OCR shoes, apparel, grip aids, hydration packs — honest reviews
Weighted vests and rucking gear are among the most underused tools in OCR training. Here’s how to choose the right platform, load intelligently, and build it into your program.
Phones. Keys. Cards. Everything gets wet in OCR. Here’s how to actually protect your valuables on course — and when the best answer is to leave them behind.
Chafe, blisters, and blown tape have ended more OCR races than bad fitness has. Here’s the complete body prep guide — anti-chafe, blister prevention, and kinesiology tape — for athletes who race wet and long.
Lug depth, drainage, heel drop, upper durability — a no-nonsense framework for choosing the right shoe for your race terrain, distance, and obstacle mix.
Action cameras in OCR look easy — until the mount fails on a rope climb and the footage is unwatchable. Here’s what actually works, and when it’s worth it at all.
Most GPS watches are built for clean, linear sports — not OCR. Here’s how to evaluate water resistance, case durability, GPS accuracy in tree cover, and strap durability for obstacle course racing.
Cotton kills. Generic athletic tees fail at the first water obstacle. Here’s what actually belongs against your skin on an OCR course — and why the torso layer is the most overlooked decision in the kit bag.
Race shorts are the gear decision most OCR athletes make too casually. Here’s what fabric, fit, and construction actually mean when you’re knee-deep in a Pacific Northwest Beast course.
When the temperature drops and the water obstacles hit early, bare hands don’t cut it. Here’s what OCR athletes actually need to know about neoprene and thermal hand protection — and the trade-offs that matter.
Most knee sleeves were designed for the gym, not the mud. Here’s how to choose joint support that actually performs across water, crawls, and technical terrain in OCR.
Monkey bars and rigs are the great equalizers in OCR. Here’s a hard look at the chalk, tape, and training tools that give athletes a real edge — and what’s more hype than help.
Kinesiology tape vs. rigid athletic tape — one lifts, one locks. Here’s what the evidence actually says about each type, how to apply them for OCR, and why skin prep is where most athletes lose the battle before they start.