On today's program, we speak with Eric and Tammi. Two athletes who live, train, and race in the United Arab Emirates. They give us their experiences and answer some questions for a very skeptical American OCR audience. We also speak with Alyssa Hawley about her plans for the Spartan World Championships. Todays Podcast is sponsored by: Epic Series OCR - With races in 9 cities. We’re looking to make this one of the most Epic year yet. If you’re on the west coast, you’ve got to check out a location...
Feb 12, 2020•1 hr 9 min
Obstacle Discourse with Davis and Chace – A weekly news show with Josh Chace and Matt B. Davis discussing items of the week for Spartan Race, Tough Mudder, and all other OCR related news. This week’s topics: Self Worth and Pro Contracts with Dr. L - An Obstacle Discourse with Davis and Chace Special Show Notes: Support Us On Patreon Join the Discord Davis and Chace theme music composed by Charmian Lee !...
Feb 12, 2020•58 min
Spartan World Champion and Trifecta World Champion Nicole Mericle and Spartan North American Champion Ryan Woods discuss contract negotiations with Spartan Brass. Show Notes Listen to Joe Desena’s take here. OCR Discord Chat Support Us On Patreon
Feb 08, 2020•1 hr 8 min
Spartan Race CEO, Joe Desena, speaks out on yesterday's athlete kerfuffle over Spartan Pro Team contracts. OCR Discord Chat Support Us On Patreon
Feb 06, 2020•20 min
Obstacle Discourse with Davis and Chace – A weekly news show with Josh Chace and Matt B. Davis discussing items of the week for Spartan Race, Tough Mudder, and all other OCR related news. This week’s topics: Official Abu Dhabi Announce, Deka Launch, Super Bowl, More. Show Notes: Support Us On Patreon Join the Discord Davis and Chace theme music composed by Charmian Lee !...
Feb 04, 2020•1 hr 25 min
Yesterday, Spartan announced plans for their 2020 World Championship in Abu Dhabi. Cherie Bortnick is the Director of Business Development, Destinations at Spartan. She came on the show to give us additional details about the event. Plus she dispels some rumors about how women are treated, and how visitors can dress in the UAE. Show To The Notes: Cherie's first appearance on the show back in November discussing venue choices and more. Donate to Dreamfar – Matt’s Boston Marathon Charity OCR Disco...
Jan 30, 2020•47 min
Hyrox Chicago 2020 Interviews from the event including elite finishers Faye Stenning , Cali Schweikhart , Alyssa Hawley and more. Plus we speak with Mintra and Christian from Hyrox. Then a complete breakdown of the event with 6th place finisher and Stat Genius Jack Bauer . Show To The Notes Join the Hyrox Facebook group Complete Results for Hyrox Chicago A nice recap article by The Functional Times OCR Discord Chat Support Us On Patreon...
Jan 28, 2020•2 hr 3 min
Obstacle Discourse with Davis and Chace – A weekly news show with Josh Chace and Matt B. Davis discussing items of the week for Spartan Race, Tough Mudder, and all other OCR related news. This week’s topics: Hyrox Chicago Recap. Hobie Call Relevant?. ESports and More. Show Notes: Support Us On Patreon Join the Discord Davis and Chace theme music composed by Charmian Lee !...
Jan 28, 2020•1 hr 25 min
Tough Mudder U.K. offices are back open and look to get tickets back online later this week. Kyle McLaughlin and Giles Chater sit down and talk about the latest news for the UK, US, and other regions. Also, they inform us that Will Dean will NOT be coming back. Donate to Dreamfar - Matt's Boston Marathon Charity OCR Discord Chat Support Us On Patreon...
Jan 27, 2020•18 min
Obstacle Discourse with Davis and Chace – A weekly news show with Josh Chace and Matt B. Davis discussing items of the week for Spartan Race, Tough Mudder, and all other OCR related news. This week’s topics: DEKA sort of update, Desert locations? Let's Run and more Show Notes: Support Us On Patreon Join the Discord Davis and Chace theme music composed by Charmian Lee !...
