13 Facts About Spartan Race

1.

Spartan Race is a series of obstacle races of varying distance and difficulty ranging from 3 miles to marathon distances.

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2.

Spartan Race began as a spin-off of the "Death Race", a 48-hour endurance event founded in 2007.

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3.

The first Spartan Race event was held in 2010 at the Catamount Outdoor Center in Williston, Vermont and represented the city of Burlington, Vermont.

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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.

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5.

Spartan Race acquired Tough Mudder, which had been forced into involuntary bankruptcy proceedings, in February 2020.

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6.

Additionally, Spartan Race Strong is a group fitness class offered exclusively at Life Time Fitness.

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7.

Spartan Race Super is known to be significantly more difficult than the Spartan Race Sprint.

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8.

Spartan Kids Race was created for boys and girls ages four to 13 to encourage exercising.

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9.

Spartan Race Trail is classic trail running the way it's meant to be.

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10.

The Ultra is the only Spartan Race event featuring strict time cutoffs that must be met; competitors are warned that not all who sign up will finish.

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11.

Spartan Race brings a fully immersive training program that balances class time with hands-on practical application of those skills and lessons.

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12.

The Spartan Race Agoge is held on The Farm in Pittsfield, Vermont, twice a year in the summer and winter—and in historic locations across the globe including Iceland, Mongolia, Isle of Skye in Scotland, and along the Great Wall of China.

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13.

In 2016, Spartan Race launched an editorial website, Spartan Race Life, which features fitness, nutrition, and lifestyle content.

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