FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – Fort Campbell will host a Spartan Race Saturday, Aug. 20 from 6 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Cassidy Combined Arms Collective Training Facility/Bastogne Landing Zone located at Fort Campbell U.S. 79 & Palmyra Rd.
The event is open to the public.
The Spartan Race is open to military personnel and civilians of all ages and fitness levels. Kid’s Spartan race is open to children ages 4 to 13.
Racers and spectators can pre-register online, or sign up the day of the race beginning at 6 a.m. Military and first responders are eligible to receive a discount. For complete race information, visit the Fort Campbell Family Morale, Welfare and Recreation website or the Spartan Race website. Parking is $10 per car, $20 per van, or $50 per bus/RV and is cash only. Military ID card holders park free. This event is part of the Eagle Challenge Fitness Tour.
There are two routes available for entrance to the event:
* From US- 79S (Dover Road) – turn right on Palmyra Road for 6.5mi to Mataya Road; turn right on Mataya Road for 1.3mi, parking will be on either side of Mataya Road.
* From 101st Airborne Division Parkway (Purple Heart Parkway) – turn right onto Lafayette Road to 101st Airborne Division Road; turn right on 101st Airborne Division Road to Jordan Springs Road; turn left onto Jordan Springs Road to Boiling Springs Road; turn right onto Boiling Springs Road to Mabry Road, turn left onto Mabry Road to On the Line Road. From there: military ID card holders will turn right onto On the Line Rd then turn left onto Mataya Road; non-military ID card holders will turn right onto On the Line Road and parking will be ahead on the right.
A third route is available for military ID card holders only:
* From Mabry Road Gate to On the Line Road; turn right onto On the Line Road to Mataya Road; turn left onto Mataya Rd, parking will be ahead on the right.