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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