Obstacle Running Adventures
Weekly podcast since 2017 that covers interviews and race recaps from athletes and members of the OCR and running communities primarily in the Northeast! Our focus is to shine a spotlight on incredible athletes, motivate ourselves and other, and to share our love for the sport that has changed our lives!
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401. The Final BoldrDash with Racers, and Lynn Hall!
09/09/2024
401. The Final BoldrDash with Racers, and Lynn Hall!
There were some big events that happened this weekend with , the , the , and the , but we covered the final in Exeter, RI! BoldrDash as a race series had a huge role to play in our overall OCR history! It was Mike's 9th ever OCR, and Katelyn's 7th ever OCR back on May 3rd 2014 . We have also volunteered more at this race than any other, whether it was Mike waking up really early to volunteer all day at an obstacle, or helping people through the course with the Find Your Bold/all abilities team! While it didn't have the huge reputation around the country or even world like had with , it was still an integral aspect of local OCR in New England! started these events back in 2011, has put on events at incredible venues such as beaches, ski hills, and former amusement park land, before settling at a permanent course at the past few years. We wish Lynn the best in what she continues to do with ! Lastly, if you have information as to the spelling or last name of the guests in this episode, we would appreciate it. 0:00 – 6:40 – Intro 6:40 – 18:17 – Quick News 18:17 – 21:03 – Content Preface 21:03 - 25:27 - Start Line Audio 25:27 - 1:13:29 - Interviews (Laura Conkelin, Lisa Addelin, and Emily Addelin, Jasmine Somatis, Kya, and Kaleen, Katie Callahan, Eric, Anthony, Jose, Jack, and Jesus, Andy, and Matt, Carolyn Fritz, Becky, Steve Bacon, Jacqueline, Connor Nolan, and Sandra Pearson, Mike, Kristen, Angelica, Dazar, Amir, and Kesha, Lee Carney, and Tracy Carney, Ryan McGowan, Joe Cronin, and Kevin LaPlatney, Greg Hall, David, Josh Fiore, Amy Haskell, Andy Haskell, Mike Stefano) 1:13:29 - 1:21:35 - Interview 1:21:35 - End – Outro Next weekend we will have an episode on Spartan Pan American Championship in Seattle, the Killington Spartan Beast, or something else! ____ News Stories: and Shield Justice Looking for Tough Mudder Sonoma 2023 Participants () ____ Related Episodes: ____ Patreon Supporters: , , , , , , , , Arlene Stefano, , Steven Ritter, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and . Sponsored Athletes: , , , and ! Write us an email: [email protected]
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400. Episode 400 with Live Intro/Outro, Surprise Congratulations Clips, Q&A, and Shoutout Compilation!
09/01/2024
400. Episode 400 with Live Intro/Outro, Surprise Congratulations Clips, Q&A, and Shoutout Compilation!
Another huge milestone of the show, hitting 400 Episodes! Don't quote me on it but I can't think of any other OCR podcasts that have made it this far (other than Obstacle Racing Media) ... yet! We celebrate with a live recording of the intro, some Q&A, audio clips that Katelyn had sneakily asked for congratulating us, some more Q&A, a compilation of times we were mentioned on other shows, and a live outro! Thank you to everyone who has supported us over the past 7 years and 8 months, everyone who watched this live recording, sent in audio clips, guests who have been on the show, our patreon supporters, and everyone else who has helped this show keep going for so long! 0:00 – 7:17 – Intro 7:17 – 15:12 – Quick News 15:12 – 15:58 – Content Preface 15:58 - 28:41 - Surprise Congratulations Audio Clips: , , , , , , , , , and , , , , , , , and , , Everett "Jimmy" McNally, and . 28:41 - 1:00:27 - Q&A 1:00:27 - 1:25:48 - Shoutouts on Other Shows Compilation 1:25:48 - End – Outro Next weekend we will be covering the final ! ____ News Stories: Our New Sponsored Athlete: () ____ Related Episodes: ____ Patreon Supporters: , , , , , , , , Arlene Stefano, , Steven Ritter, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and . Sponsored Athletes: , , , and ! Write us an email: [email protected]
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399. Winning Toughest Mudder Chicago with Jenny Overstreet!
08/27/2024
399. Winning Toughest Mudder Chicago with Jenny Overstreet!
Lots of events happened this weekend so it was difficult to figure out which event to focus on and which particular athlete to have on the show. I try not to have the same guest on for their own episode too many times, one of the big events had a lot of issues and I'd want to have more of the dust settle before we consider having an athlete on to talk about it. Then Mike saw that won Toughest Mudder Chicago! He first met her at the end of OCR America 2 during the KC Timber Challenge coverage. He was severely sleep deprived from a full week of traveling across the country doing OCR so he has limited memories of that day but it definitely happened! is an athlete from the midwest who is known to be a formidable ultra OCR athlete from previous Toughest and World Toughest Mudders so we were excited to have her on the show for her own episode. Be sure to check out the that she is a part of as well as her gym ! 0:00 – 3:18 – Intro 3:11 – 16:55 – Quick News 16:55 – 17:32 – Content Preface 17:32 - 1:00:35 - Interview 1:00:35 - End – Outro Next weekend we will celebrating episode 400 (with a live intro and outro which we totally didn't forget about until recording the outro) and will hopefully have one or two special guests who I have been wanting to have on the show for over 5 years! ____ News Stories: FISO World Obstacle OCR World Championships in Costa Rica Attendance Update FISO World Obstacle OCR World Championships Short Course Podiums: and FISO World Obstacle OCR World Championships Standard Course Podiums: and ____ Related Episodes: ____ Patreon Supporters: , , , , , , , , Arlene Stefano, , Steven Ritter, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and . Sponsored Athletes: , , , and ! Write us an email: [email protected]
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398. New England Spartan Super, Sprint, and Teddy Bear Crawl!
