Obstacle race
Spartan Race's main events include the Spartan Sprint (3+ miles of obstacle racing, 20+ obstacles), the Spartan Super (6+ miles, 25+ obstacles), the Spartan Beast (13+ miles, 30+ obstacles), and the Spartan Ultra (30+ miles, 60+ obstacles).[14] 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,[15] 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),[16] spear throw, rope climb,[17] heavy object carries,[18] "Herculean Hoist",[19] "Tyrolean traverse", monkey bars,[20] Traversal Wall (similar to a bouldering wall), Hobie Hop (a thick rubber band is placed around the ankles and participants hop through consecutive tires), Slip 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,[21] and the now discontinued Gladiator Arena.[22]
Failure to fully complete any obstacles results in a 30-Burpee penalty (or in some cases, a penalty loop) that runners must complete before continuing their race.[23] A participant can obtain a Trifecta medal after completing a Spartan Sprint (or Spartan Stadion), a Spartan Super, and a Spartan Beast in one calendar year.[14] As of the 2016 season, the finisher medal includes both the traditional circular medal and a wedge – one-third of a larger Trifecta medal.[24] 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.[25]
The Spartan World Championships are held annually, and to qualify for the event, men and women must finish top 5 in a U.S. Championship Series event or a Regional Championship in their respective category.[26]
Spartan World Champions[27] The 2017 Ultra World Championships were held in Iceland on Dec 14-Dec 17.[32]
The first Spartan Gym was opened in 2016, in the 1 Hotel in Miami.[34][35] Additionally, Spartan Strong is a group fitness class offered exclusively at Life Time Fitness.[36]
