*Gladiator Assault Challenge. An Obstacle Race you should get to know. March and early April are generally six weeks of terrible weather in Chicago. Say what you want about Midwest winters but spring? Hate. It’s rainy and cold and about a 50/50 chance that the snow from winter may or may not have melted. Worse … Read More
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More Obstacle Race Training in the ATL
When you are staying with other Obstacle Racers, the obstacle race training never ends. Sunday morning we, Maureen, Andi and myself, headed over to Matt’s house to have breakfast together. After we all ate we were put to work. We helped Matt gather firewood from a neighbor’s house who was moving away. Even his lil’ … Read More
Ultra Beast Obstacle Race Training
At the spur of the moment, less than a week to prepare, fellow racer, Maureen, and myself, committed to driving out to Matt B. Davis’s Ultra Beast/Mudder training weekend in Atlanta, GA. The event was co-hosted by Andi Hardy, who frequents the podium at Spartan Races. Why would we drive from the Midwest, Chicago and … Read More
Legend of the Death Race – Part 11: Never Quit, Never Surrender
Here we were back at Riverside Farm for the last challenge. To begin you needed to have a ticket, if you wanted to “ride.” If you did not have a ticket you could earn one by doing 120 pushups. Thanks to a tip from Morgan’s parents, I quickly grabbed a note card out of my … Read More
Legend of the Death Race – Part 10: Sleepyhead
Happily waiting for us at Death Race HQ was Joe, and a few others. You could see they were surprised with our perseverance. Initially, they didn’t want to give us another task but they gave in soon enough. We just missed participating in the Origami, so next on their list of challenges required us to … Read More
S.E.R.E. Brings A New Meaning To Team
I had intentions of treating this challenge like all others, training to prepare me for the ultimate challenge – the Spartan Death Race. I previously completed another similar endurance event on St. Patty’s Day, the GoRuck Challenge, both would help prepare me for the long hours. The major difference that set the two events apart … Read More
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