Cody Moat was named the 2017 Spartan Race World Champion on Saturday. After the race, he took a few moments to talk about winning the race and what it meant to him. Moat won his first Spartan Race World Championship in 2012 in Vermont than a relative unknown in the sport.
Arnel Banawa of OCRTUBE recently headed over to Germany for the OCR EC (European Championships) over the weekend. He captured all the action from the muddy and hilly course which featured over fifty obstacles. The 17-kilometer course offered challenging obstacles and terrain.
The Wheel, the docu-reality show on Discovery Channel ended on Friday with the season finale. Out of the six participants who began The Wheel, only Luke and Adam made it to day sixty. Adam Kimble joined Mud Run Guide along the way to share all the behind the scenes stories throughout the season.
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Evan Perperis recently visited the new Obstacle Athletics on Long Island, New York. The new obstacle training center and gym owned by Kevin LaPlatney a long time obstacle racer himself. Joining Evan and Kevin was the 2016 World's Toughest Mudder champion, Stefanie Bishop. Below is the Facebook Live the trio recorded showing off the new space and answering community questions.
Over the weekend Spartan Race headed to Alabama for another Super. Arnel Banawa was there from OCRTUBE.com to capture all the action from the weekend. A 10+ mile challenging course had some unique Alabama scenery.
The OCR World Championships are next week, but the course will remain a secret until athlete's arrive on site. Here's the list of obstacles that will be on the course at the 2016 OCRWC.
Conquer the Gauntlet headed to Arkansas over the weekend. Arnel Banawa of OCRTUBE made a trip to the midwest to check this series that continues to get praise from many around the OCR community. The globetrotting Banawa called this race, "I think that this is OCR's best kept secret! How did I not know about this 5-year-old race company?" with a reaction like that you know it is a good event.
Hesco Bonefrog Challenge is currently having its moment in obstacle course racing. With the closure of another frog the profile of Hesco Bonefrog Challenge continues to rise. However, like many small independent race series Bonefrog has mostly been putting on quality events under the radar. The company was founded in 2012 by former Navy SEAL, Brian Carney, after spending thirteen years in the SEALS. Carney knew he wanted to be part of the OCR community even before leaving the SEALS. When he got out he went to work.
Civilian Military Combine the first hybrid obstacle race is about to make it's relaunch at Fort Hamilton in Brooklyn, New York next weekend. Civilian Military Combine is a unique event that features "The Pit" and then goes right into the obstacle course. For many this is a new concept and Mud Run Guide connected with Garfield Griffiths to talk about the race format in this Skype interview.
Brian Carney founder of BoneFrog Challenge is the guest on this week's episode of the New England Spahtens Podcast. Carney is the former NAVY SEAL who founded the BoneFrog Challenge in 2012. The race series which has made a big expansion this year started in western Massachusetts. Paul Jones of New England Spahtens talks to Carney about his labor of love and why BoneFrog is such a unique event.
