OCRTUBE is the brainchild of Arnel Bawana. He has traveled around the world documenting obstacle course racing. He not only has created videos showcasing the race companies, recipes, and now he is working on a series to showcase the people of obstacle course racing called OCR Life.
This week's members were at the Spartan in Utah and Rugged Maniac in Canada. Showing us that couples who race together stay together and sometimes you just have to have fun at a race.
CLIF sent me a couple boxes of their new bars in Tart Cherry Berry, Strawberry Banana, and Wild Blueberry Acai filled. The three boxes didn't last long in our house between a few adventures and a quick snack the boxes were quickly gone. They were so good in fact, I have already been to REI to restock.
Have you been to a recent Tough Mudder and encountered Kong Infinity? This fun and challenging obstacle push athletes to use their upper body to accomplish this staple obstacle. This week on Training Tuesday Tough Mudder brings us through the steps needed to successfully conquer this obstacle.
From a group of co-workers at Rugged Maniac to a 73-year-old retiree training for her first Spartan, this week's Community Members of the Week are chasing goals and having fun.
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The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) is hosting “Parkour 4 Parkinson’s,” a first-time Team Fox event organized by “American Ninja Warrior” Host and Foundation Board member Akbar Gbajabiamila. “Parkour 4 Parkinson’s” will be held in Thousand Oaks, California, on Sunday, August 5, and aims to raise $350,000 to support critical Parkinson’s disease (PD) research. Mud Run Guide had a chance to talk to Akbar prior to the event held at Kevin Bull's gym.
World OCR announced the first Youth and University OCR World Championship to take place in conjunction with OCR Asia and Pilipinas Obstacle Sports Federation. The champion event is set to take place November 13, 2018, at SM MOA Arena, Pasay City (Manila), Philippines.
MuckFest MS recently hit a huge milestone with over $30 million dollars raised for the National MS Society. This mud run has been offering up a mucking good time for a good cause since 2009.
North American OCR Championships has expanded age groups offering masters and super masters more age group categories to compete in this August 10-12, 2018 in Stratton Mountain, Vermont.
With a community like the one around Mud Run Guide, it is often hard to limit the community members of the week down to two individuals. Each week our social media guru Bonnie Wilson combs through those posted tagged with #mudrunguide. She picks two to highlight. This week we highlight two athletes who recently took on City Challenge and Spartan races.
