374. Hannah Franciosa on Teaching, Training, Jacksonville Spartan Series Race, and More!
Release Date: 03/04/2024
500. Episode 500 Live with Congratulations Clips, and Shoutout Compilation!
Obstacle Running Adventures
We did it! We have recorded, edited, produced, and published 500 episodes! Never missing a week, this took us 9 and a half years! We celebrate as we did last time with an Instagram live (admittedly more last minute than last time), Katelyn surprised me with more messages of support, and I put some personal and show mentions of us from other podcasts since recording episode 400 in a compilation to celebrate. Enjoy the unedited part of the show as well as the additional stuff at the end. Thank you for the support over the years. Show will resume as normal next week! Start –...
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499. Spartan Ultra World Championships 2026! (Part 1: Friday)
Obstacle Running Adventures
After we covered World's Toughest Mudder we went to Paris to experience France for the first time! We then took a train to Geneva, Switzerland and drove down to cover the in Morzine, France! This is part 1 of 2 for our coverage which is everything from Friday! Some interviews were more difficult to conduct due to language barriers. That is the fun part of going to new countries but it makes it difficult when covering it as a podcast. Due to this, there is a lot of announcer audio in both English and French in addition to our interviews! Hope you enjoy hearing about this...
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498. World's Toughest Mudder 2026! (Part 4 Bar Crawl)
Obstacle Running Adventures
2026 came and went and there was a lot of excitement captured both on as well as in our interviews! This is our part 4 of 4 of our WTM coverage and it focuses on everything during the bar crawl! See time stamps below for more information as to who we got on the mic! ! , and ! Start – 2:55 – Intro 2:55 – 8:12 – Quick News 8:12 – 8:53 – Content Preface 8:53 – 1:48:44 - Interviews ( and , , , , Kye Chapman, , , , , , and ) 1:48:44 – End – Outro Next weekend we will be airing part 1 of our Spartan Ultra World Championships coverage! ____ News Stories: ____...
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497. World’s Toughest Mudder 2026! (Part 3: Brunch Interviews and Audio)
Obstacle Running Adventures
2026 came and went and there was a lot of excitement captured both on the live stream as well as in our interviews! This is our part 3 of 4 of our WTM coverage and it focuses on everything during the brunch! See time stamps below for more information but we did interviews before and after the presentation and have audio from the WTM ceremony! Part 1 was focused on Friday interviews and the TMHQ course announcements! Part 2 was race weekend interviews and audio, and part 4 will be the bar crawl! Start – 3:01 – Intro 3:01 – 9:12 – Quick News 9:12 – 10:32 – Content Preface...
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496. World's Toughest Mudder 2026! (Part 2: Event Weekend Interviews and Audio with Athletes, Pit Crew, and Volunteers)
Obstacle Running Adventures
2026 came and went and there was a lot of excitement captured both on the live stream as well as in our interviews! This is our part 2 of 4 of our WTM coverage and it focuses on everything during the event weekend! See time stamps below for more information but we have pre race interviews, start line audio, pit crew interviews, volunteer interviews, and interviews after the race! Part 1 was focused on Friday interviews and the TMHQ course announcements! Part 3 will focus on the brunch, and part 4 will be the bar crawl! Start – 3:29 – Intro 3:29 – 6:57 – Quick News 6:57 – 8:14 –...
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495. World's Toughest Mudder 2026! (Part 1: Pit Set Up Interviews, and Course Briefing Audio)
Obstacle Running Adventures
World's Toughest Mudder 2026 came and went and there was a lot of excitement captured both on the live stream as well as in our interviews! This is our part 1 of 4 of our WTM coverageand it focuses on everything on Friday before the start of the event weekend! A few interviews with the Tough Mudder Community, a short announcement, an update on Katelyn's race registration, and the course breifing announcements! Part 2 will be race weekend interviews from athletes, pit crew, and volunteers! Part 3 will focus on the brunch, and part 4 will be the bar crawl! Start – 3:18 – Intro 3:18 – 5:50...
