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 ...

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 ...

“The type of running required for an obstacle course race (OCR) is different than in road races,” says Mike Patota, 31, a certified Spartan SGX coach and ISSA certified trainer in Philadelphia, ...

You probably recall Noah Galloway from his appearance on ABC’s Dancing with the Stars—the Army veteran, who lost his left arm and left leg during an improvised explosive device (IED) attack in Iraq 11 ...

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 ...

A year ago, Christina Beyor was content working out at her local Curves gym. After a significant weight loss, she was determined to keep the pounds off by exercising regularly and maintaining a ...

Steven Beckwith was desperate. A friend had persuaded him to sign up for a Spartan Beast, a notoriously tough obstacle course race stretching more than 12 miles, and he knew lifting weights and ...