Among the myriad of races and mud runs that took place over the weekend, a few stood out from the rest. The two race series that people were talking about were Spartan Race and BattleFrog. Spartan Race hosted several races over the weekend in four different countries, but it was the races in the US that got all the attention.
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Ryan Atkins continued his obstacle racing dominance in Chicago over the weekend at the latest Battlefrog race. He and his fiance once again took the wins in both the elite male and female divisions. The course itself was a muddy fair made extra muddy with recent rainfall and participants battled through the course.
Atkins would take first place for men in 1:50:50 followed by Viktor II Alexy in 1:54:07, and Josh Zwonitzer would take third place in 1:56:59. On the women's side it would be Lindsay Webster in 2:16:19 taking first place with Corinna Coffin second at 2:21:40, and Rose Wetzel would round out the podium with a time of 2:33:20. Full Results Here.
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Over the weekend, Spartan Race put on five races in four countries. Arguably it was Killington, Vermont and Fort Bragg, North Carolina that got all the attention. The Fort Bragg sprint race was highlighted by Operation Enduring Warrior sending a large number of participants to run the event together. Notable in this group was Noah Galloway and Joe De Sena himself donning an OEW shirt. The group ran an emotional event, and all who witnessed it saw the courage of those from OEW. Full results from the Fort Bragg Sprint and Parent Race are available here.
Joe Addresses Spartan Race IssuesHey Spartans – Joe De Sena here. This weekend saw 5 races in 4 countries. But when I heard about the issues we were having in Killington, I immediately left the Ft. Bragg race to come deal with it personally. The issues in water, medals and lines are unacceptable and I'm going to work with the Spartan team to make sure it never happens again. And don't think we aren't listening to the complaints – I love hearing them! And as anyone who knows me can attest, I want to hear them personally so I can respond. Email me at joe@spartan.com with your feedback. This was a massive weekend for Spartans but I won't rest until we learn from our mistakes and come back stronger. – Joe
Posted by Spartan Race on Sunday, September 20, 2015