The OCR CWC Podcast

Reigning Euro champ Leon Kofoed returned to defend his title, but how did he perform?  Leon joins us to recap on all the happenings at the Euros, his recent racing, life as an athlete, and how he plans to be podium ready for OCRWC in Vermont this September.

After an epic performance at OCRWC 2021, all eyes were on Kris Rugloski, and she hasn't disappointed. In recent weeks alone she has taken the World championship title at Hyrox, and 3rd in a stacked field at Spartan Big Bear in the same weekend. Taken first at Savage Race Charleston, and second at GoRuck.

She is quickly proving herself to be a hugely adaptable and strong athlete, with an upward trajectory ahead of her. I chat to her to get to know a little bit more about her reasons for competing, how she trains, and what she hopes to achieve this year.

Our guest for this episode needs no introduction, we are joined by the much celebrated champion of OCR, Jon Albon.

If you've ever wondered what Jon's favourite style of racing is, how he feels about standardising the sport, and the biggest secret of all, how he trains, we have it all here.

We get the low down on his new and comprehensive training app, sharing all of his secrets on how he became the athlete he is today.

Ida has been steadily rising through the ranks in OCR, and after her sweep at OCRWC 2021 she is more determined than ever to succeed. In this episode she joins me fresh off her tour of the US. We talk about the importance of training with a coach, the semi pro/pro life, standardisation of OCR, and her goals for the year.

Did you know that the #OCRWC was the first event in obstacle course racing to test for performance enhancing drugs?

In this episode of the OCRWC Podcast, we talk to Drug Free Sport International, our testing partners, about the history and future of drug testing in OCR and our event.

In this episode Francesca is joined by the founder of OCRWC Adrian Bijanada, who will be answering your questions.

To kick off season two of the OCRWC Podcast Francesca Chiorando is joined by Jack Bauer, the king of race data, and owner and editor of UK based OCR news site Mud & Glory, Fabian Yeo.

In this episode they look back at the successes and surprises of 2021 and their predictions for the upcoming season.

Join Francesca & Adrian in the finale episode of season one as they discuss the highs and lows of the 2021 event and a few sneak peeks of what to look forward to next year.

Join guest host Matt Willis as he talks to 2019 Spartan World champion and 2019 OCRWC Short Course champion Nicole Mericle.

From performance predictions to the future of OCR, as well as Mericle's determination to encourage more women into OCR this episode is a comprehensive coverage of OCR today, ahead of the 2021 OCR World Championship event.

Ever wondered how long the courses at the Obstacle Course Racing World Championships take to build? Where the ideas come from, how they plan, how they even start the build?

In this episode Francesca is talking with Brett Stewart & Sid Morris, two experts in OCR course design & build, and two of the team who bring the course to life. Ahead of a busy month creating the 2021 OCRWC courses, brett & sid took some time out to give us an insight into where the ideas come from and come to life; and some super exclusive information about what to expect this year in Vermont!