Anyone training for a Spartan (Or similar) Competition

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  • fattymcrunnerpants
    fattymcrunnerpants Posts: 311 Member

    I haven't done a TM, but I have heard the obstacles tend to require teamwork to complete. The mud runs I have done so far, I could complete every obstacle on my own and I wasn't on a team, so I bombed them as fast as I could go.

    There's a couple that require teamwork. Mostly the half pipe and then the berlin walls. Most of the other ones don't require it but it's nice to have.
  • JayDavila
    JayDavila Posts: 146 Member
    Great thanks
  • JayDavila
    JayDavila Posts: 146 Member
    By all means push yourself with these types of events as hard as you want and use them to challenge yourself...but also realize, there are going to be a LOT of people just walking, skipping obstacles, etc. Literally anyone can do any of these, including Tough Mudder...I've never been in one that was timed and you received any kind of award or anything. A lot of people just party their *kitten* off.
    So true, so true. Most of them are not geared for people who want to try to go for time and have a lot of people doing it casually for fun and to just get through. The number of walkers or people blocking up the obstacles can get annoying if you are trying to push for time and are in one of the later heats. I waited for 20 minutes to go down a slide at one.

    The Warrior Dash series has a competitive group in the beginning (not timed), although they recommended being under a 20:00 5K. I'm still a couple minutes off that pace, so I'm doing the heat right afterwards and hoping I can push for time (will self time) and be in front of the casual mudders.

    The Merrell Down and Dirty one is timed and they have a 10k division for those of us who want to push for a longer run, but I still expect plenty of people will be doing it casually.

    Great advice, thanks guys
  • Joreanasaurous
    Joreanasaurous Posts: 1,384 Member
    Welcome to the mud run world! They are addictive, but a great community of people.

    I am about to do a super and sprint back to back days. I might die. Haha.


    Hills and burpies are a must. Burpie yourself to death.

    Also, Spartan does free workout training events. Keep an eye out and see if one comes up in your area. The first one of the year is on the 19th on SoCal.
  • LvLite
    LvLite Posts: 102 Member
    Great advice!! Thank you! I am praying 4 months is sufficient time so I can get my arm strength up and do rapid fire burpees!!!
  • JayDavila
    JayDavila Posts: 146 Member
    Thank you for the support
  • Homemaker57
    Homemaker57 Posts: 106 Member
    Hubby and I are looking forward to doing the Spartan Sprint at Fort Carson, CO in May. :) I have 15 weeks, 6 days to train!!

    My goals:

    - Complete the Couch to 5k (just finished W4D1 today, and finally had a few moments of, "I think I could actually be a runner!")
    - Be able to run 4 miles without walking, since the course is appx 4 miles long (even though I know that won't be continuous)
    - Be able to do AT LEAST ONE REGULAR PUSHUP. Geez. I do it from the knees and for some reason I can't go down very far; no where near the ground. I don't know if it's because it hurts or what but I seriously can't go further down.
    - Be able to do one chin up - is it possible? I dunno.
    - Lose almost 30 lbs, to get into the "normal" BMI category and out of "overweight". Blergh.


    I feel like if I can do those things, I'll be much MORE prepared for the race than I am right now. I won't be a super athlete, but I'll be *better*. If I reach any goals early, I'll raise the bar!!


    I always accept friend requests :) As a side note I also use a FitBit and adhere to paleo diet ideals. I don't always count all my calories since I think what you eat is more important than how much of it you eat, but I try to track it pretty well so I know a ballpark of where I am. I'm starting from about a 50% paleo, 50% junk diet, and no regular exercise at all. I've done really well since the beginning of the year though, so I'm really trying to reach my goals!

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