Have you ever wanted to be trained by the founder and CEO of Spartan Race Joe De Sena? What do you think the workout would be like? Yesterday at Marble Arch in London a group of Spartan Race enthusiasts found out first hand. De Sena hosted a pop up workout for Spartan enthusiasts and anyone else who wanted to break up their workday with a quick lunchtime workout.
Yesterday, Marriot Rewards announced as part of their global partnership with Spartan Race that the cast of the popular NBC show, Friday Night Lights will reunite on the course at the Spartan Race outside of Chicago in June. The cast will train for the next month for the race on June 11th. In addition to the announcement of the global sponsorship. Marriott has picked up athletes Rose Wetzel and Ryan Kent who will be sharing training trips through the Marriott twitter handle.
That’s why OCRWC is partnering with industry powerhouse Dryrobe for this year’s event to offer competitors an exclusive custom 2016 OCRWC Dryrobe. When it comes to comfort, value and versatility, Dryrobe all-weather change robes are famous for keeping the world’s most impressive athletes warm and dry before and after any event.
Last July, Janice Ferguson was selected to compete on CMT’s reality show, Steve Austin’s Broken Skull Challenge. Ferguson an experienced obstacle racer, CrossFit athlete, coach, gym owner, and endurance athlete shares her experience on the show as well as shares tips for those looking to compete on the upcoming season.
The Traveler Beer Company continues their partnership with MuckFest MS and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society for the 2016 season. Participants of legal drinking age can celebrate with a free Traveler Beer at the finish line this year. In 2016, muckers in 11 cities across the country will toast their mucky 5K run with [...]
Since the inception of BattleFrog’s BFX, there have been several changes to tighten and hone the design to accommodate the growing numbers. But since the very first representation, the one thing that the athletes have called out for, was mandatory obstacle completion. Okay racers…you spoke, they listened. We spoke to David Moore, BattleFrog’s wearer of [...]
More than a year ago, Steve McCollum of Back2Back Ministries observed what so many of us already know – that the OCR community is filled with outstanding individuals who not only excel on the course but in life. He immediately envisioned how a group of obstacle racers could provide a new and welcome contribution to some orphans in Mexico. In January 2016, he and six obstacle racers (including me) landed in Monterrey, Mexico for what turned out to be an unforgettable experience.
BattleFrog®, the nation's fastest growing Obstacle Course Race (OCR) Series has hired Kevin Jones, founder of Crazy Mudder Muckers and one of the industry's most influential personalities as its Chief Marketing Officer. In this role, Mr. Jones will oversee all of BattleFrog's marketing initiatives with a focus on social media and web-based advertising supported by television and print.
Yesterday, Hobie Call publicly called out Ryan Atkins to a showdown at the BattleFrog in Utah set to take place on May 14 just outside the city. We caught up with both parties to talk to them about this challenge.
Tough Mudder changes the rules in their signature championship event, World’s Toughest Mudder (WTM), every year. With each change, there is great controversy and great potential. Sometimes the rule changes are in response to feedback or problems they encountered in previous years, or sometimes they just like to change it up. Before I describe the first announced rule changes, I’ll preface the controversy with this. In sports, and especially OCRs, we rely on the organizers to define the rules of engagement, and we challenge ourselves to do our best within those confines.
