Rob Dickens Rugged Maniac

In october 2010 the very first rugged maniac event was held in southwick massachusetts where they hosted over 2 000.

Rob dickens rugged maniac. Well rob dickens and brad scudder the founders of extreme obstacle course event company rugged races are betting you ll want to and if the company s current success is any indication you won t. For 2017 anyone who wants to compete for. It was founded in 2010 by former attorneys brad scudder and rob dickens to produce the popular obstacle course race series rugged maniac. While it s been tough going at times as they duel for market share with better funded competitors tough mudder and spartan race a 1 75 million investment from mark cuban on shark tank last year allowed scudder ceo and dickens coo to expand.

After relying on timing chips and then making timing chips optional at an additional cost the race has decided to do away with timing chips entirely. Rob dickens and brad scudder dug into their own savings to launch rugged maniac in 2011. Bradford scudder and rob dickens pitch their traveling 5k obstacle course they call rugged maniac in shark tank episode 522. According to the boston globe new media investment group recently acquired an 80 percent stake of rugged maniac for 10 4 million business partners rob dickens and brad scudder will hold on to.

Rugged maniac was first established in june 2010 by founder and ceo brad scudder a former attorney. This led me to speak with rob dickens the coo of rugged races. Margaret schlachter talks to rob dickens about the rugged maniac merger with new media investment group on the heels of the 10 4 million dollar deal announced last week. Inaugural rugged maniac event in new england.

May 29 2013. Despite intense competition from other obstacle course race ocr companies the series quickly. We had such a great day at the rugged maniac 5k obstacle race on july 13th i decided to looking into sponsoring a tent at next years event. Rugged events is the production company behind the rugged maniac obstacle race series and more than 90 premier endurance events in the u s and canada following the acquisition rugged events will become a key component of new media s events company gatehouse live.

Participants are promised mud fire beer music and glory. Rob dickens the co founder and coo was previously a corporate lawyer on wall street at milbank tweed hadley mccloy. Rugged races is a division of gatehouse live a new media investment group company.