Based on the statistics I receive on how people find my blog, many who read this blog are looking for the same type of information that I was when I first considered obstacle racing. Trying to figure out if you want to and/or are able to complete a Spartan race is first. After that decision (as monumental as it may be) is made, then deciding how … Continue reading Training for a Spartan Race
It’s time. Time to get back to the long, focused workouts to prepare me for the remainder of the 2012 racing season. After several visits (I lost count) to Hands on Healing Chiropractic for Active Release Therapy, my shoulder is feeling better. It’s not healed, but probably around 80%. I’m working the shoulder exercises back in and I’ll soon know if I have to scale back … Continue reading This day was made for Spartan Race training
A Warrior Dash is coming to Kentucky for the first time this year and I have taken it upon myself to convince as many people to enter it as possible. While I am an unabashed Spartan Race fan, I credit the 2011 Logan Ohio Warrior Dash for getting me (and my wife) hooked on obstacle course racing. I want to see this sport grow in … Continue reading Preparing for the Kentucky Warrior Dash
I’m back to Spartan training…this time in preparation for the Midwest Spartan Sprint outside Chicago. Oh yeah, there’s also the warm-up Warrior Dash next month in Tennessee. With these both being short events, my non-strength training days are all about increasing my speed. I’m still using Insanity Asylum to increase my VO2 max (and for the sheer brutality of it), but I’ll still run 1 … Continue reading Spartan vs Bear
It was just a matter of time before all my travel and coming up short on my sleep quota caught up to me. That day was today. I actually had a decent night’s sleep, but the 3 consecutive weeks when my rest day was spent travelling at obscene hours took its toll. Insanity Asylum Strength was on tap for today. The best way to describe … Continue reading Ready for some rest
