# Hobie Call

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**Holbrook "Hobie" Call** (born 1977) is an American former competitive runner and elite [obstacle course](/source/Obstacle_racing) racer.[1] Call is a multiple-time winner of the [Spartan Race](/source/Spartan_Race), an obstacle race with challenges similar to those found in the television program *[American Gladiators](/source/American_Gladiators_(1989_TV_series))*.[2]

A native of [Utah](/source/Utah), he is the father of five children.[3]

Call won the Scramble Gamble at the Superhero Scramble race in [Miami](/source/Miami), [FL](/source/Florida) on March 12, 2012. He finished first with a time of 33:29 and won a cash purse of $2,000. Call also ran in and won the Scramble Gamble race in [Waldo](/source/Waldo,_Florida), FL on July 28, 2012, with a finishing time of 27:05.[4] Since, Call 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](/source/Killington,_Vermont), [VT](/source/Vermont)[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.

Call announced his retirement from competitive obstacle course racing in 2015, but joined the Spartan Race Pro-Team for 2017. During the announcement, he stated it would be his last year of competitive racing.[11][12]

In 2012, Hall publicly claimed that he would be able to run a sub-2:00 marathon (which would be a world record), despite a personal best of only 2:16 on a net downhill course.[13] His responses to follow-up interviews, who cited his lack of elite road performances and the difficulty of breaking a world record, were described as "defensive" and "borderline neurotic".[14] As of 2024, Call has never improved on his previous best of 2:16.

## Running Race Results

Race Date Overall Finish Time Pikes Peak Half Marathon Aug. 17, 1996 5 2:31:09 Pikes Peak Half Marathon Aug. 17, 1997 8 2:32:27 Spectrum 10K Mar. 11, 2000 1 0:30:50 St. George Marathon July 24, 2002 3 2:25:07 Deseret Morning News 10K July 24, 2002 5 0:29:41 Top of Utah Marathon Sept. 21, 2002 1 2:25:13 Painters Half Marathon Jan. 14, 2006 1 1:14:12 Salt Lake City Marathon and Half Marathon June 3, 2006 4 2:24:06 Salt Lake City Marathon April 21, 2007 2 2:23:06 Sandy Classic 10K July 4, 2007 1 0:31:33 Bryce Canyon Half-Marathon July 21, 2007 1 1:04:00 Pikes Peak Half Marathon Aug. 19, 2007 2 2:15:12

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## Obstacle Course 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 9, 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).[16] 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. 17, 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. 9, 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 [17] Warrior Dash NorCal Oct. 18, 2014 2 23:25 OCR World Championships Oct. 25, 2014 3 1:25:58 Atlas Race SoCal Feb. 28, 2015 2 36:45 BattleFrog Houston Mar. 28, 2015 2 1:32:35 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 BattleFrog Salt Lake City May 14, 2016 1 1:13:29 Utah Spartan Super Aug. 13, 2016 1 1:10:39 Spartan World Championships Oct. 1, 2016 1 2:25:33 Arizona Spartan Sprint Feb. 25, 2017 50 53:54 Miami Spartan Sprint April 29, 2017 1 27:58 Monterey Spartan Super June 3, 2017 1 1:08:47 Pennsylvania Spartan Super July 8, 2017 1 1:37:45 Las Vegas Spartan Super March 3, 2017 1281 2:25:33

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## See also

- [Spartan Race](/source/Spartan_Race)
- [Tough Mudder](/source/Tough_Mudder)
- [Warrior Dash](/source/Warrior_Dash)

## References

1. ["Welcome hobiecall.com - BlueHost.com"](http://www.hobiecall.com/). Retrieved 17 August 2016.

