The OCR Report

This weekend is the Spartan Race World Championships. Jack Bauer and Will Hicks have a special two-part preview of the athletes to watch.

First up: The Men. Jon Albon is the defending champion and Jack and Will both think he will defend his title. Other men to watch include Johnny Luma-Lima, Ryan Woods, and Ryan Atkins.

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Welcome to The OCR Report Podcast!

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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The final race of the 2019 Spartan Race US Championship Series is in the books and Ryan Atkins and Lindsay Webster have once again won the title of Spartan US Champion.

This is the fourth consecutive US Series Championship for Lindsay Webster. Webster has won the title every year since the series was introduced in 2016.

This is the second US Series title for Ryan Atkins. Atkins also won the inaugural series in 2016.

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2019 Spartan Race US Championship Final Standings

Men

1. Ryan Atkins, 1356 Points
2. Johnny Luna-Lima, 1189 Points
3. Ryan Kempson, 1158 Points
4. Ryan Kent, 1046 Points
5. Tyler Veerman, 1001 Points

Women

1. Lindsay Webster, 1428 Points
2. Nicole Mericle, 1368 Points
3. Rose Wetzel, 1022 Points
4. Faye Stenning, 1000 Points
5. Leigh Anne Wasteney, 978 Points

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Spartan US Championship Series Utah Results

Men

1. Johnny Luna-Lima, 1:14:52
2. Ryan Atkins, 1:15:25
3. Tyler Veerman, 1:16:09
4. Ryan Kempson, 1:16:45
5. Robert Killian, 1:18:21

Women

1. Lindsay Webster, 1:26:05
2. Nicole Mericle, 1:28:55
3. Faye Stenning, 1:30:29
4. Rose Wetzel, 1:31:46
5. Leigh Anne Wasteney, 1:31:53

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Welcome to The OCR Report Podcast!

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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This weekend is the final race in the 2019 Spartan US Championship Series. Jack Bauer and I talk about Ryan Atkins' dominance and pick a winner between Lindsay Webster and Nicole Mericle on this week's The OCR Report podcast.

Jack and Will talk about the race and what to expect from the top men and women runners this weekend.

Jack is in anguish over having too many good male athletes to pick from for his top five finisher predictions. Will makes a pick for his top five female finishers that Jack thinks is terrible and he lets Will know about it.

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Welcome to The OCR Report Podcast!

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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The OCR European Championships were recently held in Gdynia, Poland. On the same weekend, the Spartan European Championships were held in Alleghe, Italy. The best OCR racers in Europe had to choose which of the two championship races to attend.

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0:37 Intro 2:28 OCR Euro Champs: 6k Men's Results 4:36 OCR Euro Champs: 6k Women's Results 6:03 Age Groupers beating the elites? 10:56 OCR Euro Champs: 15k Men's Results 14:53 OCR Euro Champs: 15k Women's Results 18:03 Why were the OCR Euro Champs and Spartan Euro Champs held the same weekend? 22:16 Spartan Euro Champs Men's Results 28:28 Sidebar: The Mount Marathon race in Alaska 31:21 Spartan Euro Champs Women's Results 39:19 A brief thought on the Spartan Euro Race Coverage 40:58 Upcoming races this weekend 44:32 The Spartan Ultra Million Dollar Challenge: New Rules for 2019 50:47 Who could win the Million Dollars? 54:21 "If you had to bet, right now…" 1:00:46 Star Power at the Dallas Spartan Stadion 1:07:10 Cassandra Ohlman broke her foot and still finished 9th 1:10:07 OCR on TV vs. Stadion Races on TV 1:13:24 What if Spartan added a Stadion Race to the US Championship Series? 1:15:26 Wrap up

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Welcome to The OCR Report Podcast!

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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What do you think of The OCR Report Podcast? Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and let us know. Subscribe to get new episodes as soon as they are available and find us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

Johnny Luna-Lima had the race of his life this weekend at Spartan Big Bear. He beat Ryan Atkins and the field for his first win of the 2019 Spartan US Series Championship and his first podium at a US Spartan Race ever.

With his second-place finish Ryan Atkins has all but guaranteed he will win the 2019 Spartan US Championship when the final points are totaled after the upcoming final race in the series.

On the women's side Lindsay Webster held off Rea Kolbl and Nicole Mericle for the win and moved into sole possession of first-place in the US series. Lindsay Webster and Nicole Mericle have won every race in the 2019 US Series Championship.

