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Stick. And. MOVE! The day 2 @spartanrace sprint

Stick. And. MOVE!

The day 2 @spartanrace sprint went off noticably faster, I tried to hang & within the opening 2min, I said to myself, "oh shit, you done fucked up". Fortunately, I was able to lower my HR & recover so didnt end up in O² debt as I feared I was heading towards. I was hanging in 6th until the spear, moved up to 5th (passing Leif who beat me yesterday) & then hit the gas to maximize his miss. (As you'll see, I was in/out in under 0:15.) From then on it was a back & fourth battle (that's racing) w/ @tom.ciccone_ocr. I cleaned the wet multitrig (which damaged a lot of people today), pulled ahead on the bucket to move up into 4th & ran determined from there into the finish trying to hold Tom off. Fortunately I was able to - he got me yesterday also - so held on for a strong 4th result. But the unexpected bonus metric was the fact that I was able to stay less than 2min from my buddy @mhiguera1919 winning time. We were even on the Z-Wall together. He's so fast, that's a true rarity for me so that alone was a W for me!

A great start to the '23 season! See you all in FL.

#itsalifestyle #spartanagegroup #spartansocal #letsrace #inthemix #earnednotgiven #spartan #spartanrace #spartansprint #spear #spearthrow #spartanmbas #ocr #obstaclecourseracing 0088 🇺🇲 / 📸 @kkueper /

This time last year, I was trying to figure out my

This time last year, I was trying to figure out my new winter training protocols at +7000' (coming from 300') + snow & I felt like I went into @spartanrace USNS 1 in FL behind the 8-ball. I didn't like that feeling. So, I decided to make the journey back to SoCal & get in an earlier race weekend as recon & prep for USNS 1 in JAX in Feb. It went well despite no podium as I was still #inthemix

I had a solid race & felt strong from the start. My legs, as expected, are a little fatigued from Mondays +7hr, 13mi birthday climb up to 13,300'. Otherwise, I raced really well & the OCR "feel" came back quick. 5th in my AG & 50-54 is no joke as it has some of the best guys in all of #spartanagegroup. Although I came up short for the podium, I was still in the mix & I have an idea of some areas of work for the next 4wks.

Here's the twister (I'm a backwards guy thru & thru), the hoist & some spear throws on the new spear setup. No metal gong behind the new circle, so a stick in the straw is REQUIRED! It's also weird going back to straw from foam (which came after straw). I'm also genuinely not sure the purpose of the circle & what it adds, but it is what it is so I just race it. But it definitely makes it harder & I expect fail % to go up (I 🎯 it today 🙏).

#itsalifestyle #letsrace #spartansocal #earnednotgiven #spartan #spartanrace #spartansuper #spear #spearthrow #spartanmbas #ocr #obstaclecourseracing 0088 🇺🇲 / 📸 @elliotkoch48 @megan_lee_k /

"If anything ever happens to me when I'm in the ba

"If anything ever happens to me when I'm in the back country, be rest assured, I was doing something I loved & felt comfortable with." ~ꓘG

A perfect way to spend my birthday. Pushing my body & testing mental strength in a secluded, risky, remote, cold, exposed, desolate, high altitude, solo endeavor taking ±7.5hrs. It's equal parts mental & physical grind totaling 13 miles & 3700' (1128m) of elevation gain earned by hiking up to an elevation of 13,300' (4054m) to the famous Longs Peak Keyhole. It's a no stop push, alone, in complete (human) silence w/ only your thoughts as your partner & your skills, experience & wits as your safety net. Despite waking to 8°, snow flurries & a shit forecast, I went for it anyway. And once I got above 10,500' I crossed thru an inversion layer into one of the best winter bluebird days I've ever had on this mountain. From that moment on, it's was all greenlights. Set goal. Get goal. Move on to next goal.

🔊#itsalifestyle #birthday #aquarius #yearoftherabbit #longspeak #earnednotgiven #itsmybirthday #mountainman #mountaineering #mountains #mountainsarecalling #rockymountains #mindset #motivation #snowday #hiking #alpineclimbing #livingthedream #thisiswhatido #mountainclimbing #insta360 #noexcuses #allin #iamwhoiam #ageisjustanumber

I'm not a big believer in the concept of seeking "

I'm not a big believer in the concept of seeking "balance". I prefer to live in a consistent #gogogo mode, maximizing whenever possible. Which puts more of life's decisions in my hands & makes sure I'm engaged as much as possible in all decisions as to where & how my life plays out {VS} idly & passively standing by. And it works for me. But, I do believe in the idea of being "purposeful" in each decision. I make purposeful choices about how I want to live. I make purposeful choices about who to hang out with. I make purposeful choices about clothes I wear, food I eat, shows I watch, podcasts I listen to. I make purposeful choices every morning I wake up. Just as I make purposeful choices to consistently get out & put myself into situations like this.

