Best Mudrun Podcasts (2026)

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OCR CWC with Race Director Robert Camilleri 40:14

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Use discount code OCRREPORT20 to save 20% on your next Spartan, DEKA, or Tough Mudder event. --- Support The OCR Report by shopping on Amazon! It helps us and doesn't cost you a thing! --- Robert Camilleri is the Race Director for the 2026 OCR Community World Championships taking place next year in Australia. Robert joins the show to talk about the…

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Rylan Schadegg Has Passed Away 9:52

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Rylan Schadegg has passed away. We will talk with members of the community and share stories and memories of his life in the future, but it is too soon right now.By Will Hicks

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Spartan Prize Money with Spartan CEO Joe De Sena and DEKA FIT Director Yancy Culp 35:57

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Use discount code OCRREPORT20 to save 20% on your next Spartan, DEKA, or Tough Mudder event. --- Support The OCR Report by shopping on Amazon! It helps us and doesn't cost you a thing! --- Joe De Sena is the CEO of Spartan. Yancy Culp is the Director of DEKA FIT. Joe and Yancy join the show to talk about Spartan Prize Money and the current status o…

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Jason Dupree: OCR Talk, Race Livestreaming, and What is a "Sport"? 1:17:45

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Use discount code OCRREPORT20 to save 20% on your next Spartan, DEKA, or Tough Mudder event. Listen to every episode of "30 Podcasts Hath September" on Spotify. Here is a link to a Spotify playlist with every episode of our 30-Day Podcast Event. --- Support The OCR Report by shopping on Amazon! It helps us and doesn't cost you a thing! --- Jason Du…

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Ian Adamson: World Obstacle President on Olympics, Costa Rica, and the Future of the Obstacle Sport 1:13:02

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Do your customers love fitness? Reach them through advertising with The OCR Report! Contact Will at [email protected] for more information. Listen to every episode of "30 Podcasts Hath September" on Spotify. Here is a link to a Spotify playlist with every episode of our 30-Day Podcast Event. --- Support The OCR Report by shopping on Amazon! It …

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What Gear Do I Need For World's Toughest Mudder? 44:17

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Are you an OCR Report Member yet? For less than $5 a month you can support the sport we love. We are on the way to our first 2,000 members. Join us today! --- What gear do you NEED for World's Toughest Mudder? In this episode, we break down seven things you must have for a successful run at World's Toughest Mudder. In each category, we'll talk abou…

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You're So Smart! | The First Ever OCR Game Show with Franchesa Chiorando and Jason Dupree 36:56

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Do your customers love fitness? Reach them through advertising with The OCR Report! Contact Will at [email protected] for more information. Listen to every episode of "30 Podcasts Hath September" on Spotify. Here is a link to a Spotify playlist with every episode of our 30-Day Podcast Event. --- Support The OCR Report by shopping on Amazon! It …

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Mike Stefano and Katelyn Ritter: 400 Episodes of Obstacle Running Adventures and Counting 1:11:52

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Do your customers love fitness? Reach them through advertising with The OCR Report! Contact Will at [email protected] for more information. Listen to every episode of "30 Podcasts Hath September" on Spotify. Here is a link to a Spotify playlist with every episode of our 30-Day Podcast Event. --- Support The OCR Report by shopping on Amazon! It …

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The WTM Bar Crawl: World's Toughest Mudder 2023 1:06:56

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Are you an OCR Report Member yet? For less than $5 a month you can support the sport we love. We are on the way to our first 2,000 members. Join us today! --- After World's Toughest Mudder is over and everyone has had a nice time at the WTM Champions Brunch, everyone heads over to the WTM Bar Crawl. At a typical bar crawl, you start at a bar and go…

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Evan Perperis: Run If You Can, Destroy If You Must 50:11

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Listen to every episode of "30 Podcasts Hath September" on Spotify. Here is a link to a Spotify playlist with every episode of our 30-Day Podcast Event. --- Support The OCR Report by shopping on Amazon! It helps us and doesn't cost you a thing! --- Evan Perperis is the author of "Run If You Can, Destroy If You Must: Tiga Tactics Runner, Walker, and…

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WTM Race Directors Chris Maltbie and Jen Mizono Review World's Toughest Mudder 2023 40:50

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Are you an OCR Report Member yet? For less than $5 a month you can support the sport we love. We are on the way to our first 2,000 members. Join us today! --- Chris Maltbie and Jen Mizono are long time race directors for World's Toughest Mudder. They were co-race directors for WTM 2023. We sat down with them following the Post-Race Brunch after WTM…

