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 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 ...

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 ...

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If you love ending a workout with a chilled glass of wine, a new event coming to Paso Robles wine country could be for you. Santa Margarita’s Ancient Peaks Winery will host a series of Spartan ...

A few months ago, if someone had told me I’d be swimming through the sea with a log, hauling sandbags through castle ruins, tackling monkey bars, climbing tall wooden frames without a harness, ...

In recent years, “obstacle racing” has exploded in popularity, and by some accounts, at its peak it was the fastest growing participant sport in history. According to USA Today, by 2015 total ...

Tackling a Spartan obstacle course takes strength, will power and flexibility. Competitors on Saturday at the Seaport Commons got a taste of the upcoming Spartan Tour’s Nov. 9-10 race at Fenway Park, ...

A racers maneuvers through punching bags during the Spartan Sprint race inside AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas Saturday, June 20, 2015. Participants raced in and out of the stadium and through ...

U.S. Army Green Beret and 2015 Spartan Race World Champion Robert Killian details his obstacle course race training and workout plan for endurance, strength and speed. Spartan world champ Robert ...

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