Upcoming Races, what are yours?
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Just got home from the Mohegan Sun Sprint. What a blast!
What a nice venue for a race! It was an awesome course and absolutely beautiful. I hope they can bring it back there next year, I would definitely go back.0 -
I know a lot of people *****ed about the venue, that it wasn't a true mud run, and some of the standard "Spartan" obstacles were missing. But I had a blast. I do have a hard time switching between trail and road, and only had trail shoes with me, but the view more than made up for it. I had no idea it was so pretty there. A lot of people *****ed about the festival being on hot pavement, but I admit, I had the luxury of the biggest team tent. Food and beer were better and cheaper than most locations. And I definitely didn't mind no monkey bars! The Herc hoist was absurdly heavy. They were sand bags, which had gotten wet. I climbed on my to try to move it with body weight, and it didn't move. So the women's one was upwards of 145 pounds. I was able to get it by lying down and wedging my feet under the fence. But when the top elite men can't budge it, and it costs one the race, it might be a bit too heavy.
I'll definitely go back for another race there though!0 -
I know a lot of people *****ed about the venue, that it wasn't a true mud run, and some of the standard "Spartan" obstacles were missing. But I had a blast. I do have a hard time switching between trail and road, and only had trail shoes with me, but the view more than made up for it. I had no idea it was so pretty there. A lot of people *****ed about the festival being on hot pavement, but I admit, I had the luxury of the biggest team tent. Food and beer were better and cheaper than most locations. And I definitely didn't mind no monkey bars! The Herc hoist was absurdly heavy. They were sand bags, which had gotten wet. I climbed on my to try to move it with body weight, and it didn't move. So the women's one was upwards of 145 pounds. I was able to get it by lying down and wedging my feet under the fence. But when the top elite men can't budge it, and it costs one the race, it might be a bit too heavy.
I'll definitely go back for another race there though!
I have only done the stadium race for Spartan so I think that is why the lack of mud obstacles didn't bother me. I do look forward to doing a true complete mud run Spartan someday (maybe Amesbury if I can find a sitter). I did like that there were no monkey bars as those are not something I have conquered yet. I still need to figure out how to climb a rope and how to best the damn Transverse wall. I did manage to make it higher on the rope and further across the wall than at Fenway so I am at least improving. I manage to get the herculean hoist up about 3/4 of the way and then my hand slip and it came kind of crashing down and I have some nice rope burn to go with it. So 90 burpees + the 5 for the obstacle, I am ready to work harder and do better at my next race! Maybe if Mohegan made enough money they might give in a little more to allow a little more digging and messing.0 -
The list is growing
Grit n Wit Hartford- 8/23 (maybe, still debating between this and Boston Spartan sprint on 8/9)
Wicked Mud run 10/12
Spartan Fenway 11/15
Completed
Tough Mudder New England 5/31.
Spartan Sprint at Mohegan Sun in CT. 6-280 -
Just did Tough Mudder Virginia.
I'm doing Down n Dirty in 10 days. (D.C.)0 -
The list is growing
Samari Sprint- 7/19
Grit n Wit Hartford- 8/23 (maybe, still debating between this and Boston Spartan sprint on 8/9)
Wicked Mud run 10/12
Spartan Fenway 11/15
Completed
Tough Mudder New England 5/31.
Spartan Sprint at Mohegan Sun in CT. 6-28
I just need a September race and I have one month for the rest of the year except December!0 -
Decided to go to both days of the PA Spartan Sprint this weekend.0
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Decided to go to both days of the PA Spartan Sprint this weekend.
OOOO I will be there on Saturday in the elite wave! Have a great time, this will be my FIRST Spartan... Blue Mountain... what a mountain!0 -
did you see the video Spartan posted of last years Blue Mountain run?
I am amped!0 -
Hee hee, be afraid! It's a Norm Koch-designed course. Extra brutal. Hardest route possible, and as many obstacles as he could bring in. The build crew has been putting in a lot of overtime this week
And NBC will be there televising everything, so it's going to be insane.
I haven't decided which heats to run yet. The friend I'm going with will be running with Operation Enduring Warrior, so I may do that wave one day, and probably an early one on Sunday so I can get home at a decent hour.0 -
Getting training in for the Spartan Sprint in Edinburgh - 21st September.!0
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Down and Dirty (D.C.) and Spartan Sprint (D.C.) this month!0
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I survived my Spartan double and had a blast! By everyone's accounts it was the most gruelling terrain for a Spartan race they have done in Aus.
