Spartan race super 7/11/15
13BANE13
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Just wanted to try and start a thread here. I just did my first ever Spartan race at blue mountain! What a challenge especially since I didn't train I just dieted. I am doing a sprint in August and I recommend that if any of you want to truly challenge your mental strength and physical endurance than do a Spartan. Don't just trudge along either I mean go out there and push your body until it wants to quit and then push harder! I am so glad that I did it and finish as well as I did with a little better training and proper pre race diet I will do 100 x's better at my August race hope to see you there
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I've create a OCR's support (Myrmidon) and info group if anyone is interested in joining I will list upcoming events and whatever gems of information I gather from veteran runners there to help those of us interested in taking our fitness to the next level. Myrmidon is the group name0
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Next Spartan is coming up quick. This Saturday morning for the DC sprint0
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Oh, I just saw your post above haha. Excpect VT to be 5x harder than the PA Super
I'll be in VT earning my 3x trifecta for the year.
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I did the Super at Blue Mt too! I have done twi Tough Mudders before but neither of them could prepare me for the punishing sufferfest of Soartan. Don't get me wrong, I loved it!0
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kristinareisinger wrote: »I did the Super at Blue Mt too! I have done twi Tough Mudders before but neither of them could prepare me for the punishing sufferfest of Soartan. Don't get me wrong, I loved it!
I hear the mudders are more fun I also hear Savage is a good one
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I am doing Seattle Super on Oct 17. It won't get out of the 50s and there stands a 50% chance of rain, according to the last 10 years of almanac history.
Only problem with that is...I live in the desert. It will be at least 80°F every day. I may have to do some training in the mountains to condition.
After that, I will be going to Dallas Beast on Halloween.
Should be a fun, life changing sequence of events!0 -
chuckieslats wrote: »kristinareisinger wrote: »I did the Super at Blue Mt too! I have done twi Tough Mudders before but neither of them could prepare me for the punishing sufferfest of Soartan. Don't get me wrong, I loved it!
I hear the mudders are more fun I also hear Savage is a good one
So they are fun runs?
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RockstarWilson wrote: »chuckieslats wrote: »kristinareisinger wrote: »I did the Super at Blue Mt too! I have done twi Tough Mudders before but neither of them could prepare me for the punishing sufferfest of Soartan. Don't get me wrong, I loved it!
I hear the mudders are more fun I also hear Savage is a good one
So they are fun runs?
Spartans bring in some very serious competitors I hear the others are less serious but I honestly had a blast at the DC sprint I thought it was a lot of fun more so than a challenge. But my first race was also Blue mtn super
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There are certain Spartan Races that are very hard core due to the terrain. Blue Mountain is definitely one of them. VA and VT are the other big ones on the East Coast. There are some West Coast ones that will give you a run for your money too.
Tough Mudder tends to have more mental obstacles, the race in general is less competitive, but you will find TONS of Spartans out there running for a good time.
Savage Race has an elite wave that is VERY competitive. The courses are usually much flatter than Spartan Races is what I hear. I was supposed to try one out back in June but injured my back two days before and had to miss it
From what I've heard you will find friendly people at any OCR event you do. I've personally never witnessed bad sportsmanship on a course. I've done 10 Spartans, two TM's, a Battle Frog and a few lesser known local OCRs. There will always be exceptions and bad apples, but I recommend OCR to anyone willing to give it a shot! It is a blast!0 -
There are certain Spartan Races that are very hard core due to the terrain. Blue Mountain is definitely one of them. VA and VT are the other big ones on the East Coast. There are some West Coast ones that will give you a run for your money too.
Tough Mudder tends to have more mental obstacles, the race in general is less competitive, but you will find TONS of Spartans out there running for a good time.
Savage Race has an elite wave that is VERY competitive. The courses are usually much flatter than Spartan Races is what I hear. I was supposed to try one out back in June but injured my back two days before and had to miss it
From what I've heard you will find friendly people at any OCR event you do. I've personally never witnessed bad sportsmanship on a course. I've done 10 Spartans, two TM's, a Battle Frog and a few lesser known local OCRs. There will always be exceptions and bad apples, but I recommend OCR to anyone willing to give it a shot! It is a blast!
