10 Moments, 100 Discoveries: Moment 8 – I am Spartan

In 2011, I set out on an adventure of 100 Discoveries. I thought I could finish in a year. But, the reality is, you should never finish an adventure like the one I created. With that in mind, this post is part of that project. You can see all 10 Moments here and the entire project here. Enjoy the moments, I sure am!

Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will. – #SpartanQuote

8.6 miles. 24 obstacles. Mud. Barbed wire. Las Vegas heat. Hardcore hills. Jumping over fire. No music. No phone. No sunglasses.

IMG_4518To say the Las Vegas Super Spartan Race was outside of my comfort zone would be an understatement. Being 8 weeks post surgery, I hadn’t trained too much and definitely had done no upper body training. I was scared shitless. And that’s exactly why I wanted to do it :)

After 3 hours and 53 minutes, the result? It was tough. There were some obstacles like the rope climb that I “failed,” having to do burpees for not completing. I ran for the fire pit, chickened out and had to start my run/jump again. BUT I finished! I ran 90% of the way (holy cow!) and the lessons?

  • Reality is always WAY less scary than what you expect/imagine/build up in your head.
  • Try everything… Most of the time your body CAN do it!
  • Teamwork makes anything more fun.

 

I am Spartan Tough!

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  1. […] races colored this year, including conquering a Spartan and half marathons in DC, Cleveland, Key West, San Francisco and Palm […]

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