Jan 22, 2020•45 min
Stacie Davis and Matt B. Davis discuss: Pick up artists at gas stations. Competition prep. Wypipo Problems Paris in the kitchen. Planet Fitness Show Notes: Stacie's art on IG OCR Discord Chat Support Us On Patreon
Jan 20, 2020•45 min
Breaking all the records, beating all of the men in 24 hour and multi day events, you know NBD. Show Notes: Camille on IG OCR Discord Chat Support Us On Patreon
Jan 20, 2020•36 min
Faye Stenning, one of the best female obstacle racers around, and Jess O'Connell, an Olympian runner and record holder come on the show to discuss their platform, Grit Coaching. Did we mention Lindsay Webster just chose them as her strength program coaches for 2020? Let's dig in! Todays Podcast is sponsored by: The best grip on the planet - VJ Shoes USA ORMXero gives $30 off the Xero5's and ORM10 gets you 10% off all other styles. Show Notes Grit Coaching OCR Discord Chat Support Us On Patreon...
Jan 19, 2020•1 hr 2 min
Obstacle Discourse with Davis and Chace – A weekly news show with Josh Chace and Matt B. Davis discussing items of the week for Spartan Race, Tough Mudder, and all other OCR related news. This week’s topics: Tough Mudder and Spartan legal update. The new 24 hour Rig Championship. #TechCorner and more. Show Notes: Support Us On Patreon Join the Discord Davis and Chace theme music composed by Charmian Lee !...
Jan 14, 2020•1 hr 10 min
Ryan Woods sends Adam and Eve toys with hilarious consequences. Featuring Ryan Woods, Ryan Atkins, Lindsay Webster, Kadie York, and Stacie Davis. Todays Podcast is sponsored by: Savage Race - Use code OWNYOUROWN for 25% off any race until January 16, 2020. Show Notes Buy The 2 Ryans Shirt - https://www.storefrontier.com/product/ryanjon Donate to Matt's Boston Marathon Cause OCR Discord Chat Video Version - https://youtu.be/6By6xKa54bA...
Jan 11, 2020•1 hr 35 min
Obstacle Discourse with Davis and Chace – A weekly news show with Josh Chace and Matt B. Davis discussing items of the week for Spartan Race, Tough Mudder, and all other OCR related news. This week’s topics: Mudder, Spartan, Savage, and #TechCorner Show Notes: Support Us On Patreon Join the Discord Davis and Chace theme music composed by Charmian Lee !...
Jan 09, 2020•1 hr 3 min
Katee Sackoff comes on the program to talk about her television and film career, and how she is out to prove her AG podium in Hawaii was not a fluke. Katee's YouTube Channel OCR Discord Chat Support Us On Patreon
Jan 08, 2020•56 min
This recording began at 10:00am EST on January 1, 2020. The following people started their New Year with us by getting on the line: Gary Belanger - Spartan Race, Sam Abbitt - Savage Race, Amelia Boone, Seb David, Jimmy Fred Tester, Adam Ruppel - formerly of Mud Hero, and the one and only Dr. Laura Pence. OCR Discord Chat Support Us On Patreon
Jan 03, 2020•1 hr 52 min
Ian Kay is an avid Tough Mudder participant, an attorney, and an OCR Discord honk. He hopes on the line and attempts to help us understand the legal filings (or lack thereof) around Tough Mudder's UK Operations. Show Notes: The most recent Tough Mudder articles. OCR Discord Chat Support Us On Patreon
Jan 02, 2020•44 min
Obstacle Discourse with Davis and Chace – A weekly news show with Josh Chace and Matt B. Davis discussing items of the week for Spartan Race, Tough Mudder, and all other OCR related news. This week’s topics: Spartan V Tough Mudder V Active, Manon heats, Spartan Max Plus, What's FIOS and more. Show Notes: Support Us On Patreon Join the Discord Davis and Chace theme music composed by Charmian Lee !...