08/19/2024
398. New England Spartan Super, Sprint, and Teddy Bear Crawl!
The came back to Barre, MA and it felt good to be back! Most are pretty familiar with the ~10K Super and the ~5K Sprint so those don't need too much description. In addition to taking on both of these events though, we also completed the which is a 7am wave where adults crawl the kids course to earn a kids medal and kids could bear crawl it to earn a Sprint medal! This event is free but it is recommended to make a donation in order to help purchase teddy bears for kiddos in a local hospital! Mike was able to talk to 25 different people on the mic and countless people off the mic across these 3 events. These people ranging from elite athletes, weekend warriors, as well as vendors. See specific people and brands in the time stamps below! 0:00 – 3:11 – Intro 3:11 – 10:05 – Quick News 10:05 – 11:12 – Content Preface 11:12 - 29:05 - Saturday Super Athlete Interviews (, , Chris Ferland, and , , and ) 29:05 - 35:28 - Sunday Teddy Bear Crawl Athlete Interviews (, , ) 35:28 - 1:11:56 - Sunday Sprint Athlete and Vendor Interviews (, , , , , , , , , , , , and ) 1:11:56 - 1:15:52 - Mike and Katelyn Recap 1:15:52- End – Outro Next weekend we may have an athlete on from Deka Fit Philadelphia, Chicago Toughest Mudder, or maybe something else entirely! ____ News Stories: ____ Related Episodes: ____ Patreon Supporters: , , , , , , , , Arlene Stefano, , Steven Ritter, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and . Sponsored Athletes: , , , and ! Write us an email: [email protected]
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397. OCR in the US Midwest with Evan Perperis!
08/13/2024
397. OCR in the US Midwest with Evan Perperis!
After interviewed Mike to talk about OCR in the Northeast on (), Mike pulled an uno reverse and asked to come on our show! We have heard of some events that take place in the center of the country but to have a much better idea of the state of the sport in that region it takes someone more local to the area. With living there for the majority of his OCR career, he was the perfect guest to talk about these events. We discuss 29 different events that are either still being put on today or left an impact in the time that they were still functional! The events discussed were: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and 0:00 – 3:20 – Intro 3:20 – 9:49 – Quick News 9:49 – 10:38 – Content Preface 10:38 - 1:04:26 - Interview 1:04:26 - End – Outro Next weekend we will back back in Barre, MA but this time to cover the , and ! ____ News Stories: Spartan New Jersey Super Podiums: and ____ Related Episodes: ____ Patreon Supporters: , , , , , , , , Arlene Stefano, , Steven Ritter, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and . Sponsored Athletes: , , , and ! Write us an email: [email protected]
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396. Savage Race Boston with Elites!
08/05/2024
396. Savage Race Boston with Elites!
It's that time for New England to get savage again! Mike woke at 6:15am and drove to Carter and Stevens Farm in Barre, MA to cover the and as always he didn't regret it! He interviewed a bunch of elite athletes as well as the vendors who were there to support the event! has been one of our favorite OCRs since before they even came to New England with us only missing their 2021 and 2023 events. After doing interviews, Mike went out to do the Blitz course for a sweet green medal! 0:00 – 4:31 – Intro 4:31 – 12:48 – Quick News 12:48 – 13:42 – Content Preface 13:42 - 50:10 - Finish Line Interviews (, , , , Darran Hazebrouck, , and , , , and ) 50:10 - 1:02:14 - Festival Interviews (, , , and ) 1:02:14 - 1:07:07 - Mike's Experience Recap 1:07:07 - End – Outro Next weekend we may have someone call in to talk about their experience at the Spartan in New Jersey, or something else entirely! ____ News Stories: ____ Related Episodes: (2017) (2018) (2019) (2022) ____ Patreon Supporters: , , , , , , , , Arlene Stefano, , Steven Ritter, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and . Sponsored Athletes: , , , and ! Write us an email: [email protected]
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395. Viking Obstacle Race's Final Raid and Night Trail Run with Racers and Asa Coddington!
07/29/2024
395. Viking Obstacle Race's Final Raid and Night Trail Run with Racers and Asa Coddington!
We drove the 3 hours to Greenville, NY to cover the ! The race director has been a prominant member in the OCR community here in the northeast so it was a big blow that he announced that his last event would been this year. Known for very difficult and historic obstacles, interesting penalties, and excellent medals the loss of this race will have a large impact on the sport. There was also a night trail race that we ran and covered that event as well. Apologies for the audio issues, Mike is looking into whether or not we need to invest in new equipment, if you recognize the voice of those listed below as "?", please let us know who they are so we can update the info! 0:00 – 4:16 – Intro 4:16 – 7:14 – Quick News 7:14 – 9:50 – Content Preface 9:50 - 19:14 - , Start Line Audio, , Golf Cart Audio 19:14 - 57:44 - , , , Ryan Creagh, Jane Adams, , Trisha Chillemi, Emily Lin and Grace Gorman, Shannon Woodill, Kevin VanderWoude, , ?, ?, , 57:44 - 1:14:57 - Night Trail Race (Post Run Audio, Zach Nayer, Adam Dibona and daughter, and ) 1:14:57 - End – Outro Next weekend Mike plans to cover ! ____ News Stories: ____ Related Episodes: ____ Patreon Supporters: , , , , , , , , Arlene Stefano, , Steven Ritter, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and . Sponsored Athletes: , , , and ! Write us an email: [email protected]
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394. Kaeley Wynsma on Winning Chicago Savage Race, Hybrid Racing, Give and Take of Coaching, and More!
