What is a Spartan Trifecta - And How Do I Get One? 

Excellent!!! Congrats on completing your Beast! Good luck at your Super, I'm sure you are going to do great, and you will get your Trifecta. Be safe and have a good race. Check back in and let us know how you did. Thanks for watching!

THANK YOU!!! And good luck on your races and your Trifecta! AROO!!!

you all probably dont give a damn but does anybody know of a method to log back into an Instagram account?? I was stupid forgot my login password. I love any help you can offer me.

@Reginald Rocco instablaster =)

@Royal Kairo Thanks for your reply. I found the site on google and im trying it out now. Takes quite some time so I will get back to you later when my account password hopefully is recovered.

Thank you!

AWESOME!!! Thanks for checking us out. Have a great season, be safe and have fun! Check in and let us know how you do. There is a possibility we'll see you out on the course.

you guys should try Mud on the Mountain at Seven Springs in PA mudonthemountain.com/

Go for it! You totally should!

Thank you! And good luck and have a great race at Greek Peak - that place is COLD. As far as plantar fasciitis, oh yeah, big time. We've both had bouts with that esp. Damer. Best advice, talk to your doctor. There are stretches that help a lot, but nothing beats your doctor's advice and some rest. It takes a long time to completely go away. There is some footage in the third Ultra Beast video we put up where Damer is at his ortho with his feet in a tank, and all wrapped up after some cortisone shots. That worked for him. No shots for me, stretches were my preferred route. Either way, talk to a physician for sound medical advice. Good luck!

Eric Chinique Thank you! And yes, we’ve considered doing the Endurance Trifecta. Might not be able to this season, but definitely on the to do list. How about you, have you done it already, and if not are you considering doing it?

Jasmine Cardi Thank you!! You’ll get the Trifecta no doubt! Stay tuned we have some announcements for our plans for 2018…

Awesome!!! It is easy to get hooked. It's sad too when the season ends. That's kind of how we're feeling right now. It builds the anticipation though for next year. Pretty much all this season and last, we run in the competitive age category. It's right after the elites and right before the open waves. It's competitive, but not as hard core as the elites.

You will do great. Train up, practice climbing and pull ups if you can, take your time, and be safe. It'll be fun, especially doing it with a friend. Look out for each other and you'll be fine. Good luck, be safe, and let us know how your Trifecta season went afterward if you get a chance.

you got this!!! just remember don't give up

We did the super a few days ago and it went well and was super fun. I didnt die like I thought I would lol

@@AStainOnAShirt Excellent!

OCR Kings whats the difference between beast and super other the 8 and 16 miles

Excellent!!! Good luck be safe!

Thank you!

200 miles! That is impressive! We did some virtual stuff last year but nothing that long. If you decide to do Spartan again this year, you can just go for a short one, you don't have to do all three for the trifecta. Putting all three wedges into the holder is nice though, just saying. Aroo!

@@OCRKings It was part of the Texas Independence Relay that I kinda sorta got dragged into less than 48 hours prior to the race. Long story short, due to some injuries and illnesses in the group, a friend of mine asked me join them for the race since I enjoy running. I said sure, not knowing the extent of the race nor the distance. During this race, 11 of us ran a total of 36 legs, covering 186 total miles in just over 24 hours (24 hours and 7 minutes). I ran about 16.5 of those 186 miles (1.1 mile as a group, 3.9 miles, 5.6 miles, and 5.9 miles.)

@@OCRKings I did a mud run event hosted by a club at my school and enjoyed it a lot. Thing is, I want to train a bit more before I do a Spartan Race, and I want to complete either a half-marathon or full-marathon in December. I'll probably sign-up for one in either after I graduate in 2022 or in 2023.

You're gonna do great! No need to be nervous, just set your pace, take your time, and give those obstacles your best shot. Good luck, be safe, and have fun!

Alpha Wolf Nutrition Thank you!

THANK YOU!!!

Great question! So as long as you complete a trifecta of a Sprint, a Super, and a Beast or Ultra, it seems as if you can participate in the Trifecta World Championships. We found this over on the Spartan website: spartanrace.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360061735533-2021-Spartan-Trifecta-World-Championships

@@OCRKings thank you :)

Great question! As of 2017, when I did the Citi Field Sprint, it absolutely DID count for the Trifecta. I would be shocked if it didn't this year. If you get a wedge with you medal, IT COUNTS. That being said, please check back in after the race and let us know if you got the Trifecta wedge piece. Until then, good luck and have a great race!

mhunt3000 Right on!

Thanks!

Very cool! Welcome to the trifecta tribe (of course you are going to finish)! Aroo!

@@OCRKings thanks lads enjoyed the great content on your videos proud to be a Spartan👍aroooo

Great question, and congrats on your Trifecta! The Trifecta one piece medals are usually 2x and up medals. By that I mean when you complete more than one Trifecta in a calendar year, you can start to get a additional medal at the races for however Trifectas you completed. Say by June of next year you complete 2 Trifectas - you would then be able to pickup a 2x medal at the end whichever race was your second Trifecta completion race. If you completed another Trifecta in June or August or whenever, you'd be able to pick up a 3x. They increase in diameter the more you complete, it's pretty cool. I think you can get a special Trifecta one as well if you do a Trifecta Weekend like as in West Virginia where you run a Sprint, Super, and Beast all in one weekend. Here is a better description from Spartan: spartanrace.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/202321438-what-is-the-spartan-trifecta-how-do-i-earn-it-?page=6

Thank you!

