Obstacle Running Adventures

We had the winner of Spartan Ultra World Championships on the show, Luca Pescollderungg!

We talk about his background in the sport, his thoughts on being one of the best climbers in the sport of OCR, his other races that he focuses on, how the Spartan Ultra World Championships went, how he feels being both a World and a European champion, what is next for him, and much more!

Be sure to follow him on Instagram to keep up with his adventures and consider giving his sponsors some love!

0:00 – 5:44 – Intro

5:44 – 8:31 – Quick News

8:31 – 9:04 – Content Preface

9:04 - 33:00 - Luca Pescollderungg Interview

33:00 - End – Outro

Next weekend we may have someone on the show from the Spartan Utah Beast since it is the final race in the US National Series!

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News Stories:

Meme

Jack Bauer's Dad

Spartan Poconos Super Podiums

Spartan Michigan Super Podiums

Spartan Poconos Sprint Podiums

Spartan Michigan Sprint Podiums

Newscast Proposal Secret Link

Sleep Poker Secret Link

Schwarzenegger Prank Secret Link

Wedding Donor Secret Link

Rock Climb Secret Link

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

374. Hannah Franciosa on Teaching, Training, Jacksonville Spartan Series Race, and More!

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Intro music - "Streaker" by: Straight Up

Outro music - "Iron Paw" by: Dubbest

This week Katelyn talks to Chennell Berg, the first place female finisher at War X. Chennell talks about her life on her cattle ranch, the evolution of her training, becoming a runner and what her experience was like taking first place at War X last weekend (Spoiler: It was her first ever first place finish). She talks about the importance of having her mom's support at her OCR events. Chennell also talks about Mothman and the weather phenomenon of Kelvin-Helmholtz clouds.

If you're ever in the White Sulphur Springs area, make sure you check out Chennell's Fitness & Spa Center - Stone Temple Fitness & Spa!

0:00 – 4:40 – Intro

4:40 – 13:30 – Quick News

13:30 – 14:02 – Content Preface

14:02 - 1:01:57 - Chennell Berg Interview

1:01:57 - End – Outro

Next weekend we will try to have an athlete on from Spartan Ultra World Championships!

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Shannon Fitzgerald Nursing Accomplishments

Mike Wardian's Mom Surgery and Update!

60 Year Old's Cross Country Run for Parkinson's Awareness

Finley's Hyrox Howl at Underdog Fitness

Lyndsey Littlefield Got Married

Lindsay Webster and Ryan Atkins had their Baby

Carlo Piscitello's Dog has Cancer

Savage Ohio Podiums

Spartan UK National Series Midlands Super Podiums

Imperium Podiums

Olympus Podiums

Spartan Germany/Austria Series St Polten Sprint Podiums

Spartan St Polten Beast Podiums

Spartan St Polten Super Podiums

Spartan Ultra World Championship Podium: Women and Men

Spartan Morzine Beast Podiums

Beast Lake Podiums

Spartan France National Series Morzine Beast Podiums

Cuckoo Nightmare Secret Link

Chess Rap Secret Link

Gondor Ride Secret Link

Radio Space Secret Link

Deaf Birthday Secret Link

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Intro music - "Streaker" by: Straight Up

Outro music - "Iron Paw" by: Dubbest

A few weeks ago Italy hosted the OCR European Championships! While it can be difficult to have European athletes on the show due to frequent difficulties such as time zones and language barriers, the effort is worth it due to the abundance of talent that they have overseas!

This time we had the privilege to speak to Dutch athlete Stijn Lagrand! He is no stranger to doing well in elite OCR events but this OCR European Championships he took first not only in the short course, but the standard, and the men's relay team event as well which is a first in that event's history (along with Alisa Petrova who also achieved that honor this year)!

We talk about his history of survival running, his team Hang On in the Netherlands, their Hang On Run event, how the style of sport varies depending on where events are held in Europe, the 3 band system, an overly complicated rule book, potential benefits of a more time trial format, how it felt to realize he placed first, dealing with pressure and much more!

Be sure to keep an eye on the awesome athletes in Europe! A good start would be following Stijn and That OCR Guys!

0:00 – 2:57 – Intro

2:57 – 9:10 – Quick News

9:10 – 10:03 – Content Preface

10:03 -56:42 - Stijn Lagrand Interview

56:42 - End – Outro

Next weekend we will try to have an athlete on from Spartan Ultra World Championships but due to limited time availability and a busy weekend may have someone from War X or a Savage Race story that caught Mike's eye!

