The 2019 Spartan US Championship Series kicks off this weekend in Jacksonville, Florida. Ryan Woods and Lindsay Webster will be there to defend their 2018 series wins.

Be sure to follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook this weekend to watch the race as it happens.

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Ryan Woods won the 2018 title by holding off Ryan Atkins by one place in the final race of the series. One of his series wins came in the first race of the series in San Jose.

Lindsay Webster won the title in 2018 for the third consecutive year. Since Spartan introduced the series in 2016 Webster has won the series title every year.

We talk about their experiences last year, their plans for this year and who they think their greatest competition will be. (Hint: Webster is married to Wood's competition.)

Ryan Woods is a member of the 2019 Spartan Pro Team. He is sponsored by EndurElite. You can find him on Instagram at @rjwoodsy.

Lindsay Webster is sponsored by HumanN the makers of BeetElite, and VJ Shoes. You can find her on Instagram at @lindsaydawnwebster.

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Before we talk with Ryan and Lindsay we talk about the first championship race of 2019 held in the United Arab Emirates.

We also break down the new qualification requirements for the Spartan World Championship held in Tahoe, California.

There have been diagrams and charts and wordy explanations, but it's very simple. You have two options for Tahoe qualification: a) National Series or b) Regional Series. We break down the details and what they mean for you. We also answer the question: "Is there a way to run ONE RACE and qualify for Tahoe?" (Spoiler: Nope.)

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• 0:00 Intro and Welcome
• 1:43 How to follow the US Series online
• Let's talk some NEWS!
• 4:27 Middle East/Africa Regional Championship Results
• 5:35 How to qualify for the Spartan World Championship
• 11:31 US Championship Series Overview
• 12:11 Two BIG rule changes for 2019
• 14:03 FIVE STARS!!!
• 16:55 Guest Intros
• 17:51 Ryan Woods
• 30:12 Lindsay Webster
• 42:08 Outro. Go spend time with someone you love

Note: In our talk Ryan mentions a former Spartan employee, Joe Di. This is not the same person as Spartan CEO Joe DeSena. 

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We are the only podcast to focus exclusively on the Elite SPORT side of Obstacle Course Racing. Each week we talk about who won the latest race, who lost, and what that means for next week's race.

The OCR Report Podcast is hosted by Will Hicks, the host of World's Toughest Podcast, and presented by The OCR Report, home of Overcome and Run with Heather Bode and Obstacle Running Adventures with Mike Stefano and Katelyn Ritter.

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