What does it take to be a Spartan warrior?
Find out this weekend at Sun Peaks Resort, home of the 2014 Reebok Spartan Beast, Ultra Beast, Sprint and Junior Races.
The event gets underway on Saturday, Sept. 27 and wraps up on Sunday, Sept. 28.
Thigh-high flames, bone-chilling mud pits and rows of barbed wire are just a few of the obstacles racers will have to conquer before crossing the finish line.
This weekend’s races includes Canada’s first, and only, Ultra Beast race. The ultra beast course is 42 kilometres in length and includes more than 56 obstacles. The course will climb to Top of the World, one of Sun Peaks’ highest elevation points at 2080 metres.
Locals are encouraged to enter races like the 5-kilometre Spartan Sprint or Junior race. Volunteers are also needed.
Spectators can watch the Spartans traverse the course from the event’s festival area for $10. The fee also includes a ride up the Sunburst chair, from which fans can see the course below.
There will also be beer gardens and an after party at Masa’s Bar and Grill, free of charge.
Race registration is available online at sun peaksresort.com/spartan.
Schedule of events
Spartan Beast, 21 km — Saturday, Sept. 27
Spartan Ultra Beast, 42 km — Saturday, Sept. 27
Spartan Sprint, 5 km — Sunday, Sept. 28
Spartan Junior, ages 5-10 — Sunday, Sept. 28
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