Obstacle Running Adventures

This rainy weekend Angela, Jimmie, Meagan, Mike, and new team member Lucian completed the King of Pain as 2 separate relay teams. We have an interview with Chris Goff who is the president of the Glastonbury River Runners and the race director for this race and you also hear from a couple others who volunteered their time. Glastonbury River Runners Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GlastonburyRive...

Listen to this episode to learn what makes our co-host, Katelyn run. You'll hear about her childhood and her stubbornness of never wanting to give up, even when she is badly losing and how she is still trying to find a cheaper (and safer) way to chase the adrenaline high she felt after skydiving at eighteen.  Next weekend's episode we will be at the King of Pain 10 Miler and Relay in South Glaston...

Listen to this weekend's episode which focused on the Colonial Road Runner's Award Banquet- where Mike and Angela cleaned up! You will also be hear from Fred Smith, the race director of Blizzard Blast and the co-founder of SmithFest Events. Lastly, you will hear our thoughts about the Blizzard Blast course and about the after party.  Episode 48 with Frank Donaghy: http://directory.libsyn.com/episo...

In this episode we talk to 3 board members of one of the biggest OCR teams in the country, the New England Spahtens! We hear from Paul Jones, Sandy Rhee, and Josh Chace about how they got into the sport, the formation of the team back in 2012, and we cover their fantastic #racelocal program which we highly recommend! More information on the New England Spahtens: http://www.nespahtens.com/welcome/...

Listen as we get an inside look at what makes Alex Youngworth run. We will get to hear about his impressive weight loss, failing out of college and how the military helped put his life back on track.  Next weekend's episode will be about The New England Spahtens and their #RaceLocal series with Paul Jones, Sandy Rhee, and Josh Chace! Please consider writing a review on iTunes, as it really helps t...

This is our first episode of the new year!  Listen as we talk about the goals we set for ourselves in 2017 and whether or not we were able to achieve them. Also, you will get to hear what new goals we set for ourselves to accomplish in 2018.  You will also get to hear the heated debate about Joe De Sena's comment on 50 vs the original 30 burpees and whether or not mandatory burpee completion (for...

This is our last of our 2017 compilation episodes! This one covers the biggest lessons that we took away from the episodes so far! All clips are in chronological order according to episode. The amount of hours put into this would make your head explode again so we hope that you enjoy it! Happy New Year! Next weekend's episode will be Mike, Katelyn, and Alex talking about goals and things planned f...

It is the first of two 2017 compilation episodes! This one covers the most funny parts that we have had on our show so far! All clips are in chronological order according to episode. The amount of hours put into this would make your head explode so we hope that you enjoy it! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Next weekend's episode will be a compilation of the biggest takeaways from the show in 2...

Welcome to the Show Notes that Nobody Reads! Katelyn and Mike talked to the one and only Matt B Davis, the founder of Obstacle Racing Media and a huge inspiration to us when starting our podcast! Keeping with his style for this episode we tried not to edit the conversation too much and we hope you enjoy listening! Obstacle Racing Media: http://obstacleracingmedia.com Obstacle Racing Media Podcast:...

It was a cold and snowy weekend but it takes more than that to keep us from lacing up our running shoes! The courses ranged from a short 5k to a long 5k and we were on the roads as well as the trails. Huge thanks to Robb McCoy for talking on the show, learn more about his events at: http://www.fitchallenge.org   Next weekend we will be at: No races that we know of but you will hear from Matt B Dav...

The year may be coming to a close but we still have a few events left to the year! The main event covered in this episode is the Frosty Half Marathon in Raynham, MA that Kay, Mike, and Nancy ran. Shortly after there is an interview with Frank Donaghy who is the president of the Colonial Road Runners. Towards the end we cover the Winter Lights 5k that Ian, Shae, and Kay ran as well as Angela's expe...

Happy Thanksgiving/Turkey Day/regular day! In this episode we talk about a couple of great Thanksgiving day races and have several members of the team call in and say what they are grateful for this year. Mike featured on New England Spahten's podcast: https://nespahtens.podbean.com/e/ep65-world-toughest-mudder-with-special-guest-mike-stefano-of-the-mstefano-running-podcast/   Next weekend we will...

In this weekend we hear some audio from Tough Mudder's last official event of the year, the Champion's Brunch! The audio consists of the founder and CEO Will Dean, Matt B. Davis getting his award, and top 5 finishers in all categories! After that we get to hear from fellow podcasters Will Hicks and Heather Bode! Will Hick's World's Toughest Podcast: https://worldstoughestpodcast.libsyn.com   Heath...