Dec 31, 2019•1 hr 11 min
Today's historic episode is with Tough Mudder Co-Founders Will Dean and Guy Livingstone. Will and Guy reached out to Obstacle Racing Media after Spartan announced the acquisition of an exclusive option to acquire some of Tough Mudder's properties. Will Dean wanted to dispute this claim made by Spartan CEO, Joe DeSena. In addition, he wanted to give his side on recent statements made about the current financial health of Tough Mudder and any potential deals with Spartan and Active/Global Payments...
Dec 29, 2019•38 min
This week’s topics: Boxing Day 2019 Live Spectacular with call in guests: Doctor L, Javier Escobar, Adam Kwitko, Chris E. Nichols, Garfield Griffiths and Josh Peuker. Show Notes: Support Us On Patreon Join the Discord Davis and Chace theme music composed by Charmian Lee !
Dec 27, 2019•1 hr 56 min
Hyrox founder Christian Toetzke and Global Race Director Mintra Mattison explain what Hyrox brings to the fitness world. The 2020 Hyrox tour of events is going to be hitting New Orleans, Miami, Nashville, Atlanta, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Boston, New York City, Toronto, Chicago, Cleveland, Denver, Seattle, San Francisco, San Diego, and Dallas. Show Notes: Hyrox receives InFront investment Mintra on IG OCR Discord Chat Support Us On Patreon...
Dec 27, 2019•50 min
Today's episode is all about Spartan's new Deka.Fit , which they are calling a "Decathlon for all levels of fitness". We speak with Spartan Founder Joe DeSena and DekaFit Program Manager Yancy Culp . Matt and Josh talk about how this might effect the OCR industry and Armen Hammer weighs in on what it might mean for Crossfit. That's a lot of talking and info, let's dig in! OCR Discord Chat Support Us On Patreon...
Dec 22, 2019•1 hr 25 min
This week’s topics: - Farewell Brakken and Sideshow Beni. Chief Diversity Officer Chace. Mandalorian Fact or Fiction Show Notes: Support Us On Patreon Join the Discord Davis and Chace theme music composed by Charmian Lee !
Dec 18, 2019•50 min
Gym etiquette, more proof that we are the worst parents, and what does it mean to be "handy".
Dec 17, 2019•33 min
Obstacle Discourse with Davis and Chace – A weekly news show with Josh Chace and Matt B. Davis discussing items of the week for Spartan Race, Tough Mudder, and all other OCR related news. This week’s topics: Spartan fees, SEA Games. Sochi update. Spartan City is NOT a Sprint. Spartan buys a bike race. Show Notes: MudRunGuide Votes Support Us On Patreon Join the Discord Davis and Chace theme music composed by Charmian Lee !...
Dec 10, 2019•1 hr 32 min
Stacie Davis returns to the podcast to discuss Serena Williams and Bryant Gumbel. Plus "How to properly approach someone at the gym to ask about training" Show Notes Stacie's Art OCR Discord Chat Support Us On Patreon
Dec 09, 2019•40 min
Erin Rost talks grinding away for another 2nd place finish, her previous experience in bodybuilding, moving down South, and what's on tap for 2020. Todays Podcast is sponsored by: EndureElite - Join the Family Of Fast, and get 10 percent off with code ORM10. OCR Discord Chat Support Us On Patreon
Dec 08, 2019•37 min
Christopher McDougall sits down to discuss: Why Nike is the Evil Empire. What people get wrong about minimal running. How Born To Run came about. Running with animals. Plus Stacie Davis back on the Intro. Show Notes: Buy "Running with Sherman" and all of Christopher's books here . Christopher on IG OCR Discord Chat Support Us On Patreon Todays Podcast is sponsored by: VJ Shoes - The XTRM is made for rocky and technical terrain with support, comfort, and grip you need. Perfect for Obstacle Course...
Dec 04, 2019•59 min
