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The OCR Report
by Will Hicks
From the livestream home of Spartan, Tough Mudder, DEKA, and the OCR World Championships, this is The OCR Report Podcast.The go-to source in the sport for informative and professional interviews about Obstacle Course Racing and Hybrid Fitness Racing.From the home of World's Toughest Podcast, Obstacle Running Adventures, OCR Talk, and Nitty Gritty Training: The first podcast to focus exclusively on the Elite Racing SPORT of Obstacle Course Racing. Each week we talk about the latest results from Spartan Race, Tough Mudder, and other elite OCRs.Who won? Who lost? And what does that mean for next week's race? Join us on The OCR Report Podcast.
Episodes
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The President of World Obstacle: Ian Adamson
Use discount code OCRREPORT20 to save 20% on your next Spartan, DEKA FIT, or Tough Mudder event. --- Support The OCR Report by shopping on Amazon! It helps us and doesn't cost you a thing! --- Ep. 804: Ian Adamson is the President of World Obstacle (FISO), the Obstacle Commission Chair of World...
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Native-X 2026 Race Preview with Chris Harris
Use discount code OCRREPORT20 to save 20% on your next Spartan, DEKA, or Tough Mudder event. --- Support The OCR Report by shopping on Amazon! It helps us and doesn't cost you a thing! --- Ep. 803: Chris Harris is the Owner and Race Director of Native-X Race in West Palm Beach, Florida. He joins...
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Jason Dupree: 2026 OCR Season Preview
Use discount code OCRREPORT20 to save 20% on your next Spartan, DEKA, or Tough Mudder event. --- Support The OCR Report by shopping on Amazon! It helps us and doesn't cost you a thing! --- Ep. 802: Jason Dupree is the Director of Video for The OCR Report and the host of the OCR Tech Talk podcast....
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The RAW OCR Photo Awards
Use discount code OCRREPORT20 to save 20% on your next Spartan, DEKA, or Tough Mudder event. --- Support The OCR Report by shopping on Amazon! It helps us and doesn't cost you a thing! --- Ep. 801: Tomasz Miłoś is the organizor of the RAW OCR Photo Awards. Tom is based in Poland and has a...
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OCR CWC with Race Director Robert Camilleri
Use discount code OCRREPORT20 to save 20% on your next Spartan, DEKA, or Tough Mudder event. --- Support The OCR Report by shopping on Amazon! It helps us and doesn't cost you a thing! --- Robert Camilleri is the Race Director for the 2026 OCR Community World Championships taking place next year…
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Rylan Schadegg Has Passed Away
Rylan Schadegg has passed away. We will talk with members of the community and share stories and memories of his life in the future, but it is too soon right now.
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Spartan Prize Money with Spartan CEO Joe De Sena and DEKA FIT Director Yancy Culp
Use discount code OCRREPORT20 to save 20% on your next Spartan, DEKA, or Tough Mudder event. --- Support The OCR Report by shopping on Amazon! It helps us and doesn't cost you a thing! --- Joe De Sena is the CEO of Spartan. Yancy Culp is the Director of DEKA FIT. Joe and Yancy join the show to…
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Jason Dupree: OCR Talk, Race Livestreaming, and What is a "Sport"?
Use discount code OCRREPORT20 to save 20% on your next Spartan, DEKA, or Tough Mudder event. Listen to every episode of "30 Podcasts Hath September" on Spotify. Here is a link to a Spotify playlist with every episode of our 30-Day Podcast Event. --- Support The OCR Report by shopping on Amazon!…
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Ian Adamson: World Obstacle President on Olympics, Costa Rica, and the Future of the Obstacle Sport
Do your customers love fitness? Reach them through advertising with The OCR Report! Contact Will at [email protected] for more information. Listen to every episode of "30 Podcasts Hath September" on Spotify. Here is a link to a Spotify playlist with every episode of our 30-Day Podcast Event....
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You're So Smart! | The First Ever OCR Game Show with Franchesa Chiorando and Jason Dupree
Do your customers love fitness? Reach them through advertising with The OCR Report! Contact Will at [email protected] for more information. Listen to every episode of "30 Podcasts Hath September" on Spotify. Here is a link to a Spotify playlist with every episode of our 30-Day Podcast Event....
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Mike Stefano and Katelyn Ritter: 400 Episodes of Obstacle Running Adventures and Counting
Do your customers love fitness? Reach them through advertising with The OCR Report! Contact Will at [email protected] for more information. Listen to every episode of "30 Podcasts Hath September" on Spotify. Here is a link to a Spotify playlist with every episode of our 30-Day Podcast Event....
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Evan Perperis: Run If You Can, Destroy If You Must
Listen to every episode of "30 Podcasts Hath September" on Spotify. Here is a link to a Spotify playlist with every episode of our 30-Day Podcast Event. --- Support The OCR Report by shopping on Amazon! It helps us and doesn't cost you a thing! --- Evan Perperis is the author of "Run If You Can,...
