2019 Trifecta World Championship Sparta, Greece | Spartan

[Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] in a very old Greek city located at the plain of Laconia on the dry land and a shred of the blood of its past athletes from around the world gathered this weekend to put their names in history this my goal is whole year to come here and do it where the birthplace of the Spartans or the feeling the feeling the energy of the ancient warriors I've been dreaming about being here in Greece since I was a little boy this is a dream come true for me here actually in Sparta you know watching the movies wanting but to be here this is really my 300 unreal it's an unreal feeling to race here where thousand years ago the Spartans live each year Spartan brings together thousands of new style warriors through hundreds of evens in 45 countries Spartan is a discipline that combines running and obstacles in natural and wide settings it is in Sparta and the clan of Spartans that Viette leads me for the third editions of the trifecta world championships a race that takes place over the weekend and then includes three different events in two days the trifecta here in Sparta the race takes place from the river and fluid has to the top of mountains including amazing settings and since part of ruins antique tools of men alayan and Leona - statue of the Sprint as a six kilometres race with 22 obstacles the super 14 kilometres with 28 obstacles the Beast 23 kilometers with 35 obstacles the obstacles are rude TAF including mud what a crossing clang bang crawling balanced obstacles and all over that a huge sense of strategy for the most competitive wants these three different formats offered to everyone the opportunity to surpass themselves in the field the trifecta exists for those who want even more it puts me out of my comfort zone it takes me places I've never been I love the feeling that you almost almost crying when you cross the finish line you want to find the next limit and well for me the trifecta is an excellent way here are the top athletes the most competitive ones who begin the first race of the weekend and fight for the world trifecta champion title [Music] bitter syska from Slovakia he's taking the lead of the second kilometer behind Robert Killian is pushing hard to close the gap [Music] [Music] Robert Killian the new world champion in Tahoe three weeks ago is taking control of the race in Tahoe he has crushed all his opponents but here he's not on his land and maybe the huge gap between the frozen condition in Tahoe and the heat of the grease can beat shannon's for him bitter syska so as to kill him that he's at the same level but killing enhancers immediately with a brutal attack and gains to psychological upper hand for Cisco Robert killing em is easy in Hampus why does this guy's losing a few seconds [Music] behind Ragan Atkinson Gregory Basilica on banning for the third place [Music] at the start line a woman are ready to begin the race were into the rivers at delaford Koba Elise a Petrova Metro Bluebird Ozzy Dixit a new shares a block Remeron Nicole Maricopa champion in Tahoe and zinc a Popova the 24 hours Angels champion all ready to go Miriam USA who's used to stay behind at the beginning of races is taking the lead after a few minutes only [Music] we can see nickel miracle the huge spirit of the weekend taking advantage of the vertical net [Music] in the river which is also a kind of obstacle as service for they can assume more ease [Music] on men race there is now a thirty seconds gap between the American and the Slovakia on third place Ragan Abood is getting closer [Music] [Music] when Cisco is catching up with Gillian boots is coming back quickly on the two-man [Music] after belong fast-running part what's now first salsa skills on twister [Music] now back to woman race face nickel mariko still leading with 40 seconds of the second Esther and already two minutes on medium green Wesson [Music] [Applause] on bucket Terry Killian is still a few seconds behind Ragan woods [Music] the two leading athletes are answering the river again where innocents partners were used to train thousands ease before the former European champion Sergey peril again is pushing hard to come back with penises gets us behind [Music] after the end of the river bitter siskins coming first at spheal throw an obstacle where we have seen many champions fail [Music] Ragan woods is the first to leave then pitter Siska and finally Robert killing Anna but Sergei / will again has failed nickel miracle stealing the lead of woman race has now seen the Slovakian Esther on her side [Music] close to the finish line bitter Siskin spanning for the first place of the multi rack behind dragon woods don't want to let him take the final advantage [Music] but at 200 meters from the finish line Peters's cracking up mr. fait tree it has finally a third that Robert Killian is crossing the finish line one minute behind Peter Cisco followed by Albert Zoe one minute after a blast part of the race Michael miracle is emerging victorious with the 47 seconds advantage on Esther the Slovakian [Music] [Applause] five to five on this competition and I was 50 last year and I I believe it will be same or better if I was looking at and considering the top people in this sport and who might have a chance of actually winning this on the female side without a doubt I'm gonna go with Nicole miracle and the reason why I'm gonna go with Nicole miracle is not only she having an amazing breakout year amazing before she even had a breakout year she was a stud athlete she's got grip strength she's got climbing acumen she's got run strength she's got age on her side she keeps your head together she doesn't panic she's got the experience she was here last year as we know and had a phenomenal race so I know there's a lot of strong Europeans but if I think she's on a roll right now and I'm suspecting the person we're gonna see on that stage on Sunday is gonna be Nicole Ryan Atkinson Thomas buy a pass to Russian and come back on Cisco at kiss so strong and up the coast where the power whiskey splits up on bucket Kelly [Music] Nicole Mariko also comfortable on short races like six kilometers spring rains has to delete from the beginning but Esther Jota baggy OVA keeps her insights [Music] as soon as the anteroom were the parts the three leading man push hard to try to take the lead back [Music] [Music] finally circuit misses the screen flow again and let's do his 30 burpees hopeless he knows that he won't be able to come back as spy napkins misses to Albert so Lee is flying for the one rang in that Kinston circuit barrel again tell us a few