Episodes
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It has been a long time coming but we finally had Leon Kofoed on the show for his own episode!
He is one of the more popular social media personalities in the sport and one of the most well known Danish athletes in the sport of OCR. He was vocal about 2024 being his final year as a full time athlete so we discuss what that looks like, how it felt to take the win at an OCRWC event, his recovery from his Savage Race injury, the state of the sport in Europe compared to North America, how he feels about so many championships and much more!
Be sure to follow him on social media, check out his Get a Grip program, as well as the OCR Program that he developed alongside Ida Mathilde Steensgaard!
0:00 – 4:40 – Intro
4:40 – 9:50 – Quick News
9:50 – 10:40 – Content Preface
10:40 - 1:26:35 - Leon Kofoed Interview
1:26:35 - End – Outro
Next weekend is World's Toughest Mudder already, Mike will be there covering the event to hopefully make 3 or so episodes but before that we hope to air an interview with a member of our local road running group who ran every street in Boston!
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Coree Woltering 3 Years Sober
Charlotte Curtis Dog Died
Spartan Super Championship
Three Less Tough Mudders in 2025
New Major Marathon
Savage Race Florida Podiums
Spartan Trifecta World Championship Podiums
Body Board Secret Link
Haunted Axe Secret Link
Hacky Sack Secret Link
Dog Podcast Secret Link
Birthday Race Secret Link
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247. OCR World Championships 3K with Elites!
249. OCR World Championships Team Races and 100 Meter Finals with Elites!
270. Ida Mathilde Steensgaard on Jacksonville Spartans, Savage Florida, and More!
299. OCR World Championships 3K with Elites and Graham Roberts from NOX!
316. Ulrikke Evensen on Spartan World Championships, World’s Toughest Mudder, and More!
363. Spartan World Championships with Nikolaj Dam!
406. Ja Shua Ried on Athletic Risk, OCRWC, FKTs, and More!
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The OCR Report
Patreon Supporters: Jason Dupree, Kim DeVoss, Samantha Thompson, Matt Puntin, Brad Kiehl, Charlotte Engelman, Erin Grindstaff, Hank Stefano, Arlene Stefano, Laura Ritter, Steven Ritter, Sofia Harnedy, Kenny West, Cheryl Miller, Jessica Johnson, Scott "The Fayne" Knowles, Nick Ryker, Christopher Hoover, Kevin Gregory Jr., Evan Eirich, Ashley Reis, Brent George, Justin Manning, Wendell Lagosh, Logan Nagle, Angela Bowers, Asa Coddington, Thomas Petersen, Seth Rinderknecht, and Bonnie Wilson.
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I have been wanting to do this for a while ... even though I'm not sure him or the others in The OCR Report believed me!
It's Jack Goras, the guy behind the camera at pretty much every major OCR that has happened in Europe or North America in the past 5 or so years!
We haven't had much time to talk in the past when covering events since we are usually busy doing interviews while he is taking pictures and editing. However we did get to hang out more at World's Toughest Mudder last year since it was a 24+ hour event, we shared a room at the air bnb, and he hung out at the bar crawl.
This was my way of getting to know more about him, so now you can also get to know him!
We talk about photography, his favorite places that he has been, how he ended up being the photographer for The OCR Report, some travel nightmares, how he is going back to Ukraine to help yet again, and much more!
0:00 – 3:25 – Intro
3:25 – 7:46 – Quick News
7:46 – 8:11 – Content Preface
8:11 - 1:02:15 - Jack Goras Interview
1:02:15 - End – Outro
Next weekend we will hopefully have another athlete on to talk about OCRWC and Spartan's Short Course Championship in Croatia or a member of my local running club who ran every street in Boston!
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News Stories:
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Tough Mudder Course of Legos
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Leon Skin Cancer Removed
Spartan Dallas Ultra Podiums
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Spartan Dallas Super Podiums
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359. World’s Toughest Mudder 2023! (Part 2: Brunch Interviews and Audio)
360. World’s Toughest Mudder 2023! (Part 3: Bar Crawl Interviews and a Musical Performance)
400. Episode 400 with Live Intro/Outro, Surprise Congratulations Clips, Q&A, and Shoutout Compilation!
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The OCR Report
Patreon Supporters: Jason Dupree, Kim DeVoss, Samantha Thompson, Matt Puntin, Brad Kiehl, Charlotte Engelman, Erin Grindstaff, Hank Stefano, Arlene Stefano, Laura Ritter, Steven Ritter, Sofia Harnedy, Kenny West, Cheryl Miller, Jessica Johnson, Scott "The Fayne" Knowles, Nick Ryker, Christopher Hoover, Kevin Gregory Jr., Evan Eirich, Ashley Reis, Brent George, Justin Manning, Wendell Lagosh, Logan Nagle, Angela Bowers, Asa Coddington, Thomas Petersen, Seth Rinderknecht, and Bonnie Wilson.
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A bit of a pivot for this week's episode since Mike had his "A race" of the year, the FIT Challenge Survival of the FITtest!
A couple years ago he planned to take on the 30 hour but due to an upcoming wedding, the final and most difficult semester of grad school, and some achilles pain the registration was moved back.
This is the raw and pretty unedited (especially since Audacity gave me issues with the episode and I needed to redo almost everything) journey of me being able to call myself an ultra runner again! So enjoy a look at the inside of my mind, many mistakes when talking, and a few ultra mistakes too!
Next week we plan to get back to something more interesting but I hope you enjoy this anyway!
0:00 – 4:20 – Intro
4:20 – 11:08 – Quick News
11:08 – 12:58 – Content Preface
12:58 - 18:55 - To Race
18:55 - 24:40 - Start Line Audio
24:40 - 40:22 - Lap by Lap Audio
40:22 - 44:00 - Finish Audio
44:00 - 49:35 - Shower Shananigans
49:35 - End – Outro
Next weekend we will hopefully have another athlete on to talk about OCRWC and Spartan's Short Course Championship in Croatia!
