For Tuesday, October 23rd 2012 the racers have been asked to perform 25 dive bomber push-ups for the pre Training Camps challenges which can help them to earn tokens. Throughout the day they will be uploading videos to YouTube and as they complete them they will earn tokens which will benefit them during the … Read More
Author: Tony Matesi
Giveaway: Training Camp Entry
One of my favorite people out there in the world of Obstacle Races has decided to make a very generous offer. We mentioned this offer awhile back on the Facebook page, and we said we would wait until we had 500 “likes” to host this giveaway. Well that actually happened some time about a week … Read More
Training Camp: Earning Tokens
This week begins the final planning stages for the Legend of the Death Race Training Camp. With that we have begun the Social Media Challenge portion of the event. Participants have been asked to create videos with specific challenges announced to them each day. They received their first challenge last night via an email that was … Read More
Death Race – Global News 16×9 TV Documentary
While we were out there at the Death Race there was a TV crew from Canada that was following three fellow Death Racers, Johnny Waite, Dan Grodinsky, and Don Schwartz. They just aired the footage during a segment on 16×9, a Canadian news program, showcasing these three incredible athletes and what everyone went through during that … Read More
Review: Inov-8 X-Talon 212 vs Bare Grip 200 Shoe Face-Off
Two pairs of Inov-8’s, both minimalist off-road trail shoes that truly deliver all the grip you need to compete in the obstacle race circuits. Before writing this review I wanted to make sure both pairs of shoes were put through the ultimate tests. Following the Death Race, I discovered that it was time to start … Read More
EPIC Racing Arena – Citizen’s Elect Video Submission
EPIC Racing Arena, has requested that elite racers wanting to get a leg up in being selected to race in the Elite Races submit a video of themselves performing the following challenge: At a Football field perform 15 pull-ups (for men, 5 for women) then run to the opposite end of the field, go around … Read More
Super Ultra Beast – Part 3: It’s Not All About the Finish
Setting out for that second lap was extremely difficult. Within minutes I found myself alone, which generally I am quite used to. During this long of a race, being alone can turn into the beginning of the end. As I ascended that mountainside once again I could just barely hear the sound of voices not … Read More
iTab Giveaway – Spartan Race Medals
Did you just finish the Beast, or maybe you just conquered the Ultra Beast? Did you complete your Trifecta? I haven’t been one to feel the need to customize my Spartan Race medals, or any award I’ve ever received. However the original award I received came was always good enough for me. When the Ultra … Read More
Super Ultra Beast – Part 2: Always Finish What You Start
Almost 26 minutes passed before our Race Director arrived on the scene, developed a solution and we were presented our options for how to proceed with the obstacle race of the year. The Ultra Beast left us with tough decisions to make and little time to evaluate. Our options were as follows: continue the race … Read More
Super Ultra Beast – Part 1: Going Above and Beyond
After months of anticipating this race, it was finally here, The Spartan Race Ultra Beast. My father tagged along with me for this trip so we woke up at 4am on Friday morning, Sept 21st. We arrived in Boston around 10am and wasted an hour trying to get our rental car situation sorted out, and … Read More