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
I want to win so I can do the race to prove to myself how great of a shape I am in after having a baby a year ago. Plus I’ve never done something like this so thought it would be cool!
I am recovering from a running injury and just started running again. My dad and I are fitness freaks and are huge fans of EWL. I would love to share an opportunity like this with my dad to show him how much I appreciate him. We are currently thinking about running a Tough Mudder and this would be a great training tool.
I have ran 2 spartan races this summer and am loving it. I am going to run in the Elite Heat on this next one. I was a college football athlete and since I can’t challenge myself with football anymore so I have started doing it racing an for a charity. Check out TRF.com. Amazing foundation and for an amazing cause. Thanks for the consideration!
I have started pushing myself harder than I ever have before in my life. I have committed to completing a tough mudder in six months and would love the opportunity to do a spartan race on top of it! Living and trying to train with having only one leg is tough but I know mentally I can be tougher than the physical pain. Can’t wait to meet you and Chris!
I loved competing in the Spartan race a few years ago. Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to sign up for another due to other conflicts. This would be exciting to train for again!
Hey Heidi!
Well I aways am looking for the next fun thing I can do to push myself. After riding across Canada last year on a month long cycling charity ride for kids who have cancer, I have been committed to fittness and I love trying new things!
My husband and I are both getting close to 50. We have done a few Tough Mudders and ready to tackle a Spartan!??
I have recently started my own fitness journey to become healthy and fit!! I’m 20 years old, and in the past 30 days of eating clean and working out I’m down 18 pounds!! That’s with working full time and going to school full time! I have always wanted to do a spartan race but don’t have the money. This would be an amazing opportunity and would give me more motivation to keep training 🙂
I would love to compete in a Spartan Race, not only for myself, but for my mom as well. This will be my last year of high school, and I am looking to spend some great quality with my mom before I go off to university. We both love fitness, but my mom, who once ran a half marathon in Brazil, has spent these last couple of years taking care of everyone but herself. Two years ago, my grandma was diagnosed with cancer, and my mom spent months caring for her, along with her usual workload. It was really hard for my mom, and it took a lot out of her. During that time , and after my grandma passed away, my mom continuously put herself on the back burner, putting others before herself. I think the oppertunity to take some time and focus on herself would be perfect for her, and the race would be a great time for us to spend some time together! Thanks!!
I want to compete because life is for the living, and how more alive are you when your blood is pumping fast and your adrenalin is going!?!