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Send us a Text Message.Join us for a thrilling conversation with ski mountaineering and mountain running legend, Rea Kolbl , as she shares her remarkable journey through her 2023 and 2024 seasons. From her ambitious goal of making the Slovenian Olympic team for ski mountaineering to her recent return to Europe, Rea brings a wealth of experience and passion to this episode. We explore the grueling challenges of the Cirque Series race in Brighton, discuss breathtaking wildlife encounters, and reflect on the intricacies of technical running. Ray's insights offer a unique window into the life of a dedicated mountain athlete, making this an episode you won't want to miss.In an inspiring segment, we delve into the transformation of a former gymnast who found her stride in trail running and obstacle course racing. Her move from Slovenia to the United States for college brought about cultural shocks and new opportunities, leading her to Boulder, Colorado, where she discovered a supportive community that fueled her athletic pursuits. We also discuss her impressive academic achievements in physics, astrophysics, and material science, and how these have shaped her coaching techniques. This segment highlights the resilience required to overcome personal challenges and the power of community in achieving new athletic heights.We then shift gears to discuss the intricacies of winter training and summer adventures, examining the balance between structured Olympic training and spontaneous mountain escapades. The conversation covers the physical and mental transitions between sports seasons, the unique aspects of ski mountaineering entering the Olympic stage, and the importance of training intensity at various altitudes. Wrapping up with a look at sky races, competitive drive, and the advantages of being based in Europe, this episode is brimming with valuable insights for both aspiring and seasoned athletes. Tune in for an episode filled with passion, expertise, and the spirit of adventure.Rea Kolbl  IG - @reakolbl

Rea Kolbl is a multi-sport athlete living in Golden, Colorado. She spends her winters in Europe competing on the skimo World Cup circuit and her summers in the states racing in a variety of spots and exploring the mountains. A professional athlete and a coach, she has stood on podiums in obstacle course racing, trail racing, skyrunning, mountain biking, gravel riding, adventure racing, off road triathlons, and skimo racing. Her short term dream goal is to make it to the 2026 Winter Olympics as a part of the Slovenian Skimo national team and long term she hopes to never stop pushing her limits and playing in the mountains. Rea's Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There has been a big charge by USAOCR in getting a team together for the potential World Obstacle Championship being put on in Belgium later this year!  Due to this, they reached out asking to come on the show and talk about it. As media we try to stay up to date with what is going on in our niche sport.  Unfortunately USAOCR has been a bit of a blind spot in our knowledge so this was a helpful interview with Ian Hosek for ourselves as well in learning what is going on, why it's happening, and the overall changes that USAOCR has made to fix their reputation and begin laying down a better foundation for the sport moving forward. 0:00 – 4:27 – Intro 4:27 – 10:38 – Quick News 10:38 – 11:05 – Content Preface 11:05 - 43:13 - USAOCR Interview 43:13 - End – Outro Next episode we plan to either have an elite on from Savage Race Maryland or Spartan Big Bear 3K! ____ News Stories: WTM Permanent Course in 2024? Last Spartan Race in Montana? Falmouth Road Race Registration Open VJ Shoes Boots Northman Race Returns Spartan Tampa Stadium Podiums: Men and Women Spartan Fayetteville Super Podiums Table Soccer Secret Link Tourette's Secret Link Wanking Secret Link Underage Secret Link Exercise Secret Link ____ Related Episodes: 148. Tri-State Spartan Super with Elites! 216. Overcome All Obstacles Foundation with Max Fennell, Rea Kolbl, and Ian Hosek! 247. OCR World Championships 3K with Elites! 248. OCR World Championships 15K with Elites! 249. OCR World Championships Team Races and 100 Meter Finals with Elites! ____ The OCR Report Patreon Supporters: Shon Collins, Jason Dupree, Kim DeVoss, Samantha Thompson, Matt Puntin, Dave Claxton, Brad Kiehl, Charlotte Engelman, Erin Grindstaff, Hank Stefano, Arlene Stefano, Laura Ritter, Steven Ritter, Sofia Harnedy, Kenny West, Ryan Maisano, Cheryl Goodwin, Jessica Johnson, Scott "The Fayne" Knowles, Anna Landry, Christopher Hoover, Kevin Gregory Jr., Ryan Hart, Ashley Reis, Brent George, Justin Manning, Kevin Praytor, Wendell Lagosh, Brett "The T-Rex" Milks, and Logan Nagle. Sponsored Athletes: Javier Escobar, Kelly Sullivan, Ryan Brizzolara, and Joshua Reid! Support us on Patreon for exclusive content and access to our Facebook group Check out our Threadless Shop Use coupon code "adventure" for 15% off MudGear products Use coupon code "ocrreport20" for 20% off Caterpy products Like us on Facebook: Obstacle Running Adventures Follow our podcast on Instagram: @ObstacleRunningAdventures Write us an email: obstaclerunningadventures@gmail.com Subscribe on Youtube: Obstacle Running Adventures Intro music - "Streaker" by: Straight Up Outro music - "Iron Paw" by: Dubbest

Tracy Brower reached out to us asking if we would be interested in having a talk about Adventure Racing.  I immediately remembered the excitement that surrounded Ryan Atkins and Rea Kolbl competing in Eco Challenge a few years ago and how humble Coree Woltering was when we met him shortly after the show was released! I was more than happy to give her a spot on the show to talk about the sport of Adventure Racing, the similarities with OCR, and of course the events that she puts on as well! You can use coupon code "ORA" for 10% off registration or use this link! If this sport sounds interesting to you then consider liking them on Facebook, following them on Instagram, and checking out their website to stay up to date with their events! 0:00 – 4:02 – Intro 4:02 – 14:41 – Quick News 14:41 – 15:22 – Content Preface 15:22 - 1:30:19 - Tracey Brower Interview 1:30:19 - End – Outro Next episode will hopefully be on the Spartan 3K test event in Jacksonville, FL! ____ News Stories: New England OCR Expo: Website, Instagram, and Facebook (use code MSTEF5 for $5 off!) Northeast OCR Buddy Challenge Tough Mudder Innovation Lab Updates Savage Race Sling Ring Obstacle Wasson Pond Wrangler Bonefrog Coming Back? Lisa Wawrzynowski Got a House Amanda Nadeau Baby Announcement Hyrox Houston Podiums Spartan Arizona Super Podiums Spartan Arizona Sprint Podiums Spartan Jacksonville Super Podiums Spartan Jacksonville Sprint Podiums Spartan Jacksonville 3K Podiums Zoo Secret Link Shipping Secret Link Flipping Secret Link Chain Reaction Secret Link Juggling Secret Link ____ Related Episodes: 194. Kismet Cliff Run with Coree Woltering, Tom Hooper, and More! ____ The OCR Report Patreon Supporters: Matt B Davis, Shon Collins, Jason Dupree, Kim DeVoss, Samantha Thompson, Matt Puntin, Dave Claxton, Brad Kiehl, Charlotte Engelman, Erin Grindstaff, Hank Stefano, Arlene Stefano, Laura Ritter, Steven Ritter, Sofia Harnedy, Kenny West, Ryan Maisano, Cheryl Goodwin, Jessica Johnson, Scott "The Fayne" Knowles, Anna Landry, Christopher Hoover, Kevin Gregory Jr., Ryan Hart, Ashley Reis, Brent George, Justin Manning, Kevin Praytor, Wendell Lagosh, Brett "The T-Rex" Milks, and Logan Nagle. Sponsored Athletes: Javier Escobar, Kelly Sullivan, Ryan Brizzolara, and Joshua Reid! Support us on Patreon for exclusive content and access to our Facebook group Check out our Threadless Shop Use coupon code "adventure" for 10% off MudGear products Use coupon code "ocrreport20" for 20% off Caterpy products Like us on Facebook: Obstacle Running Adventures Follow our podcast on Instagram: @ObstacleRunningAdventures Write us an email: obstaclerunningadventures@gmail.com Subscribe on Youtube: MStefano Running Intro music - "Streaker" by: Straight Up Outro music - "Iron Paw" by: Dubbest

On this Episode I talked to Rea Kolbl about her 3rd place finish at the Spartan North American Elite Series race in Utah. Also we talked about her Age Group first place finish in the Xterra National Championship race. This was her first Xterra race, and only a week after Spartan Utah. We talked about her past 24 hr races , and her race plans for the rest of the year. She tells us about K.A.P.E. (Kobl Athletic Performance & Endurance) which is her coaching services she provides for athletes. I picked her brain about uphill running ,and asked for her advice on when to transition from running to power hiking. Great informative episode you don't want to miss.

Today we sit down with the versatile Rea Kolbl, gymnast turned OCR, skimo, mountain bike, and adventure racer, among other things. Rea is on the US skimo team and explains what the heck the sport is, why it fires her up, and how being patient in a sport pays off. 