words about solely I think he's a really good racer he's really strong and I think is really strong in the shorter races I think he in a good shape now we are maybe first first part of season you know good for him kick of injury but now his strongest strongest Richard Hynek from Czech Republic discrete so far is taking the second place and just behind him Ragan woods nickel miracle is Dylan had on bucket carry however she has just a few seconds and s to the Slovakian [Music] unfortunately for her the American misses the speedgrill this obstacle has made some damages today as to all tabacky over has now a 1 minute 30 seconds lead on Nick AmeriCorps [Music] [Applause] [Music] Nicoll miracle crosses the finish line or the one-minute gap with the Slovakian chant gap Popova finishes third there's elites who want to fight each other for competition and there's the others who fight against themselves to cross the finish line I've been doing Spartan races five years now two years I've been training for them 61 now I love this it's nothing you can't do if you want to I mean you know you said life you know the obstacles life is an obstacle you know what are you gonna do when you get into off school in life quit or do it same thing here you don't have to do nothing here but you're not going to feel good about it in life if you quit you don't feel good about it so here we are for anybody that thinks they can't do this it's not true if you get out on this racecourse you will see every size every age every physical ability you will see it all a lot of it comes to up here we have people come from all over the world that have no legs one arm no arms and they get it done they do the same thing that I do so if they can do it everybody can do it it's not limited to being an elite athlete and finally the last race of the trifecta World Championship is the beast 23 kilometers and 38 obstacles is to track a super race but with eight additional kilometers in the mountains with tough obstacles via three stop the beast begun in the global Talos Super Plus sprint races Reagan Woods Nicola Murray cool are the leaders of global banking after first a cumulative town of the two races so they stopped first on a staggered start system Rankin Woods has started with a comfortable 58 seconds lead on average solely 121 seconds on Killian and 136 on Cisco make America hostile in only nine seconds before has the heart of a guy over was she resist to her rival [Music] [Music] Ryan woods is still first up the eighth kilometer but behind him Robert Killian has already all but taken Albert solely in his sparring hard and to come back at woods [Music] Robert killing it not used to European balance obstacles like miss slackline makes a mistake that can cost him the podium during athletes like Killian making a 30 burpees penalty it takes almost 2 minutes and Richard high-neck is already there Reagan Woods doesn't know it but Heinrich has already taken him more than 1 minute back the 21 years old athlete from Czech Republic yet underrated was 30 trifecta World Championship last year [Music] Mikkel miracle at the 9th kilometer has now more than one minute to esthar Jota bang-bang [Music] [Music] behind average so Lee is now passing Robert Killian nickel miracle so fast of the obstacles is increasing her gap with Esther [Music] at nine kilometres of the finish line Richard Hynek has closed the gap of 257 he had with Ryan woods on the start line woods knows that the victory will be hard for him [Music] on this beast there is one special obstacle that combines to carry obstacles he begin with the sandbag then you let it to take a chain and finally leave the team to finish the look with the sandbag that's heavy that's long and at this task Richard high neck is the strongest just behind him Albert's Olli has taken the advantage of the robber Killian who is now almost one minute behind him [Music] what now more than two minutes lead over esta hora boggy OVA Nick Americo shouldn't take it in a risks that a 30 burpees penalty could steal tape a trifecta world champion title away from her [Music] Richard Hynek doesn't see anyone behind him and is now in a good position for the final victory accepts defeat fails of the sports Iraq on the monkey bar both updated and harder for the Beast race Richard Hynek will across the finish line first [Music] the Czech athlete wasn't expected at this level his reporters on the rest of mated Hammond Richard Hynek 21 years old is now the new trifecta world champion [Music] [Music] [Music] Ragan woods is coming second to the motel rack but he fails on Hercules host resulting into a 30 burpees penalty server peril again just a few seconds behind passes him and only 200 meters of the finish line Albert Zoe who was 30 seconds behind overtakes him too [Music] outside us yesterday Hynek grill again and solely art today the new heroes at sparta Ragan woods who was second just a few minutes ago is finally keeping advantage and Robert Killian just before the final obstacle but the duel is not over yet [Music] I mean look at man [Music] makuu miracle doesn't know it yet but at this time there is 8 minutes between her and the Slovakian Esther halt about yoga and it seems hard to stop her [Music] nikka miracle has already won a World Champion title last month in Tahoe we can say that it is a perfect end of season for her Esther Jota back over has raised at a level and expected on the three races and she has ten minutes lead on the Lisa Petrova but with the American niggle miracle she has found stronger than her [Music] with so much time between her and the third woman she can do her 30 burpees penalty after failing to bull quickly sparse to the top without any pressure [Music] [Applause] [Music] police a patron is coming a third to the final obstacles the Russian also not favorite before the squeakin has saw some impressive skills and obstacles [Music] [Music] all right [Music] just come come and visit Sparta it's a life changing all over the world no matter the flag no matter the religion we are human beings together it's about everything coming together it's the sport that brings everyone into this one place because it brings the best of all worlds out of me I just are so much so much do your best where else are we gonna meet this many people on this ground you just have to start start anywhere you could start my sprint you get started on a super anyway you start you just got to take that first step I have this I have this and nobody can take it away and it's something I take with me everywhere

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Length: 26min 0sec (1560 seconds)

Published: Sat Nov 16 2019