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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.

For Those Who Would Partners with Mud Run Guide & OCR World Championships to Present the First For Those Who Would OCR Humanitarian Award

By |August 6th, 2015|

Mud Run Guide partners with For Those Who Would and OCR World Championships to award the first For Those Who Would OCR Humanitarian Award. For Those Who Would, a Richmond, Kentucky based 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charity rooted in the obstacle racing community launched this week as an organization supporting individuals unable to participate in athletic and physical recreational activities due to debilitating injuries or chronic diseases.

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Civilian Military Combine Cancels all 2015 Events

By |August 3rd, 2015|

Many in the OCR community received the same email this afternoon. The highly praised Civilian Military Combine (CMC) has cancelled their events for the rest of the 2015 season and is seeking new venues for 2016. CMC is a hybrid event which integrates a functional fitness workout and an obstacle race, creating a truly unique racing experience. Our contributors have often given the series high marks since it's inception in 2011.

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Warrior Dash Parent Company Red Frog Events Restructures Chicago Office

By |July 25th, 2015|

Red Frog Events the parent company of Warrior Dash recently laid off one third of their Chicago office according to an article by Chicago Business. On July 21, the company laid off 29 of the 105 current employees in the company. According to the article the company has made recent moves to expand beyond obstacle racing into the world of food and music festivals.

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BattleFrog Youth Director Shawn Ramirez Repeats as Masters Division Champ at 2015 CrossFit Games

By |July 24th, 2015|

Miami native Shawn Ramirez repeated his title of “Fittest Man on Earth”, leading the field in the Master’s Division (40-44) at the 2015 Reebok CrossFit Games for the second straight year.

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Savage Race Introduces SavagePro Masters Division

By |July 23rd, 2015|

Yesterday, Savage Race announced a new division for their SavagePro heat, the SavagePro Masters Division. Beginning August 22nd at Savage Race Chicago, there will be a new Masters Division for SavagePRO athletes age 40+.

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Corinna Coffin Tells All About Her New Role at BattleFrog Series

By |July 22nd, 2015|

Last week BattleFrog Series announced Corinna Coffin as the new Lifestyle Director for the race series. Mud Run Guide reached out to Coffin to learn more about this new position and her goals for both work and racing in the future.

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Last Week in OCR: Spartans, Fugitives, and Warriors Splashed

By |July 20th, 2015|

Obstacle racing has entered the dog days of summer as the racing season pushes on. Many of the familiar names took this last weekend off offering some new faces to reach the podium over the weekend as the sport inches closer to the world championship season this fall.

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Weekend Preview: Summer Splash is Here

By |July 17th, 2015|

The OCR industry is splashing down this weekend in over 40 locations around the world. All the major series have races this weekend as well as a ton of mud runs both on the local and regional level, if you are into OCR there is an event near you this weekend.

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Last Week in OCR: Spartan on the Mountain

By |July 13th, 2015|

Summer is in full swing and things are heating up on the competitive racing circuit. One major competitive race dominated the OCR market over the weekend and some have dubbed it a preview of what is to come later this year when the championship circuit begins. Racers from around the world flocked to Palmerton, Pennsylvania for the Reebok Spartan Race Super on Blue Mountain.

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Weekend Preview: All Eyes on Pennsylvania

By |July 10th, 2015|

This weekend in the competitive obstacle racing world all eyes will be on Spartan Race Pennsylvania. This weekend marks the next stop on the road to the Spartan Race World Championships with NBC filming the Blue Mountain race this weekend. In addition to the NBC filming the Spartan Combine will also be taking place.

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