{"id":8650,"date":"2017-09-25T06:46:26","date_gmt":"2017-09-25T06:46:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.frankfurt-school.de\/?p=8650"},"modified":"2019-02-20T16:18:38","modified_gmt":"2019-02-20T15:18:38","slug":"challenge-accepted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.frankfurt-school.de\/de\/challenge-accepted\/","title":{"rendered":"Challenge? Accepted!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u2026you think it\u2019s hard to study 14 hours a day during the Hell Week by Prof. Heidorn? It\u2019s hard to work 3 days per week, write exams, and fight your team during the joint work on Greg Vilkov\u2019s course projects? Try this:\u00a0one of the toughest European Obstacle Races<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 takes place in December when water is cold, snow is hard, and weather has no mercy!<\/p>\n

Obstacle course racing<\/strong>\u00a0(OCR) is a\u00a0sport<\/a>\u00a0in which a competitor, traveling on foot, must overcome various physical challenges that are in the form of obstacles. Mud and trail runs are combined and the races are designed to result in mental and physical collapse.\u00a0Obstacles include, but are not limited to, climbing over walls, carrying heavy objects, traversing bodies of water, crawling under\u00a0barbed wire<\/a>, and jumping through fire. Many obstacles are similar to those used in\u00a0military training<\/a>, while others are unique to obstacle racing and are employed throughout the course to test\u00a0endurance<\/a>, strength, speed and,\u00a0dexterity<\/a>. Races vary in both distance and challenge level, combining\u00a0trail running<\/a>,\u00a0road running<\/a>, and cross country running.\u00a0With race venues typically in large cities, organizers encourage athletes of all types to participate.<\/p>\n

All Obstacles were introduced into Cross Country Running at Tough Guy\u00a0\u2014the final (30th) Tough Guy took place in January 2017! Check out a nice\u00a0TG Video<\/a>\u00a0 \u2014\u00a0Most signature obstacles were actually created by Mr Mouse\u00a0\u2014 the creator of the Tough Guy! According to the\u00a0Los Angeles Times<\/a><\/em>\u00a0in 2012, the number of events\u2014typically all-day festivals\u2014rose rapidly. In accordance with the sub-culture’s fast rate of growth, the\u00a0Obstacle Race Magazine<\/em>\u00a0was laun
\nched.<\/p>\n

From the\u00a0stadion<\/a>, the oldest event of the\u00a0Olympic Games<\/a>, to the\u00a0contemporary<\/a>\u00a0era\u00a0steeplechase<\/a>, obstacles of some sort have been presented to\u00a0athletes<\/a>\u00a0for thousands of years. The concept of using obstacles for an endurance event is a contemporary phenomenon. It is widely thought that\u00a0Tough Guy<\/a>\u00a0is the oldest obstacle course race, with the first race in 1987. In 2011, approximately one million people registered to participate in obstacle racing events in the United States (US), 4.5 million in 2015\u00a0and by 2016 the number is estimated to be 5.6 million.<\/p>\n

Since obstacle course racing’s inception in 1987 there have many variations of courses created draw in a wide variety of athletes. There are sprint courses ranging from one mile to five miles. Then endurance courses that require an athlete to race a course anywhere from 24 miles to 100 miles. There are also events that are based on hours. For example, the 36 hour Agoge or the 24 hour World’s Toughest Mudder. The idea is to test a person’s mental and physical ability.<\/p>\n

Spartan Race<\/a>\u00a0(check this\u00a0video<\/a>)\u00a0founder\u00a0Joe Desena<\/a>\u00a0set a goal to take the sport to the Olympics\u00a0and tapped adventure racer\u00a0Ian Adamson<\/a>\u00a0for the task in 2014. In the summer of 2017 the application to add obstacle racing into the Olympics, under mixed team events in modern pentathlon, was rejected for the 2020 Olympics. In recent years, obstacle course racing has been emerging onto the college scene in the United States. Universities, like Texas A&M University, have launched organizations and club teams that feature obstacle course training.<\/p>\n

A nice movie has been shot lat year \u2014 The Rise of the Sufferfests \u2014 check out the\u00a0official trailer<\/a>!<\/p>\n

So, you want to test your limits?\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

There are lots of good races nearby, still taking place this Fall \u2014 get ready and join me (for some), or just run as an FS Team to enjoy physical activity, nature, fresh air, and friendship!<\/p>\n

OCR Frankfurt Heartbeat Hero Event<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 14.10.2017 \u2014 Sprint\/ Team Event!<\/p>\n

StrongViking<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 different waves, from competitive (OCR Series) to fun ones (all the rest), 28.10.2017 in Frankfurt (Waechtersbach)<\/p>\n

Getting Tough The Race<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 hard one, cold one, the most extreme one, 2.12.2017 in Rudolstadt<\/p>\n

All races in Germany in 2017<\/a><\/p>\n

Questions? Ask me \ud83d\ude42\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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