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Obstacle Running Adventures156. 2019 Recap Compilation - Lessons Learned and Things Remembered!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 Facebook! 0 - 2:56 - Intro 2:56 - 3:44 - News 3:44 - 4:02 - Content Preface 4:02 - 5:42 - Location Compilation
2019-12-302h 46
Obstacle Running Adventures155. 2019 Recap Compilation - Bloopers, Jokes, Good Times, Oh My!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 - 2:18 - Intro 2:18 - 9:10 - News 9:10 - 10:15 - Content Preface 10:15 - 3:08:44 - Funny Compilation 3:08:44 - end...
2019-12-243h 12
Obstacle Running Adventures154. Medal Club Kids: Winner's Circle with Justin T. Manning and Simone Waugh!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 Caught Cheating Due to Fitbit Please support Jason Mosel's Fundraising Efforts!...
2019-12-151h 14
Obstacle Running Adventures153. Santa Hustle 5k!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 OCR 2019 Trevor Cichosz's WTM Experience Vote for T...
2019-12-0919 min
Obstacle Running Adventures152. World's Toughest Mudder Pit Crew Debriefing, and Drunk Javier Escobar Interview!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 be a great pit crew and how it feels to get a friend to 100 miles. After that will be a p...
2019-12-021h 29
Obstacle Running Adventures151. World's Toughest Mudder Brunch Audio and Bar Crawl Interviews!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 and 15 minutes with awesome people in the Tough Mudder community at the brunch and bar crawl! 0 - 2:33...
2019-11-253h 14
Obstacle Running Adventures150. World's Toughest Mudder Hot Lap Recap, Javier Escobar's Pit Planning Party, and Mike's Lap By Lap Experience!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 you'll hear Javier Escobar (spoiler: who ended up getting 3rd place!) planning out his race with his pit crew. Lastly you'll hear audio f...
2019-11-211h 48
Obstacle Running Adventures149. Fenway Spartan Sprint with Elites!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 Spartan Ultra World Championship Results New Addiction: The Story...
2019-11-111h 00
Obstacle Running Adventures148. Tri-State Spartan Super with Elites!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 - Outro New York...
2019-11-0445 min
Obstacle Running Adventures147. Great Pumpkin Challenge with Brock & Kaylin from Eagle Obstacles, and FIT Frills Multilap Recap!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 Preface 15:33 - 55:43 - Eagle Obstacles Interview 55:43 - 1:00:38 - Mike's Recap of FIT Frills Trail Multilap 1:00:38 - end - Outro
2019-10-281h 06
Obstacle Running Adventures146. Tri-State Tougher Mudder with Elites!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 - Vendors 32:30 - 34:44 - Mike's Recap 34:44 - end - Outro ...
2019-10-2142 min
Obstacle Running Adventures145. Chicago Marathon with Nancy Goldie!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 Marathon Recap (Redone) 40:20 - end - Outro ...
2019-10-1646 min
Obstacle Running Adventures144. Hot Runs with Javier Escobar!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, and what his favorite Pokemon is! Also we have no connection with "First We Feast" or "Hot Ones", just a massive fan of Sean Evans...
2019-10-0757 min
Obstacle Running Adventures142. Bonefrog Boston!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 - end - Outro Asthma Peak Week OCR vs. CrossFit No Sunday Sava...
2019-09-2342 min
Obstacle Running Adventures141. Killington Spartan Ultra with Scott "The Fayne" Knowles!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 and more! 0 - 2:45 - Intro 2:45 - 8:30 - News 8:30 - 9:43 - Content Preface 9:43 - 52:08...
2019-09-161h 01
Obstacle Running Adventures140. Thrive Outside in the Mud with Brooke Merriam and Lynn Hall!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 - 6:04 - News 6:04 - 6:53 - Content Preface 6:53 - 10:45 - Vendors 10:45 - 47:00 - Brooke f...
2019-09-1031 min
Obstacle Running Adventures139. The Death Race with Charles Denny Jr!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 - Content Preface 10:24 - 47:00 - Charles on the Death Race 47:00 - e...
2019-09-0255 min
Obstacle Running Adventures138. Bridge to Bridge 12k Run with Angela Melchiori!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 American OCR Championship 15k Video ...
2019-08-2629 min
Obstacle Running Adventures136. North American OCR Championships 3k and 15k with Elites!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 - 6:13 - News 6:13 - 8:47 - Content Preface 8:47 - 29:00 - Friday Interviews 29:00 - 45:20...
2019-08-131h 44
Obstacle Running Adventures135. Griswold Sunflower 6k!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 Tack...
2019-08-0630 min
Obstacle Running Adventures134. Tough Mountain Challenge!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 Promoted to CEO of Tough Mudder
2019-07-2927 min
Obstacle Running Adventures133. Muckfest ... nope. TM Long Island ... nope. FIT the 13th with Elites!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 that he could talk to some people at FIT for us! Thank you again, Juan! 0 - 2:23 - Intro 2:23...
2019-07-2239 min
Obstacle Running Adventures132. Boston Savage and Blitz with Elites and Matty T!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 - 1:12:48 - Matty T & Vendors 1:12:48 - 1:22:18 - Blitz Interviews 1:22:18...
2019-07-151h 27
Obstacle Running Adventures130. Tougher Mudder Boston with Elites!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 - 2:52 - Intro 2:52 - 6:54 - News 6:54 - 9:38 - Content Preface
2019-06-3050 min
Obstacle Running Adventures129. Savage Race Pennsylvania!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 Gabriele Grunwald Dies at 32 Jason M...
2019-06-2437 min
Obstacle Running Adventures128. Relay for Life Foxborough with Brittney Toth!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 moment of the event 0 - 2:25 - Intro 2:25 - 4:47 - News 4:47 - 5:13 - Content Preface
2019-06-1654 min
Obstacle Running Adventures127. The Color Run Boston and The King Pine Tri!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 - Vendors 23:58 - 43:21 - Recaps 43:21 - end - Outro
2019-06-0952 min
Obstacle Running Adventures126. The Last Samurai Sprint with Stephen Ferreira and Venue Owner Rob Russell!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 - Interviews 34:32 - 41:08 - Recap 41:08 - end - Outro Best...
