{"id":391,"date":"2015-09-04T12:30:53","date_gmt":"2015-09-04T19:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.naturalrunningnetwork.com\/?p=391"},"modified":"2015-09-11T16:20:51","modified_gmt":"2015-09-11T23:20:51","slug":"pre-race-conversation-with-worlds-toughest-mudder-champion-ryan-atkins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.naturalrunningnetwork.com\/pre-race-conversation-with-worlds-toughest-mudder-champion-ryan-atkins\/","title":{"rendered":"Pre-race Conversation with World\u2019s Toughest Mudder Champion Ryan Atkins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturalrunningnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Ryan6002.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturalrunningnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Ryan6002-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Ryan Atkins\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a>Are you are a fan of <strong>Obstacle Racing<\/strong>? \u00a0<strong>Richard Diaz<\/strong> has asked Ryan to come onto \u201c<strong>The Natural Running Network <\/strong>Live\u201d to discuss his training, his awesome race season, and his prep for <strong>The Spartan World Championship<\/strong> and his decision to go team vs. solo and defend his title as World\u2019s Toughest Mudder Champion. We\u2019ll discuss who may be candidature for this dream team and the possibility of smashing the 100 mile mark as a team to earn the $100,000 prize.\u00a0 This is an episode you don\u2019t want to miss!<\/p>\n<p>Obstacle Racing \u201cMud Runs\u201d are the fastest growing sport in the World. Our featured guest Ryan Atkins is the reigning World Champion of \u201cThe World\u2019s Toughest Mudder\u201d. 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