Mud Run Guide held the fourth annual Mud Run Guide Best of OCR Awards in 2017. The month process began with an open nomination period where the OCR Community was invited to nominate their favorites over 30-categories in 2017. MRG received over 6,000 nominations from over 1,500 individuals. A team combed through all the nominations and narrowed it down to the finalists. Voting opened for to decide the best of the best in 2017. Over 6,000 people voted amounting to over 100,000 votes total. On December 20, 2017, the winners were announced live on Facebook (catch the replay of the broadcast here). Below are the official winners and runner-ups for the Mud Run Guide Best of OCR 2017. Listed in the order they were presented.

 

Best TV Show

Winner:

American Ninja Warrior

 

Runner-Up:

Broken Skull Challenge

 

 

 

Best OCR Podcast

Winner:

Obstacle Racing Media

 

Runner-Up:

Spartan Up!

 

 

 

Best Regional Club/Team

Winner:

Spartan 4-0

Runner-up:

New England Spahtens

 

 

 

 

Best Training Facility or Fixed Course

Winner:

Shale Hill

(Benson, Vermont)

Runner-up:

Toughest Lab

(Malmo, Sweden)

Black Diamond Obstacle Course

(Ohio)

 

 

 

Best Ninja Warrior Training Gym

Winner:

MROC Training

Mud Run Obstacle Course

 

Runner-up:

Obstacle Athletics

Movement Lab Ohio

 

 

Best Training Tool

Winner:

Wreck Bag

 

Runner-up:

Yancy Camp Training Plan

 

 

 

Best Nutrition Product/Brand

Winner:

Clif Bar

 

Runner-up:

FitAID

 

 

 

Best Clothing Brand

Winner:

Under Armor

 

Runner-Up:

Mud Gear

 

 

 

Best Brand of Shoes

Winners

Inov-8

 

Runner-Up:

Salomon

 

 

 

Best OCR Writer

Winner:

Amelia Boone

(Amelia Boone Racing)

Runner-up:

Matt B. Davis

(Obstacle Racing Media)

 

 

Best Race Director

Winner:

Adrian Bijanada

(OCR World Championships)

 

Runner-up:

Steve Hammond

(Spartan Race)

 

Most Inspirational Person or Group

Winner:

Coach Pain

Runner-up:

Operation Enduring Warrior

 

 

 

 

Best Photographer

Winner:

Bob Mulholland

 

Runner-up:

Veronika Reinert

 

 

 

 Most Influential Person

Winner:

Coach Pain

Runner-up:

Ryan Atkins

 

 

 

 

 Best Female Athlete

Winner:

Lindsay Webster

 

Runner-up:

Rea Kolbl

 

 

 

Best Male Athlete

 

Winner:

Ryan Atkins

 

Runner-up:

Robert Killian

 

 

Best Female Master's Athlete

Winner:

Heather Gollnick

 

Runner-up:

Deanna Blegg

 

 

 

Best Male Master's Athlete

Winner:

Hobie Call

Runner-up:

Matt Novakovich

 

 

 

 

Best New Obstacle

Winner:

Twister

(Spartan Race)

Runner-up:

Floating Walls 2.0

(Indian Mud Run)

 

 

Best Medal

Winner:

OCR World Championships

 

 

Runner-up:

Spartan Race

 

 

Best Series for Beginners

Winner:

Spartan Race Sprint

 

Runner-up:

Warrior Dash

 

 

 

Best Small Race Series

Winner:

F.I.T. Challenge

(USA)

Runner-up:

X Warrior Challenge

(Canada)

 

 

Best Mid-Size Race Series

Winner:

Savage Race

Runner-up:

Bonefrog Challenge

 

 

 

 

Best Large Race Series

Winner:

Rugged Maniac

 

Runner-up:

Warrior Dash

 

 

 

Best Global Race Series

Winner:

Spartan Race

Runner-up: 

Tough Mudder

 

 

 

 

Best North American Race Series

Winner:

Savage Race

(USA)

Runner-up:

Bonefrog Challenge
(USA)

 

 

 Best European Race Series

Winner:

Toughest

(Sweden)

Runner-up:

Tough Guy

(United Kingdom)

 

 

Best “Other” International Race Series

Winner:

True Grit

(Australia)

 

Runner-up:

Bermuda Triple Challenge

(Bermuda)

 

 

Best Championship Event

Winner:

OCR World Championships

 

Runner-up:

Spartan Race World Championships

 

 

 

Best Event of 2017

Winner:

OCR World Championships

 

Runner-up:

World's Toughest Mudder

 

 

 

Top Moment(s)

Winner:

OCR World Championships

 

Runner-up:

Ryan Atkins Winning World's Toughest Mudder

 

 

 

2016 Best of OCR Results

2015 Best of OCR Results

2014 Best of OCR Results