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Race Review: Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office Jail-Break Challenge

This is the third year that the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office has opened up their state of the art Law Enforcement Obstacle Training Course to the general public, and this little Local event keeps getting better. While not a traditional OCR where you run for short distances in between obstacles that are spread out, this is more like a 5k trail run around the jail with a nicely challenging obstacle course bunched up at the end.

By |June 15th, 2015|Race Recap|0 Comments
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Last Week in OCR: Hobie Call is Back!

All eyes this weekend were on Breckenridge Colorado at the Spartan Race Sprint. Athletes from around the world flew in to take on the event many were calling a World Championship matchup. Savage Race debuted a new obstacle in Ohio this weekend that had everyone swinging. Warrior Dash battled the rain in Illinois. As well as fifty other obstacle races and mud runs took place throughout the world. Be sure to check out the OCR World Standings and see where your favorite athletes stack up.

By |June 15th, 2015|Last Week in OCR|0 Comments
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Weekend Preview: All Eyes on the Mountains

Obstacle racing is both heating up and cooling down this weekend in the United States with races all over the country. Over fifty obstacle races and mud runs are taking place around the US and beyond this weekend. A few races are catching the eyes of many in the industry.

By |June 12th, 2015|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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Race Review: Pennsylvania MuckFest MS

MuckFest MS is a family event, so the festival area was loaded with lots of families, friends, and couples all having a good time. Music played throughout the event and this only helped make for fun times and smiles.

By |June 11th, 2015|Race Recap|1 Comment
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BattleFrog on ESPN: Welcome to the Sport of Obstacle Racing

Last night the sport of obstacle racing took a huge step forward. Many obstacle racing enthusiasts tuned into ESPN2 for the first of the three part series covering the BattleFrog Collegiate Championships. The format featured 16 college teams from around the country competing in a head-to-head relay on a short obstacle packed course.

By |June 10th, 2015|News|2 Comments
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Community, Fringe Sports, Acquaintanceship Density, and OCR. What the Heck?!

Community is what most point to as the best thing about obstacle racing. Meeting old and new friends is often the highlight of race weekends. Even so, the community has evolved from the earliest days. A recent article in Men’s Fitness Magazine hinted at the evolution: “Before it was a slick, Reebok-sponsored international obstacle-racing phenomenon, the Spartan Race was a quirky, little-known adventure race in Vermont’s Green Mountains”.

By |June 10th, 2015|Op-Ed|4 Comments
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Race Review: Bone Frog Challenge

Generally, when people think about the frog in the World of OCR, their thoughts are about the flashier, highly marketed Battlefrog. I admit, I was guilty of these same thoughts. There is no doubt that it is a respectable race and I was all in on that frog, until now. The lesser known race called Bone Frog, founded by Brian Carney (33) born and raised in Western Massachusetts, 13 year Navy and 9 year Seal veteran, is an absolute power house in obstacle course racing.

By |June 9th, 2015|Race Recap|1 Comment
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Race Recap: Krell Adventure Games

This was my first Krell Adventure Games and I was very excited to be doing the event with my friend Franklyn Newby. The Krell Adventure games not an obstacle course race but something closer to orienteering event or adventure race. The course did include several obstacles as part of the twenty challenges, but the majority of the challenges were challenges, not obstacles. Franklyn and I were pleased with the course and that it wasn’t your typical obstacle course race.

By |June 9th, 2015|Race Recap|0 Comments
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Business of OCR: TomTom leaps into the fire and joins forces with Reebok Spartan Race

TomTom announced today their commitment to obstacle racing, one of the fastest growing sports in America, becoming the essential way to train for Reebok Spartan Race. Like the 4.5 million-strong Spartan community, TomTom is continually pushing boundaries and discovering new territory in a fun, bold and adventurous way to help people reach their goals.

By |June 8th, 2015|News|0 Comments
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Last Week in OCR: US and Canada Edition

Summer is in full swing and obstacle races are taking off around the world. From local 5K obstacle races to international companies, there is a race for everyone every weekend somewhere in the world. This week we highlight the Spartan Races in California and New York, Warrior Dash in North Carolina, and XMAN Race in Montreal, Canada.

By |June 8th, 2015|Last Week in OCR|0 Comments
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