The OCR Report

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 Pentathlon (UIPM), and the Multi-Sport Director of USA Pentathlon.   Ian joins the show to talk about...

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 the show to talk about what racers can expect at this year's race. Chris and Will also reminice abou...

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. He joins us to recap the year in livestreaming for 2025 and give us a preview of what to expect in...

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 background in both OCR and Photography. Submissions are open starting January 15 through January 31. There...

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 in Australia. Robert joins the show to talk about the race, the obstacles, and everything you need t...

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.  

  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 talk about Spartan Prize Money and the current status on payments.  --- Are you an  OCR Report Member...

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 ! It helps us and doesn't cost you a thing! --- Jason Dupree is the host of the OCR Talk podcast and t...

Do your customers love fitness? Reach them through advertising with The OCR Report! Contact Will at will@theocrreport.com  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. --- Support The OCR Report by  shopping on Amazon ! It helps us and doesn't cost you a thing! --- Ia...

Do your customers love fitness? Reach them through advertising with The OCR Report! Contact Will at will@theocrreport.com  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. --- Support The OCR Report by  shopping on Amazon ! It helps us and doesn't cost you a thing! --- Fr...

Do your customers love fitness? Reach them through advertising with The OCR Report! Contact Will at will@theocrreport.com  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. --- Support The OCR Report by  shopping on Amazon ! It helps us and doesn't cost you a thing! --- Mi...

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, Destroy If You Must: Tiga Tactics Runner, Walker, and Hiker Guide to Self-Defense ". The book come...

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 joins the show to talk about the growth of OCR in Croatia and offer a look at what the upcoming races cou...

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 celebrating it's 10th year.   You can learn more at Thunderdash.com . --- Support The OCR Report by s...

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 who competed at Rio in 2016. They are the hosts of the Nitty Gritty Training podcast , a part of The...

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, OCR in the Olympics came up, and they wrapped up with a story from Joe about how he used to wait fo...

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 finish line and the resulting updates to the DEKA Rule Book. The OCR Report is the official live stream...

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 American Elite Series last month and 3rd Place at DEKA Anaheim a few weeks ago. This past weekend Nicol...

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 and this past weekend he won the 4th race in the 2023 DEKA Series, at Socal. Veejay joins the show to...

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 Season Three?". Episode One of Season Two of Spartan Games debuts on March 24th. You can watch on Outsi...

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 held their first race in Slovenia and they will be back for a Trifecta weekend May 21-22, 2022 in Kranj...

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 expect at each one. He also talks about training and how to know you are ready to make the leap from the Op...

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 Instagram Send Will Hicks a text Leave a review for the show on Apple Podcasts Rate the show on Spotify

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 champion, and how having a wife and son has given him less time to train, but also given him focus in that trai...

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 Ultra World Championship in Telluride this past weekend. She ran 120 kilometers (75 miles) in 23:59 to...