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Alabama4
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Alaska1
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Arizona4
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California20
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Colorado8
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Connecticut2
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Florida18
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Georgia6
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Obstacle Race Calendar United States 2026-2027
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Explore the best obstacle runs in the United States for 2026-2027! Our updated list features 272 exciting races across the country. Find your next race in the United States below and join the running community at these great events!
April 2026
The Sludge Trudge 5K is a paved run/walk at North Natomas Regional Park. It's a sanctioned event with professional timing and awards for top finishers. The event is hosted for a specific community group and their guests.
Experience an obstacle course race in Cumberland featuring a 3.2 mile loop with 1000 feet of elevation. Choose from competitive waves, multilap options, or a signature 12 hour ultra endurance challenge.
Test your limits at the Mythic Race in Missouri featuring over 25 obstacles across a 5k course. Choose between competitive laps, open waves, or a five hour endurance challenge to earn your finisher medal.
Conquer a three mile obstacle course with your favorite canine companion. This event features 17 obstacles and includes both competitive timed waves and a non competitive fun run for the whole family.
The Great Inflatable 5K features a course with 11 large inflatable obstacles like Leap of Faith and Mega Mountain. The event includes live music, food trucks, and a finisher medal for all participants.
Experience a several mile course featuring twelve unique mud pits and obstacles at Bootleg Canyon. This untimed event welcomes costumes and includes a finisher medal for every participant in a non competitive atmosphere.
A muddy obstacle race in Brewton, Alabama, featuring more than 3 miles through three parks, a youth course, free parking, showers and primitive camping; finishers receive a shirt, swag bag and medal.
A timed weighted racing event on April 11, 2026 in Roanoke, Virginia, on a 2.5 mile out and back along the Roanoke Greenway. Competitors choose a carry weight each lap and score pound miles called Kz based on weight times distance.
Test your endurance in Brecksville with a 13 mile weighted ruck across 978 feet of elevation. Choose between 10, 25, or 50 pound load categories to suit your physical goals.
Experience a festive morning at Virgil Gibbons Heritage Park featuring a 5K with optional obstacles and a 1 mile Rabbit Run. This event offers various prize categories for stroller runners, leashed canines, and creative costumes.
Tough Camper is an outdoor obstacle race at Camp Tomah Shinga on April 11, 2026 where runners receive a T shirt, food, water and a drink ticket and top three finishers earn prizes.
Mud Factor Wichita is a 5K mud and obstacle run at Bar 2 Bar MX in Maize, Kansas on April 11, 2026. The event has adult and KIDZ family waves, requires a signed liability waiver and charges a spectator fee for festival access.
Mud Factor comes to Tulsa Raceway Park on April 12, 2026, with Adult and KIDZ Family Waves. Participants must bring a signed waiver and adults a photo ID; spectators pay a cash fee for festival area access and children 14 and under attend free.
Experience an obstacle course race featuring 20 plus obstacles and a Marine regulation course in Tuscaloosa. Events include various distances for individual competitive runners, teams, and children.
A trail event at Patriot Park offering a standard 5K and an obstacle 5K with mud pits and physical challenges. Proceeds support Restoration House Ministries and local restoration programs.
Experience an obstacle course challenge at the Pala Fox Raceway featuring 5K and 10K distances. Navigate mud pits and motocross tracks in the scenic Pala Valley with options for adults, teams, and children.
Experience an obstacle course race across the sand and slickrock of Page, Arizona. Conquer over 20 obstacles while running through the desert landscape right next to the iconic Horseshoe Bend.
Test your endurance at this 4 mile Kentucky obstacle course featuring over 25 challenges like the Warped Wall and Mud Pit. Your participation helps fund scholarships for children to attend summer camp.
Rise Thermopylae is an immersive endurance challenge set in Virginia's wilderness. Choose from 6, 12, or 24 hour events that combine rucking, obstacles, and psychological tests. It's led by elite coaches and focuses on personal development beyond phy..
Experience several miles of mud pits and obstacles at Amelia Earhart Park. This untimed event features a post race party and free entry for spectators to cheer on their favorite runners.