Rea Kolbl is the two-time defending Spartan Ultra World Champion. She also won World's Toughest Mudder twice and is tied for the women's record with most miles at a WTM with 90 miles. Rea grew up in Slovenia. She moved away when she was 19 but still visits her family regularly. Last year Spartan held their first race in Slovenia and they will be back for a Trifecta weekend May 21-22, 2022 in Kranjska Gore, Slovenia. Rea is hosting a small group of Spartan runners for the week before the race on a guided tour of Rea's favorite spots in the country leading up to race weekend. The cost of the trip is €2,000 euros, or about $2,200 US. That investment includes everything except airfare and daily lunches. If you would like to be a part of the trip, reach out to Rea on her Instagram page at @reakolbl Rea and Will talk about Slovenia, Rea's Olympic dreams in SkiMo (Ski Mountaineering) and her thoughts on Russia's war against Ukraine. Rea is sponsored by Spring Energy, Ascent Protein, onX Backcountry and Dynafit. You can follow her on Instagram at @reakolbl. --- Follow The OCR Report on Instagram Send Will Hicks a text Leave a review for the show on Apple Podcasts Rate the show on Spotify

We discuss Rea's approach to endurance sports, the sport of OCR, her wins at the 24-hour races in Sweden and Telluride, her 24-hour vertical record attempt last year and why she loves being a multi-sport athlete. We also dive into how the pandemic was the impetuous for her recovery from an eating disorder and  the pressures of being an elite athlete. We also talk Olympic dreams and her future in skimo.

Za povprečnega tekača so zgibi, sklece, uporaba rok pri premikanju največja muka, za mojo cenjeno gostjo Reo Kolbl pa bussiness as usual. Lahko tudi nepretrgoma 24 ur! Odličen pogovor o njenih izjemnih dosežkih, o neverjetni svetovni dominaciji in treningih, ki bi načeli vsakega izkušenega ultraša. Poglobila sva se tudi v njene motnje hranjenja, olimpijske ambicije in rekorden naskok Triglava. Kako je spati med veslanjem, dosegat svetovne rekorde v 24-urnem turnem smučanju in po bulimiji spet vzljubit sladoled - vse to in še več v dinamični 69. epizodi!

Rea Kolbl speaks on everything from training to recovery, preparing for the world's toughest race (eco challenge). Being a role model for other women in the sport, overcoming obstacles (literally).  Rea tells us about her... The post The Pursuit – E35 – Lead By Example w/ @ReaKolbl appeared first on Out of Bounds Podcast.

A quick message from Will: "Hey, shoot me a text at (619) 485-2726. Who do you think will win the last US National Series race of the year? Veejay Jones or Ryan Atkins? Call your shot before the race on Sunday. - Rea Kolbl has never lost a race longer than eight hours. She won the 24-hour Spartan Ultra World Championship in Telluride this past weekend. She ran 120 kilometers (75 miles) in 23:59 to win her fourth 24-hour championship since 2017.  She is one of only two women to win the Spartan Ultra Championship and World's Toughest Mudder. She is the only person to win them both wire-to-wire, and she holds the women's record for most miles at WTM (tied with Amelia Boone) and the Spartan Ultra Championship. Rea Kolbl is the greatest women's endurance OCR athlete ever. Rea joins us to talk about her race in Telluride, how she was able to pull off the win, and how to have a pre-race conversation with your loved ones when they volunteer to pit for you at a 24-hour race. "I'm not going to be at my best, but I want you to know I still love you." - Do you enjoy the show? Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and let us know! - Follow The OCR Report on Instagram for: Course Maps Race Results The OCR Moneyboard OCR News New Podcast Episode notifications And much more. @theocrreport on Instagram - Send Will a text anytime: (619) 485-2726

Rea Kolbl is a well-rounded athlete who started her athletic pursuits in gymnastics and is now focused on obstacle racing, ultra running and ski mountaineering. She has been on the podium at the Spartan US National Series, has twice won the World's Toughest Mudder (a 24 hour obstacle race) and triumphed at the Spartan Ultra World Championship. She also finished second on a team at the Eco-Challenge Figi and was invited as one of the top athletes on the 2020 Spartan Games Rea has a Degree in Physics and Astrophysics and a Masters in Science and Engineering from Stanford University.  In this episode Rea talks with Jamie Allison about her national level gymnastics experience, her drive to master things she puts her focus on and her very personal transformation as she tackled an eating disorder.  Be sure to tell Rea and Jamie what you think about this episode by leaving a review and rating.  It helps us get the message out there!           Refresh and plan!   Find out more   www.bigideabigmoves.com        Follow us on Instagram www.instagram.com/bigidea_bigmoves        Facebook www.facebook.com/bigideabigmoves        For Human Resources and Talent help contact www.epitomeHR.com Take their free assessment       Talk to us about partnerships    https://beacon.by/epitome-hr-inc/bibm-sponsoship-packages        Follow Rea and find out more on Instagram @reakolbl Photo: Ascent Protein

V noči s torka na sredo bomo pred mikrofonom gostili astrofizičarko in vzdržljivostno športnico Reo Kolbl. Otroška leta je preživljala na treningih gimnastike, telovadnico pa je nato zamenjala z laboratorijem, ko se je odločila za študij astrofizike v ZDA. In čeprav se je že zdelo, da je šport dokončno izgubil talent in je na ta račun pridobila akademska sfera, se je v njenem življenju spet zgodil velik preobrat: mlada teoretična fizičarka je med doktorskim študijem ugotovila, da pokojnine ne bi rada dočakala v pisarnah in laboratorijih ob odkrivanju osnovnih zakonitosti vesolja, ampak da jo pravo življenje čaka v naravi, raziskovanju sveta in premagovanju lastnih meja. »Med ukvarjanjem s športom sem bila zelo srečna, v laboratoriju pa malo manj, in ko sem ugotovila, da lahko enako zaslužim s športom, sem zgrabila priložnost,« pravi zvezdnica gorskega teka z ovirami Rea Kolbl, ki bo sogovornica voditeljice Tadeja Bizilj.

Rea Kolbl is a professional athlete, competing in obstacle course racing, adventure racing, trail running, mountain biking, and ski mountaineering. She is the current Spartan Ultra World Champion, 2x World's Toughest Mudder champion, and undefeated at endurance OCR for race distances 30 miles or longer. She loves outdoor adventure, multisport projects in the mountains, and exploring the world self-propelled. Her biggest adventure yet was the World's Toughest Race: eco-challenge Fiji, a 670km+ expedition adventure race where her team Canada Adventure finished in 2nd place. When she's not outside training and exploring, she's coaching other athletes, cooking, and working on her adventure van.Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reakolbl/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rkolblWebsite: https://kolblrea.wordpress.com/Rea's record: 13th March 2021, 55,045ft/16,777.72m, beating previous world record of 50,656ft/15,440m Martina Valmassoi is a mountain lover. She grew up in an active family starting sports early.She grew up as Nordic skier and then moved to ski mountaineering when she was 17 and became part of the Italian National team for 10 years, until 2016. After that as she was traveling a lot in summer with her job as a photographer so decided to leave the skimo World Cup but didn't quite give up racing. She is also a trail runner. Best results:Multiple times top 10 in Skimo WC2 x 3rd place Skimo World Championship, Alpago Tambre 2017 . Team Race and Relay.7th in the individual 5 times podium at the Sellaronda Skimarathon.2 golds and the actual course Record with Laetitia Roux.2 Silver ( one in mixed team with Anton Krupicka)1 bronze at my first Sellaronda back in 20133 podiums at Pierramenta Summer3th The Rut 50k in 2015 (first long race)3th Tromso Skyrace 20165th Trofeo Kima 20182nd 90 km of Marathon du Montblanc in 2019 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/martiskka/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/martina.valmassoi Martina's record: 22nd March 2021, 57,890.42ft/17,645m, taking the world record after only week Grace Staberg is a mountain athlete, competing in skimo racing and trail running. She has multiple World Cup podiums in skimo, 2 World Cup Vertical wins and a silver medal in the Vertical race from World Championships. She loves exploring the mountains and human-powered adventures. When she's not training or racing she attends the London School of Economics, studying Finance. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grace.staberg/ Website: https://www.gracestaberg.com/ Grace's record: 26th April 2021, 56,153ft/17,115.43m, taking the North American Women's Record from Rea

Kris Rugloski finished 3rd at Austin Spartan Super on Saturday. She finished 1st at the Sprint on Sunday. Rea Kolbl just finished 2nd team at America’s Toughest Race in Oregon. Amy Pajcic won Savage Race Ohio. Intro  Music – Paul B. Outro Music – Brian Revels ORM YouTube Channel  Support Us On Patreon Listen to Obstacle Racing Media Podcast on any player here.

Slovenian National Gymnastics Team Member for 10 years Spartan Ultra World Champion 2x World's Toughest Mudder Champion 2nd Place at ECO Challenge: Fiji Undefeated at OCR Races 8 Hours or longer Bachelor’s Degrees in Physics and Astrophysics from Cal-Berkeley Master’s Degree in Science and Engineering from Stanford. This woman is one of the top endurance athletes on the planet but has taken the long, broken road to get here. Her story is incredible, as are the life obstacles she has overcome.

Rea Kolbl is one of the top multisport athletes of our era. She crushes it in obstacle course racing, adventure racing, mountain biking, trail running, and ski mountaineering (skimo). Travis and Rea discuss her recent world record for uphill skiing: 55,000 feet in 24 hours in Aspen, Colorado. They talk about the mindset for going big; Rea's participation in World's Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Fiji (2nd place); ditching a Stanford Ph.D. for life as a pro athlete; and more.