With her third-place finish Nicole Mericle finds herself 24 points behind Lindsay Webster. Although she is technically behind Webster, due to the point structure of the US Series, she will be able to pass Webster in Utah for the series win as long as she does two things: 1) Finish no worse than 4th. 2) Finish ahead of Webster

To state it simply: If Nicole Mericle can beat Lindsay Webster in Utah, she will become the first woman not named Lindsay Webster to win the Spartan US Championship Series. Lindsay Webster has won the series every year since it's inception in 2016. If Lindsay Webster beats Nicole Mericle in Utah she will defend her title and become the four-time defending champion of the Spartan US Championship Series.

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Welcome to The OCR Report Podcast!

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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What do you think of The OCR Report Podcast? Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and let us know. Subscribe to get new episodes as soon as they are available and find us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

This weekend is the fourth of the five races in the Spartan US Championship Series. Jack Bauer and Will Hicks discuss the standings and who they expect to win the race this weekend in Big Bear.

Three men have risen to the top of the field in the series points race. Ryan Atkins, Ryan Kempson, and Ryan Kent all need to win Big Bear or at least place high to remain in the hunt.

On the women's side it has become a two-person race. Lindsay Webster and Nicole Mericle have separated themselves from the field and are both positioned to take the series win with two more strong races. However, the Big Bear venue seems to be tailor-made to fit the strengths of Rea Kolbl.

This will be a great weekend of racing in Big Bear. Be sure to follow @theOCRreport on Instagram to follow the results live.

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Welcome to The OCR Report Podcast!

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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What do you think of The OCR Report Podcast? Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and let us know. Subscribe to get new episodes as soon as they are available and find us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

Spartan Seattle is the third race in the 2019 US Championship Series. Ryan Kempson and Nicole Mericle lead in points after two races.

Jack Bauer and Will Hicks break down this weekend's action as well as predicting the top five men and top five women this week in Seattle.

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Welcome to The OCR Report Podcast!

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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What do you think of The OCR Report Podcast? Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and let us know. Subscribe to get new episodes as soon as they are available and find us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

This weekend kicks off the 2019 Spartan Stadion Series with the Stadion Race at Citi Field in New York City.

Jack Bauer and Will Hicks break down the series and tell you who to keep your eye on as the series unfolds.

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Welcome to The OCR Report Podcast!

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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What do you think of The OCR Report Podcast? Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and let us know. Subscribe to get new episodes as soon as they are available and find us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

This weekend is the second race in the Spartan US Championship Series. If Ryan Kempson and Nicole Mericle repeat their first place finish from Jacksonville they will be in strong position to win the entire five-race series.

Jack Bauer and Will Hicks break down the athletes and what to expect from the race this weekend. Look forward to a muddy, sloppy race in Alabama.

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• 0:00 Intro
• Let's talk some News!
• 3:19 No live-streaming of Spartan Alabama
• 4:46 Spartan Las Vegas race results
• 5:44 Veejay Jones and Nicole Mericle are ridiculous this year
• 8:51 Another Spartan podium disqualification
• 10:22 Spartan Greek Peak Sprint race results
• 10:52 Spartan Stadion France race results
• 12:35 The Million Dollar Mile comes to TV starring OCR athletes you know
• 16:13 Five Stars!
• 17:19 Spartan Alabama Preview with Jack Bauer
• 47:28 Outro

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Welcome to The OCR Report Podcast!

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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What do you think of The OCR Report Podcast? Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and let us know. Subscribe to get new episodes as soon as they are available and find us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

Jack Bauer joins us to recap the wild first race in the Spartan U.S. Championship Series from Jacksonville, Florida.

Ryan Kempson and Nicole Mericle took the win in the first race of the 2019 series and have a strong position going into the second race of the series in Alabama.

Ryan Woods finished in second place but suffered a controversial disqualification and then an unprecedented reinstatement with a five-minute penalty. Jack and Will break down the points and tell you what to expect the rest of the series.

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• 0:00 Intro
• Let's talk some news!
• 2:22 US Series Race Results
• 2:40 Jacksonville Top Ten Men
• 3:18 Jacksonville Top Ten Women
• 4:16 Jackson Bullet Points: A lot to unpack
• 5:56 The Spear Throw: Bad obstacle or WORST obstacle?
• 6:44 Jacksonville Sunday Race Results
• 7:17 Savage Race Gainesville Race Results
• 7:56 Best sourse for fast race results? The OCR Report Instagram page
• 8:27 Tough Mudder lawsuit info
• 9:41 FIVE STARS!
• 10:37 How much non-OCR content should an OCR podcast have?
• 12:15 Jack Bauer intro
• 12:38 Let's go to the phones! with Jack Bauer

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Welcome to The OCR Report Podcast!

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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What do you think of The OCR Report Podcast? Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and let us know. Subscribe to get new episodes as soon as they are available and find us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.