Arnel Banawa of OCRTUBE continues his tour of European obstacle racing with a stop in Amsterdam over the weekend for the Strong Viking event. Arguably the most HIGHEST-ENERGY obstacle race events that he'd ever attended. The Festival area was pretty much non-stop from start to finish, it was kinda like a Music Festival, they really [...]
Muckfest MS has consistently produced quality events for the past three years. Billed as a fun run, it appeals mainly to OCR-newbies but also to anyone looking to have a very good time. The racing series is primarily a fundraising event for Multiple Sclerosis with 100% of the fundraising dollars supporting the worthy cause.
We have made it to the half-way point of the season for American Grit the popular Fox reality competition show. Team Noah reflects on the having one less member. They loved Lisa, but they also acknowledged that she might have been the weakest on their team. Rorke takes his team out for PT with the [...]
I went to the Spartan Race AT&T Stadium Sprint over the weekend to test my knee out that I had scoped 5 weeks earlier. Also to see where I was fitness wise, after not working out for a few months now. I thought to myself could I choose a worse race to test a knee out than at a stadium race? Too late...let's do this!!
Obstacle Course Racing in North America was born just seven years ago. Exploding onto the sports and fitness scene in an unprecedented way. Becoming even more popular than marathons by 2014. This in itself was a huge change from the previous sports norms, and people are still writing epic volumes trying to explain why. So it really shouldn't come as any great surprise that Obstacle Course Racing (OCR) has been evolving continuously ever since.
Today the web is buzzing as American Ninja Warrior fans catch their first glimpse of the eighth season of the popular competition reality show on NBC draws near. The show premieres on Wednesday, June 1 8/7pm on NBC. American Ninja Warrior Season 8 follows hundreds of competitors as they test their skills on new obstacles in an attempt to join Isaac Caldiero as just the second person ever to win the $1 million grand prize.
There are very few people willing to spend hard earned cash and dedicate countless hours to physical training, with the level of enthusiasm that Mark Petersen does. This guy never quits. In fact, that’s his personal life motto. Mark Petersen does exactly what he says he will do. He loves to face conflict head on. He learns from his defeats and enjoys his victories. It is clear why Obstacle Course Racing is his sport of choice.
On this episode of the Cooldown we bring on both a race director of one of the quirkiest running events out there and a woman who is relearning how to walk and run all over again, at a Spartan no less. Thoughts on the Battlefrog head to head between Hobie Call and Ryan Atkins and why doing "ordinary" really well is pretty darn inspiring. Enjoy the Cooldown, produced by Athlete On Fire
We decided to register for the XMan series and see what all the hype was about. We had heard that they provided a well-organized event with some creative obstacles to challenge us in the three key areas: strength, agility and speed. This would be their first time in Ontario and we had wanted to give it a try for quite some time.
Mud Run Guide recently received an advance copy of the upcoming book from Spartan Race founder Joe De Sena, Spartan Fit! The book builds on De Sena's first book Spartan Up! to bring readers a 30-day workout plan which requires no gym membership or fancy tools. The book is currently available for pre-order through major online retailers or you can request it from your local bookseller.
