Mountain Creek hosts Spartan Race
| 21 Apr 2015 | 04:01
Participants swing over a water and mud-filled obstacle.
A participant climbs a rope over muddy water.
Heading up the mountain is one of the last groups of starters at the Spartan Race held on Saturday at Mountain Creek South.
Heading up the mountain is one of the last groups of starters at the Spartan Race held on Saturday at Mountain Creek South.
Races crawl up the snow-covered barbed wire section of the course.
Racers make their way through the muddy water on their way to the snowy barbed wire crawl.
Participants take on the backside of the slip wall.
VERNON — Now in at its fourth year at Mountain Creek, Saturday’s Tri State New Jersey Beast totaled about 12 1/2 miles some steep terrain that included a combination of leftover snow and mud.
The course included 32 obstacles spread out over the tops and slopes of the resort's three peaks, including a downhill run on the Tennessee Gas Pipeline.
About 6,500 of the reacers them paid between $160-$175 each for the opportunity to push themselves to their limits.
The next Spartan event, the shorter and more traditional, Tri-State New Jersey Super is scheduled to be held at Mountain Creek on Sept. 12 and 13.
Additional information will be available on the Spartan Race Website, www.spartan.com.
— Photos by Chris Wyman