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 absolutely love to do this with my husband. After having my second baby in 8/2013 I got a stress fracture in my upper tibia (trying to do too much too soon) and then 3 months later broke my ankle and was casted for 6 weeks. I’m now getting back into the swing of things and would love to have this to work towards.
You guys rock. Already done a gladiator run my next step is doing a spartan.
Hello, Me and my hubby would love to have a chance to win and do something like this together. I recently lost weight and my hubby is on the road to do the same. This would be a great way to have fun with each other and and we both NEVER have done something like this and this would be a dream come true. So please pick me. Thanks!!
I love weekend events like this! They are fun and something to train for, part of my accountability to my fitness.
I would love to try a Spartan Race…. Just may be the motivation I need to step up my fitness!
Since we started dating 5 years ago, my husband and I have worked out together nearly every day. But, after having a baby in December, we are struggling to reset our schedules to allow us to workout together. Doing a race like this would be awesome for us!
All my life I’ve been wanting to run a 5k at least. I would train and then get injured or have someone cancel on me and not go thru. This time I promised that I will complete a race before my birthday next year. I’ve been actively working out and trying to improve my time. This will make me dedicated to doing it for sure. It will even get my husband to start running with me. Something I know he wants to do with me.
I want to compete because I love being active and trying new things… plus a little vacation mixed in there is awesome! Maybe we can coin a new term activation = active vacation!
Oh wow, how cool would it be to compete in a Spartan race?! I’ve done color runs, electric runs, dirty girl mud runs, but nothing to the caliper of a Spartan race! The opportunity to attend one of these events would be absolutely awesome! Love what you and Chris accomplish as trainers! Keep on keepin on!
I would love to be able to compete in something like this. I have never done one and I am doing my first 1/2 marathon Sept 27th (grand lake marathon Celina,Ohio ). I have lost 60+ lbs on my own and have 38 lbs til I am under 200 lbs. I am a wife and mother of 3 and I would love to be able to do this for not only myself but for my family. Thank you 🙂