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Bluey as Potential Mascot for Olympics in Australia

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War X Podium

Cheddar Goblin Secret Link

Forbidden Word Secret Link

Homemade Antenna Secret Link

Body Carry Secret Link

Fat Happy Secret Link

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Intro music - "Streaker" by: Straight Up

Outro music - "Iron Paw" by: Dubbest

Mike was able to return to Citi Field for coverage of the Spartan Stadium (still refuse to say Stadion), only this time he was able to run it as well which he has been wanting to do over a decade now!

Without Katelyn helping, coverage ability was more limited but there is still a pretty good episode put together for you with 16 athletes and 6 vendors interviewed along with some start line audio to put you, the listener, in the stadium with us!

0:00 – 4:41 – Intro

4:41 – 7:11 – Quick News

7:11 – 8:32 – Content Preface

8:32 -13:07 - Announcements, Anthem, and Start

13:07 - 47:49 - Athlete interviews (Chris Haggerty, Kevin Donoghue, Sabrina Buhagiar, Kara Vandooijeweert, Cassandra Gill, Joe Rucco, Kelly Sullivan, Jarius Williams, Peter Burnham, Mario Valentin, Daniela Pereira, Brett and Trey Redgate, Samantha DeFranco, Gwendolyn Bounds, and Brian Kellogg)

47:49 - 59:17 - Vendors (Breast Cancer Research Center, Cryo Guys, City MD of Long Island, Giv Soft Butter, American Cancer Society, and Tonal)

59:17:00 - End – Outro

Next weekend we plan to have an athlete on from Europe!

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News Stories:

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Jessica Johnson Finished Chemo

ERock 20th Wedding Anniversary

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Handsome Squidward Secret Link

Arm Coordination Secret Link

Micro Wrestling Secret Link

Airplane Mode Secret Link

Inflatable Human Secret Link

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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 all know Mike loves a good small local race so we drove down to the Gaylord Gauntlet to experience and cover it for the first time! This race is 3.3 miles long with mud and over 20 obstacles.

We knew that the venue was a hospital but we had no idea the extent to which the event has benefitted members of the adaptive community for the past 10 years. In the last decade the Gaylord Gauntlet 5k has raised over $800,000 for the Gaylord Sports Association which provides adaptive sports for individuals with physical and visual disabilities, as well as our Military Veterans.

You'll hear from athletes with disabilities (AWDs), guide runners, Tara Knapp the VP of external affairs at Gaylord, and the Race Director Dr. Steve Holland.

We hope to see you there next year!

0:00 – 2:30 – Intro

2:30 – 8:53 – Quick News

8:53 – 10:04 – Content Preface

10:04 - 17:57 - Robin Pisciotti and mayor's national anthem

17:57 - 40:06 - Tara Knapp from Gaylord, Beth Haydu from Achilles, Dana Martin and Sherry Dumiss, Jeff Hoyt, and Black Hog Brewing.

40:06 - 46:51 - Speeches and Awards

46:51 - 1:28:54- Mike Tubiak and David Alejandro, Rome Leykin, Diane Vitagliano, Mohammad Malek Sabr, Laurie Vizzario, Tim Kilbride and Kate Donohue, Shannon and Jess, Shay, Athletic Brewing, 24 Peace, and Dr. Steve Holland

1:28:54 - 1:35:00 - Mike and Katelyn Recap

1:35:00 - End – Outro

Next weekend we plan to cover the Citi Field Spartan Race and maybe even have time to run it for the first time as well!

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Trying Wasabi Secret Link

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Intro music - "Streaker" by: Straight Up

Outro music - "Iron Paw" by: Dubbest

In the past we interviewed Des Linden when her book "Choosing to Run" and doing so opened up options for future book related interviews!

Gwendolyn Bound's publicist, Brianna Kusilek, reached out to us back in April but it took us a while to find a time to release a potential episode with her. Luckily we made room this week and Katelyn interviewed her for the show!

Katelyn and Gwendolyn talk about changing perspective on life, growing older, overcoming adversity, golden retrievers, and much more. Gwendolyn's book "Not Too Late" is available for pre-order now or in book stores June 18, 2024.

If we want more attention given to the sport that we love, then we need to support books written about the sport we love! Check it out here!

0:00 – 5:44 – Intro

5:44 – 12:18 – Quick News

12:18 – 13:03 – Content Preface

13:03 - 1:20:19 - Wendy Interview

1:20:19 - End – Outro

Next weekend we plan to cover the Gaylord Gauntlet in Wallingford, CT!

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Intro music - "Streaker" by: Straight Up

Outro music - "Iron Paw" by: Dubbest

We had yet another MudGear-Hannibal Race Pro Team athlete on the show, Vivien Tran!

We have been keeping an eye on her as an athlete ever since she joined their team and we have not been disappointed. Some accomplishments are winning a Savage Race Axe, a Spartan Race, doing well in the Spartan US National Series, and achieving podium placements at many local events such as Abominable Snow Race, Mythic Race, and this weekend's ASCO Spartacus Dash!

We discussed how she found the sport, thoughts on the rest of the women's field, her experience in the sport so far, what she has planned for the rest of the year, the perks of being on a pro team, and much more!

Follow along with her via Facebook or Instagram!

0:00 – 3:26 – Intro

3:26 – 9:14 – Quick News

9:14 – 10:02 – Content Preface

10:02 - 54:11 - Vivien Interview

54:11 - End – Outro

Next weekend we plan to release an episode with an author who Katelyn is interviewing on Tuesday!

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Intro music - "Streaker" by: Straight Up

Outro music - "Iron Paw" by: Dubbest

When Hawk Call started getting into some big Spartan Races a few years ago it got a lot of us who have been in the sport for a long time pretty excited! This is because many of us remember his father Hobie who is almost always in the conversation of who historically is one of the best men in the sport of OCR.

Hawk is his own own athlete though, and I didn't want to have him on the show just to talk about his dad. It didn't take long for him to start to make a name for himself though, and it quickly became more of an issue of having an open weekend for the show and have him on for his own episode.

Following his recent win at the Spartan US National Series Race in Big Bear we realized that we had a couple weeks where we could be flexible with episode content so Mike reached out to schedule an interview!

We discuss what it was like growing up in the sport, his style of training and racinging, his thoughts on the 3K format, how his recent Spartan Big Bear race went, nutrition, his preperation for the upcoming Broken Arrow Skyrace, where his athletic focus is, and much more!

0:00 – 3:44 – Intro

3:44 – 9:50 – Quick News

9:50 – 10:26 – Content Preface

10:26 - 1:04:00 - Hawk Call Interview

1:04:00 - End – Outro

Next weekend we plan to finally have one of our favorite Danes on the show for his own episode!

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Intro music - "Streaker" by: Straight Up

Outro music - "Iron Paw" by: Dubbest

Evan Perperis is no stranger to the show due to his frequent appearances at our favorite OCR event to cover every year (World's Toughest Mudder), as well as our interest in his ultra OCR fundraising efforts over the years!

We discuss his milestone of achieving 100 OCR podiums, which podiums stood out to him the most over the years, how the recent Toughest Mudder East went along with the new changes to the team format, Lebenese food, and what he plans to do in both sport and life moving forward!

Listen to his podcast "Strength and Speed", like and follow the MudGear-Hannibal Race Pro team, check out his books, and follow along with Evan overall!

0:00 – 2:45 – Intro

2:45 – 12:56 – Quick News

12:56 – 13:25 – Content Preface

13:25 - 1:05:30 - Evan Perperis Interview

1:05:30 - End – Outro

Next weekend we hope to have an athlete on the show who competed at the 2nd of the Spartan US National Series, Big Bear!

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Spartan London West Super Podiums

Spartan Raymond James Stadium Podiums

Spartan Big Bear Beast Podiums

Spartan Southern Championship Series Bled Beast Podiums

OCR X Trail X Lite Podiums

Spartan Czech National Series Super Brno Podiums

Spartan US National Series Big Bear Super Podiums

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No Skis Secret Link

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The OCR Report

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Intro music - "Streaker" by: Straight Up

Outro music - "Iron Paw" by: Dubbest

We have been aware of Noel Medina and his sweat checks for a while now but it was him joining the MudGear-Hannibal Race Pro Team that really got our attention!

There wasn't good timing to have him on the show before now but when we saw that he was traveling to the Ultra House in Durango, CO to train with Anthony Kunkle we figured it was a great opportunity to learn more about him and plans moving forward!

We discuss how he found the sport of OCR, a bit of his life before, his most memorable accomplishments in the sport so far, how it feels to be added to a pro team, why he made the trip to train with Kunkle, and much more!

Follow along with him via Facebook, Instagram, or TikTok!

0:00 – 2:59 – Intro

2:59 – 10:31 – Quick News

10:31 – 10:52 – Content Preface

10:52 - 54:55 - Noel Medina Interview

54:55 - End – Outro

Next weekend we may have someone on the show from the Spartan Big Bear National Series Race, Toughest Mudder Pennsylvania, or City Challenge Jersey City!

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2025 New England OCR Expo Date and Venue

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