Spartan Race also has a series in which an obstacle course is designed by the United States military. There are also winter and team events, Peak. com and Peak Races were founded in 2007 by Joe De Sena, Julian Kopald, and Andy Weinberg. Peak Races, the parent company of Death Race, eventually went on to create the current Spartan Race series, the first Spartan Race event was held in 2010 at the Catamount Outdoor Center in Williston, Vermont and represented the city of Burlington, Vermont.