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Obstacle Running Adventures406. Ja Shua Ried on Athletic Risk, OCRWC, FKTs, and More!OCRWC was last weekend in Mammoth Lakes, CA and we wanted to have Ja Shua Ried on for his own episode to talk about his experience! Ja Shua was a prominent member of the OCR in the northeast before moving to Colorado, we chose him to be one of our sponsored athletes back in episode 300, and he has been Mike's coach for the past few months! Hear us discuss van life out west, his athletic background, how he found OCR, the thrill of making the world your playground through fitness, his experience at OCRWC, his...2024-10-151h 25
Obstacle Racing Media PodcastThe Book Of OCR - OCRWC By Adventurey Adrian Bijanada and Matt B. Davis go all the way back to Oregonian Ohio to discuss the first year of The OCR World Championships. They go on to cover many highs and lows of the last decade of events which took place in multiple locations across 3 countries. They laughed, they cried, they remembered. Here is the press release from December of 2013 - https://www.prweb.com/releases/ground_breaking_new_obstacle_course_racing_world_championships_announced_for_october_2014/prweb11391111.htm Here is the article written just days after that...2024-08-131h 25Obstacle Running Adventures357. Manuel Dufaux on Winning Spartan 3K Series, OCRWC, Recovery, and More!Back in Palmerton we were able to meet Manuel Dufaux and interview him between waves at the 3K series race. Now that he won the Spartan North American series we were more than excited to have him on for his own episode! We talk about his motivation to take on the Spartan 3K series, what stood out most for each event in the series, how he felt about winning the series overall, his experience at OCRWC, the importance of recovery as an older athlete, and the sacrifices and focus needed to do well! 0:00 – 3:30 – Intro 3...2023-11-051h 02Obstacle Running Adventures354. Signy Karoline Kolsto on her OCRWC Weekend and Winning the 100 Meter Course!We wanted to have at least one more episode on the OCRWC weekend and we were hoping to have an athlete on the show representing Europe (since there weren't as many as previous years)! Signy Karoline Kolsto is from Norway and has somewhat recently made the jump from age group to elite after having pretty impressive results quickly in the sport. She was in Belgium to compete in the first FISO OCR World Championships but we primarily focus on Spartan Race's OCRWC. She took 7th in the 3K, 5th in the 15K, her coed team took 2nd on...2023-10-1649 minObstacle Running Adventures352. Spartan Race's Acquisition of OCRWC with Adrian Bijanada!This year may have had FISO's first OCR World Championships but we still love Adventurey's weekend long OCRWC event as well! The past couple of years we have had an episode before the event as a way to build up more anticipation for it, 2021 we had Veejay Jones on the show before event weekend, and last year we had Fran Chiorando on! Of course there was the news that came out about Spartan Race's aquisition of the event so we figured that Adrian Bijanada would be great to both answer community questions and build some excitement up fo...2023-10-0244 min
The OCRWC PodcastEpisode Seven S3 - Joe De Sena & Adrian Bijanada, Battle of the BurpeesAfter the huge announcement of a partnership between Spartan Race and OCRWC, the rumor mill has been running wild. Fran sits down with Joe & Adrian to talk about why it happened, and what it really means for the sport and the event.
But most importantly, they discuss whether burpees will be making an appearance at OCRWC...and will they...?2023-04-0645 minObstacle Running Adventures298. Fran Chiorando from The OCRWC Podcast!One of Mike's favorite new podcasts has been the OCRWC Podcast! First off, the more podcasts on OCR the better, second it is more likely to have a wider range of athletes on the show due to both the broad nature of the show and the fact that the host is from England! Following the show from the start Mike still didn't know much of anything about the host though. When he found out who she was he reached out to her earlier this year and planned to have her on the show for an episode the weekend before th...2022-09-1952 min
The OCRWC PodcastEpisode Two S2- Community QuestionsIn this episode Francesca is joined by the founder of OCRWC Adrian Bijanada, who will be answering your questions.2022-02-1734 min
Obstacle Racing Media PodcastOCRWC 2021 Wrap. Tough Mudder 2022 Looking Ahead. Adventurey Founder, Adrian Bijanada talks about lessons learned from OCRWC 2021. Plus we hear from Kyle McLaughlin about big plans for Tough Mudder 2022. Today’s sponsor is Stello Mints. Powered by CBD, Stello mints are a fast and simple way to feel more calm and clear-minded throughout your day -- no matter how hectic things get. And now, for a limited time, you can get a completely free sample of Stello mints (shipping included)! Simply go to stellomints.com and use the code “ORM” and your order wi...2021-10-121h 28
The OCRWC PodcastEpisode Eight - Adrian Bijanada, founder of OCRWCBack in 2013, Adrian Bijanada had an idea... the very next year he delivered the first Obstacle Course Racing World Championships. Backed by an incredible team and a vision to deliver life-changing moments for the athletes, the event has gone from strength to strength.
We chat about the struggles and triumphs of the past, the future of OCR, and the plans for this year.
2021 is promising to be the biggest and best World Championship event that OCR has yet seen, a true homecoming for athletes, supporters, and friends.2021-08-1142 min
The OCRWC PodcastEpisode Three - Libbie JoyceWith athletes like 13-year-old Libbie Joyce, the future of OCR looks bright.
Join us as we discuss how she got started in OCR, what kept her there, and some of her biggest achievements, which I promise will blow you away!
