Obstacle Running Adventures

Mike and Katelyn finally get the chance to do another event put on by BoldrDash and this was their Color Run and OCR hybrid event! Before you hear about our experience at the event as guides to the Find Your Bold team you will hear from BoldrDash founder Lynn Hall and Find Your Bold board member Erin Doughty, as well as Lindsay, Claudia, Jude, and Bonnie from Best Buddies!  After the BoldrDash rec...

Shon goes down to Texas for Tougher Mudder and decides whether or not Tough Mudder has gotten their act together for the 2018 season yet! Angela talks about her experience running two laps at Savage Race in Maryland for the Savage Syndicate medal. Lastly we hear a bit about Ruban's Run that Angela helped organize for some of her students!  Next weekend we will be at the Boston Spartan Sprint in Ru...

Episode 69 (insert inappropriate sexual joke here) covers Jimmie and Angela's experience at the New Jersey Spartan Beast down in Vernon, NJ! Next weekend we will be at the Savage Race in Kennedyville, MD, and Tough Mudder in Smithville, TX! Patreon: www.patreon.com/MStefanoRunning   MStefano Running Community Challenge: https://www.facebook.com/groups/168527377194955/   Use coupon code "adventure"...

A very sleep deprived Mike went to the Citi Field Spartan Sprint to interview some elites and other interesting people. This is somewhat new for us so let us know your thoughts on this being a more regular aspect to the show!   Katelyn also gets a call in with John about the Crush Cancer 5k  in Bridgewater, MA where both he and Kay were awarded 2nd in their age groups! 4:35 - Men's Elites: Isaiah...

The weekend of the Boston Marathon and this episode we cover 4 races that we went to this weekend while unfortunately missing out on spectating the Marathon itself. 8:00 Kay on B.A.A. 5k and Knights of Columbus 5 Miler! 13:15 Katelyn on Lincoln Tunnel Challenge 5k! 25:35 Angela on Dirty Dog Mud Run! Next weekend we will be at the Crush Cancer 5k in Bridgewater, MA! Use coupon code "adventure" for...

Listen to gain an inside look at Ultra FIT Challenge. Ultra FIT Challenge was a twelve hour obstacle course race, that involved over 8,000 feet of elevation, 50 obstacles and over 28 miles of running. You will also hear from race director Robb McCoy and race sponsor Sage Nutrition!  Sage Nutrition Instagram Handles @sagenutritionllc @mis_fit_sagenutrition  @weels_sagenutrition  @ty.images  Next we...

Jimmie and Angela were registered for the TI 10k in Manchester New Hampshire for Jimmie's birthday so Mike decided to surprise him and run it as well! They had a great time and were able to talk to Chris Lewis from TI Events! Use coupon code "adventure" for 10% off MudGear products: https://mudgear.com   New Facebook page for the podcast: Obstacle Running Adventures Follow our new podcast Instagra...

Angela returns to Manchester, NH for the Shamrock Half Marathon and Shamrock Shuffle put on by Millennium Running! Another great year, sounds like we will need to have more of the team run it next year! This whole episode was recorded while driving back up to Massachusetts from New Jersey so apologies for any audio quality issues! Next weekend we will be back in Manchester, NH for the TI 10k and a...

You will hear from Shon who traveled all the way down to New Orleans in Louisiana for not one but two Tough Mudders! He was able to get his 10x Tough Mudder headband but unfortunately the course itself had more cons than pros. Not quite the exciting first event of the year as we had hoped for! Please consider writing a review on iTunes, as it really helps the show! Next week Angela and Jimmie will...

In this episode we hear from Angela who returned to the Greek Peak Winter Spartan Sprint for the second year with Jimmie! We hope to have more of the team there in 2019! After that interview, Katelyn talks to Alex Youngworth about how he is doing as a Tough Mudder Ambassador ... his answers may surprise you, haha. At the end we go over Meagan and Lucian's experience in Cumberland, RI at the FIT Ro...

Oh boy, you get to hear some inside information about Mike who is one of the co-founders of the team and podcast show. He is not usually one to disclose personal information but he lets his guard down a bit to one of his best friends for a talk about what keeps him running in racing and in life! We also discuss Nancy's personal record at the Myrtle Beach Half Marathon in South Carolina as well as...

Angela steals the show this week by registering for three events this weekend, unfortunately for a lot of people only two of those events ending up happening. Also Katelyn is back from spending her February vacation down in New Jersey and Mike becomes enraged by the words of an elite OCR athlete! Next weekend's episode may cover Angela's Peak Snow Devil 10k snowshoe race and Nancy's Murtle Beach H...

Mike had the pleasure of talking to Margaret Schlachter about topics ranging from her days as an elite obstacle course racer in early days of the sport to her being editor-in-chief of Mud Run Guide as well as the founder of Dirt in Your Skirt and host of the podcast of the same name! Yeah that was a bit of a run on sentence but it puts emphasis on just a few of the many ways that she pushes the sp...

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...