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OCR Croatia with the President of OCR Croatia: Andrej Simatic
Support The OCR Report by shopping on Amazon! It helps us and doesn't cost you a thing! --- 2024 will be the debut of the Spartan Sprint and 100 Meter World Championship race. These two new World Championships will be hosted by Hvar, Croatia. Andrej Simatic is the President of OCR Croatia. He…
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Thunderdash OCR: 10 Years of Local OCR in San Antonio
Are you an OCR Report Member yet? For less than $5 a month you can support the sport we love. We are on the way to our first 2,000 members. Join us today! --- Laura and Kevin Tift are the Owners and race directors of ThunderDash. ThunderDash is a 5k and 10k OCR near San Antonio in Comfort, Texas...
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Grit Coaching: "Today, Not Tomorrow" with Faye Stenning and Jess O'Connell
Are you an OCR Report Member yet? For less than $5 a month you can support the sport we love. We are on the way to our first 2,000 members. Join us today! --- Faye Stenning and Jess O'Connell run Grit Coaching. Faye spent years as an elite OCR athlete at the top of the sport. Jess is an Olympian...
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Joe De Sena: Spartan School, The Olympics, and Death
Are you an OCR Report Member yet? For less than $5 a month you can support the sport we love. We are on the way to our first 2,000 members. Join us today! --- Joe De Sena is the President of Spartan. Joe joins Will Hicks to talk about Spartan School through 2Hr Learning. While they were talking,...
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DEKA Norcal and Rules Update With Yancy Culp
Are you an OCR Report Member yet? For less than $5 a month you can support the sport we love. We are on the way to our first 2,000 members. Join us today! --- This past weekend there was controversy at the finish line of DEKA Norcal. The Director of DEKA, Yancy Culp joins us to talk about the...
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Nicole Mericle on Double Sand Bags and Mental Health
Are you an OCR Report Member yet? For less than $5 a month you can support the sport we love. We are on the way to our first 2,000 members. Join us today! --- Nicole Mericle is four-time OCR World Champion. After a two-year recovery from injury, she won the first race in the 2023 Spartan North...
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Veejay Jones: 2023 is for OCR. 2024 is for Fitness Racing
Are you an OCR Report Member yet? For less than $5 a month you can support the sport we love. We are on the way to our first 2,000 members. Join us today! --- Veejay Jones is a two-time OCRWC World Champion in the 3k Division. He won the first race in the 2023 Spartan North American Elite Series...
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Spartan Games Season Two: Behind the Scenes with Spartan Head of Media Christine De La Rosa-Stotz
Spartan Games Season Two debuts on March 24th! Christine De La Rosa-Stotz is the Head of Media for Spartan and joins us for a behind-the-scenes look. Christine tells us about how they made the decision to bring back Spartan Games, what we can expect from Season Two, and "What about Spartan Games...
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Spartan Ultra World Champ Rea Kolbl Wants You To Run With Her In Slovenia
Rea Kolbl is the two-time defending Spartan Ultra World Champion. She also won World's Toughest Mudder twice and is tied for the women's record with most miles at a WTM with 90 miles. Rea grew up in Slovenia. She moved away when she was 19 but still visits her family regularly. Last year Spartan...
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The 2022 Spartan US National Series with Kevin Gregory
Kevin Gregory is a podium-winning Spartan athlete, a gym owner, and a physical trainer. He also likes to run races while wearing a "Bubbles the Clowne" mask. Kevin joins the show to talk about the new Age Group-focused Spartan US National Series. He talks about the venues and what racers can…
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Back to Back Wins at Spartan SoCal with Faye Morgan
Faye Morgan swept the opening weekend of the 2022 Spartan season with wins at the Spartan SoCal Super and Sprint. We talked with Faye about her race in SoCal, her plans for 2022, and how to be a mother of four kids and how she makes time to win races on the weekend. --- Follow The OCR Report on...
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2022 HYROX North American Champion Ryan Kent
Ryan Kent is the 2022 HYROX North American Champion. He won the title this weekend by beating Hunter McIntyre, Rich Ryan, and the rest of the field at the HYROX North American Championships in Chicago. Ryan talks about his race, what he had to sacrifice to make the leap from contender to…
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Rea Kolbl: Your Spartan Ultra Back-to-Back World Champion
A quick message from Will: "Hey, shoot me a text at (619) 485-2726. Who do you think will win the last US National Series race of the year? Veejay Jones or Ryan Atkins? Call your shot before the race on Sunday. - Rea Kolbl has never lost a race longer than eight hours. She won the 24-hour Spartan...
