The Battlegrounds – Mud, Fun, & Wine!
The Battlegrounds located at Cedar Lake Cellars is the worlds only obstacle course built on and around a winery and vineyard.
Green Beret Challenge Makes Appearance on Fox & Friends
Green Beret Challenge graced the streets of New York City yesterday with a condensed course in front of the Fox studios. Mark Ballas the founder of Green Beret Challenge has been slowly building his brand for years. Yesterday's broadcast showcases the continued growth of their company.
OCR 101: How to Find the Right Obstacle Racing or Mud Run Shoe
Shoes! Shoes are one of the hottest topics in obstacle racing and mud runs. It is one of the first questions that arises for any new athlete and even the experienced athletes at the beginning of the new season. Instead of stocking their closets with the newest designer shoe, obstacle racers and mud runners turn to the running shoe companies to find their closets and shoe racks.
OCR News Weekly – August 4, 2017
Today is Friday, August 4, 2017. I am Margaret Schlachter and thanks for joining the live broadcast or for those listening on their favorite player our recast. Today’s headlines come from Spartan Race, Tough Mudder, and The CrossFit Games as well as last week's results and upcoming events.
Spartan SGX Classes: One Athlete’s Experience
If you were to hear the words Orange County, New York, things that come to mind might be Woodbury Commons Outlets, apple picking, West Point or Orange County Choppers. What you may not think of is high caliber OCR training. Spartan Race Pro team member Kevin Donoghue is hoping to change that.
Dr. Redtights Tip: Overtraining is About More than Training
We can be obsessive compulsives about our training regimen, but there’s something that’s hard to control: life. Dr. Redtights talks about overtraining in his latest article.
World’s Toughest Mudder Adds National Team Relay to 2017
Tough Mudder continues to innovate its offerings in 2017. This year has seen the addition of Tough Mudder X, Toughest Mudder, Tough Mudder 5k, as well as the Tougher Mudder heat at normal Tough Mudder events. Recently, Tough Mudder added a new offering to the mix at World's Toughest Mudder this year introducing the National Team Relay.
Race Recap: Savage Race Chicago 2017
Savage Race returned to the Chicago area over the weekend for another strong showing for the series. The race took place a little over an hour north of the Chicago metro, close to the Wisconsin border, an area not particularly known for rough terrain or hills so participants knew they were in for one blistering fast race
Opinion: Who’s on First?
Turns out I’m not the only one who is fed up with Spartan Race when it comes to who’s on first. Last few years, the elite men left the gate first. A short while later, the elite women took off. I watched each of the four championship series races this season and here’s the problem.
Badass Women of OCR: Cassidy Watton
Cassidy Watton to me in her own right embodies the term “Badass Woman of OCR”. She is all about training hard, playing hard and not taking herself too seriously in life. Cassidy has quite the impressive OCR race resume, including a number of podium placements, and she is currently the season 3 and 4 defending champion of the Steve Austin Broken Skull Challenge.
