The Spartan Stadium Series Sprint is coming to Toyota Park

Lansing, Ill. –The Village of Bridgeview welcomes Spartan Race, Inc. who will be holding their first Chicago area Spartan Stadium Series Sprint at Toyota Park. Scheduled race day is Saturday, October 20, 2018, with two “waves” of activity being one in the morning and one in the afternoon. No matter if you’re an elite athlete looking for explosive competition, or a first-time racer looking to break into the world of Spartan racing, the Spartan Stadium Series is a unique opportunity to run in some of the most iconic sports stadiums in the world. This is Spartan Race’s first time hosting an event in a soccer stadium having previously raced in stadiums like Fenway Park of Boston, Ma; Lambeau Field of Green Bay, WI; Dodgers Stadium of Los Angeles, CA just to name a few. Boasting more than 200 events in over 30 countries this is a major event for the Chicago Southland. Their fueling theme is “run where the pros play,” and their goal is to fill Toyota Park with the estimated-average 8,756 racers.

The Spartan lifestyle continues its goal of ripping people off their couches and helping them lead happier, healthier, and more productive lives. Spartan’s Stadium Sprints can be best described as a combination of a CrossFit Endurance workout, stair climbing session, and indoor track race. Running is fast and furious, consisting of narrow hallways, sharp turns, and plyometric-oriented obstacles. Spartans compete for a prize pool of over $20,000, including $3,000 to the overall series winner.

“Sports planners love the Chicago Southland location due to our variety of sports venues available, reasonable prices, interstate accessibility, proximity to downtown Chicago, exciting extracurricular activities and a wide variety of support services we offer,” stated Joel Koester, Sports Market Manager for the Chicago Southland CVB. “Be sure to follow my Spartan endeavor at #TrainWithJoel.”

“The Spartan Series Race always has a favorable following, and this is good for our local economic impact,” said Jim Garrett, President / CEO for the Chicago Southland Convention & Visitors Bureau. “We hope that while these athletes are in town, staying in our hotels that they will celebrate their accomplishments with us here in the Chicago Southland!”

The Chicago Southland Convention & Visitors Bureau is the official destination management and marketing organization for Chicago’s 60 south and southwest suburbs. The Chicago Southland CVB markets the Chicago Southland region as a destination for leisure, meetings and conventions, group tour and sports events. For more information, go to VisitChicagoSouthland.com

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Chicago Southland Convention & Visitors Bureau

Loren Petrakis-Mueller - Communications Manager

2304 173^rd Street   Lansing, IL 60438

Phone: 708-895-8200 Fax: 708-895-8288 Toll-free: 888-895-8233

[email protected]     VisitChicagoSouthland.com

https://www.spartan.com/en/about/our-story/the-spartan-code

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pd4doxxCF4o

https://youtu.be/FJMupr0wxxM

This is a series of theirs called “Workout of the day”

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZKI-V4L4XF5AtVxMLQKVZwt6MSkhfNc4
 

WORDS TO LIVE BY:

• Spartans push their minds and bodies to their limits.
• Spartans master their emotions.
• Spartans learn continuously.
• Spartans give generously.
• Spartans lead.
• Spartans stand up for their beliefs, no matter the cost.
• Spartans know their flaws as well as their strengths..
• Spartans prove themselves through actions, not words.
• Spartans live every day as if it were their last.