Marena Sport has officially partnered with both the Conquer The Gauntlet race series and their team, the Conquer The Gauntlet Pro Team. Marena Sport, formerly Athletics8, has been the go to compression gear for Obstacle Course Racing (OCR) athletes for the last couple of years and for a good reason. Their high-quality, USA made products provide the breathable protection and compression you need for endurance racing.
If you haven’t noticed, Obstacle Course Racing (OCR) seems to get more competitive every year. Athletes become better trained and race directors think of new challenges. In order to try and stay ahead of most of the field, you may want to look at adding some of Sinergy Sports products to your home gym. I tested some of them out and this is what I found:
2017’s OCR Championships line-up is scheduled to be the same. World’s Toughest Mudder will be in Las Vegas for its fourth year, Spartan Race in Tahoe for its third year and OCR World Championship in Blue Mountain Canada for its second year. While some were ecstatic at the news, others seemed disappointed hoping for a new venue. I even heard several “Well it has to move overseas otherwise it is not a real world championship” and "They need to change locations next year."
It’s January 1st and you promised yourself that you would start the year off right exercising on the first day. You’re still slightly dehydrated from last night’s party and already second guessing your decision to work out on January 1st. If only there was someone motivating to help you power through this first day…someone like Coach Pain.
In August of 2016, Conquer the Gauntlet announced via their Facebook page the creation of Conquer Fitness. The facility will be opening in January 2017. Conquer Fitness is owned by the Mainprize Family owners of Conquer The Gauntlet race series. Conquer Fitness will launch their OCR/Ninja/General fitness gym in their hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma.
An epic endurance race of incredible distances in harsh conditions, although filmed weeks earlier the rest of America is just getting a glimpse of it now. Unknown to many, this event has been going on for years attracting local participants as well as those from across the globe. This year is different, though. It is the first year televised, but not just by any television channel; a primary network has picked it up for airing.
Last year I compared World’s Toughest Mudder (WTM) 2014 with 2015. Since another year has passed in the same location, new athletes to the WTM course probably want to know how this year compared to the last two years in Vegas. Here is a quick rundown by topic with my two cents thrown into the mix.
In case you missed it, recently at the Spartan World Championship, Spartan made (what I viewed) as a big deal about having United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) at their event. Instead of drug testing, like I expected them to, they were there just to inform all the elite athletes of the rules. A definite step in the right direction, although I think I would have preferred informing and testing all in one move.
World's Toughest Mudder has come and gone, but before tackling WTM this year I took on Tough Mudder Tennessee shortly before the 24-hour party in the desert. I wasn't sure if I would go, but since it was driving distance from my house, it means I could stay in my bed and drive to the event the morning of, a rarity in OCR for me. So I decided to hang out with my fellow Legionnaires for a weekend in the mud.
The midwest continues to be a hidden gem of obstacle racing in the United States. Two companies recently came together to create a one of a kind event; Conquer The Gauntlet, the Midwest’s OCR series, and KC Extreme Timber Challenge, a permanent course teamed up for the CTG-XTC Mega OCR, 10k, and 65+ obstacles.
