vendredi 21 juin 2013

Some Of The Best Obstacle Course Races

By Lana Bray


Obstacle races possess unique quirks and personalities just like humans, in a way that makes people either love or hate them. Hence, anyone who wants to be a participant must choose one that suits their temperament as well as fitness goals. A contestant gets from the races what they put into them. A person may want to participate just for fun or to test themselves to find out what they are made of. Either way, there are several of the best obstacle course races to choose from.

When compared to other races, the Civilian Military Combine competition utilizes it s military heritage in a much presentable way. The participants are either armed forces personnel or ordinary citizens wishing to find out if they are tough enough to take part in a military style race. Before they can start the course with obstacles, participants must successfully wade through a section called the Pit. This pit is a challenge in which they are judged based on reps they do in four events involving lifting and timing.

Columbia muddy run and ride series is a race where each contestant must have a partner. Contestants trade off running a 5 kilometer obstacle course and riding on a mountain bike. Each couple must cross the finish line as a team, but not before wading through a mud pit that is 50 feet long.

The obstacles are placed to enhance fun in the race, not to intimidate the contestants. However, should a participant be unable to negotiate a certain barrier, they can go around it without any penalties. The event if family-oriented meaning the racers are much better wearing costumes.

Goruck is not much of a race but a challenge, as the organizers carefully stress. Groups of up to 30 participants each are made to run in various cities across the country. All must wear weighted rucksacks and are guided by a drill sergeant who tells them what to do to complete mental and physical feats. Often, some feats require individuals to set aside their egos for the teams sake. Despite physical stamina being definitely required, maybe the main aim of this event is to teach the participants how to work together so as to accomplish their goals.

A race that is somewhat a combination of fun and some stiff competition is the Rugged Maniac. A number of well constructed obstacles together with a varied terrain contribute to the overall race quality. Contestants can expect to compete with people who are serious about tackling the course and those who just want to have fun. The race is quite gender balanced since roughly half of the participants are female.

Run For Your Lives is a unique 5 kilometer race whereby participants are supposed to escape zombies lurking near barriers trying to steal their three flags. To qualify for a medal, the participant needs at least a flag when crossing the finishing line and be counted as one of the living. For every race location, the obstacles and courses are closely guarded by race organizers. One can skip a barrier but they will be seen as a zombie and not get prizes.

As much as it is among the best obstacle course races, the Spartan Beast is definitely for serious contestants only. It happens to be a grueling race covering more than 10 miles and one in which roughly 60% of those who start make it to the finish line.




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