387. Vivien Tran on Spartan US National Series, MudGear-Hannibal Race Pro Team, ASCO Spartacus Dash, and More!
Release Date: 06/03/2024
Obstacle Running Adventures
Over the many years of doing elite interviews there have been some athletes that have risen to the top of Mike's favorites, being among them. Katelyn recently saw a post about him winning an ultra and setting a PR on the course and figured that we should have him back on the show. Once Mike realized how long it had been since his last appearance on the show () he reached out to change that! has competed and done well in a variety of sports including OCR, ninja, boomerang, and road running yet stays incredibly humble. We catch up about him , the Spartan Northeast US National Series, and...
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We have a few ideas for interviews but we had a pretty busy weekend and didn't get around to doing any of them yet so here is a reRun of This was originally released on September 17th 2017! Start – 4:46 – Intro 4:46 – 14:36 – Quick News 14:36 – 15:26 – Content Preface 15:26 – 55:35 - Rerelease of 55:35 – End – Outro Next weekend we will hopefully be something else that interests Katelyn or myself! ____ News Stories: ____ Related Episodes: ____ Patreon Supporters: , , , , , , , , Arlene Stefano, , Steven...
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A couple episodes ago during quick news we mentioned of participating in a endurance horse race in Mongolia! We followed along with her multi-day adventure from her Instagram stories and Mike reached out about potentially having her on the show to talk about the as well as some other big life changes! We discuss some life changes like earning her degree, ending a long term babysitting job, and getting engaged as well as her background with horses, her adventure in Mongolia, her upcoming move, and much more! Be sure to and consider because it looks like it is still up! Start – 7:52 –...
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We thought we were done with World's Toughest Mudder episodes but Mike really wanted to talk to who he missed the entirety of the event weekend and the brunch the following day! To make up for this we had him on for his own episode to learn more about him, his training, what this goal meant to him, what he has coming up, and more! Start – 5:17 – Intro 5:17 – 14:31 – Quick News 14:31 – 15:09 – Content Preface 15:09 – 1:29:51 - Interview 1:29:51 – End – Outro Next weekend we will hopefully be airing an interview with an awesome member of the OCR and hybrid community who didd...
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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 2 of 2 for our coverage which is everything from Saturday! This features a wedding, the award ceremony, and athlete interviews. Some interviews were more difficult to conduct due to language barriers but I appreciate those who took the time to talk to us. That is the fun part of going to new countries but it makes it difficult when covering events as a podcast. Hope you...
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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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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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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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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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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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We have been keeping an eye on her as an athlete ever since she joined their team and we have not been disappointed. Some accomplishments are winning a Savage Race Axe, a Spartan Race, doing well in the Spartan US National Series, and achieving podium placements at many local events such as Abominable Snow Race, Mythic Race, and this weekend's ASCO Spartacus Dash!
We discussed how she found the sport, thoughts on the rest of the women's field, her experience in the sport so far, what she has planned for the rest of the year, the perks of being on a pro team, and much more!
Follow along with her via Facebook or Instagram!
0:00 – 3:26 – Intro
3:26 – 9:14 – Quick News
9:14 – 10:02 – Content Preface
10:02 - 54:11 - Vivien Interview
54:11 - End – Outro
Next weekend we plan to release an episode with an author who Katelyn is interviewing on Tuesday!
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News Stories:
Paul Lachance Push Up Challenge
Ireland Ultra Guiness World Record
Viking Obstacle Race's "Final Raid"
Lindsay Webster No Longer Sponsored by Live Human
Spartan APAC Trifecta Weekend Cancelled
Jonas Drescher Not Interested in European Championships
Crosswalk Advocacy Secret Link
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