Spartan
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Keep pushing to gain flexibility and range
I’ve been a runner all of my life, and my muscles have always been extremely tight. If you’re a runner too, I’m sure you can identify. However, it’s important not to accept the excuse of simply being a runner because tight muscles can lead to injury. In addition, a lack of flexibility limits you in races such as obstacle courses. Continue reading -
Boston Spartan Race Recap
As I sit on this plane reminiscing about this weekend’s race in Boston, I am reminded of why I train religiously day in and day out and why I choose to live the lifestyle I do. Continue reading -
Considering Spartan? Build your upper body strength
I started CrossFit a couple of years ago and was getting stronger. I wanted to test myself at the Spartan Sprint, which is 3 to 5 miles with 20-plus obstacles. I suspected it would involve lots of climbing and that I needed to develop my upper-body strength. Continue reading -
Mind Over Matter – Spartan: Ultimate Team Challenge – The Finals
This was the moment an athlete dreams of, the moment you train constantly for, the moment to prove yourself. The finals of Season 2 of the TV series “Spartan: Ultimate Team Challenge” were here to determine the best of the best and which team had enough grit, teamwork, strength, and endurance to take home the grand prize of $250,000 for Season 2. Continue reading -
Mind Over Matter – Spartan: Ultimate Team Challenge – Semifinals
With two first-place finishes, I felt really good stepping into the semifinal round of the Spartan: Ultimate Team Challenge. My team was getting faster, stronger and working better together with each race. Continue reading -
Turn Missteps into Learning Lessons | Spartan Championships
Two weeks before the Spartan U.S. Championship Series in West Virginia (Last weekend of August), I started suffering plantar aching in both feet and sharp pain in my right heel. When I attended the course preview the night before the big race, I wavered on whether to race or not. I felt even more torn because the course was gorgeous —long and not too hilly. Before going to bed that night, I decided to assess my discomfort after my warm-up in the morning. On race day, I taped up both plantar regions for the warm-up. The pump up music was playing in the festival area, the mountains were beautiful and my foot felt OK. With the atmosphere, excitement, my adrenaline pumping and no real pain in my foot (just some general aching in both) I decided I was going to race. Continue reading -
Mind Over Matter: Spartan: Ultimate Team Challenge - Round Two
After winning the first round in the TV series, “Spartan: Ultimate Team Challenge” in June, my team, called Strike a Pose, felt accomplished and relieved. But this competition was far from over. Even though we performed well in that first race, it was close. So I knew I had to iron out some errors for the next race. Continue reading -
Mind Over Matter – Spartan: Ultimate Team Challenge – Round One
I have done plenty of TV shows in multiple seasons, but none of them can compare to the amazing time I had filming Spartan: Ultimate Team Challenge Season 2. Just getting selected for the show was both rewarding and a blessing due to thousands of talented applicants with only 24 teams being chosen. Continue reading