Obstacle Course Running is a distinct activity type, different from simply running or in-place cardio/lifting. GPS tracking is an essential aspect of obstacle running, but using a standard run / trail run activity to track obstacle running leads to an inflation of running paces that does not account for the work done on obstacles. This results in the appearance of slow paces and innaccurate intepretations of fitness by Strava. 

Plenty of athletes in the Crossfit, Spartan Racing, Hyrox, and general fitness space implement running with resistance-style and obstacle-style movements in racing as well as training. Even Garmin includes an “Obstacle Racing” activity. Furthermore, the obstacle course community is full of racers who use Strava on to track their workouts regularly. 

Such an activity/feature does not need to be complex in its activity breakdown. At it’s simplest, it can appear no different from a standard run activity, with one difference, the activity is labeled as an ‘obstacle run’ rather than a ‘run’ This makes the pace of an obstacle run activity more “understandable” and comparable, both to the athlete and to followers.