I was really hoping to get a double win this weekend in Ottawa: the Super and the UltraBeast. The Super started out up the side of the mountain on single track. Jostling for position was tricky and it ended up being a nice warm up. The obstacles and course were awesome with some funContinue reading “The Ottawa Super and UltraBeast”
Category Archives: Adventures in Racing
BattleFrog New England
It’s been a while since I’ve been afraid to not finish a race. But when you’re racing as an elite at BattleFrog, it’s entirely plausible. And it’s kind of exciting. At the start, they give you an elite band, which is taken away should you fail to complete any obstacle. And the obstaclesContinue reading “BattleFrog New England”
Toronto Spartan Sprint and Super
After a sleepless red eye and several attempts at nighttime sleeping with a baby who is cutting molars (and who is not very good at sleeping in the best of occasions)… we knew this weekend was going to be one of those “pull-up-your-boots” and STFU kinda scenarios. The Toronto Spartan courses are on aContinue reading “Toronto Spartan Sprint and Super”
The Vancouver Spartan Sprint
There are many good things about a hometown race. First off, you know the terrain… so you can fly on in. Second, people know you and cheer using your name. Some people: some people yell “Go Ellie” but whatever… good enough. Third, you just might have a babysitter and be able to race yourContinue reading “The Vancouver Spartan Sprint “
Spartan Gladiators Video
Who misses these guys?
Not Doing Burpees is Awesome
After racing pretty hard yesterday, I wasn’t sure how things would go today. I got ahead of Claude, Spartan World Champion x2 and Olympic biathlete, on the first climb by running as much as I could – and by narrowly escaping a heart attack. Good start. She took back the lead heading down the otherContinue reading “Not Doing Burpees is Awesome”
Things I Learned in Sparta Today…
Well I missed the spear AND balance again… just as I did last week. The good news is that I was actually with the mighty Queen of Sparta, Claude Godbout, until the slack line. Which is crazy awesome. I fell to third, and fought back to second by hauling ass up and down the mountain.Continue reading “Things I Learned in Sparta Today…”
Montana Spartan: Damn… STFU is Hard Work
I’ve been running some good times on the road lately. And I’ve been loving just training and running. But not having raced an OCR since World’s Toughest Mudder, it was time to get back in the mud. Plus it was weird not being covered head-to-toe in so many cuts and bruises that people ask meContinue reading “Montana Spartan: Damn… STFU is Hard Work”
The Diez Vistas
I heard this race drew a more competitive field than the one I did a month ago, so I was surprised when we all huddled around an imaginary start line without timing chips in a parking lot near Sassamat Lake for an unannounced count down from ten. They had no megaphone, so they replied on twoContinue reading “The Diez Vistas”
The Dirty Duo 50k
Sometimes the going just ain’t easy. And you know for certain it’s going to be one of those, “dig deep just to keep moving” kinda days when you’re checking your GPS one kilometer in. But these are great days to have. You don’t build resilience on the days you glide along effortlessly. You build itContinue reading “The Dirty Duo 50k”
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