The Sport of OCR & Spartan US National Series with Ryan Kempson

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Elite OCR athlete Ryan Kempson joins me this week to talk all about his win at the Spartan US National Series Super in Jacksonville last weekend, the series as a whole, the sport of OCR, and how he trains for such a long season.

We start with Ryan giving me his background and how he got into OCR. We then dive into Jacksonville and Ryan break down how his race went and the competition.

We discuss the new obstacles, and then dive into the topic of officiating at races, and how Ryan feels Spartan is doing in that respect. We talk about penalties, and the degree to which they should or perhaps shouldn't be penalized, especially when compared to other sports.

Ryan then tells me about how he trains for such a long OCR season without burning out, and we talk about the diversity of the courses in Spartan's US National Series and how it may affect the competition.

I ask Ryan about his race preferences, and he tells me more about other OCRs he has run and how they differ from Spartan.

We end with Ryan sharing his goals and the races he's focusing on this year, and how consistency is key in the sport of OCR.

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