Arnel Banawa of OCRTUBE captured the essence of Shale Hill in his latest video. Shale Hill is a permanent obstacle course located in Benson, Vermont. This beautiful farm boasts over 160 acres of land which has been turned into a world-class obstacle course. Over the weekend, Banawa captured the 8-hour Polar Bear Obstacle Challenge showcasing this New England favorite.
the entire 30-day SmashPlan has been fun and relatively easy overall; every day I have enjoyed the convenience of grabbing a SmashPack pouch no matter where I'm headed. Breakfast has been on autopilot for the past month, I don't need to think about what I should eat, and there's been no reason to grab a muffin or breakfast sandwich at a drive thru when I have a nutritious meal right there in my cupholder.
On my vacation trip to visit relatives and friends in Germany, I decided to take the first stop in England. The reason: I needed to go where the sport that we all love and practice so intensively was BORN and originated. Yes, the –so called- mecca of OCR: Tough Guy® – The Original; taking place on January 29 close to Wolverhampton in England.
The Wheel is a new docu-reality show on the Discovery Channel. The show chronicles the adventures of six participants as they navigate through a variety of terrain in South America. Adam Kimble, one of the show's participants, chats weekly with Mud Run Guide's Margaret Schlachter about each episode and takes us behind the scenes.
Cookie has become an iconic character on the Spartan Race staff, between leading Hurricane Heats to encouraging participants with his personal brand of encouragement. On the outside Cookie can seem a gruff and rough English ex-pat but Steffen "Cookie" Cook has a whole other side to him.
The annual Blizzard Blast race has quickly become the unofficial start to the new OCR season in the New England area. Now in its fifth year, the winter-themed race, created by the local Smith Fest entertainment company, has consistently been highly regarded with fun and challenging obstacles. After spending the last couple years at a local golf course, they decided to move the race back to its original location at the Shedd Park and Fort Hill area of Lowell, MA.
Mud Run Guide has been battle-central over the last 2 weeks, as soon as The Pats (easily) ripped apart the Steel Curtain and The "Dirty Birds" squeezed the Cheeseheads, Chris and Brett have all but turned into bitter enemies. You see, Mr. Stewart hails from New England while Mr. Lewis makes his home in Atlanta. The tension is palpable, and conference calls have become verbal warfare with jabs from both sides - win or lose, things may never be the same again.
In 2016, LegendBorne landed a huge contract in the obstacle racing industry. They were the official apparel designer for the OCR World Championships country jersey's offered. Many in the obstacle racing industry assumed that the company was new and even voted the country jerseys as a finalist at the end of the year OCR Awards for best new product. However, LegendBorne has quietly been a staple for many teams or regional groups in the obstacle racing industry for years.
OCR News Weekly kicks off with its first episode recapping the top news stories from around the obstacle racing industry. This week we talk about the rule changes from Spartan Race, a farewell to Tough Guy Challenge, UIPM announcement of OCR Laser Run, Mud Hero and Special Olympics partnership, and US OCR Championships registration opening.
I've been talking about running streaks a lot lately, and for me, it has been an eye-opening experience for the past couple weeks to have one singular and simple goal that needs to be completed each day; running one mile. For a week or a month it may not be a big deal, but when stretched to a year - or the longest streak ever at 52 years set by Ron Hill, it can become daunting.
