2016-10-06



With the 2016 OCR World Championships happening in two weeks, we figured it was a perfect time to dive into the results from last year’s race, and take a look at what obstacles gave athletes the hardest time. For those interested, we did this same analysis for the 2014 race, which we will be referencing from time to time.

As a refresher – 2014 saw the Platinum Rig take the field by surprise, with a 44.5% failure rate. Only two other obstacles had a failure rate of over 20% – Ring My Bell at 28.97%, and Tip of the Spear at 26.35%. Going into the 2015 race, we found out that “The Destroyer” would be making an appearance, as well as some interesting obstacles from overseas like “The Dragon’s Back” athletes from the US (who still make up the majority of the racers at this event), had not had the chance to see before.

Our team will be back out on-site for the 2016 OCRWC – You can find full coverage leading up to, and during the race, on this page



Post Summary

2.4X attendance increase. 13% more international competitors than 2014.

Overall 54% of athletes finished without penalty, up from 44% last year

10% increase for both male & female completion rate: Female completion rate (23.5%), Male Completion rate (67%)

Skull Valley was the band destroyer this year, taking out ~40% of the field. This was the last obstacle, which likely had something to do with it being the most failed.

Just as many people failed 5+ obstacles, as failed only 1 obstacle, across every category of racer – so Skull Valley isn’t solely to blame

24 of the 99 people who failed only 1 obstacle did not fail Skull Valley.

Next-most-deadly obstacles were Tip of the Spear (28.6%), Platinum Rig 1 (25.2%), Sternum Checker (22.7%), Platinum Rig 2 (19.2%), Rope Climb (18.2%), Tyrolean Traverse (16.4%), and Weaver (15.8%)

People trained to beat the Platinum Rig. Last year had an overall failure rate of 44%, with 33% for men, and 74% for women. This year, the failure rate was only 24% overall, with 14% for men, and 48% of women!

Sternum Checker 1 & 2 were most disproportionally failed by women vs men. Men had a 7% failure rate, while women failed 58% – more than the Platinum Rig! Last year the failure rate was less than 2% across ALL racers on these obstacles. The reason? Most likely due to it being wet by the time athletes arrived, and not being able to use the side-struts for followup attempts

11% increase in rope climb completion (last year called “Ring My Bell”). 71% to 82%. Fairly evenly distributed across men & women. This is with the rope climb being more difficult this year given it was over water.

The Warped Wall was vastly more difficult for women vs men. 32.9% of the women failed it, while only 3.6% of the men did. Most likely attributed to this obstacle being much easier to complete for taller athletes.

Want to see some other combination of stats we didn’t include? Leave us a comment on the post or on FB, and we can make a follow-up with whatever additions.

This analysis wouldn’t be possible without help from our friends at J-Chip and CHōSEN. Also, keep in mind that there is always the chance for slight inaccuracies – though we are confident in the current trends in the data. Also, this data is taken from finishers only. Any DNFs or DQs were removed from the data.

Table of Contents

Overview of Results & Times
Participation by Country
Overall Obstacle Completion Rate
Obstacle Failure Count by Obstacle
Number of Obstacle Failures Per Athlete
Skull Valley Obstacle Analysis & Completion Rates
Tip of the Spear Obstacle Analysis & Completion Rates
Platinum Rig 1 Obstacle Analysis & Completion Rates
Sternum Checker 1 Obstacle Analysis & Completion Rates
Platinum Rig 2 Obstacle Analysis & Completion Rates
Rope Climb Obstacle Analysis & Completion Rates
Tyrolean Traverse Obstacle Analysis & Completion Rates
Weaver Obstacle Analysis & Completion Rates
Sternum Checker 2 Obstacle Analysis & Completion Rates
Warped Wall Obstacle Analysis & Completion Rates
Combined Platinum Rig 1 & 2 Obstacle Analysis & Completion Rates
Combined Sternum Checker 1 & 2 Obstacle Analysis & Completion Rates
Random Facts
Conclusion

Overview of Results & Times

For those unfamiliar with the course, or who might need a refresher, we feel this map drawn by Morgan McKay is a perfect representation. Now, we know there might be a few of you who want to the “actual” course, you know, with a GPS or something….so don’t worry, you can check that out here.

In addition, it’s worth noting the OCR World Championships are a “mandatory obstacle completion” event. This mean’s athletes MUST complete every obstacle in order to successfully complete the course. There is no “do burpees on failure”. If an athlete fails an obstacle, they are welcome to try it as many times as they want. If they end up deciding they can’t do it, they must turn in their band, which each athlete is given at the start of the race, and given a time penalty.

