This past weekend the world of OCR was buzzing from coast-to-coast with the relaunch of Atlas Race, the season opener for BattleFrog Race Series as well as the new extreme endurance event The Brutality making it's debut. In case you missed any of the action we have it all here in our recap.
Atlas Race Relaunches
“They get it It's about the sport, with no undue effort on a theme”.
Atlas Race unlike other races has no gimmick or theme instead they focus on the sport of OCR and take it seriously, while at the same time want to have fun. Stewart noted, “they took pains to make the course something that would challenge you repeatedly, but also make you (almost) smile. It was great seeing Dwight Freeney on the course supporting Atlas and OCR warrior, and you might see some elite athletes from other sports make cameos on the show.”
Race Results:
| Saturday Elite Men | Saturday Elite Women | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Team | Time | Name | Team | Time | |
| Max King | Atlas Race | 36:14 | Kimber Mattox | Atlas Race | 46:45 | |
| Hobie Call | Atlas Race | 36:45 | K.K. Stewart-Paul | Spartan Race | 47:42 | |
| Cody Moat | Spartan Race | 36:52 | Alex “Chikorita” De Lego | Independant | 48:01 | |
| Sunday Elite Men | Sunday Elite Women | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Team | Time | Name | Team | Time | |
| Max King | Atlas Race | 1:09:01 | K.K. Stewart-Paul | Spartan Race | 1:22:08 | |
| John Ricardi | Atlas Race | 1:10:40 | Alex “Chikorita” De Lego | Independant | 1:25:27 | |
| Brian Glassey | 1:13:59 | Lauren Ho | Atlas Race | 1:26:22 | ||
BattleFrog Season Starts
“I was able to get to the front of the pack after the swim, and ended up running with Brakken for the first 4 miles. After that I accelerated and was able to come in for the win, on the 15k, obstacle heavy, flat course. My fiancé Lindsay Webster was able to take the win for the women's event, making a quiet statement about what I knew she could do all along.”
Below are the results from the elite race on Saturday including the Masters Division.
Race Results:
| Saturday Elite Men | Saturday Elite Women | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Team | Time | Name | Team | Time | |
| Ryan Atkins | Team BattleFrog | 1:07:21 | Lindsay Webster | Independant | 1:23:20 | |
| Brakken Kraker | Team Apex | 1:11:52 | Corinna Coffin | Team BattleFrog | 1:27:25 | |
| Isaiah Vidal | Spartan Race | 1:12:58 | Angela Cobb | MudRunFun | 1:29:24 | |
| Elite Masters Men | Elite Masters Women | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Time | Name | Time | ||||
| Glenn Nakamura | 1:27:35 | Jolene Wilkinson | 1:55:51 | ||||
| Joe Rivera | 1:29:19 | Michelle Delgado | 1:59:50 | ||||
| Morgan Wright | 1:32:56 | Lori Danko | 2:46:27 | ||||
The Brutality Debuts
“Wow. What a day. My 1st endurance event at The Brutality. I found myself physically challenged and mentally engaged all day long. So grateful to be able to compete and endure.survive.repeat with new and old friends alike. The Brutality's inaugural event lived up to it name. Jason, Heather, and Harry did one amazing job on this and on my body”.
Out of 26 original registrants, 16 brave souls showed up, and only 6 finished within the cutoff time. The top finishers are listed below.
Race Results:
| Men's Top Finishers | Women's Finishers | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Team | Name | Team | |||
| Mark Jones | Honey Badger CarboPro | Melissa Berke | Mud and Adventure | |||
| Brett Rein (tie for 2nd) | Garden of Life | Heather Cammarata | Dirt in Your Skirt | |||
| Eryk Romanczak (tie for 2nd) | Independent | |||||
| Stephen “Bowtie” Crawford | Sportsafe Body Markers/FUS | *Only 2 Women Finished | ||||
Other News:
In other sporting news outside of OCR, The Endurance Society held their first snowshoe race in Goshen, Vermont. Participants came from around New England to race in a variety of races and distances. Did you do an obstacle race or mud run this weekend? Share your experience with us.