2019-06-0355 min
Obstacle Running Adventures125. Run to Remember Half Marathon and 5 Miler!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 then you'll hear a recap from the 4 of us!! 0 - 3:25 - Intro 3:25...
2019-05-2640 min
Obstacle Running Adventures124. Toughest Mudder East with Elites!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 - 22:00 - Before Start Line 22:00 - 29:10 - Start Line Audio 29:10 - 45:50 - Mike's...
2019-05-211h 28
Obstacle Running Adventures122. Viking Obstacle Race's Cinco de Mjolnir Ultra with Elites!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 9:53 - 28:43 - Interviews 28:43 - 41:00 - Recap
2019-05-0746 min
Obstacle Running Adventures121. Mud Hen Brewing Co. Half Marathon and 8k with Elites!This weekend Mike and Katelyn traveled down to Wildwood, NJ to participate in the Mud Hen Brewing Company Half Marathon, 8k and IPA 5k! Unfortunately the IPA 5k was cancelled due to a tornado warning, but luckily the rest of the weekend turned out to be great running weather! Listen as Mike runs the 8k and Katelyn runs her very first half marathon. You will also hear from elite athletes, vendors and the race director and Founder/CEO of DelMoSports, Stephen Del Monte! 0 - 2:56 - Intro 2:56 - 5:24 - News
2019-04-291h 00
Obstacle Running Adventures120. Jason Mozey's 12 Hours of Burpees for Veteran Suicide Awareness!A few weeks ago Mike saw a live Facebook video where a man (Jason Mozey) was doing burpees for 12 hours! Jason did this in order to raise awareness to the issue of veteran suicide and it was without a doubt, a success. He fundraised over $7,000 beating his goal by a couple thousand dollars and his live stream videos were watched during all hours of the night! It was our pleasure to have him on the show and we hope that this episode will be heard by even more people and continue to make a difference!
2019-04-2255 min
Obstacle Running Adventures119. Citi Field Spartan Sprint with Elites!Mike returns to Citi Field for elite Spartan coverage for the second year! Katelyn helps him get a bunch of interviews with elites, vendors, and all around awesome people! 0-2:45 - Intro 2:45 - 9:05 - News 9:05 - 28:35 - Elites 28:35 - 47:20 - Vendors 47:20 - end - Outro Pushing Triplets 10k Record Columbine Survivors run Boston Marathon Boston Bombing Survivor Who Got Hit by a Car runs BAA 5k Michael Stefano, fut...
2019-04-1453 min
Obstacle Running Adventures118. FIT Challenge XII and Ultra with Elites!Katelyn and Mike spent about 13 hours covering everything FIT Challenge on Saturday so enjoy craptons of interviews with some awesome people so hear why this is a local event that you shouldn't miss! 0-3:50 - Intro 3:50 - 7:50 - News 7:50 - 28:02 - FIT Challenge Elites 28:02 - 52:05 - More FIT 52:05 - 1:05:11 - FIT Ultra Elites 1:05:11 - end - Outro Million Dollar Mile Struggles Des Linden back to Boston Marathon Tough Mudder 2019 ...
2019-04-081h 13
Obstacle Running Adventures117. BoldrDash WinterDash with Lynn Hall and Crazy AF News!Mike drove down to Rhode Island to check out the final Winter Dash put on by BoldrDash! You'll hear from Tim who Mike ran the course with, Susan from Dave's Fresh Marketplace, as well as the founder of BoldrDash herself, Lynn Hall! Then grab a towel because our crazy AF news is going to blow your mind! 0-3:12 - Intro 3:12 - 5:15 - News 5:15 - 33:08 - BoldrDash 33:08 - 40:47 - Crazy AF news 40:47 - end - Outro Morgan...
2019-04-0144 min
Obstacle Running Adventures116. San Antonio Spartan Super and Sprint!Jason from OCR Talk calls in to talk about his race weekend at the San Antonio Spartan Super and Sprint! 0-2:28 - Intro 2:28 - 9:58 - News 9:58 - 29:25 - Jason on San Antonio Super and Sprint 29:25 - end - Outro Run with Danish Royalty Blind Half Marathoner led by Dogs Exonerated Man's Half Marathon Down to One FIT OCR Per Year Most Burpees in 12 hours World Record ...
2019-03-2534 min
Obstacle Running Adventures115. FIT 'Rock 5 Mile & 5k with Elites, and Bolingbrook St. Paddy's 5k!Welcome to the most consistent co-hosted OCR show! Some elites, lots of hearing from the MStefano Running community, and Katelyn running a race in Chicago which wasn't actually in Chicago! 0-3:45 - Intro 3:45 - 11:55 - News 11:55 - 37:30 - FIT 'Rock 5 Miler and 5k 37:30 - 45:55 - Bolingbrook St. Paddy's 5k 45:55 - end - Outro Carlo Given 2 Years to Live Evan Perperis OCRmill Run Every Street in San Francisco
2019-03-1858 min
Obstacle Running Adventures114. Spartan Greek Peak Winter Sprint with Elites!After missing it the first few times Katelyn and Mike were finally able to make the long drive to check out the Greek Peak Winter Sprint! We were able to see a bunch of familiar faces like Joshua Reid, Meg Julian, and Logan Nagle. Also we met even more of the elite field like Josh Fiore, Tiffany Palmer, and Heather Gollnick. Hear from all of them and plenty more who were at this weekend's race! 0-15:55 - Intro 15:55 - 30:00 - Elites 30:00 - 43:25 - Newbsanity
2019-03-1058 min
Obstacle Running Adventures113. Best of the Beach and Brew Run Coming Soon with Stephen Ferreira!With 2019 came the end of the Polar Bear Challenge and soon Samurai Sprint, this episode brings some good news! A new race is coming soon to New England! Be sure to listen and share with friends, so you can decide if you should clear out room on your race schedule like we did! Best of the Beach and Brew Run Next weekend we will be Cortland, NY covering the Greek Peak Winter Spartan Sprint! (Unless you were one of the people that sent us hate mail from that Bonefrog event, then we...