07/23/2024
394. Kaeley Wynsma on Winning Chicago Savage Race, Hybrid Racing, Give and Take of Coaching, and More!
There was the final race in the Spartan USNS Series but there was also an athlete who ran Savage Chicago who I wanted to have on the show. Mike put it up as a poll and Savage won with 62% (67% at the time he reached out)! Due to this Katelyn reached out and interviewed who just won Savage Chicago! You may be familiar with 's name due to us reading podium results in quick news and honestly this was a big factor in wanting to have her on the show. Technically but she seemed like she deserved her own episode! We talk about her being a role model to her family and other women in sports, winning Savage Chicago, her gym , how you can take advantage of , and more! 0:00 – 4:50 – Intro 4:50 – 13:37 – Quick News 12:44 – 9:04 – Content Preface 9:04 - 1:09:36 - Interview 1:09:36 - End – Outro Next weekend Mike may make the trip to cover the ! ____ News Stories: ____ Related Episodes: ____ Patreon Supporters: , , , , , , , , Arlene Stefano, , Steven Ritter, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and . Sponsored Athletes: , , , and ! Write us an email: [email protected]
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393. Luca Pescollderungg on Winning Spartan Ultra World Championship, Being Spartan European Champion, and More!
07/15/2024
393. Luca Pescollderungg on Winning Spartan Ultra World Championship, Being Spartan European Champion, and More!
We had the winner of on the show, ! We talk about his background in the sport, his thoughts on being one of the best climbers in the sport of OCR, his other races that he focuses on, how the Spartan Ultra World Championships went, how he feels being both a World and a European champion, what is next for him, and much more! Be sure to to keep up with his adventures and consider giving his sponsors some love! 0:00 – 5:44 – Intro 5:44 – 8:31 – Quick News 8:31 – 9:04 – Content Preface 9:04 - 33:00 - Interview 33:00 - End – Outro Next weekend we may have someone on the show from the Spartan Utah Beast since it is the final race in the US National Series! ____ News Stories: ____ Related Episodes: ____ Patreon Supporters: , , , , , , , , Arlene Stefano, , Steven Ritter, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and . Sponsored Athletes: , , , and ! Write us an email: [email protected]
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392. Winning War X, Ranch Life, Becoming a Runner, Mothman, and More with Chennell Berg!
07/10/2024
392. Winning War X, Ranch Life, Becoming a Runner, Mothman, and More with Chennell Berg!
This week Katelyn talks to , the first place female finisher at . 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 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. 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 ! 0:00 – 4:40 – Intro 4:40 – 13:30 – Quick News 13:30 – 14:02 – Content Preface 14:02 - 1:01:57 - Interview 1:01:57 - End – Outro Next weekend we will try to have an athlete on from ! ____ News Stories: and Spartan Ultra World Championship Podium: and ____ Related Episodes: ____ Patreon Supporters: , , , , , , , , Arlene Stefano, , Steven Ritter, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and . Sponsored Athletes: , , , and ! Write us an email: [email protected]
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391. Stijn Lagrand on Survival Running, Team Hang-On, Winning All Events at OCR European Championships, and More!
07/01/2024
391. Stijn Lagrand on Survival Running, Team Hang-On, Winning All Events at OCR European Championships, and More!
A few weeks ago Italy hosted the ! While it can be difficult to have European athletes on the show due to frequent difficulties such as time zones and language barriers, the effort is worth it due to the abundance of talent that they have overseas! This time we had the privilege to speak to Dutch athlete ! He is no stranger to doing well in elite OCR events but this he took first , but , and which is a first in that event's history (along with who also achieved that honor this year)! We talk about his history of , his , their , how the style of sport varies depending on where events are held in Europe, the 3 band system, an overly complicated rule book, potential benefits of a more time trial format, how it felt to realize he placed first, dealing with pressure and much more! Be sure to keep an eye on the awesome athletes in Europe! A good start would be following and ! 0:00 – 2:57 – Intro 2:57 – 9:10 – Quick News 9:10 – 10:03 – Content Preface 10:03 -56:42 - Interview 56:42 - End – Outro Next weekend we will try to have an athlete on from Spartan Ultra World Championships but due to limited time availability and a busy weekend may have someone from War X or a Savage Race story that caught Mike's eye! ____ News Stories: ____ Related Episodes: ____ Patreon Supporters: , , , , , , , , Arlene Stefano, , Steven Ritter, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and . Sponsored Athletes: , , , and ! Write us an email: [email protected]
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390. Spartan Citi Field with Elites and Vendors!
06/24/2024
390. Spartan Citi Field with Elites and Vendors!
Mike was able to return to (still refuse to say Stadion), only this time he was able to run it as well which he has been wanting to do over a decade now! Without Katelyn helping, coverage ability was more limited but there is still a pretty good episode put together for you with 16 athletes and 6 vendors interviewed along with some start line audio to put you, the listener, in the stadium with us! 0:00 – 4:41 – Intro 4:41 – 7:11 – Quick News 7:11 – 8:32 – Content Preface 8:32 -13:07 - Announcements, Anthem, and Start 13:07 - 47:49 - Athlete interviews (, , , , , , , , , , , and Trey Redgate, , , and ) 47:49 - 59:17 - Vendors (, , , , , and ) 59:17:00 - End – Outro Next weekend we plan to have an athlete on from Europe! ____ News Stories: ____ Related Episodes: ____ Patreon Supporters: , , , , , , , , Arlene Stefano, , Steven Ritter, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and . Sponsored Athletes: , , , and ! Write us an email: [email protected]
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389. Gaylord Gauntlet Live Coverage with Tara Knapp, Dr. Steve Holland, AWDs, and More!
