Obstacle racing has entered the dog days of summer as the racing season pushes on. Many of the familiar names took this last weekend off offering some new faces to reach the podium over the weekend as the sport inches closer to the world championship season this fall.
Summer Splash at The Battlegrounds
Mud Run Guide hosted the first Summer Splash event yesterday at the Battlegrounds permanent obstacle course outside of Saint Louis, Missouri. The family friendly event drew in athletes locally as well as others who traveled across the country to race in the event. The first heat of the day was a qualifier for OCR World Championships and the rest of the day consisted of open waves in which parents could run the course with their kids, helping to foster the next generation of obstacle racers.
Race Results:
| Elite Men | Elite Women | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Team | Name | Team | |||
| Evan Perperis | Strength & Speed | Megan Berg | ||||
| Marc Tiernan | The Battlegrounds | Brooke Van Paris | Crazy Mudder Muckers | |||
| Cody Peyton | Kirsti Meyer | |||||
Fugitive Run
Fugitive Run took place on Saturday in Rolla, Missouri. This permanent obstacle course is located in and around an old rock quarry featuring a 20-foot cliff jump, giant slide and about 100 obstacles on the 4-mile course. The event drew in many local and regional racers as well as racers who took on the Missouri double header this weekend with Summer Splash on Sunday.
The competitive race awarded $1,000 dollars to the top man and top women in the competitive heat. Competitive racers had to successly complete all obstacles to be eligable for prizes.
Race Results:
| Elite Men | Elite Women | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Team | Time | Name | Team | Time | |
| Nathan Palmer | MAOCR | 50:21 | Audrey Brunell | 1:27:32 | ||
| Evan Perperis | Strength & Speed | 54:59 | Sydnie English | 1:37:02 | ||
| Mark McGarry | Team Fugitive | 56:10 | Margaret Schlachter | Inov-8|Dirt in Your Skirt | 1:44:13 | |
Spartan Race Pennsylvania
Spartan Race was in Pennsylvania again this weekend with its second weekend in Palmerton, PA. Athletes took on the challenging mountainous course at Blue Mountain yet again. The course sent athletes up and down the ski slopes of the winter ski resort as well as traversing through the woods. This weekend some new and old faces were seen on the podium on this sprint course.
Race Results:
| Elite Men | Elite Women | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Team | Time | Name | Team | Time | |
| Matt Liptak | Skins | 1:05:31 | Laura Lunardi | Icebug|OCRGear | 1:25:27 | |
| Elliott Megquier | Spartan Race | 1:07:38 | Charlotte Curtis | 1:29:16 | ||
| Edward Zubrowski | 1:08:06 | Jodie Fleming | 1:32:12 | |||
Spartan Race San Francisco
Spartan Race headed to AT&T Stadium outside of San Francisco for latest stadium race in the series. The race drew athletes from across the western states to compete in this fast paced event.
Race Results:
| Elite Men | Elite Women | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Team | Time | Name | Team | Time | |
| Ian Deyerle | 32:26 | Shelley Johnson | 34:36 | |||
| Ben Greenfield | Bengreenfield.com | 32:43 | Jackie Landmark | Spartan Race | 35:26 | |
| Robert Muzikowski | 33:17 | Mary Colburn | 35:47 | |||
Warrior Dash Seattle
Warrior Dash headed to Washington state over the weekend for it's latest race on the road to the Warrior Dash World Championships this fall. Phil Rock was the fastest runner of the day with Colton Mady second and Ross Hamilton third. Sara Knight was the fastest woman in the race with Choe Melikian second and Alanna Steele in third.
Race Results:
| Elite Men | Elite Women | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Team | Name | Team | |||
| Phil Rock | Sara Knight | |||||
| Colton Mady | Chloe Melikian | |||||
| Ross Hamilton | Alanna Steele | |||||