SANTA MARGARITA, Calif. – Santa Margarita Ranch is slowly being transformed this week from what is typically a vineyard into the host site of an international competition that is expected to draw ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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The Spartan Race came to D.C. and planned out a roughly 3-mile track in, out and through the stadium. (WTOP/John Domen) WASHINGTON — Close to 6,000 people jumped, climbed and ran at the opportunity to ...

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 ...