Obstacle Running Adventures
Weekly podcast since 2017 that covers interviews and race recaps from athletes and members of the OCR and running communities primarily in the Northeast! Our focus is to shine a spotlight on incredible athletes, motivate ourselves and other, and to share our love for the sport that has changed our lives!
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380. Obstacle Wonderland's Boogie Weekend 3 and 6 Hour Multi Lap Live Coverage!
04/15/2024
380. Obstacle Wonderland's Boogie Weekend 3 and 6 Hour Multi Lap Live Coverage!
finally traveled to New York to participate in and cover ! Wanting to both support a small northeast race and get some good mileage in, registered for the 6 hour race. He ran 3 laps, interviewed the 3 hour finisher athletes with some midrace brain fog, ran another lap, interviewed the 6 hour finisher athletes while freezing in the windy cold on and off rain, , , , and then recorded a personal recap while driving back to New Jersey! We highly recommend you check out an event, the put together by , and ! 0:00 – 2:45 – Intro 2:45 – 7:40 – Quick News 7:40 – 8:38 – Content Preface 8:38 - 15:33 - Start Line Audio 15:33 - 36:18 - 3 Hour Athletes (, Kevin Donahue, Analisa Everingham, Stephen Leonard, , , ) 36:18 - 1:20:23 - 6 Hour Athletes and DJ (, , , , , , , , , , and , , and ) 1:20:23 - 1:43:50 - and 1:43:50 - 1:52:19 - Recap 1:52:19 - End – Outro Next weekend we will be at the and we hope to see you there! The next 2 episodes will likely be covering this event as we will be talking to fellow vendors, athletes competing in the events, and are planning to set up a basic recording station for all to use at our booth! ____ News Stories: (use code "obstacles" for $5 off) ____ Related Episodes: ____ Patreon Supporters: Jason Dupree, Kim DeVoss, Samantha Thompson, Matt Puntin, Dave Claxton, Brad Kiehl, Charlotte Engelman, Erin Grindstaff, Hank Stefano, Arlene Stefano, Laura Ritter, Steven Ritter, Sofia Harnedy, Kenny West, Cheryl Miller, Jessica Johnson, Scott "The Fayne" Knowles, Anna Landry, Nick Ryker, Christopher Hoover, Kevin Gregory Jr., Evan Eirich, Ashley Reis, Brent George, Justin Manning, Wendell Lagosh, Logan Nagle, Angela Bowers, Asa Coddington, Thomas Petersen, Seth Rinderknecht and Bonnie Wilson. Sponsored Athletes: , , , and ! Write us an email: [email protected]
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379. Deka Mile Live Coverage at Underdog Fitness!
04/09/2024
379. Deka Mile Live Coverage at Underdog Fitness!
Back in the day Spartan Stadium races were our favorite to both run and cover as media. We remember seeing a large man in a clown mask doing well at most of the events that we went to. Over more recent years has grown to be even more of a threat in the hybrid racing scene! has also become a friend of the show, as well as 's coach for about a year. Mike vowed that his first hybrid fitness race would be at ! It took a while to get a date to fit in the schedule but and took it on despite being pretty nervous (I am not a strong man) and having back issues (likely a weak core), and waking up sick on Friday. You'll hear from David Rundio, , , Ashley Harten, Lauren Carlson, , , Greg Viggiano, , ?, Heather Dall'Aste, Elizabeth Almansa, , Taylor Febus, , , Kiefer Callisto, , , , , and ! 0:00 – 4:54 – Intro 5:54 – 19:53 – Quick News 19:53 – 21:03 – Content Preface 21:03 - 1:23:08 - Interviews 1:23:08 - End – Outro Next episode is hopefully going to cover ! ____ News Stories: (use code "obstacles" for $5 off) ____ Related Episodes: ____ Patreon Supporters: Jason Dupree, Kim DeVoss, Samantha Thompson, Matt Puntin, Dave Claxton, Brad Kiehl, Charlotte Engelman, Erin Grindstaff, Hank Stefano, Arlene Stefano, Laura Ritter, Steven Ritter, Sofia Harnedy, Kenny West, Cheryl Miller, Jessica Johnson, Scott "The Fayne" Knowles, Anna Landry, Nick Ryker, Christopher Hoover, Kevin Gregory Jr., Evan Eirich, Ashley Reis, Brent George, Justin Manning, Wendell Lagosh, Logan Nagle, Angela Bowers, Asa Coddington, Thomas Petersen, Seth Rinderknecht and Bonnie Wilson. Sponsored Athletes: , , , and ! Write us an email: [email protected]
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378. How to Get Fast, Like Crazy AF Fast with Timber and Appa!
04/02/2024
378. How to Get Fast, Like Crazy AF Fast with Timber and Appa!
just a totAlly normal ePisode, Really nothIng to see here. compLetely normal! 0:00 – 6:56 – Intro 6:56 – 14:07 – Quick News 14:07 – 14:13 – Content Preface 14:13 - 15:23 - Interview with Timber and Appa 15:23 - End – Outro Next episode is planned to be coverage of the Deka Strong at Underdog Fitness, home of Kevin Gregory aka Bubbles the Clowne (well not actual home but you know what we mean)! ____ News Stories: (use code "obstacles" for $5 off) ____ Related Episodes: ____ Patreon Supporters: Jason Dupree, Kim DeVoss, Samantha Thompson, Matt Puntin, Dave Claxton, Brad Kiehl, Charlotte Engelman, Erin Grindstaff, Hank Stefano, Arlene Stefano, Laura Ritter, Steven Ritter, Sofia Harnedy, Kenny West, Cheryl Miller, Jessica Johnson, Scott "The Fayne" Knowles, Anna Landry, Nick Ryker, Christopher Hoover, Kevin Gregory Jr., Evan Eirich, Ashley Reis, Brent George, Justin Manning, Wendell Lagosh, Logan Nagle, Angela Bowers, Asa Coddington, Thomas Petersen, Seth Rinderknecht and Bonnie Wilson. Sponsored Athletes: , , , and ! Write us an email: [email protected]
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377. OCR Events Eulogy: Remembering Warrior Dash, Rugged Maniac, Terrain Race, and Bonefrog!
03/26/2024
377. OCR Events Eulogy: Remembering Warrior Dash, Rugged Maniac, Terrain Race, and Bonefrog!
We haven't done one of these episodes in a while, and we were totally okay with that! With recent changes in the industry (unfortunately most being negative), we wanted to have an episode where we share our thoughts and feelings on some events that are not with us anymore like and or have extremely unclear futures like and . The videos referenced were our , , , , , , , and so check one, two, or all of them out! 0:00 – 2:31 – Intro 2:31 – 7:54 – Quick News 7:54 – 8:25 – Content Preface 8:25 - 37:32 - Info and Memories of , , , and 37:32 - End – Outro Next episode is hopefully something that we have been wanting to do again for a while! ____ News Stories: (use code "obstacles" for $5 off) ____ Related Episodes: (2017) (2017) (2017) (2018) (2018) (2018) (2018) (2019) (2019) ____ Patreon Supporters: Jason Dupree, Kim DeVoss, Samantha Thompson, Matt Puntin, Dave Claxton, Brad Kiehl, Charlotte Engelman, Erin Grindstaff, Hank Stefano, Arlene Stefano, Laura Ritter, Steven Ritter, Sofia Harnedy, Kenny West, Cheryl Miller, Jessica Johnson, Scott "The Fayne" Knowles, Anna Landry, Nick Ryker, Christopher Hoover, Kevin Gregory Jr., Evan Eirich, Ashley Reis, Brent George, Justin Manning, Wendell Lagosh, Logan Nagle, Angela Bowers, Asa Coddington, Thomas Petersen, Seth Rinderknecht and Bonnie Wilson. Sponsored Athletes: , , , and ! Write us an email: [email protected]
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376. Paul Lachance on 200+ Spartan Races at the Age of 82!
