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438. World's Toughest Mudder First Timer Questions with Josh Fiore!

Release Date: 05/28/2025

464. Kristopher Mendoza on His Return to OCR, Anesthesia, Colorado, and More!

Obstacle Running Adventures

Katelyn talks to about his . His potential return to OCR - including the Killington Ultra and World's Toughest Mudder. They talk about his journey to becoming a dental anesthesiologist. Katelyn also asks Kris a round of rapid fire questions that include his go to karaoke song, his favorite ice cream and more! Start – 2:59 – Intro 2:59 – 6:20 – Quick News 6:20 – 7:42 – Content Preface 7:42 – 1:53:18 - Interview 1:53:18 – End – Outro Next weekend we will likely be having a returning guest in the same year which we usually dont do but breaking a world record is a...

463. Operation Rucksgiving with Erica Jackman!

Obstacle Running Adventures

Katelyn talks with as she prepares to host her first ever chapter of Rucksgiving in Providence, Rhode Island! Listen to Erica and Katelyn talk about the importance of supporting local food banks and giving back to communities. Erica shares tips about Rucking and even gives a sneak peak into the velcro patch for completing this 9 mile rucking event! Be sure to check out her rucksgiving event or a more local one to yourself and consider supporting in whatever way you can! Start – 3:32 – Intro 3:32 – 9:10 – Quick News 9:10 – 10:16 – Content Preface 10:16 – 32:33 - Interview 32:33...

462. Mark Jones on DEKA Ruck, Oscar Mike, and 24 Hour Rucking World Record!

Obstacle Running Adventures

It has been a while since we've had the man who got us into rucking on the show and Jason Dupree was talking about how he would be live streaming his 24 hour rucking world record attempt! I reached out to after his success because I wanted to catch up with him to talk about his adding rucking to DEKA events, his world record performance, and to hear about the Oscar Mike annual ball! Be sure to follow , consider , and support ! Start – 2:47 – Intro 4:47 – 9:04 – Quick News 9:04 – 9:24 – Content Preface 9:24 – 52:45 - Interview 52:45 – End – Outro Next weekend we will...

461. Tyler Veerman on Colorado, OCR Redemption, Pike's Peak Progress, and More!

Obstacle Running Adventures

Savage Race ! The elite side had a pretty great turn out with an increased payout at the event and when I saw that won, I knew that I wanted to have him on the show again! We first met and interviewed him after , had dinner with him in Palmerton after the 3K, and have crossed paths with him at WTM a few times and he has always seemed like a nice guy. We talk about him living in Colorado, how his Savage race win went, what he thinks went wrong at the recent Spartan Super World Championships where he DNFed, progress made across consecutive Pike's Peak races, and much more! Be sure to and...

460. Jason Dupree on Livestreaming North American OCR and Hybrid Events, Burnout, and More!

Obstacle Running Adventures

We have been wanting to do another episode with ever since he started carrying North American OCR and hybrid live streams on his back! We may be a bit bias because we have been friends with for many years now but we don't believe he gets half of the credit that he deserves for what he does for both sports. We discuss how he started live streaming these sports, how much money we are making/losing from this pursuit, how you can help support the live stream, his rebranded , getting ahead of burnout, a and much more! Please reach out to or to see how you can reach out and help...

459. Libbie Joyce on Spartan Youth Insurance Changes, Championship Events, and More!

Obstacle Running Adventures

has been in the sport of obstacle course racing for a long time and has been seen as a great hope for the future of the sport (no pressure)! We had the chance to briefly meet her at where she helped rabbit the event helping . We explained that we have been wanting to have her on the show for a while and were looking for a time in the future to set it up. That time ended up being this weekend! Hear us discuss her background in the sport, her show on the podcast feed, the changes recently made with no longer allowing young athletes to compete in the competitive waves due to insurance changes,...

458. Run the Rocks 5K at the Red Rocks in Colorado!

Obstacle Running Adventures

We went to Colorado for a wedding (congratulations !) and wanted to cram in as much sightseeing as possible. We weren't able to go to the Red Rocks on Saturday due to an event but luckily Katelyn saw that the following day had the that we could participate in! A quick Target trip later we were mostly ready to take on the event at 6,000 feet. It was a fun event fueled by great music and it was also for a great cause with it supporting the ! Consider ! Start – 3:35 – Intro 3:35 – 6:19 – Quick News 6:19 – 7:28 – Content Preface 7:28 – 10:43 - Us Before 10:43...

457. Neighborhood Ninjas and Pull-Ups for Playgrounds with Alex Katz!

Obstacle Running Adventures

We had the pleasure of meeting while working at the New England OCR Expo and loved learning about and their incredible mission. Alex recently reached out to let us know about an upcoming event being held at which is the same venue where we’ve hosted the Expo for the past few years! is currently running their Fundraiser through the month of October. It concludes on November 1st with the aforementioned event at to take on the 10-minute pull-up challenge live! You’ll also get to meet a variety of awesome vendors and fellow supporters, all coming together for a great cause! Be sure...

456. FISO OCR World Championship and USAOCR with Vivien Tran and Kevin Thompson!

Obstacle Running Adventures

The recently had their 3rd event weekend in Sweden this year and by all accounts it was the best one by far! This is admittely a low bar due to overflowing portopotties in Belgium and many obstacles not being built in Costa Rica, etc. However, by working alongside the crew they had plenty of experience to put on a proper word championship event! Two members of USAOCR, and , wanted to come on the show to talk about their experience at the event, differences from previous years, and more. They also have their own regional championship which will be held at the War X venue towards...

455. Annie Dube on Injury, Firefighting, Winning Spartan Trifecta and Pan American Championships, and More!

Obstacle Running Adventures

Spartan Trifecta World Championship took place a week before Spartan Pan American Championship and there was a badass woman who won both events! It’s been a couple years since we have had on the show and I figured this would be a great time to reach back out and catch up on how life has been going! We talk about her overcoming injuries, becoming a firefighter, the community reaction to her returning to the sport, what made her register for these events, how it feels to be the champion of both despite some life changes, what she has planned for future races, and much more! Start – 4:28 –...

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With World's Toughest Mudder coming up soon and it being both the first time the event is taking place in Europe as well as Katelyn's first time tackling the event herself, we figured it would be a good time to both selflessly and selfishly have an episode focused on first timer questions!

Josh Fiore had been answering first timer questions on the WTM First Timer facebook group so we figured that he would be a great guest due to him being knowledgeable and has shown to take time out of his day to try to help those who are preparing to take on this ultra OCR!

Josh shares his experinces and insights about training, race preparation, and how to stay positive during all 25.5 hours of World's Toughest Mudder!

Start – 4:02 – Intro

4:02 – 17:06 – Quick News

17:06 – 18:11 – Content Preface

18:11 – 1:20:15 - Josh Fiore Interview

1:20:15 – End – Outro

Next weekend we aren't sure who we will have on the show yet but Mike has an idea that is proving to be pretty timely!

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