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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. She won both races last weekend at OCRWC in Stratton, Vermont. This is her fifth 15k World Championshi...

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 about OCR and the Olympics, Spartan Games 2.0, Spartan Cross League and much more. This conversation betw...

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 date and it lived up to the hype. We talked with the men's winner Veejay Jones, the women's winner R...

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 Rea Kolbl.   Amelia joins us to talk about why she came back to Spartan, the emotions of returning, an...

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 tire flip even though the tires were "like grabbing onto snot". Veejay talks about his plan for the race...

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 weekend with the first race of the Spartan US National Series in Jacksonville, Florida. Nicole is favored t...

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 makes their 2021 debut on May 22nd at Jacksonville Beach, Florida. The Jacksonville Beach race will host t...

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 the OCRWC will return this year on October 23-26 in Stratton Vermont.   Adrian and Will talk about the to...

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 everything happened. Going into the final day of events here are your point leaders: Men: Hunter McInt...

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 talk about how much of that is real and how much is for the cameras. Katelyn also talked about her Ice...

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 Event Director Mike Morris about everything that happened on Day Two. Hunter McIntyre and Aaron Newell bot...

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 Piscitello, Anna Landry, Mike Stefano, and Jason Dupree to talk about the three events from the first da...

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 Spartan Games is a four-day, 10-event competition between elite athletes from multiple different discipline...

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, and the future plans for Hildervat. For more information on Hildervat go to Hildervat.com --- Welcome t...

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 Spartan World Championship back-to-back, the OCRWC World Championship 5 times, and is the only woman to e...

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 mental aspects of OCR that aren't often discussed. We need your help! Last week was a LONG episode with...

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 weekend was the first race of the 2020 Spartan US National Series in Jacksonville, Florida. Ryan Atkins...

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 first-ever Spartan race in her native country of Slovenia. Rea is sponsored by Ascent Protein , Dry Robe , Stair...

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 struggles to keep the lights on, Spartan continues to expand its fitness offerings. Yancy Culp has develo...

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 out to Spartan and Tough Mudder for more information on this possible transaction. Tough Mudder was una...

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 finished worse than fourth at OCRWC. Karin talks about her approach to the race and how she visualized her...

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 26:41 The full 3k Podium: Men Jon Albon of Great Britain, 21:34 Thomas Van Tonder of South Africa, 22:1...

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 women in Spartan Racing right now. Lindsay has won most of their head-to-head matchups this year, but...

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 Challenge.   ---   Welcome to The OCR Report Podcast!  We are the only podcast to focus exclusively on the Elite...

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 handle all year long. Jack and Will agree: The 2019 Spartan World Champion will come down to Lindsay and Ni...