03/18/2024
376. Paul Lachance on 200+ Spartan Races at the Age of 82!
recently this caught 's attention for which then caught our eye for a potential episode. We were excited to reach out to him both for the impressive accomplishment, and because he represents a unique age demographic who take on OCR. Older OCR athletes have always been inspirational to us but we haven't had an episode focus on it before. We discuss how he found obstacle course racing, , favorite and least favorite Spartan venues, medical barriers that he has pushed through in his life, how it feels to be embraced by sponsors and the community, how to , plans for the rest of the year and much more! I really enjoyed talking and laughing with him. Be sure to , , and ! 0:00 – 5:06 – Intro 5:06 – 13:13 – Quick News 13:13 – 13:39 – Content Preface 13:39 - 52:24 - Interview 52:24 - End – Outro Next episode isn't planned yet but we have no shortage of ideas! ____ News Stories: (use code "obstacles" for $5 off) ____ Related Episodes: ____ Patreon Supporters: Jason Dupree, Kim DeVoss, Samantha Thompson, Matt Puntin, Dave Claxton, Brad Kiehl, Charlotte Engelman, Erin Grindstaff, Hank Stefano, Arlene Stefano, Laura Ritter, Steven Ritter, Sofia Harnedy, Kenny West, Cheryl Miller, Jessica Johnson, Scott "The Fayne" Knowles, Anna Landry, Nick Ryker, Christopher Hoover, Kevin Gregory Jr., Evan Eirich, Ashley Reis, Brent George, Justin Manning, Wendell Lagosh, Logan Nagle, Angela Bowers, Asa Coddington, Thomas Petersen, Seth Rinderknecht and Bonnie Wilson. Sponsored Athletes: , , , and ! Write us an email: [email protected]
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375. Alisa Petrova on Hero Race, Winning Tough Mudder Infinity AlUla, Government Games, and More!
03/10/2024
375. Alisa Petrova on Hero Race, Winning Tough Mudder Infinity AlUla, Government Games, and More!
We have been wanting to have on the show for a while now with us first reaching out to her back in December 2022 to talk about the Spartan World Championships that year! Her being 9 hours ahead of us made it pretty difficult to plan a good time to record but it was worth recording at 5am our time to finally have her on the show! talks about how she wasn't medically allowed to engage in sports at a young age but eventually got into speed walking and later became involved with . In more recent years she has continued to prove herself to be a podium threat at many championship events including the Spartan World Championships. Within the past month she took on a new challenge in the form of an ultra by competing and winning . We discuss the barriers of fueling, pacing, and dealing with poor race day communications at the event. Also, her experience at the this year! 0:00 – 6:35 – Intro 6:35 – 16:00 – Quick News 16:00 – 16:40 – Content Preface 16:40 - 51:46 - Interview 51:46 - End – Outro Next episode is planned to be with ! ____ News Stories: (use code "obstacles" for $5 off) ____ Related Episodes: ____ Patreon Supporters: Jason Dupree, Kim DeVoss, Samantha Thompson, Matt Puntin, Dave Claxton, Brad Kiehl, Charlotte Engelman, Erin Grindstaff, Hank Stefano, Arlene Stefano, Laura Ritter, Steven Ritter, Sofia Harnedy, Kenny West, Cheryl Miller, Jessica Johnson, Scott "The Fayne" Knowles, Anna Landry, Nick Ryker, Christopher Hoover, Kevin Gregory Jr., Evan Eirich, Ashley Reis, Brent George, Justin Manning, Wendell Lagosh, Logan Nagle, Angela Bowers, Asa Coddington, Thomas Petersen, Seth Rinderknecht and Bonnie Wilson. Sponsored Athletes: , , , and ! Write us an email: [email protected]
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374. Hannah Franciosa on Teaching, Training, Jacksonville Spartan Series Race, and More!
03/04/2024
374. Hannah Franciosa on Teaching, Training, Jacksonville Spartan Series Race, and More!
This week Katelyn sat down with ! They talked about 's exerience both as a special education teacher, as well as a substitute teacher. She shares about being coached by and what a typical training week looks like for her. also discusses her experinces with completing ultras, marathons, rucks, hurricane heats, and her recent podium at the first race of the Spartan US National Series in Jacksonville! 0:00 – 3:36 – Intro 3:36 – 13:51 – Quick News 13:51 – 15:45 – Content Preface 15:45 - 56:34 - Interview 56:34 - End – Outro Next episode is maybe going to be with a Tough Mudder Infinity AlUla athlete or Rugged Maniac related episode! ____ News Stories: (use code "obstacles" for $5 off) Hyrox North American Championship Podiums: and ____ Related Episodes: ____ Patreon Supporters: Jason Dupree, Kim DeVoss, Samantha Thompson, Matt Puntin, Dave Claxton, Brad Kiehl, Charlotte Engelman, Erin Grindstaff, Hank Stefano, Arlene Stefano, Laura Ritter, Steven Ritter, Sofia Harnedy, Kenny West, Cheryl Miller, Jessica Johnson, Scott "The Fayne" Knowles, Anna Landry, Nick Ryker, Christopher Hoover, Kevin Gregory Jr., Evan Eirich, Ashley Reis, Brent George, Justin Manning, Wendell Lagosh, Logan Nagle, Angela Bowers, Asa Coddington, Thomas Petersen, Seth Rinderknecht and Bonnie Wilson. Sponsored Athletes: , , , and ! Write us an email: [email protected]
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373. Grey Betties and Roller Derby with Heather Jo Cox!
02/27/2024
373. Grey Betties and Roller Derby with Heather Jo Cox!
Another episode idea from my episode ideas list was to focus on another demographic in the sport that deserves more attention and support and to do this we had from on the show! We discuss how she found the sport, her background with roller derby as well as body building, and all about the which is a team created for 40+ year old women in sport to both create a community and help reduce intimidation at the start line! 0:00 – 5:00 – Intro 5:00 – 12:47 – Quick News 12:47 – 13:06 – Content Preface 13:06 - 46:34 - Interview 46:34 - End – Outro Next episode is likely going to be with a Tough Mudder Infinity AlUla athlete or Rugged Maniac related episode! ____ News Stories: (use code "obstacles" for $5 off) Spartan Jacksonville Sprint Podiums: and ____ Related Episodes: ____ Patreon Supporters: Jason Dupree, Kim DeVoss, Samantha Thompson, Matt Puntin, Dave Claxton, Brad Kiehl, Charlotte Engelman, Erin Grindstaff, Hank Stefano, Arlene Stefano, Laura Ritter, Steven Ritter, Sofia Harnedy, Kenny West, Cheryl Miller, Jessica Johnson, Scott "The Fayne" Knowles, Anna Landry, Nick Ryker, Christopher Hoover, Kevin Gregory Jr., Evan Eirich, Ashley Reis, Brent George, Justin Manning, Wendell Lagosh, Logan Nagle, Angela Bowers, Asa Coddington, Thomas Petersen, Seth Rinderknecht and Bonnie Wilson. Sponsored Athletes: , , , and ! Write us an email: [email protected]
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372. OCR Adaptive Athletes with Andy Reid!