**********WARNING********************************* THE OCR'S ARE ADDICTIVE*********0 -
I was at the DC sprint, next weekend I will do Wintergreen Super and i can't wait. It is going to be kick *kitten*. Last year 2000 people who started, didn't finish. This one is going to be a mental mind f*uck. Wintergreen is no joke.0
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cheflaurawalke wrote: »I was at the DC sprint, next weekend I will do Wintergreen Super and i can't wait. It is going to be kick *kitten*. Last year 2000 people who started, didn't finish. This one is going to be a mental mind f*uck. Wintergreen is no joke.
It is all mental. One foot in front of the other. 9 times out of 10 your mind will break before your body. DC will look like a 5k compared to this. I was laughing to myself when people in DC were complaining that there were so many hills. Their friends had told them it was a flat race....it was a flat race for a Spartan I'm expecting a 5-6hr completion time next Saturday. Definitely, definitely carry a hydration pack and fuel. And my rule for mountain races is to never, ever look up. 0 -
Just awesome brother!
My neighbor did the trifecta last year. I'm slacking this year, but have two goals for next season - the trifecta and to finish a sprint with my wife, which will be her first OCR!0 -
cheflaurawalke wrote: »I was at the DC sprint, next weekend I will do Wintergreen Super and i can't wait. It is going to be kick *kitten*. Last year 2000 people who started, didn't finish. This one is going to be a mental mind f*uck. Wintergreen is no joke.
It is all mental. One foot in front of the other. 9 times out of 10 your mind will break before your body. DC will look like a 5k compared to this. I was laughing to myself when people in DC were complaining that there were so many hills. Their friends had told them it was a flat race....it was a flat race for a Spartan I'm expecting a 5-6hr completion time next Saturday. Definitely, definitely carry a hydration pack and fuel. And my rule for mountain races is to never, ever look up.
What was your time at DC and your goal time for Vermont if you don't mind me asking I'm curious of how long Vermont may take on average. I did notice that only 875 people finished last year I don't know how many signed up. I was 1240ish at DC and around 1400 at Blue Super I'll be happy just to finish Vermont under 10 hours from what I hear of it I seen 15:00 was last place last year0 -
My PA Super time was 5:19, but I was literally just coming off an injury. I spent the entire two weeks leading up to the race on the couch. Back injuries = nothing you can do to train. I know I could have been faster if I didn't tank my cardio right before the race.
DC my time was 2:07....I was 857 overall (top 11%) and top 5% for females and my age group.
VA is supposed to be harder than PA, but I will be in better shape, a solid 10lbs lighter and not coming off an injury. So I'm shooting for 5ish hours and hoping under 6 for max time. But you really can't compare venues or even same venue year to year times....so I'll just give it everything I've got. I shoot for placing %'s now.
VT is a Beast for sure. My buddy did it last year in pretty good shape and it took him 7.5-8 hours. I personally would shoot for 8-9 hours (I think). I'm doing the NJ Super for time the week before VT. So I'm doing VT for fun with a group and am hoping we are not out there for more than 10 hours. They just have wicked elevation available to them in Killington. You literally have to deal with massive weather changes throughout the race and freezing cold water/swims. And most people are just not trained for or have been exposed to such a long requirement of mental and physical endurance. That is why a lot of people don't finish. That and hypothermia. And severe cramping. And starting too late and being too slow and getting pulled off the course (make sure you take a head lamp!). My buddy did the HH12HR with me and said I really didn't have anything to fear in VT. But I still do fear it. Even though my goal is really to just finish and survive it. It won't be easy. That's if I survive VA next weekend LOL....*sigh*0 -
My PA Super time was 5:19, but I was literally just coming off an injury. I spent the entire two weeks leading up to the race on the couch. Back injuries = nothing you can do to train. I know I could have been faster if I didn't tank my cardio right before the race.
DC my time was 2:07....I was 857 overall (top 11%) and top 5% for females and my age group.
