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392. Winning War X, Ranch Life, Becoming a Runner, Mothman, and More with Chennell Berg!

Release Date: 07/10/2024

505. Logan Broadbent on Cleveland, Boomerang World Cup, Winning Spartan Northeast USNS, and More!

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...

504. reRun of 37. Killington Spartan Beast, DNF, and Reach the Beach Ragnar Relay!

Obstacle Running Adventures

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...

503. Kris Rugloski on Life Changes, Mongol Derby Horse Race, and Moving to Canada!

Obstacle Running Adventures

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 –...

502. Jeffery Lippert on Earning His Orange Jacket at World's Toughest Mudder!

Obstacle Running Adventures

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...

501. Spartan World Championships 2026! (Part 2: Saturday's Wedding, Ceremony, and Interviews)

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 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...

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 –...

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...

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: ____...

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...

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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This week Katelyn talks to Chennell Berg, the first place female finisher at War X. Chennell 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 War X 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. Chennell 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 Chennell’s Fitness & Spa Center - Stone Temple Fitness & Spa!

0:00 – 4:40 – Intro

4:40 – 13:30 – Quick News

13:30 – 14:02 – Content Preface

14:02 - 1:01:57 - Chennell Berg Interview

1:01:57 - End – Outro

Next weekend we will try to have an athlete on from Spartan Ultra World Championships!

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