02/20/2024
372. OCR Adaptive Athletes with Andy Reid!
Something that we have had on our potential future episode list for a long time is an episode on adaptive athletes in the sport of OCR. Once I started looking, it seemed like was the man to have on the show to talk about it. He is the founder of and has created a community on facebook to suport each other and to reach out to various countries around to world to try and get their events to be more inclusive! We discuss what it means to be a pioneer in helping pave a better future in this sport, the difference between the term adaptive and para-athlete, visable and invisable barriers for athletes, changes that he would like to see race directors make, and much more! Be sure to and see what you can do to help more people enjoy our sport! 0:00 – 3:20 – Intro 3:20 – 7:40 – Quick News 7:40 – 8:12 – Content Preface 8:12 - 1:14:10 - Interview 1:14:10 - End – Outro Next episode is with from ! ____ News Stories: ____ Related Episodes: ____ Patreon Supporters: Jason Dupree, Kim DeVoss, Samantha Thompson, Matt Puntin, Dave Claxton, Brad Kiehl, Charlotte Engelman, Erin Grindstaff, Hank Stefano, Arlene Stefano, Laura Ritter, Steven Ritter, Sofia Harnedy, Kenny West, Ryan Maisano, Cheryl Goodwin, Jessica Johnson, Scott "The Fayne" Knowles, Anna Landry, Christopher Hoover, Kevin Gregory Jr., Ryan Hart, Ashley Reis, Brent George, Justin Manning, Kevin Praytor, Wendell Lagosh, Brett "The T-Rex" Milks, Logan Nagle, Patrick Brown, Angela Bowers, Asa Coddington, Thomas Petersen, Seth Rinderknecht and Bonnie Wilson. Sponsored Athletes: , , , and ! Write us an email: [email protected]
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371. Sarah Grippi-Snyder on RV Life, MudGear-Hannibal Race Pro Team, and 3GX Mental Performance Training!
02/12/2024
371. Sarah Grippi-Snyder on RV Life, MudGear-Hannibal Race Pro Team, and 3GX Mental Performance Training!
She has been mentioned by a couple athletes during interviews and has recently been added to the so we were excited to have on the show! She is pretty new to the sport but has had a great start in both obstacle course racing as well as hybrid racing. We discuss her life traveling in an RV, how she feels about joining a pro team in the sport, and her business of , and more! 0:00 – 3:44 – Intro 3:44 – 14:21 – Quick News 14:21 – 14:45 – Content Preface 14:45 - 1:20:12 - Interview 1:20:12 - End – Outro Next episode is with who is the founder of ! ____ News Stories: ____ Related Episodes: ____ Patreon Supporters: Jason Dupree, Kim DeVoss, Samantha Thompson, Matt Puntin, Dave Claxton, Brad Kiehl, Charlotte Engelman, Erin Grindstaff, Hank Stefano, Arlene Stefano, Laura Ritter, Steven Ritter, Sofia Harnedy, Kenny West, Ryan Maisano, Cheryl Goodwin, Jessica Johnson, Scott "The Fayne" Knowles, Anna Landry, Christopher Hoover, Kevin Gregory Jr., Ryan Hart, Ashley Reis, Brent George, Justin Manning, Kevin Praytor, Wendell Lagosh, Brett "The T-Rex" Milks, Logan Nagle, Patrick Brown, Angela Bowers, Asa Coddington, Thomas Petersen, Seth Rinderknecht and Bonnie Wilson. Sponsored Athletes: , , , and ! Write us an email: [email protected]
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370. The Boston Run Show Part 2 with Kelly Roberts, Danny Dreyer, Bad Boy Running, John Kelly, and More!
01/30/2024
370. The Boston Run Show Part 2 with Kelly Roberts, Danny Dreyer, Bad Boy Running, John Kelly, and More!
We returned to for the second time! Just like last year, we are splitting all of our interviews into two episodes due to how much audio there is, and how much of a break we deserve for working this hard covering such a large and exciting event! In this part 2 we have every vendor and speaker who we interviewed on Sunday. These ranged from many small and big vendors and sponsors who were present as well as the head of the Badass Lady Gang Kelly Roberts, ChiRunning founder Danny Dryer, the guys behind Bad Boy Running Podcast, and ultra running athlete John Kelly! With over 30 interviews in part 2, check the time stamps below to better help you find a more specific interview. Also, go back and check out part 1 to hear our interviews from Saturday! Thank you to the many people who took the time for the interviews, and to for putting together another excellent Boston Run Show! Looking forward to returning next year and hope to see more of you listeners there as well! 0:00 – 3:46 – Intro 3:46 – 7:19 – Quick News 7:19 – 8:35 – Content Preface 8:35 - 30:21 - , , , , , , , and 30:21 - 1:09:18 - , , , , , , , , , and 1:09:18 - 1:41:38 - , , , , , , , , , and 1:41:38 - 2:08:29 - , , and 2:08:29 - End – Outro Next episode is unsure at the moment but we will find someone fun to talk to! ____ News Stories: ____ Related Episodes: (2023) (2023) ____ Patreon Supporters: Jason Dupree, Kim DeVoss, Samantha Thompson, Matt Puntin, Dave Claxton, Brad Kiehl, Charlotte Engelman, Erin Grindstaff, Hank Stefano, Arlene Stefano, Laura Ritter, Steven Ritter, Sofia Harnedy, Kenny West, Ryan Maisano, Cheryl Goodwin, Jessica Johnson, Scott "The Fayne" Knowles, Anna Landry, Christopher Hoover, Kevin Gregory Jr., Ryan Hart, Ashley Reis, Brent George, Justin Manning, Kevin Praytor, Wendell Lagosh, Brett "The T-Rex" Milks, Logan Nagle, Patrick Brown, Angela Bowers, Asa Coddington, Thomas Petersen, Seth Rinderknecht and Bonnie Wilson. Sponsored Athletes: , , , and ! Write us an email: [email protected]
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369. The Boston Run Show Part 1 with Russel Hoyt, Pete Kostelnick, Coree Woltering, David Barclay, and More!
