The Big List of Small OCR's 2024

We've published The Big List of Small OCR's each year for several years now, and athletes in the community find it extremely valuable. It also helps get some extra word out about these local OCRs, so it is worth it!

THE NEW 2026 LIST IS OUT!!! VIEW IT HERE!!!

If we missed any local OCRs, PLEASE COMMENT AND LET US KNOW! If you could also provide the website for the race when commenting, we would greatly appreciate it.

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Alabama:

Barbarian Challenge (June 15 - Gadsden, AL) 

Murder Creek Mud Run (April 13 - Brewton, AL) 

Mustang Mud Run (April 13 - Madison, AL)

Tuscaloosa Gauntlet (March 23 - Tuscaloosa, AL)

Arizona:

Horseshoe Bend OCR (April 20 - Lake Powell, AZ) 

Arkansas:

Endure The Dirt 5K Cancer Mud Run (March 9 - Stuttgart, AR)

California:

Boot Camp Challenge (TBD - San Diego, CA)

Grit OCR (May 4 - Santa Clarita, CA) 

Lord's Gym Mud Run (Spring 2024 - Oroville, CA) 

Shasta Mud Run (June 1 - Redding, CA) 

Zero Dark Thirty (Jan 19 - Camp Pendleton, CA) 

Colorado: 

Cerus Bolt (September 14 - La Salle, CO) 

Big Dog Brag, The Colorado Mud Run (June 29, Colorado Springs, CO) 

Connecticut:

Gaylord Gauntlet (June 24 - Wallingford, CT) 

Florida:

NativeX Obstacle Fitness Race (January 27 - Tequesta, FL) 

Tactical Titan 9 (February 17 - Dover, FL) 

Your First Mud Run (January 14 & February 3 - Naples, FL) 

Seamark Mud Run (April 13 - Green Cove Springs, FL) 

Georgia:

Contender OCR 5K (Fall 2024 - Calhoun, GA)

Marine Mud Run Challenge (September 14 - Eisenhower, GA)

Muddy Duck Dash (No Date Currently Listed For 2024 - Oakwood, GA) 

Illinois:

Frontline OCR (May 25 - Byron, IL)

Highlander Assault (June 8 - Holiday Hills, IL)  Case Creek Obstacles (Aug 3 - Coal Valley, IL) 

Midwest OCR (Sept 28 - Marseilles, IL) BRAND NEW OCR!!!

Haunted Highlander Assault (October 19 - Holiday Hills, IL) 

The Great Smore Mud Run (TBD - Metamora, IL)

The Muddy Bunker (June 1 - IL)

The Trails Challenge YOUTH Obstacle Course Race (Date unclear on website, Mount Prospect, IL) 

Indiana:

Hollis Adams Mud Run (June 15 - Indianapolis, IN) 

Iowa:

Gimme S'more Mud Run (TBD 2024 - Boone, IA) 

Gladiator Assault Challenge (May 19 - Boone, IA) 

Kansas:

The Yeti Winter Obstacle Course (January 27 - Bonner Springs, KS) 

Wichita Gladiator Dash (June 1 - Wichita, KS) 

Kentucky:

Down and Dirty Obstacle Mud Run (April 13 - La Grange, KY)

Mud Happens, One Bad Mud Run (August 24 - Alvaton, KY)

The Challenge Race 2024 (April 27 - Mackville, KY) 

Louisiana:

Maine:

The Wicked Muddy Mainer (TBD - Holden, ME) 

Tough Mountain Challenge (July 27 - Newry, ME) 

Maryland:

Muddy Mamas Mud Run (TBD - Boonsboro, MD)

Michigan:

Foreshore Adventure Run (May 18 - Huntington, MI) 

Minnesota:

Minnewashta Mud Run (July 13, Minnetonka, MN)

Officer Down Obstacle Course (May 19, Hastings, MN)

Missouri:

Got Mud? Run (August 24 - Republic, MO) 

Mythic Race (April 13 - Benton, MO) 

St. Joseph Outlaw Adventure Run (April 6 - Saint Joseph, MO) 

The Mosh OCR (March 23 - Hazelwood, MO) 

Mississippi:

Nebraska:

New Hampshire:

Thunder Run 5K Obstacle Course (TBD - Candia, NH) 

Naticook Challenge 5K (October 12 - Merrimack, NH)

New Jersey:

ABF Mud Run (Sept 28 - Tabernacle, NJ)

Goliathon (June 1 - Mullica Hill, NJ) 

Summit Challenge (TBD - New Providence, NJ) 

