118. FIT Challenge XII and Ultra with Elites!

We have been wanting to have Alisa Petrova on the show for a while now with us first reaching out to her back in December 2022 to talk about the Spartan World Championships that year!  Her being 9 hours ahead of us made it pretty difficult to plan a good time to record but it was worth recording at 5am our time to finally have her on the show!

Alisa talks about how she wasn't medically allowed to engage in sports at a young age but eventually got into speed walking and later became involved with Hero Race. In more recent years she has continued to prove herself to be a podium threat at many championship events including the Spartan World Championships.

Within the past month she took on a new challenge in the form of an ultra by competing and winning Tough Mudder Infinity in AlUla.  We discuss the barriers of fueling, pacing, and dealing with poor race day communications at the event.  Also, her experience at the Government Games in Dubai this year!

0:00 – 6:35 – Intro

6:35 – 16:00 – Quick News

16:00 – 16:40 – Content Preface

16:40 - 51:46 - Alisa Petrova Interview

51:46 - End – Outro

Next episode is planned to be with Paul LaChance who recently ran his 200th Spartan Race at the age of 82!

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News Stories:

Switch Away from Google Podcasts before April

Buck Furpees: New England OCR Expo Fundraiser on March 9th

2024 New England OCR Expo on April 20th (use code "obstacles" for $5 off)

Come Do a Deka Mile with Us at Underdog Fitness on April 7th

Tough Mudder before World's Toughest Mudder

Additional World's Toughest Mudder Changes

 Giles Comments on World's Toughest Mudder Changes

Hradec Nad Moravici Psartan Sprint and Super Podiums

Ibaraki Spartan Sprint Podiums

Batangas Spartan Sprint Podiums

Winter Nuts Challenge Podiums

Deka Fit Knoxville Men Podium

Houston Spartan Beast Podiums

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B Hole Secret Link

Rich Prank Secret Link

Tapping Pens Secret Link

Racist Gary Secret Link

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257. World’s Toughest Mudder! (Part 4: Katie Knight and Mark Batres)!

270. Ida Mathilde Steensgaard on Jacksonville Spartans, Savage Florida, and More!

302. Nicole Mericle on the OCR Dream Team, Injury Recovery, Returning to Racing, and More!

308. World’s Toughest Mudder with Mark Gaudet and First Woman to Hit 100 Miles Kris Rugloski!

316. Ulrikke Evensen on Spartan World Championships, World’s Toughest Mudder, and More!

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The OCR Report

Patreon Supporters: Jason Dupree, Kim DeVoss, Samantha Thompson, Matt Puntin, Dave Claxton, 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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Intro music - "Streaker" by: Straight Up

Outro music - "Iron Paw" by: Dubbest

This week Katelyn sat down with Hannah Franciosa!

They talked about Hannah's exerience both as a special education teacher, as well as a substitute teacher. She shares about being coached by Kirk DeWindt and what a typical training week looks like for her. Hannah also discusses her experinces with completing ultras, marathons, rucks, hurricane heats, and her recent podium at the first race of the Spartan US National Series in Jacksonville! 

0:00 – 3:36 – Intro

3:36 – 13:51 – Quick News

13:51 – 15:45 – Content Preface

15:45 - 56:34 - Hannah Franciosa Interview

56:34 - End – Outro

Next episode is maybe going to be with a Tough Mudder Infinity AlUla athlete or Rugged Maniac related episode!

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News Stories:

Switch Away from Google Podcasts

Buck Furpees: New England OCR Expo Fundraiser on March 9th

2024 New England OCR Expo on April 20th (use code "obstacles" for $5 off)

Come Do a Deka Mile with Us at Underdog Fitness on April 7th

Spartan Brand Ambassadors Paused in US and Canada?

New Savage Race Obstacle: Voulez Vous Lache

New Savage Race Obstacle: Bruiser

The Running Public's Night School

200 Spartan Races for 82 Year Old Paul LaChance

Spartan Race Z Wall Changes

Nikolaj Dam Pregnancy Announcement

Tough Mudder Infinity AlUla Fastest Lap

Hyrox North American Championship Podiums: Men and Women

Savage Race Florida Podiums

Spartan Race Bright Beast Podiums

Spartan Race Bright Sprint Podiums

Ida's Team Won Government Games

Cat Ninja Secret Link

Fake Sponsorship Secret Link

Highway Fire Secret Link

King Charles Secret Link

American Beer Secret Link

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204. Kirk DeWindt on Hunting, Reality TV, Pushing Past Excuses, and More!

