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New England Spartan Event Weekend

Name: New England Spartan Event Weekend
Start: 2026-06-27
End: 2026-06-28
Location: Barre

Barre, United States • 27-28 Jun 2026

New England Spartan Event Weekend

The 2026 New England Spartan Event Weekend takes place Jun 27-28, 2026 at Carter & Stevens Farm, 170 Sunrise Ave, Barre, MA. The venue is a working Massachusetts farm with mud, woods, and rolling hills. The farm store sells homemade ice cream, fresh milk, and grass fed beef, and Stone Cow Brewery is available on site.

The weekend features multiple obstacle events and related programming. The scheduled events include a Sprint, a Super, a kids race, and an obstacle workshop held on Jun 26. Race day information covers arrival and heat times, volunteer opportunities, parking arrangements, and race documents; VIP parking is listed as sold out. The event listing shows a 4.8 rating from 28 racer testimonials.

Distances and obstacle counts are:

Sprint: 5 km, 20 obstacles, avg duration 1 h 32 m 12 s
Super: 10 km, 25 obstacles
Kids Race: 1 to 3 km, obstacles

Information on team registration options and a service member discount is provided for eligible participants. Spectator access is available for parts of the weekend. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

United States Massachusetts Barre

Race information

Registration

10 km

Super

5 km

Sprint

Kids Race

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

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