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 – 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
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
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
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
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
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