OCR:where anything is possible!

44 Pages·2016·16.46 MB·English

ONE RUN IS NEVER ENOUGH!
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CONTENTS & COMMENTS
CONTENTS
EDITOR’S WORD
14 News: Our Top Picks of the News
18 Race: Team RAW
My goodness it’s been fun and games.
10 Health: September Plank Challenge
12 Health: Invest in Your Breasts So many races and so much fun since our last issue.
14 Health: 50 Shades
16 Race: European Championships
So, issue 2 is here. Want to know what you can expect?
19 Health: Hack the Healing
20 Nutrition: Indulge Yourself
22 Race: Train Not Drain We have some great competitions so look out for those.
25 Health: WIN a Sebamed Care Package Included this time are competitions from inov-8, Mud
26 Health: A Hidden Obstacle Monsters Run and Ultm8 warrior as well as a discount
27 Race: Technique – Rope Traverses
from Hilton Gatwick so if you’re looking for accommodation
28 Nutrition: Beyond the Fork
over the UK championships weekend in November then
31 Review: Footwear – On Launch
32 Race: Approach – Primative Characteristics get booking before they’re fully booked.
35 Charity: Hugh Pringle
36 Health: Overcoming Injuries The summer will soon be a distant memory and we’ll
38 Race: Training & Thinking shortly be concentrating on preparing for our winter races.
40 Interview: Team Milo
But first, we have 2 very important events coming up.
43 Race: Key Dates for September
The World and the UK championships will soon be upon
us, look out for training tips in each of our issues, every
We’d love to hear from you.
Tell us your stories. Tell us why you run, or not as the case may little all helps.
be. We are real people after all and this magazine isn’t just for
you lot, but for your friends too. So, once you’re done with this Join us for our plank challenge in September, we want to
magazine, offer it to a friend. It might just be the thing they are
hear how you’re getting on. I’ll post my progress up on
missing in their life and it’ll be another muddy hug to add to the
social media from time to time, be great to see yours too.
collection if they decide to join you.
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RACE: TEAM
open to everyone, regardless of ability
TEAM RAW
Back in 2014, 3 friends named Rick Burgess, Bob Parsons and Kim Bolton decided it would be fun
to start up a little team. After running 2 winter Tough Guys they realised OCR was here to stay.
Numbers quickly grew as they invited family and The team now has over 120 members from fun
friends of all abilities to join them and before long runners to elite and a whole load in between.
there were enquiries from all across the country It was also apparent that with adults, in lots of cases,
asking whether they too could join. came kiddies too. Hence “The Rawlings” were also
born in 2014. We think it’s important to include and
It was agreed that anyone from across the country share with the kids and get them involved too plus
could join and that the doors of Team RAW would it helps to keep them active. They are, after all, the
remain open to everyone, regardless of ability. future of this sport.
Meet some of the team featured here.
They share some information with us about why they are part of it.
Kelly Burgess
Grant Pearson
says...
says...
As Rick’s wife, I kind of
As I did more and
joined by default. Each
more races I saw more
time I watched Rick at a
and more Team RAW
race I was slightly envious,
out on course and I
it looked such fun. It took
loved how prestigious
a while for me to pluck up
they appeared to be. I
the courage to join in. I’m
was looking for a team but really didn’t want to be
a fun runner and we pride Team RAW on creating the
Tom Wilson says… competing. RAW offers membership to anyone at
family feeling. It doesn’t matter to us whether you’re first
any level. Both my wife and I joined in 2015. I first
I was looking for a team to
or last. We all cheer each other on. Rick and I have 3
spotted a sea of blue shirts coming across the finish
join. I met some of the team
Rawlings – Jake 10, Scarlett 8 and Luke 3.
line at Night Reaper, that’s when I knew I wanted to
and decided it was for me. I
be part of it.
really like the blue team kit
As a team of adults and children we have lots of fun,

