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    Community, Fringe Sports, Acquaintanceship Density, and OCR. What the Heck?!

    By |June 10th, 2015|

    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”.

      Race Recap: Spartan Race Super – Austin, TX

      By |May 22nd, 2015|

      Located at Reveille Peak Ranch in Burnet, TX, this 1,300 acre property boasted lots trails, ponds/lakes and green scenery. This was a perfect canvass for the Spartan masterminds to plan a course. The site offered lots of space and a large covered pavilion overlooking a private lake. At first, it almost seemed that Spartan was not going to open the gates due to the wind, rain and lightning. There was a slight delay of entry, which caused the waves to become backed up. I was mentally preparing myself for a miserable day of wet spectating, but the rain eventually stopped and the clouds gave way to the sun later in the day.

        Race Recap: Rat Race Dirty Weekend

        By |May 20th, 2015|

        I am not sure how others decide what OCR events they want to run or make a priority to take part and race, but for me it’s pretty simple, I love to try new events (large and small scale) and most of all I want to race any event/course that looks amazing and challenging. Rat Race Dirty Weekend fits the bill perfectly; it’s a 20 mile race with over 200 real deal obstacles, so from the moment I learned about it and watched the promo video I was caught, hook, line, and sinker!

          Race Recap: High Rock Challenge

          By |May 8th, 2015|

          High Rock Challenge in it's third year offered a solo version of the course this year. They are the state of New York’s oldest obstacle course race and have been putting the team event on for thirteen years. This also is another great event put on In memory of NYC Police Officer John Kelly who was killed in the line of duty, so being retired law enforcement, I was honored and excited to be running in this race.

            Race Recap: F.I.T. EPIC OCR Challenge

            By |April 21st, 2015|

            OCRSandy continues his quest to complete all the OCRUNITED Series races as he takes on F.I.T. Epic Challenge.

              REALLY (really) BIG BIRD. HMM Launches DirtyBird Mud Run

              By |April 13th, 2015|

              The DirtyBird Mud Run will be the World’s Highest Obstacle Mud Run and is limited to the first 3,000 competitors who will get to experience the Dirty Bird Mud Run theme “It’s all downhill from here.”

                7 Questions with Bone Frog Challenge

                By |March 27th, 2015|

                Bone Frog Challenge kicks off their season soon in New England. We sat down with Bone Frog’s CEO Brian Carney to provide us with some insight regarding the event. Without giving away all the top secret information about the course, Brian was able to paint an amazing picture of Bone Frog’s upcoming race.

                  Race Recap: Polar Hero Race – Québec – March 21, 2015

                  By |March 25th, 2015|

                  My excitement level was high as I headed to Polar Hero, first, this was my first OCR in Canada, second, it marks my third country to have raced an OCR this year and lastly, this “should” be my last winter/snow on the ground race this winter!

                    Race Recap – BattleFrog Miami

                    By |March 3rd, 2015|

                    OCRSandy travels down to Miami to race the first BattleFrog Xtreme race. Read about his experience in Miami and what the course had in store for the participants.

                      Zeal: OCR Weapon.

                      By |February 10th, 2015|

                      I've been testing the Icebug Zeal since December 3, and after a month or so of only seeing photos I was really excited to get my feet into 'em. I'll use the term "into" quite literally, as the radical midsole design envelops most of your foot, designed for lateral stability and an overall low 6mm drop from heel to toe.

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