This was THE race of the year; whether you were one of the fastest elites, an age grouper, or part of the journeyman division and regardless of whether you completed all the obstacles and kept your band or not, be proud of yourselves. You were part of something truly special.
For the second year, the Team Event at the OCR World Championships took place on Sunday morning. The Pro Division Men took off as the skies opened up and the rain came down making the course slick and technical for the athletes. The rain continued for the women, making obstacles like the Wreck Bag Carry and the last Ramp Wall extremely slick and challenging for the teams. Check out Mud Run Guide's video recap below from the 2016 OCR World Championship Team Event.
A crazy dream of Adrian Bijanada, many people laughed when he stated back in 2013 that he was going to launch an independent world championship. A standalone event that didn't derive from any particular race series, at a time when Spartan Race was having its own World Championship and World's Toughest Mudder was moving to Vegas. Then in 2014, he pulled it off. A truly international event with strict qualifying requirements and an atmosphere that no-one in our sport had felt before.
The 2016 OCRWC, OCR World Championship's, signature event took place on Saturday, the 15K Long Course Championship. This video brings you some of the highlights.
We take a quick look at some of the obstacles & the action from the 3K short course of the 2016 OCRWC, the OCR World Championships, which took place on Friday.
The OCR World Championships Team Race took place for the second year in a row. Last year the team race was a highlight of the weekend with athletes racing both for their country as well as athletes banding together to create international teams. The athletes set out in Men's Teams, Women's Teams, and Co-Ed teams in both the Pro and Open Divisions.
The 3rd Annual OCR World Championships 15K Classic Course took place today at Blue Mountain outside of Collingwood, Ontario in Canada. Athletes from forty-three countries converged on the 15-kilometer course to tackle over forty obstacles. In the Pro Division, it was Jon Albon with a three-peat win in the event and Lindsay Webster won her second OCR World Championships. Both dominated the competition taking the lead early and never looking back.
The OCR World Championships kicked off the competition today with the first ever OCR World Championships 3K Short Course. Athletes took to the course today for a fast and furious race featuring fourteen obstacles. The first up on the short course were the master's racers, followed by the competitive racers, Journeymen and finished with heart pounding Pro Heats. Ryan Atkins and Lindsay Webster would top the podium in the Pro Division. The Canadian couple continues to dominate the obstacle racing scene on a worldwide scale.
Today kicks off the racing at 2016 OCR World Championships in Blue Mountain, Canada. The racing on Saturday starts at 8:00 am with the Pro Division Men, and Pro Division Women heats starting first followed by the Age Group heats throughout the rest of the day, concluding with the Journeymen division. The 15-Kilometer Course will feature over forty obstacles for racers to climb, crawl, and swing on.
Friday kicks off the racing at 2016 OCR World Championships in Blue Mountain, Canada. After the 3-Kilometer Short Course on Friday is the 15-Kilometer Classic Distance on Saturday. The racing on Saturday starts at 8:00 am with the Pro Division Men, and Pro Division Women heats starting first followed by the Age Group heats throughout the rest of the day, concluding with the Journeymen division. The 15-Kilometer Course will feature over forty obstacles for racers to climb, crawl, and swing on.