2019-03-0432 min
Obstacle Running Adventures112. Chicago Area Runners Association with Greg Hipp!Holy crap we were in Chicago for this episode! Huge thank you to the CARA community for welcoming us to one of their runs! We highly recommend joining them for a run if you live in the area or are even just there for the weekend, tell them that we sent you! CARA's Website 0-9:45 - Intro 9:45 - 19:10 - Greg Hipp Interview 19:10 - 24:55 - Post Event Recap 24:55 - end - Outro Savage Race's Chopsticks Obstacle
2019-02-2128 min
Obstacle Running Adventures104. 2018 Recap Compilation - Lessons Learned and Things Remembered!Listen as as you hear about our most memorable moments from 2018. You'll hear from every guest we had on the show, as well as words of advice and wisdom we heard throughout the year. We hope that you have enjoyed coming along on the ride that was our show in 2018 and hope you look forward to more adventures in 2019! Next weekend we will still be enjoying the off season! We will be sharing the podcast roundtable that Heather from Overcome and Run was nice enough to host earlier this week! ...
2018-12-302h 15
Obstacle Running Adventures103. 2018 Recap Compilation - Bloopers, Jokes, Good Times, Oh My!Another year, another recap episode with all of the funny moments from the show! It is a bit long and it is more than your average dose of Mike and Katelyn so don't feel pressured to listen all in one sitting. We hope that you have enjoyed coming along on the ride that was our show in 2018 and hope you look forward to more laughs in 2019! Mud Run Guide's Best of OCR 2018 Results: http://www.mudrunguide.com/best-of-ocr/2018-best-of-ocr-results/ Mike's Article on The OCR Report: https://w...
2018-12-222h 11
Obstacle Running Adventures102. Setting Realistic Goals, Managing Chronic Pain, and Pudgy Aunt Bertha with Molly Kenneth!Molly comes back on the show to save us from not having any content this week! Learn how to not be part of the 92% that fail their new year resolutions, how to support your loved ones, and how to be an overall better you! Molly Kenneth's WTM Article: https://www.theocrreport.com/iceland-and-hypothermia-lessons-from-wtm-2018/?fbclid=IwAR1JeHng_ouOgMsicpoK0g92EFiKwZzeD7MLPBr4_OKJCUalpURsHJ_nUhs 808 Renewable Energy CEO Fraud: http://ww2.cfo.com/fraud/2016/11/808-renewable-energy-ceo-accused-fraud/ Straight Up Funk Show: https://www.facebook.com/events/2500371483538253/ OCR...
2018-12-181h 09
Obstacle Running Adventures101. FIT 'Mas 5k Multilap with Elites, and Iceland Spartan Ultra!Back for the final Trailfecta race of the year and this time we were able to use the audio from the finish line interviews! You'll also hear from our sponsored athlete Javier Escobar who took over Obstacle Racing Media's instagram to be media! Donate for Team Rubicon fundraiser: Paypal money to melissa.sharkbait@gmail.com Chinese Half Marathon Cheaters: https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a25361215/runners-caught-cheating-shenzhen-half-marathon-on-camera/?utm_campaign=socialflowFBRW&utm_medium=social-media&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR0eGn5AmXgxmPZ_YiDxIr-Zs8mtRvqo7vgnJ93R-TsT_kbgi657iPiE4l0 Paul lea...
2018-12-091h 02
Obstacle Running Adventures100. Episode 100 with a Live Intro, and Santa Hustle 5k!We did it! We made it to episode 100 without ever missing a week! Many thank yous to everyone we have had on the show, everyone who listens to the show, and the people who tuned into our live recording and asked us questions! Listen and hear our intro that was recorded live during a Facebook and Instagram live and then a bit of content from the Santa Hustle 5k in South Portland, ME! In the outro you will hear a series of shout-outs from a variety of other great podcasts like Obstacle Racing Media, World's Toughest...
2018-12-021h 16
Obstacle Running Adventures99. Lost Audio, and Being Thankful! (But not being thankful for the lost audio)This episode was supposed to cover the Thanksgiving Trailfecta Race in Cumberland, RI but due to equipment malfunction 10 minutes of great interviews needed to be scrapped! So instead you get a shorter episode where Katelyn and Mike catch up on news, discuss some events, and almost forget to talk about things that we are grateful for! Spartan's new Helix episode: https://www.facebook.com/tr1beocrteam/videos/1616711715142305/ Joe's Awkward Turkey Carry Challenge: https://www.facebook.com/251061411860/posts/10155705693491861/ Next weekend we will be co...
2018-11-2627 min
Obstacle Running Adventures98. World's Toughest Mudder! (Part 2: Champion's Brunch and Bar Crawl), and Taunton YMCA Turkey Trot!Second half of WTM content, and then some local Turkey Trot audio! I will keep this description short since the episode is super long! After some announcements from the brunch (skip if audio isn't up to par) you'll hear from Kris Mendoza, Allison Tai, Trevor Cichosz, Rea Kolbl, Javier EScobar, Erin Rost, and many others at the Champion's Brunch, plus even more people at the bar crawl! Lastly you'll hear some podiums and post race interviews after a local Turkey Trot! Intro: 0-7 minutes. Champion's Brunch announcements: 7-29. Podium announcements: 15-3...
2018-11-192h 04
Obstacle Running Adventures97. World's Toughest Mudder! (Part 1: Community Dinner and Event)Hear the first half of Mike and Katelyn's experience down in Atlanta, GA! This episode covers the community dinner as well as the event itself! You'll hear from Evan Perperis, Ian Panter, Melissa Sharkbait Dugan, Javier "Ecobar", and many others at the dinner the night before WTM! After that Sean Corvelle will get you pumped as you hear audio from the start line. Lastly hear the short clips of Mike's audio as he pushes through his first 24 hour event! Intro: 0-11 minutes. MBD's kids: 11-15. Community Dinner: 15-39. Race St...
