Stefanie Bishop
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03/05/15 • 54 min
Episode 120 - Before Amelia. Before Pak. Before Olof Dallner, Shelly Koenig, or Mark Webb. There was Stefanie Bishop. Stefanie was the overall winner of the Peak Races Winter Snowshoe "Death Division" in March of 2010. A few months later it was renamed the Death Race, and she was the first female finisher for the Summer version. (Joe Decker was the first male and overall winner).
Much like another endurance champ, Mark Jones, Stefanie would also go on to complete the 2nd ever Spartan Race in Brooklyn, NY and the first ever Tough Mudder in Pennsylvania, all in 2010.
In this interview Matt talks to Stefanie about those early adventurous beginnings, why she disappeared for a couple of years, and why she’s back. She just received another skull at the Mexico Death Race and then won the brand new Gauntlet in Macon, Georgia, the very next weekend. We also get her first hand account of this year’s Winter Tough Guy and why it was her first DNF. Oh, and they talk about ice cream.
You also may hear Matt’s children in the background as this interview was recorded in his home office.
Today’s episode is sponsored by: Down and Dirty Obstacle Race and Rugged Maniac.
Show Notes:
Report from the 2010 Summer Death Race
Sufferfest clip-What near death looks like from this past Winter Tough Guy.
Episode 120 - Before Amelia. Before Pak. Before Olof Dallner, Shelly Koenig, or Mark Webb. There was Stefanie Bishop. Stefanie was the overall winner of the Peak Races Winter Snowshoe "Death Division" in March of 2010. A few months later it was renamed the Death Race, and she was the first female finisher for the Summer version. (Joe Decker was the first male and overall winner).
Much like another endurance champ, Mark Jones, Stefanie would also go on to complete the 2nd ever Spartan Race in Brooklyn, NY and the first ever Tough Mudder in Pennsylvania, all in 2010.
In this interview Matt talks to Stefanie about those early adventurous beginnings, why she disappeared for a couple of years, and why she’s back. She just received another skull at the Mexico Death Race and then won the brand new Gauntlet in Macon, Georgia, the very next weekend. We also get her first hand account of this year’s Winter Tough Guy and why it was her first DNF. Oh, and they talk about ice cream.
You also may hear Matt’s children in the background as this interview was recorded in his home office.
Today’s episode is sponsored by: Down and Dirty Obstacle Race and Rugged Maniac.
Show Notes:
Report from the 2010 Summer Death Race
Sufferfest clip-What near death looks like from this past Winter Tough Guy.
Previous Episode
Scott Keneally and Julia Webb
Episode 119 - Today’s first interview is with Scott Keneally. For those that don’t know, Scott broke the story that rocked OCR back in November of 2012 about the history of Tough Mudder. A few months later, he parlayed that into a piece about OCR for 60 Minutes Sports. Since then, he has been hard at work at producing Rise Of The Sufferfests, a documentary which examines OCR as a whole, and what it says about our culture. The 2nd interview is with Julia Webb. We talked to her shortly after she placed third at the Warrior Dash World Championships (WDWC) back in October. Julia discussed why she signed up for WDWC, setting baby stroller running records, and her OCR plans for the future. Please support the sponsors of this episode: Rugged Maniac - Promo code is "orm5" Udder Mud Run - Promo code is "runorm" Battlefrog - Promo code is "battleorm" Show Notes: Scott Playing Dirty by Scott Keneally Races from Hell-60 Minutes Sports More about Rise Of The Sufferfests Scott's "hypothermia video" from this most recent Tough Guy Julia Episode 103 where we talked to Julia's friends Renee and Kimber 10k Baby Stroller World Record Atlas Pro Team Profile
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McCauley Kraker
Episode 121 - McCauley Kraker (Mac) grew up in an athletic family. He would go on to become a collegiate runner with some success. Then he decided running wasn't for him and spent a lot of time on the couch. Eventually, his older brother Brakken (who had been tearing it up on the OCR circuit) convinced Mac to try a Spartan with him. He finished 4th despite having not run for a year. He has picked up the pace and was recently named to the Spartan Stadium Pro Team.
Listen in to learn more about McCauley's journey which includes his days as part of a Midwest blackjack card counting crew, and his recent trip to to the Middle East for the first ever Spartan Race in Dubai.
Today's episode is sponsored by Savage Race, Day of Crisis, and The Macon Mud Run.
Show Notes:
Mac's Blog-Blue Highways
A great book about card counting - Bringing Down The House
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