What a fun interview. I have been doing Tough Mudder events since 2011 and they have changed me and my life. I asked Kyle, the CEO of Tough Mudder to come on the podcast to talk about the business side of TM and he said yes. Truly, Tough Mudder has changed my life in so…
Read MoreThis was my 6th World’s Toughest Mudder and it was unlike any of the rest. I believe part of it was the two years that had passed since the mud family was together and seeing friends in person was a bigger deal than I anticipated. There were so many incredible and emotional moments in this…
Read MoreFailure. Didn’t meet my goal. No brown bib. Success. Stayed out all night. Pride in 40 miles. This year at World’s Toughest Mudder taught me all about turning “failure” into success, focusing on the positives of every situation and being proud of what I did accomplish. If you’ve been following along for the…
Read MoreWhat an episode. This week I got to talk all things nutrition for athletes (and really all of us) with Melissa Boufounos. She is a passionate obstacle course racer herself and has created a business helping other races fuel effectively with real food and create faster results on the course. But as I have said…
Read MoreHow are we going to tie together Santa, “One More Day Above the Roses,” and giving back into one episode?? Well I promise that we do and it will all make sense. And I truly feel like I can’t give too much away because there’s so much good stuff in the episode. Francis is a…
Read MoreYou are going to love this episode and these two incredible souls. Buffie, Dan and I talk about aging, health, comfort zones and their experiences at the Tough Mudder. Regardless of whether you want to run a mud run ever in your life, this episode is a must listen. Have you ever noticed society has…
Read MoreIn this episode we are hitting a heavy topic – mental health, depression, anxiety, bi-polar disorder and how to reach out for help and take care of yourself. In this first episode of our Men’s Health series we talk to Matt B. Davis. Matt and I discuss mental health (a topic in my opinion that…
Read MoreI’m 33 years old. Bekki went to work one day when she was 33 years old and got a call where she found out she had a brain tumor, had to have surgery immediately and ended up losing her vision. I simply can’t comprehend what I would do. I’ve thought about it a lot since…
Read MoreWhere every (almost every) Tuesday: I confess. Confession: I love Tough Mudder. Oh wait, you knew that. But don’t go anywhere or stop reading. I have a story to tell you that takes place outside of the mud. But we do have to start on a Tough Mudder course. This past June we went to Michigan (one…
Read MoreTrue Confession Tuesday: Where every Tuesday: I confess. Confession: This years World’s Toughest Mudder consisted of an epic meltdown, lots of peanut butter Snickers, misuse of a wetsuit, and a self-inflicted black eye. The Top 10 Lessons From WTM 2016 1. The mind is a crazy, crazy thing. I had a full-blown meltdown (with sobbing)…
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