Our thoughts about races, nutrition, training and all other things OCR.
From a running career including successes such as placing 6th in the 2006 Commonwealth Games 1500m and several Australian national open titles over 800m and 1500m, Suzy then moved to stair racing when she relocated to Singapore in 2006. She has dominated the worldwide stair racing circuits for the last decade and is the 9 times Tower Running World Cup winner and a 10 times winner of the Empire State Building Run Up. Suzy equates much of her success to the importance of strength training regularly and she has been kind enough to share her personal journey with us. Click to read about how important strength training is for both her performance and her health.
In a time full of uncertainly and ever-shifting norms and race dates, Jessie went from nailing her fitness during lockdown to feeling like she’d totally lost all her gains within the space of a few weeks.
Finding motivation and balance during a global pandemic is a challenging concept and it seems to be something that lots of people have been struggling with. So, Jessie has taken the time to reflect & share her thoughts in the hope it might give you a tip or two to get you back on track and stop beating yourself up!
As OCR athletes we constantly battle to balance our hydration in both training and racing and if you’re racing with us in Asia we bet you’ve felt those horrible mid-race cramps! But, there is so much more to hydration than the lead up to race day and Sarah delves in to the science behind how a small imbalance can make a huge impact. This blog post is full of information and takeaways to help you truly understand your own hydration and how to optimise it.
With no sign of gyms opening and lots of countries looking at the lockdown continuing into June and July at least, motivation can be harder to find now than ever. With people reaching out for tips, Jessie decided to put down some top tips for how she is managing to stay on track and on top of her training. Click to find out more!
Choon Man is everyones favourite obstacle swinging, banana chomping, Ultra running, Ninja warrior. After 3 years on the obstacle course race scene we’ve seen Choon collect podiums at multiple distances in Spartan Races as well as performing well in local competitions like The Red-X Games and Urban Attack. When 2020 finally gets itself together and allows us to get back out and compete we’re excited to see how far Choon Man can push himself in even more disciplines!
