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Obstacle Mud Runner Making It Possible ONE RUN IS NEVER ENOUGH! issue 09 Toughest with a Twist P41 TM double win for the Unicorn P10 Get a grip on endurance P25 See Top Picks for chances to win Races · Health · Clothing & Kit · Footwear · News... Photo: Jacques Holst (Toughest) BESPOKE OCR KIT DELIVERED IN 2 WEEKS FREE DESIGN SERVICE UK MADE PRECISION FIT OFFICIAL SUPPLIER TO AKUMASPORTS.COM [email protected] issue 09 CONTENTS & COMMENTS CONTENTS EDITOR’S WORD 14 News: Top Picks 18 Race: Approach Moving the goals The warmer weather seems to have finally made its arrival, 10 Race: Winning Double win for the Unicorn phew! Is it just me or does winter always seem to feel longer 12 Clothing: Tried & Tested Tribesports 14 Race: Fitness Aerobic or anaerobic than summer? 16 Race: Spartan Family sprint Would it make you feel better if I told you we’ve got some 20 Health: Nutrition Think before cracking competitions for you in this issue? I thought so. you eat 22 Heath: Recipe Feast on flatbread We’re honoured to include another article by the very 25 Race: Training Grip endurance talented Graham Roberts. 28 Health: Weight The quest for fat loss 30 Race: Coaching Gait analysis Jennie Gough tells us all about the benefits of eating 33 Footwear: OCR WC The official shoe seasonally and we’ve a cracking “interview” with none other 34 Footwear: Review Inov-8 Trailtalon 36 Health: Pain ETAP! than the wonderful OCR Unicorn Tristan Steed on his double 38 Race: Trail Running €100,000 prize pool TM win. 40 Race: Review Rough Events Sam Winkworth yet again offers his knowledge 41 Race: Preview Vörå Orienteering 42 Race: Schedule and The Better Body Group from my home Key Race Dates town tell us 7 reasons how your scales might 43 Race: OMR Race be tricking you. Have a read, let us know what Team Say hello you think. As always, we hope you enjoy this issue. Please send your stories, race reviews to [email protected] we might feature them Thank you for supporting us, we’re delighted to be celebrating our 2nd birthday and we’re so grateful to each of you for Share Obstacle Mud Runner making it possible. This magazine isn’t just for you lot, but for your friends too. So, once you’re done with this magazine, offer it to a friend. It might just be the Much love. thing they are missing in their life and they may decide to join you. See you all soon. Obstacle Mud Runner Magazine WHY NOT SUBSCRIBE TO Donna – Editor Editor – Donna Jenner-Hall ENSURE YOU GET YOUR COPY AS Follow us on Social Media: 07730 252228 • [email protected] SOON AS IT’S PUBLISHED. OMRmagazine Publisher – Martin Hall Go to www.obstaclemudrunner.co.uk and 07824 552116 • [email protected] click SUBSCRIBE. @omrmagazine Contributing Editors – Jennie Gough, Graham Roberts, Chris Wharton – @omrmagazine Better Body Group, Sam Winkworth Obstacle Mud Runner is a freely distributed publication across the UK. Contributing Editors opinions expressed within Obstacle Mud Runner Magazine are not necessarily those of the Publishers. Obstacle Mud Runner Magazine accept no responsibility for those comments. No part of the publication may be produced without prior permission from Obstacle Mud Runner *By entering our competitions, you agree for your details magazine. © 2018 Obstacle Mud Runner Magazine. to be shared with the Race Director of the event you have entered. Details will not be passed on to any other 3rd party. Write to us at: OMR, 11 Hurst Way, Sevenoaks, Kent. 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For more info on the obstacles go to www.roughrunner.com and click on obstacles tab. Enter via email at [email protected] or lookout for the Facebook competition and tell us on there. Push it! Good Luck. Entry closes 22th July 2018. We love these rotating push up bars. Easier on the wrists and more challenging for the core. What’s not to love? RRP £19.99. Web price £10 plus 10% off using OMR10. http://moremile.co.uk/more-mile-rotating-push-up-bars-blue- mm2605.html Get this one in your 2019 diary. If you missed this year you sorely missed out. Choose Earth 8k, Wind 16k, Water 24k or Fire 32k or have you really got what it takes to tackle INFINITY? How many laps could you do between 8am and 8pm? With a kids race, camping available and prices from just £15 you’ve really no reason NOT to be there. www.theelementsocr.co.uk Make Muscle Acre your muscle acher. 2 lucky readers can each win 1 entry to the 18th November event. To enter, just tell us the name of the November event. 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