World’s Best Obstacle Race heads to Bahrain
Manama : The XDubai Spartan Race is heading to Bahrain on April 1. The World’s Best Obstacle Race proved a big hit at its 2015 Dubai debut, attracting over 5,000 participants from around the world who came to test their endurance against a range of obstacles including the famous Rolling Mud, Rope Climb, Slip Wall, Spear Throw, Fire Jump, Tire Flip and many more!
With 130 events in 21 countries and six continents, Spartan is the pioneer of modern obstacle races, which have become the fastest growing participant sport in the world. Our mission is to make Obstacle Course Racing a global lifestyle and Olympic Sport. The Bahrain event will feature - the Spartan Sprint (5 kilometers / 15+ obstacles) as well as the Junior Spartan (for ages 4 to 14).
While they do offer competitive elite heats, Spartan Races are for athletes of all levels and abilities and the goal is to rip people away from their couches into the great outdoors and inspire them to lead a fitter, healthier life. Participants can enter individually or as a team and one of the main benefits is working together to overcome the various challenges and help each other excel.
Rayyan Yacob Agha, MENA Managing Director, Spartan Race said: ‘’We have seen first hand how Spartan can change lives and give people the motivation they need to achieve a new level of fitness and wellbeing. Taking part is an incredible experience and the majority of people catch the ‘Spartan Bug’ after experiencing the race only once and come back time and time again determined to improve.”
‘’Bahrain’s desert terrain offers a particularly exciting opportunity for athletes to test their skills in a unique environment and last year’s race in Dubai attracted a number of elite competitors from Europe and the US’’ added Rayyan. The Spartan team is running free weekly Workout Tours every Friday at Al Najma Club (Juffair) from 9-10am to help people prepare for the race and be in for a chance of winning a portion of this year’s total US$4,500 prize.
The XDubai Spartan Race will take place on April 1 (Friday) at the Bahrain International Endurance Village, starting with the Elite heat at 7.15am, with up to 250 racers going off the line every 15 minutes until 1pm.
The Junior Race will be held from 10am to 12pm, which will cover 1 km of obstacles that kids have always dreamed of and will constantly challenge them...breeding the Spartan within from an early age. Add to this a Festival Area filled with Spartan challenges for the whole family, including food, beverage and music, and you're guaranteed a day to remember at the World’s Best Obstacle Race.
Log onto www.spartanarabia.com to register for a race.
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