Amelia Boone, a Spartan Race World Champion, reveals the backstory to her best race so far. Expand to continue reading ↓ ...

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 ...

More than 10,000 athletes and spectators from around the world will head to Lake Tahoe, Calif., for the Spartan Race world championships competition on Oct. 3 and 4, capping off a season of grueling ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark J. Burns is a freelance reporter covering sports business. Spartan Race is a true test of will, and its executive leadership, ...

Joe DeSena, the founder and CEO of the popular Spartan Race, is a risk taker. He sold his trading firm on Wall Street, moved to Pittsfield, Vermont, and invested thousands of his own money into ...

In May 2019, Jose Cordero completed a grueling 3-mile obstacle course, climbing over walls, hanging from ropes and swimming beneath underwater barriers — despite being afraid of heights, scared of ...

Since the coronavirus outbreak hit the United States in mid-March, no endurance sport has held a mass-participation event. Until last weekend in Jacksonville, Florida. On June 13, 1,400 athletes ...