{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"452. World's Toughest Mudder, Rally in the Valley, and Underdog Fitness with AJ Golik!","description":"We first met AJ Golik when  we both taking on our first DEKA and covering the event at Underdog Fitness last year and more recently saw him at  Belvoir Castle when he took on World's Toughest Mudder as a team with Kevin Gregory! Katelyn and AJ discuss his experience at World\u2019s Toughest Mudder, both as a competitor and as a friend of the event\u2019s winner. AJ then shares about his time competing at Rally in the Valley, a multi-day, multi-event weekend held in West Virginia. The conversation then shifts to the challenges of making friends as adults and the importance of finding a community. They wrap up their conversation by manifesting goals for 2026 and AJ answers an oddly specific Long Island question cue Piano Man! Start \u2013 4:50 \u2013 Intro 4:50 \u2013 9:06 \u2013 Quick News 9:06 \u2013 10:28 \u2013 Content Preface 10:28 \u2013 2:23:10 - AJ Golik 2:23:10 \u2013 End \u2013 Outro Next weekend we will be either the long awaited book interview or elites to discuss the late Spartan payment issues, or Trifecta World Championship, or something else entirely! ____ News Stories: In and Out Burger Themed Tough Mudder Obstacles Project Mayhem Skate'lympus Obstacle  Lauren Weeks\u2019 dog passed away Climbing Mt. Kilimenjaro in a Wheelchair NYC Bakery Run School House Secret Link Help Homeless Secret Link Mountain Tumble Secret Link Fitness Goals Secret Link Trampoline Save Secret Link ____ Related Episodes:  345. Kris Rugloski on Winning The Grit Games!  346. Austin Azar on Grit Games, Spartan 3K, World\u2019s Toughest Mudder, and Rubix Cubes!  379. Deka Mile Live Coverage at Underdog Fitness!  444. World\u2019s Toughest Mudder 2025! (Part 2: Event Day Audio, Interviews, and Katelyn\u2019s Pit Audio) ____ 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 &quot;The Fayne&quot; Knowles,&amp;nbsp;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, Steve Bacon from The New England OCR Expo,&amp;nbsp;Robert Landman, Shell Luccketta and Jules Estes. Sponsored Athletes:&amp;nbsp;Javier Escobar,&amp;nbsp;Kelly Sullivan,&amp;nbsp;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 &quot;adventure&quot; for 15% off MudGear products Use coupon code &quot;ocrreport20&quot; for 20% off Caterpy products Like us on Facebook: Obstacle Running Adventures Follow our podcast on Instagram: @ObstacleRunningAdventures Write us an email: obstaclerunningadventures@gmail.com Subscribe on Youtube: Obstacle Running Adventures Intro music - &quot;Streaker&quot; by: Straight Up Outro music - &quot;Iron Paw&quot; by: Dubbest ","author_name":"Obstacle Running Adventures","author_url":"http:\/\/www.mstefanorunning.com\/podcast.html","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/38027685\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/38027685"}