JOINT BASE LEWIS McCHORD, Wash. -- The four-story ascent to the top of the rappel tower was like a roller coaster slowly inching its way to its inevitable, thunderous decent. With apprehension and no ...

Sean Thomsen’s calves are tattooed with images foreign to the sports canvas just a handful of years ago. Tough Mudder. Spartan Race. Warrior Dash. The 35-year-old railroad worker from suburban Los ...

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 ...