James "Jim Bob" McCaughan - Captain America

About this episode

Jim Bob McCaughan shares his journey from paratrooper to police officer and his passion for endurance races.

Lifetime friend Jim Bob McCaughan tells us how he went from the United State Army as a paratrooper to a Lansdowne Police officer and somehow was able to squeeze in close to a 100 Spartan races, triathlons or adventure races! Jim details his pride representing the USA in the World police & fire games in Barcelona in 2003, two years after 9/11. We talk about what drives him to this day as he is retired and just keeps on crushing it. Please enjoy my Obstructed View with Jim Bob McCaughan as he was even able to convince me to do a Spartan race with him in 2026!

People in this episode

Host: Glenn Phillips

Guest: Jim Bob McCaughan

Topics covered

• military service
• athletic competition
• personal motivation
• retirement
• Spartan races

Keywords

• Jim Bob McCaughan
• Spartan races
• triathlons
• World police & fire games
• military
• retirement
• motivation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: United State Army, Lansdowne Police

Places: Barcelona

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