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10 Moments, 100 Discoveries: Moment 8 – I am Spartan
In 2011, I set out on an adventure of 100 Discoveries. I thought I could finish in a year. But, the reality is, you should never finish an adventure like the one I created. With that in mind, this post is part of that project. You can see all 10 Moments here and the entire project here. Enjoy the moments, I sure am!
Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will. – #SpartanQuote
8.6 miles. 24 obstacles. Mud. Barbed wire. Las Vegas heat. Hardcore hills. Jumping over fire. No music. No phone. No sunglasses.
To say the Las Vegas Super Spartan Race was outside of my comfort zone would be an understatement. Being 8 weeks post surgery, I hadn’t trained too much and definitely had done no upper body training. I was scared shitless. And that’s exactly why I wanted to do it 
After 3 hours and 53 minutes, the result? It was tough. There were some obstacles like the rope climb that I “failed,” having to do burpees for not completing. I ran for the fire pit, chickened out and had to start my run/jump again. BUT I finished! I ran 90% of the way (holy cow!) and the lessons?
- Reality is always WAY less scary than what you expect/imagine/build up in your head.
- Try everything… Most of the time your body CAN do it!
- Teamwork makes anything more fun.
I am Spartan Tough!
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