Brett got a chance to catch up with Ryan Kunkel, Co-founder of Warrior Dash on the day before their 8th anniversary. These guys talk about the mayhem of their first event all the way up to 3 million Warrior Dash participants later!

  • Reflecting on the past eight years and the strength of the OCR community
    • Warrior Dash is seeing strong numbers across all our Warrior Dash events in 2017 and have even added races to the season schedule as a result of this for 2017 – Missouri (Sept. 30) and Arkansas (Oct. 14)
  • Looking ahead to the future
    • Warrior Dash will celebrate its 10 year anniversary in 2018
    • Over 3 million participants
    • Over 18 million dollars donated to St Jude Children's Cancer Research Center
  • Warrior Dash – an OCR event for all abilities
    • A perfect entry level event for the most novice participants or those looking to do their first OCR while also a fun event for the most season veterans with the competitive wave
  • National Obstacle Course Racing Day – Tuesday, July 18
    • Significance of this date: The first-ever Warrior Dash was held on July 18, 2009 in Joliet, Ill.
    • #NationalOCRDay will be an annual day that the sport of OCR can rally behind to celebrate the strength and continued growth of the industry

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