In front of an international audience of obstacle racers at the OCR World Championships pre-race dinner, Jesse Bruce of Toronto, Ontario, was presented with the inaugural For Those Who Would OCR Humanitarian Award.
OCR World Championships is a one-of-a-kind event, where all OCR brands and people from around the world come together to celebrate their passion for the sport of OCR. For me, it is about the experience, the memories, the new friends, the fun and the sense of personal accomplishment during and after the course.
Obstacle Racers are known not just for getting muddy but for helping others on and off the course. Spartan Race is coming up in Glen Rose, Texas this year the Lone Star Spartans are giving back in a big way for The Guardians for Heros Charity. Sean L. Valigura penned the letter below regarding this effort.
Yep-this 53-year old grandma does get dirty. I guess you could say I’m a late bloomer… By years’ end, I will have completed my 100th career race…
This morning popular race director, Garfield Griffiths, has resigned from his post at Savage Race. He sent us a statement regarding his resignation and future plans:
The 2015 OCR World Championships is in the books. Over 1600 athletes from 26 countries made their way to the small town of Oregonia, Ohio to compete. Some champions retained their titles while other new ones were crowned. This year, the biggest obstacle for many became the weather.
The Spartan Race Fittest Bride Challenge presented by QALO concluded over the weekend resulting in Ms. Polly Lynn from Killington Vermont, being crowned the winner. “It hasn’t quite sunk in yet that I’m Spartan’s Fittest Bride, but I’m thrilled,” said Ms. Lynn, 32.
Thursday night Evan Dollard tests out Dragon's Back obstacle from Toughest at OCR World Championships.
The OCR World Championships is only one day away! Today is an action packed day, from Ohio with packet pick-up starting at noon, the press conference at 5:00 pm, the pre-race dinner at 6:00 pm, then a special awards presentation and a preview of the documentary Rise of the Sufferfests. We pulled more behind the [...]
Mud Run Guide and the OCR World Championships brings you the updates, news and predictions from Oregonia, Ohio; the home of the 2015 OCR World Championships. Margaret Schlachter of Mud Run Guide and Brad Kloha, COO of OCR World Championships brings you all the updates.