2018-11-141h 15
Obstacle Running Adventures96. Panic in the Dark, and New York City Marathon!Prepare for a pretty long intro with lots of news (we even excluded some), then you'll hear some content from Panic in the Dark, and lastly an experience from the New York Marathon! From zombie makeup artist to a substitute race director at Panic followed by the experience of Mike running the course and Olivia and Katelyn as zombies! After that we hear about John Landry's experience at the NYC Marathon! Intro: 0-16 minutes. Panic: 16-28. NYC Marathon: 28-49. Outro: 49-57. Next weekend we will be...
2018-11-0656 min
Obstacle Running Adventures95. Tri-State Spartan Super with Elites, Dallas Spartan Ultra, and Another MudGear Giveaway!Who knew that trying to interview elites after they finish a race in a Nor'Easter would be so difficult? Regardless we were able to snag a quick word with Robert Killian, Joshua Riedinger, and John Penland! Following that we hear a bit from Jason Dupree (from OCR Talk) about his experience running the Spartan Ultra in Dallas, TX. Lastly, before the outro Katelyn will explain the rules for the second MudGear sock giveaway so be sure to learn how to enter to win some sweet pink compression socks! Next weekend we will cover...
2018-10-2940 min
Obstacle Running Adventures94. FIT 'Frills Trail 5k Multilap with Elites, and MudGear Giveaway!Listen as you will hear about Mike and Chrissy's experience at FIT's 'Frills Trail 5k Multi-lap! You will also hear from two elites from the event. Unfortunately, there's not as many podium interviews because Mike was too busy crushing his goal, of completing three laps. Next weekend we will cover the Tri-State Spartan Super in Vernon, NJ and hopefully hear from Jason or Jimmie about the Spartan Ultra down in Dallas, TX! National Breast Cancer Foundation: https://www.nationalbreastcancer.org/ Patreon: www.patreon.com/MStefanoRunning MSte...
2018-10-2230 min
Obstacle Running Adventures93. Hartford Marathon and Half Marathon!Katelyn is back which means this episode is fun enough to make up for the lack of her last episode! For the real content of the show you'll hear from Kay who ran the full marathon course as well as Lucian who ran his first half marathon! Next weekend we will cover the FIT Frills trail run in Cumberland, RI! Ryan Atkin's article on ORM: https://obstacleracingmedia.com/editorial/the-last-10-percent/ Patreon: www.patreon.com/MStefanoRunning MStefano Running Community Challenge: https://www.facebook.com/gro...
2018-10-1544 min
Obstacle Running Adventures92. Rugged and Raw 20k!No Katelyn this weekend but Mike has Jason Dupree on to talk about his 20k trail race, Rugged and Raw! OCR Talk: https://anchor.fm/ocrtalk Next weekend we will hear from Kay who will be running the Hartford Marathon and will join Shae and friends for the relay event as well! Facebook live with Obstacle Racing Media: https://www.facebook.com/ObstacleMedia/videos/169411230658011/ Patreon: www.patreon.com/MStefanoRunning MStefano Running Community Challenge: https://www.facebook.com/groups/168527377194955/ U...
2018-10-0830 min
Obstacle Running Adventures91. Bridgewater Police 5k, and Houghton's Pond Trail Race with Elites!We took it easy on the traveling for this episode and covered the Bridgewater Police 5k as well as the Houghton's Pond Trail Race! Katelyn, Meagan, Shae, and Mike all give recaps of the road race in Bridgewater, MA, you'll hear from a police podium, some Colonial Road Runners, as well as Rebekah Caylor the race director and Chief of Police Officer Delmonte! For Houghton's Pond Trail Race we were able to get more podium interviews because we didn't run the trail race ourselves and you'll hear from elites like Deanna Nappi, Mark Z...
2018-10-0150 min
Obstacle Running Adventures90. Tougher Mudder Northeast with Elites!This episode was recorded from Gunstock Mountain because we ventured to Tough Mudder Northeast! You'll hear from elites like Ryan O'Connor, Jean-Benut Boudreau, Addison Dolido, Meg Julian, Kera Perzuti and Serra Langone and many more! You will also hear from Nikki Perry from the Tough Mudder Community, a potential future American Ninja Warrior as well as a recap from Mike, Shon and Katelyn. Next weekend we will be in Bridgewater, MA to cover the Bridgewater Police 5k! Nancy will also be running the Smuttynose Half Marathon! Patreon: www.patreon.com...
2018-09-2458 min
Obstacle Running Adventures89. Killington Spartan Beast, Ultra, and Sprint with Elites!Mike skips the Killington Beast for the first time since the Founders Race in order to go all in on media! Unfortunately his voice fizzles out pretty quickly and Katelyn steps up to conduct most of the interviews! You'll hear from elites like Rea Kolbl, Ryan Kempson, Brakken Kraker, and Kelly Sullivan from the Beast, Anne Champagne, and Jesse Bruce from the Ultra, and soooooooo many more! Towards the end you'll hear our recap of the Sunday Sprint with Angela as well as a special appearance of Scott "the Fayne" Knowles from "I Am A Spartan" podcast!
2018-09-171h 04
Obstacle Running Adventures88. Bonefrog Boston with Elites!Mike runs his first Bonefrog event and luckily it seems to have been one of the better ones Jimmie and Angela have run this year! We have been known to be somewhat critical of Bonefrog in the past but this event met our expectations! Katelyn had some difficulty with obtaining elite interviews but makes up for it with great talks with vendors and some other interesting people. Mike was able to catch the end of the podium awards after finishing his laps and spoke with Kristen Mullen, Marcin Stasiowski, Ryan Kelly, Jacob Goran, and Diana Sadjadifard
2018-09-101h 10
Obstacle Running Adventures86. West Point Spartan Sprint and North American OCR Championships Relay and Charity 7k!Listen to Angela as she talks about her experience at the West Point Spartan Sprint in Orange County, New York! She talks about the unique obstacles Spartan Race brought to this event and whether or not she plans to return to this event next year! The second half goes back to our weekend at North American Championship relay and charity 7k! You won't hear from elites or podium content like part 1 of our coverage but you will hear from Jason Dupree from OCR Talk! Next weekend we will be doing something that we haven't figured o...
