OP Ed – Tough Mudder – Showing Respect in Trying Times
With Tough Mudder's status up in the air, it's important to remember that a little compassion and respect goes a long way.
How Road Racing Relates to OCR (Obstacle Course Racing)
Aaron Singleton and I had been chatting online this summer quite a bit and decided it would be neat to collaborate on an article. I wanted to show how it felt to go from road runner to obstacle course racer, and how it felt to go from obstacle course racer to road runner.
For Faye – A Story of Kindness
September 12, 2015, marked a very special day in the running, OCR and endurance communities. No singular event occurred that day. There were no purported “world championships” happening, and although plenty of races and events took place, it wasn’t about who made the podium.
Community, Fringe Sports, Acquaintanceship Density, and OCR. What the Heck?!
Community is what most point to as the best thing about obstacle racing. Meeting old and new friends is often the highlight of race weekends. Even so, the community has evolved from the earliest days. A recent article in Men’s Fitness Magazine hinted at the evolution: “Before it was a slick, Reebok-sponsored international obstacle-racing phenomenon, the Spartan Race was a quirky, little-known adventure race in Vermont’s Green Mountains”.