01/30/2024
369. The Boston Run Show Part 1 with Russel Hoyt, Pete Kostelnick, Coree Woltering, David Barclay, and More!
We returned to for the second time! Just like last year, we are splitting all of our interviews into two episodes due to how much audio there is, and how much of a break we deserve for working this hard covering such a large and exciting event! In part one we have every vendor and speaker who we interviewed on Saturday. These ranged from many small and big vendors and sponsors who were present as well as some impressive athletes like , , , and crew extraordinaire . We also spoke to the event manager ! With over 20 interviews just in part 1, check the time stamps below to better help you find a more specific interview. Thank you to the many people who took the time for the interview, and to for putting together another excellent Boston Run Show! Looking forward to returning next year and hope to see more of you listeners there as well! 0:00 – 4:01 – Intro 4:01 – 13:27 – Quick News 13:27 – 14:39 – Content Preface 14:39 - 45:41 - , , , , , , , , , , , and . 45:41 - 1:20:42 - , , , , , and . 1:20:42 - 1:43:32 - , , 's plunge, and . 1:43:32 - End – Outro Next episode is planned to be part 2 of our coverage! ____ News Stories: MudGear Hannibal Race ProTeam Addition: Abominable Snow Race Podiums: and ____ Related Episodes: (2023) (2023) ____ Patreon Supporters: Jason Dupree, Kim DeVoss, Samantha Thompson, Matt Puntin, Dave Claxton, Brad Kiehl, Charlotte Engelman, Erin Grindstaff, Hank Stefano, Arlene Stefano, Laura Ritter, Steven Ritter, Sofia Harnedy, Kenny West, Ryan Maisano, Cheryl Goodwin, Jessica Johnson, Scott "The Fayne" Knowles, Anna Landry, Christopher Hoover, Kevin Gregory Jr., Ryan Hart, Ashley Reis, Brent George, Justin Manning, Kevin Praytor, Wendell Lagosh, Brett "The T-Rex" Milks, Logan Nagle, Patrick Brown, Angela Bowers, Asa Coddington, Thomas Petersen, Seth Rinderknecht and Bonnie Wilson. Sponsored Athletes: , , , and ! Write us an email: [email protected]
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368. Cassandra Gill on Dealing with Failure, Ice Cream, Podium Success in 2023 and More!
01/22/2024
368. Cassandra Gill on Dealing with Failure, Ice Cream, Podium Success in 2023 and More!
After reading her name at least a dozen times when reviewing podiums during quick news last year, we finally had on the show! She is fairly new to the sport but has found some pretty great success in the sport lately which led to her making the top 5 of . She is also both an animal, and a serious ice cream lover so she is one of our people! We discuss her athletic background, how she found obstacle course racing, support from fellow athletes, getting through some failures, some of her favorite race memories in 2023, big plans for 2024 and more! 0:00 – 3:42 – Intro 3:42 – 8:32 – Quick News 8:32 – 9:05 – Content Preface 9:05 - 58:41 - Interview 58:41 - End – Outro Next episode is planned to be part 1 of our coverage! ____ News Stories: Miranda Kielpinski and Michael Suazo's New Dogs: and MudGear Hannibal Race ProTeam Additions: , , , , and ____ Related Episodes: ____ Patreon Supporters: Jason Dupree, Kim DeVoss, Samantha Thompson, Matt Puntin, Dave Claxton, Brad Kiehl, Charlotte Engelman, Erin Grindstaff, Hank Stefano, Arlene Stefano, Laura Ritter, Steven Ritter, Sofia Harnedy, Kenny West, Ryan Maisano, Cheryl Goodwin, Jessica Johnson, Scott "The Fayne" Knowles, Anna Landry, Christopher Hoover, Kevin Gregory Jr., Ryan Hart, Ashley Reis, Brent George, Justin Manning, Kevin Praytor, Wendell Lagosh, Brett "The T-Rex" Milks, Logan Nagle, Patrick Brown, Angela Bowers, Asa Coddington, Thomas Petersen, Seth Rinderknecht and Bonnie Wilson. Sponsored Athletes: , , , and ! Write us an email: [email protected]
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367. Garfield Griffiths on Cigars, Bacon, and His History of Race Directing!
01/15/2024
367. Garfield Griffiths on Cigars, Bacon, and His History of Race Directing!
We are very proud of the number of guests that we have had on the show over the years. A big name in the sport of obstacle course racing that we hadn't gotten around to yet was though! With the news of him no longer being a race director over at Spartan Race, effectively ending his 12 year old career of race directing for brands such as Battlefrog, Savage Race, OCRWC, and Spartan itself, we figured that it would be a good time to reach out and have him on! We talk about the changes that he has seen in the sport over the years, lessons learned in race directing, favorite race venues, his love for cigars and , and how his position in the company has changed. We also discuss fun facts like him being the creator of Savage Race's "Wheel World" obstacle and what he wanted to call it, his history of spinning recorrds at the first ever Ultra EDM show, and how he started . 0:00 – 3:27 – Intro 3:27 – 4:58 – Quick News 4:58 – 5:37 – Content Preface 5:37 - 1:00:30 - Interview 1:00:30 - End – Outro Next episode will hopefully be an athlete who we have had an eye on for months! ____ News Stories: ____ Related Episodes: ____ Patreon Supporters: Jason Dupree, Kim DeVoss, Samantha Thompson, Matt Puntin, Dave Claxton, Brad Kiehl, Charlotte Engelman, Erin Grindstaff, Hank Stefano, Arlene Stefano, Laura Ritter, Steven Ritter, Sofia Harnedy, Kenny West, Ryan Maisano, Cheryl Goodwin, Jessica Johnson, Scott "The Fayne" Knowles, Anna Landry, Christopher Hoover, Kevin Gregory Jr., Ryan Hart, Ashley Reis, Brent George, Justin Manning, Kevin Praytor, Wendell Lagosh, Brett "The T-Rex" Milks, Logan Nagle, Patrick Brown, Angela Bowers, Asa Coddington, Thomas Petersen, and Seth Rinderknecht. Sponsored Athletes: , , , and ! Write us an email: [email protected]
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366. 2023 OCR Podcaster Roundtable Chat with Dave Claxton, Jason Dupree, and Fran Chiorando!
01/07/2024
366. 2023 OCR Podcaster Roundtable Chat with Dave Claxton, Jason Dupree, and Fran Chiorando!
First episode of the year is our annual roundtable chat with other podcasters in the sport! This year we have returning from , brought back so he joins, and newcomer to the roundtable is from ! We discuss the Spartan 3K format, Spartan competitive wave format changes, no more free race photos from Spartan or Tough Mudder, Tough Mudder Infinity in Saudi Arabia, FISO's OCR World Championships, judging in hybrid racing, our highlights in 2023, and personal goals! Be sure to subscribe and check out their shows if you don't already! 0:00 – 2:45 – Intro 2:45 – 11:17 – Quick News 11:17 – 12:19 – Content Preface 12:19 - 1:46:16 - Roundtable Chat with , , and 1:46:16 - End – Outro Next episode will be one of two ideas or maybe something else entirely! ____ News Stories: 2023 Elite Spartan Podium Leaderboards: and Underdog Fitness Podium Chasers Team , , , , and ____ Related Episodes: ____ Patreon Supporters: Jason Dupree, Kim DeVoss, Samantha Thompson, Matt Puntin, Dave Claxton, Brad Kiehl, Charlotte Engelman, Erin Grindstaff, Hank Stefano, Arlene Stefano, Laura Ritter, Steven Ritter, Sofia Harnedy, Kenny West, Ryan Maisano, Cheryl Goodwin, Jessica Johnson, Scott "The Fayne" Knowles, Anna Landry, Christopher Hoover, Kevin Gregory Jr., Ryan Hart, Ashley Reis, Brent George, Justin Manning, Kevin Praytor, Wendell Lagosh, Brett "The T-Rex" Milks, Logan Nagle, Patrick Brown, Angela Bowers, Asa Coddington, Thomas Petersen, and Seth Rinderknecht. Sponsored Athletes: , , , and ! Write us an email: [email protected]
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365. 2023 Recap Compilation – Lessons Learned and Things Remembered!