New Mexico:

New York:

Bad Apple Mud Run (TBD - Lyndonville, NY) 

Daniel Barden Mud Fest (May 4 - Deansboro, NY) 

Finger Lakes Mud Run (September 14 - Auburn, NY) 

Holiday Valley Mud Slide (June 15 - Ellicotville, NY) 

Newbsanity: Mud Gauntlet (May 11 - Binghamption, NY) 

Newbsanity: Night Ops Challenge (January 20 - Binghamption, NY) 

Obstacle Wonderland - Boogie Wonderland Weekend (April 13 & 14 - Wallkill, NY) 

The Scorpion Run (September 14 - Riverhead, NY)

TugMudDare (May 11 - Turin, NY) 

Viking Obstacle Race (July 27 - Greenville, NY) 

North Carolina:

Culpepper's Rebellion 5K Mud Run (TBD - Elizabeth City, NC)

Dirty Dozen 5K Obstacle Mud Run (September 14 - Clemmons, NC) I ran it in 2023. Good race!

Dragon Obstacle Course Race (TBD - Raleigh, NC) 

Filthy Franklin Mud Run (TBD - Ashville, NC)

Marine Corps League Mud Run (June 1 - Pinnacle, NC) 

Ohana Mud Run (August 10 - Morganton, NC)

Rogue Alpha Rush (TBD - Sanford, NC) 

Step Up For Soldiers Combat Mud Run (April 20 - Wilmington, NC)

Tackle The Tar (May 18 - Rocky Mount, NC) I ran this one in 2023 also, and it was great.

The Bear Crawl OCR (May 11 - Morganton, NC) 

North Dakota:

Ohio:

Arctic Dash (TBD - Lebanon, OH)

Beast of The East Fork (June 8 - Cincinnati, OH) 

The Guantlet Mud Run (August 3 - Greenville, OH) 

Phoenix At Black Swamp (August 3 - Ohio)

WarX (June 29 & 30 - Thurman, OH) 

Oklahoma:

Brave The Mud Run (August 17 - Poteau, OK) 

Conquer The Gauntlet (September 7 - Bixby, OK) 

Oregon:

Dirty Leprechaun (March 16 - Portland, OR) 

Mud, Sweat, & BBQ (August 10 - Woodburn, OR)

My Muddy Valentine (February 10 - Portland, OR) 

Pennsylvania:

Barber Beast On The Bay (September 7 - Erie, PA) 

Battle Axe 5K (September 28 - Nineveh, PA)

Gretna Gritty 5K Mud Run (TBD - Lebanon, PA)

Lions Prowl OCR (TBD - Lancaster, PA)

Maple Madness - Mud, Sweat, & Syrup (March 23 - Warren Center, PA) 

WPAL Wicked Warrior (TBD - DuBois, PA) 

Rhode Island:

BoldrDash (June 25 - North Kingstown, RI) 

F.I.T. Challenge (TBD - Cumberland, RI) 

South Carolina:

Ultimate Challenge Mud Run (TBD - Gaston, SC)

Tennessee:

Battle Run (TBD - Lewisburg, TN)

Chattanooga Mud Run (TBD - Chattanooga, TN)

Hardship Hill OCR (TBD - Kingston, TN) 

Texas:

ASCO Spartacus Dash (June 1 - Belton, TX)

Gladiator Dash (April 14 - Bryan, TX)

March Madness Mud Run (March 30 - Thomas Falls, TX) 

Padre Jailbreak Beach Run (TBD - South Padre Island, TX) 

Runfield Texas Race Series OCR (TBD - Buda, TX)

Texas Warrior Mudout (TBD - Midland, TX) 

T.H.O.R. - Texoma Hellacious Obstacle Run (April 13 - Texoma, TX) 

ThunderDash 5K Mob Run Obstacle Course Race (Sept 28 - Comfort, TX)

Virginia:

Helgramite Hustle Mud Run (TBD, Axton VA) 

Mad Anthony Mud Run (February 24, Waynesboro, VA) 

Washington:

Loop the 'Lupe (TBD - Seattle, WA)

Miners Mud Run (TBD - Cle Elum, WA) 

West Virginia:

Gritty Chicks Mud Run (June 22 - Oak Hill, WV)

Tough As Nails Urban Challenge (May 26, Wheeling, WV)

Wisconsin:

Abominable Snow Race (January 27 - Lake Geneva, WI) 

Mukwonago YMCA Mud Run (June 29 - Mukwonago, WI) 

Wyoming:

Bison Stampede (August 10 - Casper, WY)