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
This is another opportunity for me to push myself to the limit, this past saturday I ran 20 miles!!! that’s the furthest distance I’ve ran to date! I also want to lead by example, showing my kids that living a healthy lifestyle can be done, I’m making the choices to do exactly that! I am a member of the Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin, and heart disease and diabetes runs rampant in my Family. Genetically speaking, I have a chance to inherit, I want to do everything I’m capable of doing to live a long and healthy life and pass on to my children that challenge is a part of life, accept it, and tackle it head on. The Spartan Race is a perfect opportunity!!!
After turning 30 in march I have decided to set some healthy goals for myself! I have run my first 5k, 10k and half marathon! I have always wanted to do a spartan race but up until now it was an option for me because of a dbl wrist surgery. Now that that is healed I would love a new goal and to work on upper body strength
i turned 50 a few months ago and wanted to do something new. I just finished my first 5k with my main goal working up to do some type of spartan race. It is something way out of my comfort zone which is the reason i want to try it.
I want to do a Spartan race to prove to myself that even though I now hold the identity of “mom,” I can still get down and dirty!
My husband and I would love to take part in this race
I am a trainer, and I want to show my client that his fitness does not have to be limited to the weight room. I suggested a Spartan race to him last week, and he said the whole idea scares him, but he knows he needs to face his fears. I’d love to run this with him to see him conquer!
The Super Spartan in NJ absolutely kicked my butt 2 years ago and I am looking for redemption!!!
I always love a new challenge! I’m currently in veterinary medical school, and doing these types of events helps me maintain good physical and mental health, despite studying all the time!
I did my first spartan Race Sprint 3 weeks ago! I am HOOKED!! Now I want to Trifecta in 2015! I hope my hubby will do it with me next year!
It would make a great training goal