Sep 04 - 07, 2025
2025 West Virginia Spartan Trifecta World Championship
2025 West Virginia Spartan Trifecta World Championship
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• 38 Racer Testimonials
Technical Terrain
The Summit Bechtel Reserve offers steep ascents, rocky terrain and water hazards
Trifecta World Championship
Compete against the best in OCR for Spartan supremacy at the 2025 Trifecta World Championship
Appalachian Wild
At the gateway to New River Gorge and just 30 minutes from Summersville Lake, this venue offers unmatched access to Appalachia's wild beauty and ultimate challenges.
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TRIFECTA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
3 CHAMPIONSHIP RACES - 1 PRICE
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the races
Summit Bechtel Reserve isn’t just scenic—it’s savage. Nestled deep in the Appalachian wilderness, this venue delivers relentless elevation, dense forest trails, and technical river crossings. You’ll climb steep ridgelines, cross a towering suspension bridge with valley views that stop you in your tracks, and grind through terrain that tests even the most seasoned Spartans.
In 2025, this wild and unforgiving backdrop sets the stage for a historic moment: the Trifecta World Championship comes to the U.S. for the first time ever. What was once only held in Sparta, Greece, now unfolds right here in West Virginia. But this weekend isn’t just for elites. Whether you’re chasing a world title or earning your very first medal, this is your race to run. Tackle a Sprint, Super, or Beast—go solo or chase the Trifecta—and soak in the energy of a global OCR celebration.
The weekend includes the Celebration of Nations, festival experiences, and Spartan Trail Races.—plus a front-row seat to watch the world’s best go to war on course.
This weekend also features Spartan Trifecta Races.
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Race Distances
Beast
THE BEAST
Distance
21 km
Obstacles
30
Avg Duration
4 h45 m26 s
The ultimate Spartan test; a challenge that will require strength, skill, and grit. Elevation changes and uneven terrain will leave your lungs and legs burning.
CLIMBING
STAIRWAY TO SPARTA
Comes into play at Super, Beast, and Ultra levels. This is a narrow ‘A’ shaped obstacle with a smooth three foot wall at its base, followed by horizontal ladder rungs up and over the other side. In Beast mode, the rungs are replaced with rock climbing handholds.
CLIMBING
STAIRWAY TO SPARTA
CLIMB
WALLS
Starting at 4 feet and reaching up to 8 feet high, walls require a combination of strength, agility, coordination, and technique to scale. As always, Spartans are encouraged to attack the course together but conquer all obstacles alone, and walls are no exception.
CLIMB
WALLS
THROW
SPEAR THROW
The obstacle that has defined Spartan World Championships. Your challenge is to choose a spear, fire at a target 25 ft / 7.6 m away, and hope it sticks in the target without falling out. Once you try Spear Throw once you'll want to come back and try again, and it's a lot of fun.
THROW
SPEAR THROW
SWING
MULTI-RIG
The Multi-Rig comes in many configurations, starting with Sprint and going right up to Ultra. Sometimes you’ll encounter rings, other times rings and pipes, and sometimes ropes, baseballs, and other tricky things to grab onto.
SWING
MULTI-RIG
CARRY
BUCKET CARRY
Often involves a steep wooden ladder on two sides of a flat crossing, sometimes made from stacked cargo containers. It's high, and after running your legs off, you'll want to take this carefully.
CARRY
BUCKET CARRY
STRENGTH
HERCULES HOIST
"Herc" is essentially a heavy sandbag attached to a rope and pulley system. Each competitor must pull on enough rope to raise the weight to the top then gently lower it back down without it free-falling.
STRENGTH
HERCULES HOIST
CLIMB
INVERTED WALL
Whoever named this had no idea what inverted actually means, but the name stuck. With some practice, it's possible to run at it, flip over the top, slap the face of it with one arm, and catapult down the other side. You will surely be more popular if you can do this.
CLIMB
INVERTED WALL
CLIMB
SLIP WALL
Rolling Mud is a series of deep water-filled mud pits that make your life difficult by filling your shoes and socks with wet and sticky mud. It’s called “rolling” because you’ll need to wade through several of these pits of brown mud and water.
CLIMB
SLIP WALL
CARRY
SANDBAG CARRY
Spartan sandbags come in various shapes and weigh 60 lb (27 kg) for men / 40 lb (18 kg) for women. This isn't like carrying a bag of groceries.You'll usually find the Sandbag Carry on uneven ground, in mud, or if you’re particularly (un)lucky, up the side of a ski slope.
CARRY
SANDBAG CARRY
CLIMBING
ROPE CLIMB
Gym class was nothing. At the top of the 16 ft / 4.8m rope is a bell that must be rung with your hand. All Spartan race levels feature rope climb, and it becomes progressively more difficult in cold, wet, or muddy conditions.