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News Stories:
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Terra Jackson Medical Scare
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328. The Final FIT Challenge OCR with Elites, Ultras, and More!
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The OCR Report
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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 recovery from his shoulder injury in Tahoe, his interest in helping others in the sport, his upcoming FKT in the Grand Canyon, and more!
0:00 – 5:09 – Intro
5:09 – 9:53 – Quick News
9:53 – 10:24 – Content Preface
10:24 - 1:19:08 - Ja Shua Ried Interview
1:19:08 - End – Outro
Next weekend we will hopefully have another athlete on to talk about OCRWC and Spartan's Short Course Championship in Croatia!
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Spartan London South East Ultra Podiums
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255. World’s Toughest Mudder! (Part 2: Brunch Interviews and Audio)
298. Fran Chiorando from The OCRWC Podcast!299. OCR World Championships 3K with Elites and Graham Roberts from NOX! (2022)
300. OCR World Championships 15K with Elites and Vendors! (with Live Intro/Outro and Shoutout Compilation!) (2022)
301. OCR World Championships Team Relay Races and 100 Meter Finals with Elites! (2022)
352. Spartan Race’s Acquisition of OCRWC with Adrian Bijanada!353. Ian Hosek on FISO OCR World Championships, OCRWC, and Tough Mudder Saudi Arabia Morality! (2023)
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The OCR Report
Patreon Supporters: Jason Dupree, Kim DeVoss, Samantha Thompson, Matt Puntin, Brad Kiehl, Charlotte Engelman, Erin Grindstaff, Hank Stefano, Arlene Stefano, Laura Ritter, Steven Ritter, Sofia Harnedy, Kenny West, Cheryl Miller, Jessica Johnson, Scott "The Fayne" Knowles, Nick Ryker, Christopher Hoover, Kevin Gregory Jr., Evan Eirich, Ashley Reis, Brent George, Justin Manning, Wendell Lagosh, Logan Nagle, Angela Bowers, Asa Coddington, Thomas Petersen, Seth Rinderknecht, and Bonnie Wilson.
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This weekend was OCRWC in Mammoth Lakes, CA and you will totally hear about that ... next week when I have time to schedule an interview with an athlete but it is Tuesday and people are still traveling home!
Instead we finally had Kevin "The Mudman" LaPlatney, on the show who has been in the sport since 2010 and has seen a lot of events come and go during his time living on Long Island. He owned Obstacle Athletics which was a well known OCR gym in the area for many years, and continues to be a prominent member in the northeast OCR community. We discuss his favorite events over the years, his love of ultras, being a dad, his thoughts on the changes in the sport, the fact that OCR is not dead yet, and more!
0:00 – 5:11 – Intro
5:11 – 9:39 – Quick News
9:39 – 10:18 – Content Preface
10:18 - 1:12:54 - Kevin LaPlatney Interview
1:12:54 - End – Outro
Next weekend we will hopefully have an athlete on to talk about OCRWC or cover Naticook Challenge or BoldrDash's Doggie Dash!
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The OCR Report
Patreon Supporters: Jason Dupree, Kim DeVoss, Samantha Thompson, Matt Puntin, Brad Kiehl, Charlotte Engelman, Erin Grindstaff, Hank Stefano, Arlene Stefano, Laura Ritter, Steven Ritter, Sofia Harnedy, Kenny West, Cheryl Miller, Jessica Johnson, Scott "The Fayne" Knowles, Nick Ryker, Christopher Hoover, Kevin Gregory Jr., Evan Eirich, Ashley Reis, Brent George, Justin Manning, Wendell Lagosh, Logan Nagle, Angela Bowers, Asa Coddington, Thomas Petersen, Seth Rinderknecht, and Bonnie Wilson.
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We had Yaris Cruz on the show once before while doing interviews at OCRWC in 2021, having her on again for her own episode was long overdue!
Yaris as an athlete is known to be a force to be wreckoned with whether it be OCR, ninja, or even hybrid racing. We discuss her background in sport before finding OCR (or lack thereof), the importance of mental health as an athlete, how her position as the vice president of Puerto Rico OCR Association has changed her perspective on the sport, her thoughts on World Obstacle's OCR World Championships in Costa Rica, and much much more!
Also, in a time where many North American races are having their final events, there are some new ones just getting started! Race Ready Obstacles has been building obstacles for races and selling quality training equiptment to people for years. This year they hosted their first obstacle course themselves, MidWest OCR and Yaris took the gold!
0:00 – 5:54 – Intro
5:54 – 14:15 – Quick News
14:15 – 14:48 – Content Preface
10:40 - 1:17:43 - Yaris Cruz Interview
1:17:43 - End – Outro
Next weekend we will hopefully have an athlete on the show to talk about their experience at OCRWC!
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We have been hearing about Baylen Bean for a while now, after his recent victory at Spartan Pan-American Championships we figured that it would be a perfect time to finally have him on the show!
We talk about his athletic background, how he found obstacle course racing, the qualification process to join the elite field, his favorite race distances, how his championship event in Seattle went, how that ranks in his all time racing accomplishments, potential interest in World's Toughest Mudder in the future, and much more!
Be sure to support the sponsors who support our athletes in our sport like Elete Electrolytes, Kriva CBD, and Honey Stinger!
0:00 – 4:32 – Intro
4:32 – 10:01 – Quick News
10:01 – 10:40 – Content Preface
10:40 - 56:30 - Baylen Bean Interview
56:30 - End – Outro
Next weekend we may have an athlete on the show to talk about MidWest OCR put on by Race Ready Obstacles!
