Hobie Call
Hobie Call (born 1977) is an American obstacle course racer.[1] Call is a multiple-time winner of the Spartan Race, an obstacle race with challenges similar to those found in the television program American Gladiators.[2]
A native of Utah, he is the father of five children.[3]
Call won the Scramble Gamble at the Superhero Scramble race in Miami, FL on March 12, 2012. He finished first with a time of 33:29 and won a cash purse of $2,000. Hobie also ran in and won the Scramble Gamble race in Waldo, FL on July 28, 2012 with a finishing time of 27:05.[4] Since, Hobie has won many Superhero Scrambles.
Call took the first win of the Spartan Race season in Southern California. He finished the 8 mile course in under an hour.[5]
He was 2nd place male at the 2012 Spartan Race Championships at Killington, VT [6] and the first place male competitor at the 2013 Spartan Race Championship at Killington, VT.[7]
Call also participated in Episode 44,[8] 47,[9] and 50[10] of the OCR Warrior TV Show.
Obstacle Racing Results
| Race | Date | Overall Finish | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spartan Super SoCal | Feb. 26, 2011 | 1 | 57:51 |
| Super Spartan Phoenix | Mar. 12, 2011 | 1 | 51:20 |
| Spartan Sprint Texas | Mar. 26, 2011 | 1 | 28:13 |
| Super Spartan Florida | Apr. 23, 2011 | 1 | 59:14 |
| Spartan Sprint Georgia | Apr. 30, 2011 | 1 | 34:23 |
| Spartan Sprint New York | June 4, 2011 | 1 | 39:58 |
| Super Spartan Utah | July 11, 2011 | 1 | 1:08:22 |
| Spartan Beast 2011 | Aug. 6, 2011 | 10 | 3:18:13 |
| Spartan Sprint Massachusetts | Aug. 27, 2011 | 1 | 35:07 |
| Super Spartan Pennsylvania | Sept. 10, 2011 | 1 | 50:23 |
| Super Spartan Staten Island | Sept. 24, 2011 | 1 | 56:03 |
| Spartan Sprint Illinois | Oct. 15, 2011 | 1 | 40:46 |
| Spartan Sprint Malibu | Nov. 19, 2011 | 1 | 27:52 |
| Texas Super Spartan | Dec. 3, 2011 | 1 | 1:07:11 |
| SoCal Super Spartan | Jan. 28, 2012 | 1 | 1:23:20 |
| Arizona Super Spartan | Feb. 11, 2012 | 81 | 1:37:51 *while tethered to his wife (Irene Call).[11] |
| Florida Super Spartan | Feb. 25, 2012 | 1 | 1:08:27 |
| Georgia Spartan Sprint | Mar. 10, 2012 | 1 | 41:41 |
| Superhero Scramble Miami | Mar. 24, 2012 | 1 | 33:29 |
| Colorado Military Spartan Sprint | May 5, 2012 | 1 | 53:00 |
| Texas Spartan Sprint | May 19, 2012 | 1 | 44:52 |
| Tri-State NY Spartan Sprint | June 2, 2012 | 1 | 44:42 |
| Pacific NW Spartan Sprint | June 16, 2012 | 1 | 26:58 |
| Utah Spartan Beast | June 30, 2012 | 1 | 1:26:14 |
| Pennsylvania Spartan Sprint | July 14, 2012 | 1 | 59:12 |
| Superhero Scramble North Florida | July 28, 2012 | 1 | 27:05 |
| Mid-Atlantic Super Spartan | Aug. 25, 2012 | 1 | 1:16:13 |
| Vermont Spartan Championship 2012 | Sept. 22, 2012 | 2 | 2:50:20 |
| Sacramento Spartan Beast | Nov. 14, 2012 | 1 | 1:38:55 |
| Malibu Spartan Sprint | Dec. 1, 2012 | 1 | 26:42 |
