PlayInTheMud wrote:
OCR had 4x as many participants as marathons in 2014.
OCR is the fastest growing sport in the world.
Runner arms are small.
Really? 5k too?
PlayInTheMud wrote:
OCR had 4x as many participants as marathons in 2014.
OCR is the fastest growing sport in the world.
Runner arms are small.
Really? 5k too?
Between 2009 and 2013, races such as Spartan Race, Tough Mudder and Warrior Dash exploded in popularity, both in the United States and overseas. An estimated 3 million athletes crossed an obstacle course finish linen 2013, compared with only 50,000 in 2010.
To put that in perspective, that 2013 number is higher than all the marathon and half-marathon runners combined.
The sport has seen rapid growth since 2013.
How many "Elite" runners are there in the US?
800m-Ultra....?
Trail vs Road....?
PlayInTheMud wrote:
Between 2009 and 2013, races such as Spartan Race, Tough Mudder and Warrior Dash exploded in popularity, both in the United States and overseas. An estimated 3 million athletes crossed an obstacle course finish linen 2013, compared with only 50,000 in 2010.
To put that in perspective, that 2013 number is higher than all the marathon and half-marathon runners combined.
The sport has seen rapid growth since 2013.
Ok so that included all running races like 5k thanks for answering the question.
Burpees are lame
dsfsdfafdsa wrote:
PlayInTheMud wrote:Between 2009 and 2013, races such as Spartan Race, Tough Mudder and Warrior Dash exploded in popularity, both in the United States and overseas. An estimated 3 million athletes crossed an obstacle course finish linen 2013, compared with only 50,000 in 2010.
To put that in perspective, that 2013 number is higher than all the marathon and half-marathon runners combined.
The sport has seen rapid growth since 2013.
Ok so that included all running races like 5k thanks for answering the question.
Burpees are lame
Also I used the googlz and it said that there were 20 000 000 000 finishers in running races in the US last year alone.
It think there are more runnerz in the world too
So burpees and mud are kewl but not as cool as running ok thanks bye
Who would win this race and why?
Participants: Meb, Ritz, Hall, Hobie Call, Ryan Atkins, Jonathan Albon, or other...
Race Location: Lake Tahoe, Squaw Valley
Television Schedule: Prime Time, NBC
Start: 7:30am, October 4th 2015
Distance: 16 Miles
Start Elevation 6,200 ft.
Peak elevation 9,050 ft.
Obstacles: 30-35
Prize Money
1st place $15,000
2nd place $10,000
3rd place $5,000
4th place $4,000
5th place $3,000
(top 20 paid)
Whatif.com wrote:
Who would win this race and why?
Participants: Meb, Ritz, Hall, Hobie Call, Ryan Atkins, Jonathan Albon, or other...
Race Location: Lake Tahoe, Squaw Valley
Television Schedule: Prime Time, NBC
Start: 7:30am, October 4th 2015
Distance: 16 Miles
Start Elevation 6,200 ft.
Peak elevation 9,050 ft.
Obstacles: 30-35
Prize Money
1st place $15,000
2nd place $10,000
3rd place $5,000
4th place $4,000
5th place $3,000
(top 20 paid)
Lol, this is the actual world championship race later this year. Ryan Kent, Albon, and Atkins are my top 3 to win, but I would pay good money to see how well elite runners would do against them (not because I think they'd get crushed, I'd just legitimately be curious).
Max King will beat all of them.
gffddfff wrote:
PlayInTheMud wrote:OCR had 4x as many participants as marathons in 2014.
OCR is the fastest growing sport in the world.
Runner arms are small.
Really? 5k too?
Yes, 5K runners' arms are small too.
Meb, Ritz and Hall can make at least 10 times more by running either Chicago or NYC. So where is the incentive for them to enter that race, let alone training for it?
Wake me up when an obstacle race offers a six figure prize money for 1st place... zzz
muscular runner wrote:
gffddfff wrote:Really? 5k too?
Yes, 5K runners' arms are small too.
You got too much muscle. It is taking over your brain now. Sorry that is happening.
djdjdjdjdjdjdjddj wrote:
muscular runner wrote:Yes, 5K runners' arms are small too.
You got too much muscle. It is taking over your brain now. Sorry that is happening.
I'm not sure I understand...
My son, now 15, started the Spartans at 12 years old with a buddy. They had placed #20th in a Muddy Buddy out of 720 teams but the Spartan was altogether different. They tagged teamed a lot of obstacles as they were missing upper body strength. We are about 7-8 Spartan races later and the boy, now 15, can run a 5K in 15 minutes has never finished a Spartan in under an hour.
That said, what he and his buddy get from these races is a committement to each other and the grit to finish if that makes sense? Their first was in 35 degree weather in Malibu with ice floating in the water.
The elite racers cannot fail at any obstacle and still stay in the hunt for a purse. They are lean but thick through the shoulders/arms and biceps as well as their lower body.
We have found that it's necassary to train with the obstacles because a runner cannot necassarily shimmy up a rope from the freezing water pit?
I've seen some Cross Fit folks do really well on the course and they haven't been really fast runners.
ROFL at Malibu with ice floating in the water
Snow in Malibu. First pic, still laughing?