Best Evan Perperis Podcasts (2024)

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S8E14: Chasing "The Queen" of Charlotte with Kevin Thompson and War X 55:46

1d ago55:46

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Kevin Thompson is chasing the queen of Charlotte trying to hit all 1st places in races in the North Carolina area for OCR. This MudGear-Hannibal Race Pro is on a hot streak that's taken him through the first half of the year with podiums not only in his home state but also at major events like War X. Evan and Kevin talk about his background, traini…

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392. Winning War X, Ranch Life, Becoming a Runner, Mothman, and More with Chennell Berg! 1:06:50

4d ago1:06:50

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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 havin…

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391. Stijn Lagrand on Survival Running, Team Hang-On, Winning All Events at OCR European Championships, and More! 1:01:50

13d ago1:01:50

1:01:50

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 …

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390. Spartan Citi Field with Elites and Vendors! 1:03:10

19d ago1:03:10

1:03:10

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 vendo…

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S8E13: Keep Rolling BJJ Author Jon Jordan 1:10:13

24d ago1:10:13

1:10:13

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt Jon Jordan returns to the podcast to talk about his new book, Keep Rolling. He shares insights and lessons learned from a lifetime in martial arts and what it is like to become a new author. Plus, Evan and Jon talk about what it was like to be announcers for the Victory Week Tournament and the two discuss modern uses …

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389. Gaylord Gauntlet Live Coverage with Tara Knapp, Dr. Steve Holland, AWDs, and More! 1:40:34

27d ago1:40:34

1:40:34

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 yea…

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388. "Not Too Late", New Book By Gwendolyn Bounds! 1:26:57

1M ago1:26:57

1:26:57

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 h…

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387. Vivien Tran on Spartan US National Series, MudGear-Hannibal Race Pro Team, ASCO Spartacus Dash, and More! 58:48

1M ago58:48

58:48

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 …

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S8E12: Hazelwood The Mosh, Murder Creek and KC Timber 37:32

1M ago37:32

37:32

A quick solo episode with Evan talking about three local branded OCRs that exceeded expectations. He talks Hazelwood OCR The Mosh (part of the Hydra series with Mythic Race), Murder Creek Mud Run (Phoenix branded OCR In Alabama) and KC Timber Challenge. All found thanks to OCR Buddy (download the app via your app store and check out www.ocrbuddy.co…

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386. Hawk Call on Growing Up in OCR, Big Bear National Series Race, Preparing for Broken Arrow, and More! 1:08:05

2M ago1:08:05

1:08:05

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…

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S8E11: Toughest East with 100x Podium Team 1:12:03

2M ago1:12:03

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Team 100x Podiums, the winners of Toughest Mudder East (Philadelphia) hop on the line to talk about what was new at 2024's first Toughest Mudder. The team consisting of 2x 100 mile WTM finisher Christian Brown Johnson, multi-time Toughest Mudder team champion Chris "Miko" Mikojewlski and Toughest Mudder individual podium finisher Ryan Ardigo talk w…

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385. Evan Perperis on Toughest Mudder Philadelphia, 100 OCR Podiums, and What is Next! 1:10:57

2M ago1:10:57

1:10:57

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 T…

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384. Sweat Check, MudGear-Hannibal Race Pro Team, UltraHouse Tryouts, and More with Noel Medina! 1:02:44

2M ago1:02:44

1:02:44

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 opp…

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383. 400+ Spartan Races, Pinoy OCR, Buc-ees, and More with Tom Maming! 1:09:42

2M ago1:09:42

1:09:42

We were unsure as to what to do for this week's episode until we saw a post in the Southern Spartans Facebook Group about a guy who had just completed 400 Spartan Races! His name is Tom Maming and I was excited to reach out to have him on the show to hear more about him, his achievement, and what he has planned for the future. We discuss how he fir…

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S8E10: Fitness, Fighting & Faith 54:45

