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 to do a Spartan Race to challenge myself physically and mentally. My friends and I run mud races and did a Tough Mudder a couple of years ago. I’ve heard Spartan is difficult and I would love to accomplish this goal. Thanks so much!!
Would love to win this — would be a great motivator to recommitt to my health. It’s hard for me to keep working out much during the summer since I have two young children who need my attention and need me to drive them to swim practice, play dates, etc. They will be headed back to school in 8 days and I can start working hard again!
A Spartan race is my goal for October! I’ve was never the most active person, but it was something that I decided to set my eyes on, and I’m going for it!
My husband loves competing in events like the Spartan Race! winning this giveaway would be the perfect opportunity for me to face my fears and join him! Not to mention, the cruise would allow us to spend some quality time together – something that has been a rare commodity while he is completing his residency in Emergency Medicine!
I love racing because i’m always amazed at how much faster and further i can go than simply running by myself. The motivation and support you get from the other people running around you is truly incredible, and i would love the opportunity to run this Reebok race!!!
I have been inspired by both, Chris and Heidi to begin my own transformation journey. Since 2007, I have gained over 100lbs. Battling depression and anxiety with a medical condition called trichotillomania, my life was falling to pieces. I recently started my weight loss journey on July 1st of this year and so far have lost 20lbs, 4% body fat, and 10.25 inches off of my body. The perfect milestone for me would be to do a race like the Spartan Race. Test endurance, test strength (emotionally and physically), to prove that I’m capable of doing something I never imagined possible. Once I complete my weight loss transformation, I plan on starting a career as a personal trainer/health coach and group fitness instructor. I also plan on becoming a motivational speaker to spread positivity. It is my mission in life to inspire, to motivate, to help people change their lives and to help improve their overall quality of life. Inspiration is endless. God bless, and thank you. Peace and love.
I am competing in the Spartan race because I love my family. It’s because of them, which is why I am competing. They inspire me to do better and to want more and to set my standards high – The Spartan Race. I want to do something they can cheer for, they can aspire to and something that shows them what it could mean if we all changed our lifestyles for the better. It’s never too late.
We’re right on time and exactly where we’re supposed to be.
I have never done any sort of race/competition. This would be a dream come true for me and my husband!
I want to show my teenage children that you can do anything you put your mind to! Let’s get dirty!
A Spartan race is something that my husband and I have always wanted to try out but we never have been able to! We recently joined the crossfit world and love to challenge ourselves and also compete against one another during the wods. We will be competing in our first crossfit compeition at the end of September. Doing a spartan race would be fun & it would give us another challenge as husband and wife!