Rea Kolbl just set the female world record for the most vertical ascent on skis within 24 hours. As a Stanford graduate, Spartan Ultra World Champion, and runner-up with her team at The Worlds Toughest Race: Eco-challenge Fiji--it's safe to say Rea demands a lot out of this one life we have to live. And with that comes some honest lessons, which we talk about in this episode. Rea and I met after a ski race in Aspen, Colorado. From the moment we met I could sense that she had a story to tell. It's always refreshing to meet a legend in the making who doesn't wear it on their shoulder. I apologize for the terrible audio connection. If you are listening to this podcast and have some topic ideas, guest ideas, or just some good old fashion feedback--for the love of vert let me know. The best way to do that is via email: fastafast@gmail.com. Yours in sport, Andrew Keep up with Rea: On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reakolbl/ Learn more about Rea here: https://kolblrea.wordpress.com Or on her coaching site here: https://kolblathleticpe.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/andrew-fast/support

Rea Kolbl is a former gymnast and Stanford alum turned Professional OCR athlete, Spartan Ultra World Champion, and competitor on Amazon Prime's Original Series, World's Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Fiji, where her team, Team Canada Adventure, placed second. Rea grew up in Slovenia where she spent most of her childhood in the gym, competing for 10 years on the Slovenian National Gymnastics Team. In 2010 she moved to United States for college where she picked up trail running. Between 2012 and 2016 she competed in several trail ultramarathons, winning 6 races, setting 5 course records, and winning her age group at a 50 mile trail race. Most recently, Rea participated in an expedition adventure race hosted by Bear Grylls in Fiji, a 700-kilometre-plus journey that taught her so much about herself, life and what a true adventure can be like. In today's episode, Rea shares how her passion for sports evolved throughout the years, her experience competing in the Eco-Challenge in Fiji, and advice she has for someone hoping to follow a similar path. I hope you enjoy our conversation xx Links: Rea Kolbl: https://www.instagram.com/reakolbl/ KAPE - Kolbl Athletic Performance & Endurance Rea Kolbl Spartan Race Feature In Our Network Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inournetwork/

Diversity in sports!  Basketball, football, and soccer all have it but why doesn't OCR, triathlon, or other endurance sports?  This is what the Overcome All Obstacles Foundation aims to change! Elite start lines at obstacle course races are objectively monochromatic which is a massive challenge when it comes to drawing a more diverse group of athletes to it!  Max Fennell, Rea Kolbl, and Ian Hosek all call in for a much needed conversation on this topic. Regardless of your personal beliefs please take the time to listen to this with an open mind.  Changing your opinion due to new information isn't weakness, it is growth!  If you agree that change is needed then be sure to follow and support this cause! 0:00 - 2:14 - Intro 2:14 - 6:36 - Quick News 6:36 - 7:23 - Content Preface 7:23 - 59:40 - Overcome All Obstacles Foundation Interview (watch it here) 59:40 - End - Outro ____ News Stories: Evan Perperis American Ninja Warrior New Deka Strong Record 2021 Blue Hills Trail Races Cancelled Washington DC Bonefrog Happening Battle of the Lions Series Sean Corvelle's "No Excuses" Sean Corvelle on World's Toughest Podcast Spartan Ultra World Championship in Colorado Amelia Boone Wanting to Get Back in OCR (Story No Longer Available) Newbsanity's Frozen Four Miler Secret Link ____ Related Episodes: We haven't really done an episode like this before but please check out some educational content from the Stuff You Should Know podcast! How Housing Discrimination Works The NAACP The KKK: Loathsome Cosplay Rednecks Rosa Parks: Agent of Change ____  The OCR Report Sponsored Athletes: Javier Escobar and Kelly Sullivan! Support us on Patreon for exclusive content and access to our Facebook group For a podcast shirt, send $20 to Katelyn-Ritter-8 on Venmo with your size and address Check out our Threadless Shop Use coupon code "adventure" for 10% off MudGear products Use coupon code "ocrreport20" for 20% off Caterpy products Like us on Facebook: Obstacle Running Adventures Follow our podcast on Instagram: @ObstacleRunningAdventures Write us an email: obstaclerunningadventures@gmail.com Subscribe on Youtube: MStefano Running Intro music - "Streaker" by: Straight Up Outro music - "Iron Paw" by: Dubbest

Will is taking questions for future guests at (619) 485-2726. What do you want to learn about? Nutrition? Training tips? Shoes and gear? Text Will at (619) 485-2726 --- Rea Kolbl won the sprint lap at her first WTM in 2017. Then she kept going and won the whole race. That had never been done before and has never been done since. On her way to winning the race in 2017 she tied the women's record set by Amelia Boone of 90 miles in a single WTM. After winning it all in Vegas in 2017 she defended her title in Atlanta in 2018. She and Boone are the only back-to-back women's champions of World's Toughest Mudder. Rea joins us to talk about her campaign with Ultimate Direction called "Run Your Own Race" and what that means to her. Also, we haven't had her on the show in a long time and we missed her. --- Review today's show and we will read it on a future episode. Not on iOS? Leave a review on Amazon or at Lovethepodcast.com/Tough. --- Want World's Toughest Podcast T-Shirts? Visit the merch store at TheOCRreport.threadless.com. The more you buy, the more you GET! Christmas presents! Ho, ho, ho! --- Would you like a free-ish World's Toughest Podcast T-Shirt? Donate $20 to Giving Smiles and text Will a screenshot of your donation. Offer expires December 1st.  --- Listen here and then follow The OCR Report on Instagram for breaking news updates. --- Text Will at (619) 485-2726 to be notified when new episodes go live or to ask him a question. --- Follow us on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook.  Don't forget to subscribe and listen for new episodes every week.  

Rea Kolbl is a professional ultra-endurance athlete, spartan pro, and endurance. She joins us fresh off the Spartan Games to talk about how to sustain a long term We talk about the mindset of an ultra-athlete and how to harness your mentality to push yourself. We touch on nutrition and defeating habits that do not serve you. Then we talk about how to use cross-training to improve your longevity as an athlete. Follow Rea @reakolblFollow along Reinforced Running Apply for One-on-one Coaching hereYouTube - Reinforced RunningIG Rich - @reinforced_running_rich & Josh @Ja_shua_ried Twitter @ReinforcedRunJoin our private training group on facebook here.Get your free Guide to faster running @ reinforcedrunning.com/runfaster

3 OCR athletes talk about last week's Spartan Games. 1st up is Spartan Pro Ryan Kent. Ryan has 64 career Spartan Race podiums. He was sponsored as a DekaFit athlete earlier this year after dominating the 2019 Spartan Stadium Series. Next up are Rea Kolbl and Corinna Coffin. These two came to The Spartan Games from two very different perspectives. Rea is a 2 time Worlds Toughest Mudder Champion and was on the 2nd place team at Eco Challenge Fiji. Corinna Coffin was last year's Spartan Stadium Series Champion, and crushed it at TMX, winning in 2017 and being 2nd in 2018. Video interviews from The Spartan Games earlier this week. Support Us On Patreon

This week Alyssa and Haley speak with professional obstacle course and adventure racer Rea Kolbl. She is a self-proclaimed “mountain adventure addict,” and her long list of accomplishments includes the 2017 & 2018 World’s Toughest Mudder Champion, overall winner of the 2020 Grand Traverse, and a second place finish with her team at the Eco Challenge Fiji. After retiring from gymnastics at the age of 17, Rea moved from her home in Slovenia to California to study at UC Berkeley and was quickly introduced to the world of trail running. From there, she discovered obstacle course racing and found that her background as a gymnast and trail runner made her a perfect fit for the sport. Rea shares how she has seen the sport evolve over her career, and she breaks down all of the different kinds of obstacle course racing. She also gives us an inside look of what made her team successful at Eco Challenge Fiji, and their plans for redemption in 2021. Alyssa tells us about her experience this week as a poll observer, and we are sending out a great big THANK YOU to our listeners for 500k listens. Follow Rea on Instagram @reakolbl Sign up here for the special FREE Cook LIke a Pro: Pineapple Edition with chef Hannah Grant and professional triathlete Sarah True.

