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 think it would be amazing to run my first ever Spartan Race with my husband! We did a color run in Tokyo earlier this year and it was so fun to be able to go, get away together just us, and spend some time together while be active. We will be back in the states come October & it would be amazing to be apart of one!
This would be a great motivator to get back in shape post baby!!
To overcome myself limiting doubts and show myself I am strong and capable. I have just started my journey to health, fitness and happiness. This would be an amazing accomplishment. Thank 6 out Heidi and Chris for all your inspiration and dedication!
It would be such a great challenge and adventure! Something id probably otherwise wouldnt be able to go do!
I would love to do a race like this with my best friend Annapurna. She’s my inspiration!!! I ran my first 50k with her guidance last year and we finished together! My favorite race so far. I would love to try something different like the Spartin race! Love seeing what my body is capable of!
I would like to run a Spartan Race to continue in my fitness goals and journey. I have always watched weight loss shows but never really committed to my own journey until last year. I am now down almost 100lbs, I have started running and weight lifting. My fiance? is also working along side me and as you mentioned we LOVE to work out together. This would be something great we could accomplish together and be all the better because of it!! 🙂
I would absolutely love to do this with my wife. We are a couple that has only within the past year gotten into fitness with each other, and this would be another amazing race to do to make incredible memories.
I want to live up to my full fitness potential. Lost 35lbs and ran the tough murder this summer so I’m ready for more! Plus my husband and I could use a vacation and he’s dying to try the spartan race!
I want to prove to myself that I can complete the challenge! I’ve always wanted to do this but never followed through. Now is my chance!
I LOVE to run and do crossfit and I have ways wanted to do a spartan race. I had my 4th baby a year ago and havent found the time but would love to make it happen. Pick me!!!