Tough Mudder Whistler holds a place in my heart when it comes to OCR since it was my first one four years ago. The drive up from Seattle is always full of amazing views you get to take in along the way. The venue itself is still the same and it never disappoints.
OCR European Championships took place over the weekend in Esbjerg, Denmark. The race featured a 4-Kilometer short course, 15-kilometer standard course, and 8-kilometer team race. The event was hosted by the European Obstacle Sports Federation under World OCR.
Green Beret Challenge, an Obstacle Course Race (OCR) series that includes a normal OCR style race (Operator), a four-person team challenge/race (Commando) and even endurance challenges that are 12 hours (XII) and 24 hours long (Behind Enemy Lines). However, they only run one event per weekend, and recently I got to experience the Operator near St. Louis, MO.
Weekly Mud Run Guide is amazed at the amount of sheer tenacity of the obstacle racing community. With tons of races around the world each weekend, tens of thousands are conquering obstacles on any given weekend. The stories of the accomplishments in the Mud Run Guide community continue to inspire our social media manager, Bonnie Wilson.
World OCR, the Fédération Internationale de Sports d’Obstacles (FISO), (formerly known as the IORF and other acronyms) has set up a new committee to ensure a safe sport for all athletes with the creation of Safe Sport Committee. The World OCR recently voted to form the committee and require the policies adopted by all national member federation and their members. The full press release below.
Last year Tough Mudder rolled out their eight-hour overnight Ultra-Obstacle Course Race (Ultra-OCR) series Toughest Mudder. Having done three events last year as part of the Toughest Mudder Series, I signed up to do the same thing this year, which concluded for me at Toughest Mudder East (Boston).
For Those Who Would OCR Humanitarian award announced today the four finalists for the 2018 recipient. The four finalists announced today are Brian Nichol, Jeff Murphy, Bill Slaughter, and Lindsay Webster.
I have a confession to make: I'm not much for compression gear. I know that might sound strange, considering that I'm about to review it, but, honestly, that's why I'm the perfect candidate to do so. I've spent most of my four-plus years involved in OCR and trail running, wearing loose, comfortable fitting shorts.
Shortly after launch this spring, I was lucky enough to be selected to try Human Octane’s newest line of compression gear built specifically for obstacle course racing. Here’s my take on the newest line of gear built for badasses, the Women’s Elite Sports Bra and Compression Shorts in gray/black/yellow.
Attending a Spartan National Championship series race is akin to attending a big Hollywood movie premiere. The movie isn’t going to be different, the obstacles are all the same, but all the stars are there! It really was wonderful to see so many pioneering athletes mosey around the festival throughout the day.
