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Spartan Ultimate Challenge Captures Audience For Second Week

By |June 21st, 2016|

The NBC competition reality television series Spartan: Ultimate Team Challenge continued to rule the airwaves last night with the second episode airing after American Ninja Warrior. The new team obstacle racing series premiered last week as the second highest rated "alternative television" launch in the last nine months. Last night the show captured the number position at the 10pm slot beating out Mistresses on ABC and BrainDead on CBS.

OCR Short Course Revolution

By |June 20th, 2016|

For years, the obstacle racing industry has talked about the short course time and time again. The most famous and vocal proponent of the concept has been OCR racer Hobie Call. His vision of the sport in the future is a short course laid out in a stadium where people can watch all the action. Over the weekend, at the Spartan Race Dallas Stadium Race after the main heats were complete a version of that vision was realized. The IORF revealed a standard stadium format course, in conjunction with USA Pentathlon and delivered by Spartan Race.

Last Week in OCR: European Championships, Friday Night Lights and More…

By |June 13th, 2016|

Wow…what a weekend! The North, South, West, and East were all represented by thousands of you muddy, amazing humans! From the beginner to the best, you all came out and represented in full force, and we love you for it.

Faces at the Races — Kiaran McCormack

By |June 13th, 2016|

I love OCR, as it encompasses so many different types of fitness throughout a race: cardiovascular, strength, muscle endurance, along with agility, speed and skill. I do it to model the lifestyle that is possible to my clients and everyone. OCR is a great metaphor for life: we all experience obstacles that we must overcome.

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Spartan: Ultimate Team Challenge Airs Monday on NBC

By |June 10th, 2016|

After months of anticipation the new NBC competition reality series, Spartan: Ultimate Team Challenge airs Monday night at 10/9 central after American Ninja Warrior. The team based show is built off the Spartan Race Series and will feature some of your favorite obstacle course racing athletes in the sport today. Each week six teams will face off against each other testing themselves both physically and mentally on some never before seen obstacles as well as Spartan Race favorites.

10 Things You May Not Know about ‘Rise of the Sufferfests’

By |June 9th, 2016|

"Why the #$%* would anyone pay money and sign a 'death waiver' only to be scared, uncomfortable, frozen, shocked, bumped & bruised, battered and broken?" In other words, WTF is wrong with all these people?

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Hearst Ventures Makes Strategic Investment in Spartan Race

By |June 9th, 2016|

Spartan Race announced yesterday a new key strategic investment from Hearst Ventures. Hearst Ventures is a unit of Hearst, one of the nation's largest diversified media and information companies. This new investment from Hearst makes the companies first step into the live event space.

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Race Recap: Monterey Spartan Race Super

By |June 8th, 2016|

This past weekend marked the 2nd race in the NBC Spartan Series, the Spartan Super in Monterey, California. As such, it drew a huge crowd to this otherwise sleepy coastal town, and this included a completely stacked elite field. I don't normally pay too much attention to the elite runners; in many ways they are almost a different species from the rest of us and I'm usually on the course before their race is over. This time around, a little later start time of 10 AM afforded me the opportunity to watch the end of the elite races and it couldn't have been a more exciting finish!

Last Week in OCR: June 6, 2016 Edition

By |June 6th, 2016|

Happy Monday everyone! I hope y’all rested up well last week and enjoyed your time with family, because this weekend there was NO shortage of events to choose from, and the results pages looked like a roster of all the competitive OCR athletes we know. In other words, the competition was fierce, the races were out in full force and we proved there is plenty of something for everyone. It was an incredible weekend to be inspired by what we do and love, and get our mud on!

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Rise of the Sufferfests Documentary Review

By |June 6th, 2016|

Following the Monterey Spartan Super on Saturday, I had the chance to don a new cap, this time as a movie critic as I took in the premiere of the "Rise of the Sufferfests" documentary that has been lovingly crafted by Scott Keneally. Now, I'm no Leonard Maltin, but I know what I like, and frequently that revolves more around the Marvel Universe, Star Wars, and Lord of the Rings than any dry and stale documentary.

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