2018-08-271h 19
Obstacle Running Adventures85. Elite Mile, and Falmouth Road Race with Des Linden and Elites!For the first time we are covering a road race more in depth than a simple racap! Over the weekend we covered the press conference, the expo, elite and high school mile, as well as the Falmouth Road Race! In addition to the usual cast of teammates you'll hear from a bunch of vendors at the expo, and athletes like Des Linden, Craig Engels, Daniel Romanchuk, Tatyana McFadden, Ben Flanagan, Rachel Schneider, and many many more! Next weekend we will have a recap of the West Point Spartan Sprint and will have the second part...
2018-08-211h 13
Obstacle Running Adventures84. North American OCR Championships 3k and 15k with Elites!This is a long episode but we promise that it is worth it! Angela and Jimmie ran the 3k and 15k courses at North American OCR Championships and you will hear their recap, and the podiums! Oh and interviews with elites like Ryan Atkins, Lindsay Webster, Alexandra Walker, Samuel Hebert, Rachel Corigliano, Jesse Bruce, Kelly Sullivan and many more! You will also hear from quite a few vendors at the race weekend like MudGear, Wreckbag, Force 5, Thirty 7s Custom Apparel, and more! Next weekend we will be covering the Falmouth Road Race! The...
2018-08-151h 50
Obstacle Running Adventures83. Tough Mudder Western New York!Second episode in a row recapping an obstacle course race in New York. This time it was Tough Mudder and Shon tells us about his experience competing in Tougher on Saturday and running with his family on Sunday! Next weekend we will be covering all 4 events at North American OCR Championships in Stratton, VT! Patreon: www.patreon.com/MStefanoRunning MStefano Running Community Challenge: https://www.facebook.com/groups/168527377194955/ Use coupon code "adventure" for 10% off MudGear products: https://mudgear.com New Facebook page for the podcast: Obs...
2018-08-0638 min
Obstacle Running Adventures82. Bonefrog New York!Katelyn and Mike eventually stop talking about the wedding that they went to long enough to hear about Angela's experience at the Bonefrog event in Glenwood, New York! Don't forget to be awesome like Isaac and leave a review for the show! Next weekend we will hear from Shon at Tough Mudder in Andover, NY! Patreon: www.patreon.com/MStefanoRunning MStefano Running Community Challenge: https://www.facebook.com/groups/168527377194955/ Use coupon code "adventure" for 10% off MudGear products: https://mudgear.com New Facebook page for the...
2018-07-3025 min
Obstacle Running Adventures81. Muddy Princess with Sandra Loosen!Katelyn, Mike, and Angela spent their Sunday mornings in Lancaster, Massachusetts! Katelyn and Angela ran the Muddy Princess 5k and Mike hung out to snag interviews with Keith (the owner of Kalon Farm) and Sandra from the Muddy Princess 5k! You will be hearing from a lot of people in this episode so we hope you enjoy it, be sure to leave a review if episodes like this are something you prefer! Kalon Farm: http://www.kalonfarm.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/MStefanoRunning MStefano Running Community Challenge: https://www.f...
2018-07-2233 min
Obstacle Running Adventures80. Savage Race Boston with Elites, and Brainfreezer 5k with Isabel Tuck!Mike spent his Saturday getting a lot of content from the Boston Savage Race in Barre, MA while Katelyn was up in Burlington, VT killing her ice cream pint like it was her job! You will be hearing from a lot of people in this episode so we hope you enjoy it, be sure to leave a review if episodes like this are something you prefer! People Helping People: http://phpgmicrolending.org Patreon: www.patreon.com/MStefanoRunning MStefano Running Community Challenge: https://www.facebook.com/groups/168527377194955/ Use...
2018-07-161h 15
Obstacle Running Adventures79. Finish at the 50 5k, and Podcast Give-away Competition!Katelyn and Alex went to cover Finish at the 50 5k in Foxboro, MA but unfortunately it was much more difficult to cover it this year! After that we are having a competition to give away one of our podcast shirts that MudGear made for us! Email us at obstaclerunningadventures@gmail.com or message us on our podcast Instagram @ObstacleRunningAdventures to submit your vote as to which number clip was from a different show! Next weekend we will be covering Savage Race in Barre, MA and Brainfreezer 5k in Burlington, VT! Patreon: www.p...
2018-07-0930 min
Obstacle Running Adventures78. Overyhydration and Exercise-induced Hyponatremia with Molly Kenneth FNP-C!We have been looking forward to this call with Molly for a while now. This episode is dense with information but it could have some tips for how to not die at an endurance event! Next weekend we will be covering Finish at the 50 in Foxboro, MA! Patreon: www.patreon.com/MStefanoRunning MStefano Running Community Challenge: https://www.facebook.com/groups/168527377194955/ Use coupon code "adventure" for 10% off MudGear products: https://mudgear.com New Facebook page for the podcast: Obstacle Running Adventures Follow our new...
2018-07-021h 09
Obstacle Running Adventures74. Tough Mudder Bootcamp Burlington with Cathrin Bowtell, ERock, and Will Dean!Huge episode all about Tough Mudder! Alex and Mike piggyback off of a Colonial Road Runners fun run in Brockton to give out codes for those interested in their first Tough Mudder! After that we get to the best part! Hear from the people behind the first Tough Mudder Bootcamp in the world! Massive thank you to Cathrin Bowtell, Eric (EROCK) Botsford, and Will Dean himself for taking the time to speak with us! We wish nothing but success for their first location and plan to return soon! Next weekend we will be covering Samurai S...
2018-06-041h 15
Obstacle Running Adventures73. Australia's Toughest Mudder and Boston's Run to Remember!Jamesy was finally able to call in to talk about his experience at the first Toughest Mudder in Australia, get ready for some great lingo from down under! After the Ozzie call we hear about how John did at one of Boston's biggest half marathons despite a bit of an equipment malfunction! Next weekend we will be covering Samurai Sprint in Westport, MA and if things go well a grand opening complete with an interview with a big OCR CEO! Patreon: www.patreon.com/MStefanoRunning MStefano Running Community Challenge: https://ww...
