Battlefrog: Gone Too Soon
Battlefrog closed its doors six years ago on August 23, 2016. Battlefrog now serves as a cautionary tale for other race series: Before you expand nationwide be SURE you are ready.
From 2014 to 2016...
What Is The Best Headlamp For World’s Toughest Mudder?
If you are running World's Toughest Mudder, Toughest Mudder, or the Spartan Ultra Championship you MUST have a headlamp.
The headlamp is one of only two REQUIRED pieces of equipment at World's Toughest Mudder. (The...
OCR Everest: 29,029 Feet of Elevation Plus Obstacles
Earlier this year I set out to run my 7th and final Ultra-Obstacle Course Racing (Ultra-OCR) charity event. The plan was to run the height of Everest while doing obstacles on the course of Tough...
Gear Review: MudGear Men’s Elite-Fit Compression Shorts
FINALLY!!!! I have been waiting years for MudGear to come out with men’s compressions shorts!
After watching all my female teammates race in the Women's MudGear compression shorts for the last several race seasons, the...
Tough Mudder President Kyle McLaughlin to Step Down
Tough Mudder announced today that President and CEO Kyle McLaughlin would be stepping down. McLaughlin is pursuing a new role outside obstacle course racing in the technology industry. He will remain an advisor to...
How Do I Qualify For The 2022 Spartan World Championship?
Spartan recently released a trove of information for the 2022 championship races and championship series. Included in the info drop are the qualification requirements for the 2022 Spartan World Championship. You can read the...
Spartan Announces Canada to Host North American Championship Race
Spartan announced that Big White Mountain in Kelowna, Canada would be the site of the 2022 North American Championship race. This is the first time in the seven-year history of the race that it...
Behind the Scenes of Tough Mudder
Last year I had the opportunity to help out with one of Tough Mudder’s newest events, Infinite Hero Honor Challenge (read more about it here). This means I showed up two days before the event,...
Tough Mudder announces 10k laps for Toughest Mudder, changes to Team format for Toughest...
Tough Mudder President Kyle McLaughlin and Director of Product Chris Maltbie sat down with World's Toughest Podcast this week to talk about changes to the Tough Mudder Endurance Series for 2022.
New for 2022: Toughest...
Spartan announces dates and venues of 2022 North American Elite Series and US National...
Spartan announced today the dates, venues, and schedule of the 2022 North American Elite Series and the 2022 US National Series.
The North American Elite Series (NAES) is a five-race series to determine the men's...
