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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466. Brooklyn Nichols on Winning the DEKA World Championship in FIT, MILE, and STRONG!
Wednesday, December 10, 2025 • Duration 01:12:35
DEKA World Championships took place in Fort Lauderdale, FL this past weekend and while we focus on being an OCR podcast, this event has my interest every year!
Since we didn't fly down to cover it in person (someday!), we looked for an athlete to have on the show to talk about their experience. It didn't take long to pick Brooklyn Nichols as our potential guest as she had an incredible race weekend being the first elite to win all events, especially in an increasingly stacked field!
We talk about her background in sport and fitness, coaching, how she came across hybrid racing, her history with DEKA, her plans for the world championships, HYROX, and much more! We did not discuss the sled station in the DEKA STRONG because what matters is the end result and that Brooklyn had an incredible series of races. I am not an expert in the sport but that being said Dave Claxton is as the head official, and DEKA stands by their decision and I'm sure there will be other podcasts talking about the situation.
We talked about the Taco Bell 50K in Colorado as a quick news story but then another one happened in Washington DC and I wanted to have someone on the show to talk about it!
Carlo Piscitello noticed that MaryJane Osuji was taking on the challenge and suggested that she would be a good potential guest to talk about the experience. We met her at World's Toughest Mudder earlier this year, we liked her, and so we immediately reached out to have her back on the show!
We talk about her background in OCR, what made her want to take on the endurance food challenge, details about the event including the rules and route, what was earned at the finish line, what other food challenges she would like to take on and much more!
456. FISO OCR World Championship and USAOCR with Vivien Tran and Kevin Thompson!
Tuesday, September 30, 2025 • Duration 01:07:40
The FISO OCR World Championships recently had their 3rd event weekend in Sweden this year and by all accounts it was the best one by far!
This is admittely a low bar due to overflowing portopotties in Belgium and many obstacles not being built in Costa Rica, etc. However, by working alongside the Tough Viking crew they had plenty of experience to put on a proper word championship event!
Two members of USAOCR, Vivien Tran and Kevin Thompson, wanted to come on the show to talk about their experience at the event, differences from previous years, and more. They also have their own regional championship which will be held at the War X venue towards the end of June next year!
If you have any interest in representing your country on an elite, age group, or paralympic level at the next FISO OCR World Championship, compete in the USAOCR championship, or volunteer to help the USAOCR organization then please reach out to them via Instagram or on their website!
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!
365. 2023 Recap Compilation – Lessons Learned and Things Remembered!
Sunday, December 31, 2023 • Duration 06:11:52
It's the end of the year which means it is time for our two massive 2023 compilation episodes!
This is the second and it has clips of the most important moments of the show, biggest news stories, quotes read, and a compilation of names of everyone who has been on the show this year!
It's a long one so it may take a while to finish but we appreciate however much you end up listening. We hope it is a great way to put a bow on 2023, and you enjoy the highlights of the year!
0:00 – 2:54 – Intro
2:54 – 10:38 – Quick News
10:38 – 11:33 – Content Preface
11:33 - 17:42 - Name Compilation
18:02 - 6:06:33 - Important Moment Clips
6:06:33 - End – Outro
Next episode will be our annual podcaster round table, hopefully your favorite OCR podcast is represented!
It's the end of the year which means it is time for our two massive 2023 compilation episodes!
This is the first and it has clips of the funniest moments of the show, memes described, jokes told, post credit audio you may have missed, and all that fun stuff this year!
It's a long one so it may take a while to finish but we appreciate however much you end up listening. We hope it makes you smile and keeps you company during long holiday travel or several long runs!
0:00 – 2:44 – Intro
2:44 – 8:33 – Quick News
8:33 – 9:18 – Content Preface
9:18 - 4:54:02 - Funny Moments, Memes, Jokes, Bloopers, and Post Credit Clips
4:54:02 - End – Outro
Next episode will be our recap compilation episode with all of the guests and important moments of the show in 2023!
363. Spartan World Championships with Nikolaj Dam!
Monday, December 18, 2023 • Duration 01:24:31
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!
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!
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.
361. Hiking the Appalachian Trail with Nick Gagnon!
Sunday, December 3, 2023 • Duration 01:39:28
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.
360. World's Toughest Mudder 2023! (Part 3: Bar Crawl Interviews and a Musical Performance)
Monday, November 27, 2023 • Duration 02:09:02
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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