The 2019 Spartan race season started with a bang last weekend in Chino, CA, with the SoCal Super and Sprint. With its flat, grassy straights and gentle, rolling hills, it's the perfect course to kick off the new year. Read more about Daniel Ludwig's thougths on this year's Super course.
Last weekend, Spartan kicked off the season with two races in Chino. Here's one MRG Crewmember's take on the SoCal Sprint.
Workplace fitness done right. One Philadelphia military base encourages its employees to compete in an obstacle course race as team building.
You couldn’t have asked for more perfect weather for the Central Florida Spartan Beast, the last US Spartan Race of 2018. Hear more about Crew Member John Wall's experience with the Spartan Beast Course.
I’ve only done a handful of local races, meaning races that are annual or semi-annual events, not put on by the national race promoters. This one was different though. The Parkland Soldier Rush was very much what I would call a hyper-local race, a community race which had the feel of a community get together [...]
For most SoCal Spartans, the Spartan Los Angeles Sprint Weekend at the Castaic Lake Recreation Area signifies the end of a long and grueling OCR season. For some, it's a last chance to earn that Sprint medal needed to complete a trifecta. For others, it's simply a chance to run with friends, take a leisurely [...]
This weekend, I had my world expanded up in the Big Apple. Solace New York hosted an event called Strong New York, created by Kenny Santucci with the purpose of supporting the Alzheimer’s Association and the 400,000+ New Yorkers who suffer from this disease. Now in its third year, Strong New York brought together top [...]
Spartan Race had a very busy weekend with the Championships in Iceland, a race in Los Angeles, and a race in Central Florida. There was a lot going on and a lot of people chasing their final Trifectas of the year. I had the pleasure of running both days in Central Florida and drew a [...]
Spartan Race South Carolina Ultra – Race Recap What is an Ultra? A Spartan Ultra, previously known as “Ultra Beast” is one of Spartan’s longest and most challenging events, consisting of 30+ miles on trail terrain (usually lots of elevation) and 60+ obstacles. As quoted by Spartan, “The Ultra is the first race of its [...]
Obstacle course racing and attending baseball games are two of my favorite things. Unfortunately, in December, there simply aren’t many opportunities to participate in either of these wonderful pastimes. Luckily for me, Spartan held one of its coveted Stadium Sprints at the home of the three-time World Series champion San Francisco Giants on December 1 [...]