2018-05-2857 min
Obstacle Running Adventures72. Terrain Race New England with Elites, Bonefrog New England, and NAMI Walk!Mike went down to Terrain Race in Connecticut to give finish line interviews another shot and ended up running it himself after! Jimmie talks about his subpar experience at Bonefrog, we hear about Katelyn's NAMI walk, and not much about Australia's Toughest Mudder (but maybe next week because Jamesy just got back to me as I am writing this XD but we will see) Thank you to the elites and Terrain Race staff that took the time to talk to me! Next weekend we will be covering John's experience at Run to Remember in Boston an...
2018-05-211h 03
Obstacle Running Adventures71. Color Me Bold with Lynn Hall, Find Your Bold, Best Buddies, and P90X Instructor Certification!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 recap you will hear about Alex's experience with getting his P90x Instructor Certification. Before we close we will also touch on some other events t...
2018-05-1449 min
Obstacle Running Adventures70. Tougher Mudder Texas, Savage Race Maryland, and Ruban's Run!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 Rutland, MA (no finish line interviews) and Color Me Bold in Exeter, RI! Patreon: www.patreon.com/MStefanoRunning MStefano Running Community Challenge:
2018-05-081h 28
Obstacle Running Adventures69. New Jersey Spartan Beast!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" for 10% off MudGear products: https://mudgear.com New Facebook page for the podcast: Obstacle Running Adventures Follow our new podcast Instagram: @ObstacleRunningAdventures Write us...
2018-04-3032 min
Obstacle Running Adventures55. New England Spahtens and #RaceLocal!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/ #RaceLocal information: http://www.newenglandspahtens.com/racelocal/ Michael Stefano on NE Spahten Show: http://www.newenglandspahtens.com/ep65-world-toughest-mudder-with-special-guest-mike-stefano-of-the-mstefano-running-podcast/
2018-01-2059 min
Obstacle Running Adventures47. FIT Turkey Trot Trail 5k, Tiger Turkey Chase 5 Miler, and Being Thankful!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 be at: Winter Lights in Plymouth, MA Frosty Half Marathon in Raynham, MA Please consider writing a review on iTunes, as it really helps the show! Check out our website: www.m...
2017-11-2718 min
Obstacle Running Adventures25. Meet #26 Daniel Taylor, Tough Mudder New England, Robo Mud Run, and BAA 10k!Listen as you hear from our newest team member Daniel Taylor, who recently got back into running so he could have a healthier life. You will also hear from some of our team who ran the Tough Mudder New England in West Dover, Vermont. You will also hear a short recap about the Robo Mud Run in Florida and the B.A.A. 10k in Boston. Next weekend we will be at: Craft Brew 5k in Portland, Maine Harvard Pilgrim Finish at the 50 5k & 10k in Foxborough, MA Please consider w...
2017-06-2647 min
Obstacle Running Adventures24. Boston Spartan Sprints, Hurricane Heat 114, Ian's Recovery, Color Me Rad, Father's Day Children's Museum 5k, Brockton Knocks Down Diabetes, and Lazy Lobster 10 Miler!Easily one of our best episodes yet! We mainly focus on Saturday's Boston Spartan Sprint in Rutland, Ma as well as the Hurricane Heat class 114 at the same location! In the end we touch upon: Ian's recovery, the cancelled Color Me Rad event, the Father's Day Children's Museum 5k, Brockton Knocks Down Diabetes, and the Lazy Lobster 10 Miler! Next weekend we will be at: Tough Mudder New England in West Dover, VT BAA 10k in Boston, MA Robo Mud Run in Orlando, FL Please consider writing a review as...
2017-06-191h 06
Obstacle Running Adventures23. Heart Challenge, Krazy Kids Inflatable Fun Run, Meet #8 Meagan Keefe, Tuxedo Spartan Sprint, Fit Fest 5k, The Color Run, and Kombucha!Listen as Mike volunteers to help set-up the Heart Challenge in Canton, MA. We were also able to interview four kiddos who ran the Krazy Kids Inflatable Fun Run in Seakonk, MA! Meet Meagan who joined our team back in June 2015! You will also get to hear a little bit about the Tuxedo Spartan Sprint and the Color Run at Patriots Place! Lastly, listen as we learn about Kombucha! Next weekend we will be at: Boston Spartan Sprint in Rutland, MA Hurricane Heat 114 in Rutland, MA Check out our website: www...
2017-06-1223 min
Obstacle Running Adventures22. Samurai Sprint with Stephen Ferreira, Newport 10 Miler, Tuxedo Spartan Sprints, and Covered Bridges Half Marathon!There is a lot going on in this week's episode! Katelyn and Mike go to Westport, MA to participate in Samurai Sprint for the first time and were even able to get a phone interview with Stephen Ferreira the founder of the aforementioned race! http://www.samuraisprint.com/ From there we go to the Hungry Monkey in Newport, Rhode Island where Katelyn, Nancy, Mike, and Ian stuffed their faces after the Newport 10 Miler! In the closing we hear about Angela and Jimmie completing the double Spartan Sprint weekend in Tuxedo, NY a...
2017-06-0551 min
Obstacle Running Adventures21. Infinitus Marathon and Run to Remember Half Marathon!Oh boy! Alex and Mike poked the bear called the Endurance Society by setting out to complete the Infinitus Marathon up in Goshen, VT! Mike counts this as his first marathon and the tough trails proved to be a worthy challenge! Alex also enjoyed himself so much that he plans to go double or nothing next year! Also hear about how Nancy and John did at the Run to Remember in Boston, MA! Next weekend we will be at: Samurai Sprint in Westport, MA Saturday Tri-State Spartan Sprint in Tuxedo, NY Sunday Tri-State Spartan S...
