Badass Dash held their first of two mid-western events of the 2015 season outside of Chicago in Hoffman Estates, IL. Over 1,500 participants took place in the event. Junior Hernandez would take the top spot on the podium for the elite race with Anastasia Netzel joining her as female winner. Other divisions at the race included the recreational division and the K-9 division where participants and their dogs complete the course together. Full results…
Race Results:
| Elite Men | Elite Women | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Team | Time | Name | Team | Time | |
| Junior Hernandez | 41:22 | Anastasia Netzel | 46:47 | |||
| Jose Hernandez | 43:06 | Rocio Henciek | 51:54 | |||
| Patrick Saladino | 44:01 | Rumbi Hilborn | 54:48 | |||
The Battlegrounds Mud Run, a permanent obstacle course outside of St. Louis, Missouri held the first of their OCRWC qualifier races for the year. The course shares the grounds with the Cedar Lakes Vineyard. The men's race was a tight one between David Baker and Justin Stewart finishing less than 30 seconds apart from each other. On the women's side of the race Heather Moss came out on top with a commanding win over the rest of the women's field on the challenging course. Moss had this to say about the race,
“Battlegrounds Mud Run had a hometown welcoming atmosphere with fun and challenges for all racers. From the clear marked course, high energy volunteers, and plenty of mud, it is a must go. As an added bonus, there is Cedar Lake winery across the way for post race tasting. As their motto goes, “life is better when battled”.”
Race Results:
| Elite Men | Elite Women | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Team | Time | Name | Team | Time | |
| David Baker | 37:38 | Heather Moss | Icebug | 58:15 | ||
| Justin Stewart | 37:59 | Pam Hart | 1:04:10 | |||
| Andrew O'Sullivan | 41:23 | Amanda Beauchamp | 1:08:14 | |||
Savage Race Mid-Atlantic
“The Savage Race in Maryland this weekend was a great race and competitors flocked to the venue to experience Savage's own special take on OCR. I was pleasantly surprised by the race, and had tons of fun out there. The race was really well organized and I think that Savage has created a great niche for themselves in the OCR market, with obstacles that are large and really fun. Obstacles and terrain were certainly easier than a BattleFrog or Spartan event, but when racing elite what makes the race hard is pushing yourself against competitors to your max so hard obstacles aren't always a necessity.”
Race Results:
| Elite Men | Elite Women | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Team | Time | Name | Team | Time | |
| Ryan Atkins | BattleFrog | 39:46 | Lindsay Webster | 53:40 | ||
| Yuri Force | Athletics8 | 40:24 | Jodie Fleming | 1:03:55 | ||
| Jesse Bruce | Alpha Obstacle Training | 43:53 | Chrisa Dustman | 1:04:06 | ||
Spartan Race was on the road in Colorado over the weekend. The event was held in Fort Carson, Colorado. The Spartan Race Pro-Team dominated the race sweeping the podium. For the men Isaiah Vidal took top honors and for the women K.K. Stewart-Paul continued her winning streak taking home another victory for the season. Paul talked about the race…
“A fun and challenging weekend fought with much conviction, motivation and inspiration from everyone, extremely grateful for positive surroundings.”
Race Results:
| Elite Men | Elite Women | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Team | Time | Name | Team | Time | |
| Isaiah Vidal | Spartan Race | K.K. Stewart-Paul | Spartan Race | |||
| Chad Trammell | Spartan Race | April Dee | Spartan Race | |||
| Glenn Racz | Spartan Race | Orla Welsh | Spartan Race | |||
Warrior Dash took place in two locations over the weekend in both Arkansas and Oklahoma. Racers traveled over a fast course in both locations. In Arkansas Andrew Larey and Amanda Gay took top honors on the day. In Oklahoma Nathan Palmer and Hisa Turner took top spots on the podium.
Arkansas Race Results:
| Elite Men | Elite Women | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Team | Name | Team | |||
| Andrew Larey | Amanda Gay | |||||
| Blake Keeton | Tetyana Konak | |||||
| Chad Sanders | Breanna Briggins | |||||
Oklahoma Race Results:
| Elite Men | Elite Women | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Team | Name | Team | |||
| Nathan Palmer | Hisa Turner | |||||
| Chandler Smith | Sarah Wagoner | |||||
| Josh White | Randi Lackey | |||||
The SISU Iron took place in Monrovia, California. This 30-hour extreme endurance event drew athletes from around the nation to challenge themselves both physically and mentally. Two hundred athletes signed up for the event and about half showed up to toe the line at the start Friday evening. The participants covered about 50 miles in the course of the weekend competing in challenges including mathematical equations as well as challenges requiring brawn. As participants completed challenges they were given merit patches and presented them at the end of the race. 25 Athletes finished the event and received their spike at the end of the race. Top honors of Ironman and Ironwoman (an award voted on by athletes) were awarded to Ken Herzog and Andé Wegner. Ben Sexton was awarded the Golden Squirrel Award, an award voted on by staff.