This past weekend saw races all over the country and world with races like Fugitive Run Obstacle Course in Missouri, Wipeout Run in California, and Tough Mudder in Ohio. However, this past weekend all eyes were on Spartan Race with five different races in three locations over the weekend it was the weekend of Spartan.
Spartan Race Stadium Race – Citi Field
Spartan Race returned to Citi Field home of the New York Mets baseball team. This races stadium sprint was a lightning fast race through the grounds. Spartan Race teammates Hunter McIntyre and Nicholas Alexander battled it out for the top spot. On the women's side it was a tight race between Cassidy Watton and Jackie Landmark with less than 10 seconds separating first and second place. We asked McIntyre about the event,
“It's great to be home with people I love at a race I love. Stadiums continue to be the most fun and dynamic kind of obstacle racing out there, I can't wait for the next one!”
Race Results:
| Elite Men | Elite Women | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Team | Time | Name | Team | Time | |
| Hunter McIntyre | Spartan Race | 29:24 | Cassidy Watton | Atlas Race | 35:36 | |
| Nicholas Alexander | Spartan Race/Epic Training | 31:59 | Jackie Landmark | fitmommyof5.com | 35:43 | |
| Nikolay Kopach | 32:07 | Karlee Whipple | Epic Training Center | 54:48 | ||
In Montana, NBC Sports was on hand to cover the first of it's series of races leading up to the championship in Tahoe. Saturday featured the Beast course designed by none other than Norm Koch. On Sunday the filming was underway capturing the drama of the Sprint.
Beast Race Results:
| Elite Men | Elite Women | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Team | Time | Name | Team | Time | |
| Ryan Kent | Spartan Race | 2:34:26 | Faye Stenning | 3:14:22 | ||
| Chad Trammell | Spartan Race | 2:37:02 | Allison Tai | OCR Canada | 3:19:47 | |
| Jimmy Sliwa | 2:37:15 | Debbie Koch | Team Synergy | 3:29:19 | ||
Sprint Race Results:
| Elite Men | Elite Women | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Team | Time | Name | Team | Time | |
| John Yatsko | Spartan Race | 58:26 | Rose Wetzel | Spartan Race | 1:09:05 | |
| Chad Trammell | Spartan Race | 59:52 | Amelia Boone | Spartan Race | 1:12:05 | |
| Glenn Racz | Spartan Race | 1:00:00 | Orla Walsh | Spartan Race | 1:18:19 | |
Texas also saw two Spartan Races this weekend with a Super on Saturday and Sprint on Sunday. Spartan Pro Team member Jackie Rust took home the podium both days for the women and she said this about the weekend. “A win is always exciting, but nothing can compare to back to back wins with my family cheering me on for Mother's Day!” A perfect way to round out a weekend of racing and Mother's Day.
Super Race Results:
| Elite Men | Elite Women | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Team | Time | Name | Team | Time | |
| Joey Patrolia | Oral I.V. | 1:30:03 | Jackie Rust | Spartan Race | 1:49:05 | |
| Yancy Culp | Beet Elite | 1:32:37 | Stephanie Clements | 1:56:49 | ||
| Nathan Palmer | 1:35:09 | Sonia Eudy | 2:02:24 | |||
Sprint Race Results:
| Elite Men | Elite Women | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Team | Time | Name | Team | Time | |
| Nathan Palmer | 47:51 | Jackie Rust | Spartan Race | 1:49:05 | ||
| Joey Patrolia | Oral I.V. | 50:10 | Sue Luck | Body Hacker | 1:03:27 | |
| Kevin Donoghue | Spartan Race | 51:18 | Raegan Chambers | 1:06:53 | ||