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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 Kranjska Gore, Slovenia. Rea is hosting a small group of Spartan runners for the week before the race on a guided tour of Rea's favorite spots in the country leading up to race weekend.

The cost of the trip is €2,000 euros, or about $2,200 US. That investment includes everything except airfare and daily lunches. If you would like to be a part of the trip, reach out to Rea on her Instagram page at @reakolbl

Rea and Will talk about Slovenia, Rea's Olympic dreams in SkiMo (Ski Mountaineering) and her thoughts on Russia's war against Ukraine.

Rea is sponsored by Spring Energy, Ascent Protein, onX Backcountry and Dynafit. You can follow her on Instagram at @reakolbl.

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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 Open Waves up to Age Group.

You can follow Kevin on Instagram at @bubblestheclowne. You can follow his gym at @underdog_fitnessct.

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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.

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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 training time.

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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 win her fourth 24-hour championship since 2017.

She is one of only two women to win the Spartan Ultra Championship and World's Toughest Mudder. She is the only person to win them both wire-to-wire, and she holds the women's record for most miles at WTM (tied with Amelia Boone) and the Spartan Ultra Championship.

Rea Kolbl is the greatest women's endurance OCR athlete ever.

Rea joins us to talk about her race in Telluride, how she was able to pull off the win, and how to have a pre-race conversation with your loved ones when they volunteer to pit for you at a 24-hour race. "I'm not going to be at my best, but I want you to know I still love you."

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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 Championship and her second 3k World Championship. She is also the 2021 Spartan US Champion due to her dominating performance in the 2021 Spartan US National Series. Lindsay has won the Spartan US National Series every year since it began in 2016. She was also part of the first-place team that won World's Toughest Mudder in 2018.

Lindsay joins us to talk about her recent wins at the OCRWC, what it was like racing separate events from her husband for the first time ever, and she addresses the retirement rumors that popped up over the weekend in Vermont.

Is Lindsay Webster retiring? Skip to 31:20 to hear the answer straight from her.

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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 between David Watson and Will Hicks is only available on The OCR Report.

When will we see OCR athletes compete every four years on the world's biggest stage? The last 16 months have thrown a wrench in the plans, but "you'd be amazed how quickly things come back".

Along with OCR and the Olympics they also discussed:

• Spartan Games Season Two! Venue: The Beach!
• Spartan Cross League. This is early but sounds very promising
• Spartan Ultra World Championships. This is the first year this 24-hour race has been held in the US.
• Spartan North American Champs. Tahoe, but with some surprises for long-time runners.
• Spartan World Championships in Abu Dhabi. "Like nothing OCR has ever seen before."

After you listen, go to The OCR Report on Instagram to join the conversation. What do you think about OCR and the Olympics? Are you excited about Spartan Games 2.0? What are your first thoughts on the Spartan Cross League?

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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 Rebecca Hammond, Ryan Atkins, Alex Walker, and multiple other athletes for this week's episode.

For a full list of Hildervat standings and prize winnings, check out The OCR Report Instagram.

Guest Timestamps:

15:37 Faye Stenning 16:40 Alex Walker 17:27 Men's Winner Veejay Jones 22:01 Women's Winner Rebecca Hammond 25:53 Ryan Atkins 27:26 Matt B. Davis of ORM 35:48 Ryan Kempson 38:00 Annie Dube 39:31 Robert Killian 43:02 Rey Omar 45:33 Race Director Dan Woods

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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, and her plans for World's Toughest Mudder 2021.

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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, how Ryan Kempson almost made it a very different race, and answers his critics about the napkin he brought with him on course.

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