Obstacle Course Races (OCR) are far more demanding than a standard road run. These events require participants to run, climb, crawl, and overcome a variety of physical challenges, forcing the body to ...

The rat race, metaphorically speaking, is nothing to aspire to. It represents a craven desire for money and power through one's career. Even if you win the rat race, as a favorite teacher of mine ...

BLODGETT, Mo. (KFVS) - The 4th Annual Mythic Race was held in Blodgett on Saturday, April 12. The race, a 5K run, featured more than 25 obstacles incorporated into the course. William Shell, the event ...

More than 1 million Americans participated in the Warrior Dash obstacle course race in 2012, according to the event's website, which also touts the race's "fierce" course with "12 extreme obstacles." ...

Ilove the grit. I love the grime. Rommy Fuller-Young, a Green Mountain College professor and mom, is talking about competing in obstacle course races. OCR competition is a sport she s come to love and ...

What price would your body pay to prove how tough you are? May 8, 2014— -- Despite their hefty price tags and reports of bloody diarrhea and even deaths, obstacle races like Spartan Race, Tough ...

LAWRENCE, Kan. – Stadium Blitz ushered in a new style of gamified obstacle course racing to major stadiums earlier this year. Today, The Jayhawk Experience and Kansas Athletics announced the Stadium ...

Frank Holdran of Moses Lake, Wash., competes in the sand drags race at the 27th annual Starkey 4x4 off-road races Friday. A competitor in the obstacle course whips around the turn kicking up dust.

With more than 230 obstacles spread over a single 20-mile loop, the Rat Race Dirty Weekend purports to be the largest obstacle course race (or OCR) in the world. Maybe it is -- it's impossible to ...