The steeplechase is one of the more unusual ... After three dry barriers, the racers face their first water jump—there’s a barrier on the back curve of the track where sections of turf ...

For steeplechase runners ... a water pit to mimic random obstacles runners might encounter outdoors. The water jump, which includes a hurdle, is 3.66 meters in length. The pits for the water ...

Instead of barriers that tip over, the steeplechase contains four immovable barriers and a 30-inch wall set in front of a 10-foot-long pool of water. Sound crazy? U.S. Olympic hopeful Emma Coburn ...