12/31/2023
365. 2023 Recap Compilation – Lessons Learned and Things Remembered!
It's the end of the year which means it is time for our two massive 2023 compilation episodes! This is the second and it has clips of the most important moments of the show, biggest news stories, quotes read, and a compilation of names of everyone who has been on the show this year! It's a long one so it may take a while to finish but we appreciate however much you end up listening. We hope it is a great way to put a bow on 2023, and you enjoy the highlights of the year! 0:00 – 2:54 – Intro 2:54 – 10:38 – Quick News 10:38 – 11:33 – Content Preface 11:33 - 17:42 - Name Compilation 18:02 - 6:06:33 - Important Moment Clips 6:06:33 - End – Outro Next episode will be our annual podcaster round table, hopefully your favorite OCR podcast is represented! ____ News Stories: ____ Related Episodes: ____ Patreon Supporters: Jason Dupree, Kim DeVoss, Samantha Thompson, Matt Puntin, Dave Claxton, Brad Kiehl, Charlotte Engelman, Erin Grindstaff, Hank Stefano, Arlene Stefano, Laura Ritter, Steven Ritter, Sofia Harnedy, Kenny West, Ryan Maisano, Cheryl Goodwin, Jessica Johnson, Scott "The Fayne" Knowles, Anna Landry, Christopher Hoover, Kevin Gregory Jr., Ryan Hart, Ashley Reis, Brent George, Justin Manning, Kevin Praytor, Wendell Lagosh, Brett "The T-Rex" Milks, Logan Nagle, Patrick Brown, Angela Bowers, Asa Coddington, Thomas Petersen, and Seth Rinderknecht. Sponsored Athletes: , , , and ! Write us an email: [email protected]
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364. 2023 Recap Compilation – Bloopers, Jokes, Good Times, Oh My!
12/23/2023
364. 2023 Recap Compilation – Bloopers, Jokes, Good Times, Oh My!
It's the end of the year which means it is time for our two massive 2023 compilation episodes! This is the first and it has clips of the funniest moments of the show, memes described, jokes told, post credit audio you may have missed, and all that fun stuff this year! It's a long one so it may take a while to finish but we appreciate however much you end up listening. We hope it makes you smile and keeps you company during long holiday travel or several long runs! 0:00 – 2:44 – Intro 2:44 – 8:33 – Quick News 8:33 – 9:18 – Content Preface 9:18 - 4:54:02 - Funny Moments, Memes, Jokes, Bloopers, and Post Credit Clips 4:54:02 - End – Outro Next episode will be our recap compilation episode with all of the guests and important moments of the show in 2023! ____ News Stories: ____ Related Episodes: ____ Patreon Supporters: Jason Dupree, Kim DeVoss, Samantha Thompson, Matt Puntin, Dave Claxton, Brad Kiehl, Charlotte Engelman, Erin Grindstaff, Hank Stefano, Arlene Stefano, Laura Ritter, Steven Ritter, Sofia Harnedy, Kenny West, Ryan Maisano, Cheryl Goodwin, Jessica Johnson, Scott "The Fayne" Knowles, Anna Landry, Christopher Hoover, Kevin Gregory Jr., Ryan Hart, Ashley Reis, Brent George, Justin Manning, Kevin Praytor, Wendell Lagosh, Brett "The T-Rex" Milks, Logan Nagle, Patrick Brown, Angela Bowers, Asa Coddington, Thomas Petersen, and Seth Rinderknecht. Sponsored Athletes: , , , and ! Write us an email: [email protected]
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363. Spartan World Championships with Nikolaj Dam!
12/18/2023
363. Spartan World Championships with Nikolaj Dam!
For our last regular episode of the year we wanted to have a guest on to talk about the Spartan World Championships in Abu Dhabi! We wanted a foreign athlete on the show but were worried about potential language barriers. When we saw that took third place in the beast, was on the Danish team with and who took third, and participated in the 3K we were excited to reach out to him! We discuss his start in OCR, his successful weekend in Abu Dhabi, thoughts on the 3K format, adventure racing, and much more! 0:00 – 2:44 – Intro 2:44 – 7:14 – Quick News 7:14 – 7:52 – Content Preface 7:52 - 1:20:15 - Interview 1:20:15 - End – Outro Next episode will be our recap compilation episode with bloopers, jokes, and funny moments of the year. Following that will be our recap compilation episode with all of the guests and important moments of the show in 2023! ____ News Stories: ____ Related Episodes: ____ Patreon Supporters: Jason Dupree, Kim DeVoss, Samantha Thompson, Matt Puntin, Dave Claxton, Brad Kiehl, Charlotte Engelman, Erin Grindstaff, Hank Stefano, Arlene Stefano, Laura Ritter, Steven Ritter, Sofia Harnedy, Kenny West, Ryan Maisano, Cheryl Goodwin, Jessica Johnson, Scott "The Fayne" Knowles, Anna Landry, Christopher Hoover, Kevin Gregory Jr., Ryan Hart, Ashley Reis, Brent George, Justin Manning, Kevin Praytor, Wendell Lagosh, Brett "The T-Rex" Milks, Logan Nagle, Patrick Brown, Angela Bowers, Asa Coddington, Thomas Petersen, and Seth Rinderknecht. Sponsored Athletes: , , , and ! Write us an email: [email protected]
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362. Deka World Championships with Kevin Gregory!
12/11/2023
362. Deka World Championships with Kevin Gregory!
This week we going hybrid and are giving some love to the that happened last weekend! While hybrid racing isn't a focus for this show or a big passion for us personally, we wanted to switch gears for a bit and hear more about this big long weekend event. not only won the Deka Strong but also won 4 different team events with one of them ! He has an extensive history in obstacle course racing but has really found his niche in hybrid racing ! We highly recommend you ! 0:00 – 5:15 – Intro 5:15 – 15:26 – Quick News 15:26 – 16:03 – Content Preface 16:03 - 1:27:39 - Interview 1:27:39 - End – Outro Next episode will hopefully be a interview! ____ News Stories: Deka Strong World Championship Podium: and Spartan Beast World Championships Podium: and ____ Related Episodes: ____ Patreon Supporters: Jason Dupree, Kim DeVoss, Samantha Thompson, Matt Puntin, Dave Claxton, Brad Kiehl, Charlotte Engelman, Erin Grindstaff, Hank Stefano, Arlene Stefano, Laura Ritter, Steven Ritter, Sofia Harnedy, Kenny West, Ryan Maisano, Cheryl Goodwin, Jessica Johnson, Scott "The Fayne" Knowles, Anna Landry, Christopher Hoover, Kevin Gregory Jr., Ryan Hart, Ashley Reis, Brent George, Justin Manning, Kevin Praytor, Wendell Lagosh, Brett "The T-Rex" Milks, Logan Nagle, Patrick Brown, Angela Bowers, Asa Coddington, Thomas Petersen, and Seth Rinderknecht. Sponsored Athletes: , , , and ! Write us an email: [email protected]
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361. Hiking the Appalachian Trail with Nick Gagnon!
