Well friends, I made it to the top of the world… twice. For those of you who don’t know, Spartan Race Canada hosted it’s first ultramarathon distance obstacle course race in Sun Peaks this past weekend. The UltraBeast is two laps of the regular Beast course. After being up all night with a sick babyContinue reading “First at the first Canadian UltraBeast”
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Spartan World Championship Race Report
The first and most nerve wracking obstacle was the crazy car cue up the hill to the race. I finally made it out of the car with 15 minutes to spare… which gave me just enough time to get my package and hoof it up the hill to the start line. I could hear themContinue reading “Spartan World Championship Race Report”
Nathan Hydration Pack OCR Review
I just fell in love with the Nathan Firecatcher pack at the Spartan World Championships and wanted to tell the world. I was worried my other pack was too heavy in the days leading up to the event, and I was lucky to get my hands on a Firecatcher. It was the perfect pack forContinue reading “Nathan Hydration Pack OCR Review”
How to Carb Load for a Tough Mudder, Beast or UltraBeast
Lots of people come into the obstacle course racing world through other avenues, outside of distance running. As such, this whole “carb loading” and “tapering” business is new to them – and they often skip it altogether. But… after putting in all that training for small gains every day, why not take advantage of theseContinue reading “How to Carb Load for a Tough Mudder, Beast or UltraBeast”
Be Ready for a Beast, Tough Mudder or UltraBeast
You know there’s a big endurance event in town when you overhear super fit looking people discussing menu choices based on which have more white bread and less protein. I’m sure the locals wonder if a 1980s diet convention rolled in. Apart from carb loading (which you can find an entire article on below), thereContinue reading “Be Ready for a Beast, Tough Mudder or UltraBeast”
Pacific NW Spartan Race report – running with wolves
In my last race, the Seattle Warrior Dash, I was so calm it was freaky… but this race just freaked me out. Climbing into the same starting pen as Amelia Boone and Rose Wetzel-Sinnett is scary. Although I’m not sure why. Both are lovely people. The men’s elite heat took longer than they imagined andContinue reading “Pacific NW Spartan Race report – running with wolves”
Washington Warrior Dash race report
For some reason I wasn’t my usual pre-race nerve wreck of a self at the start line. My mood was more, “tea and snuggles” than it normally is – even before an easy run. Only the reality of the situation was that I was an overly-caffeinated and overly-competitive runner standing at the start line ofContinue reading “Washington Warrior Dash race report”
My Edmonton Spartan Sprint race recap
I managed to hobble through a 5k trail race on Tuesday after almost two long injured months off of running, so I was hopeful that I would be able to run between obstacles today. I finished the Spartan Sprint in North Vancouver a couple weeks ago but it was a long way to hobble andContinue reading “My Edmonton Spartan Sprint race recap”
Tough Mudder Whistler event recap
I was fortunate enough to run with the “I want my Mudder” team in this years event. I had originally planned to do the first heat solo and fast and the next with the group, but my ankle injury was not part of that plan. I have to say, running relaxed with the team wasContinue reading “Tough Mudder Whistler event recap”
Winning isn’t everything, even in Sparta
Joe Desena designed and built the Spartan Race as a mirror for challenges in life. Something like, we’ve gotten so used to being comfortable that any type of discomfort seems magnified. His thinking is that with enough exposure to discomfort, little things will be put back into their rightful place and become, well… little.Continue reading “Winning isn’t everything, even in Sparta”
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