Profiles of elite and everyday OCR athletes
When most OCR coverage focuses on elite athletes, it’s easy to forget that the vast majority of people crossing finish lines at obstacle races aren’t podium contenders. They’re teachers, nurses, software engineers, parents, and first …
Jordan Reeves wasn’t supposed to be here. The 22-year-old kinesiology major from the University of Colorado had never heard of obstacle course racing until his sophomore year, when a roommate dared him to sign up …
For most couples, date night means dinner and a movie. For Marcus and Tanya Williams, it means crawling through mud, scaling 8-foot walls, and carrying sandbags up a mountain — together. The Houston-based couple has …
Obstacle course racing was designed to be hard. The walls, ropes, rigs, and carries are built to challenge able-bodied athletes at their physical limits. Now imagine facing those same obstacles with a limb difference, a …
You can run an obstacle race solo. But there’s an argument — a strong one — that the sport is at its absolute best when you race with a team. Team OCR takes the elements …
Every OCR veteran was once a first-timer. Before the medal collection, the race calendars, and the casual conversations about obstacle technique — there was a moment of pure “what did I just sign up for?” …
If you think obstacle course racing is a young person’s game, you haven’t spent much time at the starting line. Walk through any OCR event and you’ll find that some of the most dedicated, most …