A couple days before Run For Your Lives was scheduled to take place in (some little town you need an updated GPS to find in) Arizona, Run For Your Lives broke rule #1 and by all accounts, #2 as well. Over 2200 zombies and runners signed up and paid to take part in this event, some even coughing up over $100 for entry - only to be greeted by a "We're sorry but..." email less than 72 hours before the event. When the email says "Contact your bank for a refund..." they are essentially saying "We're not refunding your money, so good luck trying to get it back from your bank." They broke rule #3 too, but we'll get to that in a minute; let's start with some positive stuff first:

ALL ABOUT NITRATES Nitrates! The word spawns images of hot dogs, bacon, and luncheon meats. We’ve been told to avoid them like the plague, at least if we want to minimize our risk of cancer. Nitrates have become something of a “processed food demon” in the realm of nutrition.

"I’m Scared to death & beyond excited all at the same time!!!"- Kristi Howard

Andrew Thomas is a Registered Holistic Nutritionist, elite obstacle course racer, rock climber and all-around outdoors enthusiast. As a self-professed “nutrition nerd”, Andrew’s passion is relentlessly researching and combing through the mass of information out there to separate fact from fiction.

As our sport continues to grow and evolve, innovative companies are getting creative with course designs, themes and obstacles.
First, there was mud. Ice cold water, fire and barbed wire soon followed, and an entire race industry was born. OCR's have grown exponentially over the past 4 years, and themes abound - from zombies to warriors - but one of the constants has universally been mud. With the newest wave of OCR's, mud has taken a backseat, and in some instances isn't even a part of the event.