Yeah, it glitched right into time lapse mode after a battery swap. What's in the video is actually the slowed down version of the sped up stuff. Not exactly what we had intended...
Not sure if you’d remember me, but I was the guy on Sunday as you guys were walking to the preferred parking area as I yelled out “OCR KINGS, YOU GUYS ROCK!” Awesome to have gotten a fist bump from you both!
Extremely helpful video, Guys! I'm doing my very first Super/Sprint in Seattle in April, so this video really helped me see what's ahead for me. I'm really excited and my goals are NO BURPEES!!! You've got yourself a new subscriber :) :)
Thanks! I was so bummed when I saw that gopro issue post race. Glad Mack was on-site to record some 3rd person and save the vid. Have a great race season. Aroo!
I’ve completed the Super race 👏🏾👏🏾 I love it such a great experience run through the obstacles, I only felt one ☝🏾 obstacle “The Box” next time I’ll crush 😤 thanks for sharing video 💪🏾 Let’s go Spartan.
Us too! Overall what did you think of the races? Thought there should have been a few more obstacles in the first mile, but overall we really liked the venue and we'd go back.
OCR Kings I did Chino Sprint last year as well and the venue felt very different in that the distance was shorter and there were no mud pits or dunk wall this time around. The obstacles were spaced a little close, but didn’t warrant complaint. The Sprint felt almost too easy, but I guess it’s a way to hook novice racers for more. Overall I liked the speed and ease of the Sprint, it was active recovery from the Super the day before Lol The shorter Super distance was nice on the legs and all, but I feel like the gap between the Super and Beast is a little wide. Other than that the Super was fun too, had a lot left in the tank at the finish line.
I watched this and the Sprint footage. No water, no fire, no mud? Seems odd, but maybe not for SoCal. Good work guys. I think I'm in for a mudfest in Jacksonville this coming weekend.
Yes, no mud, water, nor fire. I think with the drought out there, fire was an absolute no go. I had heard too, that there was some sort of soil study doing on there as well, so they disallowed any digging for mud pits or trenches for dunk walls etc. It was held in a park, so I could understand them not wanting to have the place all dug up and filled will holes. Good luck in Jacksonville, have a great race!
Thanks! Would love to check out San Jose but at the moment our next race is April beast in New Jersey. We are currently looking at a couple races to travel too.
Fau Q is correct. Mack has a ton of upper body strength and tends to just arm up the rope without any foot technique. For me, (Damer) the j-lock technique is a must - but its something I do practice.
It was very dry by the time we got to it so it was no problem at all. We heard it was a bit slippery earlier when it was wet. It was the first time we faced Olympus with the new slippery surface and steeper angle. IMO that was the hardest obstacle.
Just did the 5k sprint in rak I placed 15th but I was wondering how the placement system works, is your position determined based on how fast your time was in comparison to other people in other races or is it just based on the position you can in during your race?
Good question. You can place a number of different ways. They are all based on time, but you are also placed based on age, gender, and wave. If you go out in an elite or age group wave, you will be juged on time vs. those in your wave (and by gender in those waves). Open waves will judge you on time vs everyone else in the open waves and gender. I think that is how they do it in a nutshell.
I'm doing my first Spartan this year, the Super, can I ask if you participated in the open and I saw people carrying buckets on their shoulders, I thought that wasn't allowed. Thank you, I enjoy these videos, it's like being there on the scene.
Good questions! We were in an open heat. This year was the first that they officially allowed everyone to carry the buckets on your shoulder. Before this year that wasn't allowed. Good luck at your Super. We hope that the race season will resume for everyone really soon.
Those are an old pair of Mechanix gloves acquired from Home Depot 6 or 7 years ago. They are not OCR specific, they just have a great grip. I don't think they sell this particular pair anymore, but Mechanix still makes plenty of newer ones.
Good question. We don't necessarily set them to a particular activity to be honest. I guess they default however to running. All the stats in Garmin Connect are listed as running. We've definitely not set any of them to cardio. We tend to focus on avg pace, current pace, and mileage when we're on the move.
@@OCRKings thank you so much. This year would be my 1st OCR for spartan. I have learnt from one of your video regarding Trifecta Medal. 1 sprint 1 super 1 beast To get the complete Trifecta. It doesn't have to do all those in one event right? Sorry for the noob question
if you're just in crazy-good shape for speed....but I'd say pace yourself...it's between 8-10 miles depending on location. I did my first obstacle race at 44 and in 'fair' physical condition....I just paced myself on the running portion and did the best I could on the obstacles. on all the ones Ive done, I finish in the lower 25-30% but its still loads of fun,...my favorite part is how cool everybody is at these things....the elite athletes, couch potatos and guys in the middle like me were all having fun and encouraging each other.
