Find your strength: the first obstacle race on the Olympic track

Find your strength: the first obstacle race on the Olympic track

Altitude drops, lack of oxygen, unpredictable distance. Test yourself on a new race of international format.

We continue the series of materials under the conditional heading “The higher the mountains, the…”. This time we hasten to please you with the pleasant news that not only trail-runners or snowboarders who are about to open the season are mastering the mountain areas of Rosa Khutor resort. For the first time in the Sochi midlands will be held obstacle race Rosa OCR, corresponding to all international formats and standards.

Sergey Perelygin, one of the strongest obstacle course athletes in Russia and Europe: “The Rosa OCR race itself is a unique event for our country, because it is held here for the first time, in real mountains, at a good altitude, and the lack of oxygen is also a kind of obstacle for the participants. The course will be held on Olympic ski slopes. I think it’s a great opportunity to feel the spirit of the past Olympics and be part of the new history of OCR racing.”

Anyone can join the historic start. To do so, you need to make a choice in favor of one of the offered slots with a distance of 13 km (30+ obstacles) or 7 km (20+ obstacles). The venue will be the Mountain Olympic Village of the Rosa Khutor resort.

Sergey Perelygin: “We will have two distances at the race: 7 km and 13 km. If you know that you have a real Caucasian strength, take part in 13. If you feel that you still need to drink mineral water, choose 7” (smiles).

The dates of the event are: October 14-15.

“One of the most common questions among beginners is: what to wear for the course? You need to wear clothes to the race that you don’t feel sorry for, they can irrevocably get dirty and torn. If possible, it is better to wear compression clothing that covers the body completely, it will protect from minor chafing and keep warm in the cold, as well as will not restrain your movements. Sneakers with tread should be worn on the feet, so that the grip on the surface was good and the push uphill was more productive. Sneakers with smooth soles will bring maximum extreme to the race and make it unpredictable especially on descents and turns. A special collection for obstacle races and water-removing sneakers is offered by Reebok (Spartan Race line).”

Find out more information here.