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We are delighted to be supplying dryrobes to the BattleFrog College & League Championships athletes as they compete this week, March 17th – 20th down in Georgia at the beautiful Lenier Islands Resort. 128 Athletes between both events will go head to head in BattleFrog’s top obstacle course racing series is being filmed for ESPN.
The college championship will air on TV the first week of July via ESPN, ESPN2, WatchESPN, ESPNU, Internationally and with on-going airings.
The League Championships will air on TV mid-August.
Photo: Weeple Dave - @weeplearmy (instagram)
A SPORTS PHENOMENON RETURNS
The Battle Frog College Championship changed the face of Obstacle Course Racing (OCR) in 2015 by introducing the world to the sport of “Sprint OCR. Season 2 promises to be bigger, faster and even more competitive. With a prime time premiere on ESPN in late June 2016, followed by ongoing re-airs on EsPN2, SPNU, Watch ESPN, and Internationally. The Battle Frog College Championship pits 16 of America’s top obstacle course racing teams in a single-elimination, winner-take-all format. It’s the ultimate test of physical skill and mental will as teams compete for the coveted Trident Cup and a $10,000 Grand Prize! Our Host and MC are Ron Pitts, former cornerback for the Buffallo Bills and Greenbay Packers and American Gladiator and Ninja Warrior, Evan Dollard.
AN OLYMPIC-STYLE SERIES
On the heels of the Battle Frog College Championship comes an opportunity for worldwide domination as co-ed professional teams represent countries in an all-out world championship – The Battle Frog Open! The world’s best OCR athletes go head-to-head in the Battle Frog Open premiering in Prime Time on ESPN in August followed by ongoing re-airs on ESPN2, ESPNU, Watch ESPN and Internationally.
dryrobe is gaining quite a reputation in OCR community in the U.S. following on from the fast uptake by OCR athletes in UK & Scandinavia, since its introduction in 2013.
Some of the biggest names in OCR have been wearing dryrobes on the podiums of iconic events like the (very cold) OCR World Championships & World's Toughest Mudder. Scrolling back trough the social media photos it's easy to see the story of the growing interest & awareness of the dryrobe products, & their benefits, in the U.S.
The dryrobeUSA.com website & office ( New Jersey), only opened in December 2015!
This Latest partneship with the Battle frog series is really exciting stuff. You can watch these airings on July and August on ESPN ! #staywarm #BattleFrog #dryrobeterritory @BattleFrogSeries