Great question! And I agree with Michael's post. No problem with pacing yourself. If you are in great condition and are dead set on getting a podium spot, by all means, put the petal to the mettle and go for it. As far as us, we pace ourselves, make sure we hit all the obstacles, and focus on having fun and not getting hurt. For your very first race, maybe pace yourself, but depends on your objectives and fitness level. One suggestion though would be to let everyone else come flying out of the gate like maniacs and then gas out. Everyone is usually super pumped when the announcer yells "Go!!!" Most of them you can catch and pass by the second or third obstacle because they're smoked. Food for thought.
@@OCRKings ohh okay awesome, thanks for the input! I’ll go and pace myself just to see how it goes, I’m going with a group of friends so I was In between going solo and try to finish fast, or having fun and making sure we all finish, so thank you!
was there an accident that cause 2-3 miles of the race to get cut off? I've seen that happen once on a course. This was not a Super. at only 6.75 miles. Typically when a super has been less than 9 miles it's largely because they're taking elevation change into account. This had none. This was at best a sprint+.
Good question. This year Spartan started shortening the Sprints and Supers to 5k for the Sprint and 10k for the Supers. This Super was just over a 10k, but was way shorter than the 9 mile Supers of old.
Yes, they faced it and a few others with this vinyl composite stuff that is a lot more slippery than the ole plywood. We are looking into finding something similar for a re-fit of some of our equipment.
Awesome! How'd your races go? Agree on the mud and water. Felt like something was missing. We left from the sprint and went right to the airport - Glad we didn't have mud in all the wrong places for the flight back to NYC - that would SUCKED!
@@OCRKings Sprint went well! My super I had a coworker and she was not prepared but she fared well! Lolol only some bruising roflmao Beast in Big Bear is right around the corner!!! Wish me luck!!!
The longer versions (13 mile Spartan Beast, or 31 mile Spartan Ultra) can be difficult, especially when on a mountain. This one was a shorter version, 6 miles, on a flat course.
Thanks for posting this race footage. BUT the weird video effects you did on some of the obstacles is just annoying. I would rather see the course and obstacles as they are, not an artsy enhancement.
Good point, and we would rather see them that way too. During a batter swap, the d@mn gopro went right into time lapse mode. So what you're seeing is the product of a glitch rather than an artsy decision. Damer has updated the firmware so hopefully that won't happen again. What you're seeing is the slowed down version of what was super sped up video.
New "dream sequence mode" courtesy of GoPro's straight to time-lapse glitch...
I like it. Gives you that accurate visual depiction of being about to pass the fuck out on course..
I was wondering if I'd accidentally eaten some bad mushrooms LOL
man, that is nausea inducing
Love it!
Yeah, it glitched right into time lapse mode after a battery swap. What's in the video is actually the slowed down version of the sped up stuff. Not exactly what we had intended...
Hell yea boys! Crushing 2020 already! Happy to see Damer back in the saddle! Thanks for sharing
THANK YOU!!
10/10 prefer Mack's race footage to any Spartan live feed..
Thank you sir!!
Not sure if you’d remember me, but I was the guy on Sunday as you guys were walking to the preferred parking area as I yelled out “OCR KINGS, YOU GUYS ROCK!” Awesome to have gotten a fist bump from you both!
YES MY FRIEND!! It was awesome to see you! How was your race???
Extremely helpful video, Guys! I'm doing my very first Super/Sprint in Seattle in April, so this video really helped me see what's ahead for me. I'm really excited and my goals are NO BURPEES!!! You've got yourself a new subscriber :) :)
Good luck out there. We had a race in April that Spartan postponed. Is your race still on? Check your email and/or the Spartan website.
Great video and welcome back “D”!!! That dream sequence was a new and a little “trippy”, loved the video and looking forward to the 2020 OCR season.
Thanks! I was so bummed when I saw that gopro issue post race. Glad Mack was on-site to record some 3rd person and save the vid. Have a great race season. Aroo!
Aroo!
Looking good. Some of the "dreamtime" stuff wasn't bad. Love the 4k.
:-)
The A-Frame footage looks incredible!
Thank you! It's one of my all time favorite pieces of footage we ever got.
I ran into you at bender :-) OCR KINGS!! Love your videos bros!
Good seeing you!!!
Great job! Looking fwd to a great season!
Thank you!! Us too!
I’ve completed the Super race 👏🏾👏🏾 I love it such a great experience run through the obstacles, I only felt one ☝🏾 obstacle “The Box” next time I’ll crush 😤 thanks for sharing video 💪🏾 Let’s go Spartan.
Outstanding! AROO!!
Videos are amazing thank you 🙏
Thank YOU!!
