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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416. 2024 Recap Compilation – Bloopers, Jokes, Good Times, Oh My!
12/22/2024
416. 2024 Recap Compilation – Bloopers, Jokes, Good Times, Oh My!
It is clip compilation time of the year again! The first of our two 2024 compilation episodes focuses on the funny moments, bloopers, jokes, and post credit parts of the show from this year. Hopefully this brings you some joy or makes you laugh during long holiday travels or a really long run! Start – 6:32 – Intro 6:32 – 12:09 – Quick News 12:09 – 12:53 – Content Preface 12:53 - 5:08:16 - Funny/Bloopers/Jokes/Post Credit Clip Compilation 5:08:16 - End – Outro Next weekend will be the second of our two end of year recap compilation episodes covering all of the important moments of 2024 episodes as well as a compilation of all of the guest names from this year! ____ News Stories: Beast Game Athletes: and ____ Related Episodes: ____ Patreon Supporters: , , , , , , , , Arlene Stefano, , Steven Ritter, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and from . Sponsored Athletes: , , , , and ! Write us an email: [email protected]
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415. Richard Hynek on Trifecta World Championship, Spartan Beast World Championship, and Much More!
12/16/2024
415. Richard Hynek on Trifecta World Championship, Spartan Beast World Championship, and Much More!
We wanted to get an episode on the again this year but it can be pretty difficult with language and time zone barriers! Luckily we heard back from who we have heard and seen a lot about over the past recent years! We discuss what his athletic background consisted of before obstacle course racing, how he found , the choice to have surgery and the recovery from it, his successful history with the , his more recent podium at the , and much more! Be sure to and ! Start – 4:18 – Intro 4:18 – 8:30 – Quick News 8:30 – 9:17 – Content Preface 9:17 - 1:07:37 - Interview 1:07:37 - End – Outro Next weekend will be the first of our two end of year recap compilation episodes covering all of the funny moments, jokes, bloopers, and post credit audio! ____ News Stories: (Please Nominate Us!) ____ Related Episodes: ____ Patreon Supporters: , , , , , , , , Arlene Stefano, , Steven Ritter, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and from . Sponsored Athletes: , , , , and ! Write us an email: [email protected]
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414. Running Across Massachusetts, Designing Shoes, and Personal Growth with David Filar!
12/11/2024
414. Running Across Massachusetts, Designing Shoes, and Personal Growth with David Filar!
It started off as a quick news story but Mike figured that he would reach out to the local athlete and he is so glad that he did! ran across the state of Massachusetts and ! That is what initially caught our attention but we also discuss his running background, the importance of growth outside the comfort zone, and his career of designing incredible shoes for some well known people! Be sure to , and support the companies that helped support his goal like , , , and ! Follow on social media and keep an eye out for his documentary to be released! Start – 5:28 – Intro 5:28 – 10:36 – Quick News 10:36 – 11:21 – Content Preface 11:21 - 57:21 - Interview 57:21 - End – Outro Next weekend will hopefully be an episode with an athlete who competed in the Spartan Beast World Championship! ____ News Stories: Spartan Kids European Championships (Please Nominate Us!) ____ Related Episodes: ____ Patreon Supporters: , , , , , , , , Arlene Stefano, , Steven Ritter, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and from . Sponsored Athletes: , , , , and ! Write us an email: [email protected]
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413. World's Toughest Mudder 2024! (Part 4: Bar Crawl Interviews)
12/02/2024
413. World's Toughest Mudder 2024! (Part 4: Bar Crawl Interviews)