There were 1,359 finishers at the 2015 OCRWC. 395 females (29%) finished the race, and 964 males (71%) completed. Compared to last year, there were 573 competitors, with 154 (27%) females and 419 males (73%). This was a nearly 2.4X increase in attendance from year to year.

742 (54%) of the competitors finished without penalties, up from 44% last year. 94 of those were females, and 648 were male. Last year only 21 females, or 13.6%, completed penalty free, but this year’s 94 females gave a completion rate of 23.6%, a nearly 2X increase over last year. The male completion rate this year was 47.5%, a slight increase over the 45.1% completion rate last year.

Participation by Country

While 2 years of data is not enough to indicate a solid trend, it does appear the event is becoming more international. Last year, over 80% of the competitors were from the United States, while this year only 67% of the competitors were. The United Kingdom had the second largest contingent at 9.7%, followed by the Canadians at 7.5%, The Netherlands with 4.3%, and Sweden with 4.1%. With the 2016 event moving to Canada, it will be interesting to see how that affects the makeup.

In 2014, there were competitors from 11 different countries, while 2015 had competitors from 22 countries.

Country

# of Athletes

% of Athletes Competing

Australia

28

2.05%

Belgium

8

0.59%

Canada

102

7.48%

China

1

0.07%

Czech Republic

1

0.07%

Denmark

24

1.76%

Ecuador

1

0.07%

Spain

3

0.22%

France

1

0.07%

Germany

9

0.66%

India

1

0.07%

Mexico

2

0.15%

Netherlands

58

4.25%

Norway

7

0.51%

New Zealand

1

0.07%

Portugal

1

0.07%

Puerto Rico

1

0.07%

South Africa

9

0.66%

Sweden

56

4.11%

United Kingdom

132

9.68%

Ukraine

1

0.07%

United States

917

67.23%

* Note – This is the only section of data where any DQd competitors are included, thus, the total numbers are slightly higher than the rest of the data.

2015 OCRWC Overall Obstacle Completion Rate

As previously mentioned, the number of athletes finishing without penalty rose from previous years. 2015 saw 54.45% of the competitors finish penalty free (67% for the males, and 23.5% for the females). After the very low finish times in 2014, word spread among athletes of the type of training that would be required to successfully complete such a course, and the athletes responded in their training throughout the year.

Obstacle Completion Rate by Division

This table dives into more and more granularity. It starts with overall stats, then male vs. female, and then elite v age group vs. journeyman, and then breaking those down by gender

Category

Failure-Free Racer

% Failure Free

Racers w/ Penalties

% with Penalties

Overall

740

54.45%

619

45.55%

Male

647

67.12%

317

32.88%

Female

93

23.54%

302

76.46%

Elite

121

77.56%

35

22.44%

Age-Groupers

574

52.09%

528

47.91%

Journeyman

45

44.55%

56

55.45%

Male Elite

92

85.19%

16

14.81%

Female Elite

29

60.42%

19

39.58%

Male Age-Grouper

511

66.80%

254

33.20%

Female Age-Grouper

63

18.69%

274

81.31%

Male Journeyman

44

48.35%

47

51.65%

Female Journeyman

1

10.00%

9

90.00%

Obstacle Completion Rate by Age-Group Category

This dives into each age group category, after the overview from above.

Age Group Division

Failure-Free Racer

% Failure Free

Racers w/ Penalties

% with Penalties

M13-17

19

52.78%

17

47.22%

F13-17

0

00.00%

3

100.00%

M18-24

51

79.69%

13

20.31%

F18-24

12

36.36%

21

63.64%

M25-29

88

73.95%

31

26.05%

F25-29

18

26.87%

49

73.13%

M30-34

91

72.80%

34

27.20%

F30-34

15

20.55%

58

79.45%

M35-39

89

74.79%

30

25.21%

F35-39

9

14.52%

53

85.48%

M40-44

86

69.35%

38

30.65%

F40-44

7

14.89%

40

85.11%

M45-49

55

56.12%

43

43.88%

F45-59

1

03.13%

31

96.88%

M50+

32

40.00%

48

60.00%

F50+

1

05.00%

19

95.00%

2015 OCRWC Obstacles – Obstacle Difficulty

Coming off of 2014, where the Platinum Rig tore the field apart, people were wondering if that would remain the most difficult obstacle, or if any new surprises would show up. This year, a new obstacle “Skull Valley”, in addition to “Tip of the Spear” (which appeared in 2014 as well), both ended up giving more athletes difficulty than Platinum Rig.

