Hey folks! Have not updated in a while. Too busy developing my burpees. Seriously, I have spent the last several weeks "cramming" for the Spartan race, and rule #1 is: do burpees. Do more burpees. Do burpees until you want to faint or die. Currently I do 100 burpees (in sets of 10) every few days, recording the total amount of time it takes me to do them, including breaks between sets. The quicker your recovery, the better shape you are in. I have gone from doing them in 40 minutes to doing them in 15 minutes. This all bodes very well for the Spartan Stadium Sprint, which is in about ten days.
I have also been developing upper body strength in general, and more recently I have been doing hot-weather cardio workouts to acclimate. Although the weather looks like it will be very mild, it always helps to train in heat. There will be no opportunity to "put it all together" before the race itself, but so far all signs point to a finish, which is all we can ask for.
Post-Spartan, I am looking to a return to the Des Moines Half Marathon, just for fun (no PR attempt this year). Will write a recap of the Spartan Sprint Lambeau Field for the blog in a couple weeks. Since the Spartan website doesn't give much information about the races (they claim being surprised is part of the fun...), I have enjoyed reading Stadium Sprint recaps online as my only source of tips. It is my duty to contribute!
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