With an introduction and special announcement from the founder of the OCR World Championships, Adrian Bijanada.2021-06-0240 min
Obstacle Running Adventures208. 2020 Recap Compilation - Lessons Learned and Things Remembered!It's time for our second of two 2020 recap episodes! If you missed part one with our funny moments then check it out here! 2020 has been a strange year that likely won't be remembered well but we hope that this episode provides some great life lessons from our show so you can leave 2020 better than you went into it! Why are we so confident in our show this year? We have had athletes such as Brakken Kraker, Rebecca Hammond, Erin Rost, and Evan Perperis, as well as various race owners such as Jenn Scotts, Adrian Bijanada, a...2020-12-284h 05
Obstacle Running Adventures199. History of OCRWC with Adrian Bijanada!We all know that OCRWC in Stratton, VT was cancelled this year. I, like many many others was upset by this but figured that we could celebrate OCRWC and all the work that Adrian and his team do in a different way! I reached out to Adrian Bijanada to come on the show so we could discuss his athletic background, the history of OCRWC, highlights over the years, as well as important lessons that he has learned from past events! 0:00 - 2:15 - Intro 2:15 - 10:28 - Quick News 10:28 - 11:06 - Content Preface2020-10-271h 11
OCR Unedited PodcastOcr Unedited Episode 15: It's a Canada Day special with Adrian Bijanada, Adventurey CEO and Founder.Ocr Unedited Episode 15: It's a Canada Day special with Adrian Bijanada, Adventurey CEO and Founder. Adrian shares some Adventurey history with Juan and Dave and explains why this year's World Championship had to be postponed to 20212020-07-0145 min
Obstacle Racing Media PodcastInterviews From The Recent OCRWC DisqualificationThe OCR World Championships released breaking news at 8:00am this morning. OCRWC is disqualifying a 2017 participant due to "violating anti-doping policy". Ryan Woods becomes the first OCR competitor in history to be DQ'd at any obstacle race for this reason. You can read the complete OCRWC article here which includes a response statement from Ryan Woods. Ryan's 3rd place, 15k finish is off the record books for OCRWC 2017. In addition, his team had won the OCRWC Sunday team relay. That team of Woods, Ryan Atkins and Hunter McIntyre, is now also disqualified. We go...2017-11-2252 minObstacle Racing Media PodcastOCR World Championships 2017 Part IJust back from Blue Mountain, Canada. We have tons of interviews from the finish line of this year's OCR World Championships. From the 3K, it's the top 3 women Nicole Mericle, Lindsay Webster, and Karin Karlsson. Followed by Justin Mathews and Scott Hyland. We then talk to the top 3 men Jon Albon, Ryan Atkins, and Ben Kinsinger. The next day was the 15k and we talk to Albon, Atkins, and Woodsy. We then snagged a very excited Jesse Bruce. (Sorry Jesse, we told you the wrong finish position). We then talked to Marco Bedard, Lindsay Webster...2017-10-191h 23
Overcome and RunLive from the OCR World ChampionshipsHeather headed up to the Blue Mountains in Canada last weekend for the OCR World Championships, and got a ton of great content while she was there! This week's episode is a compilation of interviews from the weekend (in chronological order), including interviews with: -Adrian Bijanada -Vincent Larochelle -Mark Batres -Natalie Miano -Lindsay Webster -Josh Stryde -Ryan Woods -Hunter McIntyre -Jonathan Albon -the Mudstacle Machines -Team Sweden We also have photos from the 3k competition...2017-10-1942 min
Overcome and RunOCR United, USOCRC and OCRWC with Adrian BijanadaIn this episode Heather talks to Adrian Bijanada, the guy behind OCRWC, USOCRC and OCR United. She starts out finding out the idea that started OCRWC and how it has grown. Adrian shares that he doesn’t want OCRWC to grow so large it loses its core values though. He also talks about what to expect in 2017. He couldn’t share any details, but he said there will be obstacles that have never been seen before. He talks about what led to USOCRC, and how he found out about the course from Mark Ballas owner of G...2017-03-1347 minObstacle Racing Media PodcastUSOCR Championships with Adrian BijanadaOn today's show we talk to Adrian Bijanada about his new baby the U.S. OCR Championships. Adrian and his company have been producing the USOCR World Championships since 2014. This is the first "secondary" event he and his team have created. We also get to hear about Matt's recent incarceration. Todays Podcast is sponsored by: Udder Mud Run – Use code ORM for $10 off this race that takes place August 5, 2017. Obstacle Guard – Code ORM gets you 10% off all orders in the U.S. Show Notes: Look back on OCRW...2017-02-2447 min
Obstacle Racing Media PodcastOCRWC Update and Weekly World RankingsEpisode 129 - Today on the podcast, we talk to Adrian Bijanada from OCR World Championships. We learn what's happened since last year's event, what's new, and then, Adrian unveils the all new weekly ranking system that just went live.
Today's show is sponsored by Men's Health Urbanathlon. ORM welcomes back MHURB as a sponsor to the show in 2015. We went to Chicago last year and look forward to attending this year's event in NYC. Use code ORM for 10% off registration.
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OCR World Rankings
Run for Your Life - The mo...2015-05-0831 min
Obstacle Racing Media PodcastOCRWC Preview with Adrian BijanadaEpisode 102 - Today’s episode is a conversation with Adrian Bijanada, the man who created The Obstacle Racing World Championships. What started as a vision is now fast becoming a reality in Ohio next weekend. Adrian answers questions about every question we threw at him including qualifications, prize money, course markings, penalties, future race sites and much much more.
Enjoy.2014-10-1629 min