Kim DeVoss and Jessica Johnson were awesome enough to join Katelyn on a call about the virtual Toughest Mudder which is coming up in August! We are really excited to see how this event does virtually and what we will need on our packing list beforehand! 0 - 2:51 - Intro 2:51 - 5:41 - News 5:41 - 6:30 - Content Preface 6:30 - 41:45 - Call with Kim and Jessica! 41:45 - end - Outro OCR Podcasters Video Entrapment at Spartan Race Ahmaud Arbery Virtual Runs Runner Documentary Hugbike Tandem Bicycle M...
Jun 23, 2020•48 min
Our guest for this episode disappeared so we needed to change it to a last minute giveaway episode! You'll hear who won Evan Perperis' Ultra OCR Man Audio Book, and how to win some Caterpy laces! 0 - 4:37 - Intro 4:37 - 12:27 - News 12:27 - 13:04 - Content Preface 13:04 - 14:34 - Ultra OCR Man Giveaway Winner! 14:34 - 17:36 - Caterpy Giveaway Information! 17:36 - end - Outro Our Secret Project! Ultra OCR Man Hafthor Bjornsson Sets New Deadlift Record Laura Cummings Running 100 Miles in 100 Hours...
Jun 17, 2020•23 min
We repurposed our Quarantine Qorner interviews that we did for The OCR Report into this week's episode! You'll hear from Erin Rost, Matt Kempson, and Logan Broadbent. Unfortunately our QQs with Kelly Sullivan and Meg Julian were not able to be saved and couldn't be used! If you want to watch the videos instead then you can click Erin Rost , Matt Kempson , and Logan Broadbent here, isn't technology great?! 0 - 2:38 - Intro 2:38 - 11:17 - News 11:17 - 12:10 - Content Preface 12:10 - 28:12 - Erin R...
Jun 08, 2020•1 hr 14 min
We returned for another UltraVirus but this time Katelyn was the one to run it while Mike was her pit crew! We got more pit audio which is always a unique aspect to our multilap coverage and this one has all kinds of emotions! Following that is an interview with the awesome Devon Yanko who won the event overall! She is an incredible ultra runner who has considered giving OCR more of a chance! 0 - 3:04 - Intro 3:04 - 6:47 - News 6:47 - 7:46 - Content Preface 7:46 - 31:19 - Katelyn's Pit Audio 31:...
Jun 01, 2020•1 hr 13 min
Tim Guinan is the owner of Otherworld Fitness down in Frederick, Maryland! If that gym sounds familiar it could be because Mike was there early as part of OCR America 2, or maybe it's because it's reputation has preceded itself with it having one of the original Platinum Rigs from Battlefrog! Either way, he is a gym owner that wants you to support his gym as well as your local gyms so that they can get by through these very tough times! 0 - 4:38 - Intro 4:38 - 9:30 - News 9:30 - 10:10 - Content ...
May 25, 2020•31 min
Mike the podcast host had Mike the podcast host on to talk about his show and a virtual race that he is putting on! Confused? Don't be. The latter Mike is Mike Deibler, host of OCR Underground and he is putting on a virtual event that we hope you join! 0 - 3:00 - Intro 3:00 - 10:38 - News 10:38 - 11:15 - Content Preface 11:15 - 38:30 - Mike Deibler Interview 38:30 - end - Outro Check out Quarantine Qorner (Live Daily around 3 EST) QQ with Mike and Logan Broadbent (Live video saved as Instagram T...
May 18, 2020•41 min
To celebrate National Nurses Week and International Nurses Day Katelyn reached out to Erin Rost to talk about her experience as a labor and delivery nurse (which also touches on Mother's Day)! 0 - 3:05 - Intro 3:16 - 7:51 - News 7:51 - 8:30 - Content Preface 8:30 - 52:14 - Erin Rost Interview 52:14 - end - Outro Check out Quarantine Qorner (Live Daily around 3 EST) QQ with Mike and Matt Kempson (Live video saved and uploaded to Youtube Ultra OCR Man OCR Audio 100th Episode The Death Race Film Li...
