Spartan obstacle course races are known to leave competitors physically spent and slathered in mud from head-to-toe, proudly worn like a hard-earned battle scar. The dirtier, the better. But in the ...

FORT CARSON, Colo. - Thousands of Soldiers, military members, Family members and civilians made Fort Carson Training Area 4 a personal playground May 5, 2018, and May 6, 2018, as they took part in the ...

It's nearly 2020 and nothing says "new year, new you" like some health and fitness New Year resolutions. Instead of the same old "get to the gym more," why not add something a bit more adventurous to ...

Scenes from the movie “300” might come to mind when envisioning a Spartan race, but instead of battling an army of Persians the athletes get to battle themselves as they navigate over and through as ...

Joe DeSena, the founder and CEO of the popular Spartan Race, is a risk taker. He sold his trading firm on Wall Street, moved to Pittsfield, Vermont, and invested thousands of his own money into ...

Hold on to your horses, the Spartans have descended on Santa Margarita’s wine country hills for the weekend. On the Santa Margarita Ranch, thousands of runners dashed through rows of grapevines, ...

Spartan brought its popular brand of obstacle-course racing to Snowmass for the first time on Saturday, with the terrain itself providing more of a challenge than any of the obstacles themselves. “It ...

With macho-sounding names like Tough Mudder, Warrior Dash and the Spartan Race, obstacle course races have turned mud, sweat and tears into a flood of revenue. Over the last year, obstacle races have ...

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