2017-05-2924 min
Obstacle Running Adventures20. Sasquatch Hikes Mount Monadnock, Bonefrog Challenge, Meet #25 Shaelyn Floria, DECA Color Run with David Ferreira, and Evan's Run!Saturday, Angela hiked up Mount Monadnock in Jaffery, NH for a summit challenge, Jimmie completed the Bonefrog Challenge in Charlemont, MA and realized that it may be his new favorite race series! Sunday, we hear from the newest member of the team #25 Shaelyn Floria, then hear about our experience at the first DECA Color Run at Bridgewater-Raynham and even hear from David Ferreira who is the advisor of the DECA club at the high school! In closing you will hear a little bit about Evan's Run, then remember that we have a 4th co-host because so...
2017-05-2236 min
Obstacle Running Adventures19. Meet #18 Kay Nickerson, NAMI Walk, Florida Spartan Super, and Shipyard Maine Coast 39.3 Challenge!Hear how Kay fares against completing a 39.3 challenge for the first time which is a half marathon (which Mike joined in running) Saturday and a full marathon on Sunday! Katelyn also walked to #endstigma at the NAMI walk in Boston with coworkers! Listen how Angela and Jimmie completed the Spartan Super down in Florida but got stranded there due to flight overbooking! Next weekend we will be at: Battlefrog in Charlemont, MA DECA Color Run in Bridgewater, MA Evan's Run in Norwell, MA Check out o...
2017-05-1554 min
Obstacle Running Adventures18. IAM Strong 5k!Hear about Katelyn's seemingly near death experience at the mall. Or if you'd like to stay on topic for the episode, continue to listen to our experience at the IAM Strong 5k. This race benefitted the IAM Strong Foundation! The IAM Strong Foundation works to shatter the stigma associated with teen mental health issues, emphasizing the need to treat mental health issues no differently than physical health issues. http://www.iamstrongfoundation.org/ Other races that we participated in this weekend: Run to End Addiction in Bridgewater, MA NECC Classic 5k in H...
2017-05-0823 min
Obstacle Running Adventures17. Tri-State Spartan Ultra Beast and Tri-State Spartan Beast!Huge Spartan weekend! Alex pits himself against the infamous Ultra Beast in Vernon New Jersey, listen to hear how his training pays off! Shon, Angela, and Jimmie drove down from Maine and New Hampshire to complete the Beast which is half of the Ultra Beast but still a fantastic challenge with about 13-14 miles up and down the mountain with about 32 obstacles. It was Shon's first Beast and he is now a third of the way to earning his first Spartan Trifecta! Angela and Jimmie returned to Mountain Creek on Sunday to complete the course again and a...
2017-05-0129 min
Obstacle Running Adventures16. Meet #21 Shon Collins, Runzilla, and Crush Cancer 5k!Meet #21 to the team Shon, a former marine and still a badass. Jimmie, Angela, Shon, and Mike discuss Runzilla's 5k, WODzilla, and OCR events and whether or not it is a event that is worth attending. The following day Alex, Olvia, Kay, and Mike went to the Crush Cancer 5k at Bridgewater-Raynham High School and one of them won an award! Check out our website: www.mstefanorunning.com Like us on Facebook: MStefano Running Follow us on Twitter and Instagram: @MStefanoRunning Follow us on Tumblr: MStefanoRunning...
2017-04-2318 min
Obstacle Running Adventures15. Moose on the Loose Half Marathon and Boston Marathon!Big running weekend! Angela and Mike had a half marathon in Nashua, New Hampshire called Moose on the Loose and Monday Alex, Olivia, and Mike went into Boston to spectate the Boston Marathon. We discuss what Boston Strong means to us and chances of someone from the team participating in the world renowned event next year! (Our recording of top 3 female and male elites did not record correctly so this episode is a little on the shorter side, 2 big episodes coming up to make up for it though!) Check out our website: www.mstefanorunning.co...
2017-04-1815 min
Obstacle Running Adventures14. FIT Challenge VIII with Robb McCoy!Angela, Katelyn, and Mike all did epic fit at FIT Challenge VIII in Cumberland, RI! Since Mike was competing via multilaps his account of the race differed a little from the girls', so the first half is them comparing and contrasting their experience. For the latter half we were able to get the founder of FIT Challenge, Robb McCoy, on the phone to talk about his history with his business and the bright future that it has ahead of it! http://www.fitchallenge.org/ https://www.facebook.com/fitchallenge.org/ @f.i.t.ch...
2017-04-101h 07
Obstacle Running Adventures13. Moving Heels for Meals on Wheels 5k and Spartan Cruise Part 2!This weekend Katelyn and Mike ran the Moving Heals for Meals on Wheels 5k in Kingston, MA and Lura went and ran the Hot Chocolate 15k in Philidelphia, PA! We also finish this episode with the second half of Mike, Katelyn, CJ, and Jake reminiscing about the Spartan Cruise to the Bahamas 2 years ago! Check out our website: www.mstefanorunning.com Like us on Facebook: MStefano Running Follow us on Twitter and Instagram: @MStefanoRunning Follow us on Tumblr: MStefanoRunning Add us on Snapchat: MStefano R...
2017-04-0353 min
Obstacle Running Adventures12. Shamrock Half Marathon & Shamrock Shuffle and Spartan Cruise Part 1!Hear how Mike and Angela ran a total of 15 miles in races up in Manchester, New Hampshire. Then listen to the first half of Mike, Katelyn, CJ, and Jake reminiscing about the Spartan Cruise that was 2 years ago this month ... holy crap time flies! Check out our website: www.mstefanorunning.com Like us on Facebook: MStefano Running Follow us on Twitter and Instagram: @MStefanoRunning Follow us on Tumblr: MStefanoRunning Add us on Snapchat: MStefano Running Subscribe on Youtube: MStefano Running
2017-03-2752 min
Obstacle Running Adventures11. Mai Uka a i Kai 10k & Half Marathon and the White Mountains!Listen as Mike talks about his half marathon and Katelyn's 10k in the beautiful state of Hawaii. Mike and Katelyn also talk to Olivia and Alex after their relaxing, yet adventurous vacation in the White Mountains in New Hampshire. Check out our website: www.mstefanorunning.com Like us on Facebook: MStefano Running Follow us on Twitter and Instagram: @MStefanoRunning Follow us on Tumblr: MStefanoRunning Add us on Snapchat: MStefano Running Subscribe on Youtube: MStefano Running Intro music - "Streaker" by...
