Most obstacle courses are designed to be fun, engaging, and challenging — but ultimately, doable. Alas, such is not the case with former Olympic track and field star Nick Symmonds’ Impossible Obstacle ...

Obstacle course racing (OCR) has boomed in recent years and every event will lay claim to being the biggest, the baddest and the best. From the original Tough Guy race, designed to be so hard few ...

An obstacle course is a series of challenging physical obstacles that an individual or team must navigate, usually while being timed. These include running, jumping, crawling, swimming, and balancing ...

Nick Symmonds had a fine line to walk when he was designing his “Impossible Obstacle Course.” Despite the name he’d given it, he wanted someone to complete it. He also just wanted to make it as ...

Siouxland played a major role in the Lewis and Clark expedition. In the early 1800's, both men encountered obstacles on their ...

Let's get real: I'm running out of ways to entertain my kids this summer. When they're home all the time, they quickly grow bored with the usual activities — and the last thing I want is to hear the ...

Immediately after my own assault-course indignity, patchy memories of a 1997 Christmas TV special of Gladiators sprang to mind. In a particularly curious “Jockeys v Celebrities” episode, ...

Over a four-mile course in Alabama, these dogs and their humans tackled mud, hills and more than 40 obstacles together.