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370. The Boston Run Show Part 2 with Kelly Roberts, Danny Dreyer, Bad Boy Running, John Kelly, and More!

Obstacle Running Adventures

Release Date: 01/30/2024

413. World's Toughest Mudder 2024! (Part 4: Bar Crawl Interviews) show art 413. World's Toughest Mudder 2024! (Part 4: Bar Crawl Interviews)

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It is the end of World's Toughest Mudder coverage time ... for this year! Mike flew down to Florida to help with and to do a whole bunch of podcast coverage.  So much so, that we got 4 episodes out of it, so make sure that you subscribe and follow along to hear more about the best OCR event of the year! For this part four though, it focuses on the bar crawl on Monday where both the interviewer  and interviewees may have been drinking a bit. You'll hear 15 more interviews to wrap up this year's coverage bringing the total number of interviews to over 80! Please share these episodes...

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412. World's Toughest Mudder 2024! (Part 3: Brunch Interviews and Audio) show art 412. World's Toughest Mudder 2024! (Part 3: Brunch Interviews and Audio)

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It is still World's Toughest Mudder coverage time! Mike flew down to Florida to help with and to do a whole bunch of podcast coverage.  So much so, that we are hopefully going to get 4 episodes out of it, so make sure that you subscribe and follow along to hear more about the best OCR event of the year! For this part three though, it focuses on the brunch on Monday. You'll hear interviews before the presentation, trimmed down audio from the presentation itself, and interviews after the presentation!  All totaling to over 30 interviews again! ! 0:00 – 5:59 – Intro 5:59 – 14:13...

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411. World's Toughest Mudder 2024! (Part 2: Race Day Interviews with Athletes, Volunteers, and Pit Crew) show art 411. World's Toughest Mudder 2024! (Part 2: Race Day Interviews with Athletes, Volunteers, and Pit Crew)

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Still World's Toughest Mudder coverage time! Mike flew down to Florida to help with and to do a whole bunch of podcast coverage.  So much so, that we are hopefully going to get 4 episodes out of it, so make sure that you subscribe and follow along to hear more about the best OCR event of the year! For this part two though, it focuses on the event days of Saturday and Sunday. Interviews were done before the race with athletes, interviews and audio were recorded as I walked through the course 11pm - 4am to talk to each volunteer out there, and some pit crew were also interviewed!  All...

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410. World's Toughest Mudder 2024! (Part 1: Pit Check In and Community Dinner) show art 410. World's Toughest Mudder 2024! (Part 1: Pit Check In and Community Dinner)

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It's World's Toughest Mudder time! Mike flew down to Florida to help with and to do a whole bunch of podcast coverage.  So much so, that we are hopefully going to get 4 episodes out of it, so make sure that you subscribe and follow along to hear more about the best OCR event of the year! For this part one though, it focuses on Friday. Interviews were while athletes were preparing their pit spots and a few more interviews were done at the community dinner! 0:00 – 5:14 – Intro 5:14 – 8:37 – Quick News 8:37 – 9:25 – Content Preface 9:25 - 33:04 - Pit Set Up Interviews (, , , , ,...

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409. Leon Kofoed on Injury Recovery, Intrinsic Goals, Winning OCRWC 3K, and More! show art 409. Leon Kofoed on Injury Recovery, Intrinsic Goals, Winning OCRWC 3K, and More!

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It has been a long time coming but we finally had on the show for his own episode! He is one of the more popular social media personalities in the sport and one of the most well known Danish athletes in the sport of OCR.  He was vocal about 2024 being his final year as a full time athlete so we discuss what that looks like, how it felt to take the win at an OCRWC event, his recovery from his Savage Race injury, the state of the sport in Europe compared to North America, how he feels about so many championships and much more! Be sure to , , as well as alongside ! 0:00 – 4:40 – Intro...

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408. Jack Goras on Photography, Travels, OCR Thoughts, Helping in  Ukraine, and More! show art 408. Jack Goras on Photography, Travels, OCR Thoughts, Helping in Ukraine, and More!

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I have been wanting to do this for a while ... even though I'm not sure him or the others in The OCR Report believed me! It's , the guy behind the camera at pretty much every major OCR that has happened in Europe or North America in the past 5 or so years! We haven't had much time to talk in the past when covering events since we are usually busy doing interviews while he is taking pictures and editing.  However we did get to hang out more at World's Toughest Mudder last year since it was a 24+ hour event, we shared a room at the  air bnb, and he hung out at the bar crawl. This was...

