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 want to prove to myself that I can be the warrior in flesh that I am in the spirit !
A few years ago, I did a 5K mud run after losing 80 pounds. It was the most fun thing I have ever done for myself. I felt alive! Unfortunately, I have gained every one of those 80 pounds back. To do another one of these races would be a dream 🙂
Why the desire? Like you and Chris, we are a blended family of 6! We were high school sweethearts who separated just before we graduated. Each got married, and reconnected as we were going through divorce. Now we have a lovely family together[mixture of yours, mine and ours(but really all OURS!) ] The ability to do something with my spouse would be amazing!! We never get to do anything together just the two of us, what a better thing to do than get to do a Spartan!! I have been struggling with weight loss, but am now well on my way, carb cycling style and would love to have this to check off of the bucket list!!
I’ve been continuously attempting some new goal since I started my weightloss journey. It was watching Biggest Loser on the treadmill during my lunch break that gave me motivation to do my first half marathon. I’ve done two half marathons, numerous 5Ks and I’m always ready for my next challenge. When pregnant I decided to sign up for a 7k when I’d be 30 weeks just to check off my bucket list and to keep me motivated to stay healthy for my babe and myself. I have never done a Spartan Race but I know it’d be such a great experience! Just today I got my husband out for a 1mi run w: me for his first time. I’d ask him to be my buddy as we both have different goals to hit- him to get started and me to really push myself past my comfort zone. Long story short- this would be an amazing opportunity that I know we’d both take full advantage of 🙂 Thanks!
I love to push myself in my workouts and participate in activities that challenge me. I just had my first baby and I want to continue to stay in shape and this is a perfect opportunity!
Spartan race on my bucket list I will give it all I got and then some.
I’d love to work toward this goal with my husband…!
I have yet to do a race like this. But what a great challenge and goal to set for myself in my journey to fitness !
I love races and obstacle courses, the Shape Diva Dash was one of the first races I did and it really taught me to love fitness, that was before I found CrossFit and now I can’t get enough of working out! I want to be an inspiration like you and Chris and would love to be a part of what you do, pay it forward, and teach people to love themselves! (By the way, I love how Chris is looking at you in that picture, pure joy and love!!!)
I want to do a spartan race so I can prove to myself that I can do ANYTHING I put my mind to! that I am capable of demolishing a goal I set my mind to. A spartan is intimidating to me, the top dog of all the races, and to complete that would be amazing!!’