spartan race Archives - Fixing Your Feet

Jun 16, 2017 · by John · In: General, Sports Tagged: Spartan Fit!, spartan race, Spartan Sprint Race, Spartan Up

I love today’s world where we can each pick races and events that we like. Some people run trails, others run roads, while some do both. Many athletes ride, or hike, or adventure race. Whatever your interest, there’s a race or event to challenge you. But how often do you try something new? Every so often I have the opportunity to try and entice you to try a Spartan Race. Please read to the end of this blog post because I have an opportunity for one person to win a free entry into a Spartan …

Jan 18, 2017 · by John · In: Books, Foot Care, Footcare, Health, Sports Tagged: Fixing Your Feet, Gear Junkie, spartan race

It’s three weeks into 2017 and many people have given up on their New Year’s resolutions. Other people never made any resolutions. Whether you did or not, I want to challenge you to do something new and fun in 2017. So what will you do? Start where you are today and then decide on what you could do as a stretch goal. If you do 10Ks, how about a marathon? If you run marathons, stretch yourself to a 50-mile or a 100K. If you’ve done 50 miles, aim for a 100 miler or a 24-hour run. If you have …

Jan 4, 2015 · by John · In: Foot Care, Health, Sports Tagged: obstacle races, reebok all-terrain shoe, spartan race, ultrarunners

Tonight I finished watching three episodes of the 2014 Spartan Races - two regional races and then the final World Championship. Regional races are about eight miles with 20+ obstacles while the World Championship is about 15 miles with 25+ obstacles. I know. Some of you are saying. They aren’t the same as a 50-mile or 100-mile race. Ultrarunners are tough and our events are hard. Spartan Races are much shorter. You are right of course. But. And it’s a huge “but”, Spartan Races have obstacles …

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