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 ...

There may not be physical barriers in place that limit access to flight training, but there are other types of obstacles that make it different from other activities. As when doing anything completely ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

PORTSMOUTH — In the early morning hours of late June Saturday, 21 brave adults did the unthinkable –they made it to the gym. The draw: monkey bars, farmer’s carries, weighted buckets and one ...

Nikki La Croix found a new way to challenge herself — obstacle races. “My first race was the American Mud Race in Orlando on March 8, 2014,” La Croix said. Although the Melbourne athlete has competed ...