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Kevin Gillotti - Spartan Up Podcast - SPARTAN ATHLETE

Kevin Gillotti - Spartan Up Podcast - SPARTAN ATHLETE

Kevin Gillotti - Spartan Up Podcast - SPARTAN ATHLETE

Kevin Gillotti - Spartan Up Podcast - SPARTAN ATHLETE

Kevin Gillotti - Spartan Up Podcast - SPARTAN ATHLETE

Kevin Gillotti - Spartan Up Podcast - SPARTAN ATHLETE

Kevin Gillotti - Spartan Up Podcast - SPARTAN ATHLETE

Kevin Gillotti - Spartan Up Podcast - SPARTAN ATHLETE

Kevin Gillotti - Spartan Up Podcast - SPARTAN ATHLETE

Kevin Gillotti - Spartan Up Podcast - SPARTAN ATHLETE

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There should NEVER be a time when you don't want t

There should NEVER be a time when you don't want the best competition to show up. There should NEVER be a time when you don't want your arch rivals to show up. There should NEVER be a time where you purposely don't race day 1, just so you can beat already tired racers on day 2. There should NEVER be a time when you stand on a podium knowing you weren't challenged.
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The better the competition, the better you get. The better the competition, the better the sport gets. The better the competition, the better our opportunities get. The better the competition, the better you'll feel about your earned results.
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There's simply not a time when I see one of my rivals show up & I say to myself "oh fuck!" In fact, when my rivals show up, I say "fuck yeah!" Why? Because it's a new opportunity for me, it brings out the best in me, it forces me to level up. If you want podiums handed to you just so you can gloat & pad your stats, you're not a true competitor... you're a sandbagger.
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#itsalifestyle #earnednotgiven #nofear #bringit #spartanagegroup #ocrAG #youllknowatthefinishline #talkaboutitbeaboutit #letsrace #noexcuses #levelup #athlete #competitor #integrity #obstaclecourseracing #OCR #spartanbeast #spartansprint #spartansuper #keephammering #thisiswhatido #spartan #spartanrace #mindset #spartanathlete #everysecondcounts #ringthebell #tattoos #ageisjustanumber 0088🇺🇲 #ꓘG

BIG goals can require tough decisions & prioritiza

BIG goals can require tough decisions & prioritization. I made mine.
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I've been fortunate to have completed every @spartanrace WC since '15 + raced a @spartan in 5 countries. But what I haven't done, is achieved as many trifecta's in 1 calendar race year as I have in '21. I met my original '21 goal of 5 Trifectas. I added a 6th just to seal the deal. A 7th would be rowdy. And the truth is, because I'm already on a '21 roll & so close to 140 races, my ❸ final season goals (below) are FAR more valuable to me than an unproven "WC" venue in tumultuous travel times that are shifting daily. Therefore, I officially turned down the gracious offer by Spartan 🙏to cover much of my Abu Dhabi trip. Ideally, it went to somebody else. I simply have my eyes on a different '21 prize. It's just not meant to be for me.
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Now, if I do all 3 races in the Dec Florida Trifecta wkend, I have a chance to knock out 3 final big '21 goals; 🅰︎ hit a 7th calendar year trifecta 🅱︎ lock in a career total of a nice even 140 spartans 🅲 lock in my TWC Greece qualification spot (my fav SR on the planet) before the '22 race season even begins. Because I'm banking on a 🔥'22.
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So for those of you #spartanagegroup in the 🇺🇲 not attending the WC in Abu Dhabi, I urge you to come out & make a last final season push in FL & either earn a trifecta, or just wrap up the race season in style. If you no like me, come race against me. If we're comrades, come race with me. If you don't know me, just come race. #letsrace
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#itsalifestyle #goals #priorities #sacrifice #earnednotgiven #spartanathlete #bigpicture #goalsetting #goal #goalgetter #ocrAG #trifectaweekend #trifectatribe #trifecta #noexcuses #youllknowatthefinishline #obstaclecourseracing #obstaclerun #ocr #obstaclerace #obstacleracing #spartanbeast #spartansuper #spartansprint #spartanpro #spartanrace #spartan 0088🇺🇲 #ꓘG

