442. Katelyn's Pre-World's Toughest Mudder Thoughts!

World's Toughest Mudder is tomorrow at Belvoir Castle and as many of you know, this will be Katelyn's first time running it! We have been really busy with pit set up, OCR Report live stream assistance, and etc so we pivoted to a short discussion episode again, this time released as a rare early Friday release thanks to staying up late and very minimal editing! Check out the below YouTube videos for more WTM coverage! All Obstacles Preview WTM Live Stream Hours 1-8 WTM Live Stream Hours 8-16 WTM Live Stream Hours 16-24 The next few weeks will be packed with World's Toughest Mudder episodes so make sure you're subscribed for the best podcast coverage of this event! Start – 3:34 – Intro 3:34 – 6:11 – Quick News 6:11 – 7:04 – Content Preface 7:04 – 31:04 - OCR Report Chat 31:04 – End – Outro Next weekend we will be releasing Katelyn's lap by lap audio, overall event audio and interviews, and all things race days! ____ News Stories: Isaiah Vidal Having Baby Amy Pajcic's Dog Passed Canine Good Citizen Hannibal Race in Lebannon Spartan Montana Ultra and Beast Podiums Spartan Montana Super Podiums Spartan St. Polten Beast and Super Podiums Tiger Tug Secret Link Fear Unlocked Secret Link Wild Grinch Secret Link Goldeneye Dream Secret Link Arabic Betrayal Secret Link ____ Related Episodes: 438. World’s Toughest Mudder First Timer Questions with Josh Fiore! 441. World’s Toughest Mudder in UK Prep with Wil Chung and Fran Chiorando! 442. Katelyn’s Pre-World’s Toughest Mudder Thoughts! ____ 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, Bonnie Wilson, Steve Bacon from The New England OCR Expo, and Robert Landman. Sponsored Athletes: Javier Escobar, Kelly Sullivan, Ryan Brizzolara, Joshua Reid, and Kevin Gregory! 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

World's Toughest Mudder is next weekend at Belvoir Castle and as many of you know, this will be Katelyn's first time running it! We have been really busy with Katelyn's last week of school, chaos at Mike's job, a wedding on Friday and our travel to England on Saturday so we pivoted to a short discussion episode! The next few weeks will be packed with World's Toughest Mudder episodes so make sure you're subscribed for the best podcast coverage of this event! Start – 4:30 – Intro 4:30 – 6:29 – Quick News 6:29 – 6:57 – Content Preface 6:57 – 28:51 - Katelyn Ritter Interview 28:51 – End – Outro Next weekend we are either doing the episode on the book that we got back in March or there is a first timer to running WTM that we may reach out to about an interview! ____ News Stories: Betsy Mueller Ran Across the United States Hyrox World Championship Podium: Men and Women Spartan Switzerland National Series Sainte-Croix Beast and Super Podiums Powerthirst Commercial Secret Link Men Flower Secret Link World Design Secret Link Free Coffee Secret Link Wholesome Reaction Secret Link ____ Related Episodes: 410. World’s Toughest Mudder 2024! (Part 1: Pit Check In and Community Dinner) 411. World’s Toughest Mudder 2024! (Part 2: Race Day Interviews with Athletes, Volunteers, and Pit Crew) 412. World’s Toughest Mudder 2024! (Part 3: Brunch Interviews and Audio)  413. World’s Toughest Mudder 2024! (Part 4: Bar Crawl Interviews) 438. World’s Toughest Mudder First Timer Questions with Josh Fiore! 441. World’s Toughest Mudder in UK Prep with Wil Chung and Fran Chiorando! ____ 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, Bonnie Wilson, Steve Bacon from The New England OCR Expo, and Robert Landman. Sponsored Athletes: Javier Escobar, Kelly Sullivan, Ryan Brizzolara, Joshua Reid, and Kevin Gregory! 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