#itsalifestyle #purposefulliving #purposefullife #decisions #optoutside #movementislife #peakbagging #mountainliving #mountainman #throwback #throwbackthursday #insta360onex2 #insta360 #bornfree

I've made it a priority to keep up my weekly outdo

I've made it a priority to keep up my weekly outdoor OCR specific training even into winter. I haven't worried about speed or 2-a-days, only making sure I consistently get out there, go thru the motions & stay on track w/ least 1 #functionalfitness workout that has all the core OCR attributes: run, carry, grip, strength, transitions (& spears for Spartan). This cocktail included over 60min of a heavy uphill trail sandbag carry, drop it, run a loop, pick it back up, take it back down → 5x spears → 1x hoist → 100m tractor pull → multirig & repeat 5x. With the '23 @spartanrace season just around the corner, it's good to know I won't go in feeling overly rusty in any of the key attributes.

#itsalifestyle #consistency #spearthrow #spear #spartanrace #spartan #functionaltraining #fitness #optoutside #sendit #obstaclecourseracing #obstacletraining #obstaclecourse #ocrtraining #ocr #fridaythe13th #insta360 #insta360onex2 / @insta360 /

I'd rather have a good dinner, start laying out ge

I'd rather have a good dinner, start laying out gear choices, consider routes & locations, watch a good movie to relax, do a few weather checks & get a good night's sleep so I can get up rested, energized, unhindered & set out to grind anything I end up choosing {VERSUS} staying out late, partying & spending money that has no ROI while watching people get drunk, scroll their phones & sell their souls for a piece of ass & morning regrets. Now some might say, "damn dude, get a life." But I'd say, "this is living".

#itsalifestyle #thisiswhatido #thisisliving #mountainman #mountainview #fitness #optoutside #noexcuses #noregrets #priorities #independent

"𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘐 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘴."

@chainsaw_rick told me he was nervous to come hang & train w/ me (which caught me off guard, but I understood it). IMO, that's awesome & simply a sign of respect. But I had to advise him that I also had trepidation about inviting him up. We know each other, we've hung out, we've raced together, but it takes more than that for me to be willing to open my door.

But see, I had talked to & watched Rick enough to see how he handles himself, see how he acts towards others, see how he interacts at races. I read his posts & words. I watched how he grinds. I paid attention to his attitude. All of which gave me a sense of his mindset, work ethic & his overall disposition as a human & a man. These years of watching & paying attention were enough for me to roll the dice & invite him into my home & life simply on the intuition that I was going to be right about the person that I believed Rick to be. I was & he didn't disappoint. Infact, he impressed me on several levels; 1) showing up PREPARED & w/ gear 2) he respected the reality of what high mtn nature is capable of & what he doesn't know 3) a willingness & excitement to put in hard effort, get after it, take advantage of what we have available every day & w/ a + attitude & an openness to learn 4) a willingness & ability to talk honestly & truthfully to each other about a myriad of topics & on levels deeper than just surfacey basic bullshit nonsense that consumes society.

I determined Rick & I are similar dudes, cut from a similar cloth, born at different times, born in different places, w/ radically different upbringings... and we still crossed paths & connected 👊

#itsalifestyle #letsgo #earnednotgiven #nodaysoff #noexcuses #mountainview #mountainliving #mountainman #peakbagging #rockymountains #rockymountainhigh #perspective #friendship #discipline #motivation #movementislife #consistency #workethic #realrecognizereal #respect #putinwork

Remember why you're there. Remember why you're doi

Remember why you're there. Remember why you're doing what you do. Remember where you came from. Remember why you started. Remember what the point is. If you can't, maybe it's time to move on. If you can, keep moving forward.

#itsalifestyle #perspective #staythecourse #remember #mountainman #mountainview #hiking #backpacking #wilderness #optoutside #backcountry #movementislife #rambospath / @montecwear @rossignol /

I may tweak the format, reduce the intensity & spe

I may tweak the format, reduce the intensity & speed of my weekly carry workout this time of year, but I don't stop doing them weekly. I believe there is too much overall life value from them to just stop them even if we aren't racing; legs, arms, core, back, stamina, grip, mental tenacity, balance & they mimic a daily lifelong requirement (picking up & carrying stuff).

New variation: pickup & carry up #rambospath trail each item (5) 1 by 1, drop them at the 200m tree, go back & get the next item. Once each item is at the 200m tree, then take them 1 by 1 over the tree & up/back the longer 400m path & redrop at the tree. Then, take each 1 by 1 back down to the start = 3mi & 62min of non-stop carry work w/ weight up to 65 pounds.

#itsalifestyle #functionaltraining #functionalfitness #optoutside #training #traintorace

Shooting in cold weather. Yardage ✔️ Windage ✔️ Elevation ✔️ Sound deadening snow ✔️ Center mass hits ✔️ #beskilledatmanythings ✔️

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