With the U.S. Championship series wrapped up a few weeks ago in Utah. West Virginia hosted the Spartan North American Championships over the weekend with top racers earning a coin into the 2018 Spartan World Championships. The race took place August 25 - 26 in Glen Jean, West Virginia.
The Ah-Mazing Race was presented by Grit Farm Fitness on August 5th, 2018. This event was held at the Chilliwack Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch in Chilliwack, B.C. Canada. Put on by race directors Allison and John Tai it was a great event for the whole family.
This week Bonnie Wilson, our social media guru, handpicked two community members to highlight. This week it is all about inspiration and being inspired by you all out on the course and in your backyard training.
Backyard mud run fun for the whole family. That’s the best way to describe the 4th Annual No Turning Back Mud Run held this past weekend in Picayune, Mississippi.
How do you take a sport that the general public sees as a bit extreme and take it to borderline insanity? How about you quadruple the distance/ duration and possibly add in wetsuit running and you have the sport of Ultra Obstacle Course Racing (OCR)!
The Spartan Kids Foundation has partnered with Omaze to offer a VIP weekend at Joe De Sena's iconic Riverside Farm in Pittsfield, Vermont. The Spartan CEO, Joe De Sena, is opening up his home as part of a fundraiser for the Spartan Kids Foundation.
Over the last month, my testing regimen has consisted of 3 days of Elevate Pain Relief Cream (rotating heating/cooling) applied liberally over my entire shoulder from chest to scapula and extending down the arm to the midpoint of both right biceps and triceps three times per day: 8:00 am, 12:00 pm, and 4:00 pm. I then follow with 3 days of Ibuprofen use, 400mg taken at the same 8, 12, 4 intervals. How did Elevate CBD Pain Relief Cream compare to ibuprofen?
Mandatory obstacle completion (MOC) courses like North American Obstacle Course Racing Championship (NORAM) are designed to challenge you. If you are not highly proficient at obstacles or have never had to do a MOC course, you may have found yourself stuck at an obstacle. Add in some bad weather like rain and the exhaustion of climbing a mountain and your race may not have gone according to plan. So what now?
Colorado is known for its 300 plus days of sunshine a year but also for weather that can change very quickly. The Breckenridge Beast started like any other mountain morning with a cool breeze and fresh air. The race director let us all know they were tracking a storm that could roll in around 9:30 and what the procedures would be if there was lightning within 6 miles of the course.
On the heels of the Rugged Events merger with New Media Investment Group which made headlines around the obstacle racing industry last week, we find out what it means for Rugged Maniac and other Rugged Events in the future. Margaret Schlachter talks to Rob Dickens the co-founder of Rugged Events about the merger, the future of Rugged Maniac, and asks Rob the questions those in the obstacle racing community are most concerned about.
