405. Kevin "The Mudman" LaPlatney on 252 OCRs, Ultras, and How OCR Isn't Dead Yet!

It's World's Toughest Mudder time! Mike flew down to Florida to help with The OCR Report live stream and to do a whole bunch of podcast coverage.  So much so, that we are hopefully going to get 4 episodes out of it, so make sure that you subscribe and follow along to hear more about the best OCR event of the year! For this part one though, it focuses on Friday. Interverviews were while athletes were preparing their pit spots and a few more interviews were done at the community dinner! 0:00 – 5:14 – Intro 5:14 – 8:37 – Quick News 8:37 – 9:25 – Content Preface 9:25 - 33:04 - Pit Set Up Interviews (Scott "The Fayne" Knowles, Brian Beal, Joe Rucco, Lisa Wawrzynowski, Will Chung, Charlie Boher, and JD Allen) 33:04 - 48:12 - Community Dinner Interviews (James Golisano, Marissa Theofanides, and Lucas) 48:12 - End – Outro Next weekend will be part 2 of our World's Toughest Mudder coverage where it will focus on race day interviews and audio from Saturday and Sunday! ____ News Stories: UIPM Potentially Declaring Themselves Sole Governing Body of Ninja and OCR Spain Hyrox Postponed Due to Flood Ulrikke Evensen Wins "Athletic Performance of the Year" Spartan Fenway Stadium Podium World's Toughest Mudder Podiums: Women and Men Piano Man Secret Link Hype Man Secret Link Slow Mo Secret Link Tennis Baseball Secret Link Fun Gringo Secret Link ____ Related Episodes: 45. World’s Toughest Mudder, Las Vegas Rock N Roll Half Marathon, Mattapoisett 5k, and YMCA Turkey Trot 5 Miler! 46. World’s Toughest Mudder Champion’s Brunch with Will Hicks and Heather Bode, Kingston 5k Turkey Trot, and Newburyport Harborside Half Marathon! 97. World’s Toughest Mudder! (Part 1: Community Dinner and Event) 98. World’s Toughest Mudder! (Part 2: Champion’s Brunch and Bar Crawl), and Taunton YMCA Turkey Trot! 150. World’s Toughest Mudder Hot Lap Recap, Javier Escobar’s Pit Planning Party, and Mike’s Lap By Lap Experience! 151. World’s Toughest Mudder Brunch Audio and Bar Crawl Interviews! 152. World’s Toughest Mudder Pit Crew Debriefing, and Drunk Javier Escobar Interview! 201. World’s Toughest Mudder Memories! 254. World’s Toughest Mudder! (Part 1: Interviews with Volunteers, Pit Crew, Athletes, and Pit Audio) 255. World’s Toughest Mudder! (Part 2: Brunch Interviews and Audio) 256. World’s Toughest Mudder! (Part 3: Bar Crawl Interviews) 257. World’s Toughest Mudder! (Part 4: Katie Knight and Mark Batres) 305. Preparing for a First World’s Toughest Mudder with Anthony Kunkel and Michael Lopez! 307. World’s Toughest Mudder with Tyler Veerman and New Champion DJ Fox! 308. World’s Toughest Mudder with Mark Gaudet and First Woman to Hit 100 Miles Kris Rugloski! 356. World’s Toughest Mudder 2023 with Chris Maltbie! 358. World’s Toughest Mudder 2023 (Part 1: Community Dinner and Race Day Interviews)! 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) ____ 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. 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

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! ____ News Stories: Evan Perperis Retired 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 ____ Related Episodes: 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! ____ 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. 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

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! ____ News Stories: Logan Nagel Married Tough Mudder Course of Legos Deejay Fox Running for Tourette Syndrome Awareness Spartan Bear Fired Ally Tippetts Baby Hannibal Race Postponed Leon Skin Cancer Removed Spartan Dallas Ultra Podiums Spartan Dallas Beast Podiums Spartan Dallas Super Podiums Hair Kombat Secret Link Muscle Deception Secret Link Northeast Hiking Secret Link Suit Marathon Secret Link Water Dive Secret Link ____ Related Episodes: 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! ____ 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. 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 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! ____ News Stories: Save the Date April 5th for FIT Challenge Maybe 1000 Miles on a Track Rich Ryan Anniversary Lillie Elkin Engaged Emma Cook-Clarke Engaged Darren Martin Married Corinna Perkins (Coffin) ACL Recovery Video Series Terra Jackson Medical Scare Brooklyn Nichols Deka Ruck Mile and Deka Strong World Records Spartan Sprint World Championship Podiums: Women and Men Savage Race Dallas Podiums USAOCR 15K Podiums Fence Juke Secret Link Human Claw Secret Link Golf Trust Secret Link Soccer Skills Secret Link Camel Lemon Secret Link ____ Related Episodes: 97. World’s Toughest Mudder! (Part 1: Community Dinner and Event) 150. World’s Toughest Mudder Hot Lap Recap, Javier Escobar’s Pit Planning Party, and Mike’s Lap By Lap Experience! 272. Is OCR Dying? The Final FIT Challenge with Robb McCoy! 328. The Final FIT Challenge OCR with Elites, Ultras, 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, and Bonnie Wilson. 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

