No hate mail, please. It’s not scientific. This collection of OCR-related blog posts were submitted mostly by readers (and a few by me) as posts that were exceptionally good according to their own criteria. Some are inspiring. Some are informational. Some are poignant. Some are humorous. They are all good for one reason or another and they aren’t listed in any particular order. I’m 100% positive that there are deserving posts left of this list simply because I am not aware of them. Read them all and enjoy. Remember, no hate mail.
SOLO Performance – Ekaterina Solovieva
I’m a woman. I can do pull-ups.
Dirt in Your Skirt – Margaret Schlachter
Help. I’m new.
Race Day Etiquette: The Unwritten Rules
Filthy Clean Living – Shelley Koenig
Ultra Beast.
Spartan Race Blog – guest post by Michael Mills
Chasing Michael Mills
On My Way To Sparta – Jeff. Cain
The Obstacle Racer’s Prayer
Live the Tough Life – Chris Rutz
I think I found my sport
Ma Spahtens – James Horgan
Why do we Spartan
AdventureRun.Net – Paul Dimarino
The Little Things in Life
Ultra Beast and Beyond – Dave Hamilton
Headed to VT
Raceipsa – Amelia Boone
A racing year in review tippity top
N-Motion Fitness – Jason Moss
What does your lifestyle say about you?
Barb Wire 4 Breakfast – Ang Reynolds
My Spartan Family
Barb Wire 4 Breakfast – Corinne Kohlen
I am not the World’s Toughest Mudder
Legend of the Death Race – Anthony Matesi
Inov-8 X-Talon 212 vs Bare Grip 200: Shoe Face-off
Obstacle Racers.com – Michael Sandercock
5 Perfect Obstacle Race Exercises
Cornfed Spartans – Maribel
Welcome home
Ultra and Beyond – Robyn Rittis
Volunteer at least once
Running for One – Amy Lawson
Playing in the mud
The MUDMAN Report – Kevin LaPlatney
Spartan Beast, Killington VT, 9/23/12
GTfit – Mikael Evangelista
GTfit Class Session “Spartan Tough”
Special Categories
Must listen podcast of the year: MattBDavisRuns
The Big One: Tough Mudder and Spartan Race
Must read magazine article of the year: Outside Online
Playing Dirty
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On My Way To Sparta 
Nice compilation!
Holy crap. I’m honored to have a blog post on this list. Now, excuse me while I finish my happy dance.
Thank you Jeff! I am glad you put this together in one place!
Reblogged this on Corn Fed Spartans and commented:
One of our very own made the top ten list for Jeff Cain’s Must Read Posts from 2012!! Congratulation Maribel!!
Nice work collects all blogs relate to obstacle race are more helps to reducing my efforts .