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Fran and Carlo Get OCR Adjacent with Francesca Chiorando and Carlo Piscitello 47:13

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Are you an OCR Report Member yet? For less than $5 a month you can support the sport we love. We are on the way to our first 2,000 members. Join us today! --- Francesca Chiorando and Carlo Piscitello are the hosts of "Fran and Carlo Get OCR Adjacent", available on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts. Fran and Carlo share their thoughts on OCR and …

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OCR Croatia with the President of OCR Croatia: Andrej Simatic 31:34

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Support The OCR Report by shopping on Amazon! It helps us and doesn't cost you a thing! --- 2024 will be the debut of the Spartan Sprint and 100 Meter World Championship race. These two new World Championships will be hosted by Hvar, Croatia. Andrej Simatic is the President of OCR Croatia. He joins the show to talk about the growth of OCR in Croati…

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Thunderdash OCR: 10 Years of Local OCR in San Antonio 34:50

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Are you an OCR Report Member yet? For less than $5 a month you can support the sport we love. We are on the way to our first 2,000 members. Join us today! --- Laura and Kevin Tift are the Owners and race directors of ThunderDash. ThunderDash is a 5k and 10k OCR near San Antonio in Comfort, Texas celebrating it's 10th year. You can learn more at Thu…

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The Post-Race Brunch Interviews: WTM 2023 2:06:00

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Are you an OCR Report Member yet? For less than $5 a month you can support the sport we love. We are on the way to our first 2,000 members. Join us today! --- The Post-Race Brunch is one of World's Toughest Mudder's greatest traditions. At the 2023 Brunch we talked with multiple athletes about their race at WTM 2023. We are thrilled to finally brin…

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Grit Coaching: "Today, Not Tomorrow" with Faye Stenning and Jess O'Connell 57:10

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Are you an OCR Report Member yet? For less than $5 a month you can support the sport we love. We are on the way to our first 2,000 members. Join us today! --- Faye Stenning and Jess O'Connell run Grit Coaching. Faye spent years as an elite OCR athlete at the top of the sport. Jess is an Olympian who competed at Rio in 2016. They are the hosts of th…

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Joe De Sena: Spartan School, The Olympics, and Death 34:57

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Are you an OCR Report Member yet? For less than $5 a month you can support the sport we love. We are on the way to our first 2,000 members. Join us today! --- Joe De Sena is the President of Spartan. Joe joins Will Hicks to talk about Spartan School through 2Hr Learning. While they were talking, OCR in the Olympics came up, and they wrapped up with…

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DEKA Norcal and Rules Update With Yancy Culp 1:03:31

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Are you an OCR Report Member yet? For less than $5 a month you can support the sport we love. We are on the way to our first 2,000 members. Join us today! --- This past weekend there was controversy at the finish line of DEKA Norcal. The Director of DEKA, Yancy Culp joins us to talk about the finish line and the resulting updates to the DEKA Rule B…

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Nicole Mericle on Double Sand Bags and Mental Health 55:06

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Are you an OCR Report Member yet? For less than $5 a month you can support the sport we love. We are on the way to our first 2,000 members. Join us today! --- Nicole Mericle is four-time OCR World Champion. After a two-year recovery from injury, she won the first race in the 2023 Spartan North American Elite Series last month and 3rd Place at DEKA …

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Veejay Jones: 2023 is for OCR. 2024 is for Fitness Racing 1:04:56

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Are you an OCR Report Member yet? For less than $5 a month you can support the sport we love. We are on the way to our first 2,000 members. Join us today! --- Veejay Jones is a two-time OCRWC World Champion in the 3k Division. He won the first race in the 2023 Spartan North American Elite Series and this past weekend he won the 4th race in the 2023…

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Tough Mudder 2024: No more 5ks with Tough Mudder CEO Giles Chater and Chris Maltbie 1:11:23

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Are you an OCR Report Member yet? For less than $5 a month you can support the sport we love. We are on the way to our first 2,000 members. Join us today! --- Giles Chater is the CEO of Tough Mudder. Chris Maltbie is the Senior Director of Global Brand and Product at Tough Mudder. Giles and Chris join us today to talk about a BIG change for Tough M…

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Chris Maltbie from TMHQ: What is the new Tough Mudder Innovation Lab? 40:18