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! ____ News Stories: Asheville North Carolina Storm Destruction Prize Money for Spartan Sprint and 100 Meter Championship Sign Up for OCR Directory Cali Schweikhart Spinal Fusion and Decompression Orla Walsh Married Spartan London South East Beast Podiums Spartan London South East Ultra Podiums Spartan London South East Super Podiums Spartan Hvar Beast Podiums USA OCR National Championship 3K Podiums Flower Man Secret Link Beach Shovel Secret Link Taco Marathon Secret Link Heavy Stone Secret Link Dad Dress Secret Link ____ Related Episodes: 199. History of OCRWC with Adrian Bijanada! 247. OCR World Championships 3K with Elites! (2021) 248. OCR World Championships 15K with Elites! (2021) 249. OCR World Championships Team Races and 100 Meter Finals with Elites! (2021) 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) ____ 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. 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

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! ____ News Stories: Rose Wetzel's Dad Spartan 2025 US National Series WTM Community Dinner Matt Caroll and Cassandra (Ohman) Caroll Baby's 1st Birthday Spartan Nashville Super Podiums OCRWC 3K Podiums: Men and Women OCRWC 15K Podiums: Women and Men Portopotty Mile Secret Link $1,000,000 Kiss Secret Link Calisthenics Gravity Secret Link Undercover Homeless Secret Link Llama Groomsman Secret Link ____ Related Episodes: 275. The Penultimate FIT Challenge with Elites and Ultras! 380. Obstacle Wonderland’s Boogie Weekend, 3 and 6 Hour Multi Lap Live Coverage!  401. The Final BoldrDash with Racers, and Lynn Hall! ____ 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. 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 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! ____ News Stories: Matt Kempson Married Daniel Liszewski Married Kris Rugloski Wins Barkley Fall Classic Again Camille Herron Wikipedia Controversy Grand Teton FKT Rejected Tickets Up On Sale for Boston Run Show and Boston Outdoor Expo World Obstacle and Dubai Police OCR Deka Atlas First Details OCRWC Prize Money Breakdown Ida Mathilde Steensgaard Wins Hyrox Stuttgart MidWest OCR Podiums MidWest OCR Bearded Challenge Podium 1904 Olympics Secret Link VR Gym Secret Link Graduation Speech Secret Link Convicted Criminal Secret Link Mobility Games Secret Link ____ Related Episodes: 249. OCR World Championships Team Races and 100 Meter Finals with Elites! 381. New England OCR Expo! (Part 1: 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, and Bonnie Wilson. 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 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! ____ News Stories: Boston Marathon Qualification Time Changes 2025 Tough Mudder Medals 2025 Spartan Race Medals 2025 Spartan Race Shirts Savage Race Georgia Podiums Spartan Angel Stadium Podiums Fake Snake Secret Link Women Recognition Secret Link Bounce It Secret Link Rocking Horse Secret Link Balanced Interview Secret Link ____ Related Episodes: 342. Spartan Poconos 3K Audio and Interviews with Elites! 344. Angel Quintero on the Competitive Field in OCR, Glory Days of the Sport, and Pan American Championship! 386. Hawk Call on Growing Up in OCR, Big Bear National Series Race, Preparing for Broken Arrow, 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, and Bonnie Wilson. 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

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! ____ News Stories: Spartan 2025 Competitive Updates Deka Fit Florida Podiums: Men and Women Spartan European Championship Podiums Spartan Zell Am See-Kaprun Super Podiums Spartan Seattle Pan-Am Championship Podiums Spartan Seattle Super Podiums Spartan Killington Beast Podiums: Women and Men Spartan Killington Results Misplaced Money Secret Link Nintendough Secret Link Rock Sounds Secret Link Cavity Search Secret Link Nature Art Secret Link ____ Related Episodes: 37. Killington Spartan Beast, DNF, and Reach the Beach Ragnar Relay! 89. Killington Spartan Beast, Ultra, and Sprint with Elites! 141. Killington Spartan Ultra with Scott “The Fayne” Knowles! 401. The Final BoldrDash with Racers, and Lynn Hall! ____ 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. 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

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! ____ News Stories: Mike Lozan Death and Celebration of Life Run Obstacle Wonderland Course on Plattekill Day Anthony Kunkle Taking on OCRWC Evan Perperis New Book Carlo's Dog Peaches Cerus Fitness News Shield Justice Looking for Tough Mudder Sonoma 2023 Participants (Can't Find Ad but Here is Related Reddit Post) We Were Featured in OCR Directory Jack Carpenter's Brain Tumor Tyler Matechak Taking on The Barkley Fall Classic 50K Lindsay Webster Registered for Canadian Trail Racing Championships Spartan Canada National Series Kelowna Beast Podiums Spartan Kelowna Super Podiums Spartan Canadian National Series Results Spartan West Virginia Beast Podiums Spartan West Virginia Super Podiums Savage Maryland Podiums Car Seesaw Secret Link Baba Transition Secret Link Gym Pokemon Secret Link Old Gymnast Secret Link Old Runners Secret Link ____ Related Episodes: 71. Color Me Bold with Lynn Hall, Find Your Bold, Best Buddies, and P90X Instructor Certification! 117. BoldrDash WinterDash with Lynn Hall and Crazy AF News! 140. Thrive Outside in the Mud with Brooke Merriam and Lynn Hall! 187. BoldrDash Bootcamp and Challenges with Lynn Hall! 221. BoldrDash Winter Dash with Race Director Lynn Hall! 381. New England OCR Expo! (Part 1: 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, 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