Seems as if it has become somewhat customary to jot down a few pre-race thoughts with an upcoming OCR (obstacle course race). This is not a rah-rah, beat-my-chest, let’s-kick-some-ass type post. Just some random thoughts going into Sunday’s Spartan Super. It has been two years since I last ran the Spartan Super (an 8+ mile,…
This past weekend, I ran – no really, I ran – in the fall installment of the Rugged Maniac in Phoenix. The event was held at Camelback Ranch where the White Sox and the back-to-back World Series losers L.A. Dodgers have their Spring Training facilities. This is the fifth or sixth time doing a Rugged…
By definition, the GoRuck Light is “an introduction to the team-based training found in Special Operations.” It is billed as a 4-5 hour challenge covering 7-10 miles. The GoRuck Light Challenge in Phoenix (Tempe, actually) on September 8, began and ended in the 9/11 Healing Field at Tempe Town Town Lake. A fitting – and…
This past weekend, the twins and I ran Terrain Race in Flagstaff, Arizona. It was so good in so many ways and there are a lot of thoughts and mini-stories to tell. The Meat Loaf reference First and foremost, Terrain Race puts on a very good event. It is a 3.2 mile obstacle course race…
Yesterday was my sixth Spartan Race and perhaps other than the first time, when I really had no clue what to expect, I think I’ve been doing it all wrong. At least in terms of attitude. In the past, I would set goals – and be pissed off when they weren’t reached. Failed obstacles could…
For my last Spartan Race – a 12+ mile Beast – I had set five goals for myself. Those goals ranged from simply crossing the finish line to running 35% of the time. Although I did cross the finish line, truth be told, I pretty much failed across the board on the rest of them.…
This is Part 1 of 2 about this past weekend’s experience running the Spartan Beast in Big Bear, CA. Part 2 of the Spartan experience can be found here. I’m not so sure the pictures and brief video included here truly demonstrate the hell that was the Spartan Beast in Big Bear, California; a 12+…