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494. Grant Thompson on Scotland, UKOCR Endurance Series, World's Toughest Mudder, and More!
Obstacle Running Adventures
In preparation for this year's World's Toughest Mudder we had Scottish elite Grant Thompson on the show! We talk about how he found the sport of obstacle course racing, making the switch to run age group and eventually elite, and his history at World's Toughest Mudder! We discuss his country of Scotland, the takeover of Boston, and places worth checking out if you plan to make the trip to Scotland from the venue! He also gives his thoughts on the UKOCR Endurance Series, advice for those taking on WTM at Belvoir Castle, and his own goals for this year! Be sure to , cheer him on as he passes...
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493. Mike's First Hyrox Experience and Katelyn's Pre-World's Toughest Mudder Thoughts!
Obstacle Running Adventures
We were on vacation in Colorado busy exploring Denver, Colorado Springs, and Manitou Springs and didn't have time for an interview. Instead, Mike and Katelyn do a post race and pre race discussion for New York Hyrox and World's Toughest Mudder respectively! Mike wasn't content with last week's episode in that he didn't get to talk much about his first Hyrox experience after the event and didn't want it tied to premium Patreon content as was teased in the post credit audio of that episode. We also thought that it would be interesting to revisit the ! Start – 3:42 – Intro 3:42 – 7:12 –...
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492. Hyrox New York City 2026 with Vendors and Athletes!
Obstacle Running Adventures
This was supposed to be just a race day and not a media day but our potential guest for this weekend needed to reschedule and honestly somtimes Mike can't help himself in doing interviews! This was his first event that he had ever gone to and he ran doubles with from ! You'll hear some of Mike's thoughts on the Hyrox event in NYC, many interviews with vendors, and a few conversations with athletes before he needed to pick up his registration. Start – 5:55 – Intro 5:55 – 8:39 – Quick News 8:39 – 11:43 – Content Preface 11:43 – 41:40 - Vendor Interviews (, , , , , , , and )...
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491. Rise of the Obstacles at Obstacle Wonderland, Super Smash Bros OCR, and More with Mario Valentin!
Obstacle Running Adventures
We planned to return to to cover their ! It has been 2 years since ! Unfortunately we needed to make a change due to travel exhaustion and in preperation for 3 more trips this month! Luckily we were able to have on the show to talk about his experience at the event! We talk about how he found OCR, the origin of his Super Smash Bros OCR Team, his favorite local events, his drive to create content, how the event went this past weekend, and much more! Start – 4:06 – Intro 4:06 – 15:39 – Quick News 15:39 – 18:01 – Content Preface 18:01 – 1:21:19 - Interviews 1:21:19...
info_outlineThis week Katelyn sat down with Hannah Franciosa!
They talked about Hannah's exerience both as a special education teacher, as well as a substitute teacher. She shares about being coached by Kirk DeWindt and what a typical training week looks like for her. Hannah 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 - Hannah Franciosa Interview
56:34 - End – Outro
Next episode is maybe going to be with a Tough Mudder Infinity AlUla athlete or Rugged Maniac related episode!
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News Stories:
Switch Away from Google Podcasts
Buck Furpees: New England OCR Expo Fundraiser on March 9th
2024 New England OCR Expo on April 20th (use code "obstacles" for $5 off)
Come Do a Deka Mile with Us at Underdog Fitness on April 7th
Spartan Brand Ambassadors Paused in US and Canada?
New Savage Race Obstacle: Voulez Vous Lache
New Savage Race Obstacle: Bruiser
The Running Public's Night School
200 Spartan Races for 82 Year Old Paul LaChance
Nikolaj Dam Pregnancy Announcement
Tough Mudder Infinity AlUla Fastest Lap
Hyrox North American Championship Podiums: Men and Women
Spartan Race Bright Beast Podiums
Spartan Race Bright Sprint Podiums
Ida's Team Won Government Games
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