USA Obstacle Course Racing

USA Obstacle Course Racing (USAOCR) is the governing body for obstacle course racing and events in the United States of America.  We are a member of USA Pentathlon Multisport and are a not for profit organization and do not pursue any objectives for our own gains.

Early History
708 BC Ancient Pentathlon:  run, long jump, javelin, discus, wrestling
1040 Fell Running: 1.5- 20km of open terrain and many hills

1860 Steeple Chase: 3,000m run + 28 barriers and 7 water jumps

1876 Cross Country Running: 4-12km of open terrain

1912 5th Olympiad, Modern Pentathlon: fencing, swimming, show jumping, pistol shooting, track run

1946 Military Pentathlon Obstacle Run:  500m + 20 obstacles

Modern History

1987 Tough Guy (UK): 12 km + 25 obstacles

1996 HiTec US National Series

1999 Muddy Buddy (US)

2000 Balance Bar US National Series  & Championships

2009 Warrior Dash

2010 Tough Mudder, Warrior Dash, Rugged Maniac, Spartan Race

2016 1st OCR European Championships

2018 1st OCR Asian Championships

2019 South East Asia Games

For more information please visit our site at www.usaocr.org