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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...