If you want to add some thrills to your exercise, there are plenty of obstacle course events in Oxford. South Park is hosting the Race For Life Pretty Muddy 5k and Bicester is hosting the hugely popular Inflatable 5k Obstacle Run. So be sure to get a group of friends or families together for a great day out.

Obstacle Races in Oxford

P﻿ut your courage and determination to the test with this unforgettable obstacle challenge. An eccentrically British and slightly bonkers race, you will be tackling streams, haystacks, barbed wire, fire and lots of mud. Take part as an individual or with friends and enjoy this wild day out.

The Endeavour Series

5k Elite - Standard Entry

5k Challenge - Standard Entry

10k Elite - Standard Entry

10k Challenge - Standard Entry

British OCR Junior Championships Non-Competitive Mini Race (6+) - Affiliated Entry

British OCR Junior Championships Non-Competitive Mini Race (6+) - Unaffiliated Entry

British OCR Junior Championships (10-17) - Standard Entry

The Swanbourne Endeavour hosting the British OCR Junior Championships

The origins of this event can be traced back to 2003, and there's good reason for why participants keep coming back to this cracker of a day out. You'll slip and scramble your way through a variety of fun natural obstacles over an action-packed 4 or 8-mile course. Enjoy a custom finishers medal too.

2:09 Events

8 Miles - Earlybird 8 MIle

8 Miles - Charity partner place

4 Miles - Earlybird 4 Mile

4 Miles - Charity partner place

Grim Challenge

Get muddy next summer with this fun and exciting obstacle course in Huntley Estate. Race along fire tracks, wade through muddy trails, and scale a mix of man-made and natural obstacles. After you've completed the course claim your deserved  Finisher's Medal and event T-shirt! 

Trimax Events

Forest Warrior - Standard Entry

Kids 1k Forest Run - Standard Entry

Forest Warrior

<p>The world’s largest and best Inflatable 5k has got even Bigger, Bouncier and Better! Tackling 32 gigantic obstacles on the 5k distance, combined with five pumping music zones to motivate you around the course, this years Inflatable 5k is the most epic yet! With four different distances - 2.5k, 5k, 10k, 15k - to choose from, the whole family can take part!</p>

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Obstacle Races in Oxford

The Swanbourne Endeavour hosting the British OCR Junior Championships

Grim Challenge

Forest Warrior

Inflatable 5k - Stratford Upon Avon (Warwickshire)

Inflatable 5k - Huntingdon