Obstacle course racing

Obstacle course racing
An obstacle racer, dressed in costume, crawls through a mud pit topped with barbed wire.
Highest governing bodyWorld Obstacle (FISO)
NicknamesOCR
Characteristics
TypeOutdoor or indoor
Presence
Country or regionWorldwide
OlympicPart of the Summer Olympic sport of Modern pentathlon since 2028
A mud run participant climbs over a typical obstacle: the horizontal beam.

Obstacle course racing (OCR) is a sport in which a competitor, traveling on foot, must overcome various physical challenges in the form of obstacles. Races vary in length from courses with obstacles close together to events of several kilometers[1] which incorporate elements of track, road and/or cross country/trail running. Courses may include climbing over walls or up ropes, monkey bars, carrying heavy objects, traversing bodies of water or mud, crawling under barbed wire, and jumping through fire.[2][3] Since the beginning of modern OCR in 1987, the sport has grown in popularity such that more than 2500 events are held annually across the world[4] and several run organizing companies are commercially successful.[5]

  1. ^ "Obstacle sports disciplines". World Obstacle. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  2. ^ Schlachter, Margaret (June 5, 2017). "OCR 101: What Kind of Obstacles Will I find at an Obstacle Race or Mud Run?". Mud Run Guide. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  3. ^ Heath, Neil; Aloia, Andrew (March 26, 2017). "Mud, sweat and cheers: The rise of obstacle course racing". BBC News. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  4. ^ "Obstacle course racing". World Obstacle. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  5. ^ Perez, A. J. (2015). "Obstacle races going mainstream, more popular than marathons". USA Today. Retrieved January 26, 2022.