It is the end of World's Toughest Mudder coverage time ... for this year! Mike flew down to Florida to help with and to do a whole bunch of podcast coverage. So much so, that we got 4 episodes out of it, so make sure that you subscribe and follow along to hear more about the best OCR event of the year! For this part four though, it focuses on the bar crawl on Monday where both the interviewer and interviewees may have been drinking a bit. You'll hear 15 more interviews to wrap up this year's coverage bringing the total number of interviews to over 80! Please share these episodes with your friends, I put a lot of time and effort into these episodes and it makes my heart happy when the numbers go up! Start – 6:29 – Intro 6:29 – 10:59 – Quick News 10:59 – 12:02 – Content Preface 12:02 - 1:36:57 - Bar Crawl Interviews ( and , , and , , , , Preston, , , , , , , , and ) 1:36:57 - End – Outro Next weekend will hopefully be an episode that I teased before WTM content with a road running guest who ran every street in Boston! ____ News Stories: ____ Related Episodes: ____ Patreon Supporters: , , , , , , , , Arlene Stefano, , Steven Ritter, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and from . Sponsored Athletes: , , , , and ! Write us an email: [email protected]
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412. World's Toughest Mudder 2024! (Part 3: Brunch Interviews and Audio)
11/27/2024
412. World's Toughest Mudder 2024! (Part 3: Brunch Interviews and Audio)
It is still World's Toughest Mudder coverage time! Mike flew down to Florida to help with and to do a whole bunch of podcast coverage. So much so, that we are hopefully going to get 4 episodes out of it, so make sure that you subscribe and follow along to hear more about the best OCR event of the year! For this part three though, it focuses on the brunch on Monday. You'll hear interviews before the presentation, trimmed down audio from the presentation itself, and interviews after the presentation! All totaling to over 30 interviews again! ! 0:00 – 5:59 – Intro 5:59 – 14:13 – Quick News 14:13 – 16:43 – Content Preface 16:43 - 1:44:06 - Interviews Before Presentation (, , and , , , and , and , and , , , , , , , Kevin Anderson, , , Lucas, , ) 1:44:06 - 2:36:22 - Presentation Audio 2:36:22 - 3:06:08 - Interviews After Presentation (Team Hot Guys, , , , , , and ) 3:06:08 - End – Outro Next weekend will be part 4 of our World's Toughest Mudder coverage where it will focus on the bar crawl interviews from Monday! ____ News Stories: ____ Related Episodes: ____ Patreon Supporters: , , , , , , , , Arlene Stefano, , Steven Ritter, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and . Sponsored Athletes: , , , , and ! Write us an email: [email protected]
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411. World's Toughest Mudder 2024! (Part 2: Race Day Interviews with Athletes, Volunteers, and Pit Crew)
11/17/2024
411. World's Toughest Mudder 2024! (Part 2: Race Day Interviews with Athletes, Volunteers, and Pit Crew)
Still World's Toughest Mudder coverage time! Mike flew down to Florida to help with and to do a whole bunch of podcast coverage. So much so, that we are hopefully going to get 4 episodes out of it, so make sure that you subscribe and follow along to hear more about the best OCR event of the year! For this part two though, it focuses on the event days of Saturday and Sunday. Interviews were done before the race with athletes, interviews and audio were recorded as I walked through the course 11pm - 4am to talk to each volunteer out there, and some pit crew were also interviewed! All totaling to over 30 interviews! ! 0:00 – 5:08 – Intro 5:08 – 9:20 – Quick News 9:20 – 11:58 – Content Preface 11:58 - 35:14 - Interviews Before (, , , , , , and ) 35:14 - 1:47:29 - Volunteer Interviews (Victor the Kiss of Mud volunteer, Dan Coovas, , Dublin Walls audio, John the Reborn volunteer, Juan Bernell the Dizzy Bat penalty volunteer, , , Hanging Tough audio, , , Mallory the Cladder to Hell volunteer, , Dave Haze, Jasmine Vincent, Kellen the Well Swung volunteer, , , , , Alexis Vasquez, Arctic Enema lifeguard, and Dunkin the Mudderhorn volunteer) 1:47:29 - 1:58:49 - Pit Interviews (, Nolan Gaudet, Jennifer Wright, and ) 1:58:49 - End – Outro Next weekend will be part 3 of our World's Toughest Mudder coverage where it will focus on the brunch interviews and audio from Monday! ____ News Stories: ____ Related Episodes: ____ Patreon Supporters: , , , , , , , , Arlene Stefano, , Steven Ritter, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and . Sponsored Athletes: , , , , and ! Write us an email: [email protected]
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410. World's Toughest Mudder 2024! (Part 1: Pit Check In and Community Dinner)
