Lance Armstrong recently proclaimed in a podcast interview that he is interested in getting into ultra running and obstacle racing. His interview on Movember Radio has already caught the attention of many in sport. What does this possible interest in OCR mean for our sport?
When I go to a race, I never really know what I'm going to write about afterwards. So, arriving at the BattleFrog Championship in Orlando later in the week than usual, I found that Mud Run Guide needed someone to take some "live action" photos of the elites along the actual course on race day.
Time and again, I have heard racers say that OCR has helped them to overcome immense real-life challenges including depression, addiction, domestic violence, rape, PTSD, and even cancer. I have heard this often enough to believe there is something to it, and that obstacle course racing can be a powerful tool in recovery from a variety of serious conditions. How and why? The scientist in me was curious.
As the obstacle racing championship season comes to an end for 2015, we name the new BattleFrog Series Champions. On the other side of the pond, Mudstacle presented their annual Best of Awards for the United Kingdom.
They came, they saw, they battled over the weekend at the BattleFrog Series Championships outside of Orlando, Florida. BattleFrog held their first series championships and OCRTube followed the leaders throughout the race and captured this video.
Check out the Delta Ladder build in less than 0:30 seconds from the BattleFrog Series Championships. The race starts tomorrow morning at 8:40 am eastern standard time. Be sure to check out all the BattleFrog Series Championships coverage on our BattleFrog Championships Page as well as all our social media channels.
Tomorrow marks the first BattleFrog Championships being held outside Orlando, Florida. Racers will be descending on the venue this afternoon as some of the top racers in the sport prep to see who will become the first BattleFrog Championship winner. Christopher Acord, the Race Director, has leaked a few photos over the week revealing a diabolical Platinum Rig as well as new obstacles to challenge the best in the sport.
The Spartan Race in Miami was the toughest race I've run since the race in Asheville...which was a Spartan Super in the mountains. That's particularly strange to say, considering how flat the Miami terrain is. But is wasn't the course itself that made it hard, it was the water! As much as 13 inches of rain in the days before the race!!
The voting for Mud Run Guide's 2015 Best of the Best is now open. We received over 500 nominations from the OCR Community to compile the list of who you, the OCR Community, thinks are the movers, shakers, leaders, and top races in our industry. You can cast your vote for all your favorites including Best Athlete, Moment of the Year, Best Race Series, Best Obstacle and many more categories.
Part two of five in the sponsorship series focuses on supplements. Finding the right company to fit your sport and to sponsor you as an athlete.
