353. Ian Hosek on FISO OCR World Championships, OCRWC, and Tough Mudder Saudi Arabia Morality!
Release Date: 10/11/2023
400. Episode 400 with Live Intro/Outro, Surprise Congratulations Clips, Q&A, and Shoutout Compilation!
Obstacle Running Adventures
Another huge milestone of the show, hitting 400 Episodes! Don't quote me on it but I can't think of any other OCR podcasts that have made it this far (other than Obstacle Racing Media) ... yet! We celebrate with a live recording of the intro, some Q&A, audio clips that Katelyn had sneakily asked for congratulating us, some more Q&A, a compilation of times we were mentioned on other shows, and a live outro! Thank you to everyone who has supported us over the past 7 years and 8 months, everyone who watched this live recording, sent in audio clips, guests who have been on the show,...
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399. Winning Toughest Mudder Chicago with Jenny Overstreet!
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Lots of events happened this weekend so it was difficult to figure out which event to focus on and which particular athlete to have on the show. I try not to have the same guest on for their own episode too many times, one of the big events had a lot of issues and I'd want to have more of the dust settle before we consider having an athlete on to talk about it. Then Mike saw that won Toughest Mudder Chicago! He first met her at the end of OCR America 2 during the KC Timber Challenge coverage. He was severely sleep deprived from a full week of traveling across the country...
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398. New England Spartan Super, Sprint, and Teddy Bear Crawl!
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The came back to Barre, MA and it felt good to be back! Most are pretty familiar with the ~10K Super and the ~5K Sprint so those don't need too much description. In addition to taking on both of these events though, we also completed the which is a 7am wave where adults crawl the kids course to earn a kids medal and kids could bear crawl it to earn a Sprint medal! This event is free but it is recommended to make a donation in order to help purchase teddy bears for kiddos in a local hospital! Mike was able to talk to 25 different people on the mic and countless people off the mic...
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397. OCR in the US Midwest with Evan Perperis!
Obstacle Running Adventures
After interviewed Mike to talk about OCR in the Northeast on (), Mike pulled an uno reverse and asked to come on our show! We have heard of some events that take place in the center of the country but to have a much better idea of the state of the sport in that region it takes someone more local to the area. With living there for the majority of his OCR career, he was the perfect guest to talk about these events. We discuss 29 different events that are either still being put on today or left an impact in the time that they were still functional! The events discussed were: , , ,...
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396. Savage Race Boston with Elites!
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It's that time for New England to get savage again! Mike woke at 6:15am and drove to Carter and Stevens Farm in Barre, MA to cover the and as always he didn't regret it! He interviewed a bunch of elite athletes as well as the vendors who were there to support the event! has been one of our favorite OCRs since before they even came to New England with us only missing their 2021 and 2023 events. After doing interviews, Mike went out to do the Blitz course for a sweet green medal! 0:00 – 4:31 – Intro 4:31 – 12:48 – Quick News 12:48 – 13:42 – Content Preface...
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395. Viking Obstacle Race's Final Raid and Night Trail Run with Racers and Asa Coddington!
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We drove the 3 hours to Greenville, NY to cover the ! The race director has been a prominant member in the OCR community here in the northeast so it was a big blow that he announced that his last event would been this year. Known for very difficult and historic obstacles, interesting penalties, and excellent medals the loss of this race will have a large impact on the sport. There was also a night trail race that we ran and covered that event as well. Apologies for the audio issues, Mike is looking into whether or not we need to invest in new equipment, if you recognize the...
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394. Kaeley Wynsma on Winning Chicago Savage Race, Hybrid Racing, Give and Take of Coaching, and More!
Obstacle Running Adventures
There was the final race in the Spartan USNS Series but there was also an athlete who ran Savage Chicago who I wanted to have on the show. Mike put it up as a poll and Savage won with 62% (67% at the time he reached out)! Due to this Katelyn reached out and interviewed who just won Savage Chicago! You may be familiar with 's name due to us reading podium results in quick news and honestly this was a big factor in wanting to have her on the show. Technically but she seemed like she deserved her own episode! We talk about her being a role model to her family and other women...
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393. Luca Pescollderungg on Winning Spartan Ultra World Championship, Being Spartan European Champion, and More!
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We had the winner of on the show, ! We talk about his background in the sport, his thoughts on being one of the best climbers in the sport of OCR, his other races that he focuses on, how the Spartan Ultra World Championships went, how he feels being both a World and a European champion, what is next for him, and much more! Be sure to to keep up with his adventures and consider giving his sponsors some love! 0:00 – 5:44 – Intro 5:44 – 8:31 – Quick News 8:31 – 9:04 – Content Preface 9:04 - 33:00 - Interview 33:00 - End – Outro Next weekend we may have someone on the show...
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392. Winning War X, Ranch Life, Becoming a Runner, Mothman, and More with Chennell Berg!
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This week Katelyn talks to , the first place female finisher at . talks about her life on her cattle ranch, the evolution of her training, becoming a runner and what her experience was like taking first place at last weekend (Spoiler: It was her first ever first place finish). She talks about the importance of having her mom’s support at her OCR events. also talks about Mothman and the weather phenomenon of Kelvin-Helmholtz clouds. If you’re ever in the White Sulphur Springs area, make sure you check out ! 0:00 – 4:40 – Intro 4:40 – 13:30 – Quick News 13:30 – 14:02 –...
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391. Stijn Lagrand on Survival Running, Team Hang-On, Winning All Events at OCR European Championships, and More!
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A few weeks ago Italy hosted the ! While it can be difficult to have European athletes on the show due to frequent difficulties such as time zones and language barriers, the effort is worth it due to the abundance of talent that they have overseas! This time we had the privilege to speak to Dutch athlete ! He is no stranger to doing well in elite OCR events but this he took first , but , and which is a first in that event's history (along with who also achieved that honor this year)! We talk about his history of , his , their , how the style of sport varies depending on where...
info_outlineIn 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!
Ian Hosek has been a prominent member of USAOCR for a while now and he made the trip over to Belgium to compete in the first FISO OCR World Championships. More recently he competed in Spartan Race's OCRWC (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 follow USAOCR on Instagram, and check out the last time Ian was on the show to talk about it!
0:00 – 3:45 – Intro
3:45 – 16:50 – Quick News
16:50 – 17:29 – Content Preface
17:29 - 1:06:11 - Ian Hosek Interview
1:06:11 - End – Outro
Next episode we plan to have someone else on the show from Adventurey's ... uh Spartan's OCRWC!
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FISO OCR World Championship 100 Meter Results: Men and Women
OCRWC 3K Podiums: Men and Women
OCRWC 15K Podiums: Men and Women
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