
A few months ago, if someone had told me I’d be swimming through the sea with a log, hauling sandbags through castle ruins, tackling monkey bars, climbing tall wooden frames without a harness, throwing a spear, and logging it under "Obstacle Race" on my best Garmin watch, I’d have laughed. No chance.
This is exactly what a Spartan Race throws at you. Inspired by military-style training, it mixes running, climbing, crawling, and carrying into one event designed to test your strength, endurance and mental grit.