Sometimes, even a competitive obstacle course racer needs to get in touch with the original spark of that first-time racing. Before standings, course times, qualifications, or obstacle completion wa...
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Palmerton, PA Spartan Super/Sprint – July 13 & 14, 2019
Mid-July for an avid Obstacle Course Racer in the Northeastern US, particularly one who is a fan of the Spartan Race series is marked by the Super and the Sprint at Palmerton, Pennsylvania’s Blue Mo...
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Indian Mud Run – June 22, 2019
I recall hearing about an event in Ohio, called “Indian Mud Run” a few years ago. By then, I was an experienced obstacle course racer who had enjoyed nearly fifty races. Judging from the name and kn...
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NY Spartan Sprint – Tuxedo, NY – June 16, 2019
They say you always remember your first time. This is especially true for me with obstacle course racing. When you have raced over 100 times, details of individual races will undoubtedly blur togeth...
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Mud Gauntlet – May 11, 2019
If you live in Upstate New York (or much of the Northeast for that matter) and are serious about obstacle course racing, you undoubtedly know about Jarrett and Ali Newby’s Newbsanity permanent obsta...
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Tri-State NJ Spartan Beast – Apr 28, 2019
Due to having to adult, I was unable to travel to Dirty Jersey on Friday and tackle the Ultra this year, (after successfully taking it on the previous two years). One silver lining was that I was fr...
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Daniel Barden MudFest – Deansboro, NY – Apr 27, 2019
Anyone who follows my obstacle course racing, knows I spend a lot of my time racing one or two major race companies, taking on as much as I can of what they have to offer. It’s admittedly an easy ru...
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Citi Field Spartan Stadion Sprint – April 13, 2019
A warm spring day brought me to the home of the New York Mets for the first stadium venue Spartan Race in 2019. This was technically the first “Stadion” ever as the stadium races are now so branded....
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Greek Peak Spartan Sprint Winter Race – Mar 9, 2019
For the third year in a row, Spartan put on a winter race at Greek Peak, a medium sized ski resort located about halfway between Syracuse and Binghamton in Central New York State. This is a unique...
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Fenway Spartan Stadium Sprint – Nov 10 & 11, 2018
Once again, I had the opportunity to run the Fenway Stadium Spartan Sprint. A couple of years ago, after participating in a nearby karate tournament, I was able to pop in for a Sunday afternoon open ...
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