{"id":837,"date":"2017-05-07T08:30:10","date_gmt":"2017-05-07T15:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.naturalrunningnetwork.com\/?p=837"},"modified":"2017-05-07T08:33:50","modified_gmt":"2017-05-07T15:33:50","slug":"effnorm-norm-koch-speaks-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.naturalrunningnetwork.com\/effnorm-norm-koch-speaks-out\/","title":{"rendered":"EFFNorm (Norm Koch) Speaks Out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-838\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturalrunningnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Norm.jpg\" alt=\"Norm Koch\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturalrunningnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Norm.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturalrunningnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Norm-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>The veterans of <strong>Spartan Race<\/strong> are well familiar with the notorious race course designer <strong>Norm Koch<\/strong> who was the mastermind behind the torturous event obstacles. What some may not know is that Norm is no longer with <strong>Spartan Race Inc<\/strong>. He\u2019s moved on to another event producer known as \u201c<strong>Bone Frog<\/strong>\u201d.\u00a0 It was a bitter sweet move and curiosity as to the politics and behind the scenes rationale overcame us, so we had to ask: Why did he leave? We also touch on the future of the sport, his thoughts on the Olympic potential and much more.\u00a0 Norm Koch is a pioneer in this fledging sport of <strong>obstacle racing<\/strong> and his unvarnished view from the inside is worth a listen.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.naturalrunningcoach.net\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-695\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturalrunningnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/banner-for-OCR-ClinicII.gif\" alt=\"banner-for-ocr-clinic\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.humanoctane.com\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-779\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturalrunningnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DHP-Banner-V2.jpg\" alt=\"Human Octane makes a statement\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"EFFNorm (Norm Koch) Speaks Out\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2017-05-07T08:30:10-07:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT45M00S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Norm Koch is a pioneer in this fledging sport of obstacle racing and his unvarnished view from the inside is worth a listen.\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/the_natural_running_network\/content.blubrry.com\/the_natural_running_network\/Norm.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"82.5\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2029\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-837-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/the_natural_running_network\/content.blubrry.com\/the_natural_running_network\/Norm.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/the_natural_running_network\/content.blubrry.com\/the_natural_running_network\/Norm.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/the_natural_running_network\/content.blubrry.com\/the_natural_running_network\/Norm.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/the_natural_running_network\/content.blubrry.com\/the_natural_running_network\/Norm.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.naturalrunningnetwork.com\/?powerpress_pinw=837-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/the_natural_running_network\/content.blubrry.com\/the_natural_running_network\/Norm.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Norm.mp3\">Download<\/a> | <a href=\"#\" class=\"powerpress_link_e\" title=\"Embed\" onclick=\"return powerpress_show_embed('837-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_embed_box\" id=\"powerpress_embed_837-podcast\" style=\"display: none;\"><input id=\"powerpress_embed_837-podcast_t\" type=\"text\" value=\"&lt;iframe width=&quot;320&quot; height=&quot;30&quot; src=&quot;https:\/\/www.naturalrunningnetwork.com\/?powerpress_embed=837-podcast&amp;amp;powerpress_player=mediaelement-audio&quot; title=&quot;Blubrry Podcast Player&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; scrolling=&quot;no&quot;&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;\" onclick=\"javascript: this.select();\" onfocus=\"javascript: this.select();\" style=\"width: 70%;\" readOnly><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturalrunningnetwork.com\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturalrunningnetwork.com\/subscribe-to-podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"More\" rel=\"nofollow\">More<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player--><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The veterans of Spartan Race are well familiar with the notorious race course designer Norm Koch who was the mastermind behind the torturous event obstacles. 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