06/17/2024
389. Gaylord Gauntlet Live Coverage with Tara Knapp, Dr. Steve Holland, AWDs, and More!
We all know Mike loves a good small local race so we drove down to the to experience and cover it for the first time! This race is 3.3 miles long with mud and over 20 obstacles. We knew that but we had no idea the extent to which the event has benefitted members of the adaptive community for the past 10 years. In the last decade the Gaylord Gauntlet 5k has raised over $800,000 for the Gaylord Sports Association which provides adaptive sports for individuals with physical and visual disabilities, as well as our Military Veterans. You'll hear from athletes with disabilities (AWDs), guide runners, Tara Knapp the VP of external affairs at Gaylord, and the Race Director Dr. Steve Holland. We hope to see you there next year! 0:00 – 2:30 – Intro 2:30 – 8:53 – Quick News 8:53 – 10:04 – Content Preface 10:04 - 17:57 - Robin Pisciotti and mayor's national anthem 17:57 - 40:06 - Tara Knapp from , Beth Haydu from , Dana Martin and Sherry Dumiss, Jeff Hoyt, and . 40:06 - 46:51 - Speeches and Awards 46:51 - 1:28:54- and , , Diane Vitagliano, , Laurie Vizzario, and Kate Donohue, Shannon and Jess, Shay, , , and Dr. Steve Holland 1:28:54 - 1:35:00 - and Recap 1:35:00 - End – Outro Next weekend we plan to cover the and maybe even have time to run it for the first time as well! ____ News Stories: ____ Related Episodes: ____ Patreon Supporters: , , , , , , , , Arlene Stefano, , Steven Ritter, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and . Sponsored Athletes: , , , and ! Write us an email: [email protected]
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388. "Not Too Late", New Book By Gwendolyn Bounds!
06/10/2024
388. "Not Too Late", New Book By Gwendolyn Bounds!
In the past and doing so opened up options for future book related interviews! 's publicist, Brianna Kusilek, reached out to us back in April but it took us a while to find a time to release a potential episode with her. Luckily we made room this week and Katelyn interviewed her for the show! Katelyn and talk about changing perspective on life, growing older, overcoming adversity, golden retrievers, and much more. 's . If we want more attention given to the sport that we love, then we need to support books written about the sport we love! ! 0:00 – 5:44 – Intro 5:44 – 12:18 – Quick News 12:18 – 13:03 – Content Preface 13:03 - 1:20:19 - Interview 1:20:19 - End – Outro Next weekend we plan to cover the in Wallingford, CT! ____ News Stories: Deka Fit Austin Podiums: and Hyrox World Championship Podiums: and ____ Related Episodes: ____ Patreon Supporters: , , , , , , , , Arlene Stefano, , Steven Ritter, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and . Sponsored Athletes: , , , and ! Write us an email: [email protected]
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387. Vivien Tran on Spartan US National Series, MudGear-Hannibal Race Pro Team, ASCO Spartacus Dash, and More!
06/03/2024
387. Vivien Tran on Spartan US National Series, MudGear-Hannibal Race Pro Team, ASCO Spartacus Dash, and More!
We had yet another athlete on the show, ! We have been keeping an eye on her as an athlete ever since she joined their team and we have not been disappointed. Some accomplishments are winning a Axe, a , doing well in the , and achieving podium placements at many local events such as , , and ! We discussed how she found the sport, thoughts on the rest of the women's field, her experience in the sport so far, what she has planned for the rest of the year, the perks of being on a pro team, and much more! Follow along with her via or ! 0:00 – 3:26 – Intro 3:26 – 9:14 – Quick News 9:14 – 10:02 – Content Preface 10:02 - 54:11 - Interview 54:11 - End – Outro Next weekend we plan to release an episode with an author who Katelyn is interviewing on Tuesday! ____ News Stories: ____ Related Episodes: ____ Patreon Supporters: , , , , , , , , Arlene Stefano, , Steven Ritter, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and . Sponsored Athletes: , , , and ! Write us an email: [email protected]
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386. Hawk Call on Growing Up in OCR, Big Bear National Series Race, Preparing for Broken Arrow, and More!
05/28/2024
386. Hawk Call on Growing Up in OCR, Big Bear National Series Race, Preparing for Broken Arrow, and More!
When started getting into some big Spartan Races a few years ago it got a lot of us who have been in the sport for a long time pretty excited! This is because many of us remember who is almost always in the conversation of who historically is one of the best men in the sport of OCR. is his own own athlete though, and I didn't want to have him on the show just to talk about his dad. It didn't take long for him to start to make a name for himself though, and it quickly became more of an issue of having an open weekend for the show and have him on for his own episode. Following his recent win at the we realized that we had a couple weeks where we could be flexible with episode content so Mike reached out to schedule an interview! We discuss what it was like growing up in the sport, his style of training and racinging, his thoughts on the 3K format, how his recent went, nutrition, his preperation for the , where his athletic focus is, and much more! 0:00 – 3:44 – Intro 3:44 – 9:50 – Quick News 9:50 – 10:26 – Content Preface 10:26 - 1:04:00 - Interview 1:04:00 - End – Outro Next weekend we plan to finally have ! ____ News Stories: ____ Related Episodes: ____ Patreon Supporters: , , , , , , , , Arlene Stefano, , Steven Ritter, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and . Sponsored Athletes: , , , and ! Write us an email: [email protected]
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385. Evan Perperis on Toughest Mudder Philadelphia, 100 OCR Podiums, and What is Next!
