That’s right, I feel like I’ve claimed more legitimacy in the Obstacle Course Racing world after taking on one of the granddaddies of the sport: The Spartan Race. As I mentioned last week, yesterday I took part my first Spartan Sprint at The Wilds outside of Zanesville, Ohio, and holy hippo spit,…
There are a ton of tools that runners, obstacle racers, and other endurance athletes either absolutely swear by or get downright irate and nearly irrationally negative about when it comes to training and performance. Diet (high-carb or low-carb? Vegetarian or omnivorous?). Stretching (before, after, or at all?). Mileage (short runs…
This weekend, my race season kicks off with the Spartan Race Ohio and the Sprint event on Sunday, May 8. Held out at The Wilds, an outdoor zoological park near Columbus (I mean, we could potentially see giraffes and rhinos running around during the race, right?), this is going to…
Last Thursday, we talked about some of the basic endurance mistakes that folks who are new to obstacle course racing make. And let me tell you, overcoming that mistake is a big key to getting through a race more easily and with less pain. Enjoyment will be boosted, for sure.…
It’s sort of funny – every obstacle course race I’ve ever run, I’ve seen new racers who talk about the stuff they wish they had done to prepare for the event, and they are always the same things. Some of these folks are very much people who thought they were…
Today’s #OCRChat was another success! We had a great discussion led by Chad at Obstacle Racing Media about American Ninja Warrior, the TV show that has taken the fitness world by storm, and how it’s affecting OCR! Is this good? Bad? Fair? Not fair? What do you think? Hope you’ll…
Is it possible participating in obstacle course racing is helping you deal with stress? I think most regular OCR athletes would answer that with a resounding “yes.” Another podcast-inspired post today, this time from the Fat-Burning Man podcast. Host Abel James was interviewing Dr. Pedram Shojai, who I have mentioned…
I mentioned on Sunday in my weekly Periscope broadcast that I was going to give you an update on the Parkour Strength workouts that I’ve been doing, and that is to come, for sure. But whilst I was doing said workout this morning, another even more important topic jumped into…
Attention, all you tri-staters! Kevin LaPlatney, race director of the MudManX race in New Windsor, NY, is offering up a 20% discount for entry to their May 21 race for all Mudlife Crisis readers! That’s right, enter their Tri-State race for 20% off. Just use the coupon code “MUDLIFE” and you’ll…