Nicole Mericle was the first woman to finish in last weekend's Grand Traverse 43.5 mile running division. It happened to be her first UltraMarathon. Rea Kolbl finished first OVERALL in the dual division, running the course on Saturday and biking it on Sunday. Rea also opened up about her eating disorder for the first time in an interview. Today’s show is sponsored by Go Condition. Get your free sample here. Intro music - Run The Jewels Support Us On Patreon The Grand Traverse

Thanks to PATH Projects for sponsoring this episode! Visit pathprojects.com "The World's Toughest Race" - probably is! After a 17 year absence, Bear Grylls brings back Eco-Challenge on steroids, with a massive budget and plenty of stories, all on a bigger and badder course. The 417 miles on Fiji, included all kinds of paddling, trekking, biking, ropes, and wading through hypothermia-inducing cold water; the 66 teams were given 11 days to finish, and for 22 teams, that wasn't enough. The 10-part series on Amazon Prime is definitely worth watching. Danelle and Rea were there. Both outstanding athletes, they provide us with great insights on E-C as they participated at opposite ends of the spectrum. Danelle (Podcast #35) was on Team Endure, which garnered the most TV time of the entire show, as it featured her friends Mark Macy, who has done every single E-C and now has Alzheimer's disease, supported by his son and top racer Travis Macy. Rea (Podcast #75) was on Team Canada, which got no camera time, as the E-C staff had not heard of them. Which was a big mistake, as they also had Ryan Atkins (18 FKTs and Podcast #73), who like Rea is a top Obstacle Course Racer. They finished a strong second. Both have applied for E-C 2021, so stay tuned! Rea will stick with her team, and now that Mark has retired, Team Endure will add their former AR teammate Dave Mackey! Look out...

Cette semaine (ou mois?), l'équipe du "pasdecast" est présente au complet pour jaser des dernières courses annulées, de la situation générale du sport, et bien sûr de l'émission Eco Challenge sur Amazon Prime, à laquelle participaient Ryan Atkins et Rea Kolbl. On parle aussi d'acro-yoga, de course d'orientation, de vélo, de rénovations et (surprise) on constate que courir 100km ou bien se rouler dans l'herbe à puce, ça exige du repos. Et bien sûr l'entraînement de la semaine! #AmazonPrime #EcoChallenge #RyanAtkins #ReaKolbl #orienteering #television

OCR Champs Ryan and Rea discuss how they got involved with Eco Challenge, the highs and lows of Fiji, and what lit a fire under their butt to make the podium. This episode is sponsored by - VJ Shoes USA. August is IRock month! Complete Eco Challenge Coverage here. Intro music - Run The Jewels Support Us On Patreon

A historic episode with  11 World's Toughest Mudders. Juliana Sproles (2011) Amelia Boone (2012, 14, 15) Deanna Blegg (2013) Chad Trammell (2015) Stef Bishop (2016) Ryan Atkins (2013, 14, 17) Rea Kolbl (2017, 18) Kris Mendoza (2018) Trevor Cichosz (2016, 19) Morgan McKay (2019) _____________________________ Intro music - Run The Jewels Support Us On Patreon

About this episode:In this week’s episode, coach Hillary talks with professional obstacle course racer Rea Kolbl about her evolution as an athlete, how she adapts to the unpredictable situations she has encountered both in life and races, and why she purposefully tries new things that are outside of her comfort zone.Guest Bio – Rea Kolbl:Rea Kolbl is a professional athlete in love with the outdoors. While her primary sport is obstacle course racing (OCR), she loves any kind of self-propelled motion outside, especially in the mountains. Rea grew up in Slovenia, where sports always played a big part in her life; she was on the national gymnastics team for most of her childhood. After moving to America, she slowly fell in love with trail running, until miles on trails brought her back to her life as an athlete. After finishing her master’s in materials science and engineering at Stanford, she moved to Boulder, Colorado, to take a chance on a life as a full-time athlete. In the past couple of years, Rea has won three 24-hour OCR Ultra World Championships and remains undefeated at endurance OCR of 30 miles or longer. Colorado helped her find a new love of adventure: she also learned how to mountain bike, backcountry ski and climb. Most recently, Rea participated in an expedition adventure race hosted by Bear Grylls in Fiji, a 700-kilometre-plus journey that taught her so much about herself, life and what a true adventure can be like. Read More About Rea Kolbl:https://kolblrea.wordpress.com/facebook.com/rkolblhttps://www.instagram.com/reakolbl/https://www.strava.com/pros/19248089 Episode Highlights:Adapting to unpredictable situationsLearning about yourself through challengesBouncing back from a rutSeeking out things you're bad atListen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, or on your favorite podcast platform

Chasing Tomorrow show hosts Dave Proctor and Joe Gagnon interview professional endurance athlete and World Champion ORC athlete Rea Kolbl.   Rea started as a competitive gymnast at the age of five in Slovenia and after 17 years she had enough.  She moved to the US and attended college and graduate school in California and fell in love with trail running.  A challenge from some friends got her to try an obstacle course race and the rest is history.  Rea won the 24-hour OCR championships in 2019 and is always on the hunt for new and bigger challenges.    Highlights include: Rea tells us what it is like to race for 24 hours and stay focused on her own performance. What does one eat during a 24-hour obstacle race and is it all "healthy" foods Rea tells us about what goes through her head as she gets later and later into the race The pandemic has had its impact, some positive and some unexpected, Rea talks about the coronavirus and what it's like being an athlete at this time Of course, she tells all about how she thinks about chasing tomorrow.  

The Stoke Factor goes up a notch with Rea Kolbl and Trever Townsend in the room (or on the trail): “We just like to sign up for things we have no idea how to do, then figure it out!” Rea Kolbl was a competitive gymnast in her native Slovenia, then while earning a Masters Degree in Engineering at Stanford University, realized she could make more money Obstacle Course Racing than indoors teaching Grad students, so she walked out the door and hasn’t looked back. She has never been beaten in an OCR over 30 miles in length, prefers Skyraces to trail races, and really enjoyed Fiji in September for the Eco Challenge hosted by Bear Grylls. Trever Townsend never says, “I can’t do this”, while running and OCR all over the world. “I call it the 'Rudy genetics': I learned if I was going to hang with these guys I’d be dealing with a lot more pain, so I embraced it.” Is OCR for you? Listening to these two, it sounds like a great idea. “I like the challenge of unpredictability. It was snowing, the wind chill was about 6 degrees, and we had to swim in an alpine lake. The ladies cried for two hours." Their biggest project ever is, “Scale Slovenia” this May. Their version of “Lowest to Highest” in Slovenia entails free-diving to the lowest point at a depth of 120’ in the Mediterranean sea, swimming 300 meters to shore, cycling 130 miles, then climbing the highest summit in Slovenia. Scale Slovenia: https://closeencontours.wordpress.com/2020-projects/

Rea Kolbl is a two-time winner of World's Toughest Mudder and the reigning champion of the 24-hour Spartan Ultra World Championship. Rea joins us to talk about her win in Sweden last year, the lessons she brought with her from her two wins at the 24-hour World's Toughest Mudder, and the first-ever Spartan race in her native country of Slovenia. Rea is sponsored by Ascent Protein, Dry Robe, Stairmaster, and Ultimate Direction. You can follow her on Instagram at @reakolbl, on Facebook, and on her website. ---   Welcome to The OCR Report Podcast!  We are the only podcast to focus exclusively on the Elite SPORT side of Obstacle Course Racing. Each week we talk about who won the latest race, who lost, and what that means for next week's race.   ---   The OCR Report Podcast is hosted by Will Hicks, the host of World's Toughest Podcast, and presented by The OCR Report, home of Overcome and Run with Heather Bode, Obstacle Running Adventures with Mike Stefano and Katelyn Ritter, and OCR Talk with Jason Dupree and Anna Landry.   ---   What do you think of The OCR Report Podcast? Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and let us know. Subscribe to get new episodes as soon as they are available and find us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

This weekend is the Spartan Race World Championships. Jack Bauer and Will Hicks have a special two-part preview of the athletes to watch.  Part two: The women. Lindsay Webster is the defending champion and the favorite going into this year's race. Nicole Mericle has given Webster all she can handle all year long. Jack and Will agree: The 2019 Spartan World Champion will come down to Lindsay and Nicole. Other women to watch: Rebecca Hammond, Miriam Guillet-Boisset, Rose Wetzel, and Rea Kolbl. —- Ready to make your own predictions on the race? Go to YancyCamp.com and call your shot.   --- Welcome to The OCR Report Podcast!  We are the only podcast to focus exclusively on the Elite SPORT side of Obstacle Course Racing. Each week we talk about who won the latest race, who lost, and what that means for next week's race. The OCR Report Podcast is hosted by Will Hicks, the host of World's Toughest Podcast, and presented by The OCR Report, home of Overcome and Run with Heather Bode and Obstacle Running Adventures with Mike Stefano and Katelyn Ritter. --- What do you think of The OCR Report Podcast? Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and let us know. Subscribe to get new episodes as soon as they are available and find us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

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 Jon Albon of 105 miles earned them the bonus prize of $100,000. Atkins also holds the record for highest mileage at a single WTM with 110 miles in 2017. Atkins is undoubtedly the greatest athlete in endurance OCR. Rea Kolbl is the reigning women’s champion of World’s Toughest Mudder. Her win in Atlanta in 2018 was a successful defense of her first win in Las Vegas 2017. With her back-to-back wins in 2017 and 2018 she became the first back-to-back individual winner since Amelia Boone in 2014 and 2015. Her 90 miles in 2017 tied the record for a woman set by Amelia Boone in 2012. Atkins and Kolbl are the only past winners to win back to back individual titles at two different race venues. Atkins won in 2013 in New Jersey and 2014 in Vegas. Kolbl won in 2017 in Vegas and 2018 in Atlanta. Ryan and Rea talked with us from a boat landing in Fiji. They will be teammates competing on the new Eco-Challenge airing on Amazon Prime in 2020. Stay tuned for more on the Eco-Challenge next year. --- Welcome to Champion's Week on World's Toughest Podcast. Every day this week we are talking with a past champion of World's Toughest Mudder Monday: 6x Champ Ryan Atkins and 2x Champ Rea Kolbl Tuesday: 2018 Champ Kris Mendoza Wednesday: 2016 Champ Stefanie Bishop Thursday: 2016 Champ Trevor Cichosz Friday: 3x Champ Amelia Boone ---   Do you want a World's Toughest Podcast sticker? We need six new reviews on Apple Podcasts by the end of Champions week. If we get those six reviews we will give away a stack of stickers to people who have left reviews for the show on Apple Podcasts and Amazon.com! Do it now! --- 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. --- Like Tough Mudder this year, we are "getting back to our roots". Who from the WTM community would you like to hear from? Let us know in a review on Apple Podcasts. --- Follow us on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook.  Would you like to be a part of the show? Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Amazon.com and we'll read it on a future episode. Don't forget to subscribe and listen for new episodes every week.

