Florida Mud Run, Obstacle and ruck training team.
OCR season has officially begun! Warrior Dash is where our team started it all, and four years later we're growing at a rate that was never even imagined during our inception. As a tip o' the hat to the event that started it all, here is our official Warrior Dash 2015 video!
As always, you can scope out our other team videos over at our videos section.
Regiment elites are an interesting bunch. Over the last weekend, all regiment elites that attended the Masters of all Terrain half marathon trail run managed to podium at the event! Not surprising, considering what they have to endure to earn their patch anyways. Good work!
Donna - 5 miler, 2nd AG
Kendall - 13.1 ruck, 3rd overall
Neil - 13.1 ruck, 1st overall
Joe - 13.1 run, 3rd AG
Regiment elite Warren designs decorative paddles as a hobby, and naturally he had to show some love to the black and red! With a design so amazing, it may be possible that a similar one will be given as finisher 'patches' for the upcoming T4 event, which is 2x the pain of a T3 at 24+ hours long. Yeah, we're stepping it up.
"I'm new to OCR, how exactly do I train for these kinds of events?" If we got a nickel for every time our members were asked this question we'd have, like... a couple of dollars or something. So to help alleviate that itch, we're proud to introduce our team's official livestream!
What does that mean? It means that you will be able to get a live broadcast of not only our training events, but actual OCR events in the near future! You're able to livechat during the broadcasts and interact with the person streaming as well in case you've got any questions. To kick things off, we're going to be streaming our Wednesday OCR 5k session to work out any of the technical difficulties that will in no way arise and everything will be perfect.
So for now you're encouraged to follow/subscribe or whatever social media buzzword surrounds the livestream community. By doing so, you get a heads up when it's about to go down. Trust me, you want to be there when it goes down. Join the livestream page here, and enjoy!
Regiment elite Jason submitted the most badass OCR medal display that wraps itself around the design of our team flag. If you'd like to get your hands on a team flag or bumper sticker, stay tuned. We're going to be setting up the Regiment store soon, or R-Mart for short. For now, feast your eyes on the epicness:
Mentalfloss has released a very informative video about the exercise misconceptions that a lot of us have mistakenly followed. With a lot of people starting up a new exercise routine for the new years (provided they're still at it now), this information might be a godsend to a few of you:
Chances are if you visit this website you're no stranger to the dread of a muscle cramp. We've seen some of the strongest athletes completely shut down to them, and you've probably succumbed to the same fate before. Tribook released an interesting article detailing a technique called reciprocal inhibition. The technique basically says that if you have a cramp, flex the opposing muscle group. For example:
More information can be found at the video below -
Whether you're doing a T3 or some select OCRs, getting in cold water has been a necessary and very much hated part of the event. Those who get together for our east Orlando training sessions are no stranger to this treatment (read: torture) as well. However there is a method behind the madness. There are many health benefits to doing this to yourself, believe it or not. If you're one of those doubters, Discovery news created a brief video explaining these health benefits. Check it out:
The article that made this site popular has received a revision to reflect upon the lessons learned in 2014! This revised article features more details on some previously vague things, has new pictures and even has some videos added to it as well. This article will constantly be updated throughout the year, so you definitely want to check up on it every once and a while. Special thanks to our article contributors who shared their lessons learned. We hope this helps answer any questions you have about this amazing event. Enjoy!
Though nine months separates today and the time you may set foot at the starting corral in Killington, it's never too early to dedicate and train for this event. Take it from me, it's worth every hour of training even if it converts to one minute earlier at your cutoff checkpoint. Another lesson learned about early registration is that the hardest part of an event is actually committing and showing up. Well, now is your chance to take that first step.
