305. Preparing for a First World's Toughest Mudder with Anthony Kunkel and Michael Lopez!

Making up for last week's lack of a guest we are having something of a double feature which we usually don't do in a single episode! First off we have Anthony Kunkel who runs the UltraHouse in Durango, Colorado.  He is a well known athlete in the running world but OCR has not been his main focus.  I (Mike) met him while covering WTM last year and it seems like he caught the ultra OCR bug and is ready to crush the course as an elite contender this year.  He is also sponsored by a bunch of companies and has a Patreon so please consider supporting him and his crew! The second interview is with Michael Lopez who had a short run of a podcast called My Journey to World's Toughest Mudder which I binge listened to back in April/May.  He is overcoming some health issues and is running this event in memory of his parents.  There are a lot of first timers each year to this amazing event but I wanted to have him on the show to hear from another every day person because in addition to elites, they makes WTM the incredible event that it is! 0:00 – 4:02 – Intro 4:02 – 15:35 – Quick News 15:35 – 16:21 – Content Preface 16:21 - 1:11:27 - Anthony Kunkel Interview 1:11:27 - 1:37:20 - Michael Lopez Interview 24:53 - End – Outro Next episode will be audio from our wedding if things work out the way that we hope that they do! ____ News Stories: Deka 2023 Schedule NYC Marathon Podiums NYC Marathon Fun Facts GoRuck Games Returning in 2023 OFX Podcast Hits 100 Episodes Grant Bercik's Dog Megan Jacoby Sets Women's Hyrox World Record Hyrox Chicago Podiums Spartan Trifecta World Championships Sprint Podiums Spartan Trifecta World Championships Super Podiums Spartan Trifecta World Championships Beast Podiums Spartan Trifecta World Championships Overall Podiums Blindfolded Secret Link Unicorn Fossil Secret Link Selfless Sports Secret Link Parenting Secret Link ____ Related Episodes: 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) ____ The OCR Report Sponsored Athletes: Javier Escobar, Kelly Sullivan, Ryan Brizzolara, and Joshua Reid! Support us on Patreon for exclusive content and access to our Facebook group For a podcast shirt, send $20 to Katelyn-Ritter-8 on Venmo with your size and address Check out our Threadless Shop Use coupon code "adventure" for 10% 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: [email protected] Subscribe on Youtube: MStefano Running Intro music - "Streaker" by: Straight Up Outro music - "Iron Paw" by: Dubbest