| Texas Spartan Beast | Dec. 8, 2012 | 1 | 1:43:37 |
| SoCal Spartan Sprint | Jan. 26, 2013 | 1 | 1:13:20 |
| Arizona Spartan Sprint | Feb. 9, 2013 | 1 | 39:12 |
| Georgia Spartan Sprint | Mar. 6, 2013 | 1 | 35:15 |
| Nevada Super Spartan | Apr. 6, 2013 | 1 | 1:04:10 |
| Superhero Scramble Charger Georgia | Apr. 27, 2013 | 1 | 34:47 |
| Superhero Scramble Intimidator Central Florida | May 25, 2013 | 2 | 1:03:07 |
| Superhero Scramble Charger New England | June 8, 2013 | 1 | 35:14 |
| Utah Spartan Beast | June 29, 2013 | 1 | 1:29:00 |
| Pacific NW Spartan Sprint | Aug. 3, 2013 | 1 | 33:54 |
| Monterey Spartan Beast | Aug. 10, 2013 | 1 | 1:47:55 |
| Virginia Super Spartan | Aug. 24, 2013 | 2 | 1:55:51 |
| Vermont Spartan World Championship Beast | Sept. 21, 2013 | 1 | 3:35:57 |
| Malibu Spartan Sprint | Dec. 7, 2013 | 2 | 29:52 |
| Superhero Scramble World Championship | Jan. 11, 2014 | 1 | 1:09:58 |
| SoCal Spartan Super | Jan. 25, 2014 | 1 | 1:09:01 |
| Atlas Race SoCal | Feb. 22, 2014 | 11 | 50:04 |
| Austin Spartan Super | May 17, 2014 | 2 | 1:08:09 |
| BattleFrog Atlanta | May 31, 2014 | 1 | 52:16 |
| Utah Spartan Beast | June 28, 2014 | 7 | 2:03:02 |
| BattleFrog 15K | Aug. 4, 2014 | 1 | 1:02:15 |
| Warrior Dash Oregon | Oct. 6, 2014 | 3 | [12] |
| Warrior Dash NorCal | Oct. 18, 2014 | 2 | 23:25 |
| OCR World Championships | Oct. 25, 2014 | 3 | 1:25:58 |
| Atlas Race SoCal | Feb. 26, 2015 | 2 | 36:45 |
| BattleFrog Dallas | Apr. 11, 2015 | 2 | 1:34:22 |
| Breckenridge Spartan Sprint | June 13, 2015 | 1 | 49:12 |
| Pennsylvania Spartan Super | July 11, 2015 | 4 | 1:40:40 |
| Pacific NW Spartan Sprint | Aug. 8, 2015 | 3 | 39:47 |
| Warrior Dash World Championship | Oct. 10, 2015 | 4 | 36:03 |
See also
References
- ^ http://www.hobiecall.com/
- ^ Reed Albergotti "Grueling Race Puts Up Obstacles, Especially for One Man," Wall Street Journal, June 25, 2011
- ^ "One man in the running for $100,000 Spartan Race prize" (Raleigh) News & Observer, June 22, 2011
- ^ "Scramble Gamble | Adventure Race Cash Prize"
- ^ "Congratulations to Hobie Call, Super Spartan SoCal winner and a $100,000 contender" Spartan Blog
- ^ http://www.spartanrace.com/spartan-race-results-2012.php#raceid=215777&gender=A&page=1&courseid=303084
- ^ http://www.spartan.com/en/race/detail/975/results
- ^ http://www.mudrunguide.com/2015/08/ocr-warrior-ep-44-hobie-call-vs-troy-bruns-ko1/
- ^ http://www.mudrunguide.com/2015/08/ocr-warrior-ep-46-hobie-call-vs-nathan-palmer-ko-2/
- ^ http://www.mudrunguide.com/2015/09/ocr-warrior-ep-50-evan-dollard-vs-hobie-call-mens-kc-finals/
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ymNFdrPc-w
- ^ https://www.warriordash.com/location/2014-warrior-dash-oregon-2/
- ^ http://www.athlinks.com/Athletes/113181859
- ^ http://www.spartan.com/en/race/results-photos/past-races
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