Is Spartan Race buying Tough Mudder? with Spartan CEO Joe De Sena
Release Date: 12/27/2019
Joe De Sena: Spartan School, The Olympics, and Death
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Are you an ? For less than $5 a month you can support the sport we love. We are on the way to our first 2,000 members. ! --- Joe De Sena is the President of Spartan. Joe joins Will Hicks to talk about Spartan School through . While they were talking, OCR in the Olympics came up, and they wrapped up with a story from Joe about how he used to wait for the school bus at a local funeral home where he saw a new dead body every. single. day. --- Leave a or on . --- Support the Sport we love! for less than $5! Follow Leave a review for the show on
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DEKA Norcal and Rules Update With Yancy Culp
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Are you an ? For less than $5 a month you can support the sport we love. We are on the way to our first 2,000 members. ! --- 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 Book. The OCR Report is the official live stream home of DEKA. You can watch the full race only on . --- Leave a or on . --- Support the Sport we love! for less than $5! Follow Leave a review for the show on
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Nicole Mericle on Double Sand Bags and Mental Health
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Are you an ? For less than $5 a month you can support the sport we love. We are on the way to our first 2,000 members. ! --- 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 Anaheim a few weeks ago. This past weekend Nicole finished 6th at the second race in the Spartan NAES, in Big Bear California. After making it through the two preliminary heats and qualifying for the finals, Nicole did not participate in the final 3k race. There has been a lot of...
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Veejay Jones: 2023 is for OCR. 2024 is for Fitness Racing
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Are you an ? For less than $5 a month you can support the sport we love. We are on the way to our first 2,000 members. ! --- 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 DEKA Series, at Socal. Veejay joins the show to talk about those two big wins and his race plans for the rest of 2023. He also shares some surprising news about his race plans for 2024. Veejay opens up about his competitive nature and how he wrestles with whether that...
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Spartan Games Season Two: Behind the Scenes with Spartan Head of Media Christine De La Rosa-Stotz
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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 Games debuts on March 24th. You can watch on , , and . Be sure to follow for Spartan Games results, recaps, and interviews. --- Follow Leave a review for the show on
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Spartan Ultra World Champ Rea Kolbl Wants You To Run With Her In Slovenia
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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...
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The 2022 Spartan US National Series with Kevin Gregory
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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 . You can follow his gym at . --- Follow Leave a review for the show on
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Back to Back Wins at Spartan SoCal with Faye Morgan
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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 Leave a review for the show on
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2022 HYROX North American Champion Ryan Kent
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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. --- Follow Leave a review for the show on
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Rea Kolbl: Your Spartan Ultra Back-to-Back World Champion
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A quick message from Will: "Hey, shoot me a text at (619) 485-2726. Who do you think will win the last US National Series race of the year? Veejay Jones or Ryan Atkins? Call your shot before the race on Sunday. - 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...
info_outlineTough Mudder events in those countries would continue to be operated by the same team and under the same brand, to be a part of the larger Spartan family of brands and events. Tough Mudder associates and participants in the UK, Germany and Canada will be able to continue on with their Tough Mudder adventure.
“This is a goal we’ve had for some time,” said Joe De Sena, Spartan founder & CEO. “Tough Mudder UK, Canada & Germany bring a unique experience and putting the success of the two together strengthens our global mission of getting 100 million people off the couch.”
Under Spartan ownership, Tough Mudder UK, Canada and Germany races and events would focus on teamwork-based non-competitive festival events, leaving the competition to the Spartan side of the business.
“I look forward to creating a lasting partnership with Will and Guy as we seek to complete the merger,” De Sena said. “I'm excited about the prospect of what we can do together, as one team."
Spartan will continue to work with Tough Mudder’s founders, Will Dean and Guy Livingstone, in efforts to complete the acquisition and renewal of Tough Mudder's US-based events and operations in the coming days.