Pre-race ramblings: Four years ago, I travelled to Melbourne with two of my best friends for the longest mud run I’d ever attempted – a 20km Tough Mudder. Now, 10 Tough Mudders later, I am four sleeps away from my biggest challenge of 2017 – World’s Toughest Mudder. If you had’ve told me four years … Continue reading World’s Toughest Mudder 2017
I’m standing in waist-deep, ice-cold water, and I can’t feel my toes. I don’t mean that figuratively. I am trying to wiggle them but they are so cold that I literally can’t feel them anymore. Just as I start to question my own sanity, I remember why I’m here. For those of you who know … Continue reading Tough Guy – January 9 2017
What a year! I am still at a loss as to how to put my year into words, so here are some statistics instead 😀 364* days 38 EVENTS 95km // 15 hours of Fun Runs. 215km // 120 hours of endurance events. 425km // 115 hours of Obstacle Races. That’s a total of 735km/457 … Continue reading 2016 Race Recap
Any reason to go back to Hawaii is good enough for me. When I left in August my friend Mike suggested that I come back in December for the Makahiki Challenge, Hawaii’s own 5km mud run. After a brief contemplation period, I booked a flight and before long I was on my way back to … Continue reading Makahiki Challenge
There was only one event that all my Texas friends kept talking about all year – the Dallas Beast/Sprint weekend. I’ve only ever spent one Halloween in the US when I was 10 years old. The Spartan weekend was falling the day before Halloween so it provided me with the perfect opportunity to dress up … Continue reading Spartan Beast/Sprint Weekend (Dallas)
My first ever Tough Mudder was in September 2013. My best friend Gina was flying up to Melbourne for it and encouraged me and my other best friend Vanessa to head along for it. I had an absolute blast despite the cold and it was one of the toughest physical challenges I’d ever faced as … Continue reading Tough Mudder (Dallas)
If there’s one event that most OCR fanatics aim to compete at it’s the OCR World Championships (OCRWC). I had the opportunity to compete in the Pro wave at the 2015 OCRWC and it was an experience I’ll never forget. So when it came to the 2016 OCRWC I knew I had to return. Earlier … Continue reading OCR World Championships
As I sat alone at a hostel in New Zealand in early August I had a decision to make. What would I be doing on September 17? Would I make the pilgrimage to Vermont to take on the Spartan Beast, or would I try something different and go to Conquer the Gauntlet in Arkansas? After … Continue reading Conquer the Gauntlet (Arkansas)
August means one thing to a lot of Spartan Racers – Hawaii Trifecta Weekend! I joined thousands of other Spartans on Oahu for what was going to be a great weekend of racing and friendship. The weather in the week leading up to the race had been sketchy at times, but the rain meant it … Continue reading Spartan Race Trifecta Weekend (Hawaii)
After a two month break from racing I was excited to get back into it with the Tough Guy and Gal Challenge in New Zealand. My friend Josh had told me that Tough Guy was a mud run and not to expect any huge obstacles, but I was still excited. I was staying in Napier … Continue reading Tough Guy and Gal Challenge
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