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The OCR Report
Patreon Supporters: Jason Dupree, Kim DeVoss, Samantha Thompson, Matt Puntin, Brad Kiehl, Charlotte Engelman, Erin Grindstaff, Hank Stefano, Arlene Stefano, Laura Ritter, Steven Ritter, Sofia Harnedy, Kenny West, Cheryl Miller, Jessica Johnson, Scott "The Fayne" Knowles, Nick Ryker, Christopher Hoover, Kevin Gregory Jr., Evan Eirich, Ashley Reis, Brent George, Justin Manning, Wendell Lagosh, Logan Nagle, Angela Bowers, Asa Coddington, Thomas Petersen, Seth Rinderknecht, and Bonnie Wilson.
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Well, we still can't believe this is the first time that Josh Fiore has gotten his own episode but here we are!
Josh has been involved with OCR in the northeast for well over a decade as a weekend warrior, volunteer, motivational speaker, and as an elite. He has been on the show 7 times previous to this (episodes 114, 194, 328, 358, 360, 382, and 401) due to seeing him at Spartan Greek Peak, Kismet Cliff Run, FIT Challenge, World's Toughest Mudder, New England OCR Expo, and BoldrDash!
This time however, we focus on his background of finding the sport of obstacle course racing, life changes he needed to make in order to compete as an elite, his thoughts on local OCR, how the Spartan Killington Ultra went, unfinished business at World's Toughest Mudder, and much more!
0:00 – 3:00 – Intro
3:00 – 8:49 – Quick News
8:49 – 9:11 – Content Preface
9:11 - 48:30 - Josh Fiore Interview
48:30 - End – Outro
Next weekend we will be hearing from the male winner of the Spartan Pan-American Championships!
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401. The Final BoldrDash with Racers, and Lynn Hall!
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The OCR Report
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There were some big events that happened this weekend with Tough Mudder Infinity in Pittsburg, the final Conquer the Gauntlet under the Mainprize ownership, the first of the Savage Point Series races in Maryland, and the Spartan European Championships, but we covered the final BoldrDash OCR in Exeter, RI!
BoldrDash as a race series had a huge role to play in our overall OCR history! It was Mike's 9th ever OCR, and Katelyn's 7th ever OCR back on May 3rd 2014 (video here). We have also volunteered more at this race than any other, whether it was Mike waking up really early to volunteer all day at an obstacle, or helping people through the course with the Find Your Bold/all abilities team!
While it didn't have the huge reputation around the country or even world like FIT Challenge had with the annual community awards, it was still an integral aspect of local OCR in New England! Lynn Hall started these events back in 2011, has put on events at incredible venues such as beaches, ski hills, and former amusement park land, before settling at a permanent course at Canonicus the past few years. We wish Lynn the best in what she continues to do with Find Your Bold!
Lastly, if you have information as to the spelling or last name of the guests in this episode, we would appreciate it.
0:00 – 6:40 – Intro
6:40 – 18:17 – Quick News
18:17 – 21:03 – Content Preface
21:03 - 25:27 - Start Line Audio
25:27 - 1:13:29 - Interviews (Laura Conkelin, Lisa Addelin, and Emily Addelin, Jasmine Somatis, Kya, and Kaleen, Katie Callahan, Eric, Anthony, Jose, Jack, and Jesus, Andy, and Matt, Carolyn Fritz, Becky, Steve Bacon, Jacqueline, Connor Nolan, and Sandra Pearson, Mike, Kristen, Angelica, Dazar, Amir, and Kesha, Lee Carney, and Tracy Carney, Ryan McGowan, Joe Cronin, and Kevin LaPlatney, Greg Hall, David, Josh Fiore, Amy Haskell, Andy Haskell, Mike Stefano)
1:13:29 - 1:21:35 - Lynn Hall Interview
1:21:35 - End – Outro
Next weekend we will have an episode on Spartan Pan American Championship in Seattle, the Killington Spartan Beast, or something else!
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Another huge milestone of the show, hitting 400 Episodes! Don't quote me on it but I can't think of any other OCR podcasts that have made it this far (other than Obstacle Racing Media) ... yet!
We celebrate with a live recording of the intro, the naming of a new "sponsored athlete" some Q&A, audio clips that Katelyn had sneakily asked for congratulating us, some more Q&A, a compilation of times we were mentioned on other shows, and a live outro!
Thank you to everyone who has supported us over the past 7 years and 8 months, everyone who watched this live recording, sent in audio clips, guests who have been on the show, our patreon supporters, and everyone else who has helped this show keep going for so long!
0:00 – 7:17 – Intro
7:17 – 15:12 – Quick News
15:12 – 15:58 – Content Preface
15:58 - 28:41 - Surprise Congratulations Audio Clips: Jack Goras, Will Hicks, Dustin Dorough, Fran Chiorando, Jason Dupree, Mark Duplessis, Evan Perperis, Dave Claxton, Carlo Piscitello, Steve Bacon and Dawn Sirois, Hank Stefano, Erin Rost, Kevin Gregory, Scott "The Fayne" Knowles, Javier Escobar, Kelly Sullivan, Matt B Davis and Stacie Davis, Alex Youngworth, Everett "Jimmy" McNally, and Angela Bowers.
28:41 - 1:00:27 - Q&A
1:00:27 - 1:25:48 - Shoutouts on Other Shows Compilation
1:25:48 - End – Outro
Next weekend we will be covering the final BoldrDash OCR!
