Since the Death Race I have been on a bit of an adventure/obstacle race hiatus with the exception of that pitiful excuse for a race in Downtown Chicago, Mud Wars, and a few visits to Dirt Runner to help them build and test run Illinois’ first permanent obstacle course training park. That all changes for the … Read More
Death Race Reflections – Gear: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
Looking back on the Death Race isn’t hard to do. Nearly every morning I still have visions of being on that mountain back in Pittsfield, VT. The mornings that I don’t think about it are few and even when they do occur, at some point of the day my mind reminds me of all I … Read More
Cold Weather Racing in the Midwest is Spelled G-A-C*
*Gladiator Assault Challenge. An Obstacle Race you should get to know. March and early April are generally six weeks of terrible weather in Chicago. Say what you want about Midwest winters but spring? Hate. It’s rainy and cold and about a 50/50 chance that the snow from winter may or may not have melted. Worse … Read More
More Obstacle Race Training in the ATL
When you are staying with other Obstacle Racers, the obstacle race training never ends. Sunday morning we, Maureen, Andi and myself, headed over to Matt’s house to have breakfast together. After we all ate we were put to work. We helped Matt gather firewood from a neighbor’s house who was moving away. Even his lil’ … Read More
Ultra Beast Obstacle Race Training
At the spur of the moment, less than a week to prepare, fellow racer, Maureen, and myself, committed to driving out to Matt B. Davis’s Ultra Beast/Mudder training weekend in Atlanta, GA. The event was co-hosted by Andi Hardy, who frequents the podium at Spartan Races. Why would we drive from the Midwest, Chicago and … Read More
Motivation – How Bad Do You Want To Be Successful?
This video came out at the perfect time. We all need a little motivation every now and then. My shoulder is still causing me pain, but it doesn’t matter. I know what I want. I’m going after it. Have a watch and listen. How bad you YOU want to be successful? Will you sacrifice sleep? … Read More
Workout of the Day 8-23-12
Run just under 9 miles of trails today. Climbed a rope I’ve been eyeing on my walks in the Forest Preserve near my work. Carried a log for a mile and a half starting around mile 6 of my run. Keeping it short and sweet tonight. With the Ultra Beast approaching trying to crank up … Read More
Workout of the Day 8-16-12
Wow…it’s been a while since we’ve had one of these workout of the day posts. Today was one of those days where I had to push through my lactate threshold. I was feeling pretty tight when I hit the trail by my house today. I knocked out a 3.64 mile run. Half way through I … Read More
Utilizing a Business Trip for Ultra Beast Training
Tuesday, August 14th 2012, it’s almost 4 o’clock and I’ve just checked into my hotel in Hickory, NC after driving 45 minutes from Charlotte Douglas International Airport . It’s another short in and out trip for work. As soon as I got to my room I connected the iPad to the wifi and looked up the nearest … Read More
Legend of the Death Race – Part 11: Never Quit, Never Surrender
Here we were back at Riverside Farm for the last challenge. To begin you needed to have a ticket, if you wanted to “ride.” If you did not have a ticket you could earn one by doing 120 pushups. Thanks to a tip from Morgan’s parents, I quickly grabbed a note card out of my … Read More