OCR News Weekly recaps the top news stories from around the obstacle racing industry. This week, Spartan Race goes global with its championships, Ninja All-Stars airs on NBC, Lunging for a Cause at Warrior Dash, and your race results from around the globe.
What would you lunge for? Joshua Andrews recently attended the first Warrior Dash event of the year in Florida. But instead of running the race like most participants Andrews, a member of Team Blacksheep, wanted to do something extra for the Tampa-based charity Special Operations Warrior Foundation, a charity which Blacksheep supports.
The Wheel takes a spin this week and Adam Kimble joins Mud Run Guide to talk all about the Discovery Show docu-reality survival show. Episode six of the show saw another the wheel turn, another participant go home, and some impressive shelter building. Adam Kimble, one of the participants, joins us again this week to talk about his journey on the show and we break down the experiences of the other participants.
Your First Mud Run is a mud run series started in 2011 by Brad Vaccaro. The first event was held at Garret Mountain in Woodland Park, New Jersey. Mud Run Guide caught up with Vaccaro to find out more about this family friendly mud run.
I recently met with Country Archer at Outdoor Retailers this winter and got to try out a bunch of their products. After trying their products I sat down with members of their team to talk about the company, which has been around since 1977, and the products they offer.
Fire and grit collide on the racecourse when the world’s greatest athletes compete in the 2017 Reebok Spartan Race World Championship in Lake Tahoe, Calif. September 30 (#RoadToTahoe). The pinnacle event of the obstacle racing season will see a field of 500 elite athletes from more than 30 countries battling the mountainous terrain at Squaw Valley during the 12+ mile (20+ kilometer) Beast-style race. To qualify for the World Championship heat, men and women racers must finish in the top 5 at Spartan Races around the world during the 2017 qualifying season.
OCR News Weekly recaps the top news stories from around the obstacle racing industry. This week, Tough Mudder makes changes to Toughest Mudder rules, Marena Sports partners with Conquer the Gauntlet, The Urban Trails acquires BattleFrog Social channels, Spartan Race’s AGOGE 004, and race results from around the globe.
The Wheel is the new docu-reality television show on Discovery Channel. Adam Kimble on of the participants on the show joins us each week to talk about what happened on the latest episode and some behind the scenes of what it really takes to survive The Wheel's harsh South American climates.
DryRobe has been a favorite among the Mud Run Guide crew for years. Since first wrapping ourselves in the warmth at Polar Bear Challenge a few years ago it's been a favorite. Gideon Bright is the founder of DryRobe and talks about how the company started in the surfing industry inspired in a way from [...]
OCR News Weekly recaps the top news stories from around the obstacle racing industry. This week we talk about new sponsors for Spartan Race, Tough Mudder's series on CWSeed network and CW Special, Tough Mudder headed back to New Zealand with new partners, Terrain Races announces Terrain Relay, Warrior Dash kicks off their season, American Ninja Warrior makes casting calls and your top results from around the globe.
