in 2012%2C 15%25 of all participants in Tough Mudder races were between the ages of 18 and 23. Reps report that college student participation in obstacle course challenges is dramatically increasing. ...

At some point in their childhood, nearly every kid wants to be a ninja. With a backyard ninja obstacle course, your child can train just like the heroes they see on TV. These versatile obstacle ...

Erin Beresini is a journalist covering fitness, endurance sports, and health science. She is the author of ‘Off Course: Inside the Mad, Muddy World of Obstacle Course Racing.’ Like marathons 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 ...

The former NASA engineer behind the package-thief punishing glitter bomb has a new invention: a backyard obstacle course intended to stave off nut-stealing squirrels. “This is a bird feeder, and ...

Tough Mudder stages the most difficult obstacle courses on Earth. The courses run up to 10 miles and take over two hours to complete. The obstacles were designed by British Special Forces, and they're ...

The obstacle course show Ninja Warrior could soon become the inspiration for a new take on a classic Olympic event. An obstacle discipline test is being considered as a potential new fifth discipline ...

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 ...