Grafenwoehr Rugged Terrain Obstacle Run (historical programme)

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Grafenwoehr, Germany · Last listed edition Sat 15 Apr 2023

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Reports and event feedback

  • Cory Irwin — the opening stairs are the hardest obstacle ↗

    Cory Irwin / selected participant interview, U.S. Army public affairs · 2013

    Finds the opening series of roughly cut stairs, called Vertical Rush, the most difficult part of the course.

    Chelsea Bissell’s 16 April 2013 U.S. Army Garrison Grafenwoehr report identifies the 13 April community outing and a reported thirteen-kilometre course. Cory Irwin is a sergeant in Apache Troop, 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment. His precise entry class is unstated. The summary concerns his assessment of the opening stairs. These are selected interviews in military event-promoter publications, rather than an independently sampled review population. Personal entry funding and independently checked results are unstated. Historical experience does not establish the 2023 course or current arrangements; no overall score is stated.

  • Candice Gaeth — an earlier attempt with skipped obstacles ↗

    Candice Gaeth / retrospective selected participant interview, U.S. Army public affairs · 2013

    Describes her previous year’s attempt as unsuccessful and says she skipped many obstacles.

    Molly Hayden’s 12 February 2014 U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria article distinguishes Candice Gaeth’s previous-year experience from preparation for the announced 12 April 2014 event. That retrospective outing is 2013; her precise class, distance and completion status are unverified. Other interviewees describe training or expectations for the forthcoming event, rather than completed-race experiences. These are selected interviews in military event-promoter publications, rather than an independently sampled review population. Personal entry funding and independently checked results are unstated. Historical experience does not establish the 2023 course or current arrangements; no overall score is stated.

  • Roberto Rios — a demanding outing he wants to try again ↗

    Roberto Rios / selected participant interview, U.S. Army public affairs · 2015

    Finds the outing challenging and says he would return to improve his performance after joining co-workers for the event.

    Sgt. Kenneth D. Reed’s 13 April 2015 Joint Multinational Training Command article identifies the third annual run on 11 April, with a reported fifteen kilometres and twenty obstacles. Roberto Rios is a human-resources sergeant with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 7th Army JMTC. His precise entry class is unstated and his reported performance is not a satisfaction score. These are selected interviews in military event-promoter publications, rather than an independently sampled review population. Personal entry funding and independently checked results are unstated. Historical experience does not establish the 2023 course or current arrangements; no overall score is stated.

  • Brian Carlin and Jason Peck — enjoyable challenge and mutual encouragement ↗

    Brian Carlin and Jason Peck / selected joint interview, 7th Army Training Command · 2016

    Carlin enjoys returning to the event and feels good after its mental and physical challenge. Peck highlights the rock climb; both value doing the course together and say they would return.

    Sgt. Kenneth Reed’s 7th Army Training Command story identifies the fourth annual outing on 9 April 2016, a reported sixteen-kilometre course and twenty obstacles. DVIDS distinguishes that event date from its 14 April posting. Brian Carlin is a lieutenant colonel with JMTC and Jason Peck a first lieutenant with the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade. They are two selected speakers in one containing publication, not two independently sourced reports. These are selected interviews in military event-promoter publications, rather than an independently sampled review population. Personal entry funding and independently checked results are unstated. Historical experience does not establish the 2023 course or current arrangements; no overall score is stated.

Event details

Dates
Last listed edition: Sat 15 Apr 2023
Formats
Historical 15 April 2023 community OCR — nominal 16 km and more than twenty obstacles · Individual and team entries; historical military-community eligibility restrictions
Place
Tower Barracks Physical Fitness Center, Building 170, and Grafenwoehr Training Area; precise surveyed route unverified, Grafenwoehr, Bavaria, Germany
Series
USAG Bavaria / Family and MWR
  • The complete original 2023 programme identifies 15 April, Tower Barracks Physical Fitness Center Building 170, a nominal sixteen-kilometre course with more than twenty obstacles, and individual/team entries. It describes teams of four to ten, a nine o’clock start and three-minute staggered groups; these are historical advertised arrangements, not current guarantees or relay legs.
  • The 2023 eligibility rules cover qualifying adult military personnel, DoD civilians, family members and contractors with MWR privileges, plus specified NATO military personnel. They include age, school-enrolment and ID checks. This is not a claim of unrestricted civilian entry or permission to access the training area; current operation and eligibility are unverified.
  • AFN Bavaria’s original event description identifies the ninth annual event at Tower Barracks on 15 April 2023, filmed that day and published in May. Its written description corroborates the event date; the participant interviews below concern earlier editions.
  • Earlier original reports describe thirteen kilometres and thirteen obstacles in 2013, fifteen kilometres and twenty obstacles in 2015, and sixteen kilometres in 2016 and 2017. These are edition-specific reported figures, not an unchanged inventory. The 2017 article distinguishes the five-kilometre training trail from the longer annual community outing.
  • The older organizer reports emphasize a community team challenge inspired by Tough Mudder and Spartan, rather than a conventional timed race. The selected participant interviews come from military event-promoter publications; speaker roles and historical editions are identified below.
  • Historical course, venue and programme details do not verify a current edition. No overall numerical rating, letter grade or unscaled overall is supported by the checked sources.

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