Obstacle Course Races have become one of the most complete fitness challenges in the United States, combining running, ...

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 ...

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." ...

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 ...

LOS ANGELES — With macho-sounding names like Tough Mudder, Warrior Dash and the Spartan Race, obstacle course races have turned mud, sweat and tears into a flood of revenue. Over the past year, ...

The average racer times out at 70 minutes. David Magida of Washington, D.C., captured the win in the male Elite race, finishing the 4.3-mile course made up of 18 obstacles in 42 minutes 12 seconds.

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 ...

This home race with friends and family reinforced my mind and helped me push my tired body through the many challenges I was faced with.” He plans to take his efforts to the professional ...