Winter Warrior Challenge

Winter Warrior Challenge
Saturday Feb. 17, 2024

A new Presidents Day Weekend event will bring families and local businesses together in Ocean City in the heart of winter. The event will be run out of Civic Center and include four components: an obstacle course race for children, a “Winter Warrior” obstacle course race for parents and individuals, team challenges such as a fire truck pull, and an indoor festival for participants and spectators.

WINTER WARRIOR EVENTS

OCNJ Winter Warrior Challenge Course: Show your grit, effort, resilience, courage and resolve on a cold 2.5-mile course with 10 obstacles along the way. Look for things like sand mounds, tires, teeter-totters and monkey bars along the way. This race is reserved for participants ages 14 and older. All survivors receive an exclusive Winter Warrior Challenge finisher T-shirt.

• 8 a.m.: 1^st wave start – “I’m going hard”
• 8:30 a.m.: 2^nd wave start – “Someone talked me into this and I’m trying it”
• 9:15 a.m.: Team wave start – Teams must stay together.  (If you do not have and team and would like to be on a team, put your name on the individuals forming a team list at check-in.)

11am – 12noon Adult course open for anyone to try. Must be with an adult if younger than 13.

Kids Challenge Course: A fun, non-competitive course includes a rock wall, hazard walls, cargo net, agility poles, teeter plank, monkey bars, floating steps, tire run, and noodle tower. Young participants must be signed up, check in, and wear a participation wristband.

• 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.: Course is open to all 13 yrs & under
• 11 a.m. to noon: Family relays
• Noon to 1 p.m.: Course reopens to all 13 yrs & under

Team Challenge: Teams of four compete in five events to win awards as top overall team, all-male team, all-female team, and co-ed team. Events include the following.

• 2.5-mile obstacle course (team must finish together)
• Fire-truck pull
• Sandbag-carry relay
• Tire-flip relay
• Fire hose and dummy rescue

To be eligible to win OCNJ Winter Warrior Team Champion award, your team must participate in the team challenge course & all 4 strength events. Categories: Co-ed, all male, all female,
 

“Winter Warrior” Festival: As the events go on outside and for a post-race celebration, local merchants, restaurants and services will set up inside the Civic Center for a mid-winter festival – offering an early taste of the long-awaited summer. Hours will be 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. with vendors, hot chocolate, music and fire heaters.

REGISTRATION

• Online registration: ocnj.recdesk.com (opens Dec. 15)
• Pre-registration: $35 until Jan. 15; and $40 Jan. 16 through 4 p.m. Feb. 14
• Race-day registration: $50
  Kids Course: $10 Pre & Race Day

RACE DAY SIGN UP AND CHECK-IN

Adult Obstacle Course
7:00am – 8:00am Adult Obstacle Course Day of Sign ups

7:30am pre-registered check in

Team
 8:00am – 9:00am Team Day of Sign ups

8:30am – 9:00am pre-registered team check in

RACE AND COURSE INFORMATION

• Course map: Click here for course map
• Beneficiaries: All proceeds benefit Ocean City Recreation Scholarships and Programs.

AWARD CATEGORIES

• Challenge Course: Top Male, Female, Non-Binary
• Team Challenge: Co-ed, All Male, All Female

 INFORMATION

• Race Contact: recreation@ocnj.us or 609-398-6900