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Spartan Race is a series of obstacle races of varying distance and difficulty ranging from 3 miles to marathon distances. They are held in US and have been franchised to 14 countries including Canada, South Korea, Australia and several European countries. The series include the Spartan Sprint, the Super Spartan, the Spartan Beast, and the Ultra Beast. Spartan Race also has a military series, hosted on military bases.[1] There are also winter and team events.
History
Peak.com developed Spartan Race as a spin-off brand to its "Death Race" and it was intended as a more manageable endurance race for a wider audience. The first Spartan Race event was held in 2010 at the Catamount Outdoor Center in Williston, Vermont and represented the city of Burlington, Vermont. Roughly 500 competitors had to "run, crawl, jump and swim" and overcome a variety of obstacles.[2] All finishers received a medal, and prizes were awarded to the top athletes.
In 2012 Raptor Consumer Partners invested in the Spartan Race company.[3] In 2013 Reebok had become the event title sponsor, and the races were renamed the "Reebok Spartan Race Series".[4] On December 7, 2013, Universal Sports broadcast a special on the 2013 Spartan Race World Championships.[5] In August 2015, parent network NBC then approved a Spartan-based television series, Spartan: Ultimate Team Challenge, led by the producers of fellow NBC series American Ninja Warrior.[6] Later in 2015, Spartan Race founded the "Spartan Agoge" which is described as a "60 hour physical, tactical, mental and team based training and testing" event, to be held in Vermont twice a year.[7] ESPN describes the Spartan Race as "a true test of will."[8]
Obstacle race
Spartan Sprint (3+ miles of obstacle racing, 20+ obstacles), the Spartan Super (8+ miles, 25+ obstacles), the Spartan Beast (13+ miles, 30+ obstacles), and the Ultra Beast (26+ miles, 60+ obstacles – one of two marathon obstacle courses along with Mudderthon).[9] The obstacles themselves also vary from race to race. Frequently presented obstacles can include a fire jump, climbing under barbed wire, wall climbing, mud crawling,[10] the "over-under-through" (a series of obstacles in which runners must first climb over a wall, then under a wall, then through a square hole placed in a wall),[11] spear throw, rope climb,[12] heavy object carries,[13] "Herculean Hoist",[14] "Tyrolean Traverse", monkey bars,[15] Traversal Wall (similar to a bouldering wall), Hobie Hop (a thick rubber band is placed around the ankles and participants hop through consecutive tires), Slippery Wall (a wall built at an incline, roughly covered in grease), a zig-zag log jump, steep mud climbs (rolling mud), tractor pulls, underwater submerging below walls (dunk walls), Atlas carries, tire flips, stump balances (skipping on stumps across a pond), rope swing,[16] and the now discontinued Gladiator Arena.[17]
Failure to fully complete any obstacles results in a 30 Burpee penalty in which runners complete before continuing their race.[18] A participant can obtain a Trifecta medal after completing a Spartan Sprint, Spartan Super and a Spartan Beast in one calendar year.[9] As of the 2016 season, the finisher medal includes both the traditional circular medal and a "pie piece" – one third of a larger Trifecta medal.[19] Each Spartan event also provides races for children ages 4 to 13: half-mile races for ages 4–8, and one mile races for those older than 8.[20]
Charity
In 2014, Spartan Race donated a portion of its entry fees to charity, however some critics state that the amount forwarded was only a small portion of the total fees received.[21]
See also
- Spartan: Ultimate Team Challenge, spinoff TV show
- BattleFrog College Championship
- Ironman Triathlon
- Rugged Maniac
- Tough Mudder
- Warrior Dash
References
- ^ "Spartan Military".
- ^ "VIDEO: The Spartan Race in Williston | Burlington Free Press". burlingtonfreepress.com. Retrieved October 24, 2015.[dead link]
- ^ Keneally, Scott (October 22, 2012). "Playing Dirty". Outside Online. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
- ^ "Spartan Race Growing Through Participation Surge And Reebok / NBC Partnerships". Forbes.com. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
- ^ "Spartan Race Tackles TV". Obstacle Racing Media. August 8, 2013. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
- ^ "NBC Orders 'Spartan Race' Competition Series From 'American Ninja Warrior' Producer". Deadline.com. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
- ^ "Spartan Endurance Agoge 001 – Part I: So it begins". ORM.
- ^ "Spartan Race true test of will - ESPN". Sports.espn.go.com. June 6, 2010. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
- ^ a b "Family of Spartans".
- ^ writer, Kevin Opsahl staff. "USU employee No. 1 in Spartan race competition".
- ^ "Spartan Race: Atlanta Sprint Weekend 2016 Review". Obstacle Racing Media. March 10, 2016.
- ^ Observer, Erica Beck The Argus. "Spartan Race next in fitness journey".
- ^ "North Berwick teen overcomes all obstacles". The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram. July 3, 2016.
- ^ Staff, Hunter Ingram StarNews. "'Spartan' team bonded through suffering".
- ^ "Spartan Race New Jersey Beast 2016". Obstacle Racing Media. May 3, 2016.
- ^ "Spartan Race: The Obstacles". The Mountain Times. September 21, 2015.
- ^ "The bizarre allure of obstacle races".
- ^ Keneally, Scott (February 6, 2014). "DNF: The True Tale of Failure at a Spartan Race".
- ^ "New Spartan Medals and T-Shirts". Obstacle Racing Media. March 15, 2016.
- ^ "Military Rec: Spartan workout Saturday on Bragg".
- ^ "10 Investigates: Empty charity promises from Spartan Race".