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4 MORE Tips from a prairie boy to help you conquer your next obstacle race no matter where you live by Mikhail Gerylo

admin — Sat, 26 Mar 2016 03:20:13 +0000

Winnipeg is definitely not the ideal place to live and train for obstacle races. The terrain provides no playground for the obstacle racer and throws in extreme temperatures to battle through year round. Think Mars in the winter and the Sahara Desert in the summer. Here is a short list of strategies used by a prairie boy to help catapult you into your best 2016 obstacle racing season yet: 1. Plan a trip around a race When you live on the prairies, you must be willing to venture out of province. When you do travel, take in as many experiences as possible. Pick your adventure wisely, however, as the local hotdog eating contest the night before may seem like fun, but will…

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Rushwood Race 2015 – By Walter F Hendrick (Sandy)

admin — Sat, 12 Sep 2015 02:38:28 +0000

Once I decided to dedicate a large part of my 2015 OCR race season to doing Canada OCR’s I researched a great deal to learn about all the best OCR’s Canada had to offer and one of them was the Rushwood race. The thing about Rushwood is it’s a permanent obstacle course that is located in a section of Canada that is sort of in the middle of nowhere in farm lands, so even a lot of Canadian obstacle course racers are not aware of this amazing race. Based on my research and feedback I was getting from some of my Canadian OCR friends, I had high expectations and was counting down the days/weeks until this event finally happened. Registration…

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What Happened to Mud Hero Vancouver? By Adam Kwitko

admin — Thu, 23 Apr 2015 01:00:10 +0000

Mud Hero is Canada’s most successful nationwide mud run with their focus on fun rather than hardcore. Multiple mud pits and obstacles that stress less upper body strength than traditional OCRs has lead Mud Hero to achieve 62% female registration and 74% growth with 53,000 registered in 2014 (30,500 in 2013). If you look at the obstacles featured in recent Tough Mudder offshoot Mudderella, you will notice many are similar to those designed by Mud Hero years ago. Mud Hero had planned two new events in 2015, an Urban Toronto event and one in Vancouver which has recently vanished from their website. 3-Seconds caught up with Mud Hero Race Director Adam Ruppel to find out why. This is the first…

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