12/03/2023
361. Hiking the Appalachian Trail with Nick Gagnon!
Friend of the show set out to hike the appalachian trail earlier this year! Many listeners will remember us mentioning both his start and completion in quick news during previous episodes but only patreon supporters knew that I interviewed him back in October! It was great catching up with our Canadian friend and learning about his months long adventure where he perservered through barriers such as weather, overpacking, assault, animals, a couple thousand miles, and a whole lot of elevation. Learn about terms like trail magic, silk blazing, pack shakedown, as well as how he felt about each state that he traveled through. We cover a lot in this interview but . 0:00 – 3:20 – Intro 3:20 – 10:36 – Quick News 10:36 – 11:15 – Content Preface 11:15 - 1:35:27 - Interview 1:35:27 - End – Outro Next episode will either be a interview or a interview! ____ News Stories: Deka Fit World Championship Podium: and Deka Mile World Championship Podium: and ____ Related Episodes: ____ Patreon Supporters: Jason Dupree, Kim DeVoss, Samantha Thompson, Matt Puntin, Dave Claxton, Brad Kiehl, Charlotte Engelman, Erin Grindstaff, Hank Stefano, Arlene Stefano, Laura Ritter, Steven Ritter, Sofia Harnedy, Kenny West, Ryan Maisano, Cheryl Goodwin, Jessica Johnson, Scott "The Fayne" Knowles, Anna Landry, Christopher Hoover, Kevin Gregory Jr., Ryan Hart, Ashley Reis, Brent George, Justin Manning, Kevin Praytor, Wendell Lagosh, Brett "The T-Rex" Milks, Logan Nagle, Patrick Brown, Angela Bowers, Asa Coddington, Thomas Petersen, and Seth Rinderknecht. Sponsored Athletes: , , , and ! Write us an email: [email protected]
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360. World's Toughest Mudder 2023! (Part 3: Bar Crawl Interviews and a Musical Performance)
11/27/2023
360. World's Toughest Mudder 2023! (Part 3: Bar Crawl Interviews and a Musical Performance)
Finishing up our episodes, we have this last episode focused on the bar crawl on Monday afternoon and night! Check the time stamps below to see the different sections of the episode. You'll hear interviews before a musical performance of Cali Schweikhart singing while Kris Mendoza plays guitar for a couple songs, and more interviews after! . This part 3 has interviews from the bar crawl where I, along with many community members got pretty drunk! 0:00 – 2:10 – Intro 2:10 – 8:53 – Quick News 8:53 – 10:20 – Content Preface 10:20 - 51:57 - Interviews Before Musical Performance (, , , , , , and ) 51:57 - 1:01:23 - and Musical Performance 1:01:23 - 2:01:49 - Interviews After Musical Performance (, , , , , , scottish talk, , hot sauce shots with , , , , and ) 2:01:49 - End – Outro Next episode will either be a , or ! ____ News Stories: ____ Related Episodes: ____ Patreon Supporters: Jason Dupree, Kim DeVoss, Samantha Thompson, Matt Puntin, Dave Claxton, Brad Kiehl, Charlotte Engelman, Erin Grindstaff, Hank Stefano, Arlene Stefano, Laura Ritter, Steven Ritter, Sofia Harnedy, Kenny West, Ryan Maisano, Cheryl Goodwin, Jessica Johnson, Scott "The Fayne" Knowles, Anna Landry, Christopher Hoover, Kevin Gregory Jr., Ryan Hart, Ashley Reis, Brent George, Justin Manning, Kevin Praytor, Wendell Lagosh, Brett "The T-Rex" Milks, Logan Nagle, Patrick Brown, Angela Bowers, Asa Coddington, Thomas Petersen, and Seth Rinderknecht. Sponsored Athletes: , , , and ! Write us an email: [email protected]
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359. World's Toughest Mudder 2023! (Part 2: Brunch Interviews and Audio)
11/20/2023
359. World's Toughest Mudder 2023! (Part 2: Brunch Interviews and Audio)
Continuing with our episodes, we have one focused on the brunch on Monday! Check the time stamps below to see the different sections of the episode. It isn't as long as the last one but it does have a large section of the presentation and awards which you may want to skip. You'll hear interviews before the presentation, the presentation itself (trimmed down), and some interviews after! . This part 2 is this episode all about the brunch featuring audio from the presentation as well as many interviews with members of the community. Part 3 will have interviews from the bar crawl where I, along with many community members got pretty drunk! 0:00 – 5:56 – Intro 5:56 – 11:40 – Quick News 11:40 – 13:12 – Content Preface 13:12 - 1:13:07 - Interviews Before Presentation (, and , , , , , , , , Hijacked Mic, , , , , and Orion James) 1:13:07 - 1:51:17 - TMHQ Presentation and Awards Audio 1:51:17 - 2:12:10 - Interviews After Presentation (, , , and ) 2:12:10 - End – Outro Next episode will conclude our weeks long coverage of with an episode on the bar crawl! ____ News Stories: ____ Related Episodes: ____ Patreon Supporters: Jason Dupree, Kim DeVoss, Samantha Thompson, Matt Puntin, Dave Claxton, Brad Kiehl, Charlotte Engelman, Erin Grindstaff, Hank Stefano, Arlene Stefano, Laura Ritter, Steven Ritter, Sofia Harnedy, Kenny West, Ryan Maisano, Cheryl Goodwin, Jessica Johnson, Scott "The Fayne" Knowles, Anna Landry, Christopher Hoover, Kevin Gregory Jr., Ryan Hart, Ashley Reis, Brent George, Justin Manning, Kevin Praytor, Wendell Lagosh, Brett "The T-Rex" Milks, Logan Nagle, Patrick Brown, Angela Bowers, Asa Coddington, Thomas Petersen, and Seth Rinderknecht. Sponsored Athletes: , , , and ! Write us an email: [email protected]
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358. World's Toughest Mudder 2023! (Part 1: Community Dinner and Race Day Interviews)
11/13/2023
358. World's Toughest Mudder 2023! (Part 1: Community Dinner and Race Day Interviews)
came and went but we have you covered to relive the experience for the next few weeks! Check the time stamps below to follow along with this one, because this episode is a big boy! You'll hear some interviews from the community dinner, more interviews on race day before the start, start line audio, interviews and audio from the course, and the same from the pit! For part 1 we have this coverage of the community dinner and all sorts of race day interviews and audio. Part 2 will be all about the brunch featuring audio from the presentation as well as many interviews with members of the community. Part 3 will have interviews from the bar crawl where I, along with many community members got pretty drunk! 0:00 – 3:05 – Intro 3:05 – 14:35 – Quick News 14:35 – 17:48 – Content Preface 17:48 - 44:03 - Community Dinner (, , , , , and ) 44:03 - 56:53 - Before Race Start (, , and Alexandra Codispoti, , , , , , , , , and ) 1:12:42 - 1:35:29 - Race Start (Pit murmurings, Giles Chater and Chris Maltbie, pump up, warm up and start) 1:35:29 - 2:28:28 - Obstacle Audio, Volunteers, Etc. (Everest audio, , Augustas Gloop audio, Jamesy, Nikki Leonard, , driving, Operation talk, , Operation audio, Operation volunteer, Dingleberries volunteer, Dingleberries penalty, Barrel Chested volunteer, Barrel Chested audio, Melting Point volunteer 1 and 2, , Spunky Monkey penalty volunteer, Everest volunteer, and Everest penalty loop) 2:28:28 - 3:10:18 - Pit Crew and Finish Audio (, , , , , , , Alexandra Codispoti, not done, 200th Tough Mudder finish, pit, finish, pit, pit, pit, merchandise deal, live stream time difference, finish, finish, finish, finish, and finish, finish, finish, finish) 3:10:18 - End – Outro Next episode will continue our weeks long coverage of with an episode on the brunch, following that will be the bar crawl episode! ____ News Stories: Hyrox Chicago Podiums: and Savage Race Florida Podiums: and ____ Related Episodes: ____ Patreon Supporters: Jason Dupree, Kim DeVoss, Samantha Thompson, Matt Puntin, Dave Claxton, Brad Kiehl, Charlotte Engelman, Erin Grindstaff, Hank Stefano, Arlene Stefano, Laura Ritter, Steven Ritter, Sofia Harnedy, Kenny West, Ryan Maisano, Cheryl Goodwin, Jessica Johnson, Scott "The Fayne" Knowles, Anna Landry, Christopher Hoover, Kevin Gregory Jr., Ryan Hart, Ashley Reis, Brent George, Justin Manning, Kevin Praytor, Wendell Lagosh, Brett "The T-Rex" Milks, Logan Nagle, Patrick Brown, Angela Bowers, Asa Coddington, Thomas Petersen, and welcome Seth Rinderknecht. Sponsored Athletes: , , , and ! Write us an email: [email protected]
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357. Manuel Dufaux on Winning Spartan 3K Series, OCRWC, Recovery, and More!