VA is supposed to be harder than PA, but I will be in better shape, a solid 10lbs lighter and not coming off an injury. So I'm shooting for 5ish hours and hoping under 6 for max time. But you really can't compare venues or even same venue year to year times....so I'll just give it everything I've got. I shoot for placing %'s now.
VT is a Beast for sure. My buddy did it last year in pretty good shape and it took him 7.5-8 hours. I personally would shoot for 8-9 hours (I think). I'm doing the NJ Super for time the week before VT. So I'm doing VT for fun with a group and am hoping we are not out there for more than 10 hours. They just have wicked elevation available to them in Killington. You literally have to deal with massive weather changes throughout the race and freezing cold water/swims. And most people are just not trained for or have been exposed to such a long requirement of mental and physical endurance. That is why a lot of people don't finish. That and hypothermia. And severe cramping. And starting too late and being too slow and getting pulled off the course (make sure you take a head lamp!). My buddy did the HH12HR with me and said I really didn't have anything to fear in VT. But I still do fear it. Even though my goal is really to just finish and survive it. It won't be easy. That's if I survive VA next weekend LOL....*sigh*
We finished blue at the same time and DC would of been close you had to pass me in the underwater wall I lost my Gopro and was in there 10 minutes trying to find it. I'm glad I asked you are times are very similar and blue was my first race EVER0 -
Lol I beat you by 0:00:21 seconds in PA. And in DC I busted the time chip band snap off on the slip wall. Wasted some time talking to a staff member about the time chip being in my hydration belt. You should have seen the bruising on my wrist from that. It was terrible.
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Lol I beat you by 0:00:21 seconds in PA. And in DC I busted the time chip band snap off on the slip wall. Wasted some time talking to a staff member about the time chip being in my hydration belt. You should have seen the bruising on my wrist from that. It was terrible.
Keep up the great work!!!
Haha good times right PA was first time ever in my life that I ever completely gassed out at 6.5 miles in I struggled another Spartan gave me a gel and about 15 minutes later I was back in action it was a real test
But I learned from my mistakes I didn't even have my camelback at PA that was a HUGE mistake!!!
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Did the Spartan Sprint, 4th in my age group out of 47 I think, (50-54) and in the to 20% overall. It was very hard core, my teammates said it was harder than the Ohio super and their times were about the same. My friends think I am crazy to do this at 53. Haters gonna hate! I was going to do the Chicago super in August but got waylaid.
Spartans are the best, I FORGOT TO EAT BREAKFAST and was in big trouble after about an hour. Someone gave me a clif bar which was a life saver!
The important thing is to make sure you are properly trained or you could get hurt, especially at my age!
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By the way, we have no hills so we do tons of bear crawls. Forward, backward, one foot. We also do carpet pushes- push a carpet around a gym floor until you fall over. We also do seals with our feet on the carpet square and slide it as we walk on our hands. Seemed to work, our team finished 3rd (Odecree) in Indy. (with no help from me)0
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We had a few new obstacles today including the Stairway to Sparta. The rope on the spear screwed me up this year - I got the range right this time but was an inch off to the right.
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Hey, if anyone is training for a Spartan race, I got injured and couldn't do mine this year. I have a code worth $115 from my deferral that I'll sell for $75. Save you $40 on your next Spartan race. Just a thought. Thanks!0
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Hey guys, cool posts!! Great job on the races!! I've been fishing around looking for info and hope one of you can offer some advice....I did my first Sprint earlier this year and a Super 3 weeks ago. Have another Sprint on Sat and the SC Beast in Nov!!! Been training super hard for these. Unfortunately half way into the Super my legs cramped up something fierce. Medics gave me a bottle of salt water, I knocked that back but the cramps kept coming back and only going up hills. Someone also gave me a mustard packet but no luck with that either. I didn't carb load the day before or have a decent breakfast that morning and I did not have a camel back. I'm almost certain the cramps were due to lack of electrolytes.....I've increased the intensity of my cardio now and also invested in a camel back and some gel pouches!! suggestions anyone?0
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I don't bring a thing for sprint or super other than a few splashes of water that they have on course. Unless you're out there for 2+ hrs? I assume you're talking gut cramp vs some sort of leg cramps.
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