336. Annie Dube on Making the Jump to Elite, Spartan 3K Thoughts, and Her First Savage Race!

338. Kaci Monroe on Grit, Spartan Race Changes, and Savage Race Ohio!

343. Rachel Watters on Hannibal Race, Lionhearts 100, Savage Race Chicago, Mental Health, and More!

368. Cassandra Gill on Dealing with Failure, Ice Cream, Podium Success in 2023 and More!

371. Sarah Grippi-Snyder on RV Life, MudGear-Hannibal Race Pro Team, and 3GX Mental Performance Training!

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The OCR Report

Patreon Supporters: Jason Dupree, Kim DeVoss, Samantha Thompson, Matt Puntin, Dave Claxton, 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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Intro music - "Streaker" by: Straight Up

Outro music - "Iron Paw" by: Dubbest

Another episode idea from my episode ideas list was to focus on another demographic in the sport that deserves more attention and support and to do this we had Heather Jo Cox from Grey Betties on the show!

We discuss how she found the sport, her background with roller derby as well as body building, and all about the Grey Betties which is a team created for 40+ year old women in sport to both create a community and help reduce intimidation at the start line!

0:00 – 5:00 – Intro

5:00 – 12:47 – Quick News

12:47 – 13:06 – Content Preface

13:06 - 46:34 - Heather Jo Cox Interview

46:34 - End – Outro

Next episode is likely going to be with a Tough Mudder Infinity AlUla athlete or Rugged Maniac related episode!

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News Stories:

Switch Away from Google Podcasts

Buck Furpees: New England OCR Expo Fundraiser

2024 New England OCR Expo (use code "obstacles" for $5 off)

Rugged Maniac No Longer in Business

Chris Maltbie Steps Down as VP of Product for Spartan and Tough Mudder

Jamie Horianopoulas Cat

Dave Robinson Puppy

Curt Maggit Married

VJ Shoes MAXx 2 and Lightspeed

Tough Mudder AlUla Podiums

Spartan Los Angeles Stadium Podiums

Spartan Jacksonville Super Podiums

Spartan Jacksonville Sprint Podiums: Men and Women

Human Wash Secret Link

Pigeon Bomb Secret Link

Pogo Record Secret Link

Thor Toolkit Secret Link

Pigeon Head Secret Link

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269. Heather Gollnick on Jacksonville, Spartan AG Series, IronEdge, and More!

284. Spartan Puebla Beast in Mexico with Alex Walker!

334. Rose Wetzel on Longevity in Sport, Being a Mother, Spartan Big Bear 3K, and More!

339. Newbsanity’s Last Man Standing with Esther Frustino!

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The OCR Report

Patreon Supporters: Jason Dupree, Kim DeVoss, Samantha Thompson, Matt Puntin, Dave Claxton, 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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Intro music - "Streaker" by: Straight Up

Outro music - "Iron Paw" by: Dubbest

Something that we have had on our potential future episode list for a long time is an episode on adaptive athletes in the sport of OCR.  Once I started looking, it seemed like Andy Reid was the man to have on the show to talk about it.  He is the founder of OCR Adaptive Athletes and has created a community on facebook to suport each other and to reach out to various countries around to world to try and get their events to be more inclusive!

We discuss what it means to be a pioneer in helping pave a better future in this sport, the difference between the term adaptive and para-athlete, visable and invisable barriers for athletes, changes that he would like to see race directors make, and much more!

Be sure to join his Facebook group and see what you can do to help more people enjoy our sport!

0:00 – 3:20 – Intro

3:20 – 7:40 – Quick News

7:40 – 8:12 – Content Preface

8:12 - 1:14:10 - Andy Reid Interview

1:14:10 - End – Outro

Next episode is with Heather Jo Cox from Grey Betties!