My @ouraring reported yesterday that my recovery m

My @ouraring reported yesterday that my recovery metrics were the weakest they've been in weeks; a 77 Readiness w/ a 1 night jump in RHR to 47. I've been in the 80s-90s for Readiness the past 2wks w/ a 44 RHR avg. So these are significant changes.
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5x for time (W¹):
-#rambospath hill run
-5x tree hurdles
-10x ball toss
-5x hoists
-5x spears
-1x pass multirig
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And my body confirmed it immediately the moment I started this HIIT. I knew it & felt it instantly. So, I real-time scaled back my perceived effort (my preferred racing & training feedback metric - as opposed to say HR or Zones) but not the volume of work. More or less, anything "running" became a brisk "jog" (running & jogging are NOT the same thing BTW) from obstacle to obstacle. This workout is still a fair amount of volume (130 reps + runs) but I just compensate for the sluggishness by slowing my speed. NOT reducing total work load.
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#itsalifestyle #hiitworkout #hiit #hiitcardio #hiittraining #hiitworkouts #hiitcircuit #functionalfitness #functionaltraining #spear #spearthrow #grip #griptraining #sendit #stickit #ringthebell #spartanathlete #obstacletraining #obstaclerun #obstacles #obstaclecourseracing #perceivedeffort #hoist #strength #keephammering #trailrun #trainingmotivation #trailrunning #ꓘG

In 4 weeks I've hit 4 "10x10 fast carry" workouts.

In 4 weeks I've hit 4 "10x10 fast carry" workouts. Who cares? I do, as I'm establishing mission critical, consistent, repeated workout habits.
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There's a not so obvious reason why I've been hitting it so hard & getting after it every single day since the very day I moved here in September. And that is, I wanted to set the trend of making sure I continued my active style of living & race training right from the very start. No days wasted. My goal & plan was to set that tone immediately & start to build those habits w/out skipping a beat.
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With a new move of this magnitude (new state, new weather, new altitude, new routines, new time zone) it would be SO easy to get derailed, spend time on other shit, be warn out from moving related responsibilities. But I simply can't have that. Not if I want to meet my life goals. So upon arrival, I made sure to keep the ball rolling. 3 months later & I already feel locked into many key routines & habits. Like this workout. And although my mid season racing performance took a noticable hit, because I stayed the course, I persevered & turned it around late season. And that's because I consciously & immediately got into a rhythm similar to my previous 30yr CA patterns. And I still have 3 races left.
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#itsalifestyle #staythecourse #traintorace #trainwithpurpose #consistency #habits #routine #mountainlife #mountainman #mountainliving #trailrun #trailrunning #trailrunner #keephammering #nodaywasted #coloRADo #spartanathlete #functionalfitness #functionaltraining #hillrepeats #activeasfuck #goalsetting #goals #gogetter #workoutmotivation #training #rambospath #ꓘG

How have I survived 31 years of consistent competi

How have I survived 31 years of consistent competitive endurance sports racing w/out burning out? 𝘐'𝘷𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘺 𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘰. Just like the big $ investors in it for the long haul, but I just deal in a different commodity.
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Road racing, trail racing, road bikes, mountain bikes, cyclocross, OCR, duathlon, adventure racing, firearms, archery, backcountry endeavors. I'm not interested in being a 1-trick pony. I attack everything I do & I juggle it all fairly easily. How? Because I'm always diversifying & moving pieces around. It allows me to stay fresh, stay driven, stay motivated, yet keep the core of who I am intact; a dedicated racer.
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I'd also argue, this is how you become less injury prone. There's a pattern I've noticed over the decades 1) many show up on the scene & burn hot, bright, fast... then just fade away as they can't maintain the pace 2) those athletes who are 1-trick ponies have more injuries, faster burn rates & more career ups & downs. Don't be a 1-trick pony. Rather, #beskilledatmanythings 👊
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A year ago oday I made the hardest decision I've e

