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    Being ok with not being perfect

    January 1, 2018

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    Francesca Chiorando

    It’s two months to go until Nuts Challenge, and whilst I can continue to update you on my physical training, there’s something that’s currently bigger, and that’s the mental side.

    Over the Christmas period and with Tom starting a new job, my running has fallen by the wa...

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    The big question: How to train for an Obstacle Course Race

    February 14, 2016

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    Francesca Chiorando

    It doesn’t take long when I meet a new friend to somehow start chatting about Obstacle Course Racing… sometimes the reaction is “WHAT?”, but mostly people say "This sounds awesome, I want to try!"

     

    One of the first questions that hits me when people decide they want to...

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    Tough Guy 2015

    February 3, 2015

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    Francesca Chiorando

    Tough Guy. The hardest race in the world?

    Yep.

    No seriously.

    Where do I start on an event like Tough Guy?

    I am sat here, 24 hours after standing at the start line of the safest most dangerous event in the world, I have a slight mind blank of what's happened over the last d...

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    Tough Guy: The Kit

    January 11, 2015

    So if you've been paying attention, you cannot have helped to have noticed that Tough Guy is nearly upon us. The original OCR, designed and run by the fearless Mr Mouse.

     

    Taking place on the last Sunday of every January (or as in the case of this year, the first Sunday...

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    "Making the world a better place one obstacle at a time" George "The Gentleman" OCR Trotter

    December 18, 2014

    George Before and After at Judgement Day Bordon, courtesy of Tom Barnes

     

    George Trotter, known to me and many others as the Gentleman OCR Racer.

     

    I first met George at the 5KM Urban Attack fun run when we both ran with Always With A Smile. Previously I had spoken to him...

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    Back to basics: what's in my OCR kit

    December 15, 2014

    Back to basics: what's in my OCR kit

     

     

    When I first started out in OCR (Obstacle Course Racing) I spent a lot of time researching what to wear for the races. In fact, I probably spent more time researching kit than I did training, which is probably why I ended up heavin...

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    The Grim Challenge, Aldershot, 7th December 2014

    December 8, 2014

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    Yesterday I attended the Grim Challenge in Aldershot, a 14km mud run for what was to be my last OCR race of the year: Or should we call this style o...

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