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| Athlete | Points | |
|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Kris Rugloski | 400 |
| 🥈 | Carly Wopat | 365 |
| 🥉 | Calypso Sheridan | 350 |
| 4 | Annie Schiller | 346 |
| 5 | Julie Best | 331 |
| 6 | Charity Borne | 323 |
| 7 | Terra Jackson | 307 |
| 8 | Jerine Klingberg | 305 |
| 9 | Allison Outlaw | 289 |
| 10 | Caitlynn Sutton | 286 |
| Athlete | Points | |
|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Austin Azar | 368 |
| 🥈 | Jarrett Newby | 362 |
| 🥉 | Veejay Jones | 352 |
| 4 | Ryan Kent | 340 |
| 5 | Adam Hawes | 334 |
| 6 | Dylan Miraglia | 325 |
| 7 | Johnny Mares | 313 |
| 8 | Justice Borne | 308 |
| 9 | Jonathan Stern | 303 |
| 10 | Ethan Brown | 280 |
The Grit Games, a renowned annual event now officially known as “The Grit Games presented by PWR LIFT,” returns for its 6th edition, providing obstacle course racers and hybrid athletes with the opportunity to showcase their grit and prowess. This year’s roster includes some of the best OCR and hybrid athletes on Earth.
4 brutal workouts over the span of a day that are designed to highlight your strengths and expose your weaknesses.
This not a fun run, this is a competition and the rules matter. We have a high standard and hold every athlete accountable. One of the ways we hold this high standard is that every individual on Sunday has a designated judge that has a thorough understanding of the competition rules and will not hesitate to hold the athletes to them.
Sunday is for the Elites/Pros and is an invite-only competition.
Each event will take roughly 30 minutes and have several waves. For a better idea of what to expect, check out the live coverage provided by The OCR Report in 2021 for the Sunday Pro division.
The 6th annual Grit Games promises to be an unforgettable event, drawing obstacle course racers and hybrid athletes from all around the country to determine the best of the best. With the enhanced event structure, The Grit Games, presented by PWR LIFT, will continue to push the boundaries of obstacle course racing.
Prize money will be awarded to the top 3 men and top 3 women.
🥇 $5,000
🥈 $3,000
🥉 $1,000
The OCR Report will provide exclusive live coverage of The Grit Games. Capturing all the thrilling moments of the weekend’s events will be the talented Jack Goras Photography.
Spectator passes available for $10/each.
Our goal is to use strength elements that we typically see in OCR. This workout is a 20-minute AMRAP (as many rounds as possible). When the timer starts, you will begin with a buy-in consisting of a 400 meter run. Then you’ll start moving through the following stations trying to complete as many rounds as possible.
20-minute AMRAP
Buy in: 400m run
This workout is also an AMRAP of sorts with the goal being to get as many burpees as possible.
Created by the one and only Yancy Culp himself, we bring you for the sixth year, 400 Burp. We will press start on a 3 minute timer, you’ll run 400 meters, and use the remaining time of the 3 minutes to do as many burpees as possible. As soon as the 3 minute timer ends, another one begins and again and again, for a total of 8 rounds.
400 Burp
Repeat for 8 total rounds.
How’s your grip strength, coordination, and confidence under pressure?
This workout is a series of 10 obstacles with 10 to 20 meters of running between obstacles, making the entire course a quick 200 meters. The obstacles will be a balanced variety testing grip strength, grip endurance, coordination, balance, and power.
10 obstacles separated by 10 to 20 meters
* Obstacle completion is required to move to the next obstacle.
The list of obstacles below is what you can expect but minor changes could still happen.
The endurance workout will be a true test of endurance and the overall winner of this workout will be the last man or woman standing. It was partially inspired by the guys over at Race Brain.
It will begin with a 30-second dead hang and then a 4-minute timer will begin. You will need to complete an 800m run that will include some non-technical obstacles before the time expires.
Next will be a 30 second sandbag overhead hold. Then the 4 minute timer starts again and your off on your 800 run. If you can’t complete the dead hang or the overhead hold for the 30 seconds, you’re out. If you can’t complete the 800m run in under 4 minutes you’re out. If we still have athletes going after 8 of the 800m runs, we will begin reducing the 4 minute timer by 10 seconds each consecutive run until everyone is out.
Endurance Race
On the 9th 800m run, the timer will begin reducing by 10 seconds each round until everyone is out.
| SUNDAY | AUGUST 13, 2023 |
|---|---|
| 6:00 - 7:30am | Pro Division: Athlete Check-in |
| 7:30am | Opening Ceremony |
| 8:00am | Workout 1: Strength |
| 10:02am | Workout 2: Speed |
| 11:04am | Workout 3: Obstacle Proficiency |
| 1:19pm | Workout 4: Endurance |
| 4:00pm | Awards Ceremony |
Photos by Jack Goras Photography (@imagesbyjack) & @theocrreport. View the full, official gallery here.
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