For years, obstacle course racers and mud runners have longingly joked about the fact that each waiver is essentially a Death Waiver, stating you could get hurt, injured or even die while participating in these events. For years, the wording of these waivers have helped to create the badass mystique around the industry.
NBC and Spartan Race today officially announced that former NFL linebacker Dhani Jones and former professional soccer star Kyle Martino will man the helm of the new NBC competition show 'Spartan: Ultimate Team Challenge'. The two will be joined by course reports American Ninja Warrior and OCR Warrior competitor and co-host Evan Dollard and current sports anchor, MJ Acosta.
Today, Spartan Race released the official teaser for the Spartan Race Agoge. The Agoge is an extreme endurance education program pushing athletes to find more about themselves while acquiring new skills along the way. The Agoge dates back to ancient Sparta and according to the Spartan Race website brings those ideas into the modern age.
Spartan Race announced today the new US Championships Series. The series will highlight five races including all three distances. These races also tie in with the NBC "Road to the Championships" television programming, culminating at the World Championships in Lake Tahoe.
BattleFrog Series launched another first over the weekend for the obstacle racing industry with BFX24. This 24-hour obstacle race or OCRX took place at Virginia Key Beach just outside of Miami, Florida. Over 120 athletes toed the line on Friday afternoon in preparation for the one of the toughest 24-hour obstacle races to date. Athletes from around North America and beyond took on this 5-mile looped course with 26 obstacles.
When Milla Star Bizzotto takes to the starting line on Friday, she is sure to stand out from the rest of the female competition. This 9-year old is taking up the challenge this weekend at BFX24 with her father Christian Bizzotto. While most of Milla's peers are mostly interested in video games and selfies, she has taken up a different cause. Milla is leading a movement called #InspirationForTheiPadGeneration and her goal is to inspire her peers to get out and get active.
Exciting moment for Adam! He started running again today! Today started a new routine of intervals of running and walking. His initial plan was to do this all along, but since he’s been in a lot of pain he hasn’t run since the afternoon of Day 5. So running is huge deal! Even though he’s running, he’s still in pain in his left shin, left IT band and left Achilles. Adam is waiting for the day he can enjoy running again and not be in pain.
BattleFrog Series, BFX24 is only days away. The race series is prepped for their first 24-hour event this weekend outside of Miami, Florida. On Friday afternoon racers will toe the line of this five-mile course, that was designed by OCR superstar Ryan Atkins. The course features twenty-six obstacles for competitors to navigate through. Yesterday, Mud Run Guide featured the top women to watch in the race, today we shift our focus to the men's race.
BattleFrog Series has their first 24-hour event this weekend outside of Miami, Florida. Starting Friday afternoon athletes will be testing their endurance on the course designed by OCR superstar, Ryan Atkins. The five-mile course features twenty-six obstacles for competitors to navigate through.
The obstacle racing season continues to pick up steam in the west over the weekend. BattleFrog Series was in Las Vegas for the first time and Spartan Race headed back to Arizona for a Sprint distance race. In Florida, mud runners were being chased by zombies in the Largo, Florida 5K Zombie Run. Around the world races took place in Australia, the United Kindom and Ireland.
