The end of the year is an important time for OCR athletes, it heralds the beginning of “Off-Season”. After seeing this phrase thrown around on social media, I wanted to find out more about what the best in the business do when the competition season ends. I spoke to some of our Pro OCR friends,…
With the 6th annual Obstacle Course Racing World Championships rapidly becoming a fond memory, there’s one thing we can all agree on. From spectator to volunteer, from athlete to course builder, the whole event is incredibly emotive. Tears, frustrations, jubilation. For many of us, it’s the culmination of a lot of hard work, with unpredictable…
In early 2019 OCRWC launched a unique worldwide athlete ranking system. Using a committee of independent prominent members of the OCR community, the goal was to create an opinion based system, which takes into account all athletes across the globe, across every race brand. To be a member of the panel required a huge knowledge…
Adventurey formally commits to donating at least 1% of its annual revenue to support nonprofit organizations focused on the environment. Adventurey LLC, the producer of the Obstacle Course Racing (OCR) World Championships, is proud to announce it has partnered with 1% for the Planet and is formally committed to donating a minimum of 1% of…
After a year of battling for the top spot, Mericle (USA,1) pulled it out of the bag with a stunning performance at Spartan Worlds, claiming victory on an intensely tough and cold course, with an incredible 15 minutes lead over 2nd place, Webster (CA,2). We’ve been watching the rise of Guillot-Boisset (FRA,3) all year, and…
Obstacle Course Racing is all about breaking new ground, and Adventurey is always striving to push the boundaries. In 2019, we’re proud to announce our partnership with one of the most innovative OCR kit products in the world, KitBrix. “Racing doesn’t stop when you step off the course, and that’s why we’ve partnered with OCR…
Adventurey, the producer of world-class obstacle course races (OCR), announced today that the seventh annual independent Obstacle Course Racing World Championships (OCRWC) will be held at Stratton Mountain Resort, Vermont, USA, October 2-4, 2020. “We cannot wait to introduce all of our athletes to everything Stratton Mountain has to offer,” said Adrian Bijanada, Adventurey Founder…
If you’re taking part in this year’s Obstacle Course Racing World Championships, chances are you’re pretty competent on obstacles and have put in a fair amount of training (unless you’re a turn-up-on-the-day-and-hope-for-the-best kinda gal like me). This isn’t an article on how to train, you know how to do that (and even if you don’t…
Adventurey is thrilled to announce that the 100-meter OCR World Championships will be powered by Urban-Sky. Adventurey is always at the forefront of competitive OCR, and strive to deliver ever greater events to the best athletes. With each year seeing more developments and partnerships, it is with great pride that we release details of the…
Every month we think our athletes can’t be tested any further, and every month there are more epic events and they pull it out of the bag. In August OCR athletes around the world took on Spartan races (including the North American champs in West Virginia), the first race of the new OCR Series, and…
The Obstacle Course Racing World Championships 2018 were blessed by the weather gods with sunshine, warm temperatures, and no rain. Whilst this was beautiful, we Brits knew how unusual this weather was for October. There’s a chance, a very very small chance, this could happen again, but personally, I’m going to err on the side…
Obstacle Course Racing is more than a competition. Whether you’re an elite, a weekend warrior, a newbie, or not even particularly athletic, there’s something there for you. One aspect many people enjoy is marshaling, and they do it for so many different reasons, so why should you? The Experience Marshaling shows you a side of…
