So I was practically top 25%, and almost 20%, in all categories. If I look at the time, it's not that good. I don't know exactly what happened during the race, but the obviously made it to be very difficult for attaining a good time. I think I completed my Spartan Sprint last year in... Continue Reading →
WHAT. A. RACE. Where should I begin? Let's me take you from the beginning so I can provide some flow. I arrived maybe around 9:15 to the station KTM - Kajang station. This was nearest to the super rural area the where the race was being held. From there, Ubers was stacked all around me. ... Continue Reading →
To give everyone a nice little update on the upcoming trip to Malaysia, I'm EXCITED! I haven't left the country since Maldives last year. Does anyone know how long it's been?! Although I've now left a very forgettable neighborhood, the "fun and hobbies" portion of the wheel of life has taken a massive hit. I now... Continue Reading →
MERRY CHRISTMAS to ABSOLUTELY EVERYONE AROUND THE WORLD! Yes, did it in caps because it's a big deal. Guys and gals, Christmas is celebrated in some cultures as a religious holiday, but I celebrate it as a day to live, love, and laugh. I don't go to church, nor do I have a religion. My... Continue Reading →
Let me paint this picture of this life-turning night at Palo Verde High School back in May of 2005. I was a 300m intermediate-hurdler who was favored to at least make it to the Sunrise Regional Championships. I remember I failed miserably at the 110HH - not intentionally, but because I was more focused on... Continue Reading →
Yes, indeed! I'll be making landfall back in my 'second home' of a country called Australia this upcoming February to kick-off the 2018 Spartan festivities - beginning with a Hurricane Heat. What the hell is a Hurricane Heat? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iY5GVmhH0t0&t=3s Something tells me that this is going to be the competition of a lifetime. No "gorilla"... Continue Reading →
This will be the first ever Spartan Race in Chon Buri, Thailand and I'm not even worried. For the most part, there's a huge underestimation of the race happening within my mind that will sneak up on me. Malaysia Was A Rude Awakening I thought the Spartan Super in Kuala Lumpur was going to be... Continue Reading →
What a trip! I can't emphasize enough that doing my podcast recently on self-control helped me out tremendously upon flying here to KL. 2.5 Hour Delay! Honestly, there was absolutely nothing I can do about it. Who knows what the story was (although someone said something about a plane being in a hanger somewhere at... Continue Reading →
What is a sufferfest? This is basically your household Spartan Races (although they're much funner), Tough Mudders (notable obstacles: Arctic Enema & Electro Shock Therapy); and then there are the upper echelon sufferfests. I'm talking about the marathons, ironmans, ultra-marathons, anything that involves you pushing yourself, like Amelia Boone does, to the absolute limit. Amelia... Continue Reading →
About a year ago, I was engagement in one of those idle-gossip-conversations at work that involved a teacher spewing rhetoric about factories in Thailand. At the time I was eating candy that contained Gelatin, an ingredient that's literally put into candy here and in Germany for some odd reason and the British teacher ERUPTED.... "Omg,... Continue Reading →
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