Let’s face it; our sport as it currently exists does not fit the Olympic mold. The courses, the obstacles, and the events have too much variation. There are distances from 1 mile to 24 hours and courses that have obstacles which are essentially glorified speed bumps to those with a 98% fail rate. The sport as it currently exists will never be in the Olympics, although a variation could be with standardized distances
As the racing season swings into high gear, we traveled 4 hours East to Owl’s Head in Mansonville, Quebec, Canada for the Spartan weekend. This challenging location offers a vertical incline of 540 m (1,770 feet) with a top elevation of 756 m (2, 480 feet). The base elevation alone is 216 m (709 feet).
Have you seen those Dryrobe's around the obstacle racing scene and wanted one of your own? Here is your chance! Mud Run Guide and Dryrobe are teaming up for the next five days to offer a lucky participant a chance to win their own Dryrobe. As contributor, Evan Perperis said of the Dryrobe, "it's like being hugged by a carebear".
While the map dropped on USOCRC's Facebook page earlier today, there was very little info on how to "move" the pieces to see more of the map, and apparently that's still a mystery that founder Adrian Bijanada is keeping mostly mum about. We do know from the past that Adrian likes to tie in reveals of this sort with challenges, contests, donations to charity, obstacle reveals, etc. and today's release is no exception - kicking off brand new 10% discounts for Pro (MRG10PRO) and Age Group (MRG10) divisions.
Spartan Race made the second stop on the Spartan U.S. Championship Tour over the weekend. The 8.5 mile Super proved to be fast and furious for the top athletes. Hobie Call in his last year of competitive racing took first place for men (also winning the master's division at the same time). On the women's side, it was Nicole Mericle, who picked up her first U.S. Championships win.
Monterey, California was the second stop for the Spartan Race U.S. Championship Tour this past weekend. In the women's race, Nicole Mericle pulled our her first U.S. Championship Tour win beating out Lindsey Webster on the last couple obstacles. Alyssa Hawley finished third.
Spartan Race made the second stop of the U.S. Championship Series over the weekend in Monterey, California for the "Golden State Classic". 40-year old Hobie Call took the win over Hunter McIntyre with Robert Killian third and Ryan Atkins forth.
Obstacle races and mud runs are a rite of passage for fitness enthusiasts. Many see pictures of friends jumping over fire or crawling under barbed wire and want to join in on the fun. Before signing up for an obstacle race or mud run many participants want to know just what obstacles they might encounter in their mud run or obstacle race experience.
This week, Tough Mudder and CBS Announce Tough Mudder X, The International Federation of Gymnastics debuts their Obstacle Course Sprint in France, and Jessie Graff set to Advance to next round on American Ninja Warrior
Run Amuck, the Marine Corps Marathon's messiest mud, and obstacle event offer runners arduous obstacles and plenty of mud along a four-mile course on Saturday, June 10, 2017, starting at Butler Stadium. We sat down and found out more about this fun mud run.