11/05/2023
357. Manuel Dufaux on Winning Spartan 3K Series, OCRWC, Recovery, and More!
Back in Palmerton we were able to meet and interview him between waves at the 3K series race. Now that he won the Spartan North American series we were more than excited to have him on for his own episode! We talk about his motivation to take on the Spartan 3K series, what stood out most for each event in the series, how he felt about winning the series overall, his experience at OCRWC, the importance of recovery as an older athlete, and the sacrifices and focus needed to do well! 0:00 – 3:30 – Intro 3:30 – 10:37 – Quick News 10:37 – 11:42 – Content Preface 11:42 - 56:53 - Interview 56:53 - End – Outro Next episode will start our weeks long coverage of ! ____ News Stories: TPK Chasing Rabbits Podiums: , , , and ____ Related Episodes: ____ Patreon Supporters: Jason Dupree, Kim DeVoss, Samantha Thompson, Matt Puntin, Dave Claxton, Brad Kiehl, Charlotte Engelman, Erin Grindstaff, Hank Stefano, Arlene Stefano, Laura Ritter, Steven Ritter, Sofia Harnedy, Kenny West, Ryan Maisano, Cheryl Goodwin, Jessica Johnson, Scott "The Fayne" Knowles, Anna Landry, Christopher Hoover, Kevin Gregory Jr., Ryan Hart, Ashley Reis, Brent George, Justin Manning, Kevin Praytor, Wendell Lagosh, Brett "The T-Rex" Milks, Logan Nagle, Patrick Brown, Angela Bowers, Asa Coddington and Thomas Petersen. Sponsored Athletes: , , , and ! Write us an email: [email protected]
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356. World's Toughest Mudder 2023 with Chris Maltbie!
10/30/2023
356. World's Toughest Mudder 2023 with Chris Maltbie!
is coming up soon and Mike is wicked excited! If you're also excited for it then this will be a great episode for you because we have Chris Maltbie on the show to talk about the upcoming weekend! Chris is the vice president of product for Tough Mudder/Spartan Race as well as the race director for the most epic 24 hour OCR that we all know as ! We discuss his background in OCR, changes to the Tough Mudder season this year and if they will affect WTM, some information about WTM including a cryptic obstacle run down, and much more! 0:00 – 7:45 – Intro 7:45 – 12:10 – Quick News 12:10 – 12:46 – Content Preface 12:46 - 58:55 - Chris Maltbie Interview 58:55 - End – Outro Next episode Mike will be in Texas covering World's Toughest Mudder which should lead to enough interviews and audio for an upcoming 3 or so episodes but next week we will have an episode with to release to buy Mike some time since there are more hours of editing needed than you can imagine for our WTM coverage! ____ News Stories: ____ Related Episodes: ____ Patreon Supporters: Jason Dupree, Kim DeVoss, Samantha Thompson, Matt Puntin, Dave Claxton, Brad Kiehl, Charlotte Engelman, Erin Grindstaff, Hank Stefano, Arlene Stefano, Laura Ritter, Steven Ritter, Sofia Harnedy, Kenny West, Ryan Maisano, Cheryl Goodwin, Jessica Johnson, Scott "The Fayne" Knowles, Anna Landry, Christopher Hoover, Kevin Gregory Jr., Ryan Hart, Ashley Reis, Brent George, Justin Manning, Kevin Praytor, Wendell Lagosh, Brett "The T-Rex" Milks, Logan Nagle, Patrick Brown, Angela Bowers, Asa Coddington and Thomas Petersen. Sponsored Athletes: , , , and ! Write us an email: [email protected]
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355. Cole DeRosa on his Military Service, Competition, and Spartan Age Group Changes!
10/23/2023
355. Cole DeRosa on his Military Service, Competition, and Spartan Age Group Changes!
With all of the big changes that Spartan has announced regarding the combining of elite and age group waves (if you aren't all caught up there is ) we figured that it would be good to have an athlete on the show who has strattled the line of age group and elite over the years. We have been wanting to have on the show for a while since he is a pretty big name in the competitive community and seems like a genuinely good guy when heard on other shows over the years like and ! We discuss his background in the sport of OCR, his extensive military service, thoughts on competition and staying in shape, Spartan Race changes over the years including the changes to the age group system for next year, and more! 0:00 – 3:10 – Intro 3:10 – 10:23 – Quick News 10:23 – 11:43 – Content Preface 11:43 - 1:07:11 - Interview 1:07:11 - End – Outro Next episode we are planning to have an episode building up anticipation for ! ____ News Stories: ____ Related Episodes: ____ Patreon Supporters: Jason Dupree, Kim DeVoss, Samantha Thompson, Matt Puntin, Dave Claxton, Brad Kiehl, Charlotte Engelman, Erin Grindstaff, Hank Stefano, Arlene Stefano, Laura Ritter, Steven Ritter, Sofia Harnedy, Kenny West, Ryan Maisano, Cheryl Goodwin, Jessica Johnson, Scott "The Fayne" Knowles, Anna Landry, Christopher Hoover, Kevin Gregory Jr., Ryan Hart, Ashley Reis, Brent George, Justin Manning, Kevin Praytor, Wendell Lagosh, Brett "The T-Rex" Milks, Logan Nagle, Patrick Brown, Angela Bowers, Asa Coddington and Thomas Petersen. Sponsored Athletes: , , , and ! Write us an email: [email protected]
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354. Signy Karoline Kolsto on her OCRWC Weekend and Winning the 100 Meter Course!
