Dambruoso, Vice President of FIOCR (Italian OCR Federation) and Race Director for the OCREC24 100 meters race. Mauro Leoni, President of FIOCR and Event Director for OCREC24. Stefano Zappa, Board Member of FIOCR, President of ESOF, and Competition Director for OCREC24. Together, we'll delve…
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Once again, we just had the third New England OCR Expo and it is easily the most involved Mike has been! In 2020 we were just vendors with a table, last year Mike helped with getting athletes to show up and give short talks. This year Mike was on the board, attended biweekly meetings for months, and worked to help get more vendors and sponsors out …
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Tink and Alan chat OCR and discuss what OCR gives back is and how it helps the less fortunate aswell as how you can get involved Tink's fundraising page: Tink McDaniel is fundraising for Back 2 Back Ministries Inc (justgiving.com) OCR Gives Back page: OCR Gives Back – Back2Back Ministries Back2Back Ministries page: Back2Back Ministries – A Voice fo…
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Let's learn about the grueling and exhilarating world of the Endeavor Team Challenge with race director, Denis Dumas. Scheduled for August 24th and 25th, this unique 30+ hour competition covers over 40 miles of California’s scenic Bear Valley, pushing competitors through diverse challenges like the Crucible Road March, Competitor Field, Night Orien…
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Wil Chung and company looks to answer the Big Questions about the Big Races. Each show Wil Chung is joined by Elite runners Becky Neal and Chris Shipley. Join them as they discuss the obstacles, the tactics, the terrain and most importantly which athletes you should look out for. This Week its Born survivor preview, Follow Wil chung on Instagram by…
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It's the third New England OCR Expo that has been put on and it is easily the most involved Mike has been! In 2020 we were just vendors with a table, last year Mike helped with getting athletes to show up and give short talks. This year Mike was on the board, attended biweekly meetings for months, and worked to help get more vendors and sponsors ou…
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Mike finally traveled to New York to participate in and cover Obstacle Wonderland's Boogie Wonderland Event! Wanting to both support a small northeast race and get some good mileage in, Mike registered for the 6 hour race. He ran 3 laps, interviewed the 3 hour finisher athletes with some midrace brain fog, ran another lap, interviewed the 6 hour fi…
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First up we talk to Matt from VJ along with Alex from Mudgear to talk all about the all new SpeedRuck. Then, we dive into an exclusive interview with Phillipe Levy from the Belgian Obstacle Racing Federation (BOCRA), as he candidly shares his experiences. Despite promises of support in resources and funding, he reveals how BOCRA felt abandoned by i…
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Back in the day Spartan Stadium races were our favorite to both run and cover as media. We remember seeing a large man in a clown mask doing well at most of the events that we went to. Over more recent years Kevin Gregory/Bubbles the Clowne has grown to be even more of a threat in the hybrid racing scene! Kevin has also become a friend of the show,…
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Dedicated to the Junior Athletes with News reviews and interviews. This week its all about the start of the Race season, The Awards and a Guest appearance from OIliver Addy Follow libbie at Libbie Joyce (@libbie_ocr) • Instagram photos and videos Follow Finley at Finley Greenleaf (@finleyocr) • Instagram photos and videos Find out more about UKOCR …
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just a totAlly normal ePisode, Really nothIng to see here. compLetely normal! 0:00 – 6:56 – Intro 6:56 – 14:07 – Quick News 14:07 – 14:13 – Content Preface 14:13 - 15:23 - Interview with Timber and Appa 15:23 - End – Outro Next episode is planned to be coverage of the Deka Strong at Underdog Fitness, home of Kevin Gregory aka Bubbles the Clowne (we…
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Wil Chung and company looks to answer the Big Questions about the Big Races. Each show Wil Chung is joined by Elite runners Becky Neal and Chris Shipley. Join them as they discuss the obstacles, the tactics, the terrain and most importantly which athletes you should look out for. This Week they Recap the first race in the UKOCR race series alongsid…
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First from Spartan Georgia it's RJ Lora, Antonius, Melissa Nuñez and Taryn Terrell, Follow this week’s guests: See above links. Today's show is sponsored by: Endeavor Team Challenge The event takes place in areas selected for their beautiful and challenging terrain. Competitors enjoy scenic panoramas as they move up mountains, rappel down cliffs, …
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After meeting Gemma at Farmyard Jam last year we have kept in touch and she has just done her first backyard ultra so i thought lets have a catch up Follow gemma on IG at @gemmas_running_adventures Follow Rasselbock Running (@rasselbock.running) • Instagram photos and videos Find out more about UKOCR by clicking Here Support UKOCR on Patreon Here o…
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We haven't done one of these episodes in a while, and we were totally okay with that! With recent changes in the industry (unfortunately most being negative), we wanted to have an episode where we share our thoughts and feelings on some events that are not with us anymore like Warrior Dash and Rugged Maniac or have extremely unclear futures like Te…
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Giles Chater, COO of Spartan/Tough Mudder comes on to talk about the return of team money to World's Toughest Mudder, plus a true relay style and other changes. Follow this week’s guests: Giles Chater Use code ORM for all Tough Mudder and Spartan Races for 20 percent off. Support Us On Patreon for LOTS MORE behind the scenes. All other Obstacle Rac…
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Veejay is back to talk about his Alula performance, GOV Games, an update on Spartan payments, potential OCR retirement, and more. Today's show is sponsored by: Endeavor Team Challenge The event takes place in areas selected for their beautiful and challenging terrain. Competitors enjoy scenic panoramas as they move up mountains, rappel down cliffs,…
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We sat down at or near the ORM tent this past Sunday in Conyers, Georgia for the annual Spartan Race weekend. Listen and enjoy: Scott The Fayne, Lee Ann, Cassidy Nichols Cassandra Gill, Sarah Tucker, Brad Heilwagen, Michael, Wendy and Addie Green, Shell. Use code ORM20 to save 20 percent on any Tough Mudder or Spartan Race. Follow this week's guest…
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