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News Stories:

Switch Away from Google Podcasts

Buck Furpees: New England OCR Expo Fundraiser

2024 New England OCR Expo

Lemon Radler from Athletic Brewing

Applications Open for Team USAOCR

Spartan Sprint and 100 Meter World Championships

Fastest Mile Walked Record

Deka Mile Women Team Record

Deka Mile Coed Team Record

100 Pound Half Marathon World Record

World's Toughest Mudder 2024 Location

Spartan Arizona Super Podiums

Spartan Arizona Sprint Podiums

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Oreo Oreo Secret Link

Ostrich Cycling Secret Link

Letter E Secret Link

Dry Seahorse Secret Link

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The OCR Report

Patreon Supporters: Jason Dupree, Kim DeVoss, Samantha Thompson, Matt Puntin, Dave Claxton, Brad Kiehl, Charlotte Engelman, Erin Grindstaff, Hank Stefano, Arlene Stefano, Laura Ritter, Steven Ritter, Sofia Harnedy, Kenny West, Ryan Maisano, Cheryl Goodwin, Jessica Johnson, Scott "The Fayne" Knowles, Anna Landry, Christopher Hoover, Kevin Gregory Jr., Ryan Hart, Ashley Reis, Brent George, Justin Manning, Kevin Praytor, Wendell Lagosh, Brett "The T-Rex" Milks, Logan Nagle, Patrick Brown, 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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Intro music - "Streaker" by: Straight Up

Outro music - "Iron Paw" by: Dubbest

 

She has been mentioned by a couple athletes during interviews and has recently been added to the MudGear-Hannibal Race Pro Team so we were excited to have Sarah Grippi-Snyder on the show!

She is pretty new to the sport but has had a great start in both obstacle course racing as well as hybrid racing.  We discuss her life traveling in an RV, how she feels about joining a pro team in the sport, and her business of 3GX Mental Performance Training, and more!

0:00 – 3:44 – Intro

3:44 – 14:21 – Quick News

14:21 – 14:45 – Content Preface

14:45 - 1:20:12 - Sarah Grippi-Snyder Interview

1:20:12 - End – Outro

Next episode is with Andy Reid who is the founder of OCR Adaptive Athletes!

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News Stories:

Switch Away from Google Podcasts

Buck Furpees: New England OCR Expo Fundraiser

2024 New England OCR Expo

MudGear Speed Ruck Boot

No Bull Merges with Tom Brady

Spartan Kid's World Championships in China

Spartan Race Japan Sponsored by Hello Kitty

New Spartan App

Unholy Grail Discontinued (and Follow Up Statement)

Jonathan Stern's Mind Body Revamp Podcast

Libby Joyce Joins UK Spartan Elite Team

First Canadian Hyrox

Laurens Set New Hyrox World Records

Signy Kolsto Joins SK Vidar

Marathon World Record Holder Kelvin Kiptum Death

Spartan Race Loses Staff

Olympic Walking Secret Link

Table Tennis Secret Link

Weenie Bite Secret Link

Standing Ovation Secret Link

Coat Hangers Secret Link

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368. Cassandra Gill on Dealing with Failure, Ice Cream, Podium Success in 2023 and More!

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Patreon Supporters: Jason Dupree, Kim DeVoss, Samantha Thompson, Matt Puntin, Dave Claxton, Brad Kiehl, Charlotte Engelman, Erin Grindstaff, Hank Stefano, Arlene Stefano, Laura Ritter, Steven Ritter, Sofia Harnedy, Kenny West, Ryan Maisano, Cheryl Goodwin, Jessica Johnson, Scott "The Fayne" Knowles, Anna Landry, Christopher Hoover, Kevin Gregory Jr., Ryan Hart, Ashley Reis, Brent George, Justin Manning, Kevin Praytor, Wendell Lagosh, Brett "The T-Rex" Milks, Logan Nagle, Patrick Brown, 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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Intro music - "Streaker" by: Straight Up

Outro music - "Iron Paw" by: Dubbest

We returned to The Boston Run Show expo for the second time!

Just like last year, we are splitting all of our interviews into two episodes due to how much audio there is, and how much of a break we deserve for working this hard covering such a large and exciting event!

In this part 2 we have every vendor and speaker who we interviewed on Sunday.  These ranged from many small and big vendors and sponsors who were present as well as the head of the Badass Lady Gang Kelly Roberts, ChiRunning founder Danny Dryer, the guys behind Bad Boy Running Podcast, and ultra running athlete John Kelly!

With over 30 interviews in part 2,  check the time stamps below to better help you find a more specific interview. Also, go back and check out part 1 to hear our interviews from Saturday!

