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An open letter to the UK OCR and ninja sport community

Posted on 21st October 202116th March 2022 by James Burton
An open letter to the UK OCR and ninja sport community
Posted In Ninja Sport, OCR

Taking part in obstacle sports is a privilege.  Not everyone can do it, and there may come a day when I won’t be able to do it anymore.  Sport has the power to change lives, indeed we only need to look at our own sport for evidence of this. Imagine Continue Reading

Man vs. Coast Review and Mandatory Kit List Tips

Posted on 7th July 20218th July 2021 by James Burton
Man vs. Coast Review and Mandatory Kit List Tips
Posted In Adventures, Running

I’ve just returned from a fantastic weekend in Cornwall taking on Rat Race’s Man vs. Coast.  Billed as “a breathtaking 25 mile route [that] takes in high cliffs, brooding moorland, picture-perfect beaches, crashing waves, big swells, rough-hewn rocks, water jumps, short swims and a few cheeky surprises.” It most certainly Continue Reading

How to run half the way around the world in 48 hours and raise £21K for good causes

Posted on 11th March 202121st October 2021 by James Burton
How to run half the way around the world in 48 hours and raise £21K for good causes
Posted In Adventures, Running

December 30th, 2020, I had the idea to run 100K. I have always been fascinated with how the body can adapt to these types of endurance challenges. It would be my longest run ever… and during my training I decided to go for a sub-10-hour attempt. This was a S.M.A.R.T. Continue Reading

Night time running: adventures in the dark

Posted on 23rd February 202123rd February 2021 by James Burton
Night time running: adventures in the dark
Posted In OCR, Running

The Wolfpack 100 is a 48 hour event starting at midnight giving entrants the opportunity to run at night if they’d like to as part of the challenge. Night time running can be a lot of fun, a micro-adventure in itself, especially on a clear night when the stars are Continue Reading

How to become an Age Group OCR World Champion

Posted on 22nd November 202016th March 2021 by James Burton
How to become an Age Group OCR World Champion
Posted In OCR

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 202026th March 2021 by James Burton
Finding local footpaths
Posted In Adventures, Running

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 James Burton
OCR World Championships 2019 15K Race Report
Posted In OCR

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 201924th October 2021 by James Burton
Ten reasons to book an OCR Series race
Posted In OCR

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 James Burton
OCR European Championships 15K 2019 Race Report
Posted In OCR

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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  • Man vs. Coast Review and Mandatory Kit List Tips
  • How to run half the way around the world in 48 hours and raise £21K for good causes
  • Night time running: adventures in the dark
  • How to become an Age Group OCR World Champion

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