It’s worth noting that numbers for Skull Valley & Tip of the Spear might both be slightly over-inflated due to their location on the course. They were at the very end of the course, which had already been very taxing on arm strength. Had they been earlier in the course, I believe they would have had (at least a slightly) lower failure rate.

Some of the new obstacles for 2015 that were unveiled from international race series, like “The Dragon’s Back” and “The Destroyer” did not have quite the affect on the field as some suspected. While they definitely added to the fun & novelty of having new obstacles most of the athletes had never tried before, it didn’t take too many bands. That said, it definitely impacted finish times, as The Dragon’s Back in particular gave many athlete’s pause before taking the leap.

The data also shows that some obstacles were again slightly more difficult for women vs men. While Skull Valley equally claimed victims from both the men & women, The Sternum Checker predominately gave females problems (58% failure of women, vs 6.5% for males).

Overall Failure by Obstacle

Obstacle

# of athletes who failed

% of athletes who failed

Skull Valley

535

39.37%

Tip of the Spear

382

28.11%

Platinum Rig 1

329

24.21%

Sternum Checker 1

292

21.49%

Platinum Rig 2

253

18.62%

Rope Climb

244

17.95%

Tyrolean Traverse

218

16.04%

Weaver

205

15.08%

Sternum Checker 2

177

13.02%

Warped Wall

165

12.14%

Ramp Wall

156

11.48%

Balance Beam 2

134

9.86%

Monkey Bars

134

9.86%

Tall Walls

123

9.05%

12 Foot Wall

74

5.45%

Irish Table

64

4.71%

Dragons Back

57

4.19%

Balance Beam

51

3.75%

Inverted Wall

33

2.43%

Polish Traverse

32

2.35%

Pipe Dreams

29

2.13%

Hill Slide

27

1.99%

Traverse Wall

18

1.32%

Tension

13

0.96%

Hoist

11

0.81%

Trenches

4

0.29%

Castle

3

0.22%

Wreck Bag

3

0.22%

Cargo Net

2

0.15%

Pinnacle

1

0.07%

Over Under

1

0.07%

Mini Monkey

1

0.07%

Top Failure by Obstacle for Women

Obstacle

# of women who failed

% of women who failed

Skull Valley

271

68.61%

Sternum Checker

229

57.97%

Tip of the Spear

221

55.95%

Platinum Rig 1

190

48.10%

Platinum Rig 2

166

42.03%

Sternum Checker 2

148

37.47%

Rope Climb

143

36.20%

Tyrolean Traverse

130

32.91%

Warped Wall

130

32.91%

Weaver

127

32.15%

Ramp Wall

124

31.39%

Top Failure by Obstacle for Men

Obstacle

# of men who failed

% of men who failed

Skull Valley

264

27.39%

Tip of the Spear

161

16.70%

Platinum Rig 1

139

14.42%

Rope Climb

101

10.48%

Tyrolean Traverse

88

9.13%

Platinum Rig 2

87

9.02%

Weaver

78

8.09%

Sternum Checker

63

6.54%

2015 OCRWC Number of Obstacle Failures Per Athlete

Much like 2014, with the Platinum Rig, it might be easy to say that Skull Valley disproportionately skewed the results. However, only 99 people failed just one obstacle, and of those 99, only 75 were skull valley. That means only 5.5% of the racers lost their band ONLY because of Skull Valley. In fact, the data shows, if you were going to fail an obstacle, you were likely to fail 5+ obstacles, and not just one.

Obstacle Completion Rate by Division

This table dives into more and more granularity. It starts with overall stats, then male vs. female, and then elite v age group vs. journeyman, and then breaking those down by gender

Category

# of Athletes Penalty-Free

# Failed Single Obstacle

# Failed Two Obstacles

# Failed Three Obstacles

# Failed Four Obstacles

# Failed Five+ Obstacles

Overall

740

99

61

51

54

354

Male

647

85

48

36

29

119

Female

93

14

13

15

25

235

Elite

121

3

5

5

2

20

Age-Groupers

574

87

53

45

49

294

Journeyman

45

9

3

1

3

40

Male Elite

92

3

2

3

1

7

Female Elite

29

0

3

2

1

13

Male Age-Grouper

511

73

43

32

26

80

Female Age-Grouper

63

14

10

13

23

214

Male Journeyman

44

9

3

1

2

32

Female Journeyman

1

0

0

0

1

8

Number of Obstacle Failures Per Athlete, By Age Group Category

This dives into each age group category, after the overview from above.