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News Stories:
Scott "The Fayne" Knowles Engaged
Our New Sponsored Athlete: Kevin Gregory
Savage Numbers Update (full article here)
Dave Robinson's Grandfather
Deejay Fox Finished Colorado Trail FKT
Amber Tait and Terra Jackson Deka Strong Women Relay Record
Pure Impact Athletics Expansion
Rat Rod Secret Link
Helium Backpack Secret Link
Wine Marathon Secret Link
Baby Rock Secret Link
Marshmallow Catching Secret Link
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Related Episodes:
100. Episode 100 with a Live Intro, and Santa Hustle 5k!
200. Episode 200 Live Q&A with a Podcast Shoutout Compilation!
300. OCR World Championships 15K with Elites and Vendors! (with Live Intro/Outro and Shoutout Compilation!)
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The OCR Report
Patreon Supporters: Jason Dupree, Kim DeVoss, Samantha Thompson, Matt Puntin, Brad Kiehl, Charlotte Engelman, Erin Grindstaff, Hank Stefano, Arlene Stefano, Laura Ritter, Steven Ritter, Sofia Harnedy, Kenny West, Cheryl Miller, Jessica Johnson, Scott "The Fayne" Knowles, Anna Landry, Nick Ryker, Christopher Hoover, Kevin Gregory Jr., Evan Eirich, Ashley Reis, Brent George, Justin Manning, Wendell Lagosh, Logan Nagle, Angela Bowers, Asa Coddington, Thomas Petersen, Seth Rinderknecht, and Bonnie Wilson.
Sponsored Athletes: Javier Escobar, Kelly Sullivan, Ryan Brizzolara, and Joshua Reid!
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Lots of events happened this weekend so it was difficult to figure out which event to focus on and which particular athlete to have on the show. I try not to have the same guest on for their own episode too many times, one of the big events had a lot of issues and I'd want to have more of the dust settle before we consider having an athlete on to talk about it.
Then Mike saw that Jenny Overstreet won Toughest Mudder Chicago! He first met her at the end of OCR America 2 during the KC Timber Challenge coverage. He was severely sleep deprived from a full week of traveling across the country doing OCR so he has limited memories of that day but it definitely happened!
Jenny is an athlete from the midwest who is known to be a formidable ultra OCR athlete from previous Toughest and World Toughest Mudders so we were excited to have her on the show for her own episode. Be sure to check out the MudGear Hannibal Race Pro Team that she is a part of as well as her gym RoKC!
0:00 – 3:18 – Intro
3:11 – 16:55 – Quick News
16:55 – 17:32 – Content Preface
17:32 - 1:00:35 - Jenny Overstreet Interview
1:00:35 - End – Outro
Next weekend we will celebrating episode 400 (with a live intro and outro which we totally didn't forget about until recording the outro) and will hopefully have one or two special guests who I have been wanting to have on the show for over 5 years!
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News Stories:
Daniel Romanchuk Married
USA OCR National Championships Reminder
I Am A Spartan Podcast Hit 200 Episodes
Trevor Cichosz New Book
Simone Spirito Baby
Nikolai Dam Baby
Spartan Sprint and 100 Meter World Championship Money
Ally Tippetts Anniversary
Obstacle Wonderland Looking for Spring 2025 Theme and Title
Spartan Trifecta World Championships in West Virginia?
Aliyah Emas Injury
FISO World Obstacle OCR World Championships in Costa Rica Attendance Update
FISO World Obstacle OCR World Championships Standard Course Podium Issue
FISO World Obstacle OCR World Championships Team Podium Issue
FISO World Obstacle OCR World Championships Short Course Podiums: Women and Men
FISO World Obstacle OCR World Championships Standard Course Podiums: Women and Men
Spartan Temecula Sprint Podiums
Toughest Mudder Chicago Podiums
Balloon Music Secret Link
Proposal Commercial Secret Link
Lincoln Park Secret Link
Kunga Cake Secret Link
Cow Interview Secret Link
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Related Episodes:
162. OCR America 2 Uncut Audio Day 8, KC Timber Challenge with Jen Scott!
385. Evan Perperis on Toughest Mudder Philadelphia, 100 OCR Podiums, and What is Next!
397. OCR in the US Midwest with Evan Perperis!
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The OCR Report
Patreon Supporters: Jason Dupree, Kim DeVoss, Samantha Thompson, Matt Puntin, Brad Kiehl, Charlotte Engelman, Erin Grindstaff, Hank Stefano, Arlene Stefano, Laura Ritter, Steven Ritter, Sofia Harnedy, Kenny West, Cheryl Miller, Jessica Johnson, Scott "The Fayne" Knowles, Anna Landry, Nick Ryker, Christopher Hoover, Kevin Gregory Jr., Evan Eirich, Ashley Reis, Brent George, Justin Manning, Wendell Lagosh, Logan Nagle, Angela Bowers, Asa Coddington, Thomas Petersen, Seth Rinderknecht, and Bonnie Wilson.
Sponsored Athletes: Javier Escobar, Kelly Sullivan, Ryan Brizzolara, and Joshua Reid!
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The New England Spartan Super and Sprint weekend came back to Barre, MA and it felt good to be back! Most are pretty familiar with the ~10K Super and the ~5K Sprint so those don't need too much description.
In addition to taking on both of these events though, we also completed the Teddy Bear Crawl which is a 7am wave where adults crawl the kids course to earn a kids medal and kids could bear crawl it to earn a Sprint medal! This event is free but it is recommended to make a donation in order to help purchase teddy bears for kiddos in a local hospital!
Mike was able to talk to 25 different people on the mic and countless people off the mic across these 3 events. These people ranging from elite athletes, weekend warriors, as well as vendors. See specific people and brands in the time stamps below!
