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What gear do you NEED for World's Toughest Mudder? In this episode, we break down seven things you must have for a successful run at World's Toughest Mudder.    In each category, we'll talk about general guidelines and then Will will share the specific items he uses when he runs World's Toughest Mudder.   Items featured in this episode include: 1. Socks and Shoes: VJ Ultra 2, MudGear Tall Compression Socks 2. Compression Underwear: Underarmour shirt and shorts 3. Shorts and T-Shirt: You pick. Here are some options. 4. Wetsuit: Try one and test drive it BEFORE WTM. From Amazon or Wetsuit Wearhouse 5. Hood or Neoprene Hat: ScubaPro Dive Beanie 6. Headlamp and Flasher: Lupine Piko X4 or Black Diamond Storm 7. Gloves: BleggMits and cheap gardening gloves Bonus: How to prevent chafing: Desitin and Body Glide Bonusbonus: Trim your toenails before the race   What gear did we miss? Do you have questions? Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and let us know in the review!

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This is Day Twenty-Four of "30 Podcasts Hath September" from The OCR Report. 30 podcasts in 30 days, one every single day of September. Day Twenty-Five will be tomorrow with a new episode from OCR Talk. Tune in all month long!

30 Podcasts Hath September will feature podcast episodes from:

Fran and Carlo Get OCR Adjacent

Obstacle Running Adventures

The OCR Report Podcast

OCR Talk

Nitty Gritty Training

Strength and Speed

Travel With Jack Goras

World's Toughest Podcast

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After World's Toughest Mudder is over and everyone has had a nice time at the WTM Champions Brunch, everyone heads over to the WTM Bar Crawl.   At a typical bar crawl, you start at a bar and go to several other bars with your friends. At the WTM Bar Crawl, you go to one bar and then crawl around because you're so tired from the race. (The "crawl" is more of a metaphor. People walk.)   We talked with folks about their race at the Bar Crawl. In this episode you will hear from: Deanna Brasz Joe Van Dyke Dan Kuvaas Jules Estes Carlo Piscitello JT Jessica Johnson Matthew Susko   Enjoy! We will see you at the Bar Crawl in less than two months!

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This is Day Seventeen of "30 Podcasts Hath September" from The OCR Report. 30 podcasts in 30 days, one every single day of September. Day Eighteen will be tomorrow with a new episode from OCR Talk. Tune in all month long!

30 Podcasts Hath September will feature podcast episodes from:

Fran and Carlo Get OCR Adjacent

Obstacle Running Adventures

The OCR Report Podcast

OCR Talk

Nitty Gritty Training

Strength and Speed

Travel With Jack Goras

World's Toughest Podcast

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Chris Maltbie and Jen Mizono are long time race directors for World's Toughest Mudder. They were co-race directors for WTM 2023. We sat down with them following the Post-Race Brunch after WTM 2023.   Chris and Jen talk about the behind-the-scenes work to bring the race to life, what they're thinking about as they're planning the race, and what specific feedback they received about the race.   Before we talk with Chris and Jen, Will talks about how to leave a review for the podcast at Lovethepodcast.com/tough. Can you take 30 seconds and leave a review for the show? It will help out the show and we will be grateful. We will read it in a future episode. Thank you!

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This is Day Twelve of "30 Podcasts Hath September" from The OCR Report. 30 podcasts in 30 days, one every single day of September. Day Thirteen will be tomorrow with a new episode from Fran and Carlo Get OCR Adjacent. Tune in all month long!

30 Podcasts Hath September will feature podcast episodes from:

Fran and Carlo Get OCR Adjacent

Obstacle Running Adventures

The OCR Report Podcast

OCR Talk

Nitty Gritty Training

Strength and Speed

Travel With Jack Goras

World's Toughest Podcast

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Francesca Chiorando and Carlo Piscitello are the hosts of "Fran and Carlo Get OCR Adjacent", available on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.   Fran and Carlo share their thoughts on OCR and OCR Adjacent topics every week on their show. For a little taste of their show, listen to this episode of World's Toughest Podcast.   Bonus: Fran gives us a sneak preview of the World's Toughest Mudder 2025 venue at Belvoir Castle in the UK. What to expect from the weather? And what's the deal with all the daylight there in June?

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This is Day Ten of "30 Podcasts Hath September" from The OCR Report. 30 podcasts in 30 days, one every single day of September. Day Eleven will be tomorrow with a new episode from OCR Talk. Tune in all month long!

30 Podcasts Hath September will feature podcast episodes from:

Fran and Carlo Get OCR Adjacent

Obstacle Running Adventures

The OCR Report Podcast

OCR Talk

Nitty Gritty Training

Strength and Speed

Travel With Jack Goras

World's Toughest Podcast

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The Post-Race Brunch is one of World's Toughest Mudder's greatest traditions.

At the 2023 Brunch we talked with multiple athletes about their race at WTM 2023. We are thrilled to finally bring you the audio from those conversations.

