This morning Spartan Race announced starting in March participants will be able to sign up for not only Elite and Open heats but a third additional category, the Competitive Heat. The competitive heat will serve as a middle ground between the Elite field and the Open heat and help bridge the gap for many age group racers and competitive but not elite racers.
This morning many in the Tough Mudder community woke up to the same email from Tough Mudder HQ. The highly anticipated announcement of the 2016 World's Toughest Mudder location was revealed. In 2016, Tough Mudder is headed back to Lake Las Vegas for a third year and the sixth edition of the championship race.
Recently, Shale Hill owners announced they would be selling their beloved permanent obstacle racing course and training facility in Benson, Vermont on Facebook. Since the announcement the OCR community has buzzed with theories as to why both Rob and Jill Butler are selling their critically acclaimed course.
Today, Tough Mudder a global OCR leader announced its 2016 obstacle line-up, including the debut of The Block Ness Monster, the most highly-anticipated new obstacle in the company’s six-year history. After months of lab and field-testing, Tough Mudder will bring new obstacles, harder courses, top-tier partnerships, and the world’s most popular team challenge to more than 60 cities across the globe.
What happens when you have been in obstacle course racing for a couple of years? You have achieved Legionnaire status, you have a dinner plate sized trifecta medal, and have more Warrior Dash bottle openers than you know what to do with. For many reaching those initial goals was the driving factor for racing. After those goals are achieved, what is next?
Spartan Race recently announced the new Trifecta Delta. On the heels of that announcement is the revamping of the Spartan Race Hurricane Heats as well as the Agoge for 2016. Learn more about the new and revamped Spartan Race offerings for 2016.
New Years Day marked the first time in obstacle racing history a race company in the OCR industry sponsored a college football game. The Fiesta Bowl was now the BattleFrog Fiesta bowl. Many people in the general sporting world had their first taste of the sport through the advertisements, on-site mini course, and of course, internet searches during commercial breaks.
One of the midwestern United States obstacle course stables, Fugitive Run, announced on New Year’s Eve it would be closing its doors for good. Local events like Fugitive Run further emphasize the fragility of our sport.
With kickoff to the 2016 BattleFrog Fiesta Bowl moments away. Millions of America are asking the same questions: What is BattleFrog? Who are they and why did they sponsor one of the biggest college football games of the year, the BattleFrog Fiesta Bowl featuring the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame versus the Ohio State Buckeyes?
With the end of the year hours away, and the new year already underway down under. We take a moment to pause and recount your favorite articles from 2015. The obstacle course racing industry has done a lot of growing in the last year and looks to continue to push boundaries in 2016. We looked at the data and here is a countdown of your favorite articles in 2015.