Thank you to the many people who took the time for the interviews, and to Raccoon Media Group for putting together another excellent Boston Run Show!  Looking forward to returning next year and hope to see more of you listeners there as well!

0:00 – 3:46 – Intro

3:46 – 7:19 – Quick News

7:19 – 8:35 – Content Preface

8:35 - 30:21 - Trail Animals Running Club, Soles 4 Souls, Caterpy Laces, Vinco Eyewear, Tedy's Team, Sugarloaf Mountain, American Cancer Society, and Organization for Autism Research

30:21 - 1:09:18 - Kelly Roberts, Marathon Printing, American Lung Association, Runur, None to Run, Active Odysseys, Outsider Endurance, Cardinal Cures, Row House, and USWE

1:09:18 - 1:41:38 - Ashworth Awards, Wahoo Fitness, GOFLUO, Greater Lowell Road Runners, Scimitar Sportswear, Barn to Run, Max Performance, Doug Flutie Foundation, Clarence DeMar Marathon, and Ruck 4 Hit

1:41:38 - 2:08:29 - Danny Dryer, Bad Boy Running, and John Kelly

2:08:29 - End – Outro

Next episode is unsure at the moment but we will find someone fun to talk to!

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News Stories:

Buck Furpees: New England OCR Expo Fundraiser

2024 New England OCR Expo

Ryan Kent's Dad

Travis Kelce and Kodiak Donate 25,000 Meals

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OCRWC 10 Year Anniversary Deal

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Copyright Melody Secret Link

Canadian Axe Secret Link

Glizzy Gobbler Secret Link

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319. The Run Show Boston with Interviews! (Part 2) (2023)

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The OCR Report

Patreon Supporters: Jason Dupree, Kim DeVoss, Samantha Thompson, Matt Puntin, Dave Claxton, Brad Kiehl, Charlotte Engelman, Erin Grindstaff, Hank Stefano, Arlene Stefano, Laura Ritter, Steven Ritter, Sofia Harnedy, Kenny West, Ryan Maisano, Cheryl Goodwin, Jessica Johnson, Scott "The Fayne" Knowles, Anna Landry, Christopher Hoover, Kevin Gregory Jr., Ryan Hart, Ashley Reis, Brent George, Justin Manning, Kevin Praytor, Wendell Lagosh, Brett "The T-Rex" Milks, Logan Nagle, Patrick Brown, 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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Intro music - "Streaker" by: Straight Up

Outro music - "Iron Paw" by: Dubbest

We returned to The Boston Run Show expo for the second time!

Just like last year, we are splitting all of our interviews into two episodes due to how much audio there is, and how much of a break we deserve for working this hard covering such a large and exciting event!

In part one we have every vendor and speaker who we interviewed on Saturday.  These ranged from many small and big vendors and sponsors who were present as well as some impressive athletes like Scott Jenkins, Pete Kostelnick, Coree Woltering, and crew extraordinaire Abby Fleming.   We also spoke to the event manager David Barclay!

With over 20 interviews just in part 1,  check the time stamps below to better help you find a more specific interview.

Thank you to the many people who took the time for the interview, and to Raccoon Media Group for putting together another excellent Boston Run Show!  Looking forward to returning next year and hope to see more of you listeners there as well!

0:00 – 4:01 – Intro

4:01 – 13:27 – Quick News

13:27 – 14:39 – Content Preface

14:39 - 45:41 - Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, Sore and Tired, Drankful, Runner's High Medallions, World Runners United, Boston Bulldogs, Team Hoyt, Girls on the Run, Jambar, Cybex, Road of Rainbows 5K, and Marathon Sports Shokz.

45:41 - 1:20:42 - Scott Jenkins, Pete Kostelnick, Coree Woltering, Abby Fleming, Youth Enrichment Services, and David Barclay.

1:20:42 - 1:43:32 - Cold Plunge Guys, The Run Rx, Katelyn's plunge, and Clix Therapy.

1:43:32 - End – Outro

Next episode is planned to be part 2 of our Boston Run Show coverage!