0:00 – 3:11 – Intro
3:11 – 10:05 – Quick News
10:05 – 11:12 – Content Preface
11:12 - 29:05 - Saturday Super Athlete Interviews (Brent Trail, Lucian Gleiser, Chris Ferland, Cassandra Gill and Joe Martello, Ksen Golivkina, and Taylor Febus)
29:05 - 35:28 - Sunday Teddy Bear Crawl Athlete Interviews (Steve Bacon, Mike Kantor, Alexis Zielonka)
35:28 - 1:11:56 - Sunday Sprint Athlete and Vendor Interviews (Kevin Gregory, Hartley and Christian Mahfood, Reign Body Fuel, Kelly Sullivan, Mario Valentin, Pete Burnham, Jacquie Desmond, Giv Soft Butter, Army, Loco Coffee, Dr. Squatch, LoveSac, and Shield Health and Fitness)
1:11:56 - 1:15:52 - Mike and Katelyn Recap
1:15:52- End – Outro
Next weekend we may have an athlete on from Deka Fit Philadelphia, Chicago Toughest Mudder, or maybe something else entirely!
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News Stories:
Death at Crossfit Games
Spartan Year of the Boar
Spartan PanAmerican Championship Medal
OCRWC Medals
Conquer the Gauntlet is Bought
Scorpion Run Cancelled
Steel Puppet Secret Link
Personal Record Secret Link
Vegas Play Secret Link
Skiing Jesus Secret Link
Broken Vase Secret Link
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31. Boston Spartan Supers!
123. Boston Spartan Sprint with Elites, and Another Giveaway!
241. New England Spartan Super and Sprint with Kelly Sullivan!
293. Spartan New England Super and Sprint with Elites!
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The OCR Report
Patreon Supporters: Jason Dupree, Kim DeVoss, Samantha Thompson, Matt Puntin, Brad Kiehl, Charlotte Engelman, Erin Grindstaff, Hank Stefano, Arlene Stefano, Laura Ritter, Steven Ritter, Sofia Harnedy, Kenny West, Cheryl Miller, Jessica Johnson, Scott "The Fayne" Knowles, Anna Landry, Nick Ryker, Christopher Hoover, Kevin Gregory Jr., Evan Eirich, Ashley Reis, Brent George, Justin Manning, Wendell Lagosh, Logan Nagle, Angela Bowers, Asa Coddington, Thomas Petersen, Seth Rinderknecht, and Bonnie Wilson.
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After Evan Perperis interviewed Mike to talk about OCR in the Northeast on Strength and Speed (listen to episode here), Mike pulled an uno reverse and asked Evan to come on our show!
We have heard of some events that take place in the center of the country but to have a much better idea of the state of the sport in that region it takes someone more local to the area. With Evan living there for the majority of his OCR career, he was the perfect guest to talk about these events. We discuss 29 different events that are either still being put on today or left an impact in the time that they were still functional!
The events discussed were: Mythic Race, Hazelwood OCR, KC Timber Challenge, The Seige, Muddy Water OCR, Filthy Monkey, Wildwood Aventure Park, Witchita Gladiator Dash, Muddy Hutch, Conquer The Gauntlet, T.H.O.R. Texomas Hellacious Obstacle Race, Gladiator Assault Challenge, Frontline OCR, Midwest OCR, Spartan Race, Warrior Dash, Atlas Race, BattleFrog, Battle Of The Lions, Hammer Race, Big Red Challenge, Dirt Runner, Terrain Race, Green Beret Challenge, Fugitive Run, Battlegrounds (Iowa), Primal Assault, Gorilla Dash, and City Challenge
0:00 – 3:20 – Intro
3:20 – 9:49 – Quick News
9:49 – 10:38 – Content Preface
10:38 - 1:04:26 - Evan Perperis Interview
1:04:26 - End – Outro
Next weekend we will back back in Barre, MA but this time to cover the Boston Spartan Super, Sprint, and Teddy Bear Crawl!
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News Stories:
Miko Ultra Finish
80 Year Old Deka Mark
Paralyzed Man British Cross Country Trip
XMan Race Out of Business
Spartan NJ Proposal
Spartan Ottawa Super Podiums
2024 Spartan Mexico National Series Standings
Spartan New Jersey Super Podiums: Men and Women
Spartan New Jersey Sprint Podiums
RC Tricks Secret Link
Lava Lamp Secret Link
Weird Banana Secret Link
Bionic Glove Secret Link
Tongue String Secret Link
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Related Episodes:
159. OCR America 2: When Hell Freezes Over with Evan Perperis!
161. OCR America 2’s Uncut Audio: Days 1-7!
162. OCR America 2 Uncut Audio Day 8, KC Timber Challenge with Jen Scott!
217. OCRmill 21,000 Feet, and American Ninja Warrior with Evan Perperis!
265. KC Timber Challenge’s Yeti 5k with Thomas Plush!
283. OCR Everest, “On Endurance”, and More with Evan Perperis!
385. Evan Perperis on Toughest Mudder Philadelphia, 100 OCR Podiums, and What is Next!
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Patreon Supporters: Jason Dupree, Kim DeVoss, Samantha Thompson, Matt Puntin, Brad Kiehl, Charlotte Engelman, Erin Grindstaff, Hank Stefano, Arlene Stefano, Laura Ritter, Steven Ritter, Sofia Harnedy, Kenny West, Cheryl Miller, Jessica Johnson, Scott "The Fayne" Knowles, Anna Landry, Nick Ryker, Christopher Hoover, Kevin Gregory Jr., Evan Eirich, Ashley Reis, Brent George, Justin Manning, Wendell Lagosh, Logan Nagle, Angela Bowers, Asa Coddington, Thomas Petersen, Seth Rinderknecht, and Bonnie Wilson.
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It's that time for New England to get savage again! Mike woke at 6:15am and drove to Carter and Stevens Farm in Barre, MA to cover the Savage Race Boston and as always he didn't regret it!