I am hoping to head east for the Beast and get my trifecta, so majorly waiting for Spartan Race to come back to WA too.0 -
Down and Dirty (D.C.) and Spartan Sprint (D.C.) this month!
I did the down n dirty dc race today too. It was fun.0 -
Holy Hell, PA was a brutal course. I ended up doing it with the team that was being filmed for NBC. Totally epic.
By far the hardest Spartan "sprint" I've ever done. It was almost six miles. It should have been a Super. And very technical terrain. Lots of serious elevation gain/loss. Crazy!0 -
Holy Hell, PA was a brutal course. I ended up doing it with the team that was being filmed for NBC. Totally epic.
By far the hardest Spartan "sprint" I've ever done. It was almost six miles. It should have been a Super. And very technical terrain. Lots of serious elevation gain/loss. Crazy!
It was AWESOME! Especially for my first Spartan. I signed up for the Super in Vernon, NJ. How did you do? A buddy of mine had done 3 others, this being his 4th, and he said it was by far the hardest one they have ever done. The founder was there talking to NBC as the male elite wave was ready to kick off. It was a great and grueling time! 0 -
I was with a team of adaptive athletes (Operation Enduring Warrior). So time was kind of irrelevant for us But yeah, I think I've got at least 15 Spartans under my belt, probably more, and this was the toughest sprint I've done so far. NJ will be easier! 0
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So looks like this race will be televised on Tuesday, August 19th, at 9pm. And hey, looks like I'll be on TV again for Amesbury and Killington as well
And this crazy girl just got given a free entry for Battlefrog DC, so that's where I'm headed this weekend now. Yay for race weekends and living out of suitcases. I haven't unpacked completely in nearly a month!!0 -
So looks like this race will be televised on Tuesday, August 19th, at 9pm. And hey, looks like I'll be on TV again for Amesbury and Killington as well
And this crazy girl just got given a free entry for Battlefrog DC, so that's where I'm headed this weekend now. Yay for race weekends and living out of suitcases. I haven't unpacked completely in nearly a month!!
so awesome!!! Spartan posted some pics of the PA race on their facebook page 0 -
so awesome!!! Spartan posted some pics of the PA race on their facebook page
Yup! My team made the FB page:
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Any tips for rope climbing training? I don't really have access to a rope but wondering if there were other recommended exercises/training ideas out there?
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Any tips for rope climbing training? I don't really have access to a rope but wondering if there were other recommended exercises/training ideas out there?
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There's a foot lock trick that makes it pretty easy, and saves your upper body strength. Keep the rope to the right side of your body. Reach as high up as you can with your arms. Put the rope up over your left shoe, then step on it with your right. You'll be locked in place. Bring your knees to your chest, then relock in, climbing up with your arms at the same time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AD0uO7JGdZU 0 -
Any tips for rope climbing training? I don't really have access to a rope but wondering if there were other recommended exercises/training ideas out there?
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There's a foot lock trick that makes it pretty easy, and saves your upper body strength. Keep the rope to the right side of your body. Reach as high up as you can with your arms. Put the rope up over your left shoe, then step on it with your right. You'll be locked in place. Bring your knees to your chest, then relock in, climbing up with your arms at the same time.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AD0uO7JGdZU
well damn! thank you muchly!0 -
Thanks ladies! Now I want a rope! 0
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Any tips for rope climbing training? I don't really have access to a rope but wondering if there were other recommended exercises/training ideas out there?
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There's a foot lock trick that makes it pretty easy, and saves your upper body strength. Keep the rope to the right side of your body. Reach as high up as you can with your arms. Put the rope up over your left shoe, then step on it with your right. You'll be locked in place. Bring your knees to your chest, then relock in, climbing up with your arms at the same time.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AD0uO7JGdZU
I can't watch the clip from work, but I had trouble with that foot lock (If it's the one I'm thinking/understanding).
There are a few different foot locks out there, investigate and then it's just a matter of finding a gym where you can try them out.0 -
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Spartan Pac West Sprint in Washington on August 2, and Warrior Dash in Oregon on September 6, 2014!0
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In an effort to continue my insanity streak, I have figured out that my 31 Miler in DC starts at 9pm. I have to drive through NJ to get to DC. Battlefrog is there. Soooooo.....a 15k obstacle race, then drive as fast as possible to DC and knock out the 31 mile ruck. Ha!
I am glad I have friends as crazy as me 0 -
So I am without a race this weekend, first weekend in a while, and I'm giving serious consideration to another road trip to DC for tomorrow's Spartan....I cannot sit still!0
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