38 Outdoor Races and Endurance Events You HAVE to Do This Summer

38 Outdoor Races and Endurance Events You HAVE to Do This Summer

Summer already goes by too fast, so stop wasting it doing things you won't remember in a few months (let alone the rest of your life). If you want to intentionally get outside more this summer, transform your mind and body, see new corners of the globe, make lifelong friends, and memories that are absolutely infinite, completing any tough, taxing, endurance-based event — especially in the rugged outdoors — is the perfect solution.

Related: The 2023 Spartan Race Schedule: Dates, Details, Venues, and More

From obstacle course racing to regular Trail foot races, DEKA functional fitness events, Extreme Endurance events and Peak Races, and even paddleboarding, this list truly has something for everyone, and it's all you'll need to plan the most epic summer of your life. Time to get started. 

EVENT LEGEND:

  • OBSTACLE COURSE RACE
  • TRAIL RACE
  • EXTREME ENDURANCE EVENT
  • FUNCTIONAL FITNESS EVENT
  • PADDLEBOARDING RACE

The Full List of Outdoor Endurance Events and Races to Try This Summer

June 3-4, 2023

1. Monterey 4-Hour Hurricane Heat

2. Monterey Spartan Event Weekend

Summer 2022 Spartan Races

3. Monterey Spartan Trail (June 4 only)

June 10-11, 2023

4. Cincinnati 4-Hour Hurricane Heat

5. Colorado Springs Spartan Event Weekend

Summer 2022 Spartan Races

6. Cincinnati Spartan Trifecta Weekend 

7. Tough Mudder New England 

2023 Tough Mudder Race Schedule

June 17-18, 2023

8. Tri-State New York Spartan Event Weekend

Summer 2022 Spartan Races

Related: These Are the 10 Best Venues to Conquer Your First Spartan Race

9. Tough Mudder Michigan

June 23-24, 2023

10. Camp Spartan (a kids-only event)

11. The Summer Death Race (adults only; extends to June 26)

Related: This Is Why You NEVER Show Up Early for the Spartan Death Race

12. DEKA FIT CAROLINAS: Cabarrus County Events Center

Related: Every DEKA FIT Event on the 2023 Calendar: Dates, Details, and Venues

July 1, 2023

13. New Jersey Spartan Stadion Weekend

July 8-9, 2023

14. Notre Dame Spartan Event Weekend (July 8 only) 

15. Utah Spartan Trifecta Event Weekend

Summer 2022 Spartan Races

16. Tough Mudder Twin Cities (Including Toughest Mudder)

July 15-16, 2023

17. Poconos Spartan Trail 

18. Poconos Spartan Event Weekend

Summer 2022 Spartan Races

Related: These Are the 10 Hardest Spartan Races on the Schedule. Think You Can Handle One?

July 22-23, 2023

19. Tough Mudder Colorado (Including Infinity)

July 29-30, 2023

20. Tough Mudder Indiana

21. Moloka’i 2 O'ahu Paddleboard Wold Championships

Related: Spartan Adds World-Class Paddleboard Races to Portfolio of Epic Events

Aug. 5-6, 2023

22. Asheville Spartan Event Weekend

Summer 2022 Spartan Races

Aug. 12-13, 2023

23. New England Spartan Event Weekend 

Aug. 19-20, 2023

24. Hawaii Spartan Trifecta Event Weekend

Summer 2022 Spartan Races

Related: The Hawaii Trifecta Weekend Is the Ultimate Bucket List Getaway. Here's Why.

25. Tough Mudder Sonoma

Aug. 26-27, 2023

26. West Virginia Spartan Trifecta Event Weekend 

Summer 2022 Spartan Races

27. West Virginia Spartan Trail

Related: The 2023 Tough Mudder Race Schedule: Dates, Details, Venues, and More

28. DEKA FIT NORTHEAST: The Greater Philadelphia Expo Center

29. San Jose Spartan Trifecta Event Weekend

30. Tough Mudder Chicago (Including Infinity

2023 Tough Mudder Race Schedule

Sept. 3, 2023

31. Orange County Spartan Stadion Weekend

Sept. 9-10, 2023

32. Tough Mudder Pittsburgh (Including Toughest Mudder)

Sept. 16-17, 2023

33. Seattle 4-Hour Hurricane Heat

34. Vermont 4-Hour Hurricane Heat

35. Vermont Spartan Event Weekend

Summer 2022 Spartan Races

36. Seattle Spartan Trifecta Event Weekend

Summer 2022 Spartan Races

37. Washington D.C. Spartan Event Weekend

Sept. 23-24, 2023

38. Tough Mudder Seattle (Including Infinity)

2023 Tough Mudder Race Schedule

 

Upcoming Spartan Race Schedule