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szdaily -> Sports -> 
5,500 attend world’s largest obstacle race in SZ
    2018-12-10  08:53    Shenzhen Daily

Windy Shao

windysjf@hotmail.com

THE Shenzhen Meteorological Observatory issued this winter’s first yellow alert for cold Saturday as more than 5,500 sports enthusiasts from all over the world pushed their bodies to the limit in the chilly morning, sprinting over treacherous terrain, crawling under barbed wire, scaling walls and even plunging into muddy waters.

The Spartan war cry, “Aroo! Aroo! Aroo!” could be heard by 9 a.m. around the Mission Hills Ecological Sports Park in Shenzhen’s Longhua District, where the race was held.

This is the second time that the world-renowned Spartan Race has been held in Shenzhen since its debut this March.

The Spartan Race Shenzhen consists of several race timeslots, with elite male athletes starting at 9 a.m., elite female athletes starting at 9:15 a.m. and different age group races starting later.

Johny Tieu, from the United States, won the elite men’s race in 55 minutes and 41 seconds, conquering 27 military-style obstacles over 12 kilometers. Guillot-Boisset, from France, won the women’s category in one hour, six minutes and 12 seconds.

Each won a prize of 10,000 yuan (US$1,455).

Unlike the elite racers whose sole objective is to win, the group races provide an opportunity for like-minded individuals, co-workers, friends and family members to come together in teams to compete, bond and challenge themselves and each other.

“This race is even harder than I imagined, but I tested my limits, which brought me a lot of fun and happiness,” said a participant surnamed Li.

“I like the challenges of the two water items: dunk wall and rolling mud. It is a beautiful encounter with nature,” said another participant.

Last week, more than 1,500 children, aged 4 to 13, took part in Shenzhen’s first Spartan Kids race, also at the Mission Hills Ecological Sports Park.

The first Spartan Race event was held in 2010 in Vermont, the United States, where roughly 500 participants competed to be crowned the ultimate Spartan warrior. Since then, the Spartan Race has grown to be the world’s largest obstacle race, holding over 130 races in more than 30 countries annually. It has attracted more than one million global participants.

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