World's Toughest Mudder is almost upon us ... which is a very strange thing to say in June since it has always been in either December or November! I met Wil Chung last year at WTM and discussed having him on the show to talk about the venue of Belvoir Castle since he has had a lot of experience there as a prominent member of the European TM community!  I also wanted to have Fran Chiorando on as well since she lives with an American and is hyper aware of cultural differences and knows about my interest in trying new snacks! We talk about cultural differences, some slang, travel tips, touristy things to do, food and snacks to try, obstacle differences, updates in the recently distributed information pack, and some information about this year’s venue, Belvoir Castle! Start – 2:22 – Intro 2:22 – 5:40 – Quick News 5:40 – 6:24 – Content Preface 6:24 – 1:30:00 - Wil Chung and Fran Chiorando Interview 1:30:00 – End – Outro Next weekend we are either doing the episode on the book that we got back in March or there is a first timer to running WTM that we may reach out to about an interview! ____ News Stories: Josh Fiore Update (HUMility) Mack Roesch on American Ninja Warrior Hunter McIntyre Causes Team USA Hyrox Disqualification Spartan Cincinatti Super Podiums Spartan Scotland Beast Podiums Spartan TriState New York Sprint Podiums Brain Bleed Secret Link Zombie Beach Secret Link Alcoholic Bath Secret Link Trail Convert Secret Link Billionaire Beatdown Secret Link ____ Related Episodes: 410. World’s Toughest Mudder 2024! (Part 1: Pit Check In and Community Dinner) 411. World’s Toughest Mudder 2024! (Part 2: Race Day Interviews with Athletes, Volunteers, and Pit Crew) 412. World’s Toughest Mudder 2024! (Part 3: Brunch Interviews and Audio) 413. World’s Toughest Mudder 2024! (Part 4: Bar Crawl Interviews) 418. 2024 OCR Podcaster Roundtable Chat with Fran Chiorando, Dave Claxton, Scott Knowles, and Jason Dupree! 438. World’s Toughest Mudder First Timer Questions with Josh Fiore! Fran and Carlo Get OCR Adjacent: All your UK questions answered. Obstacle Racing Media's World’s Toughest Mudder – Everything You Need To Know 2025 UKOCR's Who's Hot / UKOCR - Worlds Toughest Mudder Special Part 1 ____ 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, Bonnie Wilson, Steve Bacon from The New England OCR Expo, and Robert Landman. Sponsored Athletes: Javier Escobar, Kelly Sullivan, Ryan Brizzolara, Joshua Reid, and Kevin Gregory! 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

We have heard about "Chainsaw Rick" for years but our paths had never crossed before with him mainly racing down south and us primarily running and covering the north.  Between him dominating Hildervat podiums and his recent cancer diagnosis, we figured that we should go out of our way to change that! We discuss the reason for his nickname, how he found the sport of OCR, his favorite moments in the sport, how Hildervat has changed over the years, his support of Lionhearts Fitness and the importance of their work, how he is handling his cancer diagnosis and much more! If you're in the area, consider checking out the Hildervat weekend being done in his honor on June 14th and 15th and/or support the fundraiser for Rick's medical bills which was put together by Shell Luccketta! Start – 5:00 – Intro 5:00 – 13:11 – Quick News 13:11 – 13:52 – Content Preface 13:52 – 1:32:22 - Chainsaw Rick Interview 1:32:22 – End – Outro Next weekend we are hopefully airing an interview related to WTM! ____ News Stories: Air Force Elite: Thunderbirds Brett Mazza Got Married Cincinatti Ultra Stats Spartan Colorado Springs Super Podiums Spartan Monterey Sprint Podiums Spartan Monterey Trail Podiums Spartan Hua Hin Super and Sprint Podiums Frontline OCR Podiums Spartan TriState Bethel Super Podiums Spartan Cincinatti Ultra and Beast Podiums Drunken Sailor Secret Link Fix You Secret Link Protein Powder Secret Link Emily's Science Secret Link Idiot Cart Secret Link ____ Related Episodes: 218. Hildervat with Race Founder Dan Woods! ____ 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, Bonnie Wilson, Steve Bacon from The New England OCR Expo, and Robert Landman. Sponsored Athletes: Javier Escobar, Kelly Sullivan, Ryan Brizzolara, Joshua Reid, and Kevin Gregory! 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

