News & Articles
Community Members of the Week: August 17 – 23, 2019
Happy Friday from Mud Run Guide! This week we are checking in with two OCR community members who are living their best lives.
OCR: Who's Coming & Going?
As the sport of obstacle course racing continues to mature, we'll see more events changing hands or vacating the space altogether, merging with other events, and new variations of the sport pop-up. The core of the sport will always be the participants, and as long as there are events being offered that excite and challenge participants we're sure to see the sport continue to exist and even grow in new avenues.
Race Recap: Spartan Race Portland 2019
Is Spartan Portland one of the best Sprint courses in the country? One Mud Run Crew member thinks so. Read more to find out why.
Spartan and Rakuten announce new Viber community ahead of Spartan World Championships
Spartan announces the new "Spartan Viber Global Community" as part of the 2019 Spartan World Championships through their partner Rakuten Viber. Through the app, users can unlock Q&As, training plans, nutritional tips and more from the top pros and minds in the sport of OCR.
Race Recap: Terrain Race Portland 2019
Are free races ever really free? One Mud Run Crew member gives their opinion on the Portland, OR Terrain Race.
Newest Videos
Athletes of the World: Joe's Looking for You!
Spartan Founder, Joe De Sena is looking high and low for the best athletes on the planet looking to take home part of $1.3 million dollars in Spartan prize money... do you have what it takes?
OCR Training – Building Stability
Sarah Pozdol, founder of OCRTraining.com provides some simple things that you can add to your training regimen for building stability as the foundation to proper movement and injury prevention.
Training Tuesday: Building Grip Strength
Mud Run Guide Crew member Daniel Ludwig shares some tips on an extremely important element of OCR that's often overlooked - developing grip strength.
More Articles
Rugged Races Acquires RAM Racing and the Hot Chocolate 15K/5K Series
Rugged Races, the parent company of Rugged Maniac, announced last week it has acquired RAM Racing and its entire portfolio of events, including the Allstate Hot Chocolate 15K/5K series.
Diabetes Sports Project and Project MUD Prepare for WTM
When we think about inspiring stories within OCR, we often think about wounded veterans, amputees, or wheelchairs making it through the course. What we don't see or think about often are those with an underlying condition that makes it difficult to make it through the course. Today we highlight the Diabetes Sports Project Foundation and their new Project More Unstoppable Diabetics program.
Featured Events
Learn. Train. Dominate.
When’s the last time you were tutored for free by best-selling authors, certified personal trainers and CrossFit-certified coaches – for free – before you even started a new sport?
Never? Well… welcome to OCR 101 here at Mud Run Guide, class is now in session!
- Best Mud Runs for Beginners
- All the FAQ’s you can Q… or F?
- FREE OCR Fitness Training Plan
- Gear Guide
- Discounts on all the best races
- Race Reviews so you choose the right one
- and more!
So, you’re good enough for the advanced class? Good, cuz we’re ready for you! OK, we’re almost ready…
Here’s where you will find:
- OCR Training Videos
- Pro Techniques for Obstacle Domination
- Nutrition
- Training Drills
- and much more!
