478. Teddy Bear Crawl Foundation with Mark Haverland!

Katelyn chats with Mark Haverland about his unconventional path into fitness and OCR, how his “silly idea” to bear crawl an entire Spartan Sprint turned into a powerful movement, and how athletes can get involved with the Teddy Bear Crawl Foundation through Spartan Races, the New England OCR Expo, and Obstacle Wonderland.

Obstacle Running Adventures

March 2, 2026

Katelyn sat down with Mark Haverland to talk about his unconventional journey into fitness and OCR. They dive into his wild idea to bear crawl an entire Spartan Sprint and how what started as a “stupid idea” and challenge quickly grew into something far more meaningful and far bigger than Mark ever expected!

Mark also shares details about upcoming events supporting the Teddy Bear Crawl Foundation and how you can get involved with a foundation that truly gives back to the local community whether completing the Teddy Bear Challenge Wave at a variety of Spartan Races, attending the New England OCR Expo, or checking out Obstacle Wonderland!

Check out the Teddy Bear Crawl Foundation website, Facebook, and Instagram!

Start – 3:21 – Intro
3:21 – 8:18 – Quick News
8:18 – 9:06 – Content Preface
9:06 – 1:41:36 – Interview with Mark Haverland
1:41:36 – End – Outro

Next weekend we will be hearing about HartFit in Colorado Springs!
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