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Spartan’s Cincinnati Ultra 2025: A Mud-Soaked, Hill-Humpin’ Nightmare That Broke Everybody

Last year, I wrote about this little ski hill in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, that snuck up on the Spartan Ultra scene. And later calling it the third-hardest Ultra in the U.S. in 2024, with 7,798 feet of elevation and some heavy carries that had folks straight up crying out on course. But, y’all, this past weekend,…
The 13 US & Canada Spartan Ultras 2024 – Ranked Easiest to Hardest

Saying the word “easy” is a stretch. As no Spartan Ultra is ever “easy”. But when it comes to the 13 events we saw in 2024 across the United States and Canada. We wanted to find out where they ranked. At the end of the day, what someone considers the “hardest” or “easiest” is always…
Exploring Age Group Competitiveness in Spartan Racing

Do you run Age Group or competitive heats in obstacle course races? Do you ever look around and stack yourself up against your competitors race day morning? Do you get a little scared thinking that a lot of these other racers might be in your Age Group? We wanted to find some information out. And…
Running up Spartan Ultra Mountains: Peak Week Ideas

Training for a Spartan Ultra Mountain race?!?! Well you gotta be ready for the long haul. You can’t just roll out of bed and expect to run a 50K while dodging obstacles like a NINJA on CAFFEINE. And that’ll mean months of sweat, tears, blood and questioning your decisions at least a dozen times. But…
Countdown to Morzine: Spartan’s Ultra World Championship 2024

Picture this: You’re swimming through high-altitude lakes, scaling up walls next to waterfalls and climbing an A-frame for the most scenic view in France. This. My friends. Is what the Spartan race in Morzine looks like. And I’ve got major FOMO this week. Check out this quick 2min clip from Spartan France 2 years back…
A Little Mountain in Cincy Enters the “Hardest Spartan Ultra” Chat

“A little Ski resort? In Ohio? How gnarly can it be?!?!” Well, let me tell you, those Race Directors were hitting the sauce hard when they came up with this Sadistic Masterpiece of a course. They took this unassuming little mountain and turned it into a Torture Chamber on Steroids. Up and down that sucker.…
100 Days out from the Spartan Killington Ultra Sufferfest

Listen up guys. The Killington Ultra is just 100 days away, and if you’re signed up for this sadistic sufferfest, it’s time to get your shit together. This race is no joke, it’s a real kick to the dick. With over 16,000 feet of elevation gain packed into 32 miles, this course is going to…
SPARTAN Tri-State New Jersey Ultra Race stats talk

This weekend is the first mountainous heavy Spartan Ultra event of the season. Mountain Creek Resort in Vernon Township, New Jersey is an iconic venue that Spartan has been doing races at for almost a decade now. And in the Spartan racing community, it’s known as one of the toughest Ultra venues in North America.…
Well Folks, Spartan Race Competition is Bleeding

It’s the end of the 1st quarter of 2024 and we dived into some Spartan Racing event numbers. Specifically looking at the competitive waves. And… it’s looking bad. We’ve seen 8 Spartan Venues come into play this 1st quarter. A year-to-year analysis is difficult on several of these due to a number of issues including:…