Obstacle Running Adventures

Mike and Katelyn drove down to New Jersey to run and cover Muckfest MS! Unfortunately, we got a cancellation text message while we were driving down. Mike then planned to pivot and cover Tough Mudder Long Island, but that was also cancelled due to the extreme heat.  Then when all hope was lost (because Mike also didn't pack his mic to do phone interviews), Juan Carlos Correa stepped up and said th...

Oh yeah, we are about to get Savage this episode! Elites, vendors, friends, and sometimes a mix of those! You'll hear from elites and a few other familiar faces on Saturday. Following that will be a few vendors, Matty T the Savage Race MC and lastly will be interviews from Sunday's Blitz! 0 - 3:18 - Intro 3:18 - 8:30 - News 8:30 - 10:48 - Content Preface 10:48 - 57:08 - Savage Interviews 57:08 - 1...

This is likely the closest that you will ever get to us having a football episode because we covered a run at Gillette Stadium! Mike went to the expo the day before in order to pick up his bib and get vendor interviews. The following day Katelyn was able to talk to a few runners and more vendors. We have a contact for next time which will allow us to be on the field for interviews! 0 - 2:53 - Intr...

Mike set out to run Tougher Mudder (Tough Mudder's timed lap) in order to be one step closer to earning his Holy Grail after WTM! He was able to talk to a bunch of elites, a ruff mudder competitor's human, and a couple awesome vendors! Lastly is Mike's recap the day after since the storm ruined any chances of hearing from members of the team Shon, Geno, Kay, Alex, and friends after the event! 0 -...

Katelyn is on family vacation and Mike was busy babysitting and trying to relax for the weekend but the show must go on! We have Angela call in to talk about her experience at Savage Race in Albrightsville, Pennsylvania. Great venue to check out and awesome race! 0 - 3:13 - Intro 3:13 - 11:08 - News 11:08 - 11:45 - Content Preface 11:45 - 30:03 - Angela's Savage Race Recap 30:03 - end - Outro Gabr...

While out on a walk Mike and Katelyn stumbled upon a Relay for Life Event! We were fortunate enough to talk to Brittney who helped organize this event as well as 3 other Relay for Life events in the area. Following that interview you'll hear from several other team members who fundraised and pledged to walk the overnight! Lastly there is audio from the Luminaria ceremony which is a very emotional...

We took it easy this weekend with a Color Run that was about 10 minutes away from Katelyn's apartment! Hear from a bunch of vendors like Hippeas, Cricket Wireless, Redd Bar, and many more! After that will be a recap of the run itself with quite a few questions about Angela and Jimmie's first triathlon last weekend! 0 - 2:09 - Intro 2:09 - 8:48 - News 8:48 - 10:28 - Content Preface 10:28 - 23:58 -...

After 6 years of events at the Westport Vineyards this was the final Samurai Sprint! Katelyn and Mike volunteered, ran the course, spoke to some New England Spahtens, talked to Stephen Ferreira the race director, and interviewed Rob Russell the venue owner to shine one more spotlight on a great northeast local OCR! 0 - 4:02 - Intro 4:02 - 8:46 - News 8:46 - 10:20 - Content Preface 10:20 - 34:32 -...

Kay, Katelyn, and Mike were finally able to make it to Run to Remember after the timing not working out for the past few years! John however is far from a stranger to this event as it was his first ever half marathon back in 2005! Since then he has run the course 14 times and this was his 30th total half marathon! Katelyn and Mike spoke with some vendors at the expo before they all packed up and t...

Mike, Katelyn, and our sponsored athlete Javier went down to Coatesville, PA for Toughest Mudder! This is definitely a long episode but there is something in it for everyone! OCR news, race recap, elite interviews, lap by lap suffering, some great overtired antics, and a word from Eli before he retires as race director! 0 - 4:30 - Intro 4:30 - 11:32 - News 11:32 - 16:46 - Content Preface 16:46 - 2...

Mike woke up at 5am to make the drive to Charlton, MA the fourth home of the Boston Spartan Sprint! He spoke with the top 4 men and women elites, athletes who set records in festival challenges, the one and only Yancy Culp, as well as a bunch of vendors! Please leave us a written review so we can get up to 31 WRITTEN reviews before 5/31 and pick one of your lovely faces to deliver a podcast shirt...

Ignore the fact that both Katelyn and Mike are exhausted in this episode because the event itself was awesome ... it just beat us up a bit more than we expected! :-P You'll hear from some awesome elites, race director Asa Coddington, as well as our own recap of the event! 0 - 4:30 - Intro 4:30 - 5:22 - News 5:22 - 6:45 - Content Preface 6:45 - 9:05 - Suffering 9:05 - 9:53 - Winner Announcements 9:...

This weekend Mike and Katelyn traveled down to Wildwood, NJ to participate in the Mud Hen Brewing Company Half Marathon, 8k and IPA 5k! Unfortunately the IPA 5k was cancelled due to a tornado warning, but luckily the rest of the weekend turned out to be great running weather! Listen as Mike runs the 8k and Katelyn runs her very first half marathon. You will also hear from elite athletes, vendors a...