We have done OCR eulogy episodes in the past but never a eulogy episode on OCR podcasts! Mike used his first hand experience, Podchaser, and his own podcast app to find as many podcasts as he could find whether dead or alive.  He compiled the show names, descriptions, hosts, how many episodes released, date range of the show, and personal thoughts and experiences where applicable! There are well over 50 OCR podcasts discussed but apologies if we missed some.  We are a 2 person team and this took a pretty decent amount of time to put together.  See the shows mentioned in the time stamps below! Start – 3:43 – Intro 3:43 – 10:24 – Quick News 10:24 – 12:24 – Content Preface 12:24 – 42:32 - Dead Podcasts (All You've Got, Burpee Nation, My Journey to World's Toughest Mudder, No Excuses: The Official Tough Mudder Podcast, Obstacle Dominator, OCR Coven, Overcome and Run, Strength and Speed: Obstacle Course Racing Lessons From Other Sports, Nitty Gritty Training, Multi-Sport Media, BROCR SUPERCAST!, OCR Unedited, Obstacle Order, MudTap: OCR's Dirty Little Secret, CrossCast: Der OCR Podcast, Preparation OCR, Level Up in OCR, POD1UM: Der OCR Podcast, OCR Radio, The OCR Review, OCR News Weekly, Dirt in Your Skirt, OCR Disrupt Podcast, Obstacle Course Racing, The Functional Times, SISU Radio, Running and Obstacle Race Training, Obstacle Racers New Zealand, NE Spahten Show, Epic Race Gear, Middle of the Pack, Mud and Glory Podcast, The Natural Running Network, and Quarantine Cafe) 42:32 – 48:11 - Almost Dead Podcasts (The OCR Report, The OCRWC Podcast, Race Brain, and World's Toughest Podcast) 48:11 – 1:04:11 - Podcasts Still With Us (Accountability Corner, Fran and Carlo Get OCR Adjacent, I Am A Spartan!: OCR Podcast, Obstacle Racing Media Podcast, Obstacle Running Adventures, OCR Talk, OFX Podcast, The Running Public, The OCR Underground Show, Talking Dirty: An OCR Podcast, The Hard Way with Joe De Sena, Endurance Icons, BeastNet, and UKOCR) 1:04:11 - 1:06:17 - More Dead Podcasts: Women of OCR, The OCR Review, Try Not To Die OCR, Mud Brothers, OCR PODCAST. By CrossWork Entrenadores, Dutch OCR Podcast, Zavoty OCR, Rise and Grind OCR and Endurance, and Highly Functional Runners and Obstacle Course Racers) 1:06:17 – End – Outro Next weekend we are hopefully getting to that interview with the author that we have  been talking about for the past few months or an interview with a guest that Mike has a sudden interest in!  ____ News Stories: John Kelly Takes on Appalachian Trail Hyrox Elite Wall Ball Targets Not Enough Clydesdales or Athenas Registered for WTM WTM 2025 Patches Meg Jacoby Not Competing in Hyrox World Championship Spartan Monterey Super Podiums Hildervat Podiums Savage Charlotte Podiums Spartan Colorado Springs Ultra and Beast Podiums New York Secret Link Baby Name Secret Link Squat Survival Secret Link Voice Actor Secret Link Solo Christmas Secret Link ____ Related Episodes: 50. Matt B Davis talks OCR, Atlanta, and More! 59. Margaret Schlachter talks Early Elite OCR, Mud Run Guide, and Dirt in Your Skirt! 87. OCR Events Eulogy: Remembering Battlefrog, Superhero Scramble, Spartan Cruise and Many More! 176. OCR Underground’s Live Virtual OCR with Mike Deibler! 226. Matt B Davis on Unplugging, Mental Health, The Meaning of Life, and More! 377. OCR Events Eulogy: Remembering Warrior Dash, Rugged Maniac, Terrain Race, and Bonefrog! 420. Accountability Corner with Darren Martin, Morgan Maxwell, and Chris Shipley! ____ 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, Bonnie Wilson, Steve Bacon from The New England OCR Expo, and Robert Landman. Sponsored Athletes: Javier Escobar, Kelly Sullivan, Ryan Brizzolara, Joshua Reid, and Kevin Gregory! 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