Johnny Luna-Lima had the race of his life this weekend at Spartan Big Bear. He beat Ryan Atkins and the field for his first win of the 2019 Spartan US Series Championship and his first podium at a US Spartan Race ever. With his second-place finish Ryan Atkins has all but guaranteed he will win the 2019 Spartan US Championship when the final points are totaled after the upcoming final race in the series. On the women's side Lindsay Webster held off Rea Kolbl and Nicole Mericle for the win and moved into sole possession of first-place in the US series. Lindsay Webster and Nicole Mericle have won every race in the 2019 US Series Championship. With her third-place finish Nicole Mericle finds herself 24 points behind Lindsay Webster. Although she is technically behind Webster, due to the point structure of the US Series, she will be able to pass Webster in Utah for the series win as long as she does two things: 1) Finish no worse than 4th. 2) Finish ahead of Webster To state it simply: If Nicole Mericle can beat Lindsay Webster in Utah, she will become the first woman not named Lindsay Webster to win the Spartan US Championship Series. Lindsay Webster has won the series every year since it's inception in 2016. If Lindsay Webster beats Nicole Mericle in Utah she will defend her title and become the four-time defending champion of the Spartan US Championship Series. --- Welcome to The OCR Report Podcast!  We are the only podcast to focus exclusively on the Elite SPORT side of Obstacle Course Racing. Each week we talk about who won the latest race, who lost, and what that means for next week's race. The OCR Report Podcast is hosted by Will Hicks, the host of World's Toughest Podcast, and presented by The OCR Report, home of Overcome and Run with Heather Bode and Obstacle Running Adventures with Mike Stefano and Katelyn Ritter. --- What do you think of The OCR Report Podcast? Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and let us know. Subscribe to get new episodes as soon as they are available and find us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.  

This weekend is the fourth of the five races in the Spartan US Championship Series. Jack Bauer and Will Hicks discuss the standings and who they expect to win the race this weekend in Big Bear. Three men have risen to the top of the field in the series points race. Ryan Atkins, Ryan Kempson, and Ryan Kent all need to win Big Bear or at least place high to remain in the hunt. On the women's side it has become a two-person race. Lindsay Webster and Nicole Mericle have separated themselves from the field and are both positioned to take the series win with two more strong races. However, the Big Bear venue seems to be tailor-made to fit the strengths of Rea Kolbl.  This will be a great weekend of racing in Big Bear. Be sure to follow @theOCRreport on Instagram to follow the results live. --- Welcome to The OCR Report Podcast!  We are the only podcast to focus exclusively on the Elite SPORT side of Obstacle Course Racing. Each week we talk about who won the latest race, who lost, and what that means for next week's race. The OCR Report Podcast is hosted by Will Hicks, the host of World's Toughest Podcast, and presented by The OCR Report, home of Overcome and Run with Heather Bode and Obstacle Running Adventures with Mike Stefano and Katelyn Ritter. --- What do you think of The OCR Report Podcast? Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and let us know. Subscribe to get new episodes as soon as they are available and find us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.  

Episode 57

One of the most inspiring women I have ever met! Rea Kolbl - World's Toughest Mudder champion and adventurer at heart shares much of her story during this interview. I came away feeling on top of the world ready to put my running shoes on and head out and tackle adventures that are near and dear to my heart. So much wisdom shared by Rea that I know you will love. I hope you enjoy - Talk soon - Tom

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Live from Boulder Running Company, host Russ Rizzo geeks out on science and nutrition with six world-class endurance athletes in running, ultrarunning, Spartan Race / O.C.R. and other sports. Guests include (in order of appearance): Sage Canaday, Megan Roche, Rea Kolbl, Joshua Stevens, David Roche and Trevor Townsend.  

We had a blast with pro ultrarunner Hillary “Hillygoat” Allen and obstacle course racing (O.C.R.) world champs Rea Kolbl and Kris Mendoza at Upslope Brewing last week getting into all sorts of fun topics -- from Hillary’s love for bugs, to Rea’s obsession with Strava records, to Kris’s new gameplan for becoming a stronger ultrarunner. But most of all, science!

Tough Mudder announced they will eliminate all cash prizes for all their race brands in 2019. This includes TMX, Tougher Mudder, Toughest Mudder, and World's Toughest Mudder. We talked with two-time women's champion Rea Kolbl to see what she thought of the decision and if she would defend her title as women's champion at World's Toughest Mudder. Rea WILL NOT race World's Toughest Mudder this year. She gave us her reasons and talked about what OCR races and non-OCR races she will run this year. We also held a panel discussion with Will Hicks, Heather Bode, and Katelyn Ritter about Tough Mudder tightening the purse strings. There was agreement that this is bad for the elite side of the sport but there are possible silver linings for those that are not full-time professional athletes. They also made a few guesses about how this decision may play out over the next several months. What do you think about Tough Mudder removing prize money? Let us know in a review on Apple Podcasts. Open the purple podcast app on your iOS device and search for The OCR Report. Click our logo and then scroll down to click "Write a review". We want to know what you think! --- Welcome to The OCR Report Podcast!  We are the only podcast to focus exclusively on the Elite SPORT side of Obstacle Course Racing. Each week we talk about who won the latest race, who lost, and what that means for next week's race. The OCR Report Podcast is hosted by Will Hicks, the host of World's Toughest Podcast, and presented by The OCR Report, home of Overcome and Run with Heather Bode and Obstacle Running Adventures with Mike Stefano and Katelyn Ritter. --- What do you think of The OCR Report Podcast? Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and let us know. Subscribe to get new episodes as soon as they are available and find us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.    

Jack Bauer joins Will Hicks again to discuss the women's field for the 2019 Spartan season. Last year there were five women who dominated the Spartan US Series. Jack says this year there will be six women fighting for the podium each week. The six women to watch this year are Lindsay Webster, Faye Stenning, Rea Kolbl, Alyssa Hawley, Nicole Mericle, and newcomer Rebecca Hammond. Jack also talks about the dominance of Lindsay Webster. Jack says Lindsay will be a heavy favorite going into every race she enters this year. Do you want to help mold The OCR Report Podcast? Listen to the end of the episode. We are deciding between three songs for our new outro music. Listen to all three and then let us know your favorite in a review on Apple Podcasts. --- Welcome to The OCR Report Podcast!  We are the only podcast to focus exclusively on the Elite SPORT side of Obstacle Course Racing. Each week we talk about who won the latest race, who lost, and what that means for next week's race. The OCR Report Podcast is hosted by Will Hicks, the host of World's Toughest Podcast, and presented by The OCR Report, home of Overcome and Run with Heather Bode and Obstacle Running Adventures with Mike Stefano and Katelyn Ritter. --- What do you think of The OCR Report Podcast? Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and let us know. Subscribe to get new episodes as soon as they are available and find us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.  

One thing is certain, when the elite women's field contains Rea Kolbl and there are mountains to climb, there is reason for concern.  Rea Loves to climb, the longer the better.  Having won 2 back to back World's Toughest Mudder‘s and infamous for her 100 mile weekly workouts (without a day off), Rea is always…Read more →

One thing is certain, when the elite women's field contains Rea Kolbl and there are mountains to climb, there is reason for concern.  Rea Loves to climb, the longer the better.  Having won 2 back to back World's Toughest Mudder‘s and infamous for her 100 mile weekly workouts (without a day off), Rea is always…Read more →

One thing is certain, when the elite women's field contains Rea Kolbl and there are mountains to climb, there is reason for concern.  Rea Loves to climb, the longer the better.  Having won 2 back to back World's Toughest Mudder‘s and infamous for her 100 mile weekly workouts (without a day off), Rea is always… Read more → The post Interview with Rea Kolbl 2 X Worlds Toughest Mudder Champion appeared first on The Natural Running Network.

