Today is Friday, August 4, 2017. I am Margaret Schlachter and thanks for joining the live broadcast or for those listening on their favorite player our recast. Today’s headlines come from Spartan Race, Tough Mudder, and The CrossFit Games as well as last week's results and upcoming events.
Tough Mudder continues to innovate its offerings in 2017. This year has seen the addition of Tough Mudder X, Toughest Mudder, Tough Mudder 5k, as well as the Tougher Mudder heat at normal Tough Mudder events. Recently, Tough Mudder added a new offering to the mix at World's Toughest Mudder this year introducing the National Team Relay.
Rope Walls are an obstacle that can be found at an obstacle race. Rope Walls can be difficult but with a few quick tips from pros Hunter McIntyre and Cassidy Watton, you will be able to conquer this one at your next event.
Football legend Randy Moss is set to host a benefit Spartan Race in West Virginia for the Spartan Foundation. The event is set to take place ahead of the last stop on the 2017 Spartan Race US Championship Tour. The event is set to take place on August 25, 2017.
Whatever you want to call it nothing is fun about chafing. Racers for years have been coming up with colorful names to describe this potentially painful experience that many athletes face both in and out of obstacle course racing. Planning ahead of time can help ensure you skip out on this painful experience.
Today’s headlines come from Tough Mudder, Spartan Race, CrossFit, and Spartan Ultimate Team Challenge.
Spartan Race picked up another sponsor yesterday inking a three year deal with Eat the Bear. Eat the Bear is now the official performance nutrition of Spartan Race US. The company in its sixth year produces clean and lean sports nutrition.
The Battlegrounds outside of St. Louis, Missouri soon will be offering training days in August and September. The Battlegrounds is a permanent obstacle course set on a vineyard and winery.
Balance is a key factor in obstacle course racing and mud run. Whether the beam is fixed, wobbly, zig zag, over water, or some other variation it's still all about balance. Hunter McIntyre and Cassidy Watton show us how to successfully navigate this obstacle racing staple obstacle.
Since the beginning of obstacle racing and mud runs people have flocked to the duct tape sections of their local home improvement shop prior to their first event. Somewhere along the way, someone came up with the idea that Duct Tape would be a good tool to helping keep shoes on during a mud run. While most seasoned obstacle racers and mud runners know this will not help keep shoes on many newbies still show up on the day of the event with duct tape on their shoes.
