48. Frosty Half Marathon with Frank Donaghy, Winter Lights 5k, and Santa Shuffle 5k!
Release Date: 12/04/2017
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!
Obstacle Running Adventures
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!
Obstacle Running Adventures
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!
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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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...
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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 –...
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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...
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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...
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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...
info_outlineThe year may be coming to a close but we still have a few events left to the year!
The main event covered in this episode is the Frosty Half Marathon in Raynham, MA that Kay, Mike, and Nancy ran. Shortly after there is an interview with Frank Donaghy who is the president of the Colonial Road Runners. Towards the end we cover the Winter Lights 5k that Ian, Shae, and Kay ran as well as Angela's experience at the Santa Shuffle up in Maine!
Colonial Road Runners Website:
http://colonialrunners.org
Next weekend we will be at:
Assault on Mount Hood in Melrose, MA
Ugly Sweater 5k in Foxboro, MA
FIT 'Mas 5k Trail Race in Cumberland, RI
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