HYLETE Incline Shorts. I’m a huge fan of HYLETE’s products.  From backpacks to pants, everything I’ve picked up from their website has been top notch.  I picked up a pair of the Incline shorts and here are a couple of quick thoughts on them as well as some thoughts if you should add [...]

100m OCR World Champion and Red Bull athlete, South African Thomas Van Tonder recently set out to accomplish the insane feat of climbing a 95 meter rope (approximately 285 feet) and trying to set a world record in the first 50 meters!

With the effects of COVID and quarantine it is more important to support local businesses more than ever during this time.  In my biased opinion, I also like to support Obstacle Course Racing (OCR) related businesses if possible.  So when fellow OCR athlete Dr. Alexis Buford opened her chiropractic office, Volition Chiropractic, I stopped by [...]

Conquer The Gauntlet starts off one of their 2020 races with a muddy start. Any time someone picks up a new pair of trail or Obstacle Course Racing (OCR) shoes, they want them to have good traction.  After all, who wants a pair of shoes that slip around in the mud or on [...]

I’ve got so many t-shirts I typically have to donate a whole bunch to Salvation Army every year (Congrats random person on “finishing” that Tough Mudder).  Still I occasionally find myself with a t-shirt that always seems to find its way to the top of my drawer and is worn weekly.  The two HYLTE shirts [...]

With limited racing going on in 2020 I know everyone is itching to get back out on the course.  Luckily for you Kansas City has two events in one weekend this coming June making it a perfect opportunity for a trip.  Furthermore, these are by brands or owners that held multiple events in 2020, so [...]

My bestselling book, Strength & Speed’s Guide to Elite OCR was originally written in 2015/2016 and released in 2016.  Since then, the industry has gone through some significant changes.  Brands have risen and fallen, obstacles at the championship level have become harder and brands have continued to innovate.  Five years after the initial release, I [...]

Evan doing the Salmon ladder at 21,000 feet in HYLETE shorts and VJ MAXx shoes. On March 7, 2021 I attempted my latest Ultra-Obstacle Course Racing (Ultra-OCR) charity event, OCRmill 21000 feet.  The event involved me running one mile on a treadmill and doing four obstacles repeated for six hours while hooked up [...]

I recently picked up two sets of Egg Weights after they started appearing in my Facebook newsfeed.  The small weights can be used for a variety of activity and they seemed like a good opportunity for Obstacle Course Racing (OCR) training.  After all we are one of the sports that need good arm strength as [...]