Episode 19: Britains Fittest FirefighterThis episode Matt Coulthard takes the team through The Firefighter Combat Challenge, aka ‘The toughest 2 minutes in sport’. An annual obstacle course race in full combat gear incorporating everything from

Episode 18: Hunter McIntyre's OCR Stars.

Sep 14th, 2020 39m 11s

Episode 18: Hunter’s OCR StarsThis episode we are joined by Hunter McIntyre, OCR Racer, TV personality, and now founder of the virtual race OCR Stars. A project of passion, this event is by athletes for athletes and a qualifying opportunity for

Episode 17: Adventuring with Rea

Sep 7th, 2020 54m 3s

This episode Spartan Pro Rea Kobl talks us through her experiences of the World’s Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Fiji. Not to be confused with World’s Toughest Mudder, this week-long adventure race saw teams of five battle it out through jungles,

Episode 16: Community and Competition

Jul 13th, 2020 1h 8m

This episode we are joined by HK-based Spartan Pro Jamie Nunn. We cover her athletic journey from competitive swimmer to elite OCR-racer, and how she tackled training through pregnancy and post-partum. An honest and inspiring conversation, and

Episode 15: Student of OCR

Jun 29th, 2020 35m 20s

This episode we talk to the youngest elite racer in our local community, Hera Shaker. The first ever athlete on Singapore Sports School’s Individual Program for OCR, at just 15 she has already made waves in Asia, racing in the Spartan Race Kids

Episode 14: Path to Pro

Jun 15th, 2020 59m 3s

This episode we talk to Lou Guenier OCR Athlete and Spartan Pro about his athletic journey, and how he discovered his talent for endurance as an adult racer, qualifying for the Spartan Race World Championships in his first ever OCR. From his mo

Episode 13: Mountain Miles

Jun 1st, 2020 38m 36s

Episode 13: Mountain MilesThis episode we get to know Monika Holmwood, Spartan Pro, mountain runner and full time lawyer. We discuss everything from international race experience, to training through injury, to nutrition - it’s a conversation e

Episode 12: OCR is Open

May 21st, 2020 58m 8s

Episode 12: OCR is OpenThis episode we catch up with Dave Watson, Vice President of Product and Mike Morris, Vice President of Production on Spartan’s recent declaration that OCR is open for business, with the first live Spartan Race event taki

Episode 11: Director Dave

May 10th, 2020 49m 38s

Episode 11: Director DaveThis week we chat with our good friend Race Director Dave Tully about the highs, lows, triumphs and obstacles of creating an obstacle course race. From location scouting to forest fires to the joy of seeing racers cross

Episode 10: Race Ready - Part 2

Apr 26th, 2020 52m 4s

Episode 10: Race Ready - Part 2With being race ready still on our mind, this episode we caught up with Spartan Pro Ian Deeth about his race weekend must haves, training solo during the circuit breaker, how he transitioned from football, to trac

Episode 9: Race Ready - Part 1

Apr 19th, 2020 43m 14s

Episode 9: Race Ready - Part 1This episode we talk about how we’ve been using the ‘extended off season’ to really hone in on our race gear. We talk about what we love, what we need to fine tune, and what we are testing for the season ahead so t

Episode 8: Let's Get Quizzical!

Apr 5th, 2020 1h 26m

Episode 8: Let’s Get Quizzical This episode is the first brought to you via Zoom as we all adjust to life in the new covid normal. We cover home workouts, socially distant socialising and bring them together in an OCR quiz for you to play along

Episode 7: COVID Cancellations

Mar 16th, 2020 59m 26s

Episode 7: COVID Cancellations This episode we talk about COVID-19 and the impact it’s having on our training and the race season. We also cover how we usually like to train for OCR, what we’d want to weather a home quarantine order, and how to

Episode 6: Recaps and Rulebooks.

Mar 9th, 2020 48m 39s

Episode 6: Recaps and RulebooksThe race season is finally here! This episode we chat about the start of the US and Australian national series, as well as the first race in the Philippines. We also cover the latest Spartan rule book updates, sin

Episode 5: Contracts and Country Flags.

Feb 25th, 2020 58m 10s

Episode 5: Contracts and Country Flags - Show NotesAfter weeks of social media controversy around the Spartan #PROtest - this episode we got talking about what it means to be a ‘pro’ athlete in OCR. We discuss why athletes felt the need to laun

Episode 4: Where In The World?

Feb 11th, 2020 49m 8s

This episode we cover how the race season has (or hasn’t) started around the globe, and Spartan’s recent announcement that the 2020 world championships that will be held in Abu Dhabi. We take on some of the more questionable thoughts from socia

Episode 3: The Perfect Penalty.

Jan 27th, 2020 50m 39s

Episode 3: The perfect penalty - Show Notes This episode focussed on something that is vital to all of us, and that is integrity in our sport, and at times, the lack of it. We discuss policing across different OCR events, penalties for failed o

Episode 2: New Year, New News.

Jan 13th, 2020 49m 39s

Happy New Year! Over the last few weeks lots of news has dropped across the world of OCR - Spartan has announced a host of new race ranking systems and race types, and Tough Mudder may be forced into bankruptcy. It’s going to be a tumultuous st

Episode 1: Welcome to The OCR Review.

Dec 16th, 2019 46m 1s

Welcome to the first ever episode of the OCR Review! In this episode we cover who we are, OCR’s appearance in the SEA Games, is there room for a Ninja x OCR mash-up, what we believe the Olympic format for OCR should be, and our opinions on the

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