17. Tri-State Spartan Ultra Beast and Tri-State Spartan Beast!
Release Date: 05/01/2017
334. Rose Wetzel on Longevity in Sport, Being a Mother, Spartan Big Bear 3K, and More!
Obstacle Running Adventures
Going back towards the beginning of the sport was often seen on the podiums, fast forward a decade to now and continues to be competitive in the elite field! We have had her on the show a few times before for NorAM and OCRWC finish line interviews but it's easy to say that she very much deserved her own episode! We discuss what it has been like seeing the sport change over the years, what keeps her involved in OCR, the balance of being both a mother and an athlete, thoughts on the Spartan 3K, and much more! 0:00 – 3:28 – Intro 3:28 – 13:53 – Quick News 11:29 – 12:07 – Content...
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333. Maryland Savage Point Series Race with Jordan McDougal!
Obstacle Running Adventures
This was a huge weekend for elite OCR athletes! () and 3K () both happened, and there was no shortage of athletes to talk to. This week we decided to have on the show to talk about his experience at the Maryland Savage Race which is the third of their point series! is someone whose name we recognized from reading podiums over the years and we were grateful to have him on the show to learn more about him. He is a family man who puts his wife and kids ahead of his training for the sport which is something we can appreciate. He also put together the for his kids to play...
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332. USAOCR with Ian Hosek!
Obstacle Running Adventures
There has been a big charge by in getting a team together for the potential World Obstacle Championship being put on in Belgium later this year! Due to this, they reached out asking to come on the show and talk about it. As media we try to stay up to date with what is going on in our niche sport. Unfortunately has been a bit of a blind spot in our knowledge so this was a helpful interview with for ourselves as well in learning what is going on, why it's happening, and the overall changes that USAOCR has made to fix their reputation and begin laying down a better foundation for...
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331. Cairn University's Highlander Mudder with Dave Willard!
Obstacle Running Adventures
Katelyn and I (Mike) first got into OCR back when we were in college and would have loved an event on our campus! That's what is doing with their that they had a couple weekends ago. We reached out to Dave Willard who is the Director of Partnerships for the college and who helped put the event together. We discuss what they learned about event planning when it comes to OCR, where they got their scoring system from, thoughts on the future of the event and much more! Please support your local OCR and if you're in the area keep an eye out for a future , I know we will be. 0:00 –...
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330. Tri-State Spartan Super and More with Chris Marrone!
Obstacle Running Adventures
This weekend was ! Mike inititally didn't recognize many of the names of the athletes on the podium from Saturday's Spartan Super but then realized that the first place finisher was the winner of the Spartan 3K test event in Jacksonville! He was brought up during two recent interviews ( as well as ) so I had a feeling he would be someone we should have on the show! Hear about Chris's experience winning the , his thoughts on the 3K format, other of his favorite races, and the changes that he has made in his life to pursue a name for himself as an OCR athlete! 0:00 – 3:40 – Intro 3:40 –...
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329. Spartan Palm Beach 3K Elite Series Race with Adam Beach!
Obstacle Running Adventures
The first Spartan 3K series race was this weekend, if you missed it then be sure to ! with after the 3K test event in Jacksonville and it was the first time that we have started to feel optimistic about Spartan Race making this format change. Mike was sure to tune in to the live broadcast and asked to come on the show to talk about his experience and thoughts on the new series! 0:00 – 3:15 – Intro 3:15 – 12:11 – Quick News 12:11 – 12:35 – Content Preface 12:35 - 38:38 - Interview 38:38 - End – Outro Next episode we plan to have an elite on the show after competing in the New...
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328. The Final FIT Challenge OCR with Elites, Ultras, and More!
Obstacle Running Adventures
has been putting on obstacle course races since 2013 and we have been to almost every single one of them over the years (we just missed the very first one and the one during the extreme heat wave the summer of 2019)! Unfortunately that all comes to an end after this past weekend since it was their final event. It is the death of the most important New England local OCR that we have had and it also has some backing of that fact with it winning the best small OCR event just about every year that it has been a category. All that being said I tried to get as much content as I could, to try...
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327. Gainesville Savage Point Series Race with Ryan Kempson!
Obstacle Running Adventures
The second race happened this weekend, if you missed it ! We had reach out to us about wanting to come on the show and then realized that despite him being featured in 11 different episodes with in person interviews, he has never had an episode of his own! We have been big fans of both Kempson brothers with them being from New England and genuinely being down to earth people so this is making up for lost time. won the last year and has been very vocal about wanting more competition in the Savage Series as well as other New England events like the Boston Spartan Sprint and Super, as...
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236. Des Linden and Her New Book "Choosing to Run"!
Obstacle Running Adventures
A few months ago we mentioned 's being available on preorder in quick news. We were sent an advanced copy of back in February and we really enjoyed it! We were also given the chance to have on the show to talk about it. This is technically our second time having her on the show but when we covered the . This time we talk about her feelings of having the book being ready to be sent to the masses, what makes a good coach both in sport and life, her experience returning to the Boston course after the bombing, thoughts on food as fuel, music, and much more! 0:00 – 2:38 – Intro...
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325. Georgia Savage Point Series Race with Jamie Horianopoulos!
Obstacle Running Adventures
The first of the races took place in Georgia, if you missed it then ! This was a great opportunity to have on the show for her own episode! She won a boatload of axes by winning Savage Races last year and she took third at the first race of the series this past weekend. She got her start in the sport with Savage and has been running their events for years! 0:00 – 3:33 – Intro 3:33 – 10:04 – Quick News 10:04 – 10:39 – Content Preface 10:39 - 47:43 - Interview 47:43 - End – Outro Next episode will be an episode that we have been very excited for, we interviewed...
info_outlineHuge Spartan weekend! Alex pits himself against the infamous Ultra Beast in Vernon New Jersey, listen to hear how his training pays off!
Shon, Angela, and Jimmie drove down from Maine and New Hampshire to complete the Beast which is half of the Ultra Beast but still a fantastic challenge with about 13-14 miles up and down the mountain with about 32 obstacles. It was Shon's first Beast and he is now a third of the way to earning his first Spartan Trifecta! Angela and Jimmie returned to Mountain Creek on Sunday to complete the course again and are starting to work towards their insane goal of 5 Spartan Trifectas!
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Intro music - "Streaker" by: Straight Up
Outro music - "Iron Paw" by: Dubbest