He interviewed a bunch of elite athletes as well as the vendors who were there to support the event! Savage Race has been one of our favorite OCRs since before they even came to New England with us only missing their 2021 and 2023 events. After doing interviews, Mike went out to do the Blitz course for a sweet green medal!
0:00 – 4:31 – Intro
4:31 – 12:48 – Quick News
12:48 – 13:42 – Content Preface
13:42 - 50:10 - Finish Line Interviews (Ken Corigliano, Brett Mazza, Grant Bercik, Lawrence Taylor, Darran Hazebrouck, Mario Valentin, Emelyn Chiang and Kimberly Rheaume, Amy Egashira, Megan Beck, and Cassandra Gill)
50:10 - 1:02:14 - Festival Interviews (5 Hour Energy, Prospect Acres, Javier Gutierrez, and Stone Cow Brewery)
1:02:14 - 1:07:07 - Mike's Experience Recap
1:07:07 - End – Outro
Next weekend we may have someone call in to talk about their experience at the Spartan in New Jersey, or something else entirely!
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News Stories:
Final BoldrDash Announcement
Ryan McGowan Swim Fundraiser
Logan Broadbent Boomerang World Champion
Annie Dube Ankle Surgery
OFX Podcast Hit 200 Episodes
Signy Caroline Kolsto Wins Navy Race
Spartan Asheville Super Podiums
Savage Boston Podiums
Spartan Asheville Sprint Podiums
Spartan Mexican National Series Beast Podiums
Mushroom Run Secret Link
Magician Match Secret Link
Fit Dora Secret Link
Wheelbarrow Flip Secret Link
Bike Dodge Secret Link
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Related Episodes:
28. Boston Savage Race! (2017)
80. Savage Race Boston with Elites, and Brainfreezer 5k with Isabel Tuck! (2018)
132. Boston Savage and Blitz with Elites and Matty T! (2019)
288. Boston Savage Race and Blitz with Elites! (2022)
394. Kaeley Wynsma on Winning Chicago Savage Race, Hybrid Racing, Give and Take of Coaching, and More!
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The OCR Report
Patreon Supporters: Jason Dupree, Kim DeVoss, Samantha Thompson, Matt Puntin, Brad Kiehl, Charlotte Engelman, Erin Grindstaff, Hank Stefano, Arlene Stefano, Laura Ritter, Steven Ritter, Sofia Harnedy, Kenny West, Cheryl Miller, Jessica Johnson, Scott "The Fayne" Knowles, Anna Landry, Nick Ryker, Christopher Hoover, Kevin Gregory Jr., Evan Eirich, Ashley Reis, Brent George, Justin Manning, Wendell Lagosh, Logan Nagle, Angela Bowers, Asa Coddington, Thomas Petersen, Seth Rinderknecht, and Bonnie Wilson.
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Outro music - "Iron Paw" by: Dubbest
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We drove the 3 hours to Greenville, NY to cover the Ultra Viking 8 Hour (Northeast Ultra Cup Finale)/ Final Raid/ whatever we called their last event!
The race director Asa Coddington aka OCR Yoda has been a prominant member in the OCR community here in the northeast so it was a big blow that he announced that his last event would been this year. Known for very difficult and historic obstacles, interesting penalties, and excellent medals the loss of this race will have a large impact on the sport. There was also a night trail race that we ran and covered that event as well.
Apologies for the audio issues, Mike is looking into whether or not we need to invest in new equipment, if you recognize the voice of those listed below as "?", please let us know who they are so we can update the info!
0:00 – 4:16 – Intro
4:16 – 7:14 – Quick News
7:14 – 9:50 – Content Preface
9:50 - 19:14 - Baxter Hummel, Start Line Audio, Kimberly Rheaume, Golf Cart Audio
19:14 - 57:44 - Mike Stefano, Steve Bacon, James Golisano, Ryan Creagh, Jane Adams, John Ricker, Trisha Chillemi, Emily Lin and Grace Gorman, Shannon Woodill, Kevin VanderWoude, Mike Kantor, ?, ?, Kait Reynolds, Grant Bercik
57:44 - 1:14:57 - Night Trail Race (Post Run Audio, Zach Nayer, Adam Dibona and daughter, and Asa Coddington)
1:14:57 - End – Outro
Next weekend Mike plans to cover Savage Race Boston!
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News Stories:
World's Toughest Mudder 2025 Location and Date
Hyrox Major Races
Lisa Musacchio Anniversary
Old Touchdown Secret Link
Cheat Meal Secret Link
Costco Marathon Secret Link
Dad Balloon Secret Link
Golf Trip Secret Link
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Related Episodes:
122. Viking Obstacle Race’s Cinco de Mjolnir Ultra with Elites!
380. Obstacle Wonderland’s Boogie Weekend, 3 and 6 Hour Multi Lap Live Coverage!
381. New England OCR Expo! (Part 1: Vendors)
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The OCR Report
Patreon Supporters: Jason Dupree, Kim DeVoss, Samantha Thompson, Matt Puntin, Brad Kiehl, Charlotte Engelman, Erin Grindstaff, Hank Stefano, Arlene Stefano, Laura Ritter, Steven Ritter, Sofia Harnedy, Kenny West, Cheryl Miller, Jessica Johnson, Scott "The Fayne" Knowles, Anna Landry, Nick Ryker, Christopher Hoover, Kevin Gregory Jr., Evan Eirich, Ashley Reis, Brent George, Justin Manning, Wendell Lagosh, Logan Nagle, Angela Bowers, Asa Coddington, Thomas Petersen, Seth Rinderknecht, and Bonnie Wilson.
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There was the final race in the Spartan USNS Series but there was also an athlete who ran Savage Chicago who I wanted to have on the show. Mike put it up as a poll and Savage won with 62% (67% at the time he reached out)!