05/21/2024
385. Evan Perperis on Toughest Mudder Philadelphia, 100 OCR Podiums, and What is Next!
is no stranger to the show due to his frequent appearances at our favorite OCR event to cover every year (World's Toughest Mudder), as well as our interest in his ultra OCR fundraising efforts over the years! We discuss , which podiums stood out to him the most over the years, how the recent Toughest Mudder East went along with the new changes to the team format, Lebenese food, and what he plans to do in both sport and life moving forward! , and , , and ! 0:00 – 2:45 – Intro 2:45 – 12:56 – Quick News 12:56 – 13:25 – Content Preface 13:25 - 1:05:30 - Interview 1:05:30 - End – Outro Next weekend we hope to have an athlete on the show who ! ____ News Stories: ____ Related Episodes: ____ Patreon Supporters: , , , , , , , , Arlene Stefano, , Steven Ritter, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and . Sponsored Athletes: , , , and ! Write us an email: [email protected]
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384. Sweat Check, MudGear-Hannibal Race Pro Team, UltraHouse Tryouts, and More with Noel Medina!
05/13/2024
384. Sweat Check, MudGear-Hannibal Race Pro Team, UltraHouse Tryouts, and More with Noel Medina!
We have been aware of and his sweat checks for a while now but it was him joining the that really got our attention! There wasn't good timing to have him on the show before now but when we saw that he was traveling to the Ultra House in Durango, CO to train with we figured it was a great opportunity to learn more about him and plans moving forward! We discuss how he found the sport of OCR, a bit of his life before, his most memorable accomplishments in the sport so far, how it feels to be added to a , why he made the trip to train with , and much more! Follow along with him via , , or ! 0:00 – 2:59 – Intro 2:59 – 10:31 – Quick News 10:31 – 10:52 – Content Preface 10:52 - 54:55 - Interview 54:55 - End – Outro Next weekend we may have someone on the show from the Spartan Big Bear National Series Race, Toughest Mudder Pennsylvania, or City Challenge Jersey City! ____ News Stories: ____ Related Episodes: ____ Patreon Supporters: , , , , , , , , , Arlene Stefano, , Steven Ritter, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and . Sponsored Athletes: , , , and ! Write us an email: [email protected]
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383. 400+ Spartan Races, Pinoy OCR, Buc-ees, and More with Tom Maming!
05/07/2024
383. 400+ Spartan Races, Pinoy OCR, Buc-ees, and More with Tom Maming!
We were unsure as to what to do for this week's episode until we saw ! His name is and I was excited to reach out to have him on the show to hear more about him, his achievement, and what he has planned for the future. We discuss how he first got into OCR, Pinoy OCR, #eatmorerice, favorite moments in the sport, Buc-ees, favorite venues, and of course his impressive milestone! Follow along with him via , , or ! 0:00 – 5:19 – Intro 5:19 – 14:36 – Quick News 14:36 – 15:05 – Content Preface 15:05 - 1:05:10 - Interview 1:05:10 - End – Outro Next weekend we have an interview planned with ! ____ News Stories: Deka Fit NorCal Podium: and ____ Related Episodes: ____ Patreon Supporters: , , , , , , , , , Arlene Stefano, , Steven Ritter, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and . Sponsored Athletes: , , , and ! Write us an email: [email protected]
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382. New England OCR Expo! (Part 2: Athletes, Speeches, and Staff)
04/29/2024
382. New England OCR Expo! (Part 2: Athletes, Speeches, and Staff)
Once again, we just had the third and it is easily the most involved Mike has been! In 2020 we were just vendors with a table, last year Mike helped with getting athletes to show up and give short talks. This year Mike was on the board, attended biweekly meetings for months, and worked to help get more vendors and sponsors out to the event! We are splitting up content from this event into two so we can have an easier week next week and Mike can focus on his own race but in this part two you will hear from some athletes, the speeches, and from some of the staff that made this all possible! (see below) We hope to get registration going for next year's event soon so we hope to see you there in 2025! 0:00 – 2:39 – Intro 2:39 – 5:02 – Quick News 5:02 – 7:39 – Content Preface 7:39 - 21:29 - Athlete Interviews (, Daniel Yarrick, , and ) 21:29 - 39:25 - Speeches (, , , and ) 39:25 - 1:11:27 - Athlete and Staff Interviews (Darren from , , , , , , , from , and ) 1:11:27 - End – Outro Next weekend we may have someone on from the Spartan NJ Ultrafecta Weekend or someone else that we feel like talking to! ____ News Stories: ____ Related Episodes: ____ Patreon Supporters: , , , , , , , , , Arlene Stefano, , Steven Ritter, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and . Sponsored Athletes: , , , and ! Write us an email: [email protected]
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381. New England OCR Expo! (Part 1: Vendors)
04/22/2024
381. New England OCR Expo! (Part 1: Vendors)
It's the third New England OCR Expo that has been put on and it is easily the most involved Mike has been! In 2020 we were just vendors with a table, last year Mike helped with getting athletes to show up and give short talks. This year Mike was on the board, attended biweekly meetings for months, and worked to help get more vendors and sponsors out to the event! We are splitting up content from this event into two so we can have an easier week next week and Mike can focus on his own race but in this part one you will hear from the vendors (see below) We hope to get registration going for next year's event soon so we hope to see you there in 2025! 0:00 – 3:13 – Intro 3:13 – 11:29 – Quick News 11:29 – 12:59 – Content Preface 12:59 - 1:14:24 - Interviews (/, , , , , , , , , , Lucas Borgatti, , , , , , , /, , , ) 1:52:19 - End – Outro Next weekend Mike will be taking on the Cape Cod 20K trail race but the episodes will be more audio from the expo! ____ News Stories: Deka Fit SoCal Podiums: and ____ Related Episodes: ____ Patreon Supporters: Jason Dupree, Kim DeVoss, Samantha Thompson, Matt Puntin, Dave Claxton, Brad Kiehl, Charlotte Engelman, Erin Grindstaff, Hank Stefano, Arlene Stefano, Laura Ritter, Steven Ritter, Sofia Harnedy, Kenny West, Cheryl Miller, Jessica Johnson, Scott "The Fayne" Knowles, Anna Landry, Nick Ryker, Christopher Hoover, Kevin Gregory Jr., Evan Eirich, Ashley Reis, Brent George, Justin Manning, Wendell Lagosh, Logan Nagle, Angela Bowers, Asa Coddington, Thomas Petersen, Seth Rinderknecht and Bonnie Wilson. Sponsored Athletes: , , , and ! Write us an email: [email protected]
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380. Obstacle Wonderland's Boogie Weekend 3 and 6 Hour Multi Lap Live Coverage!