11/13/2024
410. World's Toughest Mudder 2024! (Part 1: Pit Check In and Community Dinner)
It's World's Toughest Mudder time! Mike flew down to Florida to help with and to do a whole bunch of podcast coverage. So much so, that we are hopefully going to get 4 episodes out of it, so make sure that you subscribe and follow along to hear more about the best OCR event of the year! For this part one though, it focuses on Friday. Interviews were while athletes were preparing their pit spots and a few more interviews were done at the community dinner! 0:00 – 5:14 – Intro 5:14 – 8:37 – Quick News 8:37 – 9:25 – Content Preface 9:25 - 33:04 - Pit Set Up Interviews (, , , , , , and ) 33:04 - 48:12 - Community Dinner Interviews (, , and Lucas) 48:12 - End – Outro Next weekend will be part 2 of our World's Toughest Mudder coverage where it will focus on race day interviews and audio from Saturday and Sunday! ____ News Stories: World's Toughest Mudder Podiums: and ____ Related Episodes: ____ Patreon Supporters: , , , , , , , , Arlene Stefano, , Steven Ritter, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and . Sponsored Athletes: , , , , and ! Write us an email: [email protected]
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409. Leon Kofoed on Injury Recovery, Intrinsic Goals, Winning OCRWC 3K, and More!
11/04/2024
409. Leon Kofoed on Injury Recovery, Intrinsic Goals, Winning OCRWC 3K, and More!
It has been a long time coming but we finally had on the show for his own episode! He is one of the more popular social media personalities in the sport and one of the most well known Danish athletes in the sport of OCR. He was vocal about 2024 being his final year as a full time athlete so we discuss what that looks like, how it felt to take the win at an OCRWC event, his recovery from his Savage Race injury, the state of the sport in Europe compared to North America, how he feels about so many championships and much more! Be sure to , , as well as alongside ! 0:00 – 4:40 – Intro 4:40 – 9:50 – Quick News 9:50 – 10:40 – Content Preface 10:40 - 1:26:35 - Interview 1:26:35 - End – Outro Next weekend is World's Toughest Mudder already, Mike will be there covering the event to hopefully make 3 or so episodes but before that we hope to air an interview with a member of our local road running group who ran every street in Boston! ____ News Stories: ____ Related Episodes: ____ Patreon Supporters: , , , , , , , , Arlene Stefano, , Steven Ritter, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and . Sponsored Athletes: , , , , and ! Write us an email: [email protected]
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408. Jack Goras on Photography, Travels, OCR Thoughts, Helping in Ukraine, and More!
10/29/2024
408. Jack Goras on Photography, Travels, OCR Thoughts, Helping in Ukraine, and More!
I have been wanting to do this for a while ... even though I'm not sure him or the others in The OCR Report believed me! It's , the guy behind the camera at pretty much every major OCR that has happened in Europe or North America in the past 5 or so years! We haven't had much time to talk in the past when covering events since we are usually busy doing interviews while he is taking pictures and editing. However we did get to hang out more at World's Toughest Mudder last year since it was a 24+ hour event, we shared a room at the air bnb, and he hung out at the bar crawl. This was my way of getting to know more about him, so now you can also get to know him! We talk about photography, his favorite places that he has been, how he ended up being the photographer for The OCR Report, some travel nightmares, how he is going back to Ukraine to help yet again, and much more! 0:00 – 3:25 – Intro 3:25 – 7:46 – Quick News 7:46 – 8:11 – Content Preface 8:11 - 1:02:15 - Interview 1:02:15 - End – Outro Next weekend we will hopefully have another athlete on to talk about and or a who ran every street in Boston! ____ News Stories: ____ Related Episodes: ____ Patreon Supporters: , , , , , , , , Arlene Stefano, , Steven Ritter, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and . Sponsored Athletes: , , , , and ! Write us an email: [email protected]
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407. Mike Reclaims Title of Ultra Runner at Survival of the FITtest 12 Hour Trail!
