Obstacle Running Adventures

For our last regular episode of the year we wanted to have a guest on to talk about the Spartan World Championships in Abu Dhabi!

We wanted a foreign athlete on the show but were worried about potential language barriers. When we saw that Nikolaj Dam took third place in the beast, was on the Danish team with Ida and Leon who took third, and participated in the 3K we were excited to reach out to him!

We discuss his start in OCR, his successful weekend in Abu Dhabi, thoughts on the 3K format, adventure racing, and much more!

0:00 – 2:44 – Intro

2:44 – 7:14 – Quick News

7:14 – 7:52 – Content Preface

7:52 - 1:20:15 - Nikolaj Dam Interview

1:20:15 - End – Outro

Next episode will be our recap compilation episode with bloopers, jokes, and funny moments of the year. Following that will be our recap compilation episode with all of the guests and important moments of the show in 2023!

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Deka World Championship Trading Cards

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LA Hyrox Podiums

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Ice Cold Secret Link

First Marathon Secret Link

Bigfoot Spinner 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, and Seth Rinderknecht.

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 we going hybrid and are giving some love to the Deka World Championships in Texas that happened last weekend!

While hybrid racing isn't a focus for this show or a big passion for us personally, we wanted to switch gears for a bit and hear more about this big long weekend event.

Kevin Gregory not only won the Deka Strong but also won 4 different team events with one of them creating a new world record! He has an extensive history in obstacle course racing but has really found his niche in hybrid racing as you can hear about the first time we had him on for his own episode!

We highly recommend you watch the Live Streams of this event found on The OCR Report YouTube channel!

0:00 – 5:15 – Intro

5:15 – 15:26 – Quick News

15:26 – 16:03 – Content Preface

16:03 - 1:27:39 - Kevin Gregory Interview

1:27:39 - End – Outro

Next episode will hopefully be a Spartan World Championship interview!

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Lindsay Webster and Ryan Atkins Buy Farmhouse

Sam "Shades" Kohler Transitions to Triathalon and Video Editing

Evan Perperis Releases "The Sponsored Athlete" Book

Two Punk Kids Winter Camp

Meg Julian's Grandfather

Hyrox Men's World Record

Hyrox Women's World Record

Deka Mile Coed World Record

Deka Strong Women Co-Champions

Deka Strong World Championship Podium: Men and Women

Spartan 3K World Championships Podium

Spartan Beast World Championships Podium: Men and Women

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309. Deka World Championships with Terra Jackson!

358. World's Toughest Mudder 2023! (Part 1: Community Dinner and Race Day Interviews)

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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.

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Intro music - "Streaker" by: Straight Up

Outro music - "Iron Paw" by: Dubbest

Friend of the show Nick Gagnon set out to hike the appalachian trail earlier this year! Many listeners will remember us mentioning both his start and completion in quick news during previous episodes but only patreon supporters knew that I interviewed him back in October!

It was great catching up with our Canadian friend and learning about his months long adventure where he perservered through barriers such as weather, overpacking, assault, animals, a couple thousand miles, and a whole lot of elevation.

Learn about terms like trail magic, silk blazing, pack shakedown, as well as how he felt about each state that he traveled through.

We cover a lot in this interview but check out his Instagram to watch his 16 part highlights where he documented his whole trip.

0:00 – 3:20 – Intro

3:20 – 10:36 – Quick News

10:36 – 11:15 – Content Preface

11:15 - 1:35:27 - Nick Gagnon Interview

1:35:27 - End – Outro

Next episode will either be a Deka World Championships interview or a Spartan World Championship interview!

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Deka Fit World Championship Podium: Men and Women

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Intro music - "Streaker" by: Straight Up

Outro music - "Iron Paw" by: Dubbest

Finishing up our World's Toughest Mudder episodes, we have this last episode focused on the bar crawl on Monday afternoon and night!

Check the time stamps below to see the different sections of the episode. You'll hear interviews before a musical performance of Cali Schweikhart singing while Kris Mendoza plays guitar for a couple songs, and more interviews after!

For part 1 we had coverage of the community dinner and all sorts of race day interviews and audio so go back and listen to that if you missed it. Part 2 was last episode all about the brunch featuring audio from the presentation as well as many interviews with members of the community. This part 3 has interviews from the bar crawl where I, along with many community members got pretty drunk!

0:00 – 2:10 – Intro

2:10 – 8:53 – Quick News

8:53 – 10:20 – Content Preface

10:20 - 51:57 - Interviews Before Musical Performance (Raymond Vincent III, Melissa Linden, Cory Edwards, Charlotte Engelman, Jules Estes, Jake Dean, and Cali Schweikhart)

51:57 - 1:01:23 - Cali Schweikhart and Kris Mendoza Musical Performance

1:01:23 - 2:01:49 - Interviews After Musical Performance (Michael Kantor, Miko, Deanna Brasz, Carlo Piscitello, Jack Goras, Grant Thompson, scottish talk, Josh Fiore, hot sauce shots with Chris Maltbie, Leanne Simmonds, Heather Bode, Trevor Cichosz, and Kevin VanderWoude)

2:01:49 - End – Outro

Next episode will either be a Spartan Trifecta World Championship athlete interview, or an interview I did with a friend who hiked the entire appalachian trail earlier this year!