too. I heard about them from
play fighting in the mud and jokes are never far from
I think most teams have the same camaraderie,
a variety of locations across
anyone’s lips. My proudest moment has to be watching
recognition, friendships and family. RAW focus more
the country, from London right
Rick progress in something he is very passionate about.
on completing rather than competing. Their mantra
through to Edinburgh. I’ve
To see him genuinely happy is worth all his hard work.
is simple to help others and enjoyment comes first
been a member for 10 months
Training days are fun and I love
over winning although the odd win is good too. I’ve
and have done approximately
seeing the Rawlings enjoying life
been a member for 16 months and have done 34+
60 OCR’s. I class myself as a
outside.
OCR’s now. I am a fun runner and my 2 Rawlings
competitive runner. I have a
ages 10 and 8 have both done 10 runs each.
future Rawlings but considered
5 months to be perhaps slightly
The beauty of being part of a team is that you never
too young to start. My best
run alone. I’ve met some truly great people and for
experience to date was keeping
someone who finds it quite hard to mix with others,
my band at the OCREC.
OCR and RAW have helped me tremendously. I’ve
had so many great experiences, I genuinely can’t
pick a best one.
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RACE: TEAM
the great thing about RAW is the support.
Liam in July 2015 but injury meant my debut
Hayman wasn’t until January 2016. I’ve completed Jude Smith
9 races, 6 of which I ran competitively. I’ve
says… says…
suffered from lots of issues and so have
After a couple I joined RAW back
missed many races including the World
of events with in November 2015.
Champs 2015, Euro’s and UK champs
friends and Struggling with weight
too. I don’t class myself as either elite nor
a few I did and an unfit lifestyle I
fun runner. I call it competitive OCR which
competitively I needed to make some
means I strive to compete and although I
wanted to join a changes.
qualify for elite waves I don’t class myself
team. I wanted
as elite. I’m hoping to lure my brother’s
the camaraderie. A friend had been with RAW for a few months and
twins into the Rawlings team at the earliest
To have team mates at events gives you a recommended it. I nervously attended my first
opportunity. After suffering from severe
real boost, a few words of encouragement session. 15 people with mixed fitness abilities. Lots
mental health issues as a teenager, I
go a long way and some courses can seem of welcomes, cheers, tips and encouraging words
discovered OCR. I can honestly say that
quite daunting and lonely. To know there’s a and I completed my first training session.
it has helped change my life around and
blue shirt never too far away is reassuring. Throughout the session there was lots of chatter
because of that my relationships with family
about OCR events that they were going to be
have improved too. It sounds very cliché but
Originally I found out about RAW through competing in. I was hooked.
it is generally all down to OCR and RAW.
someone I worked with, I realised these were
the kind of people that I want to work with My first event was February Freezeout, organised by
My best experience to date was finishing
too. I was the first RAW member in Scotland. our Coach Rick and some other coaches from the
Toughest London with all my family at the
OCR world. I was amazed on the day at the amount
finish line. Not my best performance but by
I’ve not been part of an OCR team before. of RAW team members I met, everyone was so
far the best finish.
RAW for me stood out straight away. I joined welcoming and friendly.
My favourite OCR has to be Mud Monsters as a fun
Lou Blackman says...
runner (working towards improving diet and fitness)
I had done road running for a while & My little girl is 4 and she can’t wait to get her
wanted to try something different, an OCR. Rawling top and join OCR. I’m proud to be part of
Myself & my husband completed out first RAW, I’ve made some great friends and it’s given
and soon realised we weren’t as fit as we me drive to improve my lifestyle.
thought. I had heard about a local team and
thought about going – I was introduced to
Nichola Eldred
RAW by Kelly, Ricks wife. We work together
says...
and she saw I had completed an OCR and for ages. There are a few of us that run
suggested I go to one of the classes. We around together, nothing better than having I wanted something a
joined Raw in May 2015. I have completed a laugh and helping each other over under bit more challenging
24 OCR’s, my husband 20. or through the tougher obstacles. I love and to be taken a little
how we’ve all picked up a nickname – I got more seriously so I
I wish I was elite! I’m working my way up named Magoo for getting lost. joined Team RAW. I
with Ricks help, I started as a fun runner but knew some of them
realised I was better than I thought as my Best experience – loads! Tough Guy from events and friends
fitness got better. weekend. A real RAW family weekend. All that were already in the team. You can’t miss
meeting up before the race for dinner. The their blue tops and togetherness at events. They
I have one Rawling, she’s 12 and loves the race lived up to its hype. Myself and Kelly are genuinely one big family and make you feel
runs & getting together with the Rawlings. struggled on the lollipop obstacle. Putting our really welcome. I’ve been a raw member for a few
heads under ice cold water took proper team months and done 2 events now in their tops but
Raw is such a friendly & supportive team, work and support to get through plus the rest have only been doing OCRS for 1 year.
we’ve been at races across the country and of the course. Crossing that finish line with
if there’s another RAW member who we’ve my husband and best buddies was an epic I’m a bit more than a fun runner but not an elite.
never met, it’s like we’ve known each other feeling, tears in my eyes! Looking forward to doing many more.
If you’d like further information or are interested in joining please see the website
www.raw-fit.co.uk or email [email protected]
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