# of Athletes Penalty-Free

# Failed Single Obstacle

# Failed Two Obstacles

# Failed Three Obstacles

# Failed Four Obstacles

# Failed Five+ Obstacles

M13-17

19

6

2

4

2

3

F13-17

0

0

0

0

0

3

M18-24

51

7

2

1

0

3

F18-24

12

0

3

1

0

17

M25-29

88

10

7

3

4

7

F25-29

18

4

2

2

3

38

M30-34

91

11

8

3

3

9

F30-34

15

1

0

2

4

51

M35-39

89

9

6

5

2

8

F35-39

9

5

3

4

6

35

M40-44

86

13

9

5

4

7

F40-44

7

2

1

2

3

32

M45-49

55

10

6

3

5

19

F45-59

1

1

1

2

6

21

M50+

32

7

3

8

6

24

F50+

1

1

0

0

4

17

2015 OCRWC Skull Valley Obstacle Analysis & Completion Rates

Skull Valley was the most-failed obstacle, with 39.4% of the athletes having to take a penalty on it. As previously mentioned, it did not help that the obstacle was the last obstacle of 15K course, on a cold day, so athletes had already used almost all their arm-strength, and were needing blankets to keep from going hypothermic. Had the obstacle been the first one athletes came to, it would have had a much higher completion rate.

Skull Valley Completion Rate by Division

This table dives into more and more granularity. It starts with overall stats, then male vs. female, and then elite v age group vs. journeyman, and then breaking those down by gender

Category

# of Athletes who passed

% of Athletes who passed

# of Athletes who failed

% of Athletes who failed

Overall

824

60.63%

535

39.37%

Male

700

72.61%

264

27.39%

Female

124

31.39%

271

68.61%

Elite

130

83.33%

26

16.67%

Age-Groupers

641

58.17%

461

41.83%

Journeyman

53

52.48%

48

47.52%

Male Elite

95

87.96%

13

12.04%

Female Elite

35

72.92%

13

27.08%

Male Age-Grouper

553

72.29%

212

27.71%

Female Age-Grouper

88

26.11%

249

73.89%

Male Journeyman

52

57.14%

39

42.86%

Female Journeyman

1

10.00%

9

90.00%

Skull Valley Completion Rate by Age-Group Category

This dives into each age group category, after the overview from above.

Age Group Division

# of Athletes who passed

% of Athletes who passed

# of Athletes who failed

% of Athletes who failed

M13-17

25

69.44%

11

30.56%

F13-17

0

00.00%

3

100.00%

M18-24

54

84.38%

10

15.63%

F18-24

14

42.42%

19

57.58%

M25-29

94

78.99%

25

21.01%

F25-29

21

31.34%

46

68.66%

M30-34

97

77.60%

28

22.40%

F30-34

21

28.77%

52

71.23%

M35-39

91

76.47%

28

23.53%

F35-39

13

20.97%

49

79.03%

M40-44

94

75.81%

30

24.19%

F40-44

11

23.40%

36

76.60%

M45-49

62

63.27%

36

36.73%

F45-59

5

15.63%

27

84.38%

M50+

36

45.00%

44

55.00%

F50+

3

15.00%

17

85.00%

Skull Valley Completion Rate by Country

This table looks at the success rate on Skull Valley in 2015, broken down by country