Due to this Katelyn reached out and interviewed Kaeley Wynsma who just won Savage Chicago! You may be familiar with Kaeley's name due to us reading podium results in quick news and honestly this was a big factor in wanting to have her on the show. Technically we interviewed her briefly at the Palmerton 3K Spartan series race but she seemed like she deserved her own episode!
We talk about her being a role model to her family and other women in sports, winning Savage Chicago, her gym Transform Fitness Studio, how you can take advantage of her fitness and nutrition coaching, and more!
0:00 – 4:50 – Intro
4:50 – 13:37 – Quick News
12:44 – 9:04 – Content Preface
9:04 - 1:09:36 - Kaeley Wynsma Interview
1:09:36 - End – Outro
Next weekend Mike may make the trip to cover the Ultra Viking 8 Hour (Northeast Ultra Cup Finale)/ Final Raid/ whatever we are calling their last event!
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News Stories:
Ryan Kempson and Courtney Pregnancy Announcement
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OCR Directory
Grit Games Postponed
Tyler Movsessian 3 Year Anniversary
Daniel Liszewski Working at Savage Race
Spartan Red Deer Super Podiums
Savage Race Chicago Podiums
Spartan USNS Utah Beast Podiums
Spartan Utah Super Podiums
Spartan Canadian Series Red Deer Sprint Podiums
Deka Fit Midwest Podiums
F1 Stats Secret Link
Finger Magic Secret Link
Swimming DQ Secret Link
Heavy Sprint Secret Link
Art Teacher Secret Link
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342. Spartan Poconos 3K Audio and Interviews with Elites!
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The OCR Report
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Outro music - "Iron Paw" by: Dubbest
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We had the winner of Spartan Ultra World Championships on the show, Luca Pescollderungg!
We talk about his background in the sport, his thoughts on being one of the best climbers in the sport of OCR, his other races that he focuses on, how the Spartan Ultra World Championships went, how he feels being both a World and a European champion, what is next for him, and much more!
Be sure to follow him on Instagram to keep up with his adventures and consider giving his sponsors some love!
0:00 – 5:44 – Intro
5:44 – 8:31 – Quick News
8:31 – 9:04 – Content Preface
9:04 - 33:00 - Luca Pescollderungg Interview
33:00 - End – Outro
Next weekend we may have someone on the show from the Spartan Utah Beast since it is the final race in the US National Series!
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News Stories:
Meme
Jack Bauer's Dad
Spartan Poconos Super Podiums
Spartan Michigan Super Podiums
Spartan Poconos Sprint Podiums
Spartan Michigan Sprint Podiums
Newscast Proposal Secret Link
Sleep Poker Secret Link
Schwarzenegger Prank Secret Link
Wedding Donor Secret Link
Rock Climb Secret Link
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351. FISO OCR World Championships with Short Course Champion Gian Maria Savani!
363. Spartan World Championships with Nikolaj Dam!
368. Cassandra Gill on Dealing with Failure, Ice Cream, Podium Success in 2023 and More!
374. Hannah Franciosa on Teaching, Training, Jacksonville Spartan Series Race, and More!
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The OCR Report
Patreon Supporters: Jason Dupree, Kim DeVoss, Samantha Thompson, Matt Puntin, Brad Kiehl, Charlotte Engelman, Erin Grindstaff, Hank Stefano, Arlene Stefano, Laura Ritter, Steven Ritter, Sofia Harnedy, Kenny West, Cheryl Miller, Jessica Johnson, Scott "The Fayne" Knowles, Anna Landry, Nick Ryker, Christopher Hoover, Kevin Gregory Jr., Evan Eirich, Ashley Reis, Brent George, Justin Manning, Wendell Lagosh, Logan Nagle, Angela Bowers, Asa Coddington, Thomas Petersen, Seth Rinderknecht, and Bonnie Wilson.
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Outro music - "Iron Paw" by: Dubbest
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This week Katelyn talks to Chennell Berg, the first place female finisher at War X. Chennell talks about her life on her cattle ranch, the evolution of her training, becoming a runner and what her experience was like taking first place at War X last weekend (Spoiler: It was her first ever first place finish). She talks about the importance of having her mom’s support at her OCR events. Chennell also talks about Mothman and the weather phenomenon of Kelvin-Helmholtz clouds.
If you’re ever in the White Sulphur Springs area, make sure you check out Chennell’s Fitness & Spa Center - Stone Temple Fitness & Spa!
0:00 – 4:40 – Intro
4:40 – 13:30 – Quick News
13:30 – 14:02 – Content Preface
14:02 - 1:01:57 - Chennell Berg Interview
1:01:57 - End – Outro
Next weekend we will try to have an athlete on from Spartan Ultra World Championships!
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News Stories:
Shannon Fitzgerald Nursing Accomplishments
Mike Wardian's Mom Surgery and Update!
60 Year Old's Cross Country Run for Parkinson's Awareness
Finley's Hyrox Howl at Underdog Fitness
Lyndsey Littlefield Got Married
Lindsay Webster and Ryan Atkins had their Baby
Carlo Piscitello's Dog has Cancer
Savage Ohio Podiums
Spartan UK National Series Midlands Super Podiums
Imperium Podiums
Olympus Podiums
Spartan Germany/Austria Series St Polten Sprint Podiums
Spartan St Polten Beast Podiums
Spartan St Polten Super Podiums
Spartan Ultra World Championship Podium: Women and Men
Spartan Morzine Beast Podiums
Beast Lake Podiums
Spartan France National Series Morzine Beast Podiums
Cuckoo Nightmare Secret Link
Chess Rap Secret Link
Gondor Ride Secret Link
Radio Space Secret Link
Deaf Birthday Secret Link
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341. Noah Buschur on Ninja, Horses, Edaphoecotropism, and Savage Race Chicago!
