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Name: Blue Mountain Spartan Trifecta Weekend
Start: 2026-10-17
End: 2026-10-18
Location: The Blue Mountains

The Blue Mountains, Canada • 17-18 Oct 2026

Blue Mountain Spartan Trifecta Weekend : Oct 17-18, 2026, Blue Mountain Ski Resort

The event takes place at Blue Mountain, about two hours from Toronto. The course spans more than 30 kilometres of rugged terrain, with steep climbs, technical descents and varied trails from the southern slopes to the northern heights.

Multiple race formats run across the weekend. Distances and obstacle counts are listed below:

Sprint - 5 km, 20 obstacles
Super - 10 km, 25 obstacles
Beast - 21 km, 30 obstacles
Kids Race - 1 to 3 km, obstacles

Completing the Sprint, Super and Beast in the same weekend awards a Trifecta Weekend medal. At least one event is part of the Canada National Series and the program includes spectator options.

Team entries are available; racing as a team locks the same start time for teammates and offers cost savings. A discount of up to 25 percent is offered to US service members and certain first responders subject to verification. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

Canada Ontario The Blue Mountains

Race information

Registration

Half Marathon

Beast

10 km

Super

5 km

Sprint

Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

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Wasaga Beach

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