Spartan OG's are back! Apparently time has been spent at the OCR KIngs production lab raising the standard to destroy the competition. Nice work.
THANK YOU!
Love it! Haven’t done one for years.
They are fun, you should do one again!
Awesome job way to go!!!!!
Thank you!
I'm sure at some point you passed me on the course! Great job
Thanks! You too!
I was there for the sprint and super, love the flat venue
Us too! Overall what did you think of the races? Thought there should have been a few more obstacles in the first mile, but overall we really liked the venue and we'd go back.
OCR Kings I did Chino Sprint last year as well and the venue felt very different in that the distance was shorter and there were no mud pits or dunk wall this time around. The obstacles were spaced a little close, but didn’t warrant complaint. The Sprint felt almost too easy, but I guess it’s a way to hook novice racers for more. Overall I liked the speed and ease of the Sprint, it was active recovery from the Super the day before Lol
The shorter Super distance was nice on the legs and all, but I feel like the gap between the Super and Beast is a little wide. Other than that the Super was fun too, had a lot left in the tank at the finish line.
I signed up to 10k super instead of sprint by mistake 🤦🏽♂️
Looking good Luis!
Feeling good Billy Ray!
@@OCRKings Nice reference!!!!!
I will be at the Beast on 2 Oct. Hope to see you there! Looking forward to seeing the course footage.
We'll see you there my friend!
Well well well, who is first now, huh ? XD btw cool video and good job
:-) Ha! Awesome! And thank you!!!
I watched this and the Sprint footage. No water, no fire, no mud? Seems odd, but maybe not for SoCal. Good work guys.
I think I'm in for a mudfest in Jacksonville this coming weekend.
Yes, no mud, water, nor fire. I think with the drought out there, fire was an absolute no go. I had heard too, that there was some sort of soil study doing on there as well, so they disallowed any digging for mud pits or trenches for dunk walls etc. It was held in a park, so I could understand them not wanting to have the place all dug up and filled will holes. Good luck in Jacksonville, have a great race!
Great work buddy
Nice seeing you out there in the course. See you in san jose?
Thanks! Would love to check out San Jose but at the moment our next race is April beast in New Jersey. We are currently looking at a couple races to travel too.
The dream stuff wasn't too bad, just stairway to sparta was a bit weird. The rest of the footage looked great!
Thank you!
Your Good! 👍
Thanks!
Pretty Cool. I’m training for one in Sacramento Ca for December 2020
Excellent, have a great race!
Nice one
Thanks!
hellz yeah!
Right on!
The rope always gets me how do I train to conquer the rope?
Fau Q is correct. Mack has a ton of upper body strength and tends to just arm up the rope without any foot technique. For me, (Damer) the j-lock technique is a must - but its something I do practice.
And be careful not to burn your palms on the way down. This obstacle is the main reason I wear Spartan minimalist gloves.
@@Fareed60 Me too! love my minimalist gloves. I still got burned on the ropes at Bonefrog Austin this year though!
What did y’all think of the aluminum slip wall? I’m probably going to run into it over the next couple of weeks
It was very dry by the time we got to it so it was no problem at all. We heard it was a bit slippery earlier when it was wet. It was the first time we faced Olympus with the new slippery surface and steeper angle. IMO that was the hardest obstacle.
Just did the 5k sprint in rak I placed 15th but I was wondering how the placement system works, is your position determined based on how fast your time was in comparison to other people in other races or is it just based on the position you can in during your race?
Good question. You can place a number of different ways. They are all based on time, but you are also placed based on age, gender, and wave. If you go out in an elite or age group wave, you will be juged on time vs. those in your wave (and by gender in those waves). Open waves will judge you on time vs everyone else in the open waves and gender. I think that is how they do it in a nutshell.
@@OCRKings thank you for clarifying
RAK Represent! I was there too!
I'm doing my first Spartan this year, the Super, can I ask if you participated in the open and I saw people carrying buckets on their shoulders, I thought that wasn't allowed. Thank you, I enjoy these videos, it's like being there on the scene.
Good questions! We were in an open heat. This year was the first that they officially allowed everyone to carry the buckets on your shoulder. Before this year that wasn't allowed. Good luck at your Super. We hope that the race season will resume for everyone really soon.
@@OCRKings Thank you so much, yes the race I signed up for was postponed from May to November (Ireland) thanks again and stay safe.
Nands Peartree Thank you, you stay safe as well!
Do you mind if I ask what gloves you're wearing?
Those are an old pair of Mechanix gloves acquired from Home Depot 6 or 7 years ago. They are not OCR specific, they just have a great grip. I don't think they sell this particular pair anymore, but Mechanix still makes plenty of newer ones.
Will I see y'all in San Bernardino, CA for the Super in January 2021?
