Welcome to the Legend of the Death Race Podcast, where you’ll hear the legends of past Death Racers, new and old. In the twenty-seventh episode of the podcast, we get to hear the legend of Don Schwartz. Don has a legend the goes far beyond that of the Death Race. In the early days of snowboarding, … Read More
Author: Tony Matesi
From Spinal Fusion to Death Race – Ella Kociuba | LotDR Episode 026
Welcome to the Legend of the Death Race Podcast, where you’ll hear the legends of past Death Racers, new and old. In the twenty-sixth episode of the podcast, we have the legend of Ella Kociuba, one of the youngest competitors to toe the line at a Death Race, winner of the 2011 Spartan Race World Championships, … Read More
Multi-Sport Ultra Endurance Pro Stefanie Bishop | LotDR Episode 025
Welcome to the Legend of the Death Race Podcast, where you’ll hear the legends of past Death Racers, new and old. In the twenty-fifth episode of the podcast, we have multi-sport, ultra-endurance athlete, Stefanie Bishop, who competed in four Death Races and has some very unique stories from the early days. Stefanie competed in the beta … Read More
Owner of Elevate Interval Fitness David Magida | LotDR Episode 024
Welcome to the Legend of the Death Race Podcast, where you’ll hear the legends of past Death Racers, new and old. In the twenty-fourth episode of the podcast, David Magida joins us to share his experience competing in the 2014 and 2015 Death Race. Magida has been an athlete for much of his life and after … Read More
Book Review: Stillness is the Key
Stillness is the Key Author: Ryan Holiday Buy it on Amazon: Book | Audiobook Quick Summary: Stillness is the Key is positioned as the third book in a trilogy on stoic principles and is a follow up to The Obstacle is the Way and Ego is the Enemy (my book review here). The idea is that these three books … Read More
The Queen of Pain – Amelia Boone | LotDR Episode 023
Welcome to the Legend of the Death Race Podcast, where you’ll hear the legends of past Death Racers, new and old. In the twenty-third episode of the podcast, Amelia Boone joins us to share her incredible journey from her life in Chicago, to becoming the “Queen of Pain.” Amelia shares how she went from knowing little … Read More
Mother and Ultra Endurance Athlete – Amie “Livewire” Jacobs | LotDR Episode 022
Welcome to the Legend of the Death Race Podcast, where you’ll hear the legends of past Death Racers, new and old. In the twenty-second episode of the podcast, Amie “Livewire” Jacobs, shares her story of being a mother and what it’s like competing in ultra-endurance events and shuffling her life responsibilities. In 2014, Amie took on … Read More
Sports Documentary Director Rick Cohen | LotDR Episode 021
Welcome to the Legend of the Death Race Podcast, where you’ll hear the legends of past Death Racers, new and old. In the twenty-first episode of the podcast, Rick Cohen, a Sports Documentary Director joins us to share his journey through the 2014 Death Race. In this episode, you’ll hear all about how he dedicated the … Read More
From High Blood Pressure to SEALFIT Kokoro to the Death Race with Brandon Bonser | LotDR Episode 020
Welcome to the Legend of the Death Race Podcast, where you’ll hear the legends of past Death Racers, new and old. In the twentieth episode of the podcast, I connect with Brandon Bonser, who competed in two Death Races. After a visit to a doctor and finding out he was suffering from high blood pressure, Brandon … Read More
Building Relationships & Hacking the Death Race – Clay Speakman & Anthony Sinopoli | LotDR Episode 019
Welcome to the Legend of the Death Race Podcast, where you’ll hear the legends of past Death Racers, new and old. In the nineteenth episode of the podcast, we switched things up and brought together two Death Racers, Clay Speakman and Anthony Sinopoli, for a discussion on building relationships and hacking the Death Race. These two … Read More