Evan Perperis
Evan “Ultra-OCR Man” Perperis is the owner of Strength & Speed and an athlete on the MudGear-Battle of the Lions Pro Team who specializes in endurance obstacle course racing. He is an NSCA-CPT and the author of six books, 300+ articles and has produced 180+ podcasts focused on OCR. His biography chronicles his military service and extreme endurance events for charity “Ultra-OCR Man: From Special Forces Soldier to Record Setting OCR Athlete”. Look for the “Ultra-OCR Man” documentary coming soon.
Gear Review: What is the Best Weighted Vest?
Choosing a Carrier to Go With Your Hyperwear Adjustable Flexible Weight Plates
If you read my recent article on Hyperwear’s adjustable flexible weight plates, you already know I think it is the best option on...
Gear Review: Hyperwear Tac Vest
Last year I wrote a review on Hyperwear’s adjustable flexible weight plates. After using the plates with popular branded weight vests like Wolf Tactical, 5.11, US Army vest, and Freetime Outdoors, I wanted to see...
Mythic Race Report: Great Prep For OCRWC
What happens when a hardcore Obstacle Course Racing (OCR) fan and athlete designs his own race? I went down to Mythic Race, put on by William Shell (a former pro track runner who transitioned to...
Race Recap: Hannibal Race vs. The World
I ran my first race in 2013 and started running multiple events the following year. Although most of my racing career events take place in America, I have raced across the world including countries like...
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...
Evan Perperis Announces His Final Ultra-OCR Fundraiser For Infinite Hero Foundation
For the last six years I have created an ultra-OCR challenge to raise money for charity. Every year each challenge was arguably a worse idea than the last (as told in my book Ultra-OCR...
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,...
What Happens To You Mentally After 24 hours of OCR? More Aftereffects of Your...
“The challenge of ultrarunning is 90 percent mental and the other 10 percent is all in our heads” –Canadian Ultra-runner Ray Zahab star of “Running in the Sahara”
Anyone who has ever stepped foot on...
What Happens To Your Body After 24 Hours of OCR? From One Day to...
As you plan your next race season you may be eyeing one of the 24 hour championships, Spartan 24 hour Ultra-World Championship or World’s Toughest Mudder, that are now re-occurring events every year. After...
