Want to train like an elite OCR athlete, but don’t want to pay elite prices? Yancy Camp is for you. Yancy Camp is the creation of Yancy Culp, a veteran OCR athlete, seasoned coach and trainer to some of the of obstacle course racing’s best-known names. Not to mention one of the most inspirational people in our sport. I like to think that if I had Yancy watching me while I was racing, I would never not PR.
Today for Training Tuesday we focus on the bucket carry. The bucket carry is a staple of any Spartan Race. While the bucket carry is simple enough, you fill the bucket and carry it wherever the course directs.
The XX RACE is an indoor obstacle course race at the iMETTLE gym in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. The entrance can be a bit hard to find as it is around the end of the warehouse that it shares with a Le Bus Bakery. The logo on the door was easy to see as you drive by though letting you know you had found the right place.
This week's Training Tuesday comes from Tough Mudder. This circuit will help you train for not just Tough Mudder but any obstacle race. It is the perfect workout that needs only a few items and can be done inside when the weather it to frightful to be outside. Check out E-Rock and Stefanie Bishop lead you through this intense workout.
Joe Di of Spartan Race brings us through how to get through a muddy rope climb at a Spartan Race or other obstacle race. Rope climb is one of the most common obstacles and with these tips climbing even a muddy rope can get a little easier.
As we enter into the final weeks of 2017 many of our OCR seasons are coming to an end, if they haven’t already. This is a great time, as many of us do, to reflect on the goals we set out to accomplished. Did we meet those goals? Did we exceed those goals? Did we come up short and if so why? For me, it’s also about looking forward. I like to set goals for the offseason as well. Where can I improve?
This got me thinking about all the crazy things I've done in preparation for a race and how endless the possibilities were for this sport. With all the chaotic surprises and dilemmas involved, she couldn't be the only one training in "unconventional” ways, right?
Hill training is one of the most important components of a solid OCR routine. Learn the basics of hill training in this OCR 101 article.
Conquer the Gauntlet and Mud Run Guide's own Matt Willis brings us through this week's Training Tuesday. Willis shows us how to get across a rope traverse with techniques that can be used whether the rope is high above water or a few feet off the ground. Willis is a member of the Conquer the Gauntlet Pro Team and a fierce competitor at many obstacle races. Conquer the Gauntlet is a favorite series throughout the mid-west of the United States of America.
Have you ever wondered how you should behave at an obstacle course race to not embarrass yourself? Or do you just forget about etiquette and act like a caveman? If so, here are my personal 10 unofficial rules of OCR etiquette to show good manners on and off the course.
