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
fear
Failing isn’t final. Not trying again is.
I was recently struck by a comment that I overheard from a discussion going on next to me from a meeting I was attending the other night. The speaker mentioned something to the effect of “I keep failing in my diet, I will always be this way”. Hearing this, I tucked that discussion away in … Continued
Two weeks & 6 days
In two weeks and 6 days I get the privilege of running with several members of the BaackPaack on their first Spartan Super Obstacle Course Race. For some of them, this is their second Spartan obstacle race, and the furthest distance that they will have run in competition. Spartan races come in several flavors, … Continued