3M ago54:45

54:45

Evan "Ultra-OCR" Man Perperis talks about the future of Strength & Speed deep diving a little more into what is OCR? What is Pammachon Combatives? and what is Orthodox Christianity? Learn a little outside your normal comfort lane in this episode that explores some of the future of Strength & Speed. Use code Strength20 to save 20% from www.yolked.co…

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382. New England OCR Expo! (Part 2: Athletes, Speeches, and Staff) 1:16:27

3M ago1:16:27

1:16:27

Once again, we just had the third New England OCR Expo and it is easily the most involved Mike has been! In 2020 we were just vendors with a table, last year Mike helped with getting athletes to show up and give short talks. This year Mike was on the board, attended biweekly meetings for months, and worked to help get more vendors and sponsors out …

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381. New England OCR Expo! (Part 1: Vendors) 1:20:30

3M ago1:20:30

1:20:30

It's the third New England OCR Expo that has been put on and it is easily the most involved Mike has been! In 2020 we were just vendors with a table, last year Mike helped with getting athletes to show up and give short talks. This year Mike was on the board, attended biweekly meetings for months, and worked to help get more vendors and sponsors ou…

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S8E9: Ultra-House Team Tryout with Ultra-Champion Anthony Kunkel 1:11:38

3M ago1:11:38

1:11:38

2x Ultra-running National Champion and World's Toughest Mudder vet Anthony Kunkel has been news coming out. In May he is running tryouts to live and train at the "Ultra-House" in Durango Colorado. Learn about his background in this episode, rise to ultra-running greatness and how he plans on giving back to athletes in the sport. Great opportunities…

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380. Obstacle Wonderland's Boogie Weekend 3 and 6 Hour Multi Lap Live Coverage! 1:55:21

3M ago1:55:21

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Mike finally traveled to New York to participate in and cover Obstacle Wonderland's Boogie Wonderland Event! Wanting to both support a small northeast race and get some good mileage in, Mike registered for the 6 hour race. He ran 3 laps, interviewed the 3 hour finisher athletes with some midrace brain fog, ran another lap, interviewed the 6 hour fi…

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379. Deka Mile Live Coverage at Underdog Fitness! 1:27:19

3M ago1:27:19

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Back in the day Spartan Stadium races were our favorite to both run and cover as media. We remember seeing a large man in a clown mask doing well at most of the events that we went to. Over more recent years Kevin Gregory/Bubbles the Clowne has grown to be even more of a threat in the hybrid racing scene! Kevin has also become a friend of the show,…

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378. How to Get Fast, Like Crazy AF Fast with Timber and Appa! 23:24

3M ago23:24

23:24

just a totAlly normal ePisode, Really nothIng to see here. compLetely normal! 0:00 – 6:56 – Intro 6:56 – 14:07 – Quick News 14:07 – 14:13 – Content Preface 14:13 - 15:23 - Interview with Timber and Appa 15:23 - End – Outro Next episode is planned to be coverage of the Deka Strong at Underdog Fitness, home of Kevin Gregory aka Bubbles the Clowne (we…

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S8E8: Boldr Dash and New England OCR Expo with Lynn Hall 46:27

3M ago46:27

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Lynn Hall from Boldr Dash talks about how her OCR has managed to stay alive and strive since 2011, an impressive feat considering the number of brands that have folded since then. Lynn talks about what makes her event unique, the challenges they faced and how they continue to adapt. Plus, she talks with Evan about the New England OCR Expo and why i…

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377. OCR Events Eulogy: Remembering Warrior Dash, Rugged Maniac, Terrain Race, and Bonefrog! 43:49

4M ago43:49

43:49

We haven't done one of these episodes in a while, and we were totally okay with that! With recent changes in the industry (unfortunately most being negative), we wanted to have an episode where we share our thoughts and feelings on some events that are not with us anymore like Warrior Dash and Rugged Maniac or have extremely unclear futures like Te…

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S8E7: Medusa and WWII Combatives with Jason Schultz 51:36

4M ago51:36

51:36

Medusa Edged Weapons Systems and World War II Combatives Instructor Jason Schultz joins Evan to talk about how Combatives training is connected to sports performance. The two talk about the prison based edged weapons system Medusa as well as some of the unique aspects of Combative systems developed in World War II. Check out Stakora for Medusa or C…