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News Stories:

MudGear Hannibal Race ProTeam Addition: Jamie Horianopoulos

Buck Furpees: New England OCR Expo Fundraiser

2024 New England OCR Expo

Julie Wolff and Jason Phy Engaged

JahLisa's Baby

Chrissy McFarland's Baby

Evan Perperis's Tiga Tactics Podcast

Greg James No Longer with TMHQ

The Big List of Small OCRs in 2024 

For Those That Would Eating Disorder Grant

2024 Spartan Trifecta Weekend Medals

Believe Fitness Winter Games: Pro and Open Podiums

Hyrox Maastricht Podiums

Spartan Zell Am See-Kaprun Super and Sprint Podiums

Newbsanity Night Ops Podiums

Abominable Snow Race Podiums: Men and Women

Spartan SoCal Beast Podiums

KC Timber Challenge Yeti Podiums

Native X 2.5K and 5K Podiums

Spartan SoCal Super Podiums

Hyrox Manchester Podiums

Hyrox Men's Relay World Record

Strong Bug Secret Link

Panic Run Secret Link

Parachute Issue Secret Link

Blind Blooper Secret Link

Real Spongebob Secret Link

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Related Episodes:

318. The Run Show Boston with Interviews! (Part 1) (2023)

319. The Run Show Boston with Interviews! (Part 2) (2023)

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The OCR Report

Patreon Supporters: Jason Dupree, Kim DeVoss, Samantha Thompson, Matt Puntin, Dave Claxton, Brad Kiehl, Charlotte Engelman, Erin Grindstaff, Hank Stefano, Arlene Stefano, Laura Ritter, Steven Ritter, Sofia Harnedy, Kenny West, Ryan Maisano, Cheryl Goodwin, Jessica Johnson, Scott "The Fayne" Knowles, Anna Landry, Christopher Hoover, Kevin Gregory Jr., Ryan Hart, Ashley Reis, Brent George, Justin Manning, Kevin Praytor, Wendell Lagosh, Brett "The T-Rex" Milks, Logan Nagle, Patrick Brown, 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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Intro music - "Streaker" by: Straight Up

Outro music - "Iron Paw" by: Dubbest

After reading her name at least a dozen times when reviewing podiums during quick news last year, we finally had Cassandra Gill on the show!

She is fairly new to the sport but has found some pretty great success in the sport lately which led to her making the top 5 of Jack Bauer's post highlighting the leaderboard of elite Spartan Race podiums across 2023.  She is also both an animal, and a serious ice cream lover so she is one of our people!

We discuss her athletic background, how she found obstacle course racing, support from fellow athletes, getting through some failures, some of her favorite race memories in 2023, big plans for 2024 and more!

0:00 – 3:42 – Intro

3:42 – 8:32 – Quick News

8:32 – 9:05 – Content Preface

9:05 - 58:41 - Cassandra Gill Interview

58:41 - End – Outro

Next episode is planned to be part 1 of our Boston Run Show coverage!

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News Stories:

Join us at The Run Show in Boston and use code: lastchance

Northeast Ultra Cup

Faye Stenning Baby

Miranda Kielpinski and Michael Suazo's New Dogs: Lyka and Aspen

Kaci Monroe's New Dog Merlin

Savage Race's 2024 Medal Reveal

Deka 2024 Rulebook Updates

MudGear Hannibal Race ProTeam Additions: Vivien Tran, Kevin Thompson, Sarah Grippi Snyder, Josh Fiore, and Noel Medina

Fake Game Secret Link

Musical Chairs Secret Link

Early Celebration Secret Link

Dead Hikers Secret Link

Content Warning Secret Link

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Related Episodes:

342. Spartan Poconos 3K Audio and Interviews with Elites!

343. Rachel Watters on Hannibal Race, Lionhearts 100, Savage Race Chicago, Mental Health, and More!

347. Lisa Musacchio on Racing Happy, Music, and Her Spartan Race Winning Streak!

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The OCR Report

Patreon Supporters: Jason Dupree, Kim DeVoss, Samantha Thompson, Matt Puntin, Dave Claxton, Brad Kiehl, Charlotte Engelman, Erin Grindstaff, Hank Stefano, Arlene Stefano, Laura Ritter, Steven Ritter, Sofia Harnedy, Kenny West, Ryan Maisano, Cheryl Goodwin, Jessica Johnson, Scott "The Fayne" Knowles, Anna Landry, Christopher Hoover, Kevin Gregory Jr., Ryan Hart, Ashley Reis, Brent George, Justin Manning, Kevin Praytor, Wendell Lagosh, Brett "The T-Rex" Milks, Logan Nagle, Patrick Brown, 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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Intro music - "Streaker" by: Straight Up

Outro music - "Iron Paw" by: Dubbest

We are very proud of the number of guests that we have had on the show over the years.  A big name in the sport of obstacle course racing that we hadn't gotten around to yet was Garfield Griffiths though!