04/15/2024
380. Obstacle Wonderland's Boogie Weekend 3 and 6 Hour Multi Lap Live Coverage!
finally traveled to New York to participate in and cover ! Wanting to both support a small northeast race and get some good mileage in, registered for the 6 hour race. He ran 3 laps, interviewed the 3 hour finisher athletes with some midrace brain fog, ran another lap, interviewed the 6 hour finisher athletes while freezing in the windy cold on and off rain, , , , and then recorded a personal recap while driving back to New Jersey! We highly recommend you check out an event, the put together by , and ! 0:00 – 2:45 – Intro 2:45 – 7:40 – Quick News 7:40 – 8:38 – Content Preface 8:38 - 15:33 - Start Line Audio 15:33 - 36:18 - 3 Hour Athletes (, Kevin Donahue, Analisa Everingham, Stephen Leonard, , , ) 36:18 - 1:20:23 - 6 Hour Athletes and DJ (, , , , , , , , , , and , , and ) 1:20:23 - 1:43:50 - and 1:43:50 - 1:52:19 - Recap 1:52:19 - End – Outro Next weekend we will be at the and we hope to see you there! The next 2 episodes will likely be covering this event as we will be talking to fellow vendors, athletes competing in the events, and are planning to set up a basic recording station for all to use at our booth! ____ News Stories: (use code "obstacles" for $5 off) ____ Related Episodes: ____ Patreon Supporters: Jason Dupree, Kim DeVoss, Samantha Thompson, Matt Puntin, Dave Claxton, Brad Kiehl, Charlotte Engelman, Erin Grindstaff, Hank Stefano, Arlene Stefano, Laura Ritter, Steven Ritter, Sofia Harnedy, Kenny West, Cheryl Miller, Jessica Johnson, Scott "The Fayne" Knowles, Anna Landry, Nick Ryker, Christopher Hoover, Kevin Gregory Jr., Evan Eirich, Ashley Reis, Brent George, Justin Manning, Wendell Lagosh, Logan Nagle, Angela Bowers, Asa Coddington, Thomas Petersen, Seth Rinderknecht and Bonnie Wilson. Sponsored Athletes: , , , and ! Write us an email: [email protected]
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379. Deka Mile Live Coverage at Underdog Fitness!
04/09/2024
379. Deka Mile Live Coverage at Underdog Fitness!
Back in the day Spartan Stadium races were our favorite to both run and cover as media. We remember seeing a large man in a clown mask doing well at most of the events that we went to. Over more recent years has grown to be even more of a threat in the hybrid racing scene! has also become a friend of the show, as well as 's coach for about a year. Mike vowed that his first hybrid fitness race would be at ! It took a while to get a date to fit in the schedule but and took it on despite being pretty nervous (I am not a strong man) and having back issues (likely a weak core), and waking up sick on Friday. You'll hear from David Rundio, , , Ashley Harten, Lauren Carlson, , , Greg Viggiano, , ?, Heather Dall'Aste, Elizabeth Almansa, , Taylor Febus, , , Kiefer Callisto, , , , , and ! 0:00 – 4:54 – Intro 5:54 – 19:53 – Quick News 19:53 – 21:03 – Content Preface 21:03 - 1:23:08 - Interviews 1:23:08 - End – Outro Next episode is hopefully going to cover ! ____ News Stories: (use code "obstacles" for $5 off) ____ Related Episodes: ____ Patreon Supporters: Jason Dupree, Kim DeVoss, Samantha Thompson, Matt Puntin, Dave Claxton, Brad Kiehl, Charlotte Engelman, Erin Grindstaff, Hank Stefano, Arlene Stefano, Laura Ritter, Steven Ritter, Sofia Harnedy, Kenny West, Cheryl Miller, Jessica Johnson, Scott "The Fayne" Knowles, Anna Landry, Nick Ryker, Christopher Hoover, Kevin Gregory Jr., Evan Eirich, Ashley Reis, Brent George, Justin Manning, Wendell Lagosh, Logan Nagle, Angela Bowers, Asa Coddington, Thomas Petersen, Seth Rinderknecht and Bonnie Wilson. Sponsored Athletes: , , , and ! Write us an email: [email protected]
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378. How to Get Fast, Like Crazy AF Fast with Timber and Appa!
04/02/2024
378. How to Get Fast, Like Crazy AF Fast with Timber and Appa!
just a totAlly normal ePisode, Really nothIng to see here. compLetely normal! 0:00 – 6:56 – Intro 6:56 – 14:07 – Quick News 14:07 – 14:13 – Content Preface 14:13 - 15:23 - Interview with Timber and Appa 15:23 - End – Outro Next episode is planned to be coverage of the Deka Strong at Underdog Fitness, home of Kevin Gregory aka Bubbles the Clowne (well not actual home but you know what we mean)! ____ News Stories: (use code "obstacles" for $5 off) ____ Related Episodes: ____ Patreon Supporters: Jason Dupree, Kim DeVoss, Samantha Thompson, Matt Puntin, Dave Claxton, Brad Kiehl, Charlotte Engelman, Erin Grindstaff, Hank Stefano, Arlene Stefano, Laura Ritter, Steven Ritter, Sofia Harnedy, Kenny West, Cheryl Miller, Jessica Johnson, Scott "The Fayne" Knowles, Anna Landry, Nick Ryker, Christopher Hoover, Kevin Gregory Jr., Evan Eirich, Ashley Reis, Brent George, Justin Manning, Wendell Lagosh, Logan Nagle, Angela Bowers, Asa Coddington, Thomas Petersen, Seth Rinderknecht and Bonnie Wilson. Sponsored Athletes: , , , and ! Write us an email: [email protected]
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377. OCR Events Eulogy: Remembering Warrior Dash, Rugged Maniac, Terrain Race, and Bonefrog!