May 11, 2020•57 min
Mark saved the day by coming on the show last minute to talk about a crazy virtual event that he took on! Blazing heat, lack of sleep, and nasty toe blisters weren't enough to keep him from completing it so he always has a place to come on the show! 0 - 3:05 - Intro 3:05 - 13:52 - News 13:52 - 14:47 - Content Preface 14:47 - 41:22 - Mark Duplessis Interview 41:22 - end - Outro Check out Quarantine Qorner (Live Daily around 3 EST) Quarantine Qorner is Now On Youtube Ultra OCR Man Falmouth Road Ra...
May 04, 2020•46 min
More Obstacle Racing Media's UltraVirus 12 Hour Race content, we heard back from Kristen and were happy to have her on the show to get to know her a bit! Katelyn also got a call with Lynn Hall from BoldrDash to talk about Thrive Outside's big contest! There are some epic prizes to be won and at the very least you have a good time! 0 - 3:44 - Intro 3:44 - 7:11 - News 7:11 - 8:08 - Content Preface 8:08 - 20:21 - Kristen Gray Interview 20:21 - 59:14 - Build Your Own Obstacle Course Contest 59:14 - ...
Apr 27, 2020•1 hr 6 min
Mike ran Obstacle Racing Media's UltraVirus 12 Hour Race this weekend! He did lap by lap audio which we think is worth listening to but even better than that is the interview with Mark Batres the winner of the event! Hear how Mark went from just wanting to push a bit for 50 miles to dominating with incredible splits leading to his 85 mile finish! 0 - 2:52 - Intro 2:52 - 7:34 - News 7:34 - 10:21 - Content Preface 10:21 - 26:24 - Mike's Lap by Lap Audio 26:24 - 31:03 - Event Finish Audio 31:03 - 5...
Apr 20, 2020•1 hr 3 min
We had the executive director of Caterpy on to talk about his products and how he enjoys working at the company! We did this because Caterpy is a new supporter of the show and we figured it'd be great to get them on since they won't be able to be a vendor at some big races this year! 0 - 2:23 - Intro 3:23 - 11:49 - News 11:49 - 12:38 - Content Preface 12:38 - 33:54 - Anthony Pong Interview 33:54 - end - Outro Check out Quarantine Qorner (Live Daily around 3 EST) Matt B Davis' Ultra Virus 12 Hour...
Apr 13, 2020•37 min
We reached out to massive Patreon supporter Dave Claxton about coming on the show to talk about how he qualified as a pro for OCRWC, his past experience at Platinum Rig 24, and much more! 0 - 2:30 - Intro 3:30 - 7:36 - News 7:36 - 8:52 - Content Preface 8:52 - 1:09:35 - Dave Claxton Interview 1:09:35 - end - Outro Savage Anywhere David Kilgore Ran 100 Miles & Raised More than $10,000 The Boston Marathon Has Offered Refunds Dr. Pete Re-Writes the Tough Mudder Pledge Logan Broadbent in Highlig...
Apr 06, 2020•1 hr 14 min
Mike had the opportunity to talk with Sam Hopper founder of the Mudder Minds Facebook group . They discussed the origins of the Mudder Minds Facebook group, as well as how OCR and Tough Mudder has positively influenced both of their lives, especially their mental health. 0 - 3:10 - Intro 3:10 - 7:41 - News 7:41 - 8:27 - Content Preface 8:27 - 54:26 - Sam Hopper Interview 54:26 - end - Outro 2020 Tokyo Olympics are Postponed Wason Pond Pounder is Postponed Spartan Tri-State Weekend is Postponed S...
Mar 30, 2020•1 hr 5 min
With COVID-19 shutting down all events Mike has been going hard getting a lot of interviews with some pretty cool people! First of which is Nick Ryker who reached out to us about wanting to come on the show to which we gladly accepted after seeing his epic finish at Jacksonville earlier this year! 0 - 2:21 - Intro 2:21 - 8:52 - News 8:52 - 9:45 - Content Preface 9:45 - 41:02 - Nick Ryker Interview 41:02 - end - Outro Spartan Race Reduces Staff DekaFit Postponed Spartan Cancelled Events Until May...
Mar 22, 2020•45 min
Listen as Mike and Katelyn talk about the effects of COVID-19 on the OCR and running communities and give some updates on major race cancelations and reschedulings. Luckily for Mike and Katelyn, Robb McCoy (race director of FIT Challenge and the FIT Trail Series), was able to still host his FIT 'Rock 5 Miler and 5k! 0 - 2:34 - Intro 2:34 - 10:27 - News 10:27 - 16:40 - Race Recap 16:40 - end - Outro The OCR Report - Coronavirus and OCR; 7x World Champion Lindsay Webster London and Boston Marathon...
