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About Margaret Schlachter

Margaret is Editor-in-Chief of Mud Run Guide. She has been part of the OCR Community since 2010. When not working on the next article she can be found running from race-to-race as a competitor. She founded DirtinYourSkirt.com, an OCR community for women as well as former contributing editor for Mud and Obstacle Magazine and industry expert for About.com. She authored the book Obstacle Race Training.

Spartan Race Adds Age Groups for 2018 and New World Championship Qualifying Criteria

By |October 3rd, 2017|

Spartan Race is changing things up in 2018 adding age groups and updates to World Championship qualifying criteria. This morning Mud Run Guide uncovered information that Spartan Race is branching out in 2018. In addition to the elite heat, Spartan Race is adding age group categories to the competitive heats. 

2017 Spartan Race World Championship Weekend Ultra Beast

By |October 2nd, 2017|

Early Sunday morning athletes lined up before sunrise to take on the Spartan Race World Championship course not once but twice. The Ultra Beast athletes kicked off at 6:00 am under the sounds of Jon Copper's bagpipes.

2017 Spartan Race Team World Championship Results

By |October 2nd, 2017|

Sunday, October 1 marked the inaugural Spartan Race World Team Championship, with international co-ed teams comprised of three elite racers vying for the title on a demanding 8.5-mile “Super Course.” Team USA (Robert Killian, Alyssa Hawley, and Ryan Woods) emerged victorious, outpacing 26 other tenacious teams to earn first place. 

2017 Spartan Race World Championships Results

By |September 30th, 2017|

Spartan Race crowns Cody Moat and Lindsay Webster as the 2017 Spartan Race World Champions after a grueling 16+ mile course. Athletes from over thirty countries battled it out today on the iconic Squaw Valley ski resort outside of Lake Tahoe.

Spartan Race World Championships Friday Preview

By |September 29th, 2017|

The 2017 Reebok Spartan Race World Championship on one of the most challenging courses of the season. Athletes are primed to tackle the mountainous 16+ mile course of the “Spartan Beast” heat with close to 40 Spartan obstacles standing between them and a purse of $100,000.

2017 Spartan Race World Championships: Women to Watch

By |September 27th, 2017|

This year the women's field has been deeper than ever before both in North America and abroad. With several women topping the podium at the U.S. Spartan Race Series and some familiar faces in the European Spartan Championships.

2017 Spartan Race World Championships: Men to Watch

By |September 26th, 2017|

With the Spartan Race World Championships days away we turn today to look at some of the top men to watch in the race. While all eyes will certainly be on Hobie Call as he heads into his last competitive race. He is not the only one trying to claim victory this upcoming weekend.

Training Tuesday: Spartan Race Spear Throw

By |September 26th, 2017|

With it being the Spartan Race World Championships week we had to share for this Training Tuesday the spear throw. The spear throw is one of the few obstacles in the Spartan Race lineup that really requires a lot of skill and sometimes a little patience.

2017 Spartan Race World Championship Week

By |September 25th, 2017|

The obstacle racing world is buzzing as the Spartan Race World Championships week is finally here. All eyes are on Lake Tahoe. Specifically, Squaw Valley this week as athletes from around the globe are converging on the historic ski resort.

Tough Mudder Partners With Facebook Watch for Tougher Mudder Championships

By |September 25th, 2017|

Tough Mudder announced today a new partnership with Facebook Watch. The new online platform from Facebook allows Tough Mudder to expand their live programming. Notably the new Tougher Mudder Championship Series live broadcast exclusively through Facebook.

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