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RACE: OCRA UK RULES
UK Championships. 19th November 2016
OCRA UK announced recently the new rules that will
come into effect immediately so therefore apply to this
year’s championships in November.
Held at the beautiful setting that is Pippingford Park,
if you have qualified, you are lucky enough to be
pipping yourself against the best the country has, for
a potential podium spot.
So, here are the rules and rules are
NOT made to be broken!
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Firstly,
ALL obstacles are mandatory
and you
must genuinely attempt each of them. There will be
officials who will decide whether your attempt was
genuine or not so I suggest giving it your all.
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You will be issued with TWO wristbands.
If an obstacle is NOT completed, 1 will be cut off.
However, you may continue and still be in with a
chance of a podium place. (depending on how many
go on to complete with 2 in tact)
If you do not complete another obstacle, you will lose
the other wristband but may continue to finish the
race and still claim your t-shirt and medal as do ALL
finishers.
If you finish with BOTH wristbands you will place
higher than everybody even if a 1 wristband holder
finishes quicker than you.
If a no wristband holder finishes before a 1 wristband
holder then the 1 wristband holder still places higher
and so on.
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However, as you approach the finish line, there is
also a 1 wristband holder penalty lane.
As it stands, the distance of this penalty loop is
unknown and will likely entail some kind of lift, carry
or drag during this penalty loop. This has been
introduced to deter anyone who thinks they are better
off not spending time completing an obstacle and
trying to be tactical over the speed in which they can
do the distance.
We spoke to Mark Leinster at OCRA UK, he said:
“The decision to change the current system was not
made lightly. With a high failure rate at the inaugural
UK championships last year, and in particular a high
failure rate in women, we see this new and improved
system a much fairer way of nurturing and growing
our athletes within the sport but at the same time not
detracting from the top athletes who will be rewarded
for being able to complete every challenge.”
We wish all our athletes the very best of luck in the
upcoming event. We hope training has been going
well, keep safe and enjoy every moment.
For more information visit
Tell us what you think of these new rules.
New Rules...
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Photo © Pippingford Park.
Mark Leinster,
CEO, OCRA UK
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