Mud Run Guide's 2018 Best of OCR “The Muddies” Results
Mud Run Guide held the fifth annual Mud Run Guide Best of OCR Awards in 2018. The month process began with an open nomination period where the OCR Community was invited to nominate their favorites over 30+ categories in 2018. MRG received over 6,000 nominations from over 1,500 individuals. Our team combed through all the nominations and narrowed it down to the finalists.
Voting opened for one week and you decided the best of the best in 2018. Over 9,000 people voted to amount to over 150,000 total votes. On December 19 2018, the winners were announced live on Facebook (catch the replay of the broadcast here). Below are the official winners and runner-ups for the Mud Run Guide Best of OCR 2018.
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Live Show announcing all the winners
Posted by Mud Run Guide on Wednesday, December 19, 2018
Best Commentator
Winner:
Amelia Boone
Runner-Up:
Matt B. Davis
Best Emcee
Winner:
Coach Pain
Runner-Up:
Sean Corvelle
Best OCR Podcast
Winner:
Obstacle Racing Media
Runner-Up:
Spartan Up!
Best Medal
Tie- Winner:
Spartan Race Ultra Beast Buckle
Tie – Winner:
Spartan Race
Best OCR Based TV Show
Winner:
American Ninja Warrior – NBC
Runner-Up:
Spartan Race Live Streams – Facebook
Best Ninja Warrior Training Gym
Winner:
NinjaFit Gym – Orlando, FL
Runner-Up:
Obstacle Athletics – Long Island, NY
Best Training Facility or Fixed Course Location
Winner:
Wild Forest – Essex, UK
Runner-Up:
OCR King Compound – Dallas, GA
Best New Obstacle
Winner:
Holy Sheet – Savage Race
Runner-Up:
Stacks – WTM / Tough Mudder
Best OCR Race Director
Winner:
Steve Hammond – Spartan Race
Runner-Up:
Bo Burton – Savage Race
Best OCR Videographer
Winner:
Rey Chivas
Runner-Up:
Jacob Bosecker and Bill Brumbach
Best OCR Photographer
Winner:
Bob Mulholland
Runner-Up:
Tony Jarvis
Best OCR Writer
Winner:
Matt B. Davis
Runner-Up:
Margaret Schlachter
Best Brand of OCR Clothing
Winner:
MudGear
Runner-Up:
Under Armour
Best Brand of OCR Shoes
Winner:
Salomon
Runner-Up:
Inov-8
Best Nutrition Product/Brand
Winner:
Clif Bar
Runner-Up:
FitAID
Best OCR Training Tools or Device
Winner:
Wreck Bag
Runner-Up:
Yancy Camp Training Program
Best Regional/Club Team
Winner:
Spartan 4-0
Tie – Runner-Up:
Beasts OCR
Tie – Runner-Up:
NE Spahtens
Most Influential Person in OCR
Winner:
Lindsay Webster
Runner-Up:
Joe De Sena
Most Inspirational Person or Group in OCR
Winner:
Blind Pete & Joey McGlamory
Runner-Up:
Coach Pain
Best Male Masters OCR Athlete
Winner:
Hobie Call
Runner-Up:
Cody Moat
Best Male OCR Athlete
Winner:
Ryan Atkins
Runner-Up:
Jon Albon
Best Female Masters OCR Athlete
Winner:
Heather Gollnick
Runner-Up:
Nicole Fleming
Best Female OCR Athlete
Winner:
Lindsay Webster
Runner-Up:
Rea Kolbl
Best OCR Series for a Beginner
Winner:
Spartan Race Sprint
Runner-Up:
Warrior Dash
Best Other International Race Series
Winner:
True Grit – Australia
Runner-Up:
Bermuda Triple Challenge – Bermuda
Best European Race Series
Winner:
Toughest – Sweden, Norway, etc
Runner-Up:
Nuclear Races – UK
Best North American Race Series
Winner:
Savage Race
Runner-Up:
Rugged Maniac
Most Innovative OCR Series
Winner:
Savage Race
Runner-Up:
Toughest
Best Global Race Series
Winner:
Spartan Race
Runner-Up:
Tough Mudder
Best Large Race Series
Winner:
Rugged Maniac
Runner-Up:
Warrior Dash
Best Mid-Size Race Series
Winner:
Savage Race
Runner-Up:
Bonefrog
Best Small Race Series
Winner:
F.I.T. Challenge
Runner-Up:
X-Warrior Challenge
Best Championship Race for 2018
Winner:
Spartan Race World Championships
Runner-Up:
OCR World Championships
Best Event of 2018
Winner:
OCR World Championships
Runner-Up:
Spartan Race Tahoe World Championships
Moment(s) of the Year
Winner:
OCR World Championships
Runner-Up:
Jon Albon's 2018 Season