Race Local Part 1: Reflecting on the BG Gauntlet Mud RunBowling Green, KY
Located just outside Bowling Green, Kentucky, BG Gauntlet Mud Run is a local race that gives some of the larger race series a run for thier money.
Book Review: Mud Run Guide’s Ultimate OCR Bucket List
From a team of Mud Run Guide contributors, the Ultimate OCR Bucket List is a comprehensive guidebook to OCR events. Whether you're an elite racer or a beginner looking for a fun party atmosphere, this book can help you find your next race.
Gear Review: Tailwind Endurance Fuel
Tailwind Nutrition is a dietary supplement designed by endurance athletes for endurance athletes. The powder is a glucose/sucrose blend with added electrolytes designed to be easily dissolvable in water, but is it really enough to get through an Ultra OCR?
Race Recap: EPD Foundation SWAT Challenge 2019
When it comes to racing local, the Evansville Police Department Foundation's SWAT Challenge is hard to top, especially when the race involves storm troopers.
Gear Review: GORILLA Rope 7’ Training Tail
In a sport full of obstacles, training specificity with a rope proves to be a huge hurdle—until now. Enter the GORILLA Rope 7’ Training Tail.
Race Recap: Bonefrog Talladega 2019
BoneFrog takes on the Talladega Speedway.
Aging with Grace: A Response to “Is Obstacle Course Racing Dead?”
Popular running website running.competitor.com published an article just over a week ago entitled, “Is Obstacle Course Racing Dead?” As I picked my jaw up off the floor and unfurrowed my brow after digesting this question, I set my allegiance aside while I read. To summarize, the article suggests that the newly announced Spartan Race Trail [...]
Living with Uncontrollable FOMO
I, like all of you, felt the urge to throw cash at my computer screen with every Black Friday & Cyber Monday email that screamed with unbeatable deals for the 2019 race season. At one point, I had my bank app open on my phone while I collected an excessive number of RAM-stressing tabs highlighting unbeatable race deals in my laptop’s browser all while sitting just inches from my ever-growing handwritten Christmas shopping list on the table...
Standardizing Failure? An Examination of the 100% Obstacle Completion Discrepancy between Men and Women at OCRWC and Beyond
There exists a growing concern regarding low completion rates as of late. As OCR innovates to challenge veteran racers, events have seen low 100% completion rates. Hillary Greene looks at the 2018 OCR World Championships and the Obstacle Racing industry as a whole.
Race Recap: Savage Race Georgia Fall 2018
The build from my Social Misfit buddies touting their pleasant experiences with Savage Race and my personal goal of 100% obstacle completion on my last scheduled OCR for 2018 meant this race had a lot to live up to.
