My name is Juan Carlos Obando, I am 42 years old from Toronto, Ontario, Canada and I am an OCR. I started doing OCR more than 5 years ago but got more serious about my sport about 3 years ago. Like many of us in the OCR community I have had many struggles, and many ups & downs, but my love for competing, my love for training is what lifted me every time.
This year's OCR World Championships was once again THE event of the year for the sport of obstacle racing. With athletes from 43 countries descending upon the Blue Mountains of Canada, Adrian Bijanada and team did not disappoint - pulling together a phenomenal event with high scores in every possible category (venue, course, obstacles, awards, etc).
In the obstacle course racing industry when a race organization announces it is redesigning, restructuring, or reassessing the chances that the industry will see that group again is slim based on historical events. However, this fall, Civilian Military Combine reemerged from the ashes like a Pheonix rising on the southernmost tip of Brooklyn, New York.
Athletes who raced last weekend at the OCR World Championships in Ontario, Canada all received a personalized card, patch, and postcard in their packets this year. The card was from the newly formed International Obstacle Course Racing Union (IOCRU). This Union was created by Adrian Bijanada, Amelia Boone, and Carrie Connors. The IOCRU was created with the purpose of serving the global community of OCR athletes, promoting and developing the sport of OCR, and fostering relationships between athletes, supporters, sponsors, fans, and race organizers according to the organization's website.
For the second year, the Team Event at the OCR World Championships took place on Sunday morning. The Pro Division Men took off as the skies opened up and the rain came down making the course slick and technical for the athletes. The rain continued for the women, making obstacles like the Wreck Bag Carry and the last Ramp Wall extremely slick and challenging for the teams. Check out Mud Run Guide's video recap below from the 2016 OCR World Championship Team Event.
The OCR World Championships Team Race took place for the second year in a row. Last year the team race was a highlight of the weekend with athletes racing both for their country as well as athletes banding together to create international teams. The athletes set out in Men's Teams, Women's Teams, and Co-Ed teams in both the Pro and Open Divisions.
The 3rd Annual OCR World Championships 15K Classic Course took place today at Blue Mountain outside of Collingwood, Ontario in Canada. Athletes from forty-three countries converged on the 15-kilometer course to tackle over forty obstacles. In the Pro Division, it was Jon Albon with a three-peat win in the event and Lindsay Webster won her second OCR World Championships. Both dominated the competition taking the lead early and never looking back.
The OCR World Championships kicked off the competition today with the first ever OCR World Championships 3K Short Course. Athletes took to the course today for a fast and furious race featuring fourteen obstacles. The first up on the short course were the master's racers, followed by the competitive racers, Journeymen and finished with heart pounding Pro Heats. Ryan Atkins and Lindsay Webster would top the podium in the Pro Division. The Canadian couple continues to dominate the obstacle racing scene on a worldwide scale.
Today kicks off the racing at 2016 OCR World Championships in Blue Mountain, Canada. The racing on Saturday starts at 8:00 am with the Pro Division Men, and Pro Division Women heats starting first followed by the Age Group heats throughout the rest of the day, concluding with the Journeymen division. The 15-Kilometer Course will feature over forty obstacles for racers to climb, crawl, and swing on.
Friday kicks off the racing at 2016 OCR World Championships in Blue Mountain, Canada. After the 3-Kilometer Short Course on Friday is the 15-Kilometer Classic Distance on Saturday. The racing on Saturday starts at 8:00 am with the Pro Division Men, and Pro Division Women heats starting first followed by the Age Group heats throughout the rest of the day, concluding with the Journeymen division. The 15-Kilometer Course will feature over forty obstacles for racers to climb, crawl, and swing on.
