Tough Mudder is bringing back it's Extreme Obstacle Design Challenge for 2017. Do you have a super cool obstacle design you have been dying to see in a race? Tough Mudder wants to give you the opportunity to see it comes to life. The competition invites people from all over the world to submit an idea for Tough Mudder's next new obstacle which could be made into a reality for 2018.
Warrior Dash recently added another venue to the 2017 season with a race in Cabot, Arkansas on October 14, 2017. Warrior Dash continues to add more venues to the 2017 season with Arkansas the latest addition.
Spartan Race teased earlier this spring a new race in Iceland. Today details of the 24-Hour race set to take place December 16, 2017, in Reykjavik, Iceland have been released. Spartan Race is set to hold it's first "Ultra World Championship" 24-hour Spartan Race. The course will feature 24-hours of racing on a 5-mile course with over 30- man-made and natural obstacles. More than $25,000 in cash prizes will be awarded. Full press release below.
Spartan: Ultimate Team Challenge Season 2 airs tonight at 10:00 pm ET on NBC after the premiere of Season 9 of American Ninja Warrior. This year Spartan: Ultimate Team Challenge's format has had a makeover. The major changes for season two are the urban environment and the night time shooting.
Haze here, your favorite competitor from Season 1 of American Grit. I have the distinct honor of taking over for Bonnie to bring you weekly reviews of our favorite show, American Grit. I will keep the reviews as unbiased as possible and try to throw in some behind the scene comparisons from my experience in Season 1. This Sunday, June 11th, kicks off the long-awaited return of American Grit!
Spartan Race introduces Spartan Open House tomorrow in Tuxedo, New York. The Open House is a 2-hour tutorial on our signature Spartan obstacles. This is taught by certified SGX Coaches, providing you with techniques and training advice to conquer any of our obstacles on race day.
Do you love running? Hate running? or are you like me (and I suspect the rest of the active world) - you love to hate/hate to love running? There's no question about the effectiveness of running on your mental & physical health, no matter how hard many of us try to avoid daily/weekly mileage, running is a huge part of our lives - or, at least it should be.
Have you seen those Dryrobe's around the obstacle racing scene and wanted one of your own? Here is your chance! Mud Run Guide and Dryrobe are teaming up for the next five days to offer a lucky participant a chance to win their own Dryrobe. As contributor, Evan Perperis said of the Dryrobe, "it's like being hugged by a carebear".
While the map dropped on USOCRC's Facebook page earlier today, there was very little info on how to "move" the pieces to see more of the map, and apparently that's still a mystery that founder Adrian Bijanada is keeping mostly mum about. We do know from the past that Adrian likes to tie in reveals of this sort with challenges, contests, donations to charity, obstacle reveals, etc. and today's release is no exception - kicking off brand new 10% discounts for Pro (MRG10PRO) and Age Group (MRG10) divisions.
Spartan Race made the second stop on the Spartan U.S. Championship Tour over the weekend. The 8.5 mile Super proved to be fast and furious for the top athletes. Hobie Call in his last year of competitive racing took first place for men (also winning the master's division at the same time). On the women's side, it was Nicole Mericle, who picked up her first U.S. Championships win.