Mar 15, 2020•22 min
The 6 hour drive to Greek Peak was a bit much for us this week so Mike decided to give his all for an age group podium ... he failed! So with no Greek Peak coverage and no age group award to be proud of, we present you this road race recap episode! 0 - 3:04 - Intro 3:04 - 7:07 - News 7:07 - 13:54 - Race Recap 13:54 - end - Outro Greek Peak Results (if Spartan ever updates it) Greek Peak Podium Kay is running NYC Marathon in Honor of her Dad Alex's Dad's GoFund Me Secret Link #1 Secret Link #2 OC...
Mar 09, 2020•18 min
We were part of our first expo, well the first one where we had our own table! We talked to a bunch of other vendors and awesome people in the OCR and fitness community! Massive thank you to everyone who was able to come out and support the event! 0 - 2:12 - Intro 2:12 - 9:32 - News 9:32 - 10:58 - Content Preface 10:58 - 51:55 - Expo Interviews 51:55 - end - Outro Planking World Record Set by 62 Year Old Runner Crawls for 8 hours to Survive Cali Schweikhart's Eating Disorder 2020 Olympic Maratho...
Mar 02, 2020•1 hr 1 min
Mike saw that there is an OCR expo starting up in New England so Katelyn reached out and scheduled an interview with Steve to learn more! We are really excited to attend this event, especially because it shines a spotlight on the local race scene which deserves attention! Great people, plenty of food, and lots of memories to be made so we hope to see you there! 0 - 2:19 - Intro 2:19 - 7:46 - News 7:46 - 8:24 - Content Preface 8:24 - 21:58 - Steve "Bacon" Martin Interview 21:58 - end - Outro Javi...
Feb 23, 2020•25 min
Mike and Katelyn head back to Foxboro, MA to enjoy bagels from Gunther Tooties, just kidding! They ventured back to Foxboro to run the 25th Annual Old Fashioned 10 Miler and Flat 5k! In this episode you will hear about Katelyn and Mike's race experiences, as well as an interview with OFTM's Race Director, Sandy Sheehy! 0 - 2:46 - Intro 2:46 - 10:00 - News 10:00 - 13:11 - Content Preface 13:11 - 20:10 - Vendors 20:10 - 30:55 - Recap 30:55 - 53:55 - Sandy Sheehy Interview 53:55 - end - Outro Bucke...
Feb 19, 2020•1 hr 1 min
On the final day of OCR America 2, Mike made sure to interview a bunch of people at the KC Timber Challenge! These were mostly done in between pacing Evan on a couple laps so they are pretty short. Also with it being day 8 dealing with sleep deprivation Mike is pretty pumped with how much he was able to get. We love local OCRs and it was a great time covering this one way out in Kansas! 0 - 2:17 - Intro 2:17 - 11:05 - News 11:05 - 12:39 - Content Preface 12:39 - 45:46 - Day 8 at KC Timber Challe...
Feb 10, 2020•50 min
Mike is finally rested and spent a lot of time editing the 25 or so interviews from the first 7 days of OCR America! The original use for these interviews was to add to Evan's recap episodes check them out here but there was a lot of good stuff that was never used so here it is! 0 - 3:00 - Intro 3:00 - 7:14 - News 7:14 - 10:35 - Content Preface 10:35 - 30:01 - Day 1 at Obstacle Athletics 30:01 - 52:41 - Day 2 at Otherworld Fitness 52:41 - 57:09 - Day 3 at Newbsanity's Extreme Ravine 57:09 - 1:25...
Feb 01, 2020•1 hr 49 min
Mike's lack of sleep of sleep has finally caught up to him but the on must go show ... or something like that! Ah man I crack myself up sometimes ... anyway Katelyn went to the CRR award banquet to spend time with some awesome people and pick up Mike's awards. Mike tries to get his thoughts in order and describe his incredible trip with Evan, Bobby, Jacob, and Terry! Please listen to Strength and Speed's 8 episodes that Mike hosted, he put a lot of effort into those which may lead the people che...
