Obstacle Running Adventures

We had the executive director of Caterpy on to talk about his products and how he enjoys working at the company! We did this because Caterpy is a new supporter of the show and we figured it'd be great to get them on since they won't be able to be a vendor at some big races this year! 0 - 2:23 - Intro 3:23 - 11:49 - News 11:49 - 12:38 - Content Preface 12:38 - 33:54 - Anthony Pong Interview 33:54 -...

We reached out to massive Patreon supporter Dave Claxton about coming on the show to talk about how he qualified as a pro for OCRWC, his past experience at Platinum Rig 24, and much more!  0 - 2:30 - Intro 3:30 - 7:36 - News 7:36 - 8:52 - Content Preface 8:52 - 1:09:35 - Dave Claxton Interview 1:09:35 - end - Outro Savage Anywhere David Kilgore Ran 100 Miles & Raised More than $10,000 The Boston M...

Mike had the opportunity to talk with Sam Hopper founder of the Mudder Minds Facebook group . They discussed the origins of the Mudder Minds Facebook group, as well as how OCR and Tough Mudder has positively influenced both of their lives, especially their mental health.  0 - 3:10 - Intro 3:10 - 7:41 - News 7:41 - 8:27 - Content Preface 8:27 - 54:26 - Sam Hopper Interview 54:26 - end - Outro 2020...

With COVID-19 shutting down all events Mike has been going hard getting a lot of interviews with some pretty cool people! First of which is Nick Ryker who reached out to us about wanting to come on the show to which we gladly accepted after seeing his epic finish at Jacksonville earlier this year! 0 - 2:21 - Intro 2:21 - 8:52 - News 8:52 - 9:45 - Content Preface 9:45 - 41:02 - Nick Ryker Interview...

Listen as Mike and Katelyn talk about the effects of COVID-19 on the OCR and running communities and give some updates on major race cancelations and reschedulings. Luckily for Mike and Katelyn, Robb McCoy (race director of FIT Challenge and the FIT Trail Series), was able to still host his FIT 'Rock 5 Miler and 5k!  0 - 2:34 - Intro 2:34 - 10:27 - News 10:27 - 16:40 - Race Recap 16:40 - end - Out...

The 6 hour drive to Greek Peak was a bit much for us this week so Mike decided to give his all for an age group podium ... he failed!  So with no Greek Peak coverage and no age group award to be proud of, we present you this road race recap episode! 0 - 3:04 - Intro 3:04 - 7:07 - News 7:07 - 13:54 - Race Recap 13:54 - end - Outro Greek Peak Results (if Spartan ever updates it) Greek Peak Podium Ka...

We were part of our first expo, well the first one where we had our own table!  We talked to a bunch of other vendors and awesome people in the OCR and fitness community! Massive thank you to everyone who was able to come out and support the event! 0 - 2:12 - Intro 2:12 - 9:32 - News 9:32 - 10:58 - Content Preface 10:58 - 51:55 - Expo Interviews 51:55 - end - Outro Planking World Record Set by 62...

Mike saw that there is an OCR expo starting up in New England so Katelyn reached out and scheduled an interview with Steve to learn more! We are really excited to attend this event, especially because it shines a spotlight on the local race scene which deserves attention! Great people, plenty of food, and lots of memories to be made so we hope to see you there! 0 - 2:19 - Intro 2:19 - 7:46 - News...

Mike and Katelyn head back to Foxboro, MA to enjoy bagels from Gunther Tooties, just kidding! They ventured back to Foxboro to run the 25th Annual Old Fashioned 10 Miler and Flat 5k! In this episode you will hear about Katelyn and Mike's race experiences, as well as an interview with OFTM's Race Director, Sandy Sheehy!    0 - 2:46 - Intro 2:46 - 10:00 - News 10:00 - 13:11 - Content Preface 13:11 -...

On the final day of OCR America 2, Mike made sure to interview a bunch of people at the KC Timber Challenge!  These were mostly done in between pacing Evan on a couple laps so they are pretty short. Also with it being day 8 dealing with sleep deprivation Mike is pretty pumped with how much he was able to get. We love local OCRs and it was a great time covering this one way out in Kansas!   0 - 2:1...

Mike is finally rested and spent a lot of time editing the 25 or so interviews from the first 7 days of OCR America! The original use for these interviews was to add to Evan's recap episodes check them out here but there was a lot of good stuff that was never used so here it is! 0 - 3:00 - Intro 3:00 - 7:14 - News 7:14 - 10:35 - Content Preface 10:35 - 30:01 - Day 1 at Obstacle Athletics 30:01 - 5...

Mike's lack of sleep of sleep has finally caught up to him but the on must go show ... or something like that! Ah man I crack myself up sometimes ... anyway Katelyn went to the CRR award banquet to spend time with some awesome people and pick up Mike's awards. Mike tries to get his thoughts in order and describe his incredible trip with Evan, Bobby, Jacob, and Terry! Please listen to Strength and...