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First episode of 2023! Be sure you're following The OCR Report on Instagram and text Will at (619) 485-2726 to join his OCR text chat. And leave a review for the show! Five Starrrrrs! --- Chris Maltbie is the Senior Director of Global Brand and Product at Tough Mudder. Chris joins us today to talk about the new Tough Mudder Innovation Lab for 2023.…

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2022 WTM Recap with Tough Mudder CEO Giles Chater: "Just Magnificent" 40:35

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World's Toughest Mudder 2022 was AMAZING. We were on-site all weekend long bringing the action home as host of the 24-hour live stream on YouTube.com/toughmudder. Did you watch it? Let Will know what you think of the live stream! Text him at (610) 485-2726. --- Giles Chater is the CEO of Tough Mudder. He sat down with Will Hicks after the post-race…

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World's Toughest Mudder 2022 Preview with Amelia Boone and Carlo Piscitello 1:14:37

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World's Toughest Mudder is THIS WEEKEND! You can watch the race LIVE all weekend long at YouTube.com/toughmudder. Our own Will Hicks will be anchoring the race coverage for the full 24 hours. Tune in and jump in the comments! (You can text Will during the race at (619) 485-2726.) --- Amelia Boone and Carlo Piscitello join the show to talk about WTM…

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Where EXACTLY will WTM 2022 Be? with Tough Mudder Director of Global Product Chris Maltbie 26:07

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At the WTM 2021 Champion's Brunch Tough Mudder announced that World's Toughest Mudder 2022 will be held in Pensacola, Florida. But where EXACTLY in Pensacola? Atmore, Alabama. Tough Mudder Global Director of Product joins the show to talk about the venue, what runners can expect from the terrain, and what the schedule will look like for the race we…

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Spartan Games Season Two: Behind the Scenes with Spartan Head of Media Christine De La Rosa-Stotz 33:12

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Spartan Games Season Two debuts on March 24th! Christine De La Rosa-Stotz is the Head of Media for Spartan and joins us for a behind-the-scenes look. Christine tells us about how they made the decision to bring back Spartan Games, what we can expect from Season Two, and "What about Spartan Games Season Three?". Episode One of Season Two of Spartan …

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What is Infinite Hero Challenge? with Evan Perperis 33:27

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One of the newest offerings from Tough Mudder is the "Infinite Hero Challenge". Infinite Hero Challenge is a new team-based way to explore the Tough Mudder course with challenges and obstacles that you won't face on a normal Tough Mudder course. Evan Perperis is the man behind the program for Tough Mudder. He joins us to talk about how the event ca…

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Spartan Ultra World Champ Rea Kolbl Wants You To Run With Her In Slovenia 21:25

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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 ba…

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World's Toughest Curling with Katelyn Ritter 33:18

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With a gap of four years since episode one, this is episode two of World's Toughest Curling Podcast, "Where we talk about any Winter Olympics sport you want, as long as it's Curling". Be sure to subscribe so you don't miss episode three, airing in 2026. Katelyn Ritter joins the show to talk about the 2022 US Olympic Curling teams and the competitio…

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115 Miles in 24 Hours: Your 2021 World's Toughest Mudder Champion Mark Batres 51:15

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Mark Batres won World's Toughest Mudder 2021 with more miles than anyone has run at the race. It was his first time competing at WTM. Mark joins the show to talk about his race and what it means to him to win his first major OCR championship. Mark also talks about the recent Spartan pro tier system and whether he thinks he was ranked accurately. (H…

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The 2022 Spartan US National Series with Kevin Gregory 31:26

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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 …

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The First Tough Mudder of 2022! SoCal Recap with Heather Olson 54:03

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The 2022 Tough Mudder season kicked off this past weekend at Tough Mudder SoCal and Heather Olson was there! Heather is the host of the OCR podcast Overcome and Run. She ran both days at Tough Mudder SoCal (and Spartan SoCal on Saturday). She joins the show to talk about the event, the obstacles, and her plans for the 2022 race season. --- Follow T…

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Back to Back Wins at Spartan SoCal with Faye Morgan 35:29

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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. --- Follow The OCR Report on Instagram Send Will Hicks a text Leave a review for th…

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JahLisa James: 100x Tough Mudders and Counting 26:48

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You can find JahLisa James on course at World's Toughest Mudder with "Black Lives Mudder" on her bib. JahLisa is a beloved member of the WTM community. She hit several big milestones last year at World's Toughest Mudder. 100 Tough Mudder Events Set her personal best in milage with 40 Was awarded the Tough Mudder Community Award for Personal Accompl…

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2022 HYROX North American Champion Ryan Kent 28:53

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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 ti…