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Feeling the Flow State: A New Racer’s Perspective
Since starting to do the weekly #OCRChat on Twitter a few months ago, I’ve been chatting with a fellow named Johnny Stinson, a budding obstacle racer from Ontario. He told me about how he was looking forward to doing his first Spartan Race and was voraciously gathering information on best practices for…
Fight the Fear Factor!
A bit of a rant today, but hopefully one with a purpose. As I’ve mentioned in a couple of posts (such as here and here), I feel that Obstacle Course Racing can and should be a way to get past fears about what we’re capable of. We can really learn what…
Latest race: the Indian Mud Run!
I took on my second race of this season Saturday, the Indian Mud Run up in Coshocton, OH. It’s one of those races that I’ve been meaning to get to for a while and this year took the plunge. It’s also part of the Ohio OCR Grand Slam that I’m…
#OCRChat – What Motivates You?
We got pretty deep during today’s #OCRChat when we delved into the subject of motivation – and what exactly it is that gets us out to race, to train regularly, and to always put out best selves forward. And I think we all learned that it’s really a mixed bag of stuff…
Spartans on TV? Yes, Please.
I held off on putting out a post yesterday because I knew what was coming up last night: Spartan: Ultimate Team Challenge. Yeah, that’s right, there’s a new way to get your Spartan Race on and it’s on prime time TV. The show is on NBC, and it appears it’s…
Testimonial: the Power of OCR
Of all the reasons I have for my love of obstacle course racing, I think the one that really sticks with me the most is its power to change lives. More than any other sport, activity, or what have you, OCR seems to propel people to new things. Naturally, I’m biased,…