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Your 2021 OCR World Champion: Lindsay Webster
A quick message from Will: "Hey, shoot me a text at (619) 485-2726. Let me know what you think about this episode with Lindsay or anything else OCR-related. Also, I just finished Squid Game and need to talk about that also." - Lindsay Webster is the 2021 OCR World Champion in both the 3k and 15k....
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OCR and the Olympics, Spartan Games 2.0, and Spartan Cross League with Spartan Head of Sport David Watson
Follow The OCR Report on Instagram and text Will Hicks at (619) 995-9200 for the latest OCR News, Race Results, Course Maps, and more from the sport of Obstacle Course Racing. - David Watson is the Head of Sport for Spartan. David joined The OCR Report for a wide-ranging exclusive conversation...
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Hildervat Recap with Veejay Jones, Rebecca Hammond, Ryan Atkins, and more
Are you ready to race OCR in California? Bummed the big guys won't be in town until October? Check out Grit OCR on July 10-11 in Santa Clarita, CA. The BEST local race in the state and drivable from anywhere in Southern California. Hildervat was the most anticipated race of the 2021 OCR season to...
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Amelia Boone: Why I Came Back To Spartan
Amelia Boone is a Spartan World Champion, a three-time World's Toughest Mudder champion, and the only OCR athlete with her own beef jerky commercial. She recently ran her first Spartan race in three years, at Bigfork Montana. She finished in second place at the 30-mile race to fellow WTM Champion...
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"Like Grabbing Onto Snot" Jacksonville Spartan Recap with Men's Winner Veejay Jones
Thirsty? Get a 15% Discount and free shipping when you buy two 6-packs of Athletic Brewing: Use code OCRREPORT15 at Checkout. --- Veejay Jones won the first race of the 2021 Spartan US National Series in Jacksonville. He took the lead for good when he was the first man to successfully pass the…
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Spartan World Champ Nicole Mericle Is Ready To Win It All Again
15% Discount and free shipping when you buy two 6-packs of Athletic Brewing: Use code OCRREPORT15 at Checkout. --- Nicole Mericle is the reigning Spartan World Champion, Spartan Trifecta World Champion, and the OCRWC 15k World Champion. Nicole and the sport of OCR start the 2021 season this…
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OCR on the Beach with Hildervat CEO Dan Woods
The 2021 OCR Season starts February 27 and 28 in Jacksonville, Florida. For race results and news updates text OCR to (619) 485-2726 --- Dan Woods is the CEO of Hildervat. Hildervat has established a beachhead (ha!) in OCR with races hosted on beaches and lakes in the southeast U.S. Hildervat…
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2021 OCR World Champs: "This Will Be The Best Event In The History Of The Sport" with Adrian Bijinada
We are giving away two pairs of Goodr sunglasses! Text GLASSES to (619) 485-2726 to enter and go to The OCR Report on Instagram for more chances to win! --- Adrian Bijinada is the CEO of Adventurey and the founder of the Obstacle Course Racing World Championships. After a year hiatus for covid…
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Day 3 of The Spartan Games with Spartan VP Mike Morris
What do you want for your OCR Christmas? Text Will at (619) 485-2726 and let him know. No promises. --- Day Three of The Spartan Games is in the books. Spartan VP and Spartan Games event director Mike Morris joins us to break down Spartan Wrestling and the Trail Ultra with a top-level view of how...
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Spartan Games Day 2 and Ice Cream 5k with Katelyn Ritter
What do you want for your OCR Christmas? Text Will at (619) 485-2726 and let him know. No promises. --- Katelyn Ritter of Obstacle Running Adventures joined Will to talk about Day 2 of the Spartan Games. Katelyn has gone on record on her show as not being a big fan of the Hunter McIntyre show. We...
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Spartan Games: Day Two with Spartan VP Mike Morris
Do you want to ask Spartan VP Mike Morris a question about The Spartan Games? Text your question to (619) 485-2726. We will ask Mike the best questions on next week's episode. --- Day Two of The Spartan Games is in the books. We talk with Spartan Vice President of Production and Spartan Games…
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We Talk Spartan Games Day 1 Recap with The OCR Report Team
Does it matter that Hunter and Aaron Newell don't want to braid each other's mullets? Text Will at (619) 485-2726 and let him know. --- Let's talk more Spartan Games. The OCR Report team (or most of them at least) go together to talk about Day One of the Spartan Games. Will was joined by Carlo...
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Spartan Games: Day One with Spartan VP Mike Morris
To get early access to episodes text Will at (619) 485-2726 and say "Early access". Will will text you a link with early access. No charge. It is just a perk of joining Will's text group. --- The Spartan Games is LIVE! Day one footage went live this week and we are here to talk about it. The...
