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How Sidewalk Running Improves Your Mind and Body
A lot of OCR training comes down to making the most of what you have. We don’t all have the ability to run trails any time we want, or climb walls or ropes, crawl in the mud, etc. as part of our regular training regimens. Those things don’t exist in…
How My Yardwork is the Best Gym
Man, do I hate yardwork. I’m serious. Ask my parents about the amount of griping I did when it was time to mow the lawn or what have you. I still can’t stand it, either. One of the most irritating things for me is to have to mow, or weed,…
Don’t Ignore the Local Races!
As I’ve mentioned a few times, I just ran my first Spartan Race a couple weekends ago and loved it a lot. It was well-run, tough but not impossible, surrounded by great people, and more. Spartan is obviously one of the big three or four races that go on around…
Grip Strength Can Be In Your Grasp
Grip strength. With the influx of TV shows like American Ninja Warrior (which we talked about on an #OCRChat a while back) and more people wanting to try out the great challenges that such shows hold, obstacles with various grip challenges have been popping up at more races for the past…
First Spartan Race Complete! And…wow.
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,…
Compression Gear: Worth the Hype?
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…