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407. Mike Reclaims Title of Ultra Runner at Survival of the FITtest 12 Hour Trail! show art 407. Mike Reclaims Title of Ultra Runner at Survival of the FITtest 12 Hour Trail!

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A bit of a pivot for this week's episode since Mike had his "A race" of the year, the ! A couple years ago he planned to take on the 30 hour but due to , the final and most difficult semester of grad school, and some achilles pain the registration was moved back. This is the raw and pretty unedited (especially since Audacity gave me issues with the episode and I needed to redo almost everything) journey of me being able to call myself an ultra runner again!  So enjoy a look at the inside of my mind, many mistakes when talking, and a few ultra mistakes too! Next week we plan to get back to...

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406. Ja Shua Ried on Athletic Risk, OCRWC, FKTs, and More! show art 406. Ja Shua Ried on Athletic Risk, OCRWC, FKTs, and More!

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was last weekend in Mammoth Lakes, CA and we wanted to have on for his own episode to talk about his experience! was a prominent member of the OCR in the northeast before moving to Colorado, we chose him to be one of our sponsored athletes back in episode 300, and he has been Mike's coach for the past few months! Hear us discuss van life out west, his athletic background, how he found OCR, the thrill of making the world your playground through fitness, his experience at , his recovery from his shoulder injury in Tahoe, his interest in helping others in the sport, his upcoming FKT in the...

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405. Kevin 405. Kevin "The Mudman" LaPlatney on 252 OCRs, Ultras, and How OCR Isn't Dead Yet!

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This weekend was in Mammoth Lakes, CA and you will totally hear about that ... next week when I have time to schedule an interview with an athlete but it is Tuesday and people are still traveling home! Instead we finally had , on the show who has been in the sport since 2010 and has seen a lot of events come and go during his time living on Long Island.  He owned which was a well known OCR gym in the area for many years, and continues to be a prominent member in the northeast OCR community.  We discuss his favorite events over the years, his love of ultras, being a dad, his...

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404. Yaris Cruz on Puerto Rico, World Obstacle's OCR World Championships, and Winning MidWest OCR! show art 404. Yaris Cruz on Puerto Rico, World Obstacle's OCR World Championships, and Winning MidWest OCR!

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We had on the show , having her on again for her own episode was long overdue! as an athlete is known to be a force to be wreckoned with whether it be OCR, ninja, or even hybrid racing.  We discuss her background in sport before finding OCR (or lack thereof), the importance of mental health as an athlete, how her position as the vice president of Puerto Rico OCR Association has changed her perspective on the sport, her thoughts on , and much much more! Also, in a time where many North American races are having their final events, there are some new ones just getting started!  has...

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We returned to The Boston Run Show expo 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 Raccoon Media Group 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 - Trail Animals Running Club, Soles 4 Souls, Caterpy Laces, Vinco Eyewear, Tedy's Team, Sugarloaf Mountain, American Cancer Society, and Organization for Autism Research

30:21 - 1:09:18 - Kelly Roberts, Marathon Printing, American Lung Association, Runur, None to Run, Active Odysseys, Outsider Endurance, Cardinal Cures, Row House, and USWE

1:09:18 - 1:41:38 - Ashworth Awards, Wahoo Fitness, GOFLUO, Greater Lowell Road Runners, Scimitar Sportswear, Barn to Run, Max Performance, Doug Flutie Foundation, Clarence DeMar Marathon, and Ruck 4 Hit

1:41:38 - 2:08:29 - Danny Dryer, Bad Boy Running, and John Kelly

2:08:29 - End – Outro

Next episode is unsure at the moment but we will find someone fun to talk to!

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News Stories:

Buck Furpees: New England OCR Expo Fundraiser

2024 New England OCR Expo

Ryan Kent's Dad

Travis Kelce and Kodiak Donate 25,000 Meals

Spartan Season Pass Shirts Printed Backwards

Coree Woltering is Coaching

OCRWC 10 Year Anniversary Deal

Strong Flower Secret Link

Pokemon Theme Secret Link

Copyright Melody Secret Link

Canadian Axe Secret Link

Glizzy Gobbler Secret Link

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