I was working as a mechanic at a Mazda dealership 15km away from home. Leading up to the event my distance got longer and longer until one day I decided to run home from work. I have always been into weights but running was completely new. My training at the time was barely being able to complete a 5km run and doing regular gym weight training almost everyday. It was Ottawa's first Spartan Race and it was the 21.1km beast! At the time I was excited and registered for it right away, determined with a goal, I was unstoppable. My best friend and roommate at the time was searching for some event for us to do because we had just got into running. With my experience with Spartan Racing I have come up with 7 tips to help you get through your first Spartan Race or obstacle race, to give this thing your best shot at completing your first one.īut first let me tell you about my experience with my first Spartan Race in Ottawa on June 30, 2012. 30 burpees might seem ok when you think about it, but when you are tired these are devastating, especially when you keep failing obstacles. For anyone that enters there is a 30 burpee penalty for any obstacle that is failed from 1st attempt. It combines the hardest terrain with the heaviest carries and the coldest water. Spartan race is unlike any other obstacle race out there, they claim to be the hardest and I would have to agree. Whatever you have in your mind that got you to sign up for this crazy event, you are not ready. So you've signed up for your first Spartan Race and you're thinking this will be another fun obstacle race like Tough Mudder or True Grit? Maybe you're thinking this will be a good challenge for yourself and you want to see if you can get through it.
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