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The Forge Challenge

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Owensboro, Kentucky, United States

calendar_today 18 Jul, 2026

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The Forge Challenge

About the Event

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!

The Ten Obstacles (each with a 500 meter run after)

Start with a 500 meter run

  1. 500 meters on ski erg
  2. sled push 100 feet
  3. sled pull 100 feet
  4. burpee broad jump 100 feet
  5. row machine 500 meters
  6. farmers carry 300 feet
  7. tire flip 50 feet, 15 sledge hammer hits, tire flip 50 feet
  8. walking lunges 200 feet
  9. wall ball toss 50 reps
  10. 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)

Races Offered

Doubles Competition 12:00 WAVE (Each Person Does Half of Each Obstacle)

Jul 18, 2026

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Doubles Competition 12:10 WAVE (Each Person Does Half of Each Obstacle)

Jul 18, 2026

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Doubles Competition 12:20 WAVE (Each Person Does Half of Each Obstacle)

Jul 18, 2026

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Doubles Competition 12:30 WAVE (Each Person Does Half of Each Obstacle)

Jul 18, 2026

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Doubles Competition 12:40 WAVE (Each Person Does Half of Each Obstacle)

Jul 18, 2026

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Doubles Competition 12:50 WAVE (Each Person Does Half of Each Obstacle)

Jul 18, 2026

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Doubles Competition 1:00 WAVE (Each Person Does Half of Each Obstacle)

Jul 18, 2026

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Single Competition 7am WAVE

Jul 18, 2026

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Single Competition 7:10am WAVE

Jul 18, 2026

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Single Competition 7:20am WAVE

Jul 18, 2026

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Single Competition 7:30am WAVE

Jul 18, 2026

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Single Competition 7:40am WAVE

Jul 18, 2026

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Single Competition 7:50am WAVE

Jul 18, 2026

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Single Competition 8:00am WAVE

Jul 18, 2026

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Single Competition 8:10am WAVE

Jul 18, 2026

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Single Competition 8:20am WAVE

Jul 18, 2026

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Single Competition 8:30am WAVE

Jul 18, 2026

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Single Competition 8:40am WAVE

Jul 18, 2026

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Single Competition 8:50am WAVE

Jul 18, 2026

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Single Competition 9:00am WAVE

Jul 18, 2026

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Single Competition 9:10am WAVE

Jul 18, 2026

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Single Competition 9:20am WAVE

Jul 18, 2026

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Single Competition 9:30am WAVE

Jul 18, 2026

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09:30

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$85.00

Single Competition 9:40am WAVE

Jul 18, 2026

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09:40

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Single Competition 9:50am WAVE

Jul 18, 2026

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Single Competition 10:00am WAVE

Jul 18, 2026

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Single Competition 10:10am WAVE

Jul 18, 2026

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Single Competition 10:20am WAVE

Jul 18, 2026

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Single Competition 10:30am WAVE

Jul 18, 2026

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Doubles Competition 11:00 WAVE (Each Person Does Half of Each Obstacle)

Jul 18, 2026

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11:00

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Doubles Competition 11:10 WAVE (Each Person Does Half of Each Obstacle)

Jul 18, 2026

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11:10

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$150.00

Doubles Competition 11:20 WAVE (Each Person Does Half of Each Obstacle)

Jul 18, 2026

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Doubles Competition 11:30 WAVE (Each Person Does Half of Each Obstacle)

Jul 18, 2026

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Distance — 5600m

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11:30

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Doubles Competition 11:40 WAVE (Each Person Does Half of Each Obstacle)

Jul 18, 2026

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Distance — 5600m

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11:40

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$150.00

Doubles Competition 11:50 WAVE (Each Person Does Half of Each Obstacle)

Jul 18, 2026

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11:50

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Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for July in Owensboro.

thermostat Temperature
21.9° / 31.0°
wb_sunny Feels like
24.1° / 33.4°
light_mode Avg sunshine hours
12h 21m
water_drop Avg rainfall
2.8 mm
ac_unit Avg snowfall
—
air Avg wind speed
8.2 km/h (Light breeze)
opacity Sweat loss rate
Very high
terrain Course conditions
Hard and dry surface
sunny Max UV Index
Very High (8.0)
humidity_mid Humidity
75.5%
wb_twilight Sunrise
05:39
nightlight Sunset
20:07

About Owensboro

Learn more about the host city, Owensboro.

Scenic view of

Owensboro is a town on the banks of the Ohio River in Kentucky's Western Coal Fields. It bills itself as the Barbecue Capital of the World and has had some interesting figures call it home over the years, such as Beulah Annan, whose story inspired the play and movie Chicago; Florence Henderson, aka Carol Brady of The Brady Bunch; NASCAR great Darrell Waltrip ; and Johnny Depp. On a darker note, it was also the site of the last public hanging in the United States, the subject being an African American, in 1936.

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