Jan 28, 2020•32 min
Evan Perperis is gearing up for his 2020 ultra OCR fundraiser, OCR America 2! Guess who else is getting ready for it? Mike! He will be along for the ride helping out by taking charge of social media and hosting his podcast Strength and Speed! Make sure you follow along this frigid challenge and support in whatever way that you can! Also sorry for us sounding out of it in the intro and outro, we had planned to prerecord earlier this week but we wanted to wait for potential Tough Mudder news (glad...
Jan 18, 2020•42 min
Katelyn and Mike had a very busy weekend working on the house and were running short on time for an episode, luckily Patreon supporter Mark Duplessis called in to talk about the Dopey Challenge that takes place every year down in Disney! 0 - 2:25 - Intro 2:25 - 4:37 - News 4:37 - 5:20 - Content Preface 5:20 - 32:21 - Mark's Dopey Interview 32:21 - end - Outro Will Dean Letting Tough Mudder Die? Secret Link OCR Discord (Share your OCR book recommendations!) Our next episode will likely be having ...
Jan 13, 2020•36 min
We are definitely the last of the bunch to release this on our feed (because of our 2 annual recap episodes) so feel free to just listen to the intro and outro if you have already heard the round table on I Am A Spartan or OCR Talk! Yet again this was all recorded before a bunch of crap went down with Tough Mudder so maybe it is worth listening to again! 0 - 1:46 - Intro 1:46 - 3:21 - News 3:21 - 3:50 - Content Preface 3:50 - 1:28:14 - Podcaster Roundtable 1:28:14 - end - Outro Our 2020 Podcast ...
Jan 06, 2020•1 hr 36 min
It's been a pretty damn great year! Huge thank you to everyone who have followed our adventures! Please enjoy this wicked long episode that has important lessons from every episode that came out in 2019 (episodes 105-154)! Hope this comes in handy during long New Year travels! Let us know that you enjoyed this by writing a review on Apple Podcasts or by shooting us a message on Instagram or Facebook! 0 - 2:56 - Intro 2:56 - 3:44 - News 3:44 - 4:02 - Content Preface 4:02 - 5:42 - Location Compila...
Dec 30, 2019•2 hr 46 min
It's been a pretty damn great year! Huge thank you to everyone who have followed our adventures! Please enjoy this wicked long episode that has funny clips from every episode that came out in 2019 (episodes 105-154)! Hope this comes in handy during long holiday travels! Let us know that you enjoyed this by writing a review on Apple Podcasts or by shooting us a message on Instagram or Facebook! 0 - 2:18 - Intro 2:18 - 9:10 - News 9:10 - 10:15 - Content Preface 10:15 - 3:08:44 - Funny Compilation ...
Dec 24, 2019•3 hr 12 min
Listen as Katelyn and Mike speak with Justin Manning and Simone Waugh about their new OCR themed children's book "Medal Club Kids: Winner's Circle"! 0 - 3:09 - Intro 3:09 - 6:50 - News 6:50 - 7:13 - Content Preface 7:13 - 1:08:58 - Medal Club Kids Interview 1:08:58 - end - Outro Vote for Mud Run Guide's Best of OCR 2019 (You better pick an actual OCR podcast!) Russia Banned from Olympics Man Caught Cheating Due to Fitbit Please support Jason Mosel's Fundraising Efforts! Rea Kolbl Takes on all of...
Dec 15, 2019•1 hr 15 min
Were our last 3 episodes too long, too exciting, and too awesome?! Well winter is here now and content gets more difficult so bear with us! Mike drove 2 1/2 hours up to South Portland, Maine to walk the Santa Hustle 5k on a frigid 12 degree morning. 0 - 3:50 - Intro 3:50 - 7:41 - News 7:41 - 8:36 - Content Preface 8:36 - 11:50 - Santa Hustle 5k 11:50 - end - Outro Vote for Mud Run Guide's Best of OCR 2019 Trevor Cichosz's WTM Experience Vote for Trevor (and watch his epic video) Boxer Donates $9...
Dec 08, 2019•19 min
Biggest event of the year for us and we will be splitting this into a 3 parter! This is the first time we have split something up so much but what can I say, we went super hard! I know a lot of people have been excitedly waiting for this part 3! Before we get to a very intoxicated Javier you'll hear Katelyn talking to fellow pit crew members Mark Duplessis and April Dupree about what it takes to be a great pit crew and how it feels to get a friend to 100 miles. After that will be a post bar craw...
Dec 02, 2019•1 hr 29 min
