Obstacle Running Adventures

Mike and Katelyn took a road-trip down to New Jersey, so Mike could earn his 9x Tough Mudder Headband (this was WTM will be his 10th)! In addition to running a lap of the classic Tough Mudder, Mike interviewed the elites from the Tougher Mudder wave as well as some vendors!    0 - 2:53 - Intro 2:53 - 6:43 - News 6:43 - 7:58 - Content Preface 7:58 - 24:06 - Tougher Interviews 24:06 - 32:30 - Vendor...

Nancy and Kay both ran the Chicago Marathon and once we were able to figure out the timing of a call we were able to have Nancy call in to talk about it! Massive congrats to all the other runners that crushed their marathon PR, or just finished the event in general!   0 - 4:26 - Intro 4:26 - 5:40 - News 5:40 - 6:39 - Content Preface 6:39 - 37:55 - Nancy Interview 38:10 - 40:20 - New England Half M...

Originally wanted to have a low key episode covering the Houghton's Pond Trail Race that I ran and have Jason from OCR Talk call in about his Savage Race Experience in Texas but instead we finally followed through with an idea that I wanted to do for months! Hear about who Javier thinks are the best looking athletes in the sport of OCR, music recommendations, stories of his mother's immigration, a...

Mike couldn't pick between Bridgewater Police 5k (6th annual event and never missed one) or Rugged Maniac (favorite short course OCR and top 3 overall) so he did the only thing that could be done ... both! He ran BPD 5k at 9 in the morning and then immediately drove 2 hours to Southwick, MA for Rugged Maniac so content for the former is scarce. He did spend about 4 hours at Rugged Maniac to talk t...

Angela ventured out to Barre, MA to take on both events at Bonefrog, the challenge lap and the sprint lap! This is was Angela's third year running Bonefrog and although she loves the obstacles, she does have some critiques about the event. However, this year we are prepared for hate mail!    0 - 3:49 - Intro 3:49 - 8:27 - News 8:27 - 9:00 - Content Preface 9:00 - 38:17 - Angela's Recap    38:17 -...

With Mike still busy with house renovations and Katelyn participating in a bachelorette party in New Jersey we really didn't have time to go and cover any races. If only there was another podcaster that we are friends with who has a show focused on Spartan Race who came up from Georgia to do Killington ... Yup we had Scott "The Fayne" Knowles on to talk about his second Killington Ultra experience...

Mike takes a break from renovating his new home, to travel down to Rhode Island to run a lap of Thrive Outside in the Mud! This event was run by Lynn Hall (does that name sound familiar?) she is the owner of BoldRDash! Lynn partnered with the non-profit company Thrive Outside, which helps build outdoor learning spaces and nature play areas in the out in the local community.  0 - 2:53 - Intro 2:53...

By going to a bunch of the Colonial Road Runner summer fun runs, Mike was able to meet Nancy's running coach Charlie. When Mike realized that Charlie was about to face off against the Death Race for the second time, he knew that he needed to have him on the show! Enjoy hearing from a badass that took on such a crazy event and plans to return! 0 - 3:48 - Intro 3:48 - 9:38 - News 9:38 - 10:24 - Cont...

Katelyn needed to go to California for work so Mike made it a weekend trip and guess what ... we found a race! San Francisco was an amazing place! Great weather, nice people, and it made for a great Bridge to Bridge 12k! 0 - 3:36 - Intro 3:36 - 8:13 - News 8:13 - 9:12 - Content Preface 9:12 - 11:16 - Vendors 11:16 - 17:20 - Angela Melchiori 17:20 - 24:21 - Recap  24:21 - end - Outro Our North Amer...

This episode not only has part two of our North American OCR Championships content but also a decent amount from Boston's Terrain Race! First off you'll hear from men's relay teams (we missed coed and women teams because I needed to do my own relay), then you'll hear from the awesome race MC Justin Manning from Medal Addict! Angela and Jimmie will follow that who discuss the 15k and our relay expe...

Mike, Angela, Jimmie, and Jason completed all 4 events at North American OCR Championships! You'll hear from us (minus Jason, be sure to listen to OCR talk!), elites, age group winners, other awesome people, and a malamute! Massive thank you to everyone who took the time to talk to us both on and off the mic, it was awesome seeing so many great people all in one weekend! 0 - 3:31 - Intro 3:31 - 6:...

Mike and Katelyn ventured down to Grisworld Connecticut, for two of Katelyn's favorite things: sunflowers and ice cream! Oh yeah, they also ran a 6k there!  0 - 2:23 - Intro 2:23 - 3:57 - News 3:57 - 6:12 - Content Preface 6:12 - 17:22 - Team Experience 17:22 - 25:17 - Vendors 25:17 - end - Outro Ultra Running Memes are No More   Warrior Dash is Gone Forever   Secret Link   Kitty Harbor Tackle the...

Jimmie and Angela conquer almost 2,000 feet of elevation at Tough Mountain Challenge at Sunday River in Maine! Jimmie calls in to talk about how he feels the event went, if he plans to return, and what type of weekend warrior would enjoy it most! 0 - 2:54 - Intro 2:54 - 4:53 - News 4:53 - 5:33 - Content Preface 5:33 - 21:14 - Jimmie on Tough Mountain Challenge 21:14 - end - Outro Kyle McLaughlin P...

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:...