1. Reed Albergotti ["Grueling Race Puts Up Obstacles, Especially for One Man,"](https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304657804576402520106391408) Wall Street Journal, June 25, 2011

1. ["One man in the running for $100,000 Spartan Race prize"](http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/06/22/1293116/one-man-in-the-running-for-100000.html) (Raleigh) News & Observer, June 22, 2011

1. ["Adventure Run - Scramble Gamble - Adventure Race Cash Prize"](http://superheroscramble.com/scramble-gamble). Retrieved 17 August 2016.

1. ["Congratulations to Hobie Call, Super Spartan SoCal winner and a $100,000 contender"](http://blog.spartanrace.com/congratulations-to-hobie-call-super-spartan-socal-winner-and-a-100000-contender/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20120626182033/http://blog.spartanrace.com/congratulations-to-hobie-call-super-spartan-socal-winner-and-a-100000-contender/) 2012-06-26 at the Wayback Machine Spartan Blog

1. ["Spartan Race, Inc."](http://www.spartanrace.com/spartan-race-results-2012.php#raceid=215777&gender=A&page=1&courseid=303084). Spartan Race, Inc. Retrieved 17 August 2016.

1. ["Vermont Beast - World Championship 2013"](http://www.spartan.com/en/race/detail/975/results). Spartan Race, Inc. Retrieved 17 August 2016.

1. ["OCR Warrior: Ep 44 - Hobie Call vs. Troy Bruns - KO#1 - Mud Run, Obstacle Course Race & Ninja Warrior Guide"](http://www.mudrunguide.com/2015/08/ocr-warrior-ep-44-hobie-call-vs-troy-bruns-ko1/). 17 August 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2016.

1. ["OCR Warrior: Ep. 47 - Hobie Call vs. Nathan Palmer - KO Round #2 - Mud Run, Obstacle Course Race & Ninja Warrior Guide"](http://www.mudrunguide.com/2015/08/ocr-warrior-ep-46-hobie-call-vs-nathan-palmer-ko-2/). 23 August 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2016.

1. ["OCR Warrior: Ep 50 Evan Dollard vs. Hobie Call - Men's KC Finals - Mud Run, Obstacle Course Race & Ninja Warrior Guide"](http://www.mudrunguide.com/2015/09/ocr-warrior-ep-50-evan-dollard-vs-hobie-call-mens-kc-finals/). 7 September 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2016.

1. [https://www.obstacleracingmedia.com/editorial/hobie-call-retires-from-obstacle-racing/](https://www.obstacleracingmedia.com/editorial/hobie-call-retires-from-obstacle-racing/)

1. [https://www.mudrunguide.com/2017/04/hobie-call-talks-joining-spartan-race-pro-team/](https://www.mudrunguide.com/2017/04/hobie-call-talks-joining-spartan-race-pro-team/)

1. ["Hobie Call, Would-Be Sub-2:00 Marathoner"](https://www.runnersworld.com/races-places/a20826952/hobie-call-would-be-sub-2-00-marathoner/). *Runner's World*. 9 July 2012.

1. Sterner, Ryan (10 July 2012). ["Hobie Call: Sub 2 Hour Marathoner?"](https://www.flotrack.org/articles/5028044-hobie-call-sub-2-hour-marathoner). *FloTrack*

1. ["Hobie Call Results at Athlinks.com"](http://www.athlinks.com/Athletes/113181859). Retrieved 17 August 2016.

1. 7777frosty (12 February 2012). ["Hobie and Irene Call tethered in 2012 Arizona Spartan Race"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ymNFdrPc-w). Retrieved 17 August 2016. – via YouTube.

1. ["2014 Warrior Dash Oregon - Warrior Dash - The 5k Obstacle Course Race Series"](https://www.warriordash.com/location/2014-warrior-dash-oregon-2/). Retrieved 17 August 2016.

1. ["Hobie Call Results at Athlinks.com"](http://www.athlinks.com/Athletes/113181859). Retrieved 17 August 2016.

1. ["Results and Photos|Past Races"](http://www.spartan.com/en/race/results-photos/past-races). Retrieved 17 August 2016.

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