2017-03-1938 min
Obstacle Running Adventures10. Meet #5 Jake Rattigan!Listen as CJ steals the episode away from meeting number 5 to the team, Jake! Nah just kidding ... kind of kidding. Jake has been a huge asset to our team early on and continues to be one of the most helpful members when it comes to getting through obstacles on the course! Check out our website: www.mstefanorunning.com Like us on Facebook: MStefano Running Follow us on Twitter and Instagram: @MStefanoRunning Follow us on Tumblr: MStefanoRunning Add us on Snapchat: MStefano Running Su...
2017-03-1229 min
Obstacle Running Adventures9. Greek Peak Winter Spartan!While Mike and Katelyn flew to Hawaii, Jimmie and Angela were in upstate New York completing Spartan Race's first Winter Sprint on the Greek Peak Mountain Resort in Cortland, NY. Listen to hear from Angela about Spartan's unique (or not unique) changes to their usual events. Check out our website: www.mstefanorunning.com Like us on Facebook: MStefano Running Follow us on Twitter and Instagram: @MStefanoRunning Follow us on Tumblr: MStefanoRunning Add us on Snapchat: MStefano Running Subscribe on Youtube: M...
2017-03-0623 min
Obstacle Running Adventures8. Meet #13 Angela Bowers and #14 Jimmie McNally!Meet number 13 and 14 of the team, Angela and Jimmie! Listen as we discuss Angela's move from Florida to New Hampshire, getting ready for the Greek Peak Spartan Sprint and Ted Geisel! Then hear Jimmie's ... interesting videos to us (since he doesn't like talking on the phone) to learn a good amount him! Check out our website: www.mstefanorunning.com Like us on Facebook: MStefano Running Follow us on Twitter and Instagram: @MStefanoRunning Follow us on Tumblr: MStefanoRunning Add us on Snapchat: MStefano Running
2017-03-0137 min
Obstacle Running Adventures7. Meet #11 Donna Otis, Cupid's Undie Run, and Old Fashioned 5k and 10 Miler!Meet Donna, the 11th member of the team and hear how she got into the sport of obstacle course racing and how we ended up adopting her for the team! Also Mike and Donna talk about this year's Cupid's Undie Run in Boston and how they intend to bring more of the team next year! Lastly you will hear Mike's experience running both the Old Fashioned 5k as well as their 10 Miler which has the combined name of Badass Half! We did get in touch with Lindsey Norse (event coordinator for Boston Cupid's Undie Run) but were n...
2017-02-2127 min
Obstacle Running Adventures6. OCR FAQs and Paddy Kelly 5 Mile Road Race!What is obstacle course racing? What is a great entry level course? How should I train? What if I can't complete an obstacle? Chances of getting dirty? Free beer? Is mountain creek a mountain or a hill? These questions and more are discussed between Mike and Katelyn in this week's podcast! Also hear about the Paddy Kelly 5 Mile Road Race in Brockton, MA! Our Cupid's Undie Run team fundraising page: https://my.cupids.org/MStefanoRunning Check out our website: www.mstefanorunning.com Like us on Facebook: MStefano Running
2017-02-1346 min
Obstacle Running Adventures5. Meet #7 Ian Hudson and #17 Nancy Goldie!Meet the 7th and 17th members to the team Ian and Nancy! They both tend to stay exclusively with road running so we talk about why they do what they do best and some goals set for this year! Our Cupid's Undie Run team fundraising page: https://my.cupids.org/MStefanoRunning Check out our website: www.mstefanorunning.com Like us on Facebook: MStefano Running Follow us on Twitter and Instagram: @MStefanoRunning Follow us on Tumblr: MStefanoRunning Add us on Snapchat: MStefano R...
2017-02-0515 min
Obstacle Running Adventures4. Blizzard Blast with Fred Smith!Listen as we discuss with Angie and Jimmie about the crazy adventure that happened during Blizzard Blast in Lowell, MA. Although there was not much snow on the ground, we still had a wicked fun time! You'll also hear from Blizzard Blast's race director Fred Smith. Congrats to Ian, Mike and Nancy on their awards from the Colonial Road Runner's Banquet. At the very end of this podcast you will find out about Alex's next crazy adventure! Check out SmithFest Event's website: www.smithfestevents.com Check out Blizzard Blast's website:
2017-01-3031 min
Obstacle Running Adventures3. Meet #23 Olivia Landry!Meet our 23rd and most recent member, Olivia Landry! Hear about how mentally tough she is as she pushes through extreme asthma and allergies to cross the finish line. With her cheery personality, we love hanging out with her both on and off the course. Check out our website: www.mstefanorunning.com Like us on Facebook: MStefano Running Follow us on Twitter and Instagram: @MStefanoRunning Follow us on Tumblr: MStefanoRunning Add us on Snapchat: MStefano Running Subscribe on Youtube: MStefano Running
2017-01-2317 min
Obstacle Running Adventures2. Meet #12 Sam Feeney!Meet our 12th member to the team, Sam, and hear how she qualified for the team and continues to push out of her comfort zone to better herself. From cheerleading and softball to OCR how her athleticism carries across sports but each offer their own challenges. Check out our website: www.mstefanorunning.com Like us on Facebook: MStefano Running Follow us on Twitter and Instagram: @MStefanoRunning Follow us on Tumblr: MStefanoRunning Add us on Snapchat: MStefano Running Subscribe on Youtube: MStefano R...
2017-01-1521 min
Obstacle Running Adventures1. Welcome to the Podcast! (Pilot)Listen to how Mike, CJ, Alex and Katelyn started and built a small running team that evolved into a team of over 20 members. You will hear stories of their first OCRs, their favorite memories on some adventures and the camaraderie that helps them through the tough times. Thank you to Mike's grandparents for the equipment, both Matt B. Davis from Obstacle Racing Media (ORM) and The Too Fit Guys for podcast advice on equipment, editing and everything in between! Also thank you to Straight Up Funk for the intro song and Dubbest Reggae for the outro song. Also...
2017-01-0836 min