Business side of OCR: acquisitions, new race series, governance, federation updates
The Art and Science of Course Design When you line up at the start of an OCR event, you see a course. What you don’t see is the months of terrain analysis, obstacle engineering, safety …
The Biggest Stage in OCR Is Heading Down Under The 2026 OCR World Championships are set to make history this May when the sport’s premier international competition touches down in Australia for the first time. …
From the outside, obstacle course racing looks like a strange business model. Build temporary obstacles on rented land, truck in tons of mud, hire hundreds of volunteers, then charge people to suffer through it. Yet …
The obstacle course racing industry is undergoing a quiet revolution. Once seen as an exclusively able-bodied pursuit, OCR is increasingly embracing adaptive athletes — and the changes go far beyond token inclusion. Race companies are …
In 2026, Spartan Race announced its entry into Latin America as an official competitive region—a major strategic move that signals the global reach and ambition of obstacle course racing beyond its traditional North American stronghold. …
HYROX isn’t technically obstacle course racing. There are no walls, no ropes, no mud pits, and no barbed wire. But with 57 races scheduled across five continents for Season 8 and a format that’s pulling …
The obstacle course racing world has never seen a championship calendar like 2026. For the first time, three separate world championship events will take place across three continents in a single year. The Three Championships …