  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 better: That's ok. Now you have motivation to last all year long. We will see you at WTM 2019.   How was your race? Tell us in a review on Apple Podcasts or Amazon.com   ---   0:00 Intro 2:20 Tough Mudder News 3:19 Erin Rost did not "come out of nowhere" 5:22 Allison Tai was done wrong 8:29 Rea Kolbl is on the verge of "Atkins-level" dominance 11:50 Keep an eye on Alex Walker in 2019 13:10 Adriane Alvord: We have your check 15:33 Mud Run Guide "Best of OCR" awards have begun. Here is how to vote 17:38 Pis and Cox continue their "British TV Season" release schedule 18:37 Will Hicks was a guest on a few other OCR podcasts. Check out episodes #97 and #98 of Obstacle Running Adventures and a recent episode of ORM 21:23 How to win a FREE World's Toughest Podcast sticker. (Text TOUGH to 228-28) 22:40 You're So Smart! 24:33 FIVE STARS!!!   Let's Go To The Phones! 32:23 Diana Codispoti 34:01 Mark James 35:54 Patrick Ebert 37:46 Carola Fekter 39:39 Wil Chung 42:11 Katelyn Ritter 44:29 Eric Smith 47:14 Anke Frederich 50:13 Kenny Ng 51:54 Michael Ng 54:43 Melissa "Sharkbait" Dugan 57:50 Chris Betcher 1:02:08 Ronan Kirby 1:07:19 Josh Cox 1:10:29 Jessica Johnson 1:16:08 Charlie Boher --- The OCR Report is live! Check out the new website from the people behind World's Toughest Podcast, Overcome and Run, and Obstacle Running Adventures. Let us know what you think. We are excited. --- World's Toughest Podcast is excited to partner with Merrell again to give away a pair of shoes every month to listeners of the show. To win a pair of Merrell Agility Peak Flex 2 or Merrell All Out Crush 2.0 trail running shoes, text the word TOUGH to the number 228-28 or email WorldsToughestPodcast@gmail.com with MERRELL in the subject line and your 1)Name, 2)Email Address and 3)Cell Phone in the body of the email. Both options will subscribe you to the World's Toughest Newsletter and qualify you to win. --- Follow us on Twitter or Instagram. What do you think of the podcast? Who in the Tough Mudder community would you like to hear? Let us know on the World’s Toughest Podcast Facebook page at facebook.com/worldstoughestpod. Would you like to be a part of the show? Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Amazon.com and we'll read it on a future episode. Don't forget to subscribe and listen for new episodes every week.

Second half of WTM content, and then some local Turkey Trot audio! I will keep this description short since the episode is super long!  After some announcements from the brunch (skip if audio isn't up to par) you'll hear from Kris Mendoza, Allison Tai, Trevor Cichosz, Rea Kolbl, Javier EScobar, Erin Rost, and many others at the Champion's Brunch, plus even more people at the bar crawl! Lastly you'll hear some podiums and post race interviews after a local Turkey Trot!   Intro: 0-7 minutes. Champion's Brunch announcements: 7-29. Podium announcements: 15-38. Brunch interviews: 38-1:06. Bar crawl interviews: 1:06-1:47. Turkey Trot: 1:47-1:52. Outro: 1:52-2:05 Next weekend we will be covering FIT Challenge's Thanksgiving Trailfecta race and will hopefully have a special guest to help us be more grateful in our daily lives! Patreon: www.patreon.com/MStefanoRunning  MStefano Running Community Challenge: https://www.facebook.com/groups/168527377194955/  Use coupon code "adventure" for 10% off MudGear products: https://mudgear.com  New Facebook page for the podcast: Obstacle Running Adventures Follow our new podcast Instagram: @ObstacleRunningAdventures Write us an email: obstaclerunningadventures@gmail.com Leave a voicemail: 617-807-0542 Check out our team's website: www.mstefanorunning.com Like our team on Facebook: MStefano Running Follow our team on Twitter and Instagram: @MStefanoRunning Follow our team on Tumblr: MStefanoRunning Subscribe on Youtube: MStefano Running Intro music - "Streaker" by: Straight Up Outro music - "Iron Paw" by: Dubbest

  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 notes) 8:12 The Men’s Extended Podium 8:57 The Women’s Extended Podium 9:25 The Classic Team Extended Podium 9:59 The Team Relay Extended Podium 10:52 Will Hicks made the extended podium! 12:58 How many runners completed 50 miles? 13:39 You’re So Smart! 16:51 How to Win a Free Pair of Merrell Trail Running Shoes (Text TOUGH to 228-28) 17:56 FIVE STARS!!! 23:32 Your 3rd place woman, Allison Tai 30:13 Your 2nd place woman, Erin Rost 40:12 Kris Mendoza Interviews Erin Rost 41:23 Erin Rost Interviews Kris Mendoza 43:41 Kris Mendoza Interviews Will Hicks 46:47 Your 1st place man, Kris Mendoza 56:20 Mama and Papa Doza 59:26 Your 1st place woman, Rea Kolbl 1:11:16 Outro. Subscribe and leave a review on Apple Podcasts --- The OCR Report is live! Check out the new website from the people behind World's Toughest Podcast, Overcome and Run, and Obstacle Running Adventures. Let us know what you think. We are excited. --- World's Toughest Podcast is excited to partner with Merrell again to give away a pair of shoes every month to listeners of the show. To win a pair of Merrell Agility Peak Flex 2 or Merrell All Out Crush 2.0 trail running shoes, text the word TOUGH to the number 228-28 or email WorldsToughestPodcast@gmail.com with MERRELL in the subject line and your 1)Name, 2)Email Address and 3)Cell Phone in the body of the email. Both options will subscribe you to the World's Toughest Newsletter and qualify you to win. --- Follow us on Twitter or Instagram. What do you think of the podcast? Who in the Tough Mudder community would you like to hear? Let us know on the World’s Toughest Podcast Facebook page at facebook.com/worldstoughestpod. Would you like to be a part of the show? Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Amazon.com and we'll read it on a future episode. Don't forget to subscribe and listen for new episodes every week.

World's Toughest Mudder 2018 is in the books! Rea Kolbl repeats as women's champion and 

Rea Kolbl is the women's defending champion of World's Toughest Mudder. Her 90 miles in 2017 tied the women's record set by Amelia Boone in 2012. No woman has ever run more miles in a World's Toughest Mudder than Rea Kolbl. We talk about her race plan for WTM this year, how she can fit more miles in than last year, and what do when things don't go the way you planned. --- The OCR Report is live! Check out the new website from the people behind World's Toughest Podcast, Overcome and Run, and Obstacle Running Adventures. Let us know what you think. We are excited. --- Elite Week continues! We have interviews with the Elites of WTM every day from now until raceday in Atlanta. Be sure to leave a review on Apple Podcasts if you enjoy Elite Week. --- Who will win the individual podiums at WTM 2018? Email your picks for the top three men and the top three women to worldstoughestpodcast@gmail.com with SO SMART WTM in the subject line and you could win a World's Toughest Podcast sticker and a guest spot on the podcast to talk about how excited you are to win a sticker. Good luck! --- World's Toughest Podcast is excited to partner with Merrell again to give away a pair of shoes every month to listeners of the show. To win a pair of Merrell Agility Peak Flex 2 or Merrell All Out Crush 2.0 trail running shoes, text the word TOUGH to the number 228-28 or email WorldsToughestPodcast@gmail.com with MERRELL in the subject line and your 1)Name, 2)Email Address and 3)Cell Phone in the body of the email. Both options will subscribe you to the World's Toughest Newsletter and qualify you to win. --- Follow us on Twitter or Instagram. What do you think of the podcast? Who in the Tough Mudder community would you like to hear? Let us know on the World’s Toughest Podcast Facebook page at facebook.com/worldstoughestpod. Would you like to be a part of the show? Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Amazon.com and we'll read it on a future episode. Don't forget to subscribe and listen for new episodes every week.

World's Toughest Mudder is just weeks away. We talked with the race directors of WTM 2018 for a preview of what runners can expect when they show up in Atlanta on November 10th. Nolan Kombol and Eli Hutchison lead the team that designs World's Toughest Mudder. They set the course. They choose the obstacles. They control your fate for 24 hours in November. No one knows what to expect at WTM 2018 better than these two men. Nolan and Eli LAY IT OUT for us in this interview. They start at 14:07. Do not let anyone else spoil this interview for you. Do not spoil this interview for anyone else. After you listen, go to Apple Podcasts and tell us what piece of news from Nolan and Eli is most exciting to you. There is plenty to choose from. We will read your thoughts on an episode soon. 0:00 Intro and welcome 3:10 Rea Kolbl and Robert Killian are racing one on one 6:58 You’re so smart! 8:40 Merrell gives another pair of shoes to a listener (Text TOUGH to 228-28 to enter to win) 10:11 FIVE STARS! 12:36 Who are Nolan Kombol and Eli Hutchison? 14:07 Nolan and Eli preview World’s Toughest Mudder 2018 36:03 Wrap-up   --- World's Toughest Podcast is excited to partner with Merrell again to give away a pair of shoes every month to listeners of the show. To win a pair of Merrell Agility Peak Flex 2 or Merrell All Out Crush 2.0 trail running shoes, text the word TOUGH to the number 228-28 or email WorldsToughestPodcast@gmail.com with MERRELL in the subject line and your 1)Name, 2)Email Address and 3)Cell Phone in the body of the email. Both options will subscribe you to the World's Toughest Newsletter and qualify you to win. --- Follow us on Twitter or Instagram. What do you think of the podcast? Who in the Tough Mudder community would you like to hear? Let us know on the World’s Toughest Podcast Facebook page at facebook.com/worldstoughestpod. Would you like to be a part of the show? Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Amazon.com and we'll read it on a future episode. Don't forget to subscribe and listen for new episodes every week.

