414. Running Across Massachusetts, Designing Shoes, and Personal Growth with David Filar!

It started off as a quick news story but Mike figured that he would reach out to the local athlete and he is so glad that he did! David Filar ran across the state of Massachusetts and raised over $10,000 for Christmas toys to go to the UMASS Memorial Children's Hospital! That is what initially caught our attention but we also discuss his running background, the importance of growth outside the comfort zone, and his career of designing incredible shoes for some well known people! Be sure to donate to his fundraiser, and support the companies that helped support his goal like PYNRS, Grillos Pickles, Vee Friends, and Puma!  Follow David Filar on social media and keep an eye out for his documentary to be released! Start – 5:28 – Intro 5:28 – 10:36 – Quick News 10:36  – 11:21 – Content Preface 11:21 - 57:21 - David Filar Interview 57:21 - End – Outro Next weekend will hopefully be an episode with an athlete who competed in the Spartan Beast World Championship! ____ News Stories: The OCR Report's 12 K's of Christmas Spartan Kids European Championships Running a Marathon while Baking a Cake Jonas Drescher's World Obstacle Post Elf on a Shelf Spartan Course OCR Buddy's Community Choice Awards (Please Nominate Us!) Registration is Open for 2025 New England OCR Expo Spartan Central Florida Beast and Super Podiums Olympic Jesus Secret Link BodyBuilder Suit Secret Link Mom Chase Secret Link Cup Juggling Secret Link Olympic Wildcard Secret Link ____ Related Episodes: 161. OCR America 2's Uncut Audio: Days 1-7! 162. OCR America 2 Uncut Audio Day 8, KC Timber Challenge with Jen Scott! 211. New Jersey Point2Point FKT with Cole Crosby! 236. Ode to Laz Backyard Ultra: The Battle of Davis and Chace! 277. Michael Wardian is Running Across America! ____ The OCR Report Patreon Supporters: Jason Dupree, Kim DeVoss, Samantha Thompson, Matt Puntin, 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, 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, Bonnie Wilson, and Steve Bacon from The New England OCR Expo. Sponsored Athletes: Javier Escobar, Kelly Sullivan, Ryan Brizzolara, Joshua Reid, and Kevin Gregory! 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: [email protected] Subscribe on Youtube: Obstacle Running Adventures Intro music - "Streaker" by: Straight Up Outro music - "Iron Paw" by: Dubbest