Spartans from around the world will converge on Lake Tahoe once again this year for the 2018 Spartan World Championships. This marks the fourth year at the Olympic venue of Squaw Valley. With the village, ski resort, and outdoor activities all around Lake Tahoe the location makes an ideal championship location.
Lisa Nondorf had been brought to my attention before as someone that needed to be profiled for this series. She has a background in competitive gymnastics and diving, which provides her with a versatile skill set for the OCR (mental grit, discipline, and stamina). In this, her third season of OCR she has been able to podium 8 out of 10 races.
Race reviews are important to OCR, as are many of the other stories we write about the sport. They inform us, inspire us, share stories, remind us of our first obstacle race and most importantly serve as a record of the sports progression throughout the years.
This week on Training Tuesday, Mud Run Guide turns to Spartan Race for tips and tricks on how to train specifically for a Spartan Stadium Race. Unlike the rest of the Spartan Race offerings, Stadium Races lack the mud but make up for that with a unique set of obstacles and challenges unique just to stadium race.
Savage Race announced today a new offering to their obstacle racing menu today with the official introduction of Savage Blitz a 3-mile and 15-20 obstacle fast-paced new obstacle race series to complement the original 5-7 mile offering. Savage Race will be testing out the new format in four markets for the 2018 season with their hopes set on expanding in 2019.
After 50 years of Drag Racing at New Jersey's Raceway Park, the owners have decided to cease drag racing operations. With the rising cost of fuel, insurance, and other factors the owners of the iconic location in New Jersey have decided to shutter the doors. For obstacle racing fans, have no fear, Raceway Park will continue to be a muddy venue for the tri-state area.
The look and feel of the place took me back many years to when I started OCR at ABF Mud Run. The gym is tucked into an industrial park. It also reminded me of iMETTLE. They are OCR training heavens. All the basic stuff is there. But the Endurance Factory has more.
BONEFROG Challenge is back for 2018 with more events and HESCO Group as their Gold Sponsor. BONEFROG is the Navy SEAL owned and operated obstacle race which started in New England. The race series has continued to grow and expand yearly.
The great thing about OCR is that there is an abundance of dedicated runners (and walkers!) who have come together because of a struggle. I can't even begin to guess how many thousands of people have transformed their bodies, minds, and souls because of these events. I'm not just talking about weight loss and muscle gain, but amazing people who have overcome drugs addictions, alcohol dependencies, bulimia, anorexia, cancer, and other major health concerns.
For Part II of this article, we focus on another 4 F's - Faster, Fitter, Farther, and Funner. What would a "resolutions" article be if it didn't include a guide for training more, eating better, and dropping weight to get faster or stronger, right?