Live from the Tough Mudder weekend in Sonoma, this week's episode is full of interviews from athletes at the Tougher Mudder wave, the Toughest Mudder West race, and race director Eli Hutchison.  I spoke with Lauren Taksa and Nick O'Sullivan on Saturday all about their respective wins at the Tougher Mudder race, and they give us some insight into the course and the competition. Then I spoke with Trevor Cichosz, Rea Kolbl, Allison Tai, and Kris Mendoza after the Toughest Mudder race (shortly after I had finished my own) all about the competition, how the daytime Toughest Mudder compared to the races at night, what they thought of the course, and more. Lastly, I spoke with Eli Hutchison from TMHQ all about Toughest and about the many changes Tough Mudder is making to their 2019 season.

Mike skips the Killington Beast for the first time since the Founders Race in order to go all in on media! Unfortunately his voice fizzles out pretty quickly and Katelyn steps up to conduct most of the interviews! You'll hear from elites like Rea Kolbl, Ryan Kempson, Brakken Kraker, and Kelly Sullivan from the Beast, Anne Champagne, and Jesse Bruce from the Ultra, and soooooooo many more! Towards the end you'll hear our recap of the Sunday Sprint with Angela as well as a special appearance of Scott "the Fayne" Knowles from "I Am A Spartan" podcast! Next weekend we will be in Gilford, NH for Tougher and Tough Mudder (Katelyn is seriously looking for people to run with), and we hope to hear from Jason Dupree from OCR talk about Savage Race in Dallas, TX! Patreon: www.patreon.com/MStefanoRunning  MStefano Running Community Challenge: https://www.facebook.com/groups/168527377194955/  Use coupon code "adventure" for 10% off MudGear products: https://mudgear.com  New Facebook page for the podcast: Obstacle Running Adventures Follow our new podcast Instagram: @ObstacleRunningAdventures Write us an email: obstaclerunningadventures@gmail.com Leave a voicemail: 617-807-0542 Check out our team's website: www.mstefanorunning.com Like our team on Facebook: MStefano Running Follow our team on Twitter and Instagram: @MStefanoRunning Follow our team on Tumblr: MStefanoRunning Subscribe on Youtube: MStefano Running Intro music - "Streaker" by: Straight Up Outro music - "Iron Paw" by: Dubbest

Spartan Pro and World's Toughest Mudder Champion Rea Kolbl joins Evan to talk about her training and future plans.  Hear about Rea's bucket list races, Evan's bold prediction, the difference between Spartan Pro Team premeire vs. select, the series she is focusing on for 2017 and how her gymnastics background played a role in her OCR performance.  To learn more about Rea and her training pick up a copy of Mud Run Guide's Ultra-OCR Bible.     Episode brought to you by Fat Gripz.  If you are an OCR athletes that trains with weights, you need to pick up this grip strength tool. Music provided by Marc Capaldo of Madison Ambush.

We have never done an episode like this before. We welcome Spartan CEO Joe De Sena for our first ever Spartan episode of the show. Today we talk about any obstacle course race you'd like, as long as it is Spartan Race. Before we talk with Joe we talk about the recent Spartan US Championship Series race in Big Bear. We talk about the podium finishers and we talk with the women's winner Rea Kolbl. We also talk about the entire five-race series and tell you who will win the series title this year.  We wrap up the episode with our workout/interview with Joe De Sena. This episode is unlike any other episode we have ever done. If you have never left a review on Apple Podcasts, (or if it's been a while since you left one) we would LOVE to have your feedback. Let us know what you think on Apple Podcasts. 0:00 Intro, Welcome 1:47 This is Madness 4:11 Race results from Big Bear 11:04 Big Bear race recap 15:05 Women's Winner Rea Kolbl 27:30 US Championship Series update and predictions: The Women 31:44 US Championship Series update and predictions: The Men 34:19 Let's read some iTunes reviews! 38:43 How did this all-Spartan episode come to be? 41:03 Spartan CEO Joe De Sena  --- Do you have a moment from your experience at Tough Mudder that you would like to share with the audience of World's Toughest Podcast? Would you like to win a pair of Merrell trail running shoes? Share your Merrell Mudder Moment with us at Worldstoughestpodcast@gmail.com with MMM in the subject line. In the body of the email, tell us your story. What did you overcome to complete the course? What did Tough Mudder help you over in your personal life? Selected Merrell Mudder Moments will win a pair of Merrell trail running shoes and be invited as a guest on a future episode of World's Toughest Podcast. --- Follow us on Twitter or Instagram. What do you think of the podcast? Who in the Tough Mudder community would you like to hear? Let us know on the World’s Toughest Podcast Facebook page at facebook.com/worldstoughestpod. Would you like to be a part of the show? Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Amazon.com and we'll read it on a future episode. Don't forget to subscribe and listen for new episodes every week.

Rea Kolbl won Toughest Mudder South with 40 miles in 7:33. We talk with her about the course, the competition, and she recovers from running 40 miles in eight hours. Hint: More running.   Before we talk with Rea, we share some brief thoughts on Toughest Mudder South. We will do a deep dive on Toughest Mudder South with more information, statistics, and podium interviews later this week.   ---   World's Toughest Podcast is excited to partner with Merrell again to give away a pair of shoes every month to listeners of the show. To win a pair of Merrell Agility Peak Flex 2 or Merrell All Out Crush 2.0 trail running shoes, text the word TOUGH to the number 228-28 or email WorldsToughestPodcast@gmail.com with MERRELL in the subject line and your 1)Name, 2)Email Address and 3)Cell Phone in the body of the email. Both options will subscribe you to the World's Toughest Newsletter and qualify you to win.   ---   Do you have a moment from your experience at Tough Mudder that you would like to share with the audience of World's Toughest Podcast? Would you like to win a pair of Merrell trail running shoes? Share your Merrell Mudder Moment with us at Worldstoughestpodcast@gmail.com with MMM in the subject line. In the body of the email, tell us your story. What did you overcome to complete the course? What did Tough Mudder help you over in your personal life? Selected Merrell Mudder Moments will win a pair of Merrell trail running shoes and be invited as a guest on a future episode of World's Toughest Podcast. --- Follow us on Twitter or Instagram. What do you think of the podcast? Who in the Tough Mudder community would you like to hear? Let us know on the World’s Toughest Podcast Facebook page at facebook.com/worldstoughestpod. Would you like to be a part of the show? Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Amazon.com and we'll read it on a future episode. Don't forget to subscribe and listen for new episodes every week.

Cette semaine on vous raconte ce qui se passe sur la planète CaO. Spartan vient-il jouer dans les pattes de World Tougher Mudder? On parle encore de VO2Max, pouvez-vous deviner les données de Ryan Atkins, Lindsey Webster et Rea Kolbl. Petit retour sur la course Shardana Challenge qui a eu lieu en Italie.   Tags: Spartan WTM Shardana Gabrielle-Anne Desy Platinum Rig

Toughest Mudder West is this weekend. This is the first Toughest Mudder of the eight-race series for 2018. Deanna Brasz and I talk about the course, the obstacles, and what people can expect from this cold, difficult race. Deanna was one of the stars of Tougher Mudder in 2017. She ran 10 Tougher Mudders, with seven podiums, and four first place finishes. Three times last year she ran Tougher on Saturday morning and then ran the eight-hour Toughest Mudder on Saturday night. Before we talk with Deanna, we talk about the elite competition at Toughest Mudder West. On the men’s side Ryan Atkins is the heavy favorite. He will face competition from Kris Mendoza, Glenn Racz, and Tyler Nash, as well a few possible surprises. On the women’s side, four reigning champions will face off. World’s Toughest Mudder champion Rea Kolbl will face off against Toughest Mudder series champion Allison Tai, Spartan World Champion Lindsay Webster, and Spartan Ultrabeast World Champion Morgan Mckay. ---   World's Toughest Podcast is excited to partner with Merrell again to give away a pair of shoes every month to listeners of the show. To win a pair of Merrell Agility Peak Flex 2 or Merrell All Out Crush 2 trail running shoes, text the word TOUGH to the number 228-28 or email WorldsToughestPodcast@gmail.com with MERRELL in the subject line and your 1)Name, 2)Email Address and 3)Cell Phone in the body of the email. Both options will subscribe you to the World's Toughest Newsletter and qualify you to win.   ---   What do you think of the podcast? Who in the Tough Mudder community would you like to hear? Let us know on the World’s Toughest Podcast Facebook page at facebook.com/worldstoughestpod or find Will on Twitter at twitter.com/TheWillHicks   Would you like to be a part of the show? Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and we'll read it on a future episode. Don't forget to subscribe and listen for new episodes every week.

In this episode Spartan Champ and World's Toughest Mudder Champ Rea Kolbl stops by and talks about: Her recent domination at Spartan SoCal How her training has changed since moving to Colorado Her Manitou Incline run Why it is important to race happy, and how to do this :-) Her race goals for 2018  and more!!

