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 would love a chance to win and show off how hard I’ve worked!
I want to win because I need sometime to look forward to, to train for. After doing the Warrior Dash this weekend and struggling to do the running I need something that will help me want to work harder!
I would love to do a Spartan race because I have heard amazing things about. A few friends of mine recently did it and loved it.
I am a professional makeup artist and have recently done makeup for lots of professionals in the fitness industry. I have learned that the beauty and fitness industry are so similar in the sense that we use our passions to teach, inspire, and encourage others to take pride in their outer appearance. While I do believe that its what is on the inside that matters the most?..it is such a blessing to make others feel more confident by teaching them practical ways to take care of their outer appearance! As a fully self employed business owner I tend to let life get crazy and work all the time?.I have learned that I have got to take care of myself in order to function and be the best that I can be in my work, family, etc,?how do I do that? WORKOUT! There is nothing more satisfying and reenergizing to me then a good workout. I am in the best shape of my life right now and have always wanted to do a Spartan Race with my husband so when I saw this I thought it would be perfect to enter!!!!
I am challenging myself to do new things as I end my 40th year!! This would be a wonderful challenge to continue to motivate me!
I would loooooove to win this for me and my husband! We have done a couple obstacle courses in the past year and we are obsessed now! We love getting to spend time with each other and getting fit with each other! Our relationship and quality of life has never been better!!
This would be a perfect way for my son and I to challenge each other, have a tangible goal and to go on the vacation he deserves for being such an outstanding young man. He is 12 with lofty goals for his life as an athlete and we are trying to do better to keep each other accountable for staying fit and healthy. Thanks for the chance to enter and win!
Would love to win!! Ive never ran an obstacle race before and would love the opportunity!!!
Always up for the next challange and Spartin is on that list!
I want to win because my husband and I have done 10ks and half marathon together but not a spartan race which sounds amazing. Plus, I love showing our kids that we can be awesome and badass. 🙂