Spartan Race Dallas Beast – Day 2 VB Trifecta

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Day 2 – Dallas Beast – Sunday I would do a disservice to the race review if I didn’t acknowledge some of the issues that transpired at the end of the first day of racing in Dallas. Saturday, I ran the course by myself. Ended strong and Vicki and I left the venue. However, many … Continued

Dallas Spartan Beast Weekend 2015 – Day 1

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Dallas Spartan Beast Weekend – Day 1. If Tahoe was race trepidation, Dallas was race retribution. Last month I finished Tahoe strong, however, I knew I could have done better. For the three weeks between Tahoe and my next race weekend, the Dallas Double beast weekend, I buckled down hard.   Super clean eating, laser focus … Continued

Race Recap: 2015 Spartan World Championships (Tahoe)

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Getting your head right at 9000′ One of the biggest obstacles I have discovered when racing both my rookie season and this year is my own mental outlook.  How you perceive things will affect your personal performance.  For example.  If I look at an obstacle course that has 6’ walls and a 12’ rope climb, … Continued

Race recap: 2015 Tri-State Super (Saturday)

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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

Part III: Hawaii Trifecta Recap (Day 2 – Sprint)

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Hey all, Make sure to read Part I, then Part II before reading this post!  Thanks! Many thoughts run through my head during races, however this saying was a dominant force over the entire weekend.  Almost my mantra that I recited from time to time on the course. I had put a lot of training … Continued

Hawaii Trifecta 2015 Recap (Day 1- Beast course)

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          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