I am so excited!! A winner has been chosen!! See the rafflecopter below to see if you’re our lucky winner! If you’ve won, we will contact you right away! If you are not the lucky winner, don’t fret – we have a surprise for all of our amazing readers! If you’d like to join in on a Spartan Race in your city, enter the coupon code SPARTANBLOGGER at checkout to receive 10% off the cost of your race! I hope to see lots of muddy race pictures from ALL of you soon!
Trust me, I completely get it… you’ve had a long day, work was draining, you’re exhausted and the last thing you want to do is work out. Some days it?s nearly impossible to muster up the energy to get yourself moving again after spending your entire day running around and answering to everyone else’s needs?even IF you promised yourself you would get that workout in after the kids went to bed.
Unfortunately, with so much busy-ness in our lives, it?s far too easy to break promises and cancel plans with the most important person in the world: Ourselves.
So how do we remedy this and get ourselves on track? With?drumroll?.an accountabilibuddy! ?A what-a-bili-buddy,? you ask?? You heard me right ? an accountabilibuddy?a fun little term the fitness community has used for years. An accountabilibuddy is a buddy that holds you accountable. It?s as simple as that.
When you have someone else counting on you wake up early to work out and be there to push them, you?re MUCH more likely to get the job done?AND to have fun doing it! Let?s face it ? everything is more fun with a friend.
One of Chris? and my absolute favorite ways to get our exercise in and have fun at the same time is by participating in local weekend events. Competitions, 5Ks, 10Ks, and obstacle course races (with every theme and cause imaginable) are popping up all across the nation, making it so easy to find a fun event to participate in with a friend or group of friends! While we love them all, some of our favorites are the Spartan Races. SUCH a blast! Who doesn?t want to channel their inner-beast by jumping over fire, scaling walls, running through mud, crawling under barbed wire ? all while running uphill in some gnarly?terrain? The adrenaline rush is unreal, and the sense of accomplishment after is even better.
Well, get this. Spartan has just announced their very own Spartan Cruise , featuring a Private Island Race! An opportunity for you and your accountabilibuddy to explore the Caribbean AND get your Spartan on. You can even bring the kiddos along!
Best part is next: Spartan is giving away a trip for TWO (cruise + airfare for you and your accountabilibuddy) on their March 2015 Caribbean cruise. Click here for details on how you can win!
In the meantime – while we wait for the cruise to set sail – I?m giving away one free entrance to a Spartan Race near you! Using the Rafflecopter below, leave a comment telling me why you want to compete in a Spartan Race and a lucky winner will be randomly selected and announced Thursday, August 28th.
Xoxo,
Heidi
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524 Responses
My twin sister and I sign u for our local 5ks, 10ks, and obstacle races to keep ourselves motivated on our weight loss journeys as well! This past June I ran my first Spartan Sprint and fell in love with them! I hope to one day be able to complete the Super and Beast!
My husband and I have been trying to get into shape together and our goal was always to complete a Spartan Race but with a newlywed budget, that’s just not possible right now. I really hope we win!!!
I would love to do the Sparta race! I had our first child in March and since then I have had a few set backs with getting back into the swing of things. I have been very busy learning how to manage our new life style. I work full time, take care of our wonderful little boy majority of the time so my husband can get a business he is starting off the ground. I have not gotten a lot of time for me and would love to do something like this for me. I just recently started back working out and have the goal of a half marathon next spring. It’s all about setting goals in my head.
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To get my husband involved in exercise with me.
I would LOVE to do this with my husband!
I would love to do a Spartan race!! How amazing would that be.
I have my first 5k in October and so this would be icing on the cake to take my husband and experience it together! Wish my luck!
I want to compete with the love of my life because last year was a tough year getting in shape and the race we committed to, we were not able to race. So our plans for this year have changed and we are ready to take on another race!
What a cool experience this would be to do with the family and a great memory.
I’ve done two obstacle races before and have always wanted to try the Spartan race. I’ve heard it’s the hardest. Prove that I can do it after a 2 year journey to fitness. I’m here now and it’s time to challenge myself more!! Thanks!