Country

# of Athletes who passed

% of Athletes who passed

# of Athletes who failed

% of Athletes who failed

Australia

19

67.86%

9

32.14%

Belgium

6

75.00%

2

25.00%

Canada

68

66.67%

34

33.33%

China

1

100.00%

0

00.00%

Czech Republic

0

00.00%

1

100.00%

Denmark

15

62.50%

9

37.50%

Ecuador

1

100.00%

0

00.00%

Spain

2

66.67%

1

33.33%

France

0

00.00%

1

100.00%

Germany

6

66.67%

3

33.33%

India

1

100.00%

0

00.00%

Mexico

2

100.00%

0

00.00%

Netherlands

40

70.18%

17

29.82%

Norway

7

100.00%

0

00.00%

New Zealand

1

100.00%

0

00.00%

Portugal

0

00.00%

1

100.00%

Puerto Rico

1

100.00%

0

00.00%

South Africa

9

100.00%

0

00.00%

Sweden

41

73.21%

15

26.79%

United Kingdom

57

43.18%

75

56.82%

Ukraine

1

100.00%

0

00.00%

United States

546

59.80%

367

40.20%

2015 OCRWC Tip of the Spear Obstacle Analysis & Completion Rates

Much like Skull Valley, this obstacle had more failures due to being at the end of the course. The design was slightly changed from the previous year, in that the metal chain was replaced by a rope. However, the number of athletes who could not complete the obstacle rose in 2015. In 2014, only 26.3% of athletes could not complete Tip of the Spear, compared to 28.1% in 205.

Tip of the Spear Completion Rate by Division

This table dives into more and more granularity. It starts with overall stats, then male vs. female, and then elite v age group vs. journeyman, and then breaking those down by gender

Category

# of Athletes who passed

% of Athletes who passed

# of Athletes who failed

% of Athletes who failed

Overall

977

71.89%

382

28.11%

Male

803

83.30%

161

16.70%

Female

174

44.05%

221

55.95%

Elite

138

88.46%

18

11.54%

Age-Groupers

768

69.69%

334

30.31%

Journeyman

71

70.30%

30

29.70%

Male Elite

102

94.44%

6

05.56%

Female Elite

36

75.00%

12

25.00%

Male Age-Grouper

633

82.75%

132

17.25%

Female Age-Grouper

135

40.06%

202

59.94%

Male Journeyman

68

74.73%

23

25.27%

Female Journeyman

3

30.00%

7

70.00%

Tip of the Spear Completion Rate by Age-Group Category

This dives into each age group category, after the overview from above.

Age Group Division

# of Athletes who passed

% of Athletes who passed

# of Athletes who failed

% of Athletes who failed

M13-17

27

75.00%

9

25.00%

F13-17

0

00.00%

3

100.00%

M18-24

58

90.63%

6

09.38%

F18-24

16

48.48%

17

51.52%

M25-29

103

86.55%

16

13.45%

F25-29

37

55.22%

30

44.78%

M30-34

107

85.60%

18

14.40%

F30-34

29

39.73%

44

60.27%

M35-39

106

89.08%

13

10.92%

F35-39

21

33.87%

41

66.13%

M40-44

107

86.29%

17

13.71%

F40-44

20

42.55%

27

57.45%

M45-49

71

72.45%

27

27.55%

F45-59

8

25.00%

24

75.00%

M50+

54

67.50%

26

32.50%

F50+

4

20.00%

16

80.00%

Tip of the Spear Completion Rate by Country

This table looks at the success rate on Tip of the Spear in 2015, broken down by country

Country

# of Athletes who passed

% of Athletes who passed

# of Athletes who failed

% of Athletes who failed

Australia

19

67.86%

9

32.14%

Belgium

8

100.00%

0

00.00%

Canada

80

78.43%

22

21.57%

China

1

100.00%

0

00.00%

Czech Republic

1

100.00%

0

00.00%

Denmark

19

79.17%

5

20.83%

Ecuador

1

100.00%

0

00.00%

Spain

2

66.67%

1

33.33%

France

0

00.00%

1

100.00%

Germany

8

88.89%

1

11.11%

India

1

100.00%

0

00.00%

Mexico

2

100.00%

0

00.00%

Netherlands

44

77.19%

13

22.81%

Norway

7

100.00%

0

00.00%

New Zealand

1

100.00%

0

00.00%

Portugal

1

100.00%

0

00.00%

Puerto Rico

1

100.00%

0

00.00%

South Africa

9

100.00%

0

00.00%

Sweden

50

89.29%

6

10.71%

United Kingdom

73

55.30%

59

44.70%

Ukraine

1

100.00%

0

00.00%

United States

648

70.97%

265

29.03%

2015 OCRWC Platinum Rig 1 Obstacle Analysis & Completion Rates

Overall, Platinum Rig failures went down about 20% – from 44% to 24.21%. With BattleFrog having a rig at every race across the USA last year, you might think it was just USA athletes that brought the average up. However, the completion rate of non-US vs US was about the same. In 2014, the failure rate for nonUSA finishers was 44%. In 2015 – 23%. So, basically the same as the overall trends. It would appear that word got out about the Platinum Rig from the athletes who competed in 2014, so athletes were prepared this year – even with there being 2 rigs.

