Like marathons and triathlons, obstacle-course racing requires specific training. But the skill set is wildly different. To finish an OCR, you’ll need endurance, upper-body strength, good balance, and ...

Obstacle course racing (OCR) and mud runs have been popular since 2012—nearly 500,000 people participated in 2017 according to a recent industry report. Odds are if you are a runner, many of your ...

Obstacle course racing (OCR) is becoming increasingly accessible to the everyday fitness enthusiasts-and more visible. Most strikingly, there has been an obvious trickle down effect from OCR racing to ...

Robert Killian keeps 70-pound sandbags in his garage, for carrying on his chest. He walks in circles lugging two 50-pound dumbbells and tosses spears between interval runs. Killian, a U.S. Army Green ...

Anyone who wants to prepare for next year’s Spartan Race in Bigfork or any other obstacle-racing challenge now will have a training ground in Kalispell. A Spartan-inspired obstacle course, built under ...

With popular obstacle- and ninja-style shows taking over TV, you might be curious what it takes to become a part of the competition. One expert ninja says this curiosity can springboard you quickly to ...

Cal State Fullerton community members gathered Friday to celebrate the grand opening of the Roy Lopez Army ROTC Obstacle Course on the CSUF campus. The obstacle course, which stretches nearly half a ...