Spartan Race announced today that the 2015 & 2016 "Fittest Woman on Earth" Katrin Davidsdottir will compete in her native Iceland during the Spartan Race Iceland Sprint on December 16, 2017. Davidsdottir will compete in the first Spartan Race to head to Iceland. While Davidsdottir is first and foremost a CrossFit athlete she will soon also become a Spartan and she indicated she is "excited to give it a shot."
Mud Run Guide has been working hard behind the scenes to pin some of the best gifts for you and your loved ones this holiday season. With gift ideas from across the obstacle course racing industry, there is something for everyone on this list.
Today, Adventurey the parent company of the OCR World Championships Released a statement regarding the 2017 OCR World Championships. Since the founding of the race in 2013, annually athletes have been drug tested on-site as part of the race’s commitment to clean sports through Drug-Free Sport.
Conquer the Gauntlet and Mud Run Guide's own Matt Willis brings us through this week's Training Tuesday. Willis shows us how to get across a rope traverse with techniques that can be used whether the rope is high above water or a few feet off the ground. Willis is a member of the Conquer the Gauntlet Pro Team and a fierce competitor at many obstacle races. Conquer the Gauntlet is a favorite series throughout the mid-west of the United States of America.
Arnel Banawa of OCRTUBE had his camera in tow for the recent World's Toughest Mudder for its last dance in the desert outside of Las Vegas. For Banawa it was his first trip to World's Toughest Mudder and captures the essence of the event in this event video. Relive all the action of the weekend in this seven-minute recap of the event.
Spartan Race announced the dates and locations of the Spartan Race U.S. Championship series recently. Obstacle racings best will compete in 2018 at the five-event race series on the road to the Spartan Race World Championships. This year over $100,000 in cash and prizes are up for grabs. The 2018 U.S. Championship series will feature some familiar locations as well a few new stops including Utah featuring a mixture of Super and Beast distance races.
The Mud Run Guide Best of OCR Awards are back for the fourth year. It’s time for you to nominate the best of 2017 – best race series, clubs, athletes, moments, influencers, and more. Relive all the best OCR moments of 2017 as the industry looks ahead to the 2018 season.
The Tough Mudder community has been buzzing for weeks after Tough Mudder HQ announced that the 2018 venue would be revealed at the Champions Brunch the day after the 2017 World's Toughest Mudder. After four years in Las Vegas, the Championship race will be moving to Atlanta, Georgia.
World's Toughest Mudder headed to Lake Las Vegas for one last dance in the desert. In the process, crowning two new champions and the introduction of a team relay champion. Ryan Atkins clocked 110 miles to take the overall win and Rea Kolbl racked up 90 miles.
Our team is on the ground for the 2017 World's Toughest Mudder. We have been at registration and pit setup today. The excitement is electric as we are on the eve of the 7th edition of the race. For all our race coverage head over to our World's Toughest Mudder coverage.