Platinum Rig 1 Completion Rate by Division

This table dives into more and more granularity. It starts with overall stats, then male vs. female, and then elite v age group vs. journeyman, and then breaking those down by gender

Category

# of Athletes who passed

% of Athletes who passed

# of Athletes who failed

% of Athletes who failed

Overall

1030

75.79%

329

24.21%

Male

825

85.58%

139

14.42%

Female

205

51.90%

190

48.10%

Elite

133

85.26%

23

14.74%

Age-Groupers

829

75.23%

273

24.77%

Journeyman

68

67.33%

33

32.67%

Male Elite

97

89.81%

11

10.19%

Female Elite

36

75.00%

12

25.00%

Male Age-Grouper

662

86.54%

103

13.46%

Female Age-Grouper

167

49.55%

170

50.45%

Male Journeyman

66

72.53%

25

27.47%

Female Journeyman

2

20.00%

8

80.00%

Platinum Rig 1 Completion Rate by Age-Group Category

This dives into each age group category, after the overview from above.

Age Group Division

# of Athletes who passed

% of Athletes who passed

# of Athletes who failed

% of Athletes who failed

M13-17

32

88.89%

4

11.11%

F13-17

0

00.00%

3

100.00%

M18-24

61

95.31%

3

04.69%

F18-24

20

60.61%

13

39.39%

M25-29

109

91.60%

10

08.40%

F25-29

36

53.73%

31

46.27%

M30-34

112

89.60%

13

10.40%

F30-34

40

54.79%

33

45.21%

M35-39

107

89.92%

12

10.08%

F35-39

34

54.84%

28

45.16%

M40-44

111

89.52%

13

10.48%

F40-44

19

40.43%

28

59.57%

M45-49

79

80.61%

19

19.39%

F45-59

8

25.00%

24

75.00%

M50+

51

63.75%

29

36.25%

F50+

10

50.00%

10

50.00%

Platinum Rig 1 Completion Rate by Country

This table looks at the success rate on Platinum Rig 1 in 2015, broken down by country

Country

# of Athletes who passed

% of Athletes who passed

# of Athletes who failed

% of Athletes who failed

Australia

26

92.86%

2

07.14%

Belgium

7

87.50%

1

12.50%

Canada

87

85.29%

15

14.71%

China

1

100.00%

0

00.00%

Czech Republic

1

100.00%

0

00.00%

Denmark

20

83.33%

4

16.67%

Ecuador

1

100.00%

0

00.00%

Spain

2

66.67%

1

33.33%

France

0

00.00%

1

100.00%

Germany

8

88.89%

1

11.11%

India

1

100.00%

0

00.00%

Mexico

2

100.00%

0

00.00%

Netherlands

47

82.46%

10

17.54%

Norway

7

100.00%

0

00.00%

New Zealand

1

100.00%

0

00.00%

Portugal

0

00.00%

1

100.00%

Puerto Rico

1

100.00%

0

00.00%

South Africa

9

100.00%

0

00.00%

Sweden

45

80.36%

11

19.64%

United Kingdom

76

57.58%

56

42.42%

Ukraine

1

100.00%

0

00.00%

United States

687

75.25%

226

24.75%

2015 OCRWC Sternum Checker 1 Obstacle Analysis & Completion Rates

Sternum Checker 1 & 2 are interesting. In 2014, only 15 athletes (not %, total athletes) had a failure on either Sternum Checker. In 2015, 469 athletes took failures. This obstacle however dispraportionately affected women. Only 6.5% of men could not complete the 1st Sternum Checker, vs 60.0% of the women.

There are 2 possible reasons for the wildly varied failure rates between 2014 and 2015. One is that in 2015, by the time athletes reached the Sternum Checker the obstacle was a bit wet. In addition in 2014, if you failed the obstacle your first attempt, you could use the side trusses to get over. In 2015, no such leniency was given.

Sternum Checker 1 Completion Rate by Division

This table dives into more and more granularity. It starts with overall stats, then male vs. female, and then elite v age group vs. journeyman, and then breaking those down by gender

Category

# of Athletes who passed

% of Athletes who passed

# of Athletes who failed

% of Athletes who failed

Overall

1067

78.51%

292

21.49%

Male

901

93.46%

63

06.54%

Female

166

42.03%

229

57.97%

Elite

141

90.38%

15

09.62%

Age-Groupers

849

77.04%

253

22.96%

Journeyman

77

76.24%

24

23.76%

Male Elite

107

99.07%

1

00.93%

Female Elite

34

70.83%

14

29.17%

Male Age-Grouper

718

93.86%

47

06.14%

Female Age-Grouper

131

38.87%

206

61.13%

Male Journeyman

76

83.52%

15

16.48%

Female Journeyman

1

10.00%

9

90.00%

Sternum Checker 1 Completion Rate by Age-Group Category

This dives into each age group category, after the overview from above.

