About
About the project
In May 2026, youth workers from seven countries met in Mogoșești-Siret, Romania for “Inclusive RaceTracks” — an Erasmus+ training course about using obstacle races as a tool for inclusion. On Day 4, working in international teams, they designed complete inclusive racetracks from scratch: concept, obstacles, materials, facilitator scripts and adaptations. This website is the result.
Every obstacle ends with adaptations — how to change it for wheelchair users, visually impaired participants, anxious or younger members, or bigger groups. The golden rule throughout: adapt the challenge to the person, never the person to the challenge.
Why obstacle races?
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They are physical and fun — young people join in before they realise they are learning.
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Every obstacle is a small, safe experience of challenge and support — the mechanics of inclusion.
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They are cheap and portable: rope, tape, paper, balloons — a full track fits in one bag.
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The race format makes teamwork visible: nobody finishes alone.
The method
How a racetrack is built
All three tracks follow one shared design method — use it to read them, and later to build your own.
The story arc — a hero's journey
A racetrack is a journey, not a competition. Each track maps the participant's experience in five stages: Ordinary World, the Call, the Threshold, the Trials (the obstacles), and the Return — going home changed. The debrief at the end is where the transformation lands.
Two layers in every obstacle
Layer 1 is what they see — the physical challenge, the wrapper. Layer 2 is what they live — the real lesson underneath: trust, communication, patience, empathy. The debrief reveals Layer 2.
Five lenses
Each obstacle is designed through one or more lenses — Senses, Balance, Together, Mind, Emotion — plus the inclusion classics Trust and Communication. A good track mixes lenses so every participant finds an obstacle where they shine.
Facilitation is the real obstacle course
Every track has an opening ritual (a welcome circle — journey, not competition), a warm-up, during-race tips, and a closing debrief circle — the most important 15 minutes of the whole race.
Adapt the challenge to the person — never the person to the challenge.
Partners
Seven organisations, one race
ACS Forza Junior Costuleni
Coordinator & host
ANKA Youth Association
Creative Minds for Culture
Maek APS
Axis Serbia
Associação Nó Górdio
ACPELIA
Co-funded by the European Union — Erasmus+ project 2025-1-RO01-KA151-YOU-000300091. Training course hosted in Mogoșești-Siret, Romania, 5–11 May 2026.
Contact
Want to run a track? Get in touch.
Questions, feedback, or want to bring Inclusive RaceTracks to your community? Drop us a note.
Hosted by ACS Forza Junior Costuleni — Mogoșești-Siret, Romania.