Allison Tai returns to the show to talk about her 2nd Place finish at World's Toughest Mudder 2017. Tai ran 85 miles in 24:40. Here's how that stacks up against some of the top female performances over the years. 2017: Rea Kolbl, 90 miles in 23:47 2012: Amelia Boone, 90 miles in 25:30 2017: ALLISON TAI, 85 MILES IN 24:40 2013: Deanna Blegg, 85 miles in 24:58 2016: Stefanie Bishop, 85 miles in 25:05 Allison's 2017 performance would have won WTM every year except 2017 and 2012. We also talk about the World's Toughest Podcast email list. You can now subscribe to the email list by texting the word TOUGH to 228-28. Voting is open for the "Best Of OCR" Awards at MudRunGuide.com. After you vote, shoot Will an email. He'll thank you personally. --- What do you think of the podcast? Who in the Tough Mudder community would you like to hear? Let us know on the World’s Toughest Podcast Facebook page or find Will on Twitter at twitter.com/TheWillHicks Would you like to be a part of the show? Leave us a review on iTunes and we'll read it on a future episode. Don't forget to subscribe and listen for new episodes every week.

English only (with bonus Quebec accent) – Interview with Spartan pro Team member and World's Toughest Mudder 2017 female winner, Rea Kolbl. Everything you want to know about her first 24H OCR experience: gear, strategy, mindset, advice… Learn more about her, her love for cliff diving and uphill races, her plans for 2018 and her training. TAGS: WTM - World's Toughest Mudder - Rea Kolbl

World's Toughest Mudder 2017 is in the books. We talk about the elite podium finishers with audio from the finish line and talk with the Women's winner, Rea Kolbl. Rea told us one of the reasons she decided to run World's Toughest Mudder was because she was listening to our podcast and she thought, "Yeah, I could do that". And she did. And she won. Also, why is no one else talking about this? Taylor Swift just dropped a new CD and she wrote an entire song about World's Toughest Mudder. We break down the song and what Taylor Swift thinks about certain Tough Mudder obstacles. (Spoiler: She hates to get shocked.) We are just a few iTunes reviews away from being the #1 reviewed podcast in all of the United States. Pick us up here fellas. 0:00 Intro, News 6:55 Podium results 8:50 Men’s podium deep dive 19:55 Women’s podium deep dive 25:45 Taylor Swift/WTM News 31:40 iTunes Reviews 34:35 Rea Kolbl --- If you'd like to join the World’s Toughest Podcast Winner’s List, go to our Facebook page at Facebook.com/WorldsToughestPod and click the "World's Toughest Email" link on the left side of the page. What do you think of the podcast? Who in the Tough Mudder community would you like to hear? Let us know on the World’s Toughest Podcast Facebook page or find Will on Twitter at twitter.com/TheWillHicks Would you like to be a part of the show? Leave us a review on iTunes and we'll read it on a future episode. Don't forget to subscribe and listen for new episodes every week.

After running World's Toughest Mudder myself, I was able to grab some live interviews at the Champions Brunch the Monday morning following the event. I spoke with Wesley Kerr, Rea Kolbl, Deanna Blegg, Allison Tai, Ryan Atkins, Kris Mendoza and Austin Azar, and Will Dean himself. We talk about everything from the course, to the competition, to the highs and lows of the 24-hour race. I also kick off this episode by recapping a few of my own thoughts about my race. Will Hicks gives a short recap of the WTM winners in his latest episode of the World's Toughest Podcast here. Mud Run Guide has opened nominations for the Best of OCR Awards, and we would love it if you voted Overcome and Run for Best OCR podcast! You can submit your nominations here.

English-only interview with Spartan Pro Team athlete Rea Kolbl right after she battled through the OCRWC 2017 15K course. Rea tells us how she went from racing to win to fighting to keep her band, how much she enjoys running up steep hills, how she trains and how the OCRWC compares to her Spartan experience. Bands over burpees, or burpees over bands? She keeps a sunny attitude despite the pouring rain! Tags: Rea Kolbl Spartan Pro Team OCRWC 2017

Rose interviews OCR athletes Rea Kolbl and Alyssa Hawley. Tune in to get up close and personal, and learn some new training tips! In this episode, you'll discover! -Tips for training pre-Spartan World Championship... -Alyssa's views on faith, sexuality and love... -Rea's tools for staying motivated and organized as an athelete and PhD student at Stanford... -All the nitty-gritty details of the Rea-Alyssa bet that involved the Hawaiian Trifecta and spicy food that hurts... -Rose offers her own challenge to the two of them. (It may or may not involve the loser drinking breast milk!) -And much more! Links from this episode: Spartan World Championship Weekend 2017 Questions, comments or feedback? Leave 'em below, and click here to leave your questions now...  Music courtesy Skorge - Sail (AWOLNATION Dubstep Rmx)  

Rea Kolbl is an athlete on the Spartan Pro Team and a Ph.D. student at Stanford. In her first full year of obstacle racing, she has accomplished a laundry list of achievements including winning the last race of the Spartan US Championship series in West Virginia, cementing the 2nd place in the US Championship Series overall. She also placed 2nd in the inaugural US OCR Championship, her first non-Spartan OCR race. She lives and trains in the San Fransisco Bay area, with trail running being her main obsession. When not on trails she is either working in the lab, traveling to races, or annoying her partner in crime, husband Bunsak Pra. On the podcast, she talks about her history in gymnastics and how obstacle racing gave her a second chance to be an athlete and more.    Find Rea:  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rkolbl   Instagram: http://instagram.com/reakolbl   Show Sponsored by:  Four Sigmatic - http://www.foursigmatic.com Use code: DIYS to save 10% on your order   Keto Kookie - http://ketokookie.com?aff=156  Use Code: DIYS to save 10% on your order   Mistobox Coffee Club - http://mbox.coffee/Y9FA Use Code: DIYS to save $10 on your subscription   Full Shownotes:  http://www.dirtinyourskirt.com Join the Facebook Group:  http://www.dirtinyourskirt.com/tribe Support the Show: http://www.dirtinyourskirt.com/support     

This week, Spartan Pro athlete Rea Kolbl joins Heather on the podcast to talk all about Spartan, her training, and the United States Obstacle Course Racing Championships (USOCRC) that hosted their inaugural event in Texas last weekend. Rea shares her experiences from being a Spartan Pro team member, talks about her training and how she maintains her elite level of competition (all while earning her PhD), and all about her experience at USOCRC: the obstacles, the terrain, the biggest challenges and the most fun parts of the course.  We also talk about looking ahead to the Spartan World Championship in Tahoe in a few weeks, and the other races on her bucket list. And lastly, Rea shares her biggest challenges currently in races, and what she's doing to overcome them. 

Heather shares her thoughts on the Spartan Beast in Montana, and grabbed some live interviews while she was there. She spoke with Faye Stenning, Alyssa Hawley, Rea Kolbl, Austin Azar and Cole Schwartz about how their races went, and their thoughts on the course and the competition.

Cette semaine, on se laisse acheter par notre premier commanditaire, et on vous en fait profiter. Danny prend tout le crédit pour le sujet de Marie-Claude qui nous fait découvrir les meilleures coureuses de Norvège, Suède, Slovénie, République Tchèque et d'Afrique du Sud. Notre premier sujet bien préparé! Les gars admettent qu'ils se rincent souvent l'oeil mais trouvent que Nicole a l'air bête, et bien sûr, on a l'entraînement de la semaine en plus du concours à ne pas manquer...   HENRIETTE ALBON: https://www.instagram.com/henriette.albon/ https://www.strava.com/athletes/1074599?oq=he KARIN KARLSSON: https://www.facebook.com/ocrkarin/?fref=ts https://www.instagram.com/ocrkarin/   SIRI ENGLUND: https://www.facebook.com/SiriEnglundToughestAthlete/?fref=ts https://www.instagram.com/englundsiri/ YOIE BOHLIN: https://www.instagram.com/rastarunner90/ HANNEKÉ DANNHAUSER: https://www.facebook.com/ocr.athlete.hdannhauser/ https://www.instagram.com/hdannhauser/ REA KOLBL: https://www.instagram.com/reakolbl/ https://www.strava.com/athletes/19248089 FAYE STENNING: https://www.facebook.com/FayeStenningOCR/?fref=ts https://www.instagram.com/fayestenning_ocr/ ZUZANA KOCUMOVA: https://www.instagram.com/zuzanakocumova/ NICOLE MERICLE: https://www.instagram.com/nickeldm/ TAGS: filles, femmes, ladies, international, Henriette Albon, Karin Karlsson, Siri Englund, Yoie Bohlin, Rasta Runner, Hanneke Dannhauser, Rea Kolbl, Faye Stenning, Zuzana Kocumova, Nicole Mericle, concours, inov-8

We sat down with Spartan Pro Team's very own Rea Kolbl to get an idea of what a typical day her her looks like, how she trains, and how she manages to maintain a work-life balance between being a full-time PhD student at Stanford University and virtually placing in the top three among each race she competes in.