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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.

Industry News: Spartan Combine: A True Test of Spartan Grit.

By |July 9th, 2015|

Recently Spartan Race Headquarters announced their annual Spartan Race Combine will take place this weekend in Palmerton, PA on July 14 & 15th. This combine is designed to benchmark an elite group of Spartan competitors with vigorous tests such as the rope climb and bucket carry and ultimately better understand their training needs ahead of this year’s World Championships in Lake Tahoe on October 3rd and 4th. Spartan Pro team members including Brakken Kraker and Orla Walsh, and a select group of Spartan Elite from around the globe have been invited to participate in this event.

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BattleFrog: Traveling the Rocky Road

By |July 2nd, 2015|

The BattleFrog Series burst onto the obstacle racing scene in 2014 with big obstacles, great courses, helicopters, Navy SEALS demonstrations. They pulled in some of the brightest minds in obstacle racing from around the industry. Most importantly they had a backer with a deep pocketbook ready to spend what was needed to launch a race on a national scale.

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Last Week in OCR: Muddy Mountains to Hot Desert Races

By |June 30th, 2015|

Last weekend was one of the most action packed weekends of the summer for OCR. With the final Death Race happening in Pittsfield, Vermont, Toughest 24 in Sweden, Savage Race in Pennsylvania, and Spartan Race in both Utah and Minnesota. For the competitive obstacle racer there were tons of events to choose from.

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Last Week in OCR: A Family Affair

By |June 22nd, 2015|

This past weekend was another busy weekend in obstacle racing and the entire OCR industry. BattleFrog moved north up to New Jersey. Spartan Race was in both Boston and Dallas. Shale Hill celebrated Father's Day with a relay race, and Tough Mudder had participants climbing to new heights in British Columbia.

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This Weekend in Racing: June 20 & 21

By |June 19th, 2015|

This weekend over forty mud runs and obstacle races will take place across the globe. A few of those events stand out in the United States and Canada this weekend in various parts of the country with Tough Mudder, Spartan Race, Shale Hill and BattleFrog all taking place this weekend.

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Warrior Dash Washout

By |June 15th, 2015|

For much of the country it has been a wet spring, rain has plagued many races this year and made for extra muddy courses. Over the weekend Warrior Dash was at the mercy of mother nature and her force was strong. Combined with severe weather, flooding, and limited access to the course by the medical staff Warrior Dash was forced to make the tough decision to cancel their event yesterday.

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Last Week in OCR: Hobie Call is Back!

By |June 15th, 2015|

All eyes this weekend were on Breckenridge Colorado at the Spartan Race Sprint. Athletes from around the world flew in to take on the event many were calling a World Championship matchup. Savage Race debuted a new obstacle in Ohio this weekend that had everyone swinging. Warrior Dash battled the rain in Illinois. As well as fifty other obstacle races and mud runs took place throughout the world. Be sure to check out the OCR World Standings and see where your favorite athletes stack up.

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Weekend Preview: All Eyes on the Mountains

By |June 12th, 2015|

Obstacle racing is both heating up and cooling down this weekend in the United States with races all over the country. Over fifty obstacle races and mud runs are taking place around the US and beyond this weekend. A few races are catching the eyes of many in the industry.

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BattleFrog on ESPN: Welcome to the Sport of Obstacle Racing

By |June 10th, 2015|

Last night the sport of obstacle racing took a huge step forward. Many obstacle racing enthusiasts tuned into ESPN2 for the first of the three part series covering the BattleFrog Collegiate Championships. The format featured 16 college teams from around the country competing in a head-to-head relay on a short obstacle packed course.

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Business of OCR: TomTom leaps into the fire and joins forces with Reebok Spartan Race

By |June 8th, 2015|

TomTom announced today their commitment to obstacle racing, one of the fastest growing sports in America, becoming the essential way to train for Reebok Spartan Race. Like the 4.5 million-strong Spartan community, TomTom is continually pushing boundaries and discovering new territory in a fun, bold and adventurous way to help people reach their goals.

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