The Forge Challenge
About this race
The Forge Challenge
10 obstacles will test you, challenge you, and forge you into a champion!
Get ready to run, row, ski, lunge, flip, and carry your way through the course.
It doesn’t matter if you’re an athlete, weekend warrior, or just want to challenge yourself.
We’re building this event for you!
Awards
Overall male and female singles
Top 2 Doubles
The Ten Obstacles (each with a 500 meter run after)
Start with a 500 meter run
- 500 meters on ski erg
- sled push 100 feet
- sled pull 100 feet
- burpee broad jump 100 feet
- row machine 500 meters
- farmers carry 300 feet
- tire flip 50 feet, 15 sledge hammer hits, tire flip 50 feet
- walking lunges 200 feet
- wall ball toss 50 reps
- echo bike 45 calories
Run back out and do an over head carry weight of 100 Meters to the finish
The Costs
Entry fee costs - singles 7:00am - 10:30am ( 5 per wave, waves every 10 minutes)
Early Bird - $85 ( April 1 - April 30)
Regular - $95 ( May 1 - July 11th)
Late - $105 (July 12th - July 17)
Entry fee costs - double
(partner competition from 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM)
( 5 teams per wave, waves every 10 minutes)
(Each Person Does Half of Each Obstacle)
(Work together to complete each obstacle)
Early Bird - $150 ( April 1 - April 30)
Regular - $185 ( May 1 - July 11th)
Late - $200 (July 12th - July 17)
Pick your distance
Obstacle race
Mens Pro Singles 7:00-7:15
Womens Pro Singles 7:30-7:45
Mens Open 8:00-8:30
Womens Open 9:00-9:30
Doubles (all divisions) 10:00-10:30
Full Distance Event 11:00-11:30 (singles only M/F)
Typical race-day weather
Based on 6 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Owensboro, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:41 AM and sets at 8:08 PM local time (CDT) in Owensboro on July 18, 2026 — 14h 27m of daylight.
Course
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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 20 Owensboro events
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