Right on. Go out there and get after it!

You can do as many races as you want in any given year. You have to do at least one Sprint, Super, and Beast (or Ultra) in one single calendar year to qualify for a Trifecta. If you do more than just those three, if you do 2 Sprints, 2 Supers, and 2 Beats you qualify for a 2x Trifecta, and so on. You can register for a season pass which should give you access to as many races as you want to go to (so you don't have to keep registering and paying) but it is way too late in the season to do that. I would just pick the races you want to go to, and register and pay for them on Spartan's site one at a time. Hope this helps.

@@OCRKingsif i run all 3 races, do i get it officially checked as a trifecta or do i just go home with my wedges?

@@OCRKingswhere do i get the trifecta medal?

Great question! You will get the 3 wedges and on Spartan's site, within your stats you will officially be noted as completing a trifecta for the year. You won't get the medal holder thinggy, you have to always buy those separately, but you will have all three wedges and the title of trifecta finisher. There are also "Trifecta Weekends" where all three events are held, and if you complete all three that same weekend, you get a special Trifecta Medal. It is a single special medal you get in addition to all the other three you get for doing the Sprint, Super, and Beast.

@@OCRKings thank you! Do i need to claim the weekend medal at the event? Will they just pull up my page and see that I did it in a weekend?

Great question! Typically a Spartan Trifecta is completed after doing one Sprint (5k), one Super (10k), and one Beast (21k) in one season. You can do this in one weekend at a Trifecta event where all three distances are offered, or at three separate events throughout the year. With each medal comes a wedge, red for Sprint, blue for Super, and green for Beast. You can put those into a wedge holder like in this video. One other variant is the Spartan Ultra (50k). You can do that instead of a Beast, and that with the Sprint and Super will count for a Trifecta as well. Trifecta weekends where you do all three races are hard. The hardest event however is the Ultra.

Outstanding! Ok, so for an Ultra, if you've done Beasts, just do whatever you do for a Beast, times two. By that we mean your nutrition, your water, and your pre and post game routine. In training for the Ultra, we say RUN. Run a lot. Run hills if you can and run with all the gear you intend to carry and wear during the race. Get a 5 gal bucket with a lid for a drop bin and put an exact copy of your gear in it for lap 2. Have a plan for drop bin time, write down your steps, and stick to it. Don't spend more than an hour at the drop bin. Also, during the race, I think the most important part is to KEEP MOVING. Good luck, have a great race!

Thank you!

Spartan lets spectators see a bunch of obstacles so your wife will be able to see you on a few obstacles (plus the start line and finish). Some of the mountain venues, like Palmerton, send spectators up the ski lift too. Spartan does a great job. The longer the race though, the longer the loops away from the spectator areas. If you are bringing your wife to a beast, she might be starring at clouds for a while as you are out collecting miles!

@@OCRKings thanks for the reply! And yea it’s the beast in montana that I’m running

Thank you!

Great question. The earlier waves are the competitive waves. They push for time and compete for podium spots and money, at least for the top three in the elite category. In the open waves, those after the morning competitive ones, folks there can run as fast or as slow as they want. The course does close at some point, so everybody must cross the finish line before the place shuts down. That could be up until 9PM in some cases. For the Ultra series, there are also cut off times for certain check points. If racers don't get to certain checkpoints at a certain time, they are disqualified and removed from the course. That is usually later in the day. The shorter races don't have those.

Good question - absolutely yes you can get the Trifecta running open waves. All you need is a Sprint, Super, and Beast and you are good to go. Your red, blue, and green wedges will come with your medals.

😊 Thank you my friend!

Typically you have to do a Spartan Sprint, Super, and Beast (5k obstacle course, 10k obstacle course, and 13.1mile obstacles course). There are variations, like the 5k Stadion and the 31mile Ultra, but they all involve obstacles at a Spartan event.

@@OCRKings right on man. Thanks for the info

Thank you! And weird, the 2018 UB page for NJ on Spartan's site still lists the wedge:FINISHERS RECEIVE Badass Beast Finishers Medal (personalize it with our partner site, iTab) A trifecta medal wedge piece (run a Sprint and Super to collect your remaining two pieces!) Free beer Beast Finisher t-shirt (your other one should be pretty dirty) Free Professional Photos (to frame and flaunt) Bananas at the finish line Clif Builder's protein bar Bragging rightswww.spartan.com/en/race/detail/3232/overview But who knows. Will do more investigating. Thanks for the heads up.

We are definitely thinking about doing Agoge. Have you done it already?

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Indeed!

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The Spartan Trifecta is something you can earn after doing one each of the main spartan race types (a Sprint, Super, and Beat). With each race you get a trifecta wedge piece, usually a red one for a Sprint, a blue one for a Super, and a green one for a Beast. They fit together like a puzzle as in the thumbnail pic to form a circle that states among other things the year of your completed trifecta.