With the news of him no longer being a race director over at Spartan Race, effectively ending his 12 year old career of race directing for brands such as Battlefrog, Savage Race, OCRWC, and Spartan itself, we figured that it would be a good time to reach out and have him on!

We talk about the changes that he has seen in the sport over the years, lessons learned in race directing, favorite race venues, his love for cigars and bacon, and how his position in the company has changed.

We also discuss fun facts like him being the creator of Savage Race's "Wheel World" obstacle and what he wanted to call it, his history of spinning recorrds at the first ever Ultra EDM show, and how he started a Facebook group for dad jokes that now has 45 thousand members.

0:00 – 3:27 – Intro

3:27 – 4:58 – Quick News

4:58 – 5:37 – Content Preface

5:37 - 1:00:30 - Garfield Griffiths Interview

1:00:30 - End – Outro

Next episode will hopefully be an athlete who we have had an eye on for months!

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News Stories:

Beer Mile Film Kickstarter

Epic Volleyball Secret Link

Easy Pushups Secret Link

Funny Funeral Secret Link

Honda Accord Secret Link

Rainbow Waterfall Secret Link

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Related Episodes:

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The OCR Report

Patreon Supporters: Jason Dupree, Kim DeVoss, Samantha Thompson, Matt Puntin, Dave Claxton, Brad Kiehl, Charlotte Engelman, Erin Grindstaff, Hank Stefano, Arlene Stefano, Laura Ritter, Steven Ritter, Sofia Harnedy, Kenny West, Ryan Maisano, Cheryl Goodwin, Jessica Johnson, Scott "The Fayne" Knowles, Anna Landry, Christopher Hoover, Kevin Gregory Jr., Ryan Hart, Ashley Reis, Brent George, Justin Manning, Kevin Praytor, Wendell Lagosh, Brett "The T-Rex" Milks, Logan Nagle, Patrick Brown, Angela Bowers, Asa Coddington, Thomas Petersen, and Seth Rinderknecht.

Sponsored Athletes: Javier Escobar, Kelly Sullivan, Ryan Brizzolara, and Joshua Reid!

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First episode of the year is our annual roundtable chat with other podcasters in the sport!

This year we have Dave Claxton returning from OFX Podcast, Jason Dupree brought back OCR Talk so he joins, and newcomer to the roundtable is Fran Chiorando from The OCRWC Podcast!

We discuss the Spartan 3K format, Spartan competitive wave format changes, no more free race photos from Spartan or Tough Mudder, Tough Mudder Infinity in Saudi Arabia, FISO's OCR World Championships, judging in hybrid racing, our highlights in 2023, and personal goals!

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0:00 – 2:45 – Intro

2:45 – 11:17 – Quick News

11:17 – 12:19 – Content Preface

12:19 - 1:46:16 - Roundtable Chat with Dave, Jason, and Fran

1:46:16 - End – Outro

Next episode will be one of two ideas or maybe something else entirely!

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The OCR Report

Patreon Supporters: Jason Dupree, Kim DeVoss, Samantha Thompson, Matt Puntin, Dave Claxton, Brad Kiehl, Charlotte Engelman, Erin Grindstaff, Hank Stefano, Arlene Stefano, Laura Ritter, Steven Ritter, Sofia Harnedy, Kenny West, Ryan Maisano, Cheryl Goodwin, Jessica Johnson, Scott "The Fayne" Knowles, Anna Landry, Christopher Hoover, Kevin Gregory Jr., Ryan Hart, Ashley Reis, Brent George, Justin Manning, Kevin Praytor, Wendell Lagosh, Brett "The T-Rex" Milks, Logan Nagle, Patrick Brown, Angela Bowers, Asa Coddington, Thomas Petersen, and Seth Rinderknecht.

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

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Follow our podcast on Instagram: @ObstacleRunningAdventures

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Intro music - "Streaker" by: Straight Up

Outro music - "Iron Paw" by: Dubbest