Is Spartan Race buying Tough Mudder? with Spartan CEO Joe De Sena
Release Date: 12/27/2019
Native-X 2026 Race Preview with Chris Harris
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Jason Dupree: 2026 OCR Season Preview
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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 ! It helps us and doesn't cost you a thing! --- Ep. 802: Jason Dupree is the Director of Video for The OCR Report and the host of the OCR Tech Talk podcast. He joins us to recap the year in livestreaming for 2025 and give us a preview of what to expect in 2026. We also talk about the recent news with Savage Race cutting back to three races for the 2026 season. During the episode Will talks about (maybe) meeting a ghost (probably not) while out on a run....
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The RAW OCR Photo Awards
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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 ! It helps us and doesn't cost you a thing! --- Ep. 801: Tomasz Miłoś is the organizor of the RAW OCR Photo Awards. Tom is based in Poland and has a background in both OCR and Photography. Submissions are open starting January 15 through January 31. There is no charge to enter your photos. Full information available at . Follow the RAW Photo Awards on Instagram at --- Are you an ? For less than $5 a month you can support the sport we love. We are on...
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OCR CWC with Race Director Robert Camilleri
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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 ! 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 race, the obstacles, and everything you need to know to have a great race experience in Australia. Before the interview, Will talks about the memorial service for Rylan Schadegg. --- Are you an ? For less than $5 a month you can support the sport we...
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Rylan Schadegg Has Passed Away
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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.
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Spartan Prize Money with Spartan CEO Joe De Sena and DEKA FIT Director Yancy Culp
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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 ! 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 on payments. --- 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. ! --- Leave a or on . --- Support the Sport we love! for...
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Jason Dupree: OCR Talk, Race Livestreaming, and What is a "Sport"?
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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 "" on Spotify. to a Spotify playlist with every episode of our 30-Day Podcast Event. --- Support The OCR Report by ! It helps us and doesn't cost you a thing! --- Jason Dupree is the host of the OCR Talk podcast and the Director of Video for The OCR Report. If you have watched an OCR live stream in the last four years, you probably have Jason Dupree to thank for it. His tireless work and time invested behind the scenes have made an impact on the sport that very few...
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Ian Adamson: World Obstacle President on Olympics, Costa Rica, and the Future of the Obstacle Sport
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Do your customers love fitness? Reach them through advertising with The OCR Report! Contact Will at for more information. Listen to every episode of "" on Spotify. to a Spotify playlist with every episode of our 30-Day Podcast Event. --- Support The OCR Report by ! It helps us and doesn't cost you a thing! --- Ian Adamson is the president of World Obstacle and Chair of the obstacle working group for World Pentathlon. Ian joins the show to talk about Obstacle Racing's inclusion in the 2028 Olympics as part of Pentathlon, the recent FISO World Championships in Costa Rica, the...
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You're So Smart! | The First Ever OCR Game Show with Franchesa Chiorando and Jason Dupree
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Do your customers love fitness? Reach them through advertising with The OCR Report! Contact Will at for more information. Listen to every episode of "" on Spotify. to a Spotify playlist with every episode of our 30-Day Podcast Event. --- Support The OCR Report by ! It helps us and doesn't cost you a thing! --- Franchesa Chiorando and Jason Dupree join the show today for the first episode of "You're So Smart", the first-ever OCR Game Show. The guests are given an OCR topic and have two minutes to make their point. Their competitor then has two minutes to make their point, and then...
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Mike Stefano and Katelyn Ritter: 400 Episodes of Obstacle Running Adventures and Counting
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Do your customers love fitness? Reach them through advertising with The OCR Report! Contact Will at for more information. Listen to every episode of "" on Spotify. to a Spotify playlist with every episode of our 30-Day Podcast Event. --- Support The OCR Report by ! It helps us and doesn't cost you a thing! --- Mike Stefano and Katelyn Ritter host the podcast. They have uploaded a new episode every single week for the past 400 weeks. That's over seven and a half years! Mike and Katelyn join us to talk about their show, the sport of OCR, and the inside scoop on podcasting in...
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.