Evan Perperis is gearing up for his 2020 ultra OCR fundraiser, OCR America 2! Guess who else is getting ready for it? Mike! He will be along for the ride helping out by taking charge of social media and hosting his podcast Strength and Speed! Make sure you follow along this frigid challenge and support in whatever way that you can! Also sorry for us sounding out of it in the intro and outro, we ha...

Katelyn and Mike had a very busy weekend working on the house and were running short on time for an episode, luckily Patreon supporter Mark Duplessis called in to talk about the Dopey Challenge that takes place every year down in Disney! 0 - 2:25 - Intro 2:25 - 4:37 - News 4:37 - 5:20 - Content Preface 5:20 - 32:21 - Mark's Dopey Interview 32:21 - end - Outro Will Dean Letting Tough Mudder Die? Se...

We are definitely the last of the bunch to release this on our feed (because of our 2 annual recap episodes) so feel free to just listen to the intro and outro if you have already heard the round table on I Am A Spartan or OCR Talk! Yet again this was all recorded before a bunch of crap went down with Tough Mudder so maybe it is worth listening to again! 0 - 1:46 - Intro 1:46 - 3:21 - News 3:21 -...

It's been a pretty damn great year! Huge thank you to everyone who have followed our adventures! Please enjoy this wicked long episode that has important lessons from every episode that came out in 2019  (episodes 105-154)! Hope this comes in handy during long New Year travels! Let us know that you enjoyed this by writing a review on Apple Podcasts or by shooting us a message on Instagram or Faceb...

It's been a pretty damn great year! Huge thank you to everyone who have followed our adventures! Please enjoy this wicked long episode that has funny clips from every episode that came out in 2019  (episodes 105-154)! Hope this comes in handy during long holiday travels! Let us know that you enjoyed this by writing a review on Apple Podcasts or by shooting us a message on Instagram or Facebook! 0...

Listen as Katelyn and Mike speak with Justin Manning and Simone Waugh about their new OCR themed children's book "Medal Club Kids: Winner's Circle"!   0 - 3:09 - Intro 3:09 - 6:50 - News 6:50 - 7:13 - Content Preface 7:13 - 1:08:58 - Medal Club Kids Interview 1:08:58 - end - Outro Vote for Mud Run Guide's Best of OCR 2019 (You better pick an actual OCR podcast!) Russia Banned from Olympics Man Cau...

Were our last 3 episodes too long, too exciting, and too awesome?! Well winter is here now and content gets more difficult so bear with us! Mike drove 2 1/2 hours up to South Portland, Maine to walk the Santa Hustle 5k on a frigid 12 degree morning.  0 - 3:50 - Intro 3:50 - 7:41 - News 7:41 - 8:36 - Content Preface 8:36 - 11:50 - Santa Hustle 5k 11:50 - end - Outro Vote for Mud Run Guide's Best of...

Biggest event of the year for us and we will be splitting this into a 3 parter! This is the first time we have split something up so much but what can I say, we went super hard! I know a lot of people have been excitedly waiting for this part 3! Before we get to a very intoxicated Javier you'll hear Katelyn talking to fellow pit crew members Mark Duplessis and April Dupree about what it takes to b...

Biggest event of the year for us and we will be splitting this into a 3 parter! This is the first time we have split something up so much but what can I say, we went super hard! Do not panic about the length of this episode! This second part will have about 50 minutes of audio from the 4 hour brunch award ceremony (Mike trimmed it down to just the good stuff)! Following that will be about 2 hours...

Biggest event of the year for us and we will be splitting this into a 3 parter! This is the first time we have split something up so much but what can I say, we went super hard! This first part will have Katelyn, patron supporter Mark Duplessis, and Davis and Chace co-host Josh Chace discussing how their hot lap went and speculated how the course will go for the full 24 hour event.  Following that...

Mike and Katelyn spent just about all day at Fenway Park to cover the elite's race in the morning (check out our Instagram highlight!), interview most of the top finishers, hang out with a lot of the humble elites and other fun people, and eventually run the course ourselves later that day! 0 - 2:37 - Intro 2:37 - 5:35 - News 5:15 - 5:35 - Content Preface 5:35 - 51:35 - Elites 51:35 - end - Outro...

Katelyn and Mike went down to New Jersey for a wedding! This was perfect timing as Mike had wanted to go to Vernon, NJ for the Tri-State Spartan Super which is the final race in the Mountain Series this year! He was able to see a lot of familiar faces and meet a few more! 0 - 2:35 - Intro 2:35 - 7:02 - News 7:02 - 7:57 - Content Preface 7:57 - 19:39 - Vendors 19:39 - 40:14 - Elites 40:14 - end - O...

Sunday morning Mike woke up and ventured down to Rhode Island to run the FIT Frills Trail Multilap Event, and Katelyn headed up to The Great Pumpkin Challenge at Eagle Obstacles! Katelyn was able to interview the co-owners of Eagle Obstacles to chat about their permanent obstacle course and the events that they host on the weekend! 0 - 3:40 - Intro 3:40 - 14:10 - News 14:10 - 15:33 - Content Prefa...