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376. Paul Lachance on 200+ Spartan Races at the Age of 82! 57:04

4M ago57:04

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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 in…

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375. Alisa Petrova on Hero Race, Winning Tough Mudder Infinity AlUla, Government Games, and More! 57:01

4M ago57:01

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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…

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S8E6: Alula Post-Race Report 37:29

4M ago37:29

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Evan "Ultra-OCR Man" Perperis shares his post-race experience at Alula Saudi Arabia for Tough Mudder Infinity, the biggest prize purse in OCR history. Learn about the travel, culture, how his predictions panned out and if it looks like this will be a one time event. The OCR Report article: https://theocrreport.com/the-experience-alula-saudi-arabia/…

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374. Hannah Franciosa on Teaching, Training, Jacksonville Spartan Series Race, and More! 1:01:20

4M ago1:01:20

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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 heat…

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S8E5: MMA vs. Traditional Karate with Anthony Dooley Sr. 58:49

4M ago58:49

58:49

Fresh off his most recent win at Shamrock 352 Anthony Dooley Sr. joins Evan to talk about Mixed Martial Arts, how his faith as played a role in competing/training and his background in traditional martial arts. Anthony is a Sensei at Aplomb Martial Arts- Kansas City North where he runs a successful dojo training the next generation of martial artis…

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373. Grey Betties and Roller Derby with Heather Jo Cox! 50:36

5M ago50:36

50:36

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 cr…

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S8E4: Saudi Arabia Tough Mudder Infinity Predictions 28:08

5M ago28:08

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Evan jumps on for a quick episode to share some thoughts on the upcoming Kingdom of Saudi Arabia race, Tough Mudder Infinity held in Al Ula. The race is the largest prize purse in OCR history and is bringing out the biggest names from the past, present and future of the sport. Order your supplements from The Feed at https://thefeed.cc/evanperperis …

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372. OCR Adaptive Athletes with Andy Reid! 1:16:59

5M ago1:16:59

1:16:59

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 reac…

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371. Sarah Grippi-Snyder on RV Life, MudGear-Hannibal Race Pro Team, and 3GX Mental Performance Training! 1:24:01

5M ago1:24:01

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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 …

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S8E3: Sweatcheck with Noel Medina & Native X 52:54

5M ago52:54

52:54

Noel Medina, the sweatcheck guy, joins Evan to talk about his background in OCR, involvement with Lionhearts Fitness and how being a roofer hurts/helps his racing career. Plus, the two talk about the Florida OCR scene and Native X, a model for televised OCR. Follow Noel on IG: https://instagram.com/funky_cold_ocr Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/n…

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370. The Boston Run Show Part 2 with Kelly Roberts, Danny Dreyer, Bad Boy Running, John Kelly, and More! 2:13:01

6M ago2:13:01

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We returned to The Boston Run Show expo for the second time! Just like last year, we are splitting all of our interviews into two episodes due to how much audio there is, and how much of a break we deserve for working this hard covering such a large and exciting event! In this part 2 we have every vendor and speaker who we interviewed on Sunday. Th…

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369. The Boston Run Show Part 1 with Russel Hoyt, Pete Kostelnick, Coree Woltering, David Barclay, and More! 1:48:59

6M ago1:48:59

1:48:59

We returned to The Boston Run Show expo for the second time! Just like last year, we are splitting all of our interviews into two episodes due to how much audio there is, and how much of a break we deserve for working this hard covering such a large and exciting event! In part one we have every vendor and speaker who we interviewed on Saturday. The…

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S8E2: Vivien Tran: Musician to OCR Pro 59:02

6M ago59:02

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Newest member of the MudGear-Hannibal Race Pro Team (www.ocrproteam.com) Vivien Tran joins Evan on the podcast to talk about her accomplishments in OCR. A former musician who now uses discipline to crush the course, Vivien won the 35-39 AG in the Spartan National Series and has collected a handful of elite podiums from various brands along the way.…

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