My 2023 OCR season closed on December 2-3 at Skipper Ranch near Sebring, Florida. The Central Florida Trifecta weekend would my third of the series (Colorado Springs and Seattle), marking the most races I’ve done since 2017. Having previously ran the course when it was located in Mulberry, Florida, the Ranch presented an entirely new […]
After an “unsuccessful” debut at World’s Toughest Mudder, I gave the Hoplite Compression socks another go with a new shoe combo in the Spartan RD Pro. Donning Hoplite Socks for the Sunday events of the Spartan Super 10k, followed by the Spartan Sprint 5k in Central Florida, this would be another good test. With portions […]
I purchased my second pair of Saloman Speedcross trail shoes after having used the first pair from 2015-2018 for Spartan Races. I eventually blew out the pinky-toe sidewall on my left shoe and had to retire those, but overall, a great OCR shoe. The tread design is excellent for slick trails, slipwalls, and other traction-dependent […]
I did utilize these socks for all of my races and training when I wasn’t running in full compression pants, check out my review on those as well, until eventually I created holes in the bottoms of the socks around the balls of my feet. The likely cause was the sand and gravel associated with […]