If you know me at all, you probably know I hate a few things.
Mushrooms. Miniature golf. Cookie cakes (OMG DECIDE ARE YOU A CAKE OR A COOKIE YOU CAN’T BE BOTH!!)
Oh, and running.
So many of my best buddies have incredible pictures of them completing races. And I’ve scoured my photo archives. I think this may be the only one of me running:
ya like this face of misery? Yup, that was in 2012.
But with a spring thaw slowly and surely taking place in Philadelphia, I had a thought.
Maybe I should run a little bit. It’s time for a new challenge.
I just needed the right incentive to train myself. To pound the pavement, if you will….
Be Well Philly’s Underground Growler Run gave me my first chance to get some miles in with a 2.25 run ending in…. BEER!
Alas, that was just a one time affair… I still needed something to get my butt in sneakers and hit the ground running (literally). And then, like gritty, muddy, hardcore angels, the folks from the Spartan Race reached out with an opportunity. An opportunity to try one of their races. So in a mere 32 weeks (and two days, but who’s counting?) I’m going to head to the Citizen’s Bank Park Sprint to Spartan Up in Philadelphia!! It’s a sprint, which means 3+ miles and 15+ obstacles throughout the course. And for most folks I know, that would be chump change. But for me, it’s something to work for, and I can’t wait to see how it goes. I’ve been rocking out to the Spartan Up podcast to get hyped up. But I think I’d feel even more hype with a buddy.
Less scary with a friend
SO the folks at the Spartan Race ALSO gave me a code for one of my readers! If you’d like a chance to win an entry in ANY Spartan Race’s open heat (non-confirmed start time) in the continental US, enter in the comments belwo. The only mandatory entry is:
Tell me one challenge you’re tackling this year!
For bonus entries, follow Spartan Race on Facebook, follow @foodsweatnbeers on Twitter, or subscribe to the Spartan Up Podcast and leave separate comments for each.
Again, you don’t have to be in Philly to win this. You’ve got a week to enter, and I’ll select a winner April 9th at noon!
Let’s Spartan Up!
(PS: For 10% off any race, enter the code SPARTANBLOGGER in case contests aren’t your bag.)
UPDATE: CONGRATULATIONS TO JANE, COMMENT NUMBER FOUR! She’s training for her second marathon, hopefully this race will help!!
I’ve actually challenged a big challenge already: I ran in my first marathon! It was the LA Marathon on March 15; I was a bit slow, but I finished it, so I consider it a success. I’d love to give the Spartan Race a try too.
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Did you notice in that first photo that all three of you have a leg up and it looks like they are not there at all?!
Challenge one this year is buying a new house which is taking forever it seems and secondly is attempting to run and finish my first marathon. Well see how it goes.
One challenge is running marathon #2! Coming up in July!
One challenge is running a race… Hopefully this could be it for me.
Following on Facebook… Fb name is Erin Elizabeth
My challenge this is year is going for my Double Trifecta. Going to be hard, but it will be worth it.
I also follow you on twitter @ OCRFreak
and I follow Spartan Race on FB.
Facing a ton of challenges this year, getting married and starting a new job. But I think our biggest challenge will be moving to a new location and house hunting!
Following Spartan Race on Facebook!
Also following @foodsweatnbeers on twitter with my account @_ragdoll 🙂
I’m hoping to earn a triple trifecta this year! I already have one done so far this year.
I liked the Spartan Race FB Page.
I am now following @foodsweatnbeers on Twitter.
I was already a subscriber to the Spartan Race podcast.