03/26/2024
377. OCR Events Eulogy: Remembering Warrior Dash, Rugged Maniac, Terrain Race, and Bonefrog!
We haven't done one of these episodes in a while, and we were totally okay with that! With recent changes in the industry (unfortunately most being negative), we wanted to have an episode where we share our thoughts and feelings on some events that are not with us anymore like and or have extremely unclear futures like and . The videos referenced were our , , , , , , , and so check one, two, or all of them out! 0:00 – 2:31 – Intro 2:31 – 7:54 – Quick News 7:54 – 8:25 – Content Preface 8:25 - 37:32 - Info and Memories of , , , and 37:32 - End – Outro Next episode is hopefully something that we have been wanting to do again for a while! ____ News Stories: (use code "obstacles" for $5 off) ____ Related Episodes: (2017) (2017) (2017) (2018) (2018) (2018) (2018) (2019) (2019) ____ Patreon Supporters: Jason Dupree, Kim DeVoss, Samantha Thompson, Matt Puntin, Dave Claxton, Brad Kiehl, Charlotte Engelman, Erin Grindstaff, Hank Stefano, Arlene Stefano, Laura Ritter, Steven Ritter, Sofia Harnedy, Kenny West, Cheryl Miller, Jessica Johnson, Scott "The Fayne" Knowles, Anna Landry, Nick Ryker, Christopher Hoover, Kevin Gregory Jr., Evan Eirich, Ashley Reis, Brent George, Justin Manning, Wendell Lagosh, Logan Nagle, Angela Bowers, Asa Coddington, Thomas Petersen, Seth Rinderknecht and Bonnie Wilson. Sponsored Athletes: , , , and ! Write us an email: [email protected]
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376. Paul Lachance on 200+ Spartan Races at the Age of 82!
03/18/2024
376. Paul Lachance on 200+ Spartan Races at the Age of 82!
recently this caught 's attention for which then caught our eye for a potential episode. We were excited to reach out to him both for the impressive accomplishment, and because he represents a unique age demographic who take on OCR. Older OCR athletes have always been inspirational to us but we haven't had an episode focus on it before. We discuss how he found obstacle course racing, , favorite and least favorite Spartan venues, medical barriers that he has pushed through in his life, how it feels to be embraced by sponsors and the community, how to , plans for the rest of the year and much more! I really enjoyed talking and laughing with him. Be sure to , , and ! 0:00 – 5:06 – Intro 5:06 – 13:13 – Quick News 13:13 – 13:39 – Content Preface 13:39 - 52:24 - Interview 52:24 - End – Outro Next episode isn't planned yet but we have no shortage of ideas! ____ News Stories: (use code "obstacles" for $5 off) ____ Related Episodes: ____ Patreon Supporters: Jason Dupree, Kim DeVoss, Samantha Thompson, Matt Puntin, Dave Claxton, Brad Kiehl, Charlotte Engelman, Erin Grindstaff, Hank Stefano, Arlene Stefano, Laura Ritter, Steven Ritter, Sofia Harnedy, Kenny West, Cheryl Miller, Jessica Johnson, Scott "The Fayne" Knowles, Anna Landry, Nick Ryker, Christopher Hoover, Kevin Gregory Jr., Evan Eirich, Ashley Reis, Brent George, Justin Manning, Wendell Lagosh, Logan Nagle, Angela Bowers, Asa Coddington, Thomas Petersen, Seth Rinderknecht and Bonnie Wilson. Sponsored Athletes: , , , and ! Write us an email: [email protected]
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375. Alisa Petrova on Hero Race, Winning Tough Mudder Infinity AlUla, Government Games, and More!
03/10/2024
375. Alisa Petrova on Hero Race, Winning Tough Mudder Infinity AlUla, Government Games, and More!
We have been wanting to have on the show for a while now with us first reaching out to her back in December 2022 to talk about the Spartan World Championships that year! Her being 9 hours ahead of us made it pretty difficult to plan a good time to record but it was worth recording at 5am our time to finally have her on the show! talks about how she wasn't medically allowed to engage in sports at a young age but eventually got into speed walking and later became involved with . In more recent years she has continued to prove herself to be a podium threat at many championship events including the Spartan World Championships. Within the past month she took on a new challenge in the form of an ultra by competing and winning . We discuss the barriers of fueling, pacing, and dealing with poor race day communications at the event. Also, her experience at the this year! 0:00 – 6:35 – Intro 6:35 – 16:00 – Quick News 16:00 – 16:40 – Content Preface 16:40 - 51:46 - Interview 51:46 - End – Outro Next episode is planned to be with ! ____ News Stories: (use code "obstacles" for $5 off) ____ Related Episodes: ____ Patreon Supporters: Jason Dupree, Kim DeVoss, Samantha Thompson, Matt Puntin, Dave Claxton, Brad Kiehl, Charlotte Engelman, Erin Grindstaff, Hank Stefano, Arlene Stefano, Laura Ritter, Steven Ritter, Sofia Harnedy, Kenny West, Cheryl Miller, Jessica Johnson, Scott "The Fayne" Knowles, Anna Landry, Nick Ryker, Christopher Hoover, Kevin Gregory Jr., Evan Eirich, Ashley Reis, Brent George, Justin Manning, Wendell Lagosh, Logan Nagle, Angela Bowers, Asa Coddington, Thomas Petersen, Seth Rinderknecht and Bonnie Wilson. Sponsored Athletes: , , , and ! Write us an email: [email protected]
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374. Hannah Franciosa on Teaching, Training, Jacksonville Spartan Series Race, and More!