CLIMBING
ROPE CLIMB
CARRY
Barbed Wire Crawl
Wire obstacles were used during the Civil War to slow the enemy, and since then armed forces around the world have made this a staple of basic obstacle courses.
CARRY
Barbed Wire Crawl
LEAP
FIRE JUMP
The iconic finish line obstacle. Some go for hang-time, others tap an ankle, tuck jump, or join hands with friends. Just don’t land in the fire.
LEAP
FIRE JUMP
CLIMB
A-FRAME CARGO
A towering obstacle that takes after its name. This giant 'A' shaped structure will test both your dynamic footwork and fear of heights. Climb over the top and down as quickly as possible using only the webbing. This is hard to do fast, especially in wet conditions.
CLIMB
A-FRAME CARGO
SWING
BEATER
Beater should have been named after the sheer number of Spartans who are defeated by it. Instead, it was named afer its spinning wheels of monkey bars that look like an eggbeater. Get a good flow going on this obstacle and it's a hell of a good feeling.
SWING
BEATER
CARRY
ATLAS CARRY
A strength challenge that dates back +1000 years to the highland games of Scotland. Summon Celtic strength to lift a 100 lb/45 kg stone up, carry it around a flagpole, and haul it back to the start. Female competitors must carry an equally difficult 75 lb/35 kg stone.
CARRY
ATLAS CARRY
CLIMBING
BENDER
This intermediate to advanced obstacle is essentially a ladder with a series of wide rungs starting high off the ground. Each of the rungs bends back toward you, making it progressively harder to get up, over the top, and down onto the crash mats on the other side.
CLIMBING
BENDER
TRAVERSE
OLYMPUS
You must race at Super and Beast levels to take on Olympus, with Beast mode being the hardest. Inspired by bouldering, Olympus is an obtuse angled wall with a plethora of holes, rock-climbing holds, and short chains to grab onto.
TRAVERSE
OLYMPUS
SWING
TWISTER
A long line of rotating handles attached to a spinning bar stands between you and the bell you must ring at the other end. This is a supercharged overhead rig found in Super and Beast races, where every time you grab a handle it rotates, along with all the other handles.
SWING
TWISTER
+ MANY MORE
Each event not only features our signature obstacles but also includes new challenges specifically designed to complement the unique race environment of that location.
+ MANY MORE
What You Earn
TWC Medal
Earn glory. This Trifecta World Championship Medal is a testament to the relentless spirit of West Virginia, where mountains forge warriors. Only those who master the Sprint, Super, and Beast will claim the ultimate prize.
TWC Medal
Trifecta WC Finisher Tee
Rep your race triumph in Oak Hill, WV with the exclusive 2025 Trifecta World Championship finisher tee.
Trifecta WC Finisher Tee
TRIFECTA MEDAL WEDGE
Along with your Beast medal, you’ll also receive a Beast Trifecta wedge. Complete a Sprint & Super in the same year to conquer Spartan's ultimate challenge.
TRIFECTA MEDAL WEDGE
BRAGGING RIGHTS
Completing a Spartan Race is no easy feat. Join a community of resilient humans with unwavering commitment to pushing boundaries both on and off the course.
BRAGGING RIGHTS
festival entrance
Feel the pulsating energy as racers cross the finish line, and celebrate their achievements amidst a backdrop of music, beer gardens and jubilation that is a Spartan Race atmosphere.
festival entrance
Race Day Info
Roo's Lockerhouse
Race Day Program & Documents
Weekend Event Schedule
Where to Stay
What Finishers Earn
Example Course Map
Course maps are subject to change depending on conditions.
4.8
• 38 Racer Testimonials
Kayla Nocerito
Participated in
2024
some of the penalty loops were completely covered in really tall grass which made it very hard to run. Also the marshall at the station where you pull...
Dan Meyer
Participated in
2024
I LOVED the lake swim. What an awesome challenge mid-race. Staff was so helpful and encouraging. I had a blast completing my first weekend trifecta. A...
Deanna Nadeau
Participated in
2024
The venue was absolutely stunning. This was my first beast. I was scared but I absolutely had an awesome time!!!! My favorite obstacle is the monkey ...
Sheri Crump
Participated in
2024
First time event! It was rough! Challenged me completely! I can't wait to do it again!
Matt Vellella
Participated in
2024
More shade, more snacks, more water at the actual event gathering place, clean bathrooms (some were out of toilet paper and had feces on the seats ev...
Skyler S.
Participated in
2024
Awesome time, I look forward to next year.
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