Run through the bleachers, run past the iconic pirate ship, and listen to the famous animatronic parrot. Make sure your quads and calves are in tip-top shape, because these stairs are no joke. May 13-14 Fayetteville Spartan Trifecta Weekend (Spring Lake, NC) - Sprint, Super, Beast, Ultra, Kids Welcome to beautiful Toro Park. Located just 6 miles from downtown Salinas, this park is teeming with picturesque woods and rolling golden hills, and it features ideal coastal California weather. In part to attract mates, females engaged in athletic competitions, including javelin-throwing and wrestling, and also sang and danced competitively. As adults, Spartan women were allowed to own and manage property. Additionally, they were typically unencumbered by domestic responsibilities such as cooking, cleaning and making clothing, tasks which were handled by the Helots. The 2021 schedule featured nine Trifecta weekends, in which racers could complete a Sprint, Super, and Beast in one weekend and capture their elusive Trifecta medal. We're upping the ante in 2022: There will be 12 Trifecta weekends, giving racers a golden opportunity to shatter their personal Trifecta record and complete more races than ever before.

It’s the perfect gateway into the world of Spartan and the ultimate SoCal weekend challenge. April 22 Palm Beaches Spartan Sprint 5K Weekend (Boca Raton, FL) - Sprint, Kids, 4-Hour Hurricane Heat I've even written up a step-by-step tutorial: “ 6 Steps to Becoming an Obstacle Racer: Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How?” that can help you with all those nagging questions, and even a Op-ed piece on Why “I Can't Do It” is total bullsh*t. Choose The Right Event In “What the Hell Are You Thinking?” below we’ll cover the mental aspect of signing up, showing up, and toeing the line to take on these amazing challenges. This event brings the best of the Pacific Northwest across rugged, stunning terrain. Pair that with Spartan's legendary obstacles, and you've got an epic course. Washington D.C. Spartan Event Weekend (Mechanicsville, MD) - Sprint, Super, Kids There will be a full host of Sprint (5K, 20 obstacles), Super (10K, 25 obstacles), and Beast (21K, 30 obstacles) races — as well as Kids events — and no shortage of opportunities to claim your coveted Trifecta. (You'll have more than a few chances to do that in one weekend, if you're feeling up the challenge of a lifetime. More on that below.)Come race up steep climbs and rugged trails, and experience our patented muscle-burning obstacles, which are guaranteed to give your body and mind a rigorous test. Translation: A faster 1-mile sprint time will translate to improvements in longer domains, too. Plus, it’s fun to beat your Spartan training partner or friend in a 1-mile sprint.

He’s a seven-time American Ninja Warrior, German Ninja Warrior Grand Champion, a Spartan Games competitor, and he even holds a Guinness Book of World Records title for the most consecutive flying bar jumps (which is 15, by the way). He’s also completed a handful of Spartan races and consistently makes the obstacles look like a walk in the park.Spartan women had a reputation for being independent-minded, and enjoyed more freedoms and power than their counterparts throughout ancient Greece. While they played no role in the military, female Spartans often received a formal education, although separate from boys and not at boarding schools.

No one soldier was considered superior to another. Going into battle, a Spartan soldier, or hoplite, wore a large bronze helmet, breastplate and ankle guards, and carried a round shield made of bronze and wood, a long spear and sword. Spartan warriors were also known for their long hair and red cloaks.

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Plus, we're returning to Abu Dhabi for the 2022 Spartan World Championship once again this December after one of the most challenging — but rewarding — Spartan race weekends ever went down in the Liwa Desert in 2021. From Dec. 3-4, 2022, Spartans can test themselves on the newly-designed World Championship Super – with Elite, Open, and three-person relay heats — push past their limits in an Age Group World Championship Beast heat, take on Abu Dhabi's first-ever Trifecta Weekend with intoxicating views, and more.