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Live In-Person OCR in 2020 with Hildervat CEO Dan Woods
Live OCR races are few and far between right now. One exception is the new Hildervat race taking place this weekend at Jacksonville Beach in Florida. We talk with race founder and CEO Dan Woods about this new Viking and Water-based OCR, the struggles of creating something new during these times,...
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Coronavirus and OCR; 7x World Champion Lindsay Webster
Coronavirus is causing the postponement and cancellation of multiple races, both in Spartan and the race companies. We talk about the current list of races affected and ask you to be patient. After an infection-heavy intro we talk with 7-time World Champion Lindsay Webster. Lindsay has won the...
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Nicole Mericle: Your Reigning Spartan Race World Champion
Last year Nicole Mericle beat Lindsay Webster for the 2019 Spartan Race World Championship. Last week Lindsay Webster beat Nicole Mericle in the first race of the 2020 Spartan US National Series. Will talked with Nicole about her podium in Jacksonville, her goals outside of OCR, and some of the...
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Spartan Jacksonville! With Ryan Atkins, VJ Jones, Ryan Kempson, and Ryan Woods
Spartan has officially purchased Tough Mudder! This is the biggest news in the OCR industry since the OCR industry became a thing approximately 10 years ago. We open the episode with a brief discussion of the Spartan/Tough Mudder purchase story so far. It has been an emotional journey. This past...
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Spartan Ultra World Champion Rea Kolbl
Rea Kolbl is a two-time winner of World's Toughest Mudder and the reigning champion of the 24-hour Spartan Ultra World Championship. Rea joins us to talk about her win in Sweden last year, the lessons she brought with her from her two wins at the 24-hour World's Toughest Mudder, and the…
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DEKAFIT with Yancy Culp and an update on Tough Mudder
We start the show with a quick update on Spartan's potential purchase of Tough Mudder. It might happen, but the Tough Mudder co-founders are blocking the deal. If a deal doesn't happen, Tough Mudder is being forced toward bankruptcy by vendors they failed to pay in 2019. --- While Tough Mudder...
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Is Spartan Race buying Tough Mudder? with Spartan CEO Joe De Sena
Spartan sent out a press release on Christmas Eve announcing they have acquired an option to purchase the majority of Tough Mudder's international operations. The press release is below. As of December 26th, there has been no actual transaction between Tough Mudder and Spartan Race. We reached…
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Karin Karlsson: 2019 Obstacle Course Racing World Champion
The 2019 Obstacle Course World Championship was held recently in London, England. The 2019 15k race was won by Karin Karlsson, from Sweden. This is Karin's first win at OCRWC. In her four previous years at OCRWC she has five podium finishes and two fourth places. Going into 2019 she had never...
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2019 OCR World Championships 3k Race Results
The 2019 OCR World Championships are underway in London, England. For up-to-the-minute results, follow The OCR Report on Instagram at @TheOCRreport. Jon Albon and Nicole Mericle defended their titles as 3k World Champions. Jon finished the 3k course in 21:34. Nicole won her 2019 Championship in...
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Nicole Mericle: Your 2019 Spartan World Champion
Nicole Mericle is your 2019 Spartan Race World Champion. This is Nicole's first world championship. Nicole and Lindsay Webster have been going back and forth all year in the Spartan US Championship Series and at the Spartan North American Championship. Nicole and Lindsay are clearly the top two...
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2019 Spartan Race World Championship Recap with Heather Olson
Heather Olson is the host of the Overcome and Run podcast, on the OCR Report Network. She was at the 2019 Spartan Race World Championship and raced the brutal course this weekend. Heather and Will talk about the course, the winners, and whether anyone will win the Spartan Million Dollar…
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The Women: 2019 Spartan Race World Championship Preview
This weekend is the Spartan Race World Championships. Jack Bauer and Will Hicks have a special two-part preview of the athletes to watch. Part two: The women. Lindsay Webster is the defending champion and the favorite going into this year's race. Nicole Mericle has given Webster all she can…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
From the livestream home of Spartan, Tough Mudder, DEKA, and the OCR World Championships, this is The OCR Report Podcast.The go-to source in the sport for informative and professional interviews about Obstacle Course Racing and Hybrid Fitness Racing.From the home of World's Toughest Podcast, Obstacle Running Adventures, OCR Talk, and Nitty Gritty Training: The first podcast to focus exclusively on the Elite Racing SPORT of Obstacle Course Racing. Each week we talk about the latest results from Spartan Race, Tough Mudder, and other elite OCRs.Who won? Who lost? And what does that mean for next week's race? Join us on The OCR Report Podcast.
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Will Hicks
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From the livestream home of Spartan, Tough Mudder, DEKA, and the OCR World Championships, this is The OCR Report Podcast.The go-to source in the sport for informative and professional interviews about Obstacle Course Racing and Hybrid Fitness Racing.From the home of World's Toughest Podcast,...
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