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Civilian Military Combine is Back! Race Announces 2016 Series

By |March 13th, 2016|

Civilian Military Combine has been a fan a favorite since it began in 2011. Recently, the organization went through a revamp and is re-launching in September 2016. CMC is the original hybrid OCR, the event features both a functional fitness workout and an obstacle course. Participants are scored in each and their results are the combination of the two events. The relaunch will take place at the historic Fort. Hamilton in Brooklyn, New York.

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How Well Do You Read That Race Waiver?

By |March 11th, 2016|

For years, obstacle course racers and mud runners have longingly joked about the fact that each waiver is essentially a Death Waiver, stating you could get hurt, injured or even die while participating in these events. For years, the wording of these waivers have helped to create the badass mystique around the industry.

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Texas Can’t Catch a Break. Extreme Flooding Plagues Texas OCRs

By |March 11th, 2016|

I love OCR. Many others do. Venues love OCR, it gets them clientele and revenue on spaces. Miami Loves OCR. They even made a BattleFrog proclamation. You know who seems to hate OCR, Weather. In particular, I mean, Texas Weather. We don’t get much rain, but when we do, it seems to mean business. We’ve had record flooding for the past year, and it seems that OCR is a catalyst.

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NBC and Spartan Race Announce Dhani Jones and Kyle Martino to Host ‘Spartan: Ultimate Team Challenge’

By |March 10th, 2016|

NBC and Spartan Race today officially announced that former NFL linebacker Dhani Jones and former professional soccer star Kyle Martino will man the helm of the new NBC competition show 'Spartan: Ultimate Team Challenge'. The two will be joined by course reports American Ninja Warrior and OCR Warrior competitor and co-host Evan Dollard and current sports anchor, MJ Acosta.

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Spartan Race Announces New US Championship Series

By |March 9th, 2016|

Spartan Race announced today the new US Championships Series. The series will highlight five races including all three distances. These races also tie in with the NBC "Road to the Championships" television programming, culminating at the World Championships in Lake Tahoe.

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BFX24: Going to the OCRX Extreme

By |March 8th, 2016|

BattleFrog Series launched another first over the weekend for the obstacle racing industry with BFX24. This 24-hour obstacle race or OCRX took place at Virginia Key Beach just outside of Miami, Florida. Over 120 athletes toed the line on Friday afternoon in preparation for the one of the toughest 24-hour obstacle races to date. Athletes from around North America and beyond took on this 5-mile looped course with 26 obstacles.

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Is Down & Dirty Down & Out?

By |March 4th, 2016|

The MRG crew has been receiving emails and facebook messages all week from athletes wondering what's up with Down & Dirty (sponsored by Subaru in 2015) cancelling events all over the US. Early this week we checked their site, where they had quietly removed the following events from their website (downanddirtyobstaclerace.com), but not providing any additional information

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Adam Kimble’s Run Across USA: Day 17

By |March 3rd, 2016|

Today was the same routine: Wake up at 3 am. Start walking at 4 am. Run/Walk 5 miles. Pit Stop. Run/Walk 5 miles. Pit stop. Over and over until the finish line for the day. Today’s finish line was an exciting one! Adam hit the New Mexico border! Ultra pal ran with Adam the last 30 miles of the day and finished at the New Mexico border with Adam. To shake things up a bit at the pit stops, Adam’s wife Karen started playing Pass the Popcorn to give Adam fun trivia since he’s a big movie guy.

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BFX24: Top Men to Watch

By |March 2nd, 2016|

BattleFrog Series, BFX24 is only days away. The race series is prepped for their first 24-hour event this weekend outside of Miami, Florida. On Friday afternoon racers will toe the line of this five-mile course, that was designed by OCR superstar Ryan Atkins. The course features twenty-six obstacles for competitors to navigate through. Yesterday, Mud Run Guide featured the top women to watch in the race, today we shift our focus to the men's race.

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BFX24: Top Women to Watch

By |March 1st, 2016|

BattleFrog Series has their first 24-hour event this weekend outside of Miami, Florida. Starting Friday afternoon athletes will be testing their endurance on the course designed by OCR superstar, Ryan Atkins. The five-mile course features twenty-six obstacles for competitors to navigate through.

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