10/16/2023
354. Signy Karoline Kolsto on her OCRWC Weekend and Winning the 100 Meter Course!
We wanted to have at least one more episode on the weekend and we were hoping to have an athlete on the show representing Europe (since there weren't as many as previous years)! is from Norway and has somewhat recently made the jump from age group to elite after having pretty impressive results quickly in the sport. She was in Belgium to compete in but we primarily focus on Spartan Race's . She took 7th in the 3K, 5th in the 15K, her coed team took 2nd on the relay, and then she closed out the weekend by winning the 100 meter course! 0:00 – 2:58 – Intro 2:58 – 10:40 – Quick News 10:40 – 11:07 – Content Preface 11:07 - 44:37 - Interview 44:37 - End – Outro Next episode we plan to have an athlete on to talk about their experience throughout the Spartan's first 3K series! ____ News Stories: ____ Related Episodes: ____ Patreon Supporters: Jason Dupree, Kim DeVoss, Samantha Thompson, Matt Puntin, Dave Claxton, Brad Kiehl, Charlotte Engelman, Erin Grindstaff, Hank Stefano, Arlene Stefano, Laura Ritter, Steven Ritter, Sofia Harnedy, Kenny West, Ryan Maisano, Cheryl Goodwin, Jessica Johnson, Scott "The Fayne" Knowles, Anna Landry, Christopher Hoover, Kevin Gregory Jr., Ryan Hart, Ashley Reis, Brent George, Justin Manning, Kevin Praytor, Wendell Lagosh, Brett "The T-Rex" Milks, Logan Nagle, Patrick Brown, Angela Bowers, Asa Coddington and Thomas Petersen. Sponsored Athletes: , , , and ! Write us an email: [email protected]
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353. Ian Hosek on FISO OCR World Championships, OCRWC, and Tough Mudder Saudi Arabia Morality!
10/11/2023
353. Ian Hosek on FISO OCR World Championships, OCRWC, and Tough Mudder Saudi Arabia Morality!
In the year where there are two OCRWCs I figured it would be great to hear from someone who went to compete in both of them! has been a prominent member of for a while now and he made the trip over to Belgium to compete in . More recently he competed in Spartan Race's (man that's going to take some adjusting to) and took 2nd in the 3K, 2nd in the 15K, his men's relay team took 1st, and his coed team also took 1st! We talk about the differences between the two events, how he feels about his recent success in Mammoth Lakes, his feelings on the Tough Mudder Infinity in Saudi Arabia, and much more! Be sure to , and ! 0:00 – 3:45 – Intro 3:45 – 16:50 – Quick News 16:50 – 17:29 – Content Preface 17:29 - 1:06:11 - Interview 1:06:11 - End – Outro Next episode we plan to have on the show from ! ____ News Stories: Savage Race Texas Podiums: and FISO OCR World Championship 100 Meter Results: and OCRWC 3K Podiums: and OCRWC 15K Podiums: and ____ Related Episodes: ____ Patreon Supporters: Jason Dupree, Kim DeVoss, Samantha Thompson, Matt Puntin, Dave Claxton, Brad Kiehl, Charlotte Engelman, Erin Grindstaff, Hank Stefano, Arlene Stefano, Laura Ritter, Steven Ritter, Sofia Harnedy, Kenny West, Ryan Maisano, Cheryl Goodwin, Jessica Johnson, Scott "The Fayne" Knowles, Anna Landry, Christopher Hoover, Kevin Gregory Jr., Ryan Hart, Ashley Reis, Brent George, Justin Manning, Kevin Praytor, Wendell Lagosh, Brett "The T-Rex" Milks, Logan Nagle, Patrick Brown, Angela Bowers, Asa Coddington and Thomas Petersen. Sponsored Athletes: , , , and ! Write us an email: [email protected]
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352. Spartan Race's Acquisition of OCRWC with Adrian Bijanada!
10/01/2023
352. Spartan Race's Acquisition of OCRWC with Adrian Bijanada!
This year may have had but we still love as well! The past couple of years we have had an episode before the event as a way to build up more anticipation for it, , and ! Of course there was the news that came out about Spartan Race's aquisition of the event so we figured that would be great to both answer community questions and build some excitement up for what will assuredly be an excellent weekend! We discuss what brought about this change, his role in the event weekend moving forward, the history of water obstacles in Adventurey's previous events, and much more! 0:00 – 2:26 – Intro 2:26 – 9:05 – Quick News 9:05 – 9:48 – Content Preface 9:48 - 39:29 - Interview 39:29 - End – Outro Next episode we plan to have someone on the show from the 3K at ! ____ News Stories: ____ Related Episodes: ____ Patreon Supporters: Jason Dupree, Kim DeVoss, Samantha Thompson, Matt Puntin, Dave Claxton, Brad Kiehl, Charlotte Engelman, Erin Grindstaff, Hank Stefano, Arlene Stefano, Laura Ritter, Steven Ritter, Sofia Harnedy, Kenny West, Ryan Maisano, Cheryl Goodwin, Jessica Johnson, Scott "The Fayne" Knowles, Anna Landry, Christopher Hoover, Kevin Gregory Jr., Ryan Hart, Ashley Reis, Brent George, Justin Manning, Kevin Praytor, Wendell Lagosh, Brett "The T-Rex" Milks, Logan Nagle, Patrick Brown, Angela Bowers, and Asa Coddington. Sponsored Athletes: , , , and ! Write us an email: [email protected]
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351. FISO OCR World Championships with Short Course Champion Gian Maria Savani!
09/24/2023
351. FISO OCR World Championships with Short Course Champion Gian Maria Savani!
Admittedly, we were unsure how the first would go after their history of not being able to put on a world championship event for years. That being said the number of incredible athletes that showed up to Belgium to compete made this an incredible World Championship event! When looking through the results stood out as both the winner of the short course, runner up of the standard course, and an athlete that we didn't know as much about. We reached out to have him on the show to hear more about him and were thrilled to have him as this week's guest! We discussed how he got into obstacle course racing, which athletes he looks up to, the importance of discipline, and how his races went. We also discuss some shortcomings of this event such as the overly complicated rule book, the continued lack of communication with prize money, there not being any drug testing, and Be sure to and cheer him on as he takes on future events, like the upcoming Italian OCR Championship finals! 0:00 – 2:43 – Intro 2:43 – 15:58 – Quick News 15:58 – 16:32 – Content Preface 16:32 - 1:15:14 - Interview 1:15:14 - End – Outro Next episode we plan to have someone on the show to build anticipation for Adventurey ... uh Spartan's OCRWC! ____ News Stories: (Code: "ORA" for 20% off and chance for 2nd free entry drawn Oct 2nd) FISO 100 Meter Podiums? ____ Related Episodes: ____ Patreon Supporters: Jason Dupree, Kim DeVoss, Samantha Thompson, Matt Puntin, Dave Claxton, Brad Kiehl, Charlotte Engelman, Erin Grindstaff, Hank Stefano, Arlene Stefano, Laura Ritter, Steven Ritter, Sofia Harnedy, Kenny West, Ryan Maisano, Cheryl Goodwin, Jessica Johnson, Scott "The Fayne" Knowles, Anna Landry, Christopher Hoover, Kevin Gregory Jr., Ryan Hart, Ashley Reis, Brent George, Justin Manning, Kevin Praytor, Wendell Lagosh, Brett "The T-Rex" Milks, Logan Nagle, Patrick Brown, and Angela Bowers. Sponsored Athletes: , , , and ! Write us an email: [email protected]
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