The story of the weekend was the crowning of the new Spartan Race World Champion Robert Killian. While most of the obstacle racing world had their eyes on Lake Tahoe around the rest of the country a number of other races were taking place with new challenges and obstacles for competitors who couldn't make the trip to Squaw Valley.
Spartan Race World Championships took place yesterday at the iconic Squaw Valley in Lake Tahoe, California. The race brought athletes in from all over the world, in total about 20 countries where in attendance. The first seven miles of the course were a climb up to the peak of Squaw Valley, and it was immediately clear that experienced mountain runners would have an advantage. Robert Killian quickly surged into the lead on the men's side, a position he would not relinquish for the remainder of the day.
As the Spartan Race World descends on this former Olympic venue don't miss out on any of the fun over the weekend.
The Warrior Dash World Championship returns for a second year on Saturday, October 10, 2015. The event is hosted at Milky Way Farms, moving east after last year’s event in California. The Warrior Dash World Championship is an obstacle course race where international athletes sprint through 3.6 miles of terrain and trails to battle for their share of $100,000 and the ultimate bragging rights.
Over the weekend, athletes were getting their final races in before the championship season. With races happening all around the world this past weekend we highlight, Savage Race, Spartan Race, Toughest and XMan obstacle course race this week.
Today in a Mud Run Guide exclusive, BattleFrog announced that it has hired, Ryan Atkins and Marco Bedard to design future BattleFrog courses in 2016.
The BattleFrog Series Championship is set for December 12th, 2015 in Orlando, Florida. This event is the crown jewel of BattleFrog's first-ever Points Series season and is highly anticipated by the obstacle-racing community.
For Those Who Would, in partnership with Mud Run Guide and Obstacle Course Racing World Championships is proud to announce that Jesse Bruce from Toronto, Ontario is the winner of 2015 For Those Who Would OCR Humanitarian Award. The purpose of this award is to recognize an individual within the obstacle racing community who consistently exhibits humanitarian traits off the course.
Among the myriad of races and mud runs that took place over the weekend a few stood out from the rest. The two race series that people were talking about were Spartan Race and BattleFrog. Spartan Race hosted several races over the weekend in four different countries but it was the races in the US that got all the attention.
OCR Europe reported yesterday about a new European Championships coming in 2016. The OCR European Championships, according to the event website, are the independent Obstacle Course Racing Championships for Europe. The Championships are alternately hosted by different OCR event organizers and governed and administered by an Alliance of European OCR Associations.
