Obstacle course training in Menlo Park
APX Velocity is the Peninsula’s home for obstacle course and Spartan training. We coach the skills a course actually demands, rope climbs, walls, carries, and grip work, with coaches who race Spartan, DEKA, and HYROX themselves. Beginner to elite, every session is scaled to you, and your first class is free.
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What is OCR?
Obstacle course racing pairs trail running with obstacles: walls, rope climbs, monkey bars, heavy carries, hoists, and crawls. Spartan Race, DEKA, and Tough Mudder are the events most people know. It rewards a rare combination, a strong running engine and full-body strength, plus the technique to clear each obstacle instead of burning energy on penalties.
That is exactly what APX Velocity trains here in Menlo Park. We build the run base, the strength, and the specific skills together, so the course feels like a session you have already done.
The obstacle skills we coach.
The movements every OCR and Spartan course tests, drilled and scaled to your level.
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Rope Climbs
Grip and technique work that builds toward clean rope ascents, including the legless method.
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Walls & Get-Overs
Explosive get-over strength and technique for the walls that stop most racers mid-course.
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Grip & Rig Endurance
Monkey bars, rings, and hangs — the grip stamina OCR courses are won and lost on.
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Loaded Carries
Bucket, sandbag, and farmers carries over distance, the backbone of every Spartan and DEKA.
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Hercules Hoist & Pulls
Rope-and-pulley hoists and heavy pulls for full-body pulling power under fatigue.
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Crawls & Cargo
Bear crawls, low crawls, and net-style movement that keep you efficient and low to the ground.
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Trail & Hill Engine
The running base OCR demands, built with intervals and the Sunday run club.
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Spear & Skill Work
Coordination and skill drills for the technical obstacles that carry a burpee penalty.
Why train OCR at APX Velocity.
Coaches who race it
Your coaches line up at Spartan, DEKA, and HYROX events themselves. You learn obstacle technique, pacing, and grip strategy from people who have cleared these courses under real fatigue, not from a script.
Skills, not just sweat
We drill the actual movements: rope climbs, get-overs, loaded carries, and hoists. Obstacles become reps you have already rehearsed, instead of surprises that cost you a burpee penalty on race day.
The engine underneath
OCR is a running race with obstacles bolted on. We build the trail and interval base first, then layer on the strength that carries you between obstacles when your legs are cooked.
Scaled to every level
Your first Spartan Sprint or chasing an age-group podium, every movement scales to where you are today. No experience and no qualifying time required to start.
No experience needed. Just show up.
- First-timers signed up for a Spartan Sprint or their first OCR
- Trail and road runners who want to stop taking obstacle penalties
- Lifters who want their strength to transfer to a real course
- Returning racers chasing a faster time or an age-group podium
Obstacle course training, included.
Obstacle course training is part of every APX Velocity membership, from $96/month for one class a week to $225/month unlimited, each on a six-month commitment. Every plan also includes HYROX, hybrid fitness, and the Sunday run club. Your first class is free.
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Obstacle course training near you.
A short drive for OCR and Spartan athletes across the mid-Peninsula and the wider Bay Area.
Obstacle course training, answered.
Where can I train for obstacle course racing near me?
APX Velocity at 1215 O'Brien Drive in Menlo Park, CA coaches obstacle course training for the mid-Peninsula and wider Bay Area. If you're searching for obstacle course training near you, we drill the real skills — rope climbs, walls, carries, and grip work — with coaches who race Spartan, DEKA, and HYROX themselves. Your first class is free.
What is obstacle course training?
Obstacle course racing (OCR) combines trail running with obstacles like walls, rope climbs, monkey bars, carries, and crawls. Training for it means building running endurance, full-body strength, and specific skills — grip, get-over technique, efficient carries — so you clear obstacles instead of taking penalties. At APX Velocity we coach all of it in one program in Menlo Park.
Do you offer Spartan and DEKA race training?
Yes. APX Velocity is a DEKA-affiliate gym and coaches Spartan Race and OCR preparation, from Sprint to Beast distances. We train the skills you'll actually face — rope climb, spear throw, bucket carry, Hercules hoist, walls — plus the running and strength base underneath them, with coaches who race these events themselves.
Do I need experience to start obstacle course training?
No. There are no prerequisites at APX Velocity. Coaches scale every movement and carry to your current strength and skill, whether it's your first Spartan Sprint or you're chasing an age-group podium. If you can run a comfortable 5km, we'll get you course-ready.
How much does obstacle course training cost at APX Velocity?
Obstacle course training is included in every APX Velocity membership: $96/month for one class a week, $178/month for two, and $225/month for unlimited, each on a six-month commitment. Every plan also includes HYROX, hybrid fitness, and the Sunday run club. Your first class is free.
Your first class is on us.
Come train obstacle skills in Menlo Park, meet the coaches, and feel the room before you commit to anything.