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  • Course & Obstacles

    10.7km, 10 obstacles: this course has been designed to test your strength and stamina. Obstacles will be revealed one by one leading up to the event. Keep checking back to discover what lies ahead.

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Obstacle 1

  • BURN RUBBER:

    BURN RUBBER:

    Move through a field of flat-laid tyres "stutter-step" style, touching the ground inside of each consecutive tyre. This obstacle tests your agility, balance and footwork speed.

Obstacle 2

  • STAIRWAY TO HELL:

    STAIRWAY TO HELL:

    Tackle the lung-busting sandstone stairways from Hickson Road all the way up to Observatory Hill. This obstacle will empty your lungs, put the burn in your thighs and leave you gasping for breath before confronting the next obstacle.

Obstacle 3

  • THE HILL HOIST

    THE HILL HOIST

    Grab a 10kg sandbag, hoist it over your shoulder, and run the full 200-metre circuit around the Sydney Observatory. A stern test of stamina and strength.

Obstacle 4

  • TARZAN TRAVERSE

    TARZAN TRAVERSE

    Swing like the king of the jungle in tackling these specially-forged monkey bars stretching almost 10 metres end-to-end. You’ll need a vice-like grip, strong shoulders and powerful forearms.

Obstacle 5

  • THE LONG HAUL

    THE LONG HAUL

    Cling to the net and hoist yourself up & over. Timing, strength and confidence are important here: attack this obstacle too timidly and you’ll find yourself all at sea.

Obstacle 6

  • MOUNTAIN HIGH, VALLEY LOW

    MOUNTAIN HIGH, VALLEY LOW

    The normally-scenic crossing of Pyrmont Bridge will be blocked by a formidable sequence of crowd barriers and solid plastic barricades, and the only way through is to clamber over one and duck under the other. Again and again and again…for 100 metres.

Obstacle 7

  • SNAKE'S BELLY

    SNAKE'S BELLY

    You’ve seen the commando crawl enough times to know the drill. The challenge will be to avoid getting all tangled up as you pull with your forearms and push with your feet, making your way across the ground.

Obstacle 8

  • GLORY DASH

    GLORY DASH

    This one will come down to mental strength as much as lung power. You’ve slogged it out, now put the pedal to the metal and sprint 100 metres to the next obstacle. Prizes up for grabs for the fastest finishers!

Obstacle 9

  • GREAT LEAP FORWARD

    GREAT LEAP FORWARD

    If you’re going to attempt to hurdle the water-filled barriers, you’re going to need some technique, some speed and enough power in your legs to soar over them without coming to grief.

Obstacle 10

  • RAMPED UP

    RAMPED UP

    It’s showtime! Near-vertical wall requiring a bold frontal attack and strong arms to drag yourself onto the top. This daunting obstacle is all about gritting your teeth and extracting one last effort out of your tiring legs and upper body. Of such challenges are urban athletes made!

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