On this episode, you will hear from WTM World Champions and regular folks. Some of these athletes ran 100 miles during the 24-hour race. Some ran five. Today's guests are:

Raymond Vincent Jamie Herron  Gary and Jennifer Villenue Christine Stack Joshua Fiore Charles Haupert Kevin Chow Trevor Cichosz DJ Fox Javier Escobar Elliot Rueb Christian Brown-Johnson Michael Schoot Stef Bishop Cali Schweikhart Katie Knight Kristopher Mendoza Fran Chiorando Sarah Fox   Will we see you at WTM 2024? It is around the corner!

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This is Day Three of "30 Podcasts Hath September" from The OCR Report. 30 podcasts in 30 days, one every single day of September. Day Four will be tomorrow with a new episode from OCR Talk. Tune in all month long!

30 Podcasts Hath September will feature podcast episodes from:

Fran and Carlo Get OCR Adjacent

Obstacle Running Adventures

The OCR Report Podcast

OCR Talk

Nitty Gritty Training

Strength and Speed

Travel With Jack Goras

World's Toughest Podcast

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Giles Chater is the CEO of Tough Mudder. Chris Maltbie is the  Senior Director of Global Brand and Product at Tough Mudder. Giles and Chris join us today to talk about a BIG change for Tough Mudder in 2024: No more 5k, 10k, or 15ks next year. Tough Mudder is returning to their roots as a "10+ miles" event.

What do you think about this change? Let us know in a review on Apple Podcasts or on our Instagram page, @theocrreport.

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First episode of 2023! Be sure you're following The OCR Report on Instagram and text Will at (619) 485-2726 to join his OCR text chat. And leave a review for the show! Five Starrrrrs!

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Chris Maltbie is the Senior Director of Global Brand and Product at Tough Mudder. Chris joins us today to talk about the new Tough Mudder Innovation Lab for 2023.

The Tough Mudder Innovation Lab is a year-round program for members of the Tough Mudder community to submit their obstacle ideas, win prizes, and potentially get their obstacle ideas onto a Tough Mudder course.

  How to submit your idea After you have designed your obstacle idea, The Innovation Lab is a five-step process. Here is how to get your obstacle idea onto a Tough Mudder course, direct from toughmudder.com

1. Post an image and description of your idea on Instagram, including the hashtag #tminnovationlab
2. Generate support for your concept by getting as many ‘likes’ as possible.
3. TMHQ will review the most liked concepts monthly, looking for ideas that can be feasibly constructed while delivering an incredible experience.
4. Selected concepts will be passed to beta testing, where we’ll build and test them with live participants.
5. Exemplary concepts that succeed in beta testing will have the chance to be added to the permanent Tough Mudder obstacle menu.

Prizes The most liked obstacle concept each month will win a free Tough Mudder entry. Concepts that move to the Beta testing stage will receive entry to World's Toughest Mudder.   If your design is selected for permanent inclusion on Tough Mudder courses you will win a Season Pass+, with access to all Tough Mudder 5k, 15k, Infinity, Toughest, and WTM.   Tough Mudder has run obstacle design competitions in the past, producing obstacles such as Kong Infinity. This is the first time the program has been rolled out on an open-ended basis, and the first time the greater Tough Mudder community will have a chance to weigh in on their favorite obstacle designs.  

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World's Toughest Mudder 2022 was AMAZING. We were on-site all weekend long bringing the action home as host of the 24-hour live stream on YouTube.com/toughmudder. Did you watch it? Let Will know what you think of the live stream! Text him at (610) 485-2726.

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Giles Chater is the CEO of Tough Mudder. He sat down with Will Hicks after the post-race brunch to discuss WTM 2022 and all the amazing performances out on the course this year. He also gives us a quick sneak peek into plans for WTM 2023 at Granbury, Texas.

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World's Toughest Mudder is THIS WEEKEND! You can watch the race LIVE all weekend long at YouTube.com/toughmudder. Our own Will Hicks will be anchoring the race coverage for the full 24 hours. Tune in and jump in the comments! (You can text Will during the race at (619) 485-2726.)

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Amelia Boone and Carlo Piscitello join the show to talk about WTM 2022 and what you can expect to see out on course this year.

Amelia Boone is the most decorated woman in WTM history with three WTM championships, five WTM podiums, and one Sprint Bib.

Carlo Piscitello is the cohost of Pis n' Cox, the only YouTube show dedicated to WTM and Tough Mudder.

Carlo and Amelia share their thoughts on the obstacles this year, Carlo gives advice to the first-timers, Amelia gives advice to the elites, and they both share their favorite WTM obstacle of all time.

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At the WTM 2021 Champion's Brunch Tough Mudder announced that World's Toughest Mudder 2022 will be held in Pensacola, Florida. But where EXACTLY in Pensacola?

Atmore, Alabama.

Tough Mudder Global Director of Product joins the show to talk about the venue, what runners can expect from the terrain, and what the schedule will look like for the race weekend.

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One of the newest offerings from Tough Mudder is the "Infinite Hero Challenge". Infinite Hero Challenge is a new team-based way to explore the Tough Mudder course with challenges and obstacles that you won't face on a normal Tough Mudder course.

Evan Perperis is the man behind the program for Tough Mudder. He joins us to talk about how the event came about, what people can expect, and the differences between Infinite Hero Challenge and Tough Mudder Infinity.

The last time Evan was on the show it got a little spicy. We talk about how relationships have mended and lessons learned from that episode.

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