Over the 9/11 weekend in 2015 I flew to from Phoenix, Arizona to Newark, New Jersey to race the Tri-State Super weekend. I needed to race both Saturday and Sunday since I got the email from Spartan Race that they were changing the format of the South Carolina Spartan weekend from a Beast distance race … Continued
The 2015 Hawaii Spartan Trifecta weekend is now in the books. The interwebs are buzzing with the positive, the negative and everything in between regarding this race, the venue and the organization of the event. These next few pages will be my recap. I don’t race in the elite heat, … Continued
Spartan Super Barre, Mass – Sunday edition (You should read the Saturday race recap first to get a more detailed story of each obstacle, day one of my two day Spartan Super weekend.) CRAAACK — KABOOOM!!! I awoke at 4:32 AM to the sound of thunder and flashes of lighting through the shades in … Continued
2015 Boston Super, Barre, MA. (Saturday) I ran this race with my brother-in law, Scott Hastings. Scott was the first person that I had met who decided one day ” I am going to take up running”. I have other running friends, however, they ran all the time I knew them. Scott was one who … Continued
In an attempt to increase my exposure to the running community I found out about an Ultra running group that does night runs here in the desert of Arizona. For me, it was just crazy enough to draw me into to research mode a bit more and do some reading (as well as sign up!) … Continued
Over the upcoming weekend I will be taking part in the Las Vegas Spartan Race, which will be held closer to Jean, NV due to some behind the scenes competition with another OCR racing organization. The NEW Spartan Race location is moving roughly 30 miles south of Vegas. That means, new terrain, new layout, … Continued
Over the past two weeks I have been traveling for work. For most of us, traveling introduces excuses to your normal dietary needs and exercise plan, due to the change in location and schedule. “Oh, I can’t workout, I don’t have this.. that.. or the other thing..” Or, “I need to leave super early to … Continued
Most folks dread change. Change at work, change in the home schedule, changes in how family members interact with each other. Change is a deviation of the norm, a change in the comfort level that many of us base our lives around. Change effects out schedule and our routines. It can cause stress, pressure as … Continued
One of the hardest things we can change is how and what we eat. Modern day food consumerism has been a billion dollar market. From the colors that we see in the market to the placement on the store shelves, it is all orchestrated for us to purchase and consume more. Most of us never … Continued
Obstacle Course Racing, or OCR, is one of the latest high energy, high risk-high reward sports that I am engaged in. I am always looking for the next challenge, and right now, OCRs are fitting this bill. For those that do not know what I am talking about, Obstacle Course Racing is where folks run … Continued