The Tough as Nails Urban Challenge presented by The Health Plan is a 20+ obstacle, 5+ mile challenge will push participants to the limit downtown in the city of Wheeling, WV on Sunday, May 30, 2027. This is a true all-round physical and mental test for 16 years or older runners, walkers, weightlifters, fitness enthusiasts, and anyone in between.
Across more than six miles of body-breaking urban terrain you will traverse abandon cars, scale flood walls, climb your way over obstacles and claw your way up impossible inclines, all on your way to a triumphant finish! After working to destroy your body, we are partying with family and friends that includes food, drinks and live music.
PACKET PICKUP IS AT WESBANCO ARENA (LOBBY), 2 14th St, Wheeling, WV 26003.
Schedule:
Friday, May 28:
12:00-6:00 PM - Pre-Packet Pickup
Saturday, May 29:
6:00-10:30 AM - Pre-Packet Pickup
Sunday, May 30:
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM – Packet Pickup
12:00 PM – Wave 1 Start
12:15 PM – Wave 2 Start
12:30 PM – Wave 3 Start
12:30 PM – Recovery Party Open
12:45 PM – Wave 4 Start
3:30 PM – Course Closed/Recovery Party End
*Ensuring Smooth Race Experience for Everyone
-Waves are limited to 150 participants!
-Heat jumping, or moving into a heat that you are not registered for, will not be permitted!
May 30, 2027
Distance — 6 Miles
Type — Others
12:00
$50.00
These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for May in Wheeling.
Learn more about the host city, Wheeling.
Wheeling, also known as the "Friendly City" or the "Nail City", is a city of 26,000 people in West Virginia. Wheeling is known for having more Victorian architecture than any other city in the United States.
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