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! 0:00 – 2:44 – Intro 2:44 – 7:14 – Quick News 7:14 – 7:52 – Content Preface 7:52 - 1:20:15 - Nikolaj Dam Interview 1:20:15 - End – Outro 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! ____ News Stories: First Annual Triple Crown Deka World Championship Trading Cards Grinch and Cindy Lou Who Hike Mt. Washington LA Hyrox Podiums LA Spartan Sprint Podiums Flipping Skill Secret Link Cellular Intelligence Secret Link Ice Cold Secret Link First Marathon Secret Link Bigfoot Spinner Secret Link   ____ Related Episodes: 270. Ida Mathilde Steensgaard on Jacksonville Spartans, Savage Florida, and More! 316. Ulrikke Evensen on Spartan World Championships, World’s Toughest Mudder, and More! ____ The OCR Report 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. Sponsored Athletes: Javier Escobar, Kelly Sullivan, Ryan Brizzolara, and Joshua Reid! 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: obstaclerunningadventures@gmail.com Subscribe on Youtube: Obstacle Running Adventures Intro music - "Streaker" by: Straight Up Outro music - "Iron Paw" by: Dubbest