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OFX EPISODE 155: WTM CHAMPION AUSTIN AZAR.

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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.

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Intro music - "Streaker" by: Straight Up

Outro music - "Iron Paw" by: Dubbest

Continuing with our World's Toughest Mudder episodes, we have one focused on the brunch on Monday!

Check the time stamps below to see the different sections of the episode. It isn't as long as the last one but it does have a large section of the presentation and awards which you may want to skip. You'll hear interviews before the presentation, the presentation itself (trimmed down), and some interviews after!

For part 1 we had coverage of the community dinner and all sorts of race day interviews and audio so go back and listen to that if you missed it. This part 2 is this episode all about the brunch featuring audio from the presentation as well as many interviews with members of the community. Part 3 will have interviews from the bar crawl where I, along with many community members got pretty drunk!

0:00 – 5:56 – Intro

5:56 – 11:40 – Quick News

11:40 – 13:12 – Content Preface

13:12 - 1:13:07 - Interviews Before Presentation (Visit Granbury, Nick Artis and Jason Helmstadter, Matt Gill, Brittany Hall, Evan Perperis, Miranda Huber, Matt B Davis, Ernie Cheatham, Lone Star IV Medics, Hijacked Mic, Sofia Harnedy, Kevin Praytor, Hannah Carta, Stefanie Bishop, and Orion James)

1:13:07 - 1:51:17 - TMHQ Presentation and Awards Audio

1:51:17 - 2:12:10 - Interviews After Presentation (Michael Schjott, Joe Rucco, "Coach" Kyle Railton, Chris Maltbie and Jen Mizono)

2:12:10 - End – Outro

Next episode will conclude our weeks long coverage of World's Toughest Mudder with an episode on the bar crawl!

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356. World's Toughest Mudder 2023 with Chris Maltbie!

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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.

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Intro music - "Streaker" by: Straight Up

Outro music - "Iron Paw" by: Dubbest

World's Toughest Mudder came and went but we have you covered to relive the experience for the next few weeks!

Check the time stamps below to follow along with this one, because this episode is a big boy! You'll hear some interviews from the community dinner, more interviews on race day before the start, start line audio, interviews and audio from the course, and the same from the pit!

For part 1 we have this coverage of the community dinner and all sorts of race day interviews and audio. Part 2 will be all about the brunch featuring audio from the presentation as well as many interviews with members of the community. Part 3 will have interviews from the bar crawl where I, along with many community members got pretty drunk!

0:00 – 3:05 – Intro

3:05 – 14:35 – Quick News

14:35 – 17:48 – Content Preface

17:48 - 44:03 - Community Dinner (JD Allen, Melissa "Sharkbait" Dugan, Christian Brown-Johnson, Elliot Rueb, Sandy Rhee, and Josh Fiore)

44:03 - 56:53 - Before Race Start (Evan Perperis, Miranda Huber, Diana Codispoti and Alexandra Codispoti, Ryan Ardigo, Seth Rinderknecht, Kevin Thompson, Austin Azar, Trevor Cichosz, James Del Verde, Melissa Linden, Kris Rugloski, and Gary Belanger)

1:12:42 - 1:35:29 - Race Start (Pit murmurings, Giles Chater and Chris Maltbie, Coach Kyle pump up, warm up and start)

1:35:29 - 2:28:28 - Obstacle Audio, Volunteers, Etc. (Everest audio, Gary Belanger, Augustas Gloop audio, Jamesy, Nikki Leonard, Sandy Rhee, driving, Operation talk, Cassie Hellyer, Operation audio, Operation volunteer, Dingleberries volunteer, Dingleberries penalty, Barrel Chested volunteer, Barrel Chested audio, Melting Point volunteer 1 and 2, Immordl Coffee, Spunky Monkey penalty volunteer, Everest volunteer, and Everest penalty loop)

2:28:28 - 3:10:18 - Pit Crew and Finish Audio (Kris Mendoza, Kevin Gregory, Brian Gracin, AC Hale, Christian Brown-Johnson, Matt B Davis, Evan Perperis, Alexandra Codispoti, Austin Azar not done, 200th Tough Mudder finish, Michael Schjott pit, More Heart Than Scars finish, Stephanie Bland pit, Joe Rucco pit, Cali Schweikhart pit, merchandise deal, live stream time difference, Kris Rugloski finish, Austin Azar finish, Michael Schjott finish, Jenny Overstreet finish, Joe Rucco and Matt Gill finish, Josh Fiore finish, Cali Schweikhart finish, Stephanie Bland finish)

3:10:18 - End – Outro

Next episode will continue our weeks long coverage of World's Toughest Mudder with an episode on the brunch, following that will be the bar crawl episode!

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Intro music - "Streaker" by: Straight Up

Outro music - "Iron Paw" by: Dubbest

Back in Palmerton we were able to meet Manuel Dufaux and interview him between waves at the 3K series race. Now that he won the Spartan North American series we were more than excited to have him on for his own episode!

