obstacle race

noun

chiefly British

: a race through a series of objects that participants have to jump or climb over, go around, go under, etc.

Examples of obstacle race in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The death of a child is not a heat wave or a snowstorm, nor an obstacle race to rush through and win, nor an acute or chronic illness to recover from. — John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 12 July 2025

The women’s program didn’t include the 3,000-meter steeplechase, an obstacle race, until 2008. — Maggie Mertens, The Atlantic, 10 Aug. 2024

During an obstacle race that was part of the car show, another Tesla driver beat all 40 cars. — Jack Ewing, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2023

This obstacle race series tests endurance, strength, agility and mental toughness. — Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 4 June 2023

But then things started to unfold for her family; her son fell in one event and came in third in an obstacle race, while her husband finished in fourth in the dad's sprint. — Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 9 May 2023

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