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How to become an Age Group OCR World Champion

Posted on 22nd November 202023rd November 2020 by jamesburton
How to become an Age Group OCR World Champion
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Back in October 2018 I won my Age Group in the 15K at the OCR World Championships in London (OK, it was in Essex). It was a culmination of a journey* I started back in December 2017 when I set winning the 35-39 age group as my goal for the Continue Reading

Finding local footpaths

Posted on 9th May 202013th May 2020 by jamesburton
Finding local footpaths
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It’s been almost 2 months since I started working from home due the coronavirus pandemic. Despite living just outside of London and pretty close to the M25, M4, M40 and Heathrow airport we have a surprising number of local trails and footpaths. Since moving to the area in 2014 they Continue Reading

OCR World Championships 2019 15K Race Report

Posted on 14th October 201915th October 2019 by jamesburton
OCR World Championships 2019 15K Race Report
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Disclaimer: I race for Nuclear Phoenix and this was my fifth OCR World Championships so I’m clearly a fan of both the venue and the mandatory obstacle completion race format. While each OCR Worlds I have attended has been challenging in their own way this was by far the hardest Continue Reading

Ten reasons to book an OCR Series race

Posted on 14th July 201914th October 2019 by jamesburton
Ten reasons to book an OCR Series race
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Now moving into its fourth season, OCR Series has grown as the competitive arm of the Strong Viking race series. A full OCR Series season runs from the end of August through to the OCR Series World Finals in June with races in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. It attracts Continue Reading

OCR European Championships 15K 2019 Race Report

Posted on 28th June 20194th July 2019 by jamesburton
OCR European Championships 15K 2019 Race Report
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OCREC AG35-39 15K – Gydnia, Poland. On Thursday I boarded a flight bound for Poland to take part in my fourth OCR European Championships and the Age Group 35-39 15K race. A delay gave me some time to tune into the great open ceremony live feed with a recap film Continue Reading

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