Names: Balance Beams, Slackline, Log Hop
Type of obstacle: Single attempt
Description: Participants must traverse the obstacle without using their arms or touching the ground to regain stability. The balance obstacles are usually a wooden beam or a slackline, but it can also be vertical logs where participates have to steps from one to another.
Rules: You only have one chance to cross those obstacles, and consider committed to a lane once you leave the starting point.
How high from the ground is the Spartan balance obstacles?
The height of the balance obstacles at Spartan may vary from race to race, but it usually not more than 12 inches.
What’s the length of the Spartan balance obstacles?
The distance of the balance obstacles at Spartan considerably change from different events, but its usually between 15 to 25 feet.