03/04/2024
374. Hannah Franciosa on Teaching, Training, Jacksonville Spartan Series Race, and More!
This week Katelyn sat down with ! They talked about 's exerience both as a special education teacher, as well as a substitute teacher. She shares about being coached by and what a typical training week looks like for her. also discusses her experinces with completing ultras, marathons, rucks, hurricane heats, and her recent podium at the first race of the Spartan US National Series in Jacksonville! 0:00 – 3:36 – Intro 3:36 – 13:51 – Quick News 13:51 – 15:45 – Content Preface 15:45 - 56:34 - Interview 56:34 - End – Outro Next episode is maybe going to be with a Tough Mudder Infinity AlUla athlete or Rugged Maniac related episode! ____ News Stories: (use code "obstacles" for $5 off) Hyrox North American Championship Podiums: and ____ Related Episodes: ____ Patreon Supporters: Jason Dupree, Kim DeVoss, Samantha Thompson, Matt Puntin, Dave Claxton, Brad Kiehl, Charlotte Engelman, Erin Grindstaff, Hank Stefano, Arlene Stefano, Laura Ritter, Steven Ritter, Sofia Harnedy, Kenny West, Cheryl Miller, Jessica Johnson, Scott "The Fayne" Knowles, Anna Landry, Nick Ryker, Christopher Hoover, Kevin Gregory Jr., Evan Eirich, Ashley Reis, Brent George, Justin Manning, Wendell Lagosh, Logan Nagle, Angela Bowers, Asa Coddington, Thomas Petersen, Seth Rinderknecht and Bonnie Wilson. Sponsored Athletes: , , , and ! Write us an email: [email protected]
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373. Grey Betties and Roller Derby with Heather Jo Cox!
02/27/2024
373. Grey Betties and Roller Derby with Heather Jo Cox!
Another episode idea from my episode ideas list was to focus on another demographic in the sport that deserves more attention and support and to do this we had from on the show! We discuss how she found the sport, her background with roller derby as well as body building, and all about the which is a team created for 40+ year old women in sport to both create a community and help reduce intimidation at the start line! 0:00 – 5:00 – Intro 5:00 – 12:47 – Quick News 12:47 – 13:06 – Content Preface 13:06 - 46:34 - Interview 46:34 - End – Outro Next episode is likely going to be with a Tough Mudder Infinity AlUla athlete or Rugged Maniac related episode! ____ News Stories: (use code "obstacles" for $5 off) Spartan Jacksonville Sprint Podiums: and ____ Related Episodes: ____ Patreon Supporters: Jason Dupree, Kim DeVoss, Samantha Thompson, Matt Puntin, Dave Claxton, Brad Kiehl, Charlotte Engelman, Erin Grindstaff, Hank Stefano, Arlene Stefano, Laura Ritter, Steven Ritter, Sofia Harnedy, Kenny West, Cheryl Miller, Jessica Johnson, Scott "The Fayne" Knowles, Anna Landry, Nick Ryker, Christopher Hoover, Kevin Gregory Jr., Evan Eirich, Ashley Reis, Brent George, Justin Manning, Wendell Lagosh, Logan Nagle, Angela Bowers, Asa Coddington, Thomas Petersen, Seth Rinderknecht and Bonnie Wilson. Sponsored Athletes: , , , and ! Write us an email: [email protected]
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372. OCR Adaptive Athletes with Andy Reid!
02/20/2024
372. OCR Adaptive Athletes with Andy Reid!
Something that we have had on our potential future episode list for a long time is an episode on adaptive athletes in the sport of OCR. Once I started looking, it seemed like was the man to have on the show to talk about it. He is the founder of and has created a community on facebook to suport each other and to reach out to various countries around to world to try and get their events to be more inclusive! We discuss what it means to be a pioneer in helping pave a better future in this sport, the difference between the term adaptive and para-athlete, visable and invisable barriers for athletes, changes that he would like to see race directors make, and much more! Be sure to and see what you can do to help more people enjoy our sport! 0:00 – 3:20 – Intro 3:20 – 7:40 – Quick News 7:40 – 8:12 – Content Preface 8:12 - 1:14:10 - Interview 1:14:10 - End – Outro Next episode is with from ! ____ News Stories: ____ Related Episodes: ____ Patreon Supporters: Jason Dupree, Kim DeVoss, Samantha Thompson, Matt Puntin, Dave Claxton, Brad Kiehl, Charlotte Engelman, Erin Grindstaff, Hank Stefano, Arlene Stefano, Laura Ritter, Steven Ritter, Sofia Harnedy, Kenny West, Ryan Maisano, Cheryl Goodwin, Jessica Johnson, Scott "The Fayne" Knowles, Anna Landry, Christopher Hoover, Kevin Gregory Jr., Ryan Hart, Ashley Reis, Brent George, Justin Manning, Kevin Praytor, Wendell Lagosh, Brett "The T-Rex" Milks, Logan Nagle, Patrick Brown, Angela Bowers, Asa Coddington, Thomas Petersen, Seth Rinderknecht and Bonnie Wilson. Sponsored Athletes: , , , and ! Write us an email: [email protected]
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