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MStefano Running is a group of friends that went outside their comfort zone in 2012 and started training to run in fun runs as well as mud runs and other events. We urge others to get off the couch and go for a run or even a walk. Exercise is great for the mind and body. We hope you enjoy listening to our adventures and consider trying one for yourself.
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376. Paul Lachance on 200+ Spartan Races at the Age of 82!
Paul Lachance recently ran his 200th Spartan Race at the age of 82 this caught The OCR Report's attention for a post which then caught our eye for a potential episode.
We were excited to reach out to him both for the impressive accomplishment, and because he represents a unique age demographic who take on OCR. Older OCR athletes have always been inspirational to us but we haven't had an episode focus on it before.
We discuss how he found obstacle course racing, his family's military background, favorite and least favorite Spartan venues, medical barriers that he has pushed through in his life, how it feels to be embraced by sponsors and the community, how to buy his shirts, plans for the rest of the year and much more!
I really enjoyed talking and laughing with him. Be sure to add him on facebook, follow him on Instagram, and reach out about getting yourself a shirt!
0:00 – 5:06 – Intro
5:06 – 13:13 – Quick News
13:13 – 13:39 – Content Preface
13:39 - 52:24 - Paul Lachance Interview
52:24 - End – Outro
Next episode isn't planned yet but we have no shortage of ideas!
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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, 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 -
375. Alisa Petrova on Hero Race, Winning Tough Mudder Infinity AlUla, Government Games, and More!
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:
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Buck Furpees: New England OCR Expo Fundraiser on March 9th
2024 New England OCR Expo on April 20th (use code "obstacles" for $5 off)
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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, 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!
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
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Intro music - "Streaker" by: Straight Up
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374. Hannah Franciosa on Teaching, Training, Jacksonville Spartan Series Race, and More!
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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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!
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
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Intro music - "Streaker" by: Straight Up
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373. Grey Betties and Roller Derby with Heather Jo Cox!
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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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: obstaclerunningadventures@gmail.com
Subscribe on Youtube: Obstacle Running Adventures
Intro music - "Streaker" by: Straight Up
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372. OCR Adaptive Athletes with Andy Reid!
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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Intro music - "Streaker" by: Straight Up
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371. Sarah Grippi-Snyder on RV Life, MudGear-Hannibal Race Pro Team, and 3GX Mental Performance Training!
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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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: obstaclerunningadventures@gmail.com
Subscribe on Youtube: Obstacle Running Adventures
Intro music - "Streaker" by: Straight Up
Outro music - "Iron Paw" by: Dubbest
Customer Reviews
Awesome podcast with excellent live event coverage!
Mike and his team really go above and beyond with their live event coverage and interviews. Great quality, excellent questions and they cover a wide variety of topics! He's also nice enough to film you completing obstacles in the middle of the night! 10/10 recommend 🤘🏻🤘🏻
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They may not say it anymore, but this is the most consistent OCR podcast. Look it up. Like clockwork; the clock bares 12:00 at noon… Also at midnight… Or if the power went out recently and you haven’t re set it. Time is a construct. So too this podcast posts good episodes reliably on schedule. Humble hosts. The struggle to pronounce racer names is always charming. OCR still has a pulse and podcasts like this are an important part of it.
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