What to do when racers run off course? by Adam Kuhn
samedi, 08 octobre 2016
This is a question I’ve often thought about simply because I find it fascinating. Assuming the competitors did not have malicious intent who is truly at fault when competitors run off course? I bring up this question because I was at a race this year where the 1st place and 2nd place finishers of the
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Red Deer Spartan Super and Sprint Weekend by Adam Kuhn
mardi, 06 septembre 2016
The Heritage Ranch in Red Deer Alberta was the site of the only double event weekend in Alberta. The Spartan Super took place on Saturday September 3 and the Spartan Sprint took place on Sunday September 4. The Super course was ~12.5 km long with 29 obstacles, and the Sprint course was ~5.2 km with
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X Warrior Challenge by Adam Kuhn
mardi, 30 août 2016
Calgary’s first ever stadium obstacle course race occurred on August 27, 2016 with the inaugural X Warrior Challenge. The event took place at the Stampede Grandstand. During the Calgary Stampede, horses, bulls, and cowboys tear up this arena, but on August 27 the grounds were open to even more wild and ferocious beasts…X Warriors. The X
Calgary Spartan Sprint 2016 by Adam Kuhn
jeudi, 18 août 2016
The Calgary Spartan Race Sprint took place at Wild Rose Motocross Park, which is located right in the heart of Calgary. With a venue located inside the city limits I was a little unsure of the quality of the course that’d I’d be racing on. The Wild Rose Motocross Park is roughly 650 m long
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The 2016 Montreal Spartan Beast and Ultra Beast had the most vertical gain
jeudi, 11 août 2016
Chances are that by now you’re either sick of climbing Owl’s Head, the venue of the 2016 Montreal Spartan Beast & Ultra Beast, or you’re sick of hearing about how hard it was to climb Owl’s Head. The final race on Spartan’s Eastern Canada circuit ended in style with hot/humid temperatures, a drinking water shortage and 2,075
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Tough Mudder Alberta by Adam Kuhn
mardi, 09 août 2016
On August 6th and 7th 2016, Tough Mudder returned to Drumheller Alberta. Located in the heart of the Canadian Badlands, Tough Mudder could not have chosen a better venue. The Canadian Badlands comes complete with steep ridges/cliffs, variable terrain, and spectacular canyon like views. Tough Mudder is a particularly unique event in the Obstacle Couse Racing
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Rugged Maniac Calgary by Tanner Farenik
mardi, 02 août 2016
On Saturday July 30th I got to experience my first Rugged Maniac Obstacle Course Race at Spruce Meadows in Calgary, AB and it was a lot of fun. It doesn’t hurt that it was in my home town and was less than 20 minutes from my house! So here is a little break down of
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2016 Swamp Soccer World Championship (Suopotkupallon MM-kisat) by Adam Kuhn
jeudi, 21 juillet 2016
As an avid obstacle course racer I quite enjoy getting covered in mud, so when I was first asked to play in the Swamp Soccer World Championships I was both excited and perplexed. People play soccer in a swamp? And there’s a World Championship for this obscure sport? Well it turns out the Swamp Soccer World
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OCR Nutrition by Josh Stryde
samedi, 25 juin 2016
Just like there are many ways to tackle an obstacle, there are many ways to tackle nutrition in preparation for obstacle course racing. Regardless of how you eat, there are few important concepts to keep in mind: 1. In order to train hard on a regular basis and give your body the energy it needs
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Vancouver Spartan Race Sprint 2016: Race Report by Adam Kuhn
mardi, 07 juin 2016
The Western Canada Spartan Race series got underway with the Vancouver Spartan Sprint on June 4 at Mount Seymour Ski Resort. The venue is located on the northern edge of North Vancouver making the race extremely accessible for anyone living in the Greater Vancouver area. The course was extremely well designed providing racers with a complete
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