With this being the last Newbsanity event of the year and being more of a fun run, I wasn’t expecting much.
Registration and Festival:
Registration was under a tent where you just signed a waive...
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Spartan – Super/Sprint/Trail – Vernon, NJ – Nov 2 & 3, 2019
Cold temps, the first ones below freezing, I have encountered this season (even Greek Peak was above freezing this year on race day) were not enough to deter me from making my 7th consecutive annual...
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Stadium Blitz – Tampa, FL – Oct 26, 2019
Stadium Blitz (or as some call it, the Gronk OCR) had only its second event/OCR to date at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, FL (the home of the NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers) and I was excited to see what...
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Spartan – Texas Ultra/Beast/Sprint – Oct 26 & 27, 2019
Everything's Bigger in Texas!! Isn't that what they say? Having never been there, I had to take their word for it. But all that changed when we decided to drop into Dallas for the Spartan Ultra. 50K...
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Run of the Dead – Liverpool, NY – Oct 19, 2019
After an absence for a few years, due to conflicts with major races, out of town, karate tournaments, weddings and such, I was pleased to be able to stick around town for Run of the Dead. In its 8th...
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Spartan Stadion – PNC Park, Pittsburgh PA – Oct 19, 2019
Let me first start by saying this was my first Spartan Race since Palmerton in July of 2017 as I decided to step away from this series as I thought it had become too mundane, redundant and predictab...
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Goliathon XII – Mullica Hill, NJ – Oct 5th, 2019
After spending a very enjoyable and rewarding morning in Hoboken at City Challenge, the time came for me to jump on the New Jersey Turnpike and zoom down to the Gloucester County Fairgrounds for ano...
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Stadium Blitz – New Era Field, Buffalo, NY – Oct 12, 2019
As long-time obstacle course racer, I was looking forward to running this new Stadium Blitz OCR that was local and included Rob “Gronk” Gronkowski, the retired perennial all-pro tight end for the Ne...
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City Challenge Race – Hoboken, NJ – Oct 5, 2019
A crisp but sunny fall morning found me on the New Jersey banks of the Hudson River, in the shadow of the Manhattan skyline for what would be my second go at a City Challenge Race. I had tried the s...
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Spartan – Vermont Ultra/Beast/Sprint – Sept 14 & 15, 2019
Just say the word “Killington” to anyone familiar with Spartan Race and you will get a reaction. If you’re reading this article or visiting this website, I doubt the venue really needs any introduct...
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