July Race Round Up
First up, the inaugural OCR 400m European Championship. A really great first event put on by
@ocrireland . I loved that the opening ceremony finished in the pub, exactly the vibes our sport should be taking. Sometimes we take ourselves too seriously.
The elite races were super competitive less so in age groups, but I enjoyed racing, and hey I can still claim I was one of the first Age Group OCR 400m European Champions as I came away within the win. My obstacle game wasn’t 100% where I wanted it to be however, so it certainly stoked the training fire. I was also very grateful to be part of the
@chris_j_harriss dream team with
@ninja.nigel and
@cookie_ocr_uk . As para has relatively small numbers in OCR currently para teams are supported by able bodied athletes. We smashed each of our legs and came away with gold. We even got the national anthem played at the podium ceremony - bucket list ✅
I then had a double race weekend at the back end of July… with the Tough Mudder Yorkshire
@uk.ocr Series race. Essentially raced almost the whole 15K in fourth place, with Kenny Sams in hot pursuit the whole way around. I got close to
@jason_brunnock a few times, but every time I did he put on the afterburners. So fourth it was…. and some solid series points.
It was a long drive home, and then a drive to
@nuclearwildforest for the
@3km_ocr_seriesuk race. The main aim was to give Jayan some race experience, but I might as well race while I’m there. I had no expectation and went out nice and relaxed. I do love the Nuclear course and obstacles and they suit my racing style. 3Ks are run in a time trial format, I led my wave from the start and make some good progress through the two waves in front of me. No obstacle failures and a really strong race, put me in third place. For my first 3K series elite podium. Very happy with how the race came together. Jayan also ran really well coming in 7th in the 10-13 AG. So impressed with the skills, check out the Phoenix Rising video!
Shout out to PhoenixHarry on his AG win…. rapid 🔥