BONEFROG is extending their SEAL-designed, developed, & operated challenges with their new 8-hour BONEFROG: Endurance option. Competitors will begin by completing TIER-1, an 11+ mile circuit of the 8+ CHALLENGE course and the 3+ mile SPRINT course. From there, BONEFROG: Endurance athletes will complete as many SPRINT laps until the 8 hour time limit runs out - or their bodies do!
The Wolfpack Ninja Tour kicks off at the end of the month in Denver, Colorado. Evan Dollard, longtime ninja athlete, Spartan Ultimate Team Challenge Season 1 commentator, and founder of Ninja Quickie will be acting as Emcee for the event. Evan sat down with Mud Run Guide to talk about the upcoming event, offering advice and what he is most looking forward to at the event.
Over the weekend, several Obstacle Course Racing Associations from around Europe came together to meet in Sardinia to form the European Obstacle Sports Federation. This is the beginning of establishing a European sports governing body for OCR and related sports. During the meeting, a constitution was drafted and signed by eight associations.
Spartan: Ultimate Team Challenge is back for a second season with some new hosts. Currently, NBC is testing out the course at an undisclosed location outside of Atlanta and filming of the popular competition reality show will begin soon.
Yesterday, participants who signed up for Dirty Girl Mud Run in Atlanta received the news that their event had been postponed indefinitely. In the email listed below Dirty Girl Mud Run stated they have shifted focus. The remaining Dirty Girl Mud Run events for 2017 will be held on ski resorts to create a women's weekend getaway around the race.
Relay obstacle racing is coming to Europe with the Shardana Challenge in Olbia, California this weekend. In addition to the race, The FIOCR (Italian OCR Federation) will be hosting a European OCR Alliance Summit with several countries in attendance. There they will be working on rules for European OCR racing and to further develop obstacle racing in Europe.
United States Obstacle Course Racing Championships, is proud to announce the addition of Warrior Dash to their 2017 Combo Ticket event lineup. Athletes can register for the inaugural United States Obstacle Course Racing Championships (USOCRC) Age Group Division as well as any nationwide Warrior Dash event of their choosing by purchasing a Combo Ticket for only $150.
Yesterday, Tough Mudder teased a new event for the obstacle course racing series. Mud Run Guide got a sneak peak at the new event in advance of the April 1st announcement. Move over Tougher Mudder, Toughest Mudder, and World's Toughest Mudder there is a new event in town for April 1. Get ready for Puppy Mudder from Tough Mudder presented by Nulo Pet Food.
Badass Dash recently acquired obstacles from Down & Dirty Obstacles Series in advance of their season opener on May 20 in Las Vegas. Badass Dash is set to host six events in 2o17. With the acquisition of the new obstacles look for Badass Dash to bring more fun and more challenge to their events.
Spartan Race earlier this year made waves when announcing new rules for elite athletes in 2017. One of those rules was the requirement of approved Spartan apparel for the podium photos. Athletes across the board weighed in on the matter. Joe De Sena, CEO of Spartan Race, responded saying athletes would be given special podium shirts for the 2017 season. Today, the designs of those shirts have been unveiled.