Unfortunately, no sir. We're broke! It's been a tough year, and travel plans will be limited next year. How about you??
@@OCRKings All sources point to YES! Strange Times dependent, of course.
For OCR, what do you set on your Garmin watch? I saw you are wearing insincts. Is it running or just cardio?
Good question. We don't necessarily set them to a particular activity to be honest. I guess they default however to running. All the stats in Garmin Connect are listed as running. We've definitely not set any of them to cardio. We tend to focus on avg pace, current pace, and mileage when we're on the move.
@@OCRKings thank you so much. This year would be my 1st OCR for spartan. I have learnt from one of your video regarding Trifecta Medal.
1 sprint
1 super
1 beast
To get the complete Trifecta. It doesn't have to do all those in one event right? Sorry for the noob question
How long did it take you?
This one took about 2 hours
First race this June, any advice ? Should I try to go fast or pace myself ?
if you're just in crazy-good shape for speed....but I'd say pace yourself...it's between 8-10 miles depending on location. I did my first obstacle race at 44 and in 'fair' physical condition....I just paced myself on the running portion and did the best I could on the obstacles. on all the ones Ive done, I finish in the lower 25-30% but its still loads of fun,...my favorite part is how cool everybody is at these things....the elite athletes, couch potatos and guys in the middle like me were all having fun and encouraging each other.
Great question! And I agree with Michael's post. No problem with pacing yourself. If you are in great condition and are dead set on getting a podium spot, by all means, put the petal to the mettle and go for it. As far as us, we pace ourselves, make sure we hit all the obstacles, and focus on having fun and not getting hurt. For your very first race, maybe pace yourself, but depends on your objectives and fitness level. One suggestion though would be to let everyone else come flying out of the gate like maniacs and then gas out. Everyone is usually super pumped when the announcer yells "Go!!!" Most of them you can catch and pass by the second or third obstacle because they're smoked. Food for thought.
@@michaelengle9062 awesome! That’s great to hear thank you for your response, I’ll just go and make sure I have fun!
@@OCRKings ohh okay awesome, thanks for the input! I’ll go and pace myself just to see how it goes, I’m going with a group of friends so I was In between going solo and try to finish fast, or having fun and making sure we all finish, so thank you!
was there an accident that cause 2-3 miles of the race to get cut off? I've seen that happen once on a course. This was not a Super. at only 6.75 miles. Typically when a super has been less than 9 miles it's largely because they're taking elevation change into account. This had none. This was at best a sprint+.
Good question. This year Spartan started shortening the Sprints and Supers to 5k for the Sprint and 10k for the Supers. This Super was just over a 10k, but was way shorter than the 9 mile Supers of old.
Olympus looked a lot harder 9:30 Great weather huh!?
they made the olympus wall plastic instead of wood, so it's easier to slip
Yes, they faced it and a few others with this vinyl composite stuff that is a lot more slippery than the ole plywood. We are looking into finding something similar for a re-fit of some of our equipment.
Scary obstacle! Even you several times seemed to come so close to ending up in the dreaded Burpee Zone.
No fire jump?
Nope. We're guessing it has to do with fire conditions in California. Very dry and susceptible to fires out there.
no fire jump finish?>
No unfortunately. There was a heightened risk of forest/wild fire in California due to drought I believe. I think open fires like that were banned.
I was there!!! For sprint and super... wished for mud and water... lol
Awesome! How'd your races go? Agree on the mud and water. Felt like something was missing. We left from the sprint and went right to the airport - Glad we didn't have mud in all the wrong places for the flight back to NYC - that would SUCKED!
@@OCRKings Sprint went well! My super I had a coworker and she was not prepared but she fared well! Lolol only some bruising roflmao Beast in Big Bear is right around the corner!!! Wish me luck!!!
@@OCRKings and PS... mud in all the wrong places at least wouldve exfoliated ya.... hahahaha
@@carrieinthechaoswilliamson6394 :-)
Is it difficult
The longer versions (13 mile Spartan Beast, or 31 mile Spartan Ultra) can be difficult, especially when on a mountain. This one was a shorter version, 6 miles, on a flat course.
Thanks for posting this race footage. BUT the weird video effects you did on some of the obstacles is just annoying. I would rather see the course and obstacles as they are, not an artsy enhancement.
Good point, and we would rather see them that way too. During a batter swap, the d@mn gopro went right into time lapse mode. So what you're seeing is the product of a glitch rather than an artsy decision. Damer has updated the firmware so hopefully that won't happen again. What you're seeing is the slowed down version of what was super sped up video.
That blurry shit is not cool. Definitely makes it hard for me to watch.
Yeah, it sucked the GoPro went wacky on us. Glitched right into time lapse. The resulting footage is the slowed down version of that stuff.