Spartan Games: Battle of the Fittest

The athletes arrive at Big Bear Lake, California — this year’s high-altitude mountain battleground — and it seems everyone has an agenda. The competition’s events are revealed with a twist: the order will be kept secret until each evening’s briefing and a surprise event will be added to the competition without warning. In the end, conquering Spartan Games is just like conquering Big Bear in the fall. You have to be ready for anything.

17min

The athletes face a wet, cold, and windy day one in Big Bear, but their excitement to compete outweighs the poor conditions. In DEKA Heavy, the weighted sled push quickly becomes many athletes’ Achilles heels. Tempers flare in the Special Warfare: No Guts No Glory PAST test when select competitors learn they must complete a swim in freezing waters even though they cannot win points.

49min

After coming up seconds short in day one’s Deka Heavy event, Hunter sets out to make a statement. Veejay and Ryan face off in an unspoken rematch of the year's final US National Series race. The news that all athletes must wear weighted vests for part of the trail half marathon receives mixed reviews.

42min

Day three of the competition is ripe with unexpected variables. In Spartan Combat, a medical intervention almost cuts the men’s final short. Then, tempers flare during the Pacer Test. Finally, a mechanical issue lights a fire under Corinna to hold her position entering the final descent of the La Ruta mountain bike event.

45min

In the season finale of Spartan Games, the secret challenge is revealed. Inspired by the heroism of Chief Master Sergeant Ivan Ruiz’s rescue of two teammates while under fire, the athletes are tested in the marksmanship, strength, and endurance needed in active duty. Drained from a week-long onslaught of grueling challenges, one final event — the Atlas Stones — determines the season two champions.

43min