The World Championships of Spartan Race arrived more casually than I had anticipated. For such a big event, I suppose I expected the day to arrive more dramatically. This would be my third appearance at the Spartan Race World Championships, my first taking place in Texas December of 2011, last year I was here in Vermont … Read More
Setting out for that second lap was extremely difficult. Within minutes I found myself alone, which generally I am quite used to. During this long of a race, being alone can turn into the beginning of the end. As I ascended that mountainside once again I could just barely hear the sound of voices not … Read More
Almost 26 minutes passed before our Race Director arrived on the scene, developed a solution and we were presented our options for how to proceed with the obstacle race of the year. The Ultra Beast left us with tough decisions to make and little time to evaluate. Our options were as follows: continue the race … Read More
After months of anticipating this race, it was finally here, The Spartan Race Ultra Beast. My father tagged along with me for this trip so we woke up at 4am on Friday morning, Sept 21st. We arrived in Boston around 10am and wasted an hour trying to get our rental car situation sorted out, and … Read More