This is Part 2 of 2 and I’m writing this before Part 1 (how does that work??) However, this part of the story is far more important and needs to be told. Two days ago, myself and thousands of others completed a 12+ mile, 30+ obstacle Spartan Beast in Big Bear, California. Located on an…
In about a month, I’ll be running/walking/racing/doing the Spartan Beast – a 12+ mile race with about 30-35 obstacles, ski hills and a lot of elevation – and listen, I’m not going to lie: the anxiety level is rising almost daily. And I really hate hills. The bottom line is I’ve never done anything like…
Not long ago I questioned why people do obstacle course races. Today, I ask the when. There I was: standing in the coral with about 250 other runners waiting for the starter to send us off. I’d run a few 5ks before so this wasn’t really a new experience though at the same time, it…
Let me be clear on something. Whenever you run an obstacle course race (OCR) – be it Spartan, Rugged Maniac or especially Tough Mudder – you are never really alone. The reason is simple. It’s the OCR community. The community, the environment, the people, the culture, is something truly special and on any given race…
When it comes to obstacle course racing (OCR), I’ve been asked several times about my why. Why do I do it? What reasons could there possibly be to run three to eight miles (or more) over hills and obstacles? Why spend a Saturday racing and the rest of the week complaining? Why do an OCR…
If my proverbial man card gets temporarily suspended – or revoked – after this, so be it. I’ll earn it back. Perhaps a few manly and appropriately dropped f-bombs will help. For a variety of reasons, this past weekend’s back-to-back Arizona Spartan Races provided a plethora of tears. Tears of frustration, inspiration, pain, exuberance, perseverance,…
After running my first Spartan Sprint in 2015, I told myself “Never again.” I guess Alzheimer’s kicked it. Either that or the concept of “Never say never.”