With obstacle names like "Arctic Enema," "Electroshock Therapy," and "Cage Crawl," it's no wonder Tough Mudder bills itself "The Toughest Event on the Planet." "It's not easy," said Anissa Buckley, ...

You’re standing in a huge field—maybe it’s at a park, a campground, or even the grassy expanse surrounding an airport. All around you are packs of mud-covered, grinning athletes. They’re climbing ...

Ohio alone is host to more than a dozen such events, and most tend to sell out. Never mind the $100 entrance fees or the grueling, sometimes brutal, nature of the obstacles. People of all ages are ...

Calling all Tough Mudder competitors and wannabes: the outdoor obstacle course competition is setting up shop indoors. Tough Mudder Inc., which holds races nationwide for obstacle course enthusiasts, ...

There is a fine line between fatigue and failure and between optimal and suboptimal workouts. There’s an even more important line -- the one between mentally tough and stupid. Crossing that line can ...

NEW BEDFORD — Joe Pemberton designed the burpee workout, but the first time he attempted it, he made it maybe a third of the way through. After attempting it and failing a second time, he considered ...