For Those Who Would OCR Humanitarian award announced today the four finalists for the 2017 recipient. The four finalists announced today are Melissa Dugan, Matty Gregg, Joey McGlamory, and Paul TenHaken. Community voting is open today through September 17, 2017.
Denmark is set to host the 2018 OCR European Championships as announced today. The event is set to take place June 29 - July 1, 2018, with a short course, standard course, team relay and open course.
Earlier this year Spartan Race announced a 24-hour Ultra Beast Championship in Iceland, December 14 - 17, 2017. Now Spartan Race is giving fans two more reasons to head to Iceland in December, for a sprint or an AGOGE. Spartan Race will be hosting a sprint distance race during the four hours of daylight, giving fans not yet ready for 24-hours a reason to make the trip to the iconic country. Additionally, for athletes looking for a different type of challenge a 60-hour AGOGE will be held the same weekend.
The Suffering Race issued a statement online this morning stating they would be closing the company and moving into the liquidation process. The United Kingdom based obstacle race for the past four years has been a favorite among many Brits.
The US OCR Championships kicked off its second day of racing this morning with a 15-kilometer grueling course through the Texas Hill Country. The day was highlighted with wins by Nicole Mericle and Hunter McIntyre and Operation Enduring Warrior heat.
The United States obstacle course racing championships kicked off today with a three-kilometer short course in Mountain Home, Texas. Athletes from around the country traveled to take part in the time trial style race. Heats of eight racers were sent out every minute with awards for the top age group athletes.
After the success of the first Tough Mudder TM-X race which aired on CBS the race announced it is expanding in 2018. Currently, pre-registration is open for eight locations for a TM-X Open in 2018. The TM-X Open will be a feeder for the TM-X Championships later in 2018.
September is childhood cancer awareness month. Warrior Dash wants to help raise awareness and money for the cause. Since the beginning of Warrior Dash the company has been in partnership with St. Jude Chidldren's Hospital raising over $14 million dollars
This year Tough Mudder introduced the 8-hour Toughest Mudder series as part of their road to World's Toughest Mudder. Athletes followed the series around North America and the United Kingdom. In the end of the series, Ryan Atkins locked up the first place position overall with Allison Tai taking the top spot for women and seventh overall in the series.
It is time for first independent US OCR Championships happening this weekend at Y.O. Ranch Headquarters in Mountain Home, Texas. The festivities kick off at the ranch on Friday evening with a welcome dinner before jumping into action with the 3K short course on Saturday and 15K long course on Sunday.