This is a long episode but it is one full of crazy experiences. We were fortunate enough to make it to World's Toughest Mudder for the first time which is also the last year it will be in Vegas! Alex survived and beat his goal but suffered immensely during the final hours of the 24 hour race! Special thanks to the New England Spahtens for their help in the pit and on the course! Lura and Mike comp...

Angela got her 6x Spartan Trifecta and Jimmie his 5x Spartan Trifecta down in South Carolina! Kay got first in her age group at 5 Miles Home where Mike also shaved 10 minutes off of his 5 mile personal record! Kay also returned to Fenway Park to do yet another Spartan Race! Check out World's Toughest Podcast's Live Show! Monday 9-Midnight PST, if you miss it then the recording should be up Tuesday...

Happy Halloween! In this week's episode we had two members go down to Texas for the Dallas Spartan Ultra Beast, Kay did two half marathons in two days getting a new record on the first day, and John did yet another marathon! Other episodes to check out! #17 Alex's New Jersey Ultra Beast episode! #19 Kay's 39.3 Mile Challenge episode! #35 Meeting John! Next weekend we will be at: Spartan Fenway Sta...

Mike and Katelyn spent Friday and Saturday helping set up Panic in the Dark in Lowell, MA. That night when the event started Mike joined Angela to run the course while Katelyn was a zombie in the school! The following morning Dan and Mike ran FIT Challenge's FIT Frills Trail 5k. Mike won second in his age group while Dan got third! Chrissy ran the course as a multi-lapper and was able to complete...

In this episode we hear directly from Chrissy about her experience competing in the Ultimate Tuff Scrambler. At the end we talk about Kay and Shae's Marathon relay in Hartford, CT as well as John's run at the Red Bandanna 5k in Boston! It is also impossible to be a part of the New England OCR community and not talk about the #FreeMcCoy movement and the corresponding Biceps of the Northeast faceboo...

It was a huge weekend for Nancy, she just completed her first marathon! It was only last year when she needed to drop out of a half marathon at mile 10 and here she is new and improved! Hear how she did it and what she intends to do now! Warrior Dash video: https://youtu.be/O2keqFUp0NY   Tough Mudder Northeast video: https://youtu.be/9GrCQHfqh5w   #Free McCoy!: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1756...

We have a great episode for you road and trail runners out there! Complete with interviews from both the founder of the Bridgewater Police 5k as well as the founder of the Houghton's Pond Trail Race! At the end we wrap up talking about Angela's experience at the Beer Traveler New England Half Marathon, damn that's a mouthful! Warrior Dash video: https://youtu.be/O2keqFUp0NY   Tough Mudder Northeas...

Dear Rugged Maniac, we love you! Listen to hear why and stay for the end to hear a bit about Kay doing the Jamestown Half Marathon! Spartan Race Ladder Climb Disaster: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hN5jdWspZyA&feature=youtu.be Helping Darth's Road to Recovery https://www.gofundme.com/helping-darths-road-to-recovery Our Spartan Super video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfJ4QlM34ds&feature=yout...

Killington 2017 is finally in our rearview mirror! Will we be back next year? Who on the team did not cross the finish line? What is the deal with the Spartan Season pass price? These are covered as well as hearing about John's experience at his first Ragnar event up in New Hampshire! Next weekend we will be at: Rugged Maniac in Southwick, MA Please consider writing a review on iTunes, as it reall...

Ignore the fact that this episode's host is potentially hungover and learn about the newest member to the team Chrissy, Angela's Spartan Super out in Michigan, and Kay's age group placing at the Jeff Coombs 5k! Link to race map: https://www.zeemaps.com/view?group=1030714&x=-71.109944&y=66.510354&z=15 Next weekend we will be at: Killington Spartan Beast in Killington, VT Ragnar Reach the Beach in B...

This episode is a little late but that is what happens when there is a race on a Monday! Listen to our 24th member of the team, John Landry and learn about his history and future as a runner! At the end we touch on Nancy's experience at the Around Cape Ann 25k, (spoiler alert: sounds pretty brutal for a road race)! Next weekend we will be at: Jeff Coombs 5k in Abington, MA Please consider writing...

We start off this episode with some sad news about Sean "Ace" O'Connor (the former founder of Superhero Scramble which was a great event that was unfortunately short lived due to bad business practices). After addressing that new we learn about Hip Dysplasia at the Hip Hop 5k/10k which was a great event put on by Emily Cioffi! Next weekend we will be at: Around Cape Ann 25k in Gloucester, MA Pleas...