With World's Toughest Mudder coming up soon and it being both the first time the event is taking place in Europe as well as Katelyn's first time tackling the event herself, we figured it would be a good time to both selflessly and selfishly have an episode focused on first timer questions! Josh Fiore had been answering first timer questions on the WTM First Timer facebook group so we figured that he would be a great guest due to him being knowledgeable and has shown to take time out of his day to try to help those who are preparing to take on this ultra OCR! Josh shares his experinces and insights about training, race preparation, and how to stay positive during all 25.5 hours of World's Toughest Mudder!  Start – 4:02 – Intro 4:02 – 17:06 – Quick News 17:06 – 18:11 – Content Preface 18:11 – 1:20:15 - Josh Fiore Interview 1:20:15 – End – Outro Next weekend we aren't sure who we will have on the show yet but Mike has an idea that is proving to be pretty timely!  ____ News Stories: Jaleesa Himka Graduated Sara Korba Eye Surgery Jessika Poppe Engaged Jess O’Connell Had Baby Chainsaw Rick Has Cancer Ulrikke Evensen Injured Again World’s Oldest Bodybuilder One World Canine OCR Clothing Optional 5K DEKA World Championship Location Spartan Ohio Ultra, Beast, and Super Podiums Tug Mud Dare Podiums Spartan Kyiv Sprint and Super Podiums Spartan Big Bear and Austin Trail Podiums Spartan Toronto Sprint and Super Podiums Tough Mudder Infinity Philadelphia Podiums Bear Crawl OCR Podiums Spartan UK National Series London West Super and Beast Podiums Spartan Chiba Super Podiums Spartan Ivory's Rock Ultra and Beast Podiums Spartan Zandvoort Beast Podiums ASCO Spartacus Dash Podiums Spartan Ivory Rock Sprint and Super Podiums Toughest Malmo Podiums Spartan Italy National Series Cesenatico Sprint and Super Podiums Rumble Fitness 3K Podiums Dog Poker Secret Link Dubstep Karaoke Secret Link Beer Solo Secret Link Money Lesson Secret Link Jeppson's Malort Secret Link ____ Related Episodes: 114. Spartan Greek Peak Winter Sprint with Elites! 194. Kismet Cliff Run with Coree Woltering, Tom Hooper, and More! 328. The Final FIT Challenge OCR with Elites, Ultras, and More! 358. World’s Toughest Mudder 2023 (Part 1: Community Dinner and Race Day Interviews) 360. World’s Toughest Mudder 2023! (Part 3: Bar Crawl Interviews and a Musical Performance) 382. New England OCR Expo! (Part 2: Athletes, Speeches, and Staff) 401. The Final BoldrDash with Racers, and Lynn Hall! 402. Josh Fiore on Winning Spartan Killington Ultra, and Unfinished Business at World’s Toughest Mudder! 413. World’s Toughest Mudder 2024! (Part 4: Bar Crawl Interviews) 433. New England OCR Expo 2025! (Part 2: Athletes, Speeches, and Awards) ____ 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, Bonnie Wilson, Steve Bacon from The New England OCR Expo, and Robert Landman. Sponsored Athletes: Javier Escobar, Kelly Sullivan, Ryan Brizzolara, Joshua Reid, and Kevin Gregory! 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

We admittedly haven't had any episodes covering the US Spartan National so far this year so we looked at the third of four series races which took place in Big Bear and decided to change that! Mike first met Sabrina Buhagiar when doing finish line interviews at Spartan Citi Field last year, he saw her again preparing before we started the Spartan New Jersey Ultra last month!   When he saw that she took a podium finish at a Spartan Series race he reached out to have her on the show to be a guest via an interview. We discuss her athletic background being swimming, how she found the sport of obstacle course racing, how this and the previous two series races went for her, as well as her preparation for two Spartan Championship weekends later this year! Start – 4:09 – Intro 4:09 – 12:19 – Quick News 12:19 – 13:11 – Content Preface 13:11 – 39:09 - Sabrina Buhagiar Interview 39:09 – End – Outro Next weekend we aren't sure who we will have on the show yet!  ____ News Stories: Sean Degnan's Death DJ Fox Finishes Cocodona 250 Joe Rucco Having Another Baby Sofia Harnedy Finishes Sedona Canyons 125 Molly Crowley Graduated Annie Dube  is a Firefighter Nicole Coccia Won Keys 100 Mile Race WTM Bar Crawl Info The Combatives Blueprint Book Savage Race Maryland Podiums DEKA Ultra NorCal Podiums Spartan US National Series Big Bear Sprint Podiums Spartan Big Bear Beast Podiums Spartan Austin Super Podiums Spartan Big Bear Super Podiums Bottled Message Secret Link Skunk Friends Secret Link Santa Bob Secret Link Sheep Herding Secret Link Kermit Ad Secret Link ____ Related Episodes: 334. Rose Wetzel on Longevity in Sport, Being a Mother, Spartan Big Bear 3K, and More! 386. Hawk Call on Growing Up in OCR, Big Bear National Series Race, Preparing for Broken Arrow, and More! 390. Spartan Citi Field With Elites And Vendors! ____ 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, Bonnie Wilson, Steve Bacon from The New England OCR Expo, and Robert Landman. Sponsored Athletes: Javier Escobar, Kelly Sullivan, Ryan Brizzolara, Joshua Reid, and Kevin Gregory! 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

A benefit to reviewing the podiums for a variety of races during quick news each week is that is helps us keep a finger on the pulse of the change in the elite field in the sport! A name that has popped up more frequently and especially recently with the Toughest Mudder Atlanta win was Charity Borne so we reached out to have her on the show and learn more about her! Hear us discuss her being one of 11 kids, her brief background in track, how she found OCR, her love for CrossFit and hybrid racing, her domination with Toughest Mudder, thoughts on WTM and more! Start – 3:30 – Intro 3:30 – 10:10 – Quick News 10:10 – 10:42 – Content Preface 10:42 – 58:41 - Charity Borne Interview 58:41 – End – Outro Next weekend we may finally hear about that book that we have mentioned on the show for the past couple of months, or something entirely different!  ____ News Stories: Sean Degnan Death Jess O'Connell Pregnant Josh Fiore Graduates with Doctorate Nikki Caromba Going to WTM Spartan Season and Trifecta Gear Available Underdog Fitness 75% Off Training Trial Ultimate Obstacles Hiring a Coach Hylander Assault Podiums Spartan Honor Series Raymond James Stadium Podiums Spartan Carcassonne Beast Podiums Newbsanity’s Mud Gauntlet Podiums Spartan Madrid Beast Podiums Spartan France National Series Carcassonne Sprint Podiums Tough Mudder London West Infinity Podiums Pickleball Violence Secret Link Fainting Goats Secret Link Polar Drone Secret Link Uchiha Throw Secret Link Perfect Ad Secret Link ____ Related Episodes: 435. Joe Rucco on Hybrid Racing, Winning Toughest Mudder Atlanta, and More! ____ 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, Bonnie Wilson, Steve Bacon from The New England OCR Expo, and Robert Landman. Sponsored Athletes: Javier Escobar, Kelly Sullivan, Ryan Brizzolara, Joshua Reid, and Kevin Gregory! 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  

When Mike was preparing to run his first Spartan Ultra he reached out to some elites to see who else would be there.  Joe Rucco explained that he was going to miss it in order to take on Toughest Mudder Atlanta ... well, he won it! We have had him on the show a few times in the past ranging from hybrid racing to World's Toughest Mudder and Spartan Stadium races but we never had him on for his own episode so we reached out to change that! You'll hear him talk about how he found the sport back in 2012, his love for both hybrid racing and OCR, how he balances his family life and training, winning Toughest Mudder Atlanta, a slight injury he recieved from a local race the weekend after, some events he has planned before World's Toughest Mudder at Belvoir Castle, and much more! Start – 3:20 – Intro 3:20 – 10:39 – Quick News 10:39 – 11:19 – Content Preface 11:19 – 1:03:08 - Joe Rucco Interview 1:03:08 – End – Outro Next weekend we will hopefully be hearing from the other winner of Toughest Mudder Atlanta!  ____ News Stories: Hildervat Permanent Course The Wick Race Tough as Nails Urban Challenge Race Kris Rugloski's Grandmother Atlanta Marathon Course 554 Feet Short Tom Maming Completes 100 Trifectas Spartan Adriatic Series Lake Bled Beast Podiums Wairua Warrior Race 3K, 5K, 10K Podiums Spartan Fayetteville Beast Podiums Murder Creek Mud Run Podiums DEKA Fit NorCal Podiums Spartan Seattle Super Podiums Spartan Fayetteville Ultra Podiums Spartan Seattle Sprint Podiums Spartan Fayetteville Super Podiums Camel Race Secret Link Roshambo Loop Secret Link Fake Fight Secret Link Hoop Dance Secret Link Height Difference Secret Link ____ Related Episodes: 359. World’s Toughest Mudder 2023! (Part 2: Brunch Interviews and Audio) 390. Spartan Citi Field With Elites And Vendors! 410. World’s Toughest Mudder 2024! (Part 1: Pit Check In and Community Dinner) 413. World’s Toughest Mudder 2024! (Part 4: Bar Crawl Interviews) 425. The First DEKA ATLAS with Underdog Fitness! ____ 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, Bonnie Wilson, Steve Bacon from The New England OCR Expo, and Robert Landman. Sponsored Athletes: Javier Escobar, Kelly Sullivan, Ryan Brizzolara, Joshua Reid, and Kevin Gregory! 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

Part of being a weekly podcast and playing the role of media in a sport means that your own  athletic goals need to be put more in the background (Jason Dupree doing live streams for The OCR Report, Brakken Krakker recording and producing The Running Public, Matt B Davis heading Hybrid Fitness Media, etc.).  That being said, there are still a couple challenges left that Mike has been wanting to take on in the sport of OCR. One of them being wanting to try a Spartan Ultra Beast for the past 8 years, now just called the Spartan Ultra. Katelyn wanted to do an episode interviewing Mike about his first Spartan Ultra experience, he figured that it wouldn’t be nearly as interesting as him doing pit by pit coverage of her first WTM which plan to be done in June.  As you can tell from the title though, he/I had my first DNF though so maybe that would be worth talking about for a bit. We are also supplementing the episode with a reRun of our 17th episode which covered Alex taking on his first Spartan Ultra Beast at the same venue in NJ back in 2017 so it’s a bit of a hybrid release! Start – 4:33 – Intro 4:33 – 11:25 – Quick News 11:25 – 9:10 – Content Preface 9:10 – 49:47 - Mike's DNF Interview 49:47 – 1:18:56 - reRUN of  17. Tri-State Spartan Ultra Beast and Tri-State Spartan Beast! 1:18:56 – End – Outro Next weekend we will either have an interview related to a book or we will reach out to an athlete to hear about their experience at many of the events happening around the world now that the OCR season is in full swing!  ____ News Stories: Nikolaj Dam Got Married Des Linden's Final Competitive Marathon Lindsay and Ryan Atkins Pregnant Jessika Poppe's Dog Hildervat Podiums Spartan Tri-State New Jersey Beast Podiums Spartan Tri-State New Jersey Ultra Podiums Spartan Tri-State New Jersey Super Podiums Toughest Mudder Atlanta Podiums Savage Race Gainesville Podiums Sushi Chess Secret Link Considerate Camera Secret Link Good Friend Secret Link Low Score Secret Link Old Fall Secret Link ____ Related Episodes: 17. Tri-State Spartan Ultra Beast and Tri-State Spartan Beast! 69. New Jersey Spartan Beast! 95. Tri-State Spartan Super with Elites, Dallas Spartan Ultra, and Another MudGear Giveaway! 148. Tri-State Spartan Super with Elites! 330. Tri-State Spartan Super and More with Chris Marrone! ____ 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, Bonnie Wilson, Steve Bacon from The New England OCR Expo, and Robert Landman. Sponsored Athletes: Javier Escobar, Kelly Sullivan, Ryan Brizzolara, Joshua Reid, and Kevin Gregory! 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