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About Margaret Schlachter

Margaret is Editor-in-Chief of Mud Run Guide. She has been part of the OCR Community since 2010. When not working on the next article she can be found running from race-to-race as a competitor. She founded DirtinYourSkirt.com, an OCR community for women as well as former contributing editor for Mud and Obstacle Magazine and industry expert for About.com. She authored the book Obstacle Race Training.

Dr. Red Tights Tip: Define your year

By |February 12th, 2016|

We live in an era of instant gratification, last minute planning, big hopes and even bigger challenges. There are so many exciting and inspiring events out there to choose from that the addicted among us quickly find ourselves doing events weekend after weekend without breaks and a plan.

Mudderella Announces New Obstacles for 2016

By |February 11th, 2016|

Mudderella, one of the leading female only OCRs announced today new obstacles for the 2016 season. Mudderella is part of the Tough Mudder, Inc. family of brands and is the 5-mile obstacle course challenge designed for women, by women. Mudderella events give women a non-competitive environment to sink their teeth into OCR for the first time or gather a group of friends together for a fun event.

SURVIVAL RUN NICARAGUA 2016: By the Numbers

By |February 5th, 2016|

SURVIVAL RUN NICARAGUA started on Wednesday morning at 7:00 am for the fourth and arguably the hardest year of the race. Sixty racers would show up on race day, and six racers would become official finishers this year at SURVIVAL RUN NICARAGUA. We break down the race by looking at the numbers as the event unfolded this year.

SURVIVAL RUN NICARAGUA: Teams to Watch

By |February 2nd, 2016|

Survival Run starts tomorrow and today we shift our attention to the team race. Last year the team race was introduced at SURVIVAL RUN NICARAGUA. No team has yet to finish this event. This year several teams are looking to capture all four medals and claim the title of SURVIVAL RUN NICARAGUA team finisher.

Fuego y Agua Survival Run: Men to Watch

By |February 1st, 2016|

The Fuego y Agua Survival Run is only two days away. The athletes are arriving on each ferry as it docks on the island of Ometepe in the middle of Lake Nicaragua. Today we focus our attention on the top men to watch in the Survival Run race. The field is stacked with an international field of men.

FYA Survival Run: Women to Watch

By |January 30th, 2016|

Fuego y Agua Survival Run is quickly approaching and this year the competition is the best it has been. The women's race has many familiar faces returning to the island of Ometepe to try to finish what they started in past years. With the race days away, it is time to look at the women to watch this year at Survival Run.

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Rose Wetzel Joins Team Clif Bar

By |January 29th, 2016|

Today Clif Bar added a new member to their pro-team marking the first American obstacle racer on their roster of professional outdoor athletes. Rose Wetzel, the Spartan Pro-Team athlete, American Ninja Warrior competitor and all-around athletes joined their roster officially this morning.

OCR Weekend Preview: Mud Run Guide Around the World

By |January 29th, 2016|

The obstacle racing season is starting to kick it back into high gear with many of the high profile series beginning their seasons as we round out the month of January. Mud Run Guide has members of our team traveling around the country and world to cover many of these races. The highlights of the coming weekend are Spartan Race kicking off their season outside Temecula, California, BattleFrog Series with their second race of the season outside Phoenix, Arizona.

Trainer Tuesday: Build Your OCR Season

By |January 26th, 2016|

Mud Run Guide is proud to announce a new series, Trainer Tuesday. Each Tuesday we bring you training trips from some of the top OCR Trainers in the industry. We have teamed up this week with Yancy Camp to bring you insight from one of the top trainers in the industry. Yancy Culp shares his [...]

Savage Race Inside the Obstacle: Colossus

By |January 25th, 2016|

The second in the series of Savage Race's Inside the Obstacle dropped today on social media. This week Matty T. of Savage Race bring us behind the scenes with a crowd favorite obstacle, Colossus. Colossus is one of the most intimidating looking obstacles from the bottom of the quarter pipe. Matty T. breaks it down and gives up some insight into the build on the obstacle as well as a few techniques to make it a success on race day.

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