OCR News Weekly This week, Tough Mudder announces holy grail and competitive heats at all events, National Ninja League Championships, Ultimate Beastmaster debuts on Netflix, OCR Orphan Trip Announced for 2018, and your race results from Warrior Dash, Spartan Race, and Nuts Challenge. Welcome to OCR News Weekly This week, Tough Mudder announces holy [...]
Survival Run Nicaragua begins tomorrow afternoon, held on the island of Ometepe in the middle of Lake Nicaragua. The extreme endurance event enters its 5th year with athletes flocking from around the globe to tackle an event dubbed one of the toughest events on the planet with a 5% – 10% finish rate annually.
Today International Obstacle Sports Federation (OSF) announced the creation of USA Obstacle Course Racing. The OSF has recognized the USAOCR as the official governing body for the United States. In addition to the announcement of the creation of the USAOCR it is also announced that the first OCR US National Championship sanctioned by OSF will take place at the Spartan Race on April 30th at Amelia Earhard Park.
Mud Run Guide will be following this year's Survival Run Nicaragua providing updates throughout the 24-hour event. As we count down the days until the start we are looking at some of the top teams, men, and women to watch from around the world. Today we focus on the women.
Survival Run Nicaragua begins on Friday afternoon, held on the island of Ometepe in the middle of Lake Nicaragua. The extreme endurance event enters its 5th year with athletes flocking from around the globe to tackle an event dubbed one of the toughest events on the planet with a 5% - 10% finish rate annually.
Tougher Mudder, the newest addition to the Tough Mudder brand brings competitive racing to the longtime obstacle racing brand. Tough Mudder was hinted at earlier this year but today the official release and information regarding the competitive heat for the action sports company. This year Tough Mudder will give away over $350,000 in prize money at Tougher Mudder.
The Wheel, the docu-reality show on Discovery Channel ended on Friday with the season finale. Out of the six participants who began The Wheel, only Luke and Adam made it to day sixty. Adam Kimble joined Mud Run Guide along the way to share all the behind the scenes stories throughout the season.
Green Beret Challenge has been around since 2012 founded by Mark Ballas. Ballas, a former Green Beret wanted to bring some of his military experience to the masses. He launched his events with the Commando Team challenge, an 8+ mile event. Recently, Ballas added two new offerings from Green Beret Challenge with the Operator (individual race) and Behind Enemy Line 24-hour event.
March 8, 2017, is set to be the date for International Women's Day this year. In honor of that Mud Run Guide is setting aside the day to celebrate the women in OCR. From standing on the start line to behind the scenes OCR has been changing lives for both men and women. We at Mud Run Guide are calling on you ladies to help celebrate the day by sharing your accomplishments with us using hashtag #MRGStrongWomen.
This week, Tough Mudder announces new sponsorship and new event distance, Spartan Race Announces, Bear Grylls event canceled, Mud Hero Announces Concrete Rush, and Survival Runners raising money for clean water.
