Bunim/Murray Productions, producers of the successful reality shows Project Runway, Real World, and most recently The Selection on History Channel is currently casting a competition style series. Yesterday, Mud Run Guide spoke with the casting agents for the show to find out who are the ideal candidates for their newest show "Special Ops Experiment (working title)".
September is Childhood Cancer awareness month, Warrior Dash is working with their charity partner St. Judes Children's Research hospital to bring more awareness to this cause. Warrior Dash continues to be a leader in the obstacle racing industry since it's beginnings in 2009. Over the month of September, Warrior Dash will be working with St. Judes to increase donations and offer a chance for those who donate to win special prizes to be used during the 2017 season.
Earlier this month, Terrain Racing was the center of the OCR world after three races were postponed to 2017 and their registration system had a glitch in their system. This happened in the wake of BattleFrog Series closing up shop and the industry was still reeling from the announcement. Today, Terrain Racing issued an apology to the OCR Community for the undue stress the postponement caused on many who love OCR.
Civilian Military Combine (CMC) made it relaunch at Fort Hamilton over the weekend. Athletes from around the northeast converged at the U.S. Army Garrison Fort Hamilton for this unique hybrid obstacle race. OCR veterans Alexander Nicholas and Elise Fugowski would take top honors on the day as around 1500 battled it out in the muggy [...]
Hesco Bonefrog Challenge is currently having its moment in obstacle course racing. With the closure of another frog the profile of Hesco Bonefrog Challenge continues to rise. However, like many small independent race series Bonefrog has mostly been putting on quality events under the radar. The company was founded in 2012 by former Navy SEAL, Brian Carney, after spending thirteen years in the SEALS. Carney knew he wanted to be part of the OCR community even before leaving the SEALS. When he got out he went to work.
Amy Pajcic at first glance is an unassuming athlete, she quietly has been a dominant female in the sport of OCR and American Ninja Warrior for years. Her first foray into OCR was jumping straight into World's Toughest Mudder after a friend convinced her it would be fun. Pajcic quickly asserted herself in the sport finishing 3rd in that event.
OCR World Championships continues to up the ante this year with its latest partnership with the Make-A-Wish Foundation Canada. Since the beginning, the OCR World Championships have been committed to giving back to the community and this partnership continues that mission with a special charity race on Sunday to benefit Make-A-Wish Canada.
Civilian Military Combine the first hybrid obstacle race is about to make it's relaunch at Fort Hamilton in Brooklyn, New York next weekend. Civilian Military Combine is a unique event that features "The Pit" and then goes right into the obstacle course. For many this is a new concept and Mud Run Guide connected with Garfield Griffiths to talk about the race format in this Skype interview.
Scott Keneally had an idea over three years ago to take his interest in obstacle racing and turn it into the first feature-length documentary on the sport. Over the next three years, he would put his heart, soul, passion, and finances on the line to make this dream become a reality. Tomorrow the fruits of his labor will be released to the world as the documentary will be available for purchase on both iTunes and the Rise of the Sufferfests website.
Spartan Race World Champion Robert Killian Jr joined Mud Run Guide in an exclusive video to break news about a new partnership with LeaderBoard. Starting on September 5th, Killian will be offering his own world class coaching through the LeaderBoard program. He will be joining his Spartan Pro-Team athlete Brakken Kraker who already coaches a group of athletes on the platform.
