Obstacle race lovers in the UAE can rejoice as the Desert Warrior Challenge is back with an even more demanding course for 2016.

The adventure takes place on Friday, October 21 at Al Rawia Training Field in Dubai with distances for all ages and fitness levels.

Since being established in 2014, the Desert Warrior Challenge has become a popular fixture in the outdoor season. Along with offering an atmosphere for a fun physical challenge, the event also inspires team-work and social skills, making it perfect for co-workers, friends and family.

If you want to supplement your fitness routine or get it started, the Desert Warrior Challenge will push you to the brink as you run, crawl, jumpy, carry, climb and slide your way to the finish line.

The courses available are the ‘Junior Warrior’, spanning 1km to 2km for ages six to 15, along with the 5km ‘Fearless Warrior’ and 10km ‘Ultimate Warrior’ for ages 16 and above.

New to this year is the introduction of the ‘Extreme Warrior’, which will be the first 20km obstacle race to be run in the Middle East. Open to all participants aged 16 and over, the 20km course will have an intimidating 30 obstacles in total.

Information:

• What: Desert Warrior Challenge
• Where: Dubai Police Academy, Al Rawia Training Fields
• When: Friday, October 21 from 07:00 to 17:00
• Contact: Visit www.desertwarriorchallenge.com

Competitors can expect a range of obstacles as usual, including rope climbing up the 1/4 Pipe, scaling the Cargo Net, going through the Boot Camp circuit and getting across the Monkey Business rings and bars.

Team-specific obstacles will include Stacks On, Twin Peaks, Bell Climb and the always-challenging Brain Freeze, which ranks high on the ‘Inner Warrior’ strength scale.

While all of the events will be timed throughout the day, the Extreme Warrior is the only competitive course. Trophies and prizes will be awarded for the first, second and third-place finishers in male, female and team categories. The fastest male and female Emirati participants will also receive a trophy and prize.

To register and for more information, visit www.desertwarriorchallenge.com. Races are also planned for Ajman, Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Jordan, Qatar and Saudi Arabia in late 2016 and early 2017.