10/21/2024
407. Mike Reclaims Title of Ultra Runner at Survival of the FITtest 12 Hour Trail!
A bit of a pivot for this week's episode since Mike had his "A race" of the year, the ! A couple years ago he planned to take on the 30 hour but due to , the final and most difficult semester of grad school, and some achilles pain the registration was moved back. This is the raw and pretty unedited (especially since Audacity gave me issues with the episode and I needed to redo almost everything) journey of me being able to call myself an ultra runner again! So enjoy a look at the inside of my mind, many mistakes when talking, and a few ultra mistakes too! Next week we plan to get back to something more interesting but I hope you enjoy this anyway! 0:00 – 4:20 – Intro 4:20 – 11:08 – Quick News 11:08 – 12:58 – Content Preface 12:58 - 18:55 - To Race 18:55 - 24:40 - Start Line Audio 24:40 - 40:22 - Lap by Lap Audio 40:22 - 44:00 - Finish Audio 44:00 - 49:35 - Shower Shananigans 49:35 - End – Outro Next weekend we will hopefully have another athlete on to talk about and ! ____ News Stories: Spartan Sprint 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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406. Ja Shua Ried on Athletic Risk, OCRWC, FKTs, and More!
10/15/2024
406. Ja Shua Ried on Athletic Risk, OCRWC, FKTs, and More!
was last weekend in Mammoth Lakes, CA and we wanted to have on for his own episode to talk about his experience! was a prominent member of the OCR in the northeast before moving to Colorado, we chose him to be one of our sponsored athletes back in episode 300, and he has been Mike's coach for the past few months! Hear us discuss van life out west, his athletic background, how he found OCR, the thrill of making the world your playground through fitness, his experience at , his recovery from his shoulder injury in Tahoe, his interest in helping others in the sport, his upcoming FKT in the Grand Canyon, and more! 0:00 – 5:09 – Intro 5:09 – 9:53 – Quick News 9:53 – 10:24 – Content Preface 10:24 - 1:19:08 - Interview 1:19:08 - End – Outro Next weekend we will hopefully have another athlete on to talk about and ! ____ News Stories: ____ Related Episodes: (2021) (2021) (2021) (2022) (2022) (2022) (2023) ____ Patreon Supporters: , , , , , , , , Arlene Stefano, , Steven Ritter, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and . Sponsored Athletes: , , , , and ! Write us an email: [email protected]
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405. Kevin "The Mudman" LaPlatney on 252 OCRs, Ultras, and How OCR Isn't Dead Yet!
10/09/2024
405. Kevin "The Mudman" LaPlatney on 252 OCRs, Ultras, and How OCR Isn't Dead Yet!
This weekend was in Mammoth Lakes, CA and you will totally hear about that ... next week when I have time to schedule an interview with an athlete but it is Tuesday and people are still traveling home! Instead we finally had , on the show who has been in the sport since 2010 and has seen a lot of events come and go during his time living on Long Island. He owned which was a well known OCR gym in the area for many years, and continues to be a prominent member in the northeast OCR community. We discuss his favorite events over the years, his love of ultras, being a dad, his thoughts on the changes in the sport, the fact that OCR is not dead yet, and more! 0:00 – 5:11 – Intro 5:11 – 9:39 – Quick News 9:39 – 10:18 – Content Preface 10:18 - 1:12:54 - Interview 1:12:54 - End – Outro Next weekend we will hopefully have an athlete on to talk about or cover or ! ____ News Stories: OCRWC 3K Podiums: and OCRWC 15K Podiums: and ____ Related Episodes: ____ Patreon Supporters: , , , , , , , , Arlene Stefano, , Steven Ritter, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and . Sponsored Athletes: , , , , and ! Write us an email: [email protected]
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404. Yaris Cruz on Puerto Rico, World Obstacle's OCR World Championships, and Winning MidWest OCR!
