Obstacle Racing 101

Obstacle Racing 101:

• Don't wear cotton socks
• You can wear synthetic or no socks
• If you do wear socks wear really really short ones
• As soon as your socks get wet your feet get heavier and it sucks
• Practice the basic obstacles
• Learn to jump over a wall
• Learn to low crawl
• Learn to get over double bars
• Practice monkey bars
• Wear as little as possible
• If you are going to wear a shirt make sure it's not cotton
• Don't be afraid of a tighter shirt, as soon as it gets wet it will loosen up
• Have fun and don't be afraid to fail at any obstacle
• Try every obstacle
• You will usually surprise yourself
• The obstacles are designed to be mentally intimidating but not that hard

These are just a few tips I learned from running my first Spartan Sprint Race.  I look forward to crushing my next one.

Obstacle racing is super fun and is a great goal to work toward.  Not only do you want to build endurance but looking buff enough to go shirtless is a great motivator. I still have a few pounds to trim but I'm more motivated than ever.