The North American Obstacle Course Racing Championships took place over the weekend at Stratton Mountain, Vermont. Athletes from all over North America converged on the Green Mountains for three days of racing action.
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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.
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.
A couple years ago I met Justin Gielski at the playground where we were both training. He was videotaping some spots for his upcoming appearance on American Ninja Warrior. We have trained together and one thing that describes him is drive, recently he put his mind to a new goal.
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.
