r/spartanrace

This year’s Las Vegas Spartan was my fifth Spartan Race overall and my third in Vegas. I’ve always loved this event, but moving it to early October was a huge mistake imo. The biggest issue? The heat.

Temperatures were pushing 98-100*+, which made the entire experience unnecessarily miserable and at times, genuinely unsafe.
- No shade for spectators.
After charging each spectator $25 just to attend, providing some shaded viewing areas seems like the bare minimum.
- Racers were passing out from the heat.
That’s a pretty clear sign that the conditions were too extreme.
- Obstacles were dangerously hot.
Volunteers at certain obstacles mentioned people getting burned, and I personally experienced just how scorching hot some of the metal bars or black wooden blocks were.
- Obstacles were modified or removed.
Certain obstacles had to be adjusted or dropped because of the conditions, which seems like another good indication that this wasn’t the right time of year to host the event.

And then they announced that next year’s race would be held around the same time. Insane. Anyone familiar with the Vegas area knows that early October can still feel like the middle of summer. We don’t typically start seeing consistently cooler weather until November. Moving the race back even a month would make a massive difference. Tbh, genuinely curious why they moved it from early March in the first place. March always seemed like a much more reasonable time to host an outdoor endurance event in the desert.

My younger brothers and I have made the Vegas Spartan a tradition over the years, and it’s something we always look forward to doing together. But if they keep it in early October, next year might be the first time in years that we skip it. And that honestly sucks.

I want to be clear that the race itself, the volunteers, and the people involved were great. This isn’t a complaint about the event or the difficulty of Spartan. It’s about scheduling a physically demanding race in extreme desert heat when there are much safer and more enjoyable times of year to do it.

I really hope the organizers reconsider before next year’s event.

Great race. Great people. Horrible time of year.

Curious if anyone else who raced Vegas this year felt the same way.

I lost quite a bit of weight between signing up for the race and race day. I’m participating in the Lake Nona sprint tomorrow and didn’t even think about changing the size until a friend mentioned it.

Does anyone know if they’ll let you swap sizes at pickup?

Thanks!

It's my First Beast coming up in Granbury next weekend....whoop whoop. And keen to know if am up to 15 miles running. Should I hit along running this weekend or taper off and do a short one?

I am going to my first spartan this Sunday. I know the event is rain or shine but with these storms rolling in might bring thunder and lightning as well. If that happens do they extend the day and wait it out or reschedule or get credit for the next event?

I’m doing a Spartan sprint (doubles open) on Halloween. I’ve never done a Spartan race before and I’m so nervous. I feel like I’m totally overthinking this, but I don’t want to be underprepared. I have a billion questions.

What do you wish you knew your first time? What do I need to bring? What’s unessecary? Should I get trail sneakers? Can I wear my Garmin? What should I wear? Do people dress up on Halloween? I read that chalk is banned now?

I’ll take any advice y’all have.

I am a first timer for any race of such kind. I wanted to get an estimate of the number of stairs I'd need to go up/down in Fenway stadion race in sandbag carry. If someone can put a number on it.

Im looking for 2 hex destination pieces from this year (2026). The Citi Field stadion and the Vernon. Wondering if anyone out there might either have an extra or can point me in the right direction for either? Thanks!

Hey all. I’m wanting to participate in an April 2027 10k super and deciding whether to enter the competitive or non competitive heat.

For context, I completed a 5k sprint back in April 2024 and was able to complete most obstacles except for the monkey bars and rings. I can comfortably do 10-12 pull-ups but my overall grip strength isn’t great. I’m hoping to challenge myself by doing a longer race this year since I’ve been training a little harder in the gym.

I’m a 22yo male 155lbs who lifts several times a week. I’ll be training to get my endurance and grip strength up in the coming months. Is it worth it to go for the competitive (age group) heat or should I just go with the open?

I am doing my first Sprint 5K in the next few weeks - specifically the VA one. I have heard that headphones/earbuds are not allowed. Is this true? I was going to put my phone in my running belt as well. Is this a good idea or should I do a running vest instead? Thanks!!!

Spartan race does it again ! When will I learn to keep my money away from their sticky fingers.

Situation:

I signed up my fiancé for the Lake Nona Sprint this coming Sunday. She cannot attend due to an injury so we tried transferring the ticket to my step son, well they charged my credit card the $37 fee for the transfer but low and behold my step son did not get a code or any emails. We contacted their customer service department and the stupid AI keep regurgitating generic answers and we can’t get a answer from a live person. The cut off for transfer is today so we are probably screwed. Every time we try to do any thing spartan related is a huge hassle. Moral of the story, if you don’t mind giving money away and get poor customer service sign up for races if you care about those things be very mindful when signing up for anything spartan related, if anything happens it will cost you and possibly loose your hole investment.

Doing my first spartan race 5k with a friend

How is this course like? We're both just going in for fun and to try it out. We would like any advice about this course/event. Thank yall!