These past few months, I have really started to up my fitness game. Things have firmed up. I am starting to see actual muscles in my arms. I am getting stronger. I feel SO strong, that I got cocky a couple weeks ago and agreed to complete a half with my aunt in May 2015. I was starting to wonder if I was truly crazy, but I realized that being a little afraid is sometimes a good thing. Being afraid of something like this simply means that you have presented yourself with a challenge. In the fitness world, I have learned that if you are not challenged, you go nowhere.
Sooo, I have decided to stop with this fear nonsense and take challenges head on. I mean, even if I am not the definition of success with my endeavor, I can still say that I was there and that I tried. I mean, saying "I ran and walked a half marathon." sounds a lot better than "Yeah, I decided not to even try the marathon, because I know there is no way in hell I could run that far."
Just as I was having this dialogue running through my head, I received an e-mail from Dan - a representative from the Spartan Race.
The Spartan Race is the very definition of a challenge! The cool part though is that there are different levels of the race -- sprint, super, and beast. Less experienced competitors can participate in the sprint race, while those who are more hardcore in their training could tackle the beast race. This run is no joke! I mean, did you see the competitors running through FIRE??!! Wow!
For those of you who are locals, there is an Ohio race this fall on October 4th! If you live in Ohio, definitely checkout the website so that you can register you and your team. Unfortunately, I have a prior engagement that weekend (a certain little cutie's 5th birthday party), but this would be such a cool opportunity and a very cool thing to complete with a team of friends.
Now, Dan is being very generous! He gave me a coupon code for 10% off your race registration! How awesome! So, if you and your team decide to register, just enter SPARTANBLOGGER at checkout and you are all set! This code works with ANY open heat race -- not just the Ohio one.
In addition to that, Dan is giving away one FREE registration to any race!! Enter the giveaway below for your chance to win a free registration to any Spartan Race of your choice! The winner will be announced on Thursday of this week.
This race really defines challenging to me. That's why I know that sometime in the future I will be competing. I know I have to, because trudging through mud and fire is DEFINITELY out of my comfort zone. Comfort zones are nice, but isn't cool when you can break out for a little while?
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