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05Jun 2012 by Jakora Holman 3 Comments

I am a MF’in SPARTAN!

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I mentioned that I had signed up for the Spartan Sprint a few months ago and that I hoped this would help me reach physical and weight loss goals. Well, I can't say that I lost much weight training, but I can say that I did feel healthier, stronger, and fitter. But was it enough to prepare me for this task? I don't think anything can prepare you for such things. It was 3.5 miles of hills and rocks and mud and obstacles. I'm talking carry a sandbag up a hill then back down it for a total of .5 miles. Can you do the monkey bars after dragging your "pet rock" around? Now you have to carry a tire down hill then back up. At least 100 yards of…

24Jan 2012 by Jakora Holman No Comments

This is Sparta!

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Guess what I'm doing? httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7I7iasuIdw&feature=pyv I'm super excited and super nervous and want to finish in good time. Not be the last fat ass across the finish line. I'm doing the June 2nd Spartan Sprint. Find out more info here: http://www.spartanrace.com/index.html This really was a spur of the moment decision to sign up. I literally had never heard of the Spartan race before and by the end of the day not only had I signed up but it went viral in my small world! LOL. I had known two people who did mud runs last year but after talking about this, I discovered there were people around me who had done the ToughMudder run.. I'm now in an email group, trying to do the Workout of the Day's that are sent...…