Watch the Best of OCR Awards Live on the Facebook Live Stream below starting at 9pm eastern time. With over thirty categories this year and the most votes ever received watch the announcement live and don't miss a minute of the action. Follow Twitter and join in on the conversation as we announce the best of the best in 2017.
Over 800 competitors from thirty-five countries toed the line over the weekend for Spartan Race's first 24-hour ultra-endurance championship. Between cold temperatures, near hurricane force winds, and nearly the shortest day of the year this race was one for the books. Morgan McKay would take the women's race and Joshua Fiore claimed the title in the men's race.
Spartan Race's 24-Hour Ultra World Championships announced today a new title sponsor, Power Systems, in advance of the event this weekend. Power Systems becomes the title sponsor of the 24-hour event to be held in Iceland this weekend. The official title for the weekend is "Power Systems 2017 Spartan Ultra World Championship presented by Yokohama."
Health IQ is a life insurance company created for healthy active people. Spartan Race recently partnered with the insurance brand to offer health-conscious individuals an alternative option when looking for life insurance. The two brands recently partnered to offer a unique opportunity for the Spartan Race and extending to the entire obstacle racing world.
Free tattoos, beer, and more than $5,000 in prizes from Tough Mudder are being given out today to celebrate Tough Mudder's Mudder Nation. Celebrate National Mudder Day with a free tattoo if you live in Chicago, New York City, or Central Florida. Tattoos not your thing, Tough Mudder is hosting bar crawls around the country today to celebrate.
Today, Warrior Dash announced the 2018 "Elements Tour" and unveils new obstacles for the upcoming season. To mark the tenth season of the popular obstacle race series, Warrior Dash is having participants take on all the elements on each of their 5K obstacle courses.
The voting for Mud Run Guide’s 2017 Best of OCR is now open. We received more than a fifteen hundred nominations from the OCR Community. The team at Mud Run Guide has compiled the list of who you the OCR Community nominated as the movers, shakers, leaders, and top races in our industry globally.
Spartan Race announced today that the 2015 & 2016 "Fittest Woman on Earth" Katrin Davidsdottir will compete in her native Iceland during the Spartan Race Iceland Sprint on December 16, 2017. Davidsdottir will compete in the first Spartan Race to head to Iceland. While Davidsdottir is first and foremost a CrossFit athlete she will soon also become a Spartan and she indicated she is "excited to give it a shot."
In 2018, Green Beret Challenge will host its first independent championship caliber race, that will test your mind, body, and spirit. The format will be a 12-hour Adventure Ultra-OCR consisting of running an 8 mile fixed course loop requiring mandatory obstacle completion of the event’s 20 obstacles and six unique military-inspired endurance/mental challenges.
Mud Run Guide has been working hard behind the scenes to pin some of the best gifts for you and your loved ones this holiday season. With gift ideas from across the obstacle course racing industry, there is something for everyone on this list.