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The OCR Report
Patreon Supporters: Jason Dupree, Kim DeVoss, Samantha Thompson, Matt Puntin, Brad Kiehl, Charlotte Engelman, Erin Grindstaff, Hank Stefano, Arlene Stefano, Laura Ritter, Steven Ritter, Sofia Harnedy, Kenny West, Cheryl Miller, Jessica Johnson, Scott "The Fayne" Knowles, Anna Landry, Nick Ryker, Christopher Hoover, Kevin Gregory Jr., Evan Eirich, Ashley Reis, Brent George, Justin Manning, Wendell Lagosh, Logan Nagle, Angela Bowers, Asa Coddington, Thomas Petersen, Seth Rinderknecht, and Bonnie Wilson.
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A few weeks ago Italy hosted the OCR European Championships! While it can be difficult to have European athletes on the show due to frequent difficulties such as time zones and language barriers, the effort is worth it due to the abundance of talent that they have overseas!
This time we had the privilege to speak to Dutch athlete Stijn Lagrand! He is no stranger to doing well in elite OCR events but this OCR European Championships he took first not only in the short course, but the standard, and the men's relay team event as well which is a first in that event's history (along with Alisa Petrova who also achieved that honor this year)!
We talk about his history of survival running, his team Hang On in the Netherlands, their Hang On Run event, how the style of sport varies depending on where events are held in Europe, the 3 band system, an overly complicated rule book, potential benefits of a more time trial format, how it felt to realize he placed first, dealing with pressure and much more!
Be sure to keep an eye on the awesome athletes in Europe! A good start would be following Stijn and That OCR Guys!
0:00 – 2:57 – Intro
2:57 – 9:10 – Quick News
9:10 – 10:03 – Content Preface
10:03 -56:42 - Stijn Lagrand Interview
56:42 - End – Outro
Next weekend we will try to have an athlete on from Spartan Ultra World Championships but due to limited time availability and a busy weekend may have someone from War X or a Savage Race story that caught Mike's eye!
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Anne Clifford's Uncle
War X Podium
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The OCR Report
Patreon Supporters: Jason Dupree, Kim DeVoss, Samantha Thompson, Matt Puntin, Brad Kiehl, Charlotte Engelman, Erin Grindstaff, Hank Stefano, Arlene Stefano, Laura Ritter, Steven Ritter, Sofia Harnedy, Kenny West, Cheryl Miller, Jessica Johnson, Scott "The Fayne" Knowles, Anna Landry, Nick Ryker, Christopher Hoover, Kevin Gregory Jr., Evan Eirich, Ashley Reis, Brent George, Justin Manning, Wendell Lagosh, Logan Nagle, Angela Bowers, Asa Coddington, Thomas Petersen, Seth Rinderknecht, and Bonnie Wilson.
Sponsored Athletes: Javier Escobar, Kelly Sullivan, Ryan Brizzolara, and Joshua Reid!
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Check out our Threadless Shop
Use coupon code "adventure" for 15% off MudGear products
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Mike was able to return to Citi Field for coverage of the Spartan Stadium (still refuse to say Stadion), only this time he was able to run it as well which he has been wanting to do over a decade now!
Without Katelyn helping, coverage ability was more limited but there is still a pretty good episode put together for you with 16 athletes and 6 vendors interviewed along with some start line audio to put you, the listener, in the stadium with us!
0:00 – 4:41 – Intro
4:41 – 7:11 – Quick News
7:11 – 8:32 – Content Preface
8:32 -13:07 - Announcements, Anthem, and Start
13:07 - 47:49 - Athlete interviews (Chris Haggerty, Kevin Donoghue, Sabrina Buhagiar, Kara Vandooijeweert, Cassandra Gill, Joe Rucco, Kelly Sullivan, Jarius Williams, Peter Burnham, Mario Valentin, Daniela Pereira, Brett and Trey Redgate, Samantha DeFranco, Gwendolyn Bounds, and Brian Kellogg)
47:49 - 59:17 - Vendors (Breast Cancer Research Center, Cryo Guys, City MD of Long Island, Giv Soft Butter, American Cancer Society, and Tonal)
59:17:00 - End – Outro
Next weekend we plan to have an athlete on from Europe!
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ERock 20th Wedding Anniversary
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Handsome Squidward Secret Link
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The OCR Report
Patreon Supporters: Jason Dupree, Kim DeVoss, Samantha Thompson, Matt Puntin, Brad Kiehl, Charlotte Engelman, Erin Grindstaff, Hank Stefano, Arlene Stefano, Laura Ritter, Steven Ritter, Sofia Harnedy, Kenny West, Cheryl Miller, Jessica Johnson, Scott "The Fayne" Knowles, Anna Landry, Nick Ryker, Christopher Hoover, Kevin Gregory Jr., Evan Eirich, Ashley Reis, Brent George, Justin Manning, Wendell Lagosh, Logan Nagle, Angela Bowers, Asa Coddington, Thomas Petersen, Seth Rinderknecht, and Bonnie Wilson.
Sponsored Athletes: Javier Escobar, Kelly Sullivan, Ryan Brizzolara, and Joshua Reid!
Support us on Patreon for exclusive content and access to our Facebook group
Check out our Threadless Shop
Use coupon code "adventure" for 15% off MudGear products
Use coupon code "ocrreport20" for 20% off Caterpy products
Like us on Facebook: Obstacle Running Adventures
Follow our podcast on Instagram: @ObstacleRunningAdventures
Write us an email: [email protected]
Subscribe on Youtube: Obstacle Running Adventures
Intro music - "Streaker" by: Straight Up
Outro music - "Iron Paw" by: Dubbest
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