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IORCU Issues Emergency Grant to OCRAUK to Pay Athletes’ 2016 Prizes

The International Obstacle Course Racing Union (IORCU) announced this morning that it has issued an emergency financial grant to Obstacle Course Racing Association United Kingdom with the express purpose that it be used to pay the athletes who are due cash prizes from the 2016 UK Obstacle Course Racing Championships. The grant is being funded by the Adventurey, LLC (organizers of the Obstacle Course Racing World Championships & US OCR Championships) and the OCRWC's production partners, 365 Sports, Inc.

By |March 16th, 2017|News|0 Comments
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USAOCR – US National Championship International Distance Registration Open

Last week USAOCR the newly appointed governing body for obstacle racing in the United States announced the formation and the first U.S. National OCR Championship on April 30, 2017, at the Florida Spartan Race. The event will take place as its own race on Sunday morning as the first heat of the day at the Spartan [...]

By |March 16th, 2017|News|0 Comments
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Small But Mighty: Eagle’s Nest Racing Brings OCRWC Qualifier to Ontario

In obstacle course racing there are always those big races we all hear about but once in a while, there comes along a small local race that does it just right and can compete against some of the bigger names. One of those is Eagles Nest Training, in Smith Falls, Ontario – Canada.

By |March 16th, 2017|Interviews|1 Comment
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U.S. Army Bases Host Spartan Race Honor Series Events

Spartan Race announces a new way for civilians to participate side by side with the military in the Spartan Race Honor Series. The series kicks off on April 8 as part of the "Best Ranger" Competition. The first event kicks off with the Spartan Ranger Challenge Sprint where the race will combine parts of the "Best Ranger" competition into a Sprint distance event.

By |March 15th, 2017|News|1 Comment
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TomTom Adventurer GPS – First Look & Quick Test

In this first test, I just checked the GPS and pace quickly, but really was geeked up to test out the wireless headphones. Setup was simple & straightforward, the menu is as simple as humanly possible, just click the square button below the screen in one of the 4 directions, you can figure just about any function out with no instructions necessary.

By |March 15th, 2017|Gear Review|0 Comments
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Badass Women of OCR: Ashley Samples

Ashley Samples is nothing but ordinary. She won her age group at OCR World Championships in 2015, came in first place in 9 races this year (and accomplishing this while pregnant). Ashley was nominated in the Best Female OCR Racer category in the Mud Run Guide Best of OCR Awards. This season (January-August) she competed in 20 races in 9 states and won a race on 3 different continents.

By |March 15th, 2017|Badass Women of OCR|1 Comment
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OCRTUBE: Survival Run Nicaragua 2017

Survival Run Nicaragua took place for the fifth year on the island of Ometepe in the middle of Lake Nicaragua, Nicaragua. The extreme endurance challenge, called by many one of the hardest races in the world, had fifty-one athletes toe the starting line on Friday afternoon. OCRTUBE's Arnel Banawa made the trip to capture all the action.

By |March 14th, 2017|OCRTUBE, video|0 Comments
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State Farm® Renews Collaboration With Warrior Dash

Warrior Dash continues to partner with large companies around the United States and beyond. Yesterday, Warrior Dash announced a continued partnership with State Farm for the 2017 obstacle racing season. Year after year Warrior Dash continues to be a fan favorite when it comes to a fun 5K obstacle race.

By |March 14th, 2017|News|0 Comments
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Interview with James Schissler of South Jersey OCR

A lone sentinel stands guard over the sole surviving bastion of full-time OCR in the southern half of New Jersey. ABF Mud Run is a shell of its former self. Some moved to Texas. Others like myself are still out there rucking from place to place looking for a home base. Some moved to South Jersey OCR.

By |March 14th, 2017|Interviews|1 Comment
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The Holy Grail & Competitive Tough Mudder Updates

The Tough Mudder Head Quarters (TMHQ) has been very busy the past week or so talking about their new event series and many other updates to their season. Between the World’s Toughest podcast, a Facebook live Q&A and a website update, there has been a lot of new content in a lot of different sources.

By |March 13th, 2017|News, Op-Ed|0 Comments
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