Age Group Division

# of Athletes who passed

% of Athletes who passed

# of Athletes who failed

% of Athletes who failed

M13-17

35

97.22%

1

02.78%

F13-17

0

00.00%

3

100.00%

M18-24

63

98.44%

1

01.56%

F18-24

17

51.52%

16

48.48%

M25-29

115

96.64%

4

03.36%

F25-29

36

53.73%

31

46.27%

M30-34

124

99.20%

1

00.80%

F30-34

26

35.62%

47

64.38%

M35-39

112

94.12%

7

05.88%

F35-39

28

45.16%

34

54.84%

M40-44

115

92.74%

9

07.26%

F40-44

14

29.79%

33

70.21%

M45-49

90

91.84%

8

08.16%

F45-59

7

21.88%

25

78.13%

M50+

64

80.00%

16

20.00%

F50+

3

15.00%

17

85.00%

Sternum Checker 1 Completion Rate by Country

This table looks at the success rate on Sternum Checker 1 in 2015, broken down by country

Country

# of Athletes who passed

% of Athletes who passed

# of Athletes who failed

% of Athletes who failed

Australia

22

78.57%

6

21.43%

Belgium

8

100.00%

0

00.00%

Canada

79

77.45%

23

22.55%

China

1

100.00%

0

00.00%

Czech Republic

0

00.00%

1

100.00%

Denmark

20

83.33%

4

16.67%

Ecuador

1

100.00%

0

00.00%

Spain

2

66.67%

1

33.33%

France

1

100.00%

0

00.00%

Germany

9

100.00%

0

00.00%

India

1

100.00%

0

00.00%

Mexico

2

100.00%

0

00.00%

Netherlands

53

92.98%

4

07.02%

Norway

7

100.00%

0

00.00%

New Zealand

1

100.00%

0

00.00%

Portugal

1

100.00%

0

00.00%

Puerto Rico

1

100.00%

0

00.00%

South Africa

9

100.00%

0

00.00%

Sweden

50

89.29%

6

10.71%

United Kingdom

93

70.45%

39

29.55%

Ukraine

1

100.00%

0

00.00%

United States

705

77.22%

208

22.78%

2015 OCRWC Platinum Rig 2 Obstacle Analysis & Completion Rates

The second Platinum Rig was at the top of the ridge, in the lodging area. Even though it was later in the course, it had a lower failure rate – then again, it was configured differently than the 1st Platinum Rig. Again, I believe this year athletes knew the Platinum Rigs were coming and trained accordingly, resulting in lower failure rates on the Platinum Rig than the year before. Platinum Rig 2 had a 6% lower failure rate than Platinum Rig 1 did.

Platinum Rig 2 Completion Rate by Division

This table dives into more and more granularity. It starts with overall stats, then male vs. female, and then elite v age group vs. journeyman, and then breaking those down by gender

Category

# of Athletes who passed

% of Athletes who passed

# of Athletes who failed

% of Athletes who failed

Overall

1106

81.38%

253

18.62%

Male

877

90.98%

87

09.02%

Female

229

57.97%

166

42.03%

Elite

141

90.38%

15

09.62%

Age-Groupers

890

80.76%

212

19.24%

Journeyman

75

74.26%

26

25.74%

Male Elite

102

94.44%

6

05.56%

Female Elite

39

81.25%

9

18.75%

Male Age-Grouper

704

92.03%

61

07.97%

Female Age-Grouper

186

55.19%

151

44.81%

Male Journeyman

71

78.02%

20

21.98%

Female Journeyman

4

40.00%

6

60.00%

Platinum Rig 2 Completion Rate by Age-Group Category

This dives into each age group category, after the overview from above.