A few weeks ago Mike saw a live Facebook video where a man (Jason Mozey) was doing burpees for 12 hours! Jason did this in order to raise awareness to the issue of veteran suicide and it was without a doubt, a success. He fundraised over $7,000 beating his goal by a couple thousand dollars and his live stream videos were watched during all hours of the night! It was our pleasure to have him on the...

Mike returns to Citi Field for elite Spartan coverage for the second year! Katelyn helps him get a bunch of interviews with elites, vendors, and all around awesome people! 0-2:45 - Intro 2:45 - 9:05 - News 9:05 - 28:35 - Elites 28:35 - 47:20 - Vendors 47:20 - end - Outro Pushing Triplets 10k Record   Columbine Survivors run Boston Marathon   Boston Bombing Survivor Who Got Hit by a Car runs BAA 5k...

Katelyn and Mike spent about 13 hours covering everything FIT Challenge on Saturday so enjoy craptons of interviews with some awesome people so hear why this is a local event that you shouldn't miss! 0-3:50 - Intro 3:50 - 7:50 - News 7:50 - 28:02 - FIT Challenge Elites 28:02 - 52:05 - More FIT 52:05 - 1:05:11 - FIT Ultra Elites 1:05:11 - end - Outro Million Dollar Mile Struggles   Des Linden back...

Mike drove down to Rhode Island to check out the final Winter Dash put on by BoldrDash! You'll hear from Tim who Mike ran the course with, Susan from Dave's Fresh Marketplace, as well as the founder of BoldrDash herself, Lynn Hall! Then grab a towel because our crazy AF news is going to blow your mind! 0-3:12 - Intro 3:12 - 5:15 - News 5:15 - 33:08 - BoldrDash 33:08 - 40:47 - Crazy AF news 40:47 -...

Jason from OCR Talk  calls in to talk about his race weekend at the San Antonio Spartan Super and Sprint! 0-2:28 - Intro 2:28 - 9:58 - News 9:58 - 29:25 - Jason on San Antonio Super and Sprint 29:25 - end - Outro Run with Danish Royalty   Blind Half Marathoner led by Dogs   Exonerated Man's Half Marathon   Down to One FIT OCR Per Year   Most Burpees in 12 hours World Record   OCR Discord (where Jo...

Welcome to the most consistent co-hosted OCR show! Some elites, lots of hearing from the MStefano Running community, and Katelyn running a race in Chicago which wasn't actually in Chicago! 0-3:45 - Intro 3:45 - 11:55 - News 11:55 - 37:30 - FIT 'Rock 5 Miler and 5k 37:30 - 45:55 - Bolingbrook St. Paddy's 5k 45:55 - end - Outro Carlo Given 2 Years to Live   Evan Perperis OCRmill   Run Every Street i...

After missing it the first few times Katelyn and Mike were finally able to make the long drive to check out the Greek Peak Winter Sprint! We were able to see a bunch of familiar faces like Joshua Reid, Meg Julian, and Logan Nagle. Also we met even more of the elite field like Josh Fiore, Tiffany Palmer, and Heather Gollnick. Hear from all of them and plenty more who were at this weekend's race! 0-...

With 2019 came the end of the Polar Bear Challenge and soon Samurai Sprint, this episode brings some good news! A new race is coming soon to New England! Be sure to listen and share with friends, so you can decide if you should clear out room on your race schedule like we did! Best of the Beach and Brew Run Next weekend we will be Cortland, NY covering the Greek Peak Winter Spartan Sprint! (Unless...

Holy crap we were in Chicago for this episode! Huge thank you to the CARA community for welcoming us to one of their runs! We highly recommend joining them for a run if you live in the area or are even just there for the weekend, tell them that we sent you! CARA's Website 0-9:45 - Intro 9:45 - 19:10 - Greg Hipp Interview 19:10 - 24:55 - Post Event Recap 24:55 - end - Outro Savage Race's Chopsticks...

It is a road and trail running episode this week! Katelyn runs the Old Fashioned 5k, Kay runs the Old Fashioned 10 Miler, and Mike interviews them, the race director, and some of the elite field! Following that, you will hear from Jason who attempted to finish the Cross Timber 50 Miler down in Gordonville, TX! 0-5:40 - Intro 5:40 - 22:30 - Old Fashioned 10 Miler and Flat 5k 22:30 - 42:08 - Cross T...

Member of the team Dan Taylor calls in from Arizona to discuss his military training and life thousands of miles from home! Next weekend we will be covering the Old Fashioned 10 Miler and Flat 5k in Foxboro, MA! 87 Year Old Runner Training for All-American Times WTM Community Funding WTM Prizes   Tough Mudder UAE Cash Prizes   Hannibal Race in Kuwait   Australian Marathon Helper   Support us on Pa...

Mike discusses Tough Mudder changes with Mark Jones, a veteran both of the military and of the sport of obstacle course racing! We all have our opinions of what the lack of prize money means but we felt that it is vital to hear directly from an elite himself! Following that conversation you will hear a lot of content from the final Polar Bear Challenge at Shale Hill in Benson, VT! Interviews inclu...