Spartan Sprint Indiana: First Impressions

Good evening OCR fans!  I'm writing from my desk, still recovering from the Spartan Race train in Haspin Acres that ran me over this past Saturday.

Ok, so it wasn't really a train...but it was the debut of Spartan Race's new Race Director/Course Designer, Todd Sedlak and let me tell you, Todd's inaugural race and course design at Haspin Acres did not disappoint!  Hats off to Todd for creating a course that was fresh, fun, and challenging. I'm looking forward to more of Todd's designs and challenges.

On Tuesday prior to the race, I decided to join the Corn Fed Spartan team, since my own team was decimated by pullouts due to injuries and people moving away.  If you're looking to get into OCR but not confident in your abilities or unsure if you can make it, this team will help build your courage and ensure you get through the race.  This is a great group of people, that has a family feel to it and I'll be sure to blog more about Corn Fed later as well.

I plan on ordering my jersey in the near future and joining them for other runs.    

But more on that in my race report to be filed in the next couple of days.

I should have my Part 2 of Gear for an OCR posted tonight.  I'm putting the finishing touches on it now, so look for it to post to my feeds rather shortly.

That's it for now.  I'll finish up my Part 2 and the Race Report and provide it shortly.

Too all my fellow racers that ran on Saturday, here's to a speedy recovery and whatever race is next (for many, it is the Spartan Military Sprint in Colorado on May 4-5.

Race Season is here!

2013: The Beginning

Race season is close at hand, friends!  I'm four days from my first race of the season, Spartan Indiana!  For those that have read the few posts or in the know, this is a "Sprint" length course (roughly 3-5 miles) at Haspin Acres, located in Laurel, Indiana.  For those that have finished a Warrior Dash or a Spartan Sprint, for that matter, the technicality of this course is most likely lost on those that haven't completed this particular race.  This race was Raw.  There weren't a lot of man made obstacles, but what man did not provide, mother nature doled out in spades.

Rough terrain. Cold weather (high of somewhere around 44 degrees). Rain. Mud. Rain. Mud.  Did I mention mud?  Last year, around one third of the runners did not finish.

I'm scared excited to see what 2013 holds in our future.

For those that need a little bit of motivation, I've included one of the  BEST Spartan Race video ever created.  Don't agree?  Leave me a comment with the link for the best Spartan Race video, if you think there's a better one.