A year ago oday I made the hardest decision I've ever had to make. It crushed me. (And very little is capable of crushing me.) I know this to be true as nothing has ever emotionally affected me more than that day & that decision. I still feel it intensely, even today, a year after having to let Rambo go.
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At times, I feel awkward explaining to people the impact Rambo had on me, in ways no human has had on me, because I feel they're looking at me like, "WTF is up w/ this guy. It's just a dog dude." It's a weird sensation. But the truth of the matter is, it's a factual feeling. I'm living it. He had a pawsitively profound effect on my life. I had a bond & connection w/ Rambo in ways I've not had w/ humans.
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My good buddy Chris gave me a valuable, but unnervingly erudite piece of advice when I was going thru those hardest times that radically altered how I saw the situation; "Kevin, Rambo's going to look to you, as pack leader, to make a decision on his behalf & take care of him because he's not going to be able to do it himself. He's going to look to you to do it. That's your responsibility to him." That's both an insightful & devastating truth that gave me some sense of courage & resolve to make the toughest call of my life.
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I'll never be able to do Rambo justice w/ my writings, vids, posts. He was my co-pilot & life hasn't been the same without him. I'm never going to be able to repay the gifts he gave me. But I pray he knew the impact he had on me & how he made me a better man. I miss you budz 😍🐕🐾🐶
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7,000' of ∆ gain last week (2,200' yesterday) &

7,000' of ∆ gain last week (2,200' yesterday) & my legs felt plenty snappy enough to put in threshold tempo work on the run today.
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Since moving, I haven't been as consistent on speed & tempo work as I'd like to be. But that's because I've been taking advantage of all of the mo' funner altitude training options. Plus, racing volume has kept up a decent level of speed. I also had to find an area that I could hammer on that would provide me flat (speed) & rolling hills (tempo). I've found that road.
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Given it's late race season, I'll stick w/ 3mi, but I'll bump it up in '22 & work more specific flat speed & high RPM leg turnover. Today was 3x1mi threshold w/ 2mi having a climb (500' worth) so 1 w/ a hammering descent. I felt strong, had gears & acceleration. Most especially thru the hills crest.
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This is what a stacked day of 1 long run flanked b

This is what a stacked day of 1 long run flanked by 2 short rides totalling 15.5mi • 2,705∆ vert gain • 4:20 move time • 12,160' max∆ reached looks like. (7,800∆ gain this week & +10,000 last week.)
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So why include the rides? It's ±3.5mi to the TH (& 3.5 back). I can cover more ground faster, which gives me longer trail time (the goal), if I ride out & back (vs) run. Even if the parks gates weren't closed for the season, it's still my preferred way to access all of the parks THs. And I'll do it this way - as posted here many times over the years - straight thru the gnarly depths of winter. (But I've also done the run in/out many times as well.)
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Incidentally, this day also confirmed it's that time of the year to put away some of my 3 season gear & bust out 4 season specific gear. For example, I'll break out my @uswesports Hajker PRO 30 pack to carry more conditions appropriate gear & move to winter shoes.
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At the top of my decision tree is always the neces

At the top of my decision tree is always the necessity to keep my #activeasfuck lifestyle intact. EVERY decision is fed thru that funnel before it's made.
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I'll sacrifice jobs. I'll sacrifice some races for the benefits of others. I'll sacrifice friendships or romantic relationships. I'll sacrifice comfort. I'll sacrifice money... whatever it takes to maintain the way that I live, then that's what I'll do. I'm more than willing to sacrifice in the short-term to get what I want in the long term. It's super simple if you think about it. There's nothing complex about this life strategy. It's all about priorities. And these aren't theoretical things I "would" do, these are things I "have" done.
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But there are ways to get what you want in the world w/out fucking others over & while keeping your integrity & values intact. I approach it like a surgeon; using a sharp fine blade to make very specific cuts at very specific places at very specific times. I don't give a shit about *relationship goals", I'm aiming way higher. I'm aiming at life goals.
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The game is on & a baseline time has officially be

The game is on & a baseline time has officially been set on my new 10x10 "fast carry" workout. As previously noted on my test run last week, it's alternating 10x running 10x carrying my 55# @spartanram.fit up/down 400m of #rambospath trail w/ 60∆ gain per round.
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If you watch to the end, you'll see all 20 GPS reps + a spreadsheet of run (vs) carry splits to give an idea of the split times for all 20 rounds, which resulted in a 55:32 total time in chilly 30° temps.
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As w/ all my gold standard workouts, I fully expect to improve my time w/ consistent repetition. But I needed a baseline time to give me goals to set & attack. In fact, I KNOW I'll come to smash 55:32... you'll see.
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