This week, Spartan Race Kicks off U.S. Championship Series and makes volunteer policy changes, DICK’S Sporting Goods Enters the OCR Apparel Game, Tough Mudder adds Team Relay to World's Toughest Mudder, and finally, MuckFest MS announces new National Sponsor.
DICK'S Sporting Goods is getting into the obstacle racing game with new compression brand Second Skin. Second Skin is designed for high-intensity athletes including obstacle course racer. The brand will be exclusively available at online and in-store at DICK'S Sporting Goods. Additionally, Hunter McIntyre and Corinna Coffin have signed on as an athlete with Second Skin to promote this new line of gear.
This weekend Spartan Race kicks off their U.S. Championship series outside of Seattle, Washington. The U.S. Championship Series is part of the road to the Reebok Spartan Race World Championships in Lake Tahoe, California this fall. This year in addition to filmed for NBC Sports, Spartan Race will be hosting live coverage of the event on their Facebook, YouTube, and Spartan.com website during the race Saturday.
MuckFest MS announced a new national sponsor for 2017 with AbbVie signing onto the national mud run series. AbbVie is a global, research-based biopharmaceutical company formed in 2013 following separation from Abbott Laboratories. The company's mission is to use its expertise, dedicated people and unique approach to innovation to develop and market advanced therapies that address some of the world's most complex and serious diseases.
Recently, an announcement from one of the staff at Spartan Race caught fire among the largest community groups online. The announcement was a shift in policy for volunteers. This announcement has caused a stir in OCR communities across the country. We have more from Spartan Race.
Dragon Obstacle Course Race (OCR) is making its debut in Holly Springs, North Carolina in May. The new obstacle race is developed and designed by Charles Bailey, a longtime obstacle racing enthusiast. Bailey takes years of race experience in creating Dragon OCR.
Arnel Banawa of OCRTUBE.com headed to Georgia over the weekend to capture all the action of the latest Green Beret Challenge - Operators Course. Green Beret Challenge is a unique event that infuses challenges of the Green Berets and traditional obstacle racing elements. Mark Ballas the founder of Green Beret Challenge brings his experience as a Green Beret and expertise in event management to OCR continuing to put on a fan favorite event year after year.
Yesterday afternoon Hobie Call announced on the Spartan Race Facebook Page live that he joined the Spartan Race Pro-Team for 2017. In the announcement, he stated this will be his last year of competitive racing and plans to win all the NBC Spartan Races this year. He sat down with Mud Run Guide to give his first public interview since the announcement yesterday.
This week, European Obstacle Course Race Associations come together to form the European Obstacle Sports Federation, Spartan Ultimate Team Challenge brings on new announcers for Season 2, Wolfpack Ninjas Announce new Emcee, and the International Obstacle Course Racing Union puts a call out to all obstacle racers.
The Wolfpack Ninja Tour kicks off at the end of the month in Denver, Colorado. Evan Dollard, longtime ninja athlete, Spartan Ultimate Team Challenge Season 1 commentator, and founder of Ninja Quickie will be acting as Emcee for the event. Evan sat down with Mud Run Guide to talk about the upcoming event, offering advice and what he is most looking forward to at the event.