Age Group Division

# of Athletes who passed

% of Athletes who passed

# of Athletes who failed

% of Athletes who failed

M13-17

32

88.89%

4

11.11%

F13-17

0

00.00%

3

100.00%

M18-24

62

96.88%

2

03.13%

F18-24

19

57.58%

14

42.42%

M25-29

111

93.28%

8

06.72%

F25-29

38

56.72%

29

43.28%

M30-34

119

95.20%

6

04.80%

F30-34

39

53.42%

34

46.58%

M35-39

112

94.12%

7

05.88%

F35-39

36

58.06%

26

41.94%

M40-44

118

95.16%

6

04.84%

F40-44

23

48.94%

24

51.06%

M45-49

85

86.73%

13

13.27%

F45-59

21

65.63%

11

34.38%

M50+

65

81.25%

15

18.75%

F50+

10

50.00%

10

50.00%

Platinum Rig 2 Completion Rate by Country

This table looks at the success rate on the Platinum Rig 2 in 2015, broken down by country

Country

# of Athletes who passed

% of Athletes who passed

# of Athletes who failed

% of Athletes who failed

Australia

23

82.14%

5

17.86%

Belgium

8

100.00%

0

00.00%

Canada

84

82.35%

18

17.65%

China

1

100.00%

0

00.00%

Czech Republic

0

00.00%

1

100.00%

Denmark

21

87.50%

3

12.50%

Ecuador

1

100.00%

0

00.00%

Spain

3

100.00%

0

00.00%

France

1

100.00%

0

00.00%

Germany

9

100.00%

0

00.00%

India

1

100.00%

0

00.00%

Mexico

2

100.00%

0

00.00%

Netherlands

50

87.72%

7

12.28%

Norway

7

100.00%

0

00.00%

New Zealand

1

100.00%

0

00.00%

Portugal

0

00.00%

1

100.00%

Puerto Rico

1

100.00%

0

00.00%

South Africa

9

100.00%

0

00.00%

Sweden

51

91.07%

5

08.93%

United Kingdom

94

71.21%

38

28.79%

Ukraine

1

100.00%

0

00.00%

United States

738

80.83%

175

19.17%

2015 OCRWC Rope Climb Obstacle Analysis & Completion Rates

In 2014, the rope climb was the 2nd most failed obstacle. In 2015, the failure rate dropped 11%, from 29% to 18%. In theory, the rope climb appeared to be harder in 2015 as well – while 2014 was a basic rope climb, the 2015 version was set up over some water, presumably making the rope more slick and harder to grip. The athletes responded though, with a higher percentage successfully getting up the rope than in the previous year.

In addition, it appears that on average, compared to the difficulty of other obstacles, women had less problem with the rope climb than men did. For women, the rope climb was the 7th most difficult obstacle, vs the 4th most difficult for the men.

Rope Climb Completion Rate by Division

This table dives into more and more granularity. It starts with overall stats, then male vs. female, and then elite v age group vs. journeyman, and then breaking those down by gender

Category

# of Athletes who passed

% of Athletes who passed

# of Athletes who failed

% of Athletes who failed

Overall

1115

82.05%

244

17.95%

Male

863

89.52%

101

10.48%

Female

252

63.80%

143

36.20%

Elite

143

91.67%

13

08.33%

Age-Groupers

903

81.94%

199

18.06%

Journeyman

69

68.32%

32

31.68%

Male Elite

101

93.52%

7

06.48%

Female Elite

42

87.50%

6

12.50%

Male Age-Grouper

696

90.98%

69

09.02%

Female Age-Grouper

207

61.42%

130

38.58%

Male Journeyman

66

72.53%

25

27.47%

Female Journeyman

3

30.00%

7

70.00%

Rope Climb Completion Rate by Age-Group Category

This dives into each age group category, after the overview from above.

Age Group Division

# of Athletes who passed

% of Athletes who passed

# of Athletes who failed

% of Athletes who failed

M13-17

33

91.67%

3

08.33%

F13-17

0

00.00%

3

100.00%

M18-24

60

93.75%

4

06.25%

F18-24

19

57.58%

14

42.42%

M25-29

111

93.28%

8

06.72%

F25-29

41

61.19%

26

38.81%

M30-34

116

92.80%

9

07.20%

F30-34

46

63.01%

27

36.99%

M35-39

112

94.12%

7

05.88%

F35-39

47

75.81%

15

24.19%

M40-44

117

94.35%

7

05.65%

F40-44

27

57.45%

20

42.55%

M45-49

85

86.73%

13

13.27%

F45-59

20

62.50%

12

37.50%

M50+

62

77.50%

18

22.50%

F50+

7

35.00%

13

65.00%

Rope Climb Completion Rate by Country

This table looks at the success rate on the Rope Climb in 2015, broken down by country

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