NBC and NBCSN to Present Six Spartan Races in 2016

STAMFORD, Conn. – July 19, 2016 – NBC Sports Group kicks off its coverage of the 2016 Spartan Race U.S. Championship Series, tomorrow at 11 p.m. ET on NBCSN, with the Big Sky Sprint from Kalispell, Montana. Recognized as one of the most challenging courses of the year, 3000 athletes from around the world participated in the race, which traversed more than 12 miles and 20 obstacles across the shores of Flathead Lake.

Highlights include a head-to-head battle between 2015 Spartan Race Champion Robert Killian and elite competitor Ryan Atkins. In addition, the show features a compelling contest between women’s elite competitors Lindsay Webster and Faye Stenning.

NBC and NBCSN will telecast five additional races during the 2016 U.S. Championship Series. Following the success of its debut on NBCSN in 2014, the Spartan Race U.S. Championship Series returns for a third season with new obstacles, new race locations, and more of the world’s best athletes competing for $500,000 in cash and prizes, and the title of Spartan Race World Champion. During each telecast, viewers will be provided a front-row seat to competitors tackling a gauntlet of obstacles, including fire jumps, aerial traverses over water, challenging rope climbs and barbed wire crawls.

2016 SPARTAN RACE U.S. CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES SCHEDULE ON NBC AND NBCSN

All races shown on NBC and NBCSN will be streamed on the NBC Sports app, NBC Sports Group’s live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices and tablets. For more info, click here: http://stream.nbcsports.com/liveextra/

Encore presentations of Spartan Races will be available on NBCSN and NBC Sports Regional Networks.

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NBC, NBCSN and NBC Sports Live Extra to Present Six Reebok Spartan Races in 2015

STAMFORD, Conn. – July 20, 2015 – NBC Sports Group kicks off its coverage of the 2015 Reebok Spartan Race season tomorrow at 11 p.m. ET on NBCSN with the Montana Beast from Bigfork, Montana. Widely recognized as one of the most challenging courses of the year, more than 3,500 athletes from around the world participated in the race, which traversed 5.2 miles and 24 obstacles across the hills of northwest Montana.

Highlights include a neck-and-neck battle between 20-time Spartan Race winner Rose Wetzel and 2013 Spartan Race women’s world champion Amelia Boone, as Boone returns to competition for the first time since suffering a season-ending ACL injury last year. In addition, the show features a compelling contest between men’s elite competitors John Yatsko, Matt Novakovich and Glenn Racz.

Click here for a preview: http://www.nbcsports.com/spartan-race-season-returns-montana-beast.

Veteran host and play-by-play announcer Sal Masekela will call the action for all 2015 Spartan Race broadcasts on NBC and NBCSN. Masekela will be joined by field reporter Christmas Abbott.

NBC and NBCSN will telecast five additional Reebok Spartan Races during the 2015 season. Following the success of its debut season, the Spartan Race Series returns with new obstacles, new race locations, and more of the world’s best athletes competing for $500,000 in cash and prizes, and the title of 2015 Reebok Spartan Race World Champion. During each telecast, viewers will be provided a front-row seat to competitors tackling a gauntlet of obstacles, including fire jumps, aerial traverses over water, challenging rope climbs and barbed wire crawls.

REEBOK SPARTAN RACE TELEVISION SCHEDULE

All races shown on NBC and NBCSN will be streamed on NBC Sports Live Extra, NBC Sports Group’s live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices and tablets. For more info, click here: http://stream.nbcsports.com/liveextra/

Encore presentations of Reebok Spartan Races will be available on NBCSN, NBC Sports Regional Sports Networks, and Universal Sports Network.

–NBC SPORTS GROUP–

NBC Sports, NBCSN and NBC Sports Live Extra to Present Six Reebok Spartan Races in 2015  

Reebok Spartan Race World Championship to Air Sunday, December 20 at 3 p.m. ET on NBC  

2015 Telecast Coverage to Debut Tuesday, July 21 at 11 p.m. ET on NBCSN  

STAMFORD, Conn. – April 7, 2015 – NBC Sports Ventures, a division of NBC Sports Group, and Spartan Race Inc., the global leader in the sport of obstacle racing, today announced the  2015 Reebok Spartan Race television and digital media schedule.

Coverage will begin Tuesday, July 21 at 11 p.m. ET on NBCSN with the Montana Beast from Bigfork, Montana, and will culminate with the 2015 Reebok Spartan Race World Championship in Lake Tahoe on Sunday, December 20 at 3 p.m. ET on NBC. NBCSN will telecast four additional Reebok Spartan Races during the 2015 season.

All races shown on NBC and NBCSN will be streamed on NBC Sports Live Extra, NBC Sports Group’s live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices and tablets. Encore presentations of Reebok Spartan Races will also be available on NBCSN, NBC Sports Regional Sports Networks, and Universal Sports Network.

Following the success of its debut season, the Spartan Race Series returns with new obstacles, new race locations, and more of the world’s best athletes competing for  $500,000 in cash and prizes, and the title of 2015 Reebok Spartan Race World Champion. During each telecast, viewers will be provided a front-row seat to competitors tackling a gauntlet of obstacles, including fire jumps, aerial traverses over water, challenging rope climbs and barbed wire crawls. In addition, the all-access experience will chronicle the inspiring stories of many of the amazing people overcoming obstacles in the race and in life.

REEBOK SPARTAN RACE TELEVISION SCHEDULE

NBC Sports Live Extra — NBC Sports Group’s live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices and tablets — will stream all Reebok Spartan Races on NBC and NBCSN. For desktops, NBC Sports Live Extra can be accessed at NBCSports.com/liveextra. The NBC Sports Live Extra app for mobile devices and tablets is available at the App Store for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, and on select Android handset and tablet devices within Google Play and on Windows 8 and Windows mobile devices.

ABOUT NBC SPORTS VENTURES

NBC Sports Ventures, a division of the NBC Sports Group, is charged with acquiring and developing new and existing sports properties for NBC Sports and NBCSN. Properties under the NBC Sports Ventures umbrella include the Dew Tour, Red Bull Signature Series, World Series of Beach Volleyball and Reebok Spartan Race.

ABOUT SPARTAN RACE

Founded in 2010, Spartan Race is the global leader in the sport of obstacle racing. Spartan races cater to individuals looking to test their physical limits and change their frame of reference for what they can accomplish, from everyday people looking to get off the couch and lead a fitter lifestyle, to elite endurance athletes who seek the ultimate physical test. Currently, Spartan Race offers three primary race formats, “Sprint” (3+ miles; 20+ obstacles), “Super” (8+ miles; 24+ obstacles) and “Beast” (13+ miles; 30+ obstacles), along with a shorter format race for children. Unlike other obstacle-focused events, Spartan Races are always timed, and competitors are encouraged to complete each of the primary race distances to achieve “Trifecta” status, earning medals for each finish. With over 50 races slated for the United States in 2015 and an additional 83 races scheduled across 20 countries internationally, Spartan Race urges you to change your life today by signing up to race at www.spartan.com.

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