Brian Nichol has been named the 2018 OCR Humanitarian of the Year an award presented by For Those Who Would, North American Obstacle Course Racing Championships and Mud Run Guide. Nichol exemplifies selfless giving in his work with at-risk youth. His story not only inspired the award committee but also the obstacle course racing community.
USAOCR announced today the dates for the 2018 U.S. National OCR Championship. The event is set to take place in San Diego, California December 1-2, 2018. Held at the Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center, an Official U.S. Olympic, and Paralympic Training Site.
The Spartan Death Race took place over the weekend in Pittsfield, Vermont. The birthplace of Spartan. The race kicked off on Thursday just after midnight with 63 races attempting to see how far they could go. The event included an overnight hike, a Guinness World Record record set, and in the end, 12 athletes were granted the coveted skull.
South Africa hosted it's first National OCR Championships over the weekend in coordination with Warrior Race. The national championship brought the best of the best of South African racers together to showcase the best in the sport.
Our community members of the week were giving it their all in both the Swiss Alpes and here in the United States this week. Each week we pick two members of the Mud Run Guide community to spotlight in our weekly series. Bonnie Wilson our social media guru carefully watches our socials to highlight two members going above and beyond.
Death Racers are filled with anticipation as race registration opens today for the 2018 Spartan Death Race. Tomorrow 100 competitors will toe the line for the return of the Spartan Death Race. In true Death Race fashion, the actual start of the race is often cloaked in mystery as is the official finish.
Our community members are the backbone of Mud Run Guide. As American's celebrated the 4th of July obstacle racers around the world continue to show their moxie on the course week after week. This week's community members of the week square off at Rugged Maniac and Spartan.
OCR European Championships took place over the weekend in Esbjerg, Denmark. The race featured a 4-Kilometer short course, 15-kilometer standard course, and 8-kilometer team race. The event was hosted by the European Obstacle Sports Federation under World OCR.
Weekly Mud Run Guide is amazed at the amount of sheer tenacity of the obstacle racing community. With tons of races around the world each weekend, tens of thousands are conquering obstacles on any given weekend. The stories of the accomplishments in the Mud Run Guide community continue to inspire our social media manager, Bonnie Wilson.
World OCR, the Fédération Internationale de Sports d’Obstacles (FISO), (formerly known as the IORF and other acronyms) has set up a new committee to ensure a safe sport for all athletes with the creation of Safe Sport Committee. The World OCR recently voted to form the committee and require the policies adopted by all national member federation and their members. The full press release below.
