About Face the Flame

Face the Flame is no ordinary 5K—and not just because it ends with a daring leap through a ring of fire. Instead, the race is all-out obstacle course spread over 76 acres. Racers commence with an invigorating lunge into a dumpster before setting off to traverse uneven stone ramparts, crawl through muck-filled pipes, and scale the steep incline of a dry creek bed. Race heats set out every 15 minutes from 9 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., but heats are not grouped according to speed, ability, or the quality of your barbaric yawp. Proceeds from the race benefit Camp Fire, which serves up to 3,500 at-risk youth each year through extracurricular and summer programming.