10/01/2024
404. Yaris Cruz on Puerto Rico, World Obstacle's OCR World Championships, and Winning MidWest OCR!
We had on the show , having her on again for her own episode was long overdue! as an athlete is known to be a force to be wreckoned with whether it be OCR, ninja, or even hybrid racing. We discuss her background in sport before finding OCR (or lack thereof), the importance of mental health as an athlete, how her position as the vice president of Puerto Rico OCR Association has changed her perspective on the sport, her thoughts on , and much much more! Also, in a time where many North American races are having their final events, there are some new ones just getting started! has been building obstacles for races and selling quality training equiptment to people for years. This year they hosted their first obstacle course themselves, and took the gold! 0:00 – 5:54 – Intro 5:54 – 14:15 – Quick News 14:15 – 14:48 – Content Preface 10:40 - 1:17:43 - Interview 1:17:43 - End – Outro Next weekend we will hopefully have an athlete on the show to talk about their experience at ! ____ News Stories: and ____ Related Episodes: ____ Patreon Supporters: , , , , , , , , Arlene Stefano, , Steven Ritter, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and . Sponsored Athletes: , , , , and ! Write us an email: [email protected]
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403. Baylen Bean on Finding OCR, Qualifying for Elite, Winning Spartan Pan-American Championships, and More!
09/23/2024
403. Baylen Bean on Finding OCR, Qualifying for Elite, Winning Spartan Pan-American Championships, and More!
We have been hearing about for a while now, after his recent victory at we figured that it would be a perfect time to finally have him on the show! We talk about his athletic background, how he found obstacle course racing, the qualification process to join the elite field, his favorite race distances, how his championship event in Seattle went, how that ranks in his all time racing accomplishments, potential interest in World's Toughest Mudder in the future, and much more! Be sure to support the sponsors who support our athletes in our sport like , , and ! 0:00 – 4:32 – Intro 4:32 – 10:01 – Quick News 10:01 – 10:40 – Content Preface 10:40 - 56:30 - Interview 56:30 - End – Outro Next weekend we may have an athlete on the show to talk about put on by ! ____ News Stories: ____ Related Episodes: ____ Patreon Supporters: , , , , , , , , Arlene Stefano, , Steven Ritter, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and . Sponsored Athletes: , , , , and ! Write us an email: [email protected]
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402. Josh Fiore on Winning Spartan Killington Ultra, and Unfinished Business at World's Toughest Mudder!
09/17/2024
402. Josh Fiore on Winning Spartan Killington Ultra, and Unfinished Business at World's Toughest Mudder!
Well, we still can't believe this is the first time that has gotten his own episode but here we are! has been involved with OCR in the northeast for well over a decade as a weekend warrior, volunteer, motivational speaker, and as an elite. He has been on the show 7 times previous to this (episodes , , , , , , and ) due to seeing him at , , , , , and ! This time however, we focus on his background of finding the sport of obstacle course racing, life changes he needed to make in order to compete as an elite, his thoughts on local OCR, how the Spartan Killington Ultra went, unfinished business at World's Toughest Mudder, and much more! 0:00 – 3:00 – Intro 3:00 – 8:49 – Quick News 8:49 – 9:11 – Content Preface 9:11 - 48:30 - Interview 48:30 - End – Outro Next weekend we will be hearing from the of the ! ____ News Stories: Deka Fit Florida Podiums: and Spartan Killington Beast Podiums: and ____ Related Episodes: ____ Patreon Supporters: , , , , , , , , Arlene Stefano, , Steven Ritter, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and . Sponsored Athletes: , , , and ! Write us an email: [email protected]
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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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