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Podcast: The Art of Manliness
Episode: #237: The Rise of the Sufferfests
Description: For the past several years, you’d be hard-pressed to scroll through your Facebook feed, especially in the summertime, without seeing some of your friends posting pictures of themselves at the finish line of a mud run or obstacle race. Events like the Warrior Dash, Spartan Race, and Tough Mudder have become well-known parts of the modern recreational scene. Many of you listening have probably done one yourself.But why exactly have obstacle races, known as OCRs, exploded in popularity in recent times?Why do millions of affluent suburbanites pay as much as $200 to have their bodies br...