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508. Naticook Challenge 2026 with James Golisano!

Obstacle Running Adventures

Release Date: 09/28/2026

508. Naticook Challenge 2026 with James Golisano! show art 508. Naticook Challenge 2026 with James Golisano!

Obstacle Running Adventures

Mike has known  since 2017 when him and Alex met him on the way to WTM in Vegas! He’s had his own race called and we have been wanting to check it out,  it took more than the Nor’easter to keep us from going this year! You'll hear a few seconds of start line audio followed by some interviews.  The in person coverage was limited due to the storm and us being late, again because of the storm but  we finish up with a recap of the event and why you should putit on your schedule for next year! Start – 4:00 – Intro 4:00 – 15:52 – Quick News 15:52 – 17:23 –...

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507. BoldrDash Doggie Dash Returns with Lynn Hall, Katie Callahan, and Hannah Kaiser from NEADS! show art 507. BoldrDash Doggie Dash Returns with Lynn Hall, Katie Callahan, and Hannah Kaiser from NEADS!

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was one of the great local races in the northeast which unfortunately came to an end a year or two ago. Luckily she kept the door open for future events for other companies, charities, etc. This is what brought  back, and hopefully it will be the first one that we are able to make it to! We talked to  from , from , and from about their upcoming event! You'll hear what the money is going to, rules for the event, recommendations for those looking to put on a similar event for a good cause, and much more! Hope to see you there after you ! Start – 5:06 – Intro 5:06 – 15:19 –...

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506. Ultras, DNFs, and Barkley Fall Classic with John Calabrese! show art 506. Ultras, DNFs, and Barkley Fall Classic with John Calabrese!

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Back in December of last year, a guy reached out about wanting to come on the show to talk about the Barkley Fall Classic in 2026. Once I had the date, I added it to my potential future episodes spreadsheet, and when the time came around, I reached back out to him! comes on the show to talk about many of the events that he has done, how he feels about DNFs, what he loves about the adventure, the magic of food related ultra races, the Barkley fall classic, and more! Start – 6:20 – Intro 6:20 – 12:04 – Quick News 12:04 – 12:49 – Content Preface 12:49 – 1:11:18 - Interview 1:11:18...

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

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

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

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

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

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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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500. Episode 500 Live with Congratulations Clips, and Shoutout Compilation! show art 500. Episode 500 Live with Congratulations Clips, and Shoutout Compilation!

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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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499. Spartan Ultra World Championships 2026! (Part 1: Friday) show art 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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Mike has known James Golisano since 2017 when him and Alex met him on the way to WTM in Vegas!

He’s had his own race called Naticook Challenge and we have been wanting to check it out,  it took more than the Nor’easter to keep us from going this year!

You'll hear a few seconds of start line audio followed by some interviews.  The in person coverage was limited due to the storm and us being late, again because of the storm but  we finish up with a recap of the event and why you should putit on your schedule for next year!

Start – 4:00 – Intro

4:00 – 15:52 – Quick News

15:52 – 17:23 – Content Preface

17:23 – 27:59 - Naticook Challenge Interviews (Shannon Woodill, James Golisano, and Eric Matta)

27:59 – 40:04 – Mike and Katelyn Recap

40:04 – End – Outro

Next weekend may be an episode with a dog trainer, a 10 year anniversary celebration of a huge niche documentary, or something else! Also, a reminder that we will hopefully be at Obstacle Wonderland's Halloweird on October 11th!

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