We talk about his motivation to take on the Spartan 3K series, what stood out most for each event in the series, how he felt about winning the series overall, his experience at OCRWC, the importance of recovery as an older athlete, and the sacrifices and focus needed to do well!

0:00 – 3:30 – Intro

3:30 – 10:37 – Quick News

10:37 – 11:42 – Content Preface

11:42 - 56:53 - Manuel Dufaux Interview

56:53 - End – Outro

Next episode will start our weeks long coverage of World's Toughest Mudder!

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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

World's Toughest Mudder is coming up soon and Mike is wicked excited! If you're also excited for it then this will be a great episode for you because we have Chris Maltbie on the show to talk about the upcoming weekend!

Chris is the vice president of product for Tough Mudder/Spartan Race as well as the race director for the most epic 24 hour OCR that we all know as World's Toughest Mudder!

We discuss his background in OCR, changes to the Tough Mudder season this year and if they will affect WTM, some information about WTM including a cryptic obstacle run down, and much more!

0:00 – 7:45 – Intro

7:45 – 12:10 – Quick News

12:10 – 12:46 – Content Preface

12:46 - 58:55 - Chris Maltbie Interview

58:55 - End – Outro

Next episode Mike will be in Texas covering World's Toughest Mudder which should lead to enough interviews and audio for an upcoming 3 or so episodes but next week we will have an episode with Manuel Dufaux to release to buy Mike some time since there are more hours of editing needed than you can imagine for our WTM coverage!

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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!

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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 and Thomas Petersen.

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Intro music - "Streaker" by: Straight Up

Outro music - "Iron Paw" by: Dubbest

With all of the big changes that Spartan has announced regarding the combining of elite and age group waves (if you aren't all caught up there is a great Q and A here) we figured that it would be good to have an athlete on the show who has strattled the line of age group and elite over the years.

We have been wanting to have Cole DeRosa on the show for a while since he is a pretty big name in the competitive community and seems like a genuinely good guy when heard on other shows over the years like I Am A Spartan Podcast in 2019 and The Running Public in 2020!

We discuss his background in the sport of OCR, his extensive military service, thoughts on competition and staying in shape, Spartan Race changes over the years including the changes to the age group system for next year, and more!

0:00 – 3:10 – Intro

3:10 – 10:23 – Quick News

10:23 – 11:43 – Content Preface

11:43 - 1:07:11 - Cole DeRosa Interview

1:07:11 - End – Outro

Next episode we are planning to have an episode building up anticipation for World's Toughest Mudder!

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News Stories:

Spartan 2024 Age Group Medals

Spartan 2024 Age Group Changes

Savage Race Crew Loses A Member

Spartan Dallas Beast Podiums

Spartan Michigan Super Podiums

Spartan Blue Mountain Beast Podiums

Parkour Hopscotch Secret Link

Neville Strongbottom Secret Link

3D Printer Secret Link

Donuts & Beer Secret Link

Muddy Slide Secret Link

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I Am A Spartan's EPISODE 63 OCR BADASS COLE DEROSA!!

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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 and Thomas Petersen.

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 wanted to have at least one more episode on the OCRWC weekend and we were hoping to have an athlete on the show representing Europe (since there weren't as many as previous years)!

Signy Karoline Kolsto is from Norway and has somewhat recently made the jump from age group to elite after having pretty impressive results quickly in the sport. She was in Belgium to compete in the first FISO OCR World Championships but we primarily focus on Spartan Race's OCRWC. She took 7th in the 3K, 5th in the 15K, her coed team took 2nd on the relay, and then she closed out the weekend by winning the 100 meter course!

0:00 – 2:58 – Intro

2:58 – 10:40 – Quick News

10:40 – 11:07 – Content Preface

11:07 - 44:37 - Signy Karoline Kolsto Interview

44:37 - End – Outro

Next episode we plan to have an athlete on to talk about their experience throughout the Spartan's first 3K series!

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Spartan Nashville Super and Sprint Results

Spartan San Luis Potosí 3K and Beast Results

Stone Cold Secret Link

Boss Moment Secret Link

Skiing Fall Secret Link

Communication Tower Secret Link

Zelda Tears Secret Link

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246. Veejay Jones on OCRWC, Black Forest, and More!

247. OCR World Championships 3K with Elites!

248. OCR World Championships 15K with Elites!

249. OCR World Championships Team Races and 100 Meter Finals with Elites!

297. Shawn Roberts on Savage Race Series, OCRWC, and More!

298. Fran Chiorando from The OCRWC Podcast!

299. OCR World Championships 3K with Elites and Graham Roberts from NOX!

300. OCR World Championships 15K with Elites and Vendors! (with Live Intro/Outro and Shoutout Compilation!)

301. OCR World Championships Team Relay Races and 100 Meter Finals with Elites!

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!

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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 and Thomas Petersen.

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

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Check out our Threadless Shop

Use coupon code "adventure" for 15% off MudGear products

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Follow our podcast on Instagram: @ObstacleRunningAdventures

Write us